Linguistic Data Sciences, Master of Arts

Linguistic Data Sciences, Master of Arts is a Masters program taught at University of Eastern Finland, Finland. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

Master’s Degree Programme in Linguistic Data Sciences focuses on the interfaces between languages and digitalization. Students study language in a digitalized society through sociolinguistics, language technology and translation. The programme’s core includes empirical linguistics, with syntax, phonetics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, contact linguistics, translation studies and language technology.

The University of Eastern Finland teaches the programme entirely in English and delivers it through contact teaching. Students can choose optional modules to tailor the degree to individual needs. The programme also crosses disciplinary boundaries and collaborates with computer science, data sciences and statistics. Many courses focus on text and speech data mining and big data analytics.

The programme raises questions about how digitalization changes languages, how digital tools are used to study languages, and how language variation is modelled quantitatively. It also covers digital tools and resources for translation, multilingual communication, assistive technologies and geospatial or multivariate analysis.

The minimum requirements for admission in Linguistic Data Sciences, Master of Arts at University of Eastern Finland for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Eastern Finland.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Eastern Finland as pre-requiste for admission in Linguistic Data Sciences, Master of Arts.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://opintopolku.fi/konfo/en/koulutus/1.2.246.562.13.00000000000000000767

6 fully funded scholarships are listed for Finland. See Finland scholarships.