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Linguistics: Language Acquisition (Ph.D.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

Doctor of Philosophy programme offered by Linguistics (Faculty of Arts). Students must satisfy all program requirements for the Ph.D. in Linguistics. The Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to language acquisition. Students admitted to PhD1 are required to register in two PhD1 research courses consecutively during their first Fall & Winter terms: ARTR 718 in their first term, followed by ARTR 719 in their second term.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Linguistics  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Doctoral requirements include required courses (27 credits) and complementary courses (18 credits).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed B.A. with a specialization in linguistics (or an M.A. in Linguistics); applicants with other backgrounds are also considered, and those with outstanding potential but no linguistics background may be admitted to a Qualifying Year.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply

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