Master of Arts in Linguistics

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Master of Arts in Linguistics Degree

Non-Thesis Option, Analytical Stream (39 Sem. Hrs.)

The non-thesis option consists of 39 semester hours of course work, plus comprehensive exams.

A. CORE REQUIREMENTS – 15 Semester Hours

Course No.
Course Name
Sem. Hours
Notes
LING 560 Syntax and Semantics
3
Formerly Comm. Analysis
LING 580 Field Methods: Data Management and Analysis
3
Formerly Data Management
LING 586 Advanced Phonology
3
 
LING 650 Survey of Linguistic Theories
3
New course
LING 680 Advanced Field Methods: Analysis and Writing
3
New course
  TOTAL
15
 
 

B. ANALYTICAL STREAM  – LING 660 plus at least 9 s.h. from the following courses:

LING 555 Historical and Comparative Linguistics
3
New course
LING 576 Acoustic Phonetics
3
New course
LING 660 Problems in Morphology and Syntax
3
New course
LING 688 Tone Analysis
3
New number
LING 691 Discourse Analysis
3
New number
 
TOTAL

12

 
 

C. ELECTIVES – At least 12 s.h. from the following courses.

LING 513 Sociolinguistics
3
TESOL program
LING 566 Principles of Sociolinguistic Survey
3
New course
LING 570 Language and Culture Acquisition: Theory and Praxis
3
Formerly Field Methods
LING 574 Literacy Materials Development
3
New course
LING 581 Anthropological Linguistics: Ethnography
3
Formerly Ethnography
LING 582 Issues in Community Literacy
3
 
LING 583 Language Programs Design and Management
3
 
LING 584 Principles of Literacy
3
 
LING 585 Principles of Translation
3
 
LING 590 Philosophy of Language
3
 
LING 611 Applied Phonology for TESOL
3
TESOL program
LING 612 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
3
TESOL program
LING 695 Topics in Linguistics
3
May be repeated for credit as topic changes
  TOTAL
15
 
 

D. COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS

       
  TOTAL SEM HRS FOR DEGREE
39
15+12+12