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MA Linguistics at University of Georgia

University of Georgia, United States

Programme overview

Linguistics at the University of Georgia is interdisciplinary by nature, having 30 faculty members sourced from 11 different departments across campus.

Faculty: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 33 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

33 credit hours total. Required courses include LING 7300 Master's Thesis; LING 8021 Phonetics and Phonology; LING 8101 (2 hours) Linguistics Colloquium; LING 8150 Generative Syntax; LING 4022/6022 Advanced Phonetics and Phonology.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to PhD programs, as well as careers in education and industry (e.g., as language teachers in public school systems or data analysts).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of recommendation CV or Résumé Statement of Purpose (a writing sample that illustrates the skills and types of research you wish to conduct while pursuing your graduate degree) Writing samples should be academic in nature and are normally a paper submitted for a course. Submissions must be in English. Applicants will be prompted to submit this sample during the Graduate School's online application process. Academic transcript. Successful applicants for the M.A. and Ph.D. programs typically have undergraduate GPAs well above 3.0. Applicants will have the opportunity to upload unofficial, scanned transcripts as you apply on the Graduate School's website. If further unofficial transcripts are required, applicants should contact the Graduate School. Email to  [email protected] . In the event that applicants are recommended for admission, they will be asked to provide official transcripts to the Graduate School. An applicant's degree(s) need not be in Linguistics, but coursework or experience relevant to Linguistics is st

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.

Duration: 33 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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