Programme structure
The master's degree is 120 ECTS credits.
The master's degree consists of the following parts, corresponding to 2 years full-time study:
- 80 credits obligatory courses (including the master’s thesis)
- 40 credits of elective courses
The programme is offered in both English and Norwegian. Courses will be taught in English if there are students registered who cannot speak Norwegian.
Recommended structure
| 4. semester | LING4190 – Master's Thesis in Linguistics or LING4195 – Master's thesis in linguistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. semester | LING4190 – Master's Thesis in Linguistics or ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. semester | Elective courses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. semester | LING4140 – Linguistic Method | Elective courses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recommended structure for students who started in 2021 or earlier
| 4. semester | LING4190 – Master's Thesis in Linguistics or LING4195 – Master's thesis in linguistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. semester | LING4190 – Master's Thesis in Linguistics or ILN4900 – Project Semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies or ILN4950 – Research project semester for Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. semester | LING4140 – Linguistic Method | Elective courses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. semester | LING4101 – The Theory of Science in Linguistics | Elective courses | </||||||||||||||||||||||||||||