EMCLEuropean Master's in Clinical Linguistics
Humanities, Languages and Heritage, Health, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Route
Where you study each semester.
Semester 1
- University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, FinlandMap of Joensuu on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
Overview
Clinical linguistics master by the University of Eastern Finland, Ghent University and University of Groningen (and partners).
- Field
- Humanities, Languages and Heritage, Health, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Duration
- 24 months, 120 ECTS
- Degree
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Teaching language
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Universities
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
Eligibility
- Degree
- At least three years of higher education (BA, BSc or equivalent).
- Subjects
- Speech and language pathology, linguistics (with at least 60 ECTS of general linguistics), biomedical sciences, psychology or special education.
- Other prerequisites
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Grades
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Final-year students
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- English
- IELTS 7.0 (each 6.0); TOEFL iBT 100 (each 21) or 5/6 on the new scale (each 4); PTE Academic 71 (each 62); LanguageCert Academic 75 (each 65). IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, Pearson Academic, LanguageCert Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency. MOI/EMI statements are not accepted.
- English exemptions
- Native speakers from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the USA.
- Other languages
- IELTS home edition only for refugees or when test centres are closed by conflict or disaster.
Documents
Other programme-specific document Mandatory
Completed application form (.doc template).
Motivation letter Mandatory
Academic transcripts Mandatory
Official transcripts; linguistics graduates show at least 60 ECTS of general linguistics.
Bachelor's degree certificate / diploma Mandatory
Certified translations Conditional
If not in English, Dutch, German or Finnish; own translations accepted.
CV / résumé Mandatory
Europass with photo on the first page.
Passport or national ID Mandatory
Passport or official ID.
English language certificate Conditional
Recommendation / reference letters Mandatory
Names and e-mails of two referees, contacted only for shortlisted applicants.
Deadlines and scholarship
- Scholarship
- Scholarship availableThe official page says Erasmus Mundus scholarships are offered for the 2027 intake.
- Applications open
- 1 Oct 2026
- Deadline
- 1 Dec 2026
- Time zone
- CET
- About the deadline
- Application link active 1 Oct to 1 Dec 2026 (Groningen: 23:59 CET) for the 2027-2029 intake. An older fees page gave 15 Dec for scholarships (2025 cohort).
Sources
The official pages the requirements, deadlines and scholarship status above come from.
- EMCL: Admission (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- University of Groningen: Clinical Linguistics / EMCL (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- EMCL: Fees and Funds (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- EMCL: Admission (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- EACEA: Erasmus Mundus Catalogue (live capture 2026-10-22) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026