Programme structure
You take 60 ECTS from the University of Oslo and 65 ECTS from the Catholic University of Louvain each university, and you may choose if you want to do your first year in Oslo or in Louvain.
- For those who start in Oslo
- For those who start in Louvain
General structure
This programme consist of 125 ECTS, which includes
- General courses (up to 30 ects)
- Specialisation courses (at least 10 ECTS)
- Internship (10 ects)
- Master's thesis (30 ects)
Note that the mobility between the universities is obligatory for the double degree; to obtain a double degree diploma you must have at least 60 ECTS from each university.
Students will receive thesis supervision at the university where they are based in their fourth and final semester (with co-tuition by a supervisor at the other university). The thesis must be 40-60 standard pages and is to be submitted by June 1 in the fourth semester in Oslo (other deadlines apply for those doing their second year in Louvain).
For students who do their first year in Oslo
See table and description further down for students who do their first year at the Catholic University of Louvain
4. semester |
Master's thesis in Louvain including a colloquium |
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3. semester | |||
2. semester | Course from lists below | Specialisation course from list below | |
1. semester |
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Course from lists below | Course from lists below |
10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
You spend two terms at the University of Oslo and take 60 credits in English, French or German linguistics. In your first term you take the obligatory course ENG4111 – Corpora in English Language Research and choose from both the general courses and from the specialisation courses. In your second term you take the obligatory course ENG4910 – Internship for Linguistics and its Application for a Multilingual Society, and you choose courses from the list below. You need to choose at least one course (10 credits) from the list of specialisation courses.
As a LAMUSO student you will be required to hand in a thesis proposal for your master’s thesis (If you take ENG4112 – Methods in English Language Research - it is part of the course work). A template for the thesis proposal and information about the deadline for submission can be found on the programme website. You will also be contacted by the teacher assessing the thesis proposals at the beginning of your second semester.
Obligatory courses
- ENG4111 – Corpora in English Language Research
- ENG4910 – Internship for Linguistics and its Application for a Multilingual Society
General courses
You choose up to 30 credits within the following courses:
- ENG4102 – Phraseology in English
- ENG4108 – Tense and Aspect in English (discontinued)
- ENG4112 – Methods in English Language Research (Methods course)
- ENG4115 – Texture and Linguistic Structure (discontinued)
- ENG4118 – Pragmatics: Meaning, Communication and Cognition in English Language
- ENG4151 – Systemic Functional Grammar, introduction (discontinued)
- ENG4152 – Varieties of English Texts
- ENG4157 – Semantics and Pragmatics
- SPR4104 – Introduction to statistic methods in language and literature (Methods course)
You can only choose one of the two methods courses from this list.
Please note that not all courses are on offer every term. You can check when courses are taught by clicking on the course code.
Specialisation courses
You choose your thesis topic within one of three specialisations. You need at least one course (10 credits) within this specialisation.
I Translation studies and Contrastive linguistics
- ENG4106 – Contrastive analysis: Syntax, lexis, discourse (Norwegian skills recommended)
- ENG4158 – Translation into English (discontinued) (near native Norwegian skills requiered),
- TRANS4102 – Oversettelse som studieobjekt: Pragmatiske og lingvistiske forskningsmetoder (discontinued) (in Norwegian),
- FRA4107 – Oversettelse norsk-fransk (discontinued) (near native Norwegian skills requiered)
II Second language acquisition
- ENG4117 – Analysing advanced learner English
- ENG4116 – Second Language Acquisition
- EDID4010 – Teaching English in Secondary School (discontinued) (discontinued)
- TYSK4109 – Tysk språk: Fremdspracherwerb - Deutsch als Fremdsprache
III Language and society
- ENG4163 – World Englishes
- ENG4159 – Accents of English in the British Isles (discontinued)
- TYSK4124 – Tysk språk: Sprache und Sprachvarietäten
- FRA4117 – Språklig variasjon, språklige varianter: le français dans tous ses états (discontinued) (In French)
The second year is spent in Louvain-la-Neuve where you take more courses. Note that courses in Louvain normally carry 5 credits each, which means you will be takling more than three courses in one term. In the fourth semester you complete your master’s thesis.
For students who do their first year at the Catholic University of Louvain
Students from the Catholic University of Louvain spend their third and fourth semester in Oslo where they write their thesis, which also includes a colloquium
4. semester | |||
3. semester | Elective courses from the lists below | Elective courses from the lists below | Elective courses from the lists below |
2. semester | Catholic University of Louvain | ||
1. semester | |||
10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
General courses
In the third semester you choose three 10 credit courses in English, German og French linguistics from the following list:
- ENG4102 – Phraseology in English
- ENG4115 – Texture and Linguistic Structure (discontinued)
- ENG4151 – Systemic Functional Grammar, introduction (discontinued)
- ENG4157 – Semantics and Pragmatics
- TYSK4101 – Praktisk tysk og stilistikk (discontinued)
Specialisation courses
At least one course (10 credits) should be within the same field as your master’s thesis.
I Translation studies and Contrastive linguistics:
- ENG4106 – Contrastive analysis: Syntax, lexis, discourse
- ENG4158 – Translation into English (discontinued) (near native Norwegian skills requiered),
- TRANS4102 – Oversettelse som studieobjekt: Pragmatiske og lingvistiske forskningsmetoder (discontinued) (in Norwegian),
II Second language acquisition:
- ENG4117 – Analysing advanced learner English
- ENG4116 – Second Language Acquisition
- EDID4010 – Teaching English in Secondary School (discontinued)
- TYSK4109 – Tysk språk: Fremdspracherwerb - Deutsch als Fremdsprache
III: Language and society
- ENG4159 – Accents of English in the British Isles (discontinued)
- ENG4163 – World Englishes
- TYSK4124 – Tysk språk: Sprache und Sprachvarietäten
- FRA4117 – Språklig variasjon, språklige varianter: le français dans tous ses états (discontinued) (In French)
Diploma and degree
This programme leads to the following degree: Master of Philosphy in Linguistics and its Application for a Multilingual Society
The diploma is issued when you have completed the courses that meet the requirements for a degree. Read more about diplomas.