Indo-European - Masters

City Student Scholarships Category Duration Admission Requirements Education Institution
Copenhagen SU berettiget Masters 2 year Bachelor University of Copenhagen
City Copenhagen
Student Scholarships SU berettiget
Category Masters
Duration 2 year
Admission Requirements Bachelor
Education Institution University of Copenhagen
Indo-European

The most widespread language family in the world is Indo-European. Many European languages, as well as part of the Asian languages ​​belong to this language family. The only European languages ​​that do not belong to this subgroup is Finnish, Hungarian, Basque and Turkish.

The MSc in Indo-European expand your linguistic overview and become more familiar with the main Indo-European languages. Over the two years, you also get a thorough introduction to scientific methods and theories to solve complex linguistic issues.

The purpose of education is to provide students with a comprehensive view of the Indo-European language, history, kinship and the main problems.

When you get a thorough knowledge of languages ​​trunk of the many different languages ​​in almost all of Europe and much of Asia, it opens opportunities for you to work with many different jobs.

You can work towards researching the different languages ​​and be linguist or you can put a training database and programming so that you can be trained to perform several kinds of translation relative to the many development opportunities that are within IT world.

Alternatively, you can also choose the other direction where you become an interpreter, translator, tour guide or researcher in anthropology or archeology. Here you also have great advantages to know the many different languages ​​tribes.


Job Opportunities

The current candidates from the Indo-European branch of linguistics experiencing significant - and for many unexpected - interest from foreign universities where one wants to associate them with ongoing or potential research projects. This means that with a degree in Indo-European is well placed in the international competition for university posts in teaching and research. In addition, the indoeuropæister also job Dictionary newsrooms where linguistic overview and knowledge is important.



Related student jobs

You may want. work as a research assistant in the different language families.