Students must meet the following admission requirements : 1. Academic requirements Your previous education needs to be deemed equivalent to at least a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree ( wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO ) obtained at a research university (nominal duration 3 years). Please find more information about your admissibility with a non-Dutch degree here . 2. Programme specific requirements The track Language and AI is an interdisciplinary Master’s programme and open for application to students with an academic Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Linguistics, AI or Computer Science, but also for students from other academic Bachelor's programmes. Students who do not have a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, AI or Computer Science and wish to enrol, should have either knowledge and skills on the level of an introductory Bachelor’s course in Linguistics or have solid skills in programming in Python. The linguistic knowledge, skills and insights can be acquired in, for instance, a course Introduction to Linguistics of an academic Bachelor's programme. For information or questions on how to meet the requirements, please contact the coordinator of Language and AI: Hennie van der Vliet ( h.d.vander.vliet@vu.nl ). The Faculty’s Admissions Board will review whether you meet the admission requirements. If you have an academic Bachelor’s degree other than Linguistics, Computer Science or AI, the Admission Board will bring you into contact with the coordinator of the Master's programme Language and AI. How to demonstrate that you meet the above requirements: You are required to indicate in the course description section of the Application Form how you meet the programme specific admission requirements. The Admission Board decides based on your complete application whether you meet the admission requirements or not. 3. English-language proficiency requirements You will have to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. You can find an overview of relevant information to demonstrate your English language proficiency on the language requirement page . You can already submit your application form without having met the English language requirements, but if you are conditionally admitted, you still have to meet the English language requirements.
To apply you are required to provide the following documents: Scan of your passport or national ID card (ID for EEA students only) valid at the start date of the programme Master Application File please download the correct file from this page . In this file you can see which documents are required to apply for your programme. Proof of English language proficiency (if already obtained): upload your proof of English language proficiency or English language test results. Please find the English language requirements here . After having prepared the required documents, please follow the online application procedure .
All students seeking admission to an international Master’s programme with an international degree are required to pay a non-refundable €100 application fee. Only after you have paid this fee will we be able to start the evaluation of your application file. If you are applying for more than one programme, you will only need to pay the application fee once. Your application fee payment is valid for two years. Information on how to apply with an international university degree and deadlines can be found here .
In the programme Language and AI you will learn what Large Language Models are, how to use and build them and eventually how generative AI works. To understand the ins and outs, you need to know about the technical and the linguistic background of these systems. A bachelor in Linguistics is the ideal starting point for this Master as we explain the technology step-by-step. But you can also enter the master’s with a background in AI or Computer Science. We ensure that you acquire the necessary linguistic background knowledge.