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  1. Doctoral Program

    Offers of admission to the Linguistics Ph.D. program include funding for the full five years of doctoral study, including tuition and stipend, regardless of citizenship. We also encourage our applicants to apply for as many external fellowships and scholarships as they are eligible for; a compilation of funding opportunities for Linguistics ...

  2. Ph.D. Programs

    The Department of Linguistics offers four concentrations leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Linguistics (see list below). No matter the concentration, our faculty work closely with students, guiding their research and supporting their passions. Applicants to the Ph.D. program are encouraged to identify prospective research advisors, at least one of whom should […]

  3. PhD in Linguistics

    The PhD in Linguistics at BU aims to produce scholars who are versatile enough to be experts in both of these aspects of linguistic inquiry, yet skilled enough to do cutting-edge research in a particular subfield of the discipline. We offer a solid grounding in a range of research methods, including field methods, quantitative methods, and ...

  4. Ph.D. Program

    Ph.D. Program. The main components of the Linguistics Ph.D. program are as follows: All requirements, including two generals papers, should ideally be completed by the end of the third year, but in no case later than the end of the fourth. The dissertation prospectus is due on October 15 of the fall term of the fourth year.

  5. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, PHD

    The doctoral program in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics focuses on the study of human language and the application of that study to the human condition. Students in this program will choose a research specialization which can be formal linguistics, applied linguistics, or some combination of these areas.

  6. PhD in Linguistics

    The entire PhD program in Linguistics is intended to take 5 or 6 years: 2 years for Stage 1, and 3 or 4 years for Stages 2 and 3. Stage 1, which should be completed in two years, consists of 40 hours of graduate coursework, and the Stage 1 qualifying examination; at the completion of Stage 1, students are eligible to receive a MA in Linguistics ...

  7. Linguistics

    The PhD in Linguistics trains students in the science of language. Students become specialists in the core areas of linguistics-- phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics --and learn to integrate this core with the study of second language acquisition and/or computational linguistics. The program prepares students for positions ...

  8. Ph.D. in Linguistics

    General Linguistics Track students must satisfy two natural language requirements for the PhD. Those may be satisfied in the following ways: One year of study at the university or community college level. Students who are language instructors in other UW departments can use their language teaching experience to satisfy one language requirement.

  9. Graduate Studies

    Our PhD program takes a distinctively integrative and interdisciplinary approach in investigating the systems of knowledge that comprise our linguistic competence. Students are exposed to different methodological approaches, while receiving firm grounding in the traditional domains of linguistics. Our faculty supports our graduate students in their pursuit of academic and non-academic positions.

  10. PhD in Linguistics

    The PhD in linguistics is intended for students who wish to pursue an academic career in research and teaching of linguistics. Students complete coursework in all major subfields of linguistics and work closely with an advisor to design an individualized plan of study beyond these core courses that allows them to achieve depth and specialization in a chosen subfield.

  11. 10 Jobs You Can Get With a Degree in Linguistics

    Here are 10 jobs you can get with a degree in linguistics: 1. Linguist. National average salary: $34,574 per year Primary duties: A linguist is a specialist who researches and evaluates different aspects of language. Linguists might specialize in a particular language and research it in-depth, or they might specialize in a concept of language ...

  12. Graduate Program

    Admission to candidacy in the field of Linguistics consists of writing two research papers which are evaluated in two exams, the Q-exam and the A-exam. The Q-exam is taken by the end of the second year, and the A-exam is taken by the end of the third year. Graduate School regulations require that all doctoral students must take the Examination ...

  13. PhD in Linguistics

    The PhD program is for those interested in advanced research training and developing expertise in an area of their choice. Program Overview. Our department covers a broad range of research topics, with substantial coverage of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

  14. Ph.D. Program

    The course requirements provide more flexibility than most linguistics programs, allowing students to acquire the broad training that is most appropriate to individual goals. Course loads are designed to leave time for students to become involved in original research at an early stage of the program. Many students continue to pursue research in ...

  15. PhD in Linguistics

    The mission of the department's PhD program is to train students to do research in linguistics and produce research that reflects the values and the mission of the department as a whole, to prepare them for academic jobs at teaching universities, liberal arts colleges, or major research universities and for jobs outside of academia.

  16. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics

    The Doctor of Philosophy program in linguistics requires a minimum of 72 s.h. of graduate credit, or 73 s.h. for graduates of the M.A. program. A minimum of 18 hours must be advanced coursework. Students must maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 3.00. The highly selective program provides

  17. PhD in Linguistics » Academics

    PhD in Linguistics. Human language is a multifaceted phenomenon. It is simultaneously a property of individual minds and of whole speech communities, and thus both internal and external to us. It both shapes and is shaped by our societies over time. It is a combination of sound (or sign), which has physical properties that can be measured, and ...

  18. Linguistics, PhD

    The aim of the PhD program in Linguistics is to instruct students in the major areas of linguistic theory and the methods of linguistic analysis, and to prepare students to become independent researchers in one or more linguistic subfields. Candidates entering with an approved master's degree must complete 64 graduate hours with a minimum ...

  19. What can I do with a degree in linguistics?

    Linguistics can give you a valuable cross-language perspective. Teach at the university level: If you go on to get a graduate degree in linguistics you might teach in departments such as Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology, Speech/Communication Sciences, Anthropology, English, and departments focused on specific foreign languages.

  20. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD)

    Linguistics covers the core areas of phonetics, phonology, semantics, and syntax with the possibility of specializing in First Nations languages, African languages, first language acquisition, and experimental linguistics as well as specialized interaction with other disciplines such as art, computer science, music, philosophy, and psychology ...

  21. Linguistics

    Program overview. The School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures offers a rigorous doctoral program in theoretical linguistics, drawing on work in syntax, phonology, phonetics, morphology and more to train authoritative scholars with a comprehensive understanding of the discipline. Our program also has a long tradition of field ...

  22. Careers in Linguistics

    What Can I do with a Degree in Linguistics? The field of linguistics is extremely diverse, intersecting with many areas such as anthropology, computer science, engineering, foreign language study, neurology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and speech & hearing science, among others. As a result, a degree in linguistics can provide the foundation for a wide range of jobs and careers (see ...

  23. Department of Linguistics Postgraduate Programmes

    Honours in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics. This interdisciplinary programme offers students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of areas of their undergraduate degree in Language and Communication as well as to specialise in areas of interest to them and their future profession. Students will complete three coursework modules and a ...