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Linguistics,
MA
The M.A. Program in Linguistics has two purposes: it serves as a bridge program for students with undergraduate degrees in other fields who want to enter Ph.D. programs in linguistics, and with an appropriate selection of electives, it prepares students for careers in second language instruction and related applications of linguistics. Core coursework focuses on formal linguistics and the history of the field; electives include advanced work in formal linguistics, as well as courses in languages, psychology, philosophy, TESOL, and other fields related to linguistics.
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m. Students able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Department
Information
Dept. of Communication Sciences 265-62
1701 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215 204 7543
Ranking:
Not applicable.
Accreditation:
False
Areas
of Specialization:
Faculty research activity is in syntax, phonology, and morphology. Affiliated faculty in other departments have research interests in semantics, socioloinguistics, language acquisition, and second language instruction. Faculty members have expertise in Bantu, Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages.
Job
Placement:
Graduates who have not gone on to Ph.D. programs have become teachers of English as a second language, translators, and linguistic fieldworkers. Some students are in-service teachers and fieldworkers.
Affiliation(s):
Interdisciplinary
Study :
Students in linguistics regularly take courses in philosophy, psychology, education, anthropology, English, and Spanish.
Study
Abroad:
No.
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
All courses are available to nonmatriculated students who have the appropriate background. The Graduate School limits to the application of nonmatriculated coursework to the degree program are observed.
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