European Master in Lexicography
European Master in Lexicography (M.A.)
If you’re passionate about languages and the meaning of words, a Master’s degree program in lexicography (EMLex) may be for you. As a lexicographer, you will learn the art of defining words and explaining their meanings in a dictionary. You will also learn how to record linguistic systematic relationships and analyze linguistic phenomena. This Master’s degree program will provide you with a deep understanding of language and lexicography, making you a competent professional who can work in many language fields. If you want to know how to effectively teach the meaning of words, you should enroll in the Master’s degree program in lexicography.
- Degree
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Duration of studies in semester
- 4
- Start of degree program
- Winter semester
- Study location
- Erlangen
- Number of students
- 1-50
- Subject group
- Language and Cultural Studies
- Special ways to study
- International degree program, Double degree program
- Teaching language
- German and English
- Admission Requirements
- Qualification assessment
What is the degree program about?
The European Master in Lexicography (ELMex) is a novel international course of study that provides international and interdisciplinary training to become a lexicographer. Students are taught lexicographic theories at a high international level. In addition to a strong reference to the practice of dictionary production, students from different European countries are brought together during their studies. After graduation, graduates will be employable in both publishing house lexicography and academic-scientific lexicography in all areas from the conception of printed and electronic dictionaries to concrete lexicographic work and the technical implementation of lexicographic products. In addition, they will be comprehensively trained in the analytical-theoretical field of modern lexicography in order to find a field of activity in academic research or in an advisory-conceptual capacity in the publishing and continuing education fields.
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The program lasts four semesters (120 ECTS). The content covers all central areas of lexicography and dictionary research. The content structure ensures that all students have a similar basic knowledge of lexicography at the beginning of the second semester.
- 1st semester: Basic modules in which the fundamentals of lexicography and linguistics as well as soft skills are taught.
- 2nd semester (abroad): Advanced modules (usually as block seminars) that focus on metalexicography, history of lexicography, data modeling in digital lexicography, dictionary use, subject lexicography and terminology, computational lexicography, dictionaries in translation, lexicology and etymology, learner lexicography, dictionary planning, and dictionary production.
- 3rd semester: In-depth modules, in which a focus is selected in preparation for the Master’s thesis and an internship of several weeks is completed.
- 4th semester: Preparation of the Master’s thesis.
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- Admission requirements (first semester)
- Qualification assessment
- Application deadline winter semester
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15.07.
- Content-related admission requirements
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In addition to an above-average first professional degree, admission to the Master’s degree program will also require an aptitude test (see examination regulations). This Master’s degree program can be taken up by Bachelor’s graduates from all philological programs that include linguistics. In exceptional cases, graduates from other fields are also accepted. If you are interested in the Master’s degree program and have a degree in a subject not listed here, from another university, or from abroad, you should be sure to contact the Master’s representative.
Admission to the EMLex program will include an aptitude test in addition to an above-average first undergraduate degree. The basic requirement for enrollment is a good basic knowledge of German and English, because these will be the languages of instruction during the semester abroad. The language skills can be deepened in the first semester in a basic module.
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