Master Sciences Du Langage — Linguistique & Cognition (LiCo)

At Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, tuition fees are 250 EUR per year.

Linguistics and cognition, the focus of the Linguistique & Cognition (LiCo) track within the Master Sciences du Langage at Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, examines language as both a structured system and a product of the human mind. This discipline studies how language is organized at the level of sound, grammar, and meaning, and how it is acquired, processed, and represented in cognition. Typical subjects include phonetics and phonology, syntax, semantics, psycholinguistics, and the experimental methods used to study language processing, such as reaction-time studies and other behavioral measures. Programs with a cognitive orientation often connect linguistics to psychology and cognitive science, exploring questions such as how children acquire their first language, how bilingual speakers manage two language systems, or how the brain processes sentences in real time. Students develop both theoretical knowledge of linguistic structure and practical skills in designing and interpreting experiments on language and cognition. Graduates from this kind of program pursue careers in research, speech and language therapy support roles, language assessment and testing, educational settings involving language acquisition, and increasingly in technology companies working on natural language processing and human-computer interaction, where an understanding of how humans actually process language is valuable. Others continue toward doctoral studies in linguistics, psychology, or cognitive science. This program leads to a master's degree, is taught in French in Toulouse, France, and runs for two years, with an intake planned for September. Yearly tuition is 250 EUR. It suits students drawn to the scientific study of language and mind rather than literary or purely applied language work.