The Study plan of the Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics is organised in an academic year, by terms. Each term students must take a total of 30 credits.
First term mainly consists of Mandatory Subjects. In addition, during this first term students must take 6 credits in Optional Subjects, which is 2 subjects; one for each of the itinerary modules corresponding their speciality. The Master’s Degree is organised in 3 itineraries, being the chosen one reflected in the certification. Each itinerary consists of 3 thematic modules, of which students must choose two corresponding to their interest.
| Module | Credits to take | Offered credits |
|---|---|---|
| Mandatory | 24 | 24 |
| Optional | 24 | 36 |
| External internship | 6 | 6 |
| Master’s Degree Final Project | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 60 | 72 |
Mandatory subjects
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Models and Methods in Current Linguistics – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 6 |
| Corpus Linguistics – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 6 |
| Applied Linguistics – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 6 |
| Linguistic Technologies – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 3 |
| Bibliographic Resources and Scientific Genres – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 3 |
| Internships – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 6 |
| Master’s Degree Final Project – UDC | USC | UVigo | Mandatory | 6 |
Speciality 1. Languages acquisition and teaching
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus linguistics and language acquisition – USC | Optional | 3 |
| Linguistic Awareness (Language Awareness) and Learning of Second Languages in Multilingual Contexts – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
| Applications of Psycholinguistics – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
| Analysis of Applied Talk – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
| Creating and developing training materials – USC | Optional | 3 |
| Teaching and Learning Strategies and Methods – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
| Sociocultural and Linguistic Aspects in Teaching Second Languages – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
Speciality 2. Communication and linguistic resources
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Design and development of language technologies – USC | Optional | 3 |
| Oral language processing – USC | Optional | 3 |
| Digitalisation and Edition – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Linguistic Computing and the Internet – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-modal Communication – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Oral Communication – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Written Communication – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Specific Languages and Terminology – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic Mediation – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
| Linguistic Policies – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Language Planning – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Multilingualism and the Internet – UDC | Optional | 3 |
Speciality 3. Lexicon, grammar and variation
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Lexicology and lexicography foundations – USC | Optional | 3 |
| Dictionary development – USC | Optional | 3 |
| Evaluation of Dictionaries – UDC | Optional | 3 |
| Terminology and Terminography – UVigo | Optional | 3 |
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Issues in Syntax and Semantics – USC | Optativa | 3 |
| Dimensions of meaning. Semantics and pragmatics – USC | Optativa | 3 |
| Grammar and discourse – USC | Optativa | 3 |
| Present issues of Grammar – USC | Optativa | 3 |
| Subject | Type | ECTS |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic Variation – USC | Optativa | 3 |
| Issues in Contrastive Linguistics – UVigo | Optativa | 3 |
| Language Contact and its Consequences – UDC | Optativa | 3 |
| Linguistic change – USC | Optativa | 3 |