EMLexEuropean Master in Lexicography
Humanities, Languages and Heritage
Route
Where you study each semester.
Semesters 1–3
- University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, SpainMap of Santiago de Compostela on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orRoma Tre University, Rome, ItalyMap of Rome on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, GermanyMap of Erlangen on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orUniversity of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, GermanyMap of Hildesheim on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orUniversity of Minho, Braga, PortugalMap of Braga on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orUniversity of Lorraine, Nancy, FranceMap of Nancy on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orKároli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, HungaryMap of Budapest on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
- orIlia State University, Tbilisi, GeorgiaMap of Tbilisi on OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
Each semester at one of the partners; at least two countries in all.
Overview
Lexicography master taught in English and German; partners include FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Université de Lorraine and Santiago de Compostela.
- Field
- Humanities, Languages and Heritage
- Duration
- 24 months, 120 ECTS
- Degree
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Teaching language
- English, German
- Universities
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
Eligibility
- Degree
- Higher-education degree; in-progress degrees allowed if the certificate is available before the course starts.
- Subjects
- (Computational/applied) linguistics, (foreign) languages, translation, communication/media, book studies, library and information science, or other relevant disciplines approved by the admission committee.
- 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
- Both German and English needed: B1 in one and at least B2 in the other. English B1/B2: IELTS 4.5-5 / 5.5-6.5; ISE I / ISE II; TOEFL iBT 42 / 72; Cambridge Preliminary / First, Advanced or Proficiency. German B1/B2: Goethe or ÖSD Zertifikat with at least 'gut'. German: onSET-Deutsch, Goethe-Institut, ÖSD, TestDaF. English: onSET-Englisch, IELTS, Trinity ISE, TOEFL iBT, Cambridge.
- English exemptions
- Native speakers; a German or English studies degree from an EMLex partner university.
- Other languages
- Certificates not older than two years.
Documents
Other programme-specific document Mandatory
Application form.
Motivation letter Mandatory
At most 2 pages, English or German, answering the set questions (incl. a lexicographic project for the home country).
Bachelor's degree certificate / diploma Mandatory
Academic transcripts Mandatory
Other language certificate Mandatory
German and English certificates.
Passport or national ID Mandatory
Copy of identity document.
Deadlines and scholarship
- Scholarship
- Scholarship availableAbout 20 Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the 2027 intake (EUR 1,400 a month and participation costs).
- Applications open
- Not publicly specified in the sources verified.
- Deadline
- 1 Feb 2027
- About the deadline
- Scholarship applications for the 2027 intake close on 1 Feb 2027 (inclusive); at most 30 places a year. The intake starts in September or October 2027.
Sources
The official pages the requirements, deadlines and scholarship status above come from.
- EMLex: Application (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- Université de Lorraine: EMLex (opens in a new tab)read 21 Oct 2026
- EMLex: Application (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- EMLex: Application (2026 intake page) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026
- EMLex: Application (opens in a new tab)read 9 Nov 2026
- EACEA: Erasmus Mundus Catalogue (live capture 2026-10-22) (opens in a new tab)read 22 Oct 2026