PhD Applied Linguistics and Technology at Iowa State University

Programme overview

Doctoral programme in the English Department focused on English language description, teaching, learning and assessment with an emphasis on technology. Topics include computational and corpus linguistic analysis, technology in English teaching and assessment, and second language pronunciation.

Faculty: Graduate College | Department: Department of English | Duration: Median time to doctorate 6.0 years; 72 graduate credit hours | Intake: Fall only; deadline 5 January (applications accepted from 15 October) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ames, IA, United States

What you will study

72 graduate credit hours including a dissertation, a foreign language requirement, a portfolio assessment, a preliminary exam (dissertation proposal and oral defence) and a final oral dissertation defence.

Career pathways

Academic appointments in applied linguistics and English departments; research and development, international publishing and government agencies in the US and abroad.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College requirements: 4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) Academic Records/Transcripts Minimum 3.0 GPA (Program may alter requirement.) Proof of English Proficiency. Programme-specific requirements: Master’s degree completed and conferred prior to first semester in the program Three letters of recommendation (LOR). Curriculum vitae/resume. Statement of purpose and personal goals. Application for Teaching Assistantship statement Writing sample according to our guidelines. All nonnative speaking applicants must provide an audio/video of spontaneous spoken English emailed to [email protected]. Program Requires GRE: Yes Program Requires GMAT: No

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for first-year applicants include Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027. International undergraduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and may be submitted up to one year before the intended start date; applying at least six to eight weeks in advance is strongly recommended.

Graduate application fee: $60 for domestic applicants and $100 for international applicants (nonrefundable), a separate fee for each program applied to; some programs postpone fee collection until after review. Deadlines are set by each graduate program.

Apply through the official page: https://apps.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/online/

Explore more study programmes

Arts & Humanities