MA

Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies

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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    1 year
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    16,000EUR
  • Start date
    Sep

Program overview

What Maynooth University says about their program:

The MA in Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies is a one-year full time (or two-year part-time) taught programme and is offered on a full-time basis using a combination of faculty-student contact hours and self-directed learning and research. It aims to provide students who already have a background in a foreign language and linguistics at undergraduate level with an opportunity to specialise at a postgraduate level in the areas of sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, corpus linguistics, bi- and multilingualism, second language pedagogy and the role of English in a globalised world. What makes this programme unique in Ireland is two-fold: the inclusion of Intercultural Studies, allowing students to expand their linguistic specialisation to cognate (inter)cultural contexts such as intercultural competence and the interplay of language and culture; and the genuinely multilingual orientation of the programme focusing not only on English, but also other international languages like French, German and Spanish. The programme introduces students to academic research, new ideas and approaches. It aims to equip students with academic, analytical, creative and reflective skills in order to foster interest and involvement in research in the fields of applied linguistics and intercultural studies.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • High school diploma
  • Meet mandatory subject requirements
  • All Undergraduate full-degree programme applicants require a minimum 3.0/4.0 High School GPA (3.5/4.0 for certain degrees)

Graduate academic requirements

  • All Postgraduate full-degree programme applicants must have a Bachelor degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level from a recognised university
  • Meet mandatory subject requirements

English requirements

Undergraduate

  • IELTS

    6.5

  • TOEFL iBT

    90

  • PTE

    63

  • Duolingo English Test

    120

  • Cambridge Proficiency Cert

    176

  • Cambridge Advanced Cert

    176

  • ** Trinity College London ISE

    ** ISE III

  • Oxford Test of English

    140

Graduate

  • IELTS

    6.5

  • TOEFL

    79

  • PTE

    58

  • Duolingo English Test

    110

  • Cambridge Proficiency Cert

    176

  • Cambridge Advanced Cert

    176

  • ** Trinity College London ISE

    ** ISE III

  • Oxford Test of English

    135

English Waivers

Undergraduate

  • IB

    A1, A2 or B

  • Students from a native English country

Graduate

  • Students from a native English country

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Official academic diplomas
  • Passport
  • Translations
  • Statement of purpose
  • English proof of proficiency (if required). If your score is pending you may submit your application for review and send your score later.

Graduate

  • Application form
  • Official academic transcripts
  • Official academic diplomas
  • Passport
  • Translations
  • Statement of purpose
  • Letters of recommendation (x2) for postgraduate students only
  • English proof of proficiency (if required). If your score is pending you may submit your application for review and send your score later.
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Fees and funding

Funding

Undergraduate

MU Sports Scholarships MU Sports Scholarships are designed to support sporting excellence - we want out students to pursue and excel in their sport and academic study at Maynooth University.​​ Scholarship funding assists undergraduate or postgraduate students with sports and university-related expenses (e.g. sporting equipment, travel costs associated with sport) and aims to free up time from part-time work commitments.

The following Maynooth University sports scholarships may be awarded:

  • Soccer scholarships
  • GAA scholarships
  • Paddy Harrington golf scholarships
  • Rugby scholarships
  • Snooker scholarships
  • Carded athletes
  • Other sports

September 2023 Undergraduate Scholarships

  • Amount

    The scholarship comprises a 2,000 Euro per year reduction in the undergraduate non-EU tuition fee.

  • Requirements

    A separate application is not required. You must have been offered and accepted a place on one of our undergraduate programmes and paid your deposit by 31 March 2023. Open to full and conditional offer holders.

Graduate

Taught Master's Scholarships

  • Amount

    €2,000 to students across all disciplines in recognition of academic excellence.

  • Requirements

    All applicants must have achieved a minimum 2.1 honours undergraduate degree. Open to both EU and Non-EU applicants. Graduates or current students of PhD or Master’s programs are not eligible to apply. A further €2000 scholarship will be awarded to applicants ordinarily resident in Ireland and registered with their Higher Education Institution Access Office and meet the eligibility requirement.

September 2023 Taught Postgraduate Scholarships

  • Amount

    9 scholarships (3 per faculty) at 2,500 Euro reduction for the first year of a taught postgraduate programme only. The scholarship does not cover tuition fees for repeat years.

  • Requirements

    A separate application is not required. You must have been offered and accepted a place on one of our taught postgraduate programmes and paid your deposit by 31 March 2023 . Open to full and conditional offer holders.

MU Sports Scholarships MU Sports Scholarships are designed to support sporting excellence - we want our students to pursue and excel in their sports and academic study at Maynooth University.​​ Scholarship funding assists undergraduate or postgraduate students with sports and university-related expenses (e.g. sporting equipment, and travel costs associated with sports) and aims to free up time from part-time work commitments.

The following Maynooth University sports scholarships may be awarded:

  • Soccer scholarships
  • GAA scholarships
  • Paddy Harrington golf scholarships
  • Rugby scholarships
  • Snooker scholarships
  • Carded athletes
  • Other sports

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    from €16,500 - €18,000 per year

  • Graduate tuition

    from €14,000 - €25,000 per year

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