Undergraduate academic requirements
- Completion of high school/ secondary education
Learn more about studying Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies as an international student.
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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.

2) or equivalent.
English proficiency is required; accepted tests include IELTS, TOEFL, or equivalent.

Maynooth University provides fee information that can help students understand how study costs may be structured or may vary across options. Maynooth University encourages students to review official funding and financial-support information to confirm what cost guidance or support may be available.
from €16,500 - €18,000 per year
from €14,000 - €25,000 per year

| Category | Cost (in Euro) |
|---|---|
| Rent, 1-bed apartment in city centre | €1,824 |
| Rent, 1-bed apartment outside centre | €1,525 |
| Utilities (electricity, heating, water, refuse) | €143 |
| Internet (60 Mbps unlimited) | €46 |
| Mobile phone plan (data + calls) | €20 |
| Monthly public transport pass | €87 |
| Monthly grocery basket | €152 |
| Coffee shop drink | €4 |
| Cinema or cultural event ticket | €13 |
| Gym membership | €56 |
Indicative monthly costs per person.
Data sourced from livingcost.org (Crowdsourced) and numbeo.com (Crowdsourced).
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