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Linguistics (MA) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The Linguistics MA is not a separate admission programme. Students in the PhD in Linguistics are awarded the MA automatically after completing the coursework and writing and successfully defending a screening research paper.

Department: Linguistics  |  Duration: 32 units of coursework plus a screening research paper  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Students complete 32 units, including LING 505a Seminar in Linguistics, LING 530 Generative Syntax, LING 531a Phonology and LING 610 Seminar in Linguistic Theory, plus courses related to their screening, a foreign language or research tool requirement, and a research paper submitted by the fourth semester of graduate study and defended orally.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The department does not accept applicants for a Master of Arts degree; the MA is awarded to students admitted to the PhD programme in Linguistics.

Duration: 32 units of coursework plus a screening research paper

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