Accelerated MA in Linguistics
5 year BA / MA in Linguistics
Students who begin as undergraduate majors in either linguistics or TESOL may pursue the 5-year MA in linguistics, providing (i) they have maintained a 3.5 grade point average in 300 and 400-level courses, and (ii) their BA coursework includes the following:
Courses required of all 5-year BA / MA students: (15 semester hours)
- 200 Language, Society, and the Mind
- 300 Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics
- 405 Phonological Theories
- 408 Introduction to Syntactic Theory
- 406 Introduction to Historical Linguistics, or 452 Field Methods in Linguistics
Beyond these courses and the other requirements for their BA degrees is added a fifth year, consisting of advanced coursework and a 20-25 page research paper.
Fifth year: (27 credit hours)
Fall (12 credit hours)
- 505 Professional Study of Linguistics
- 558 Advanced Syntax
- 553 Advanced Phonology
- Elective not taken at the undergraduate level (400-level or above)
Spring (12 credit hours)
- 506 Historical Linguistics (if not taken as 406) or 552 Field Methods (which may be repeated for credit)
- 2 electives not taken at the undergraduate level (400-level or above)
- 593 Research in Linguistics (3 credit hours)
Summer (3 credit hours)
- 593 Research in Linguistics (3 credit hours)