Linguistics (PhD)

Core:

The following courses are required and must be taken for a letter grade (not as Listener or Pass/Fail):

• LING 607 - Phonology I Credit(s): 3
• LING 608 - Phonology II Credit(s): 3
• LING 609 - Syntax I Credit(s): 3
• LING 610 - Syntax II Credit(s): 3
• CGSC 697 - Experimental Linguistics Credit(s): 3
• Students must also take at least three 800-level seminars (nine credits), two in Linguistics and one in either Linguistics or Cognitive Science.
• Students must also take 27 credits (nine courses) of Linguistics or related courses, chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.

Dissertation Coursework:

Complete 9 credits.

• LING 969 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit(s): 1-12

Qualifying Papers:

Students are required to submit two Qualifying Papers that are judged to be substantial and meet professional standards of scholarship by the Qualifying Paper committee.

Dissertation Prospectus

Each student must choose a dissertation director, form a dissertation committee, and submit a Dissertation Prospectus for approval.  The dissertation committee will meet with the student to examine the proposal and the qualifications of the student to carry out the proposed research. 

Dissertation:

Students who have completed all of the above requirements are allowed to write the dissertation. The dissertation committee will administer a final oral defense of the dissertation.