Catalog Year: 2022-2023
Banner Code: LA-PHD-LING
The PhD in Linguistics trains students in the science of language. Students become specialists in the core areas of linguistics-- phonology, syntax, and semantics --and learn to integrate this core with the study of second language acquisition. The program prepares students for positions in academia, industry, government, and a host of organizations concerned with language and second language acquisition. Graduates may become research and teaching professors, administrators of language-learning programs, and consultants in computational linguistic research.
The University Catalog is the authoritative source for information on program requirements and courses. The Schedule of Classes is the authoritative source for information on classes scheduled for this semester. See the Schedule for the most up-to-date information and see Patriot web to register for classes. Requirements may be different for earlier catalog years. See the University Catalog archives.
Total credits: 72
Students should be aware of the specific policies associated with this program, located on the Admissions & Policies tab.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Phonology | ||
| LING 690 | Phonology I | 3 |
| LING 692 | Phonology II | 3 |
| LING 890 | Advanced Phonology Seminar | 3 |
| Syntax | ||
| LING 786 | Syntax I | 3 |
| LING 787 | Syntax II | 3 |
| LING 886 | Advanced Syntax Seminar | 3 |
| Semantics/Pragmatics | ||
| LING 785 | Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 |
| LING 788 | Semantics and Pragmatics II | 3 |
| Language Acquisition | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Second Language Acquisition II | ||
| Seminar in Language Acquisition | ||
| Research Methodology | ||
| LING 770 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Qualifying Papers | 6 | |
| Advanced Qualifying Seminar (Students register for this course twice) | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select 6 credits from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Seminar in Language Acquisition | ||
| Advanced Syntax Seminar | ||
| Advanced Phonology Seminar | ||
| Total Credits | 6 | |
| 1 |
Students take two seminar courses in two chosen fields. Seminar topics change every time they are offered. They may be repeated for credit. |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select five electives from the following: | 15 | |
| Field Work in Applied Linguistics | ||
| Applied Linguistics: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | ||
| English Grammar and Pedagogy | ||
| English Pronunciation and Pedagogy | ||
| Practicum in ESL | ||
| Historical Studies of the English Language | ||
| First Language Acquisition | ||
| Psycholinguistics | ||
| Introduction to Sociolinguistics | ||
| Directed Reading and Research | ||
| Grammatical Analysis | ||
| Theory of Translation | ||
| Statistical Reasoning | ||
| History of the Spanish Language | ||
| Applied Spanish Grammar | ||
| Hispanic Sociolinguistics | ||
| Language Development | ||
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Quantitative Foundations for Computational Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Computational Social Science | ||
| Ethics in Scientific Research | ||
| Bilingualism and Language Acquisition Research | ||
| Teaching English in the Secondary School | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |
To advance to candidacy, students must complete all coursework required on their approved program of study. Students must also successfully pass a written qualifying exam and an oral qualifying exam. In addition, students must have a dissertation committee appointed by the Dean’s Office as well as an approved proposal. Evidence of the approved proposal must be on file in the Dean’s Office before a student can advance to candidacy.
Once enrolled in LING 999 Doctoral Dissertation, students must follow the university's continuous registration policy as specified in AP.6.10.6 Dissertation Research. Students who defend in the summer must be registered for at least 1 credit of LING 999 Doctoral Dissertation.
Students apply to this degree a minimum of 12 dissertation credits (LING 998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal and LING 999 Doctoral Dissertation combined) with at least 3 credits of LING 999 Doctoral Dissertation. Because of the continuous registration policy, students may be required to register for additional credits of these courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Dissertation Research | 12 | |
| Doctoral Dissertation Proposal | ||
| Doctoral Dissertation | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |