Master Sciences Du Langage — Linguistique, Langues et Corpus

Tuition costs 292 USD per year.

Sciences du Langage, or language sciences, examines how language is structured, used, and analyzed, drawing on linguistics as its core discipline. Students typically study phonetics, syntax, semantics, and the methods used to describe and compare languages. The Linguistique, Langues et Corpus orientation emphasizes linguistic analysis grounded in corpus methods, meaning the study of language through large collections of authentic text or speech data. Coursework generally includes theoretical linguistics, corpus design and analysis techniques, computational tools for processing language data, and applied projects that use corpora to investigate patterns in vocabulary, grammar, or usage. Students build skills in systematically analyzing language data, working with linguistic databases, and applying analytical methods to questions about how languages function and vary. This kind of training supports careers in linguistic research, corpus and computational linguistics, language technology development, lexicography, and academic or applied roles that require rigorous analysis of language data, as well as further doctoral study in linguistics. This master's degree is delivered by Universite de Poitiers in Poitiers, France, over two years, taught in French. The program begins in September, with yearly tuition of 250 EUR. Applicants typically come from backgrounds in linguistics, languages, or a related humanities field, and should have an aptitude for systematic, data-driven analysis, since the coursework relies heavily on working with corpora and structured linguistic data.