Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Linguistics Ph.D.Linguistics, Institute of
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Institute of Linguistics, 205 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-3331; fax: 612-624-4579)
Email:
ling@umn.edu
Website: http://www.linguistics.umn.edu/grad/
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Investigation in phonology, syntax, and semantics/pragmatics seeks to determine general principles governing the structure and use of human language and the parameters that determine degree and manner of variation across languages. These core areas constitute the foundation for other subfields of linguistics, including psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, computational linguistics, and neurolinguistics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
15
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Language Requirement: Knowledge of two languages not native to student.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
The Ph.D. program focuses on theoretical issues in core areas of language structure (phonology, syntax, semantics/pragmatics), language processing (cognitive processes that underlie language use), and language acquisition. The program especially emphasizes research that integrates core areas of theoretical linguistics with language processing or acquisition.
For the Ph.D., no minimum number of credits is required besides the 12 credits in related fields and 24 thesis credits. However, all Ph.D. students are expected to have completed M.A. course requirements (26 credits or less, depending on prior coursework in linguistics), a second-semester course in field methods (3 credits), and an individualized plan of study (including at least three 8xxx courses) to be determined in consultation with the student's committee. Upon completion of required coursework, students must pass a preliminary written exam in phonology, syntax, and their primary and secondary areas of concentration. Two research papers judged to be of near publishable quality by the student's committee can be substituted for exam questions in any of these areas. The preliminary oral exam is a presentation and defense of a research-paper-length dissertation prospectus, which introduces and motivates the student's dissertation topic and provides a detailed plan for completion of the dissertation.
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