MA Linguistics at University of Florida

Programme overview

The Department of Linguistics offers the MA with specializations including core linguistics, language documentation, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, TESL, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Linguistics | Study mode: full-time | Location: Gainesville, FL, United States

What you will study

Courses include Phonetics for Linguists, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Methods in Language Documentation and Research for Master's Thesis. A combined BA/MA lets strong students earn both in five years.

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Entry requirements

The Linguistics Department offers graduate programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees with specializations in The core areas of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) Language documentation Sociolinguistics and language change Discourse analysis TESL Second language acquisition Psycholinguistics Neurolinguistics For detailed information on the program, including financial aid, please visit the website http://lin.ufl.edu . The Certificate in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching is offered to University of Florida graduate degree-seeking students in linguistics and related disciplines. The department also offers a combination degree program available to Linguistics majors that enables strong students to obtain a BA and an MA in five years. More details and an application form can be found here: https://lin.ufl.edu/undergraduate/combination-ba- University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

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.

Graduate applicants apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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