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Language and Linguistics
PhD programme (doctoral degree)
- PhD Full time, 3 years
- Campus Trondheim
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- Application deadlines Ongoing admissions
Language is a crucial part of what makes us human. Through language, we can communicate about what has happened, what is happening now and what will happen. Past, present and future. No other animal has the same ability.
In the PhD program in language and linguistics, we research how language is composed, how children learn languages, how people can juggle between several languages, how languages change over time, and how language is used as a communication tool. The program is three years long and consists of a training part of 30 credits and a dissertation of 2.5 years.
The PhD is a three-year study that builds on a five-year Master's degree or other equivalent education. The programme consists of a coursework component of at least 30 ECTS and a doctoral thesis.
A Ph.D. is the highest level of formal education in Norway and qualifies you for leading work in business, administration, higher education, and research.
In order to be admitted to a PhD-programme you must have a complete funding plan and have completed a master's degree or other equivalent education.
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