Ph.D. Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at University of South Florida

Programme overview

The Ph.D. trains advanced students to use principled, empirical approaches to language-related issues, with research in second language acquisition, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, language assessment, computer-assisted language learning and AI. Students gain undergraduate teaching experience and present and publish scholarship.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: World Languages | Duration: 55 credit hours post-master's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

15 credits of core (Research and Writing in Applied Linguistics, Advanced Seminar, Professional Development, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods), 6 credits of foundation courses, 15 credits of electives (e.g. Sociolinguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics), a qualifying exam and at least 18 dissertation credits with proposal and dissertation defenses.

Career pathways

University teaching, language program administration, and industry roles in linguistic research and analysis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meet USF university admission and English proficiency requirements. M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, TESOL, Second Language Studies, Foreign Languages or a related field with a GPA of 3.50 or higher; experience learning an additional language; statement of research interest (max 2 pages); CV; solo-authored writing sample showing research skill; three academic references; interview with program faculty; official transcripts (with official translation if not in English). GRE optional but strongly preferred.

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.

Doctoral admission is offered for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Final university deadlines for doctoral programmes: February 15 for Fall, October 15 for Spring, February 15 for Summer. Programme-specific priority deadlines apply for funding and consideration.

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