Graduate Certificate in Linguistics at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

An 18-credit-hour graduate certificate for individuals who want to apply linguistics in professional fields, drawing on applied, socio- and theoretical linguistics. It also serves students preparing to teach foreign language at high school or junior college level.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: World Languages and Cultures | Duration: 18 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Students select 18 graduate credit hours with an advisor from courses such as History of Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language, and phonetics and language-specific linguistics courses, with an optional Capstone Project.

Career pathways

Teaching foreign languages at high school or junior college level and other professional applications of linguistics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply online to the Office of Graduate Admissions; up to 6 certificate credit hours may be taken before applying. Current UTK graduate students add the certificate through a Change of Program. A minimum 3.00 graduate GPA must be maintained, and courses must be approved by the programme advisor.

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: 18 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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