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International Experimental and Clinical Linguistics - IECL

Prerequisites for the Master Program (M.Sc.)

The general prerequisites for enrolling in the master’s program according to the IECL specific admission regulations (see below) are:

(1)first academic degree i.e., a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in a subject essential for the degree program in experimental cognitive sciences , or an academic degree in speech and language treatment, or an experimental degree program closely related to the field, with at least 180 CP of coursework.

Moreover  knowledge of experimental-empirical competences evidenced by at least:
      (a) 6 credit points in statistics and / or quantitative research methods (the scope of statistics comprises at least 3 credit points)

      (b) 12 credit points in the field of experimental cognitive science (psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, developmental psychology, biopsychology) 

      (c) 6 credit points in the field of experimental and theoretical linguistics (syntax, phonology, semantics, language processing, language aquisition)

(2)  English language skills (if it is not your first language) at least at C1 level (CEFR, Common European Framework of Reference). Specific information here
      
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1) STUDY REGULATIONS IECL

IECL 2019 (German): here
Module description (German, search: International Experimental and Clinical Linguistics): here
nonbinding English translation: here


2) ADMISSION REGULATIONS IECL

IECL 2019/2020 (German):here 
nonbinding English translation: not translated yet
 

3) GENERAL REGULATIONS of the UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM 

General Admission Regulations (German): here 
nonbinding English translation: here 

General Study Regulations German: here  
nonbinding English translation: here 

Prerequisites for Admission to the Doctoral Program (PhD)

Students or graduates of the Master's programme IECL or a comparable Master's program may apply for admission to the doctoral program. The examination board decides on the comparability of the content of the Master's qualification (Master's degree). The general prerequisites for enrolling in the doctoral program according to the regulations from 2019 (not yet online) are a successful completion of a Master's program and a pronounced research orientation of the  applicant, recognizable from the required project outline (see below). 

The application must be accompanied by the following documents:

(1) Certificate of completion or overview of all achievements to date during the Bachelor's and Master's programs

(2) Copy of the Master's thesis (or publications corresponding to the Master's thesis)

(3) Two letters of recommendation from a University professor and/or a University professor.

(3) Project outline (5 pages) for a doctoral thesis/thesis that has been prepared in consultation with at least one person entitled to supervise doctoral studies

(4) Promise of supervision by the principal supervising person that will be converted into a binding supervision commitment if accepted as a PhD student (according to the Potsdam PhD regulations).

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1) STUDY AND ADMISSION REGULATIONS IECL (PhD)

IECL 2019 (German): here
nonbinding English translation: here

old IECL 2016 (German): here 
nonbinding English translation: here


2) GENERAL REGULATIONS of the UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM 

Admission Regulations to a PhD (German):  here
nonbinding English translation: here