List of elective courses (Master’s Programme in Language Science)

Here we present a number of courses given at departments that participate in the Master's Programme in Language Science. These courses may funtion as elective courses within the programme.

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The Master's Programme in Language Science consists of 1) mandatory courses and 2) courses that you choose yourself from the range of courses offered by Stockholm University.

The number of elective courses varies between the different specialisations within the programme (see the programme overview of your specialisation).

You can search for courses in Stockholm University’s online catalogue or choose from the list below.

Please remember

to check the eligibility requirements and the language of instruction for the courses you wish to apply for
to always anchor your choice of courses with the contact person for your specialisation (for example the Director of studies, the study counsellor or programme coordinator).
to check the level of the courses you apply for. Courses should primarily be at second level, although there is a possibility to include a limited amount of first level courses. See degree requirements here

Below you will find suggestions for elective courses with English, Finnish, German or Spanish as the main language of instruction. For a list including courses in Swedish, please see the Swedish page:

Kurspool för masterprogrammet i språkvetenskap

Bilingualism

Courses in bilingualism are offered by the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism. These are all second level courses with English as the language of instruction.

Autumn semester

Second Language Learning and Bilingual Development (CT7130)

Bilingualism in Society (CT7120)

Spring semester

The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (CT7141)

Advanced Studies on the Psycho- and Neurolinguistics of Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition (CT7142)

Critical Sociolinguistic Approaches to Bi- and Multilingualism Studies (CT7152)

Bilingualism from an Educational Perspective (CT8040)

Advanced Studies in Sociolinguistic Approaches to Bi- and Multilingualism (CT7153)

Interaction, Learning, and Multilingualism (CT8070)

Translating God (TTA666)

English

These courses are offered by the Department of English.

Autumn semester

Second level

English as a Lingua Franca (ENLF75)

Syntax (ENSYH9)

Phonology (ENFO75)

Editing and Publishing in English (ENEP75)

English for Academic Research

First level

Effective Communication in English (ENEC14)

Cultural Studies in English (ENCS14)

Spring semester

Second level

Sociolinguistics (ENSO75)

Semantics (ENSE75)

English for Academic Research

Finnish

Courses in Finnish are offered by the Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German. These are all second level courses with Finnish as the language of instruction.

Autumn semester

Finnish, Linguistics Theory and Method (FAA701)

Finnish, Literary theory and Methods (FAA702)

Finnish, Syntax (FAB805)

Spring semester

Finnish, Phonology and Morphology (FAB804)

Finnish, Semantics and Pragmatics (FAB806)

French

Courses in french are offered by the Department of Romance Studies and Classics.

Autumn

First level

Culture and politics in contemporary France (FR1KPB)
Distance learning course with English as the language of instruction.

General linguistics

These courses are offered by the Department of Linguistics. They are second level courses that have English as the language of instruction.

Autumn semester

Linguistic Typology (LIM025)

Linguistic Theory and Methodology (LIM031)

Spring semester

Field Linguistics (LIM032)

If you want to find more courses in linguistics that could be included in your Master's programme, after consulting the director of studies at the department, you can look at our National overview of open second level courses in linguistics HT24-VT25 (143 Kb) .

For courses with Swedish as the language of instruction, please see the page in Swedish.

German

The courses in German are offered by the Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German. These are second level courses with German as the language of instruction.

Autumns semester

German, Linguistics 1, I (TYA704)

German, Literature 1, I (TYA702)

Language Education

Courses in Language Education are offered by the Department of Teaching and Learning. These are second level courses with English as the language of instruction.

Autumn semester

Language Education - Theory and Application (US545F)

Third Language Research and Language Education (US543F)

Issues in Language Teaching and Learning (US542F)

Spring semester

Language Education - Theory and Application (US545F)

Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Teaching (US541F)

For more courses (with Swedish as the language of instruction) please see the page in Swedish.

Romance studies and Classics, Latin American Studies

These courses are offered by the Department of Romance Studies and Classics. They are all second level courses with English as the primary language of instruction.