Degree Requirements
Master of Arts
Candidates for the master’s degree must complete thirty-six semester hours of coursework and submit a thesis or report for approval by a supervising committee.
The following coursework is required. A course used to fulfill requirement 1 or 2 may not also be used to fulfill requirement 3.
- Linguistics 380K, 380L, 380M, 381M, and 385.
- Six additional hours of research equivalencies (Linguistics 381K, 381L, 389, 389C, 389D, 389P, 389S, 389V, 395, any advanced course or non-core area course) in the primary area of interest.
- Six hours in a minor area.
- Linguistics 398R or 698.
- The remaining six hours of coursework for the report option, or remaining three semester hours for the thesis option, must be fulfilled by courses approved by the graduate adviser.
The department has no formal language requirement, but the faculty recommends that students have or acquire some familiarity with at least one language other than their native language.
Doctor of Philosophy
Candidates for the doctoral degree in linguistics must complete the following courses: Linguistics 380K, 380L, 380M, 381M, 385, and 397. The student must also complete six hours of supporting coursework in a minor area. Students should plan to take at least one research equivalency (Linguistics 381K, 381L, 389, 389C, 389D, 389P, 389S, 389V, 395, any advanced course or non-core area course, including approved courses in other departments) each semester during the first three years. The minor area and research equivalency courses form a core part of the Program of Work which must be approved by the graduate adviser. The remaining twelve hours of coursework must be fulfilled by courses approved by the graduate adviser.
The department has no formal language requirement, but the faculty recommends that students have or acquire some familiarity with at least one language other than their native language.
Admission to candidacy. To qualify for admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree, a student must complete fifty-four semester hours approved for the Program of Work; complete first and second year research papers approved for the requirement by the graduate adviser; submit a qualifying paper for approval by a faculty committee; and complete a paper in a minor area approved for the requirement by the faculty member reviewing the paper. The first or second year research papers may be used for the minor area paper if written in the minor area and approved by an appropriate faculty member.