Study Applied Linguistics in Europe

This master's program focuses on translation, terminology, and language technologies in the context of the humanities. Students explore text analysis, digital rhetoric, AI applications, and modern translation tools. Elective topics include second language acquisition, natural language processing, and interdisciplinary semiotics. The curriculum also emphasizes scientific writing, terminology databases, and practical training in translation. It concludes with a master’s thesis and offers specialization in terminology management and translation practices.

This master's program is aimed at students with a background in translation, technical translation, or English philology. Applicants with a professional degree can enter directly, while those with an academic bachelor's degree must complete an additional 26 credits of fieldwork or internship. The program focuses on advanced skills in terminology, text analysis, and technology use in translation, preparing students for professional practice in specialized language services.

This bachelor's degree explores enduring questions of identity, culture, morality, and civilization through the study of literature and language, developing strong skills in textual analysis, critical thinking, and writing alongside the practical knowledge needed to teach English as a foreign language. The program is designed to respond to rising demand for English teachers in schools, private institutes, and individual tutoring, while its emphasis on critical thinking and clear writing also opens broader career paths in business and government.

Foundational coursework covers expository writing and public speaking, followed by a wide range of courses in linguistics and literature, including the structure and use of language, the history of the English language, English grammar, phonetics and phonology, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, applied linguistics, and second language acquisition and teaching methodology, alongside literary study spanning drama, poetry, fiction, Shakespeare, modern drama, critical and cultural theory, Romanticism, British and American fiction, the nineteenth-century English novel, post-colonialism, contemporary poetry, and questions of gender, modernism, and postmodernism, along with the study of English as a global language and the concept of World Englishes. Students then choose five courses from a further set of electives in literature, such as children's literature, nature writing and climate change, queer readings, and creative writing, or in linguistics, such as discourse analysis, semantics and pragmatics, interculturalism in second language teaching, and the use of technology in second language learning.

Graduates are prepared for careers teaching English as a second language, as well as roles in mass media, advertising, public relations, publishing, and content writing.

Applicants must have completed secondary education, holding a high school leaving certificate or an equivalent qualification such as GCE A Levels or the International Baccalaureate. Applicants must also demonstrate English language proficiency, which can be met through a secondary school certificate or a bachelor's degree from an institution where English was the language of instruction, or through an internationally recognized English-language qualification at CEFR level B2 or above; this requirement is waived for applicants holding British, Canadian, Australian, US, or New Zealand nationality. Applicants who cannot provide valid proof of English proficiency are required to take an online English placement test, the results of which determine whether additional English language support courses are needed alongside the degree program.

Thought process
Thought process
Program summary: This bachelor's program prepares students to manage projects and create content for news portals, corporate websites, social media, advertising, and the entertainment industry, taught by an international team of instructors focused on the standards shaping global digital culture.

The first year introduces academic and technical communication in English, the elements of media culture, introductory informatics, and an introduction to linguistics, alongside the start of a second foreign language. This continues with the study of logic, the grammatical structure of language, and writing for media, together with continued foreign-language study and an elective in either media philosophy or sustainable development.

The second year builds content-creation and language skills through creative writing, phonology, current trends in applied linguistics, and web content creation and publishing, followed by discourse and communication, lexicology, public speaking, and technical writing combined with user experience principles, alongside continued foreign-language study throughout both years.

The third year introduces the ethics of artificial intelligence, semantics and pragmatics, and multimedia elements, with the option to continue a foreign language such as French, German, Russian, Spanish, or Swedish toward an advanced level, and includes a first block of competence electives drawn from fields such as business and management, design, digital marketing, neuroscience, public governance, or translation. This continues into academic writing and a substantial product development project, alongside a further set of competence electives from the same range of fields.

In the fourth year, students study image syntax, work on a project in linguistic analysis, apply research methods to language, text, and discourse, and develop storytelling techniques for communities, again supported by elective competence modules. The program concludes with a bachelor's degree final project and a professional internship.

Students learn to describe career paths and the specifics of content creation, apply professional communication, use information technology in academic and professional contexts, and analyze both traditional and new media. Practical work involves creating audiovisual and text-based content using industry-standard design and web-publishing tools. The program is part of an international language-education framework that allows students to spend up to half of their studies at partner universities in Spain and France, with additional input from professional language-industry experts.

Students can choose to follow a challenge-based learning path, deepening their knowledge by working through practical challenges and short micro-modules.

Alternatively, students may pursue an innovation development path, creating real innovations in the form of products or services in partnership with outside organizations.

Students interested in broadening their expertise beyond their main field can choose an interdisciplinary competence path, selecting a set of study modules from a different discipline according to their interests.

A pedagogy path is also available for students who wish to gain a teaching qualification by completing additional coursework in education.

Graduates go on to work as digital media strategists, planning and implementing creative communication strategies across digital platforms; as content developers and bloggers, producing visual and written content that builds community and sustains audience interest; or as transmedia storytellers, creating immersive, cross-platform storytelling experiences that combine video, audio, text, and interactive elements, including virtual and augmented reality.

Applicants must hold a high school certificate obtained no more than three years before applying, with a minimum average grade of above 60% in each relevant entry subject, and must demonstrate English proficiency through an IELTS score of at least 5.5, a TOEFL score of at least 75, a CEFR level of at least B2, or an equivalent qualification. A school transcript must be submitted in English, accompanied by official translations and certified copies where the original is unavailable, and all documents must be legalized with an apostille from the issuing country's foreign affairs ministry, except for documents issued within the EU or in Belarus and Ukraine.

Admission is based on a weighted score in which the English language final exam accounts for 50%, a final exam in history, geography, mathematics, or information technologies accounts for 30%, and an oral motivation assessment accounts for the remaining 20%.

This bachelor's program, offered by the School of English and American Studies, can be completed as a major or, for students already pursuing another major at the university, as a minor. Students taking it as a major choose between an English or an American specialization at the end of their first term. The three-year program does not lead to a teaching qualification.

The shared foundation covers an introduction to linguistics, literary and cultural studies, language practice, and academic skills, alongside the British and American political systems, the foundations of phonology and syntax, professional writing, and typography, gated by a proficiency examination partway through. Students also study a shared sequence in English literature, spanning the medieval and Renaissance periods through to contemporary writing, alongside an introduction to American literature and the history of both Great Britain and the United States.

Students in the English specialization build on this foundation with further language and academic skills development, deeper seminars in English literature and interdisciplinary approaches to reading culture and literary texts, cultural studies, and an extensive linguistics sequence covering advanced phonology and syntax, the history of the English language, and applied linguistics. This track develops academic research, evaluation, and critical thinking skills in English literature and British and American sociopolitical history, alongside a detailed understanding of the linguistic description and analysis of English.

Students in the American specialization instead build on the shared foundation with a dedicated American language development sequence and scholarly writing, further coursework in American literature and culture, including American popular culture and the study of Canada, further United States history, and linguistics coursework focused on phonology, syntax, and American English. This track develops familiarity with the background and distinctive features of American history, culture, literature, and the American variety of English, building critical thinking and research skills for further study or the job market.

After completing free elective coursework, students choose either a minor at another institute or a further concentration within the school. Options include a flexible, pick-and-choose module spanning English or American literature, the history of England or the United States, linguistics, applied linguistics, English-speaking cultures, or drama; a media-focused track covering journalism, broadcast production, digital storytelling, and the language of social media; a business-focused track covering business communication, correspondence, presentations, and data analysis, which includes a required internship; a translation-focused track, which requires proficiency in Hungarian, covering the translation of legal, business, and specialized academic texts; or a film-and-culture track examining British, American, Irish, Canadian, and Australian cinema. The program concludes with a thesis, completed under individual academic supervision, and a final examination.

Graduates are eligible to continue into an MA in English Studies, American Studies, or a similar philological degree, and go on to work in fields such as journalism, tourism, teaching in non-state schools, government organizations, and diplomacy, as well as other roles that do not require degree-specific skills.

Applicants must hold a secondary school certificate of matriculation equivalent to the Hungarian standard, required for admission to university-level study; if the certificate is not in English, an official translation must be provided. Applicants still completing secondary education may submit proof of enrollment or expected matriculation instead, provided they present their final certificate by the time of enrollment. This program is not available to Hungarian citizens.

English proficiency must be demonstrated at a minimum of B2 level, with preferred scores of 72 to 94 on the TOEFL iBT, at least 5.5 on the IELTS, or at least 100 on Duolingo; proficiency is assessed during the oral admission interview.

Applicants must submit an application form, records from their final two years of secondary school, a secondary school certificate, a CV, a motivation letter, and a valid passport copy; documents not originally in English require an official translation. Admission includes an online oral interview centered on the applicant's motivation, in which a good command of English is required to pass; final rankings are based on a combined evaluation of academic performance and interview results.

This PhD program prepares students to earn their doctorate by building expertise in current research methodology, participating in academic conferences, and developing teaching experience in higher education. It covers a broad spectrum of linguistics, spanning both widely studied research areas and fields tied to the region's distinctive linguistic and cultural heritage, with the flexibility expected of programs operating within and beyond the European Higher Education Area.

Doctoral study is offered in the following fields: Applied Linguistics, English Linguistics, Buddhist Philology, German Linguistics, Hungarian Linguistics, Indian Studies, Intercultural Linguistics, Iranian Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Language Pedagogy and English Applied Linguistics, Mongolian Linguistics, Romance Studies, Russian Linguistics, Sinology, Slavic Linguistics, Turkic Studies, Uralic Languages and Linguistics, Arabic Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, and Ancient Studies.

Graduates go on to work in research institutes, universities, language schools, diplomacy, and the press and media.

Applicants must hold a master's diploma with at least a "good" qualification, and should contact the head of their intended doctoral program before applying. A letter of acceptance from a future supervisor is required, and applications are considered only for research topics offered by the doctoral school's supervisors.

English proficiency must reach at least B2 level in both speaking and writing, though the Language Pedagogy and English Applied Linguistics, Intercultural Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, and English Linguistics programs require C1 level. Proficiency is demonstrated through one of a specific set of accepted exams: TOEFL PBT (516-554), TOEFL iBT or iBT Home Edition (66-82), IELTS (6.0), CEFR (B2), or Duolingo (85). A prior Bachelor's or Master's diploma earned entirely in English is accepted as proof instead; native English speakers must instead present a B2-level or higher exam in another language.

Required documents include an application form, the master's degree certificate, an academic CV, a research work plan of 3 to 5 pages, two letters of recommendation, a certification of language competence, a letter of acceptance from the future supervisor, and, if available, a list of publications. Admission includes an oral interview, held in person or online, covering the applicant's prior university achievements, research plan, and scientific competence in their field of interest, with final rankings based on a combined evaluation of academic excellence and interview results.