Research Master Humanities 22112012 mastervoorlichting tsh

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Research Master’s programs within Humanities 22 november 2012 Dr. Martijn Goudbeek Prof. Peter Jonkers Dr. Reinhard Muskens

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Research Master’s

programs within

Humanities 22 november 2012

Dr. Martijn Goudbeek

Prof. Peter Jonkers

Dr. Reinhard Muskens

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Tilburg School of Humanities & School of Theology Research Master’s programs in:

Theology

&

Religious studies

Language

&

Communication Philosophy

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Today’s presentation

• Introduction

• Research Master Theology & Religious Studies • Key characteristics

• Distinguishing characteristics

• Program structure

• Curriculum

• Research Master Language & Communication • Key characteristics

• Distinguishing characteristics

• Program structure

• Curriculum

• Research Master Philosophy • Key characteristics

• Distinguishing characteristics

• Program structure

• Curriculum

• Why a Research Master?

• Career perspectives

• Further information

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Dutch Academic Degree Paths

Year Program Title

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

Bachelor BSc/BA/LLB

Master MSc/MA/LLM

PhD

MA or MSc with a

MPhil supplement

PhD/Dr.

(Research

Master) Two-year program

Four-year program

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Research profiles

Language & Communication

Creative Computing, Language, Communication & Cognition

Philosophy

Practical Philosophy: Ethics, Political and Legal Philosophy

Theoretical Philosophy: Logic, Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

History of Philosophy: German Idealism

Language & Communication and Theology & Religious Studies

Interaction of Language, Religion and Culture, Language & Globalization,

Literature & Visual Arts, Presentation in Public Sphere, Ritual & Religion,

and various theological sub-disciplines

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Partners

Language & Communication

Tilburg University

School of Humanities

&

Radboud University

Philosophy

Tilburg University

School of Humanities

&

Onderzoekschool Wijsbegeerte

(OZSW)

Theology & Religious Studies

Tilburg University

School of Humanities

&

School of Catholic Theology

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Research programs & institutes / centers

TICC

TiLPS

Babylon

&

ILRS

Theoretical Philosophy:

Creative Computing Language

Communication & Cognition

Religion & Ritual

Literature/visual Arts in Public Sphere

Logic, Epistemology and

Philosophy of Science

Language & Globalization

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Theology & Religious studies

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Key characteristics

• Challenging two-year programme taught entirely in English

• Thorough study of religion and theology that takes specific manifestations,

practices, qualities and dimensions into account

• Programme offers expertise in an impressive range of different areas of

theological and religious studies: Biblical exegesis, Systematic theology,

Practical theology, Liturgical and Ritual studies, Christian and Jewish

traditions, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and non-institutional forms of religion

and spirituality

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Distinguishing characteristics

• Joint venture: Tilburg School of Humanities & Tilburg School of Theology

• Cooperation between Tilburg and specialized centres of research, such as:

• Institute for Liturgical and Ritual Studies Centre for Patristic Research

• National Liturgical and Ritual Studies Programme Thomas Institute

• Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations

• Babylon Centre for Studies of the Multicultural Society

• Areas of Specialization:

• Biblical Exegesis Practical Theology

• Systematic Theology Liturgical and Ritual Studies

• History of Christianity Studies of Religious Diversity

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Program structure

Year 1

• 2 Major courses 15.0 EC

• 2 Minor courses 15.0 EC

• 1 elective course 7.5 EC

• 3 compulsory courses 22.5 EC

TOTAL: 60.0 EC

Year 2

• 2 Major courses 15.0 EC

• 1 elective course 7.5 EC

• Master Colloquium 4.5 EC

• 2 Research seminars 3.0 EC

• Research Master Thesis 30.0 EC

TOTAL: 60.0 EC

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Curriculum: Year 1

3 compulsory courses

• Classical Texts in Theology 7.5 EC

• Methodological Skills 7.5 EC

• Philosophy of Science 7.5 EC

1 elective course

You will choose 1 elective course worth 7.5 EC offered by Tilburg University or another

research university.

2 major courses

You will choose 2 Major courses worth 15 EC from the track you wish to specialize in:

• Theology

• Religious Studies

2 minor courses

You will choose 2 Minor courses worth 15 EC from the track you did not choose to

specialize in.

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Curriculum: Year 2

2 major courses:

You will choose 2 Major courses worth 15 EC from the track you chose to specialize in:

• Theology

• Religious Studies

1 elective course:

You will choose 1 elective course worth 7.5 EC offered by Tilburg University or another

research university.

2 Research Seminars 3.0 EC

Master Colloquium 4.5 EC

Research Master Thesis 30.0 EC

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Language & Communication

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Key characteristics

• Challenging two-year program taught entirely in English

• Mixed group of both Dutch and international students

• Program covers the numerous ways in which written and spoken language is

used (integrated approach of linguistic & non-linguistic communication

sources)

• Strong emphasis on the training of empirical research

You come in as a student and you leave as a junior researcher.

• Training of scholarly skills such as academic writing & giving academic

speeches

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Distinguishing characteristics

• Partnership with the Faculty of Arts at Radboud University Nijmegen

• Combination of leading-edge research with excellent education

• Unique in the Netherlands (thanks to its strong emphasis on empirical

research)

• Extensive networking possibilities via the Centre for Language Studies (CLS),

which is closely linked to the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI)

and the Babylon Research Centre

• Areas of Specialization:

• Communication Psycholinguistics

• Linguistics Sociolinguistics

• Information Technology Linguistic Anthropology

• Language and Speech Technology Language Acquisition

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Program structure

Year 1

• 2 compulsory courses 16 EC

• 2-3 methodology courses 12 EC

• 4 elective courses 24 EC

• Term paper 5 EC

• Research seminar 3 EC

TOTAL 60 EC

Year 2

• 2 elective courses 10 EC

• Research paper 5 EC

• Research training project 15 EC

• Master Thesis seminar 5 EC

• Research Master Thesis 25 EC

TOTAL 60 EC

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Curriculum: Year 1

compulsory courses

• Foundations of Language & Communication

• Classic texts in Language & Communication

methodology courses

• (Statistics)

• Corpus and Experimental Methods

• Laboratory research / scripting / analysis of variance / programming /

ethnographic research

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Curriculum: Year 1

elective courses (subject to change)

• Communication strategies

• Multimodality & Communication

• Cognition and Process

• Natural Language Processing

• Computer Vision

• Language, Culture & Identity

• Cognitive Sociolinguistics

• Human Behavior and Information Technology

• Negotiation Strategies

• Information Search, Retrieval & Recommendation

• Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery

• Culture, Communication and Computers

• Metaphor Theory

• Digital Collaboration

• Knowledge Management

• Computer Games

• Non-verbal Communication

• Culture and Technology

• Evolution of Language

• Language & Globalization

• Social Media

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Curriculum: Year 2

elective courses (subject to change)

• Communication strategies

• Multimodality & Communication

• Cognition and Process

• Natural Language Processing

• Computer Vision

• Language, Culture & Identity

• Cognitive Sociolinguistics

• Human Behavior and Information Technology

• Negotiation Strategies

• Information Search, Retrieval & Recommendation

• Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery

• Culture, Communication and Computers

• Metaphor Theory

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Philosophy

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Key characteristics

• Challenging two-year program taught entirely in English

• Study of interconnections between philosophical topics & interdisciplinary

research

• Strong emphasis on the training of academic skills & the art of thinking

• Lively research environment in which you discuss your ideas with leading

philosophers from all over the world

• Ultimately you will acquire the skills and insights needed to do independent

intellectual work in philosophy at a postgraduate level

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Distinguishing characteristics

• Philosophy programs in the Netherlands cooperate in a common Graduate

School (OZSW). Students can take courses at all participating universities.

• Close cooperation with the Tilburg School of Economics and Management &

Tilburg Law School

• Particularly strong in epistemology, philosophy of science and logic thanks to

the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS)

• Areas of Specialization:

• Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

• Logic and Language

• Legal and Political Philosophy

• Ethics

• German Idealism

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Program structure

Year 1

• 2 advanced courses 18 EC

• Methods & skills 1&2 24 EC

• Research seminar 9 EC

• Research paper 9 EC

TOTAL 60 EC

Year 2

• 3 research seminars 27 EC

• Practical research skills 3 EC

• Research Master Thesis 30 EC

TOTAL 60 EC

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Curriculum: Year 1 & 2

Methods & Skills:

• Methods of Philosophical Research 1 9 EC

• Methods of Philosophical Research 2 9 EC

1 elective Research Seminar:

• Epistemology & Philosophy of Science 1 9 EC

• Epistemology & Philosophy of Science 2 9 EC

• Logic and Language 1 9 EC

• Logic and Language 2 9 EC

• Ethics 9 EC

• Great Works of Continental Philosophy 3 9 EC

• Great Works of Continental Philosophy 4 9 EC

• Legal and Political Philosophy 9 EC

2 elective, advanced courses:

• Medieval Logic, Semantics, and Philosophy of

Language 9 EC

• Ethics 9 EC

• Decisions and Deliberations 9 EC

• Rationality 9 EC

Research Paper 9 EC

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A student’s perspective

Zeynep Azar

Why did I choose the Research Master Language & Communication?

Why did I choose Tilburg University for my Research Master?

My study experience so far.

My career aspirations.

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Why a Research Master?

• Great intellectual challenge

• Studies at a level of excellence & far above average

• Strong emphasis on the training of scholarly skills such as academic writing,

clear reasoning, critical analysis and giving academic speeches

• Lively research environment with highly experienced researchers with well-

established names

• Benefit from the expertise of your personal supervisor

• The best step toward a career in research, be it in (inter)national academia

or in (inter)national business

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Career perspectives

• Doctoral programs in the Netherlands or abroad

• PhD Philosophy (2 positions) @Tilburg School of Humanities

• Research-related professions in academia in the Netherlands or abroad

• Professor in Dogmatic Theology @Tilburg School of Catholic Theology

• Research-related professions in business in the Netherlands or abroad

• MNC’s

• (Non-) profit organizations

• Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

• …..

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Admission criteria

• Bachelor ‘s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a grade point

average of 7.5 (out of 10) and a minimal score of 8.0 on the Bachelor or

Master Thesis

• Talent, affinity and motivation to engage in scientific research

• English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge Proficiency)

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Tuition fees

Statutory fee: € 1.835,- a year (EEA)

Whether you pay the statutory fee or institutional fee depends on:

• nationality and residence

• previously obtained degrees

More information?

www.tilburguniversity.edu/students/administration/tuitionfees

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Who is Who

Drs. Denise Lindenau

[email protected]

Dr. Reinhard Muskens

[email protected]

Dr. Martijn Goudbeek

[email protected]

Prof. Dr. Peter Jonkers

[email protected]

Program coordinators

Academic advisor

Philosophy Language & Communication Theology & Religious Studies

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International Relations Office (IRO)

[email protected]

IRO.humanities

Mrs. Maria Jose Rodil

Secretary Graduate School for Humanities

Mr. Omid Feyli

Marketing & Recruitment Officer

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