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Required Courses

All MA students must complete 30 credits, including the following five required courses: LING 5030: Linguistic Phonetics, LING 5410: Phonology, LING 5420: Morphology and Syntax,ÌýLING 5430: Semantics and Pragmatics, and LING 5570: Diachronic Linguistics. Required courses count for 15 credits,Ìýand electives count for the remaining 15. Of the 15 elective credits, up to 6 may be taken outside Linguistics with advisor approval.

Note: This is a sample schedule. Electives may be taken in any semester.

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Students have the option either to write an MA thesis or to take the comprehensive exam in order to complete the MA degree requirements.

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MA without Thesis

The MAÌýwithoutÌýthesis planÌýrequires 30 semester hours of course work plus a successfully completed comprehensive examination. A specialization or certificate is possible. The 30 credit hours include the 5 required courses and approximately 5 electives (15 credit hours), as described above.

MA with Thesis

A thesis is not required for the MA; however, a studentÌýmay elect to write a thesis.ÌýA thesis is prepared under the guidance of an MA thesis committee consisting of the thesis advisor, a second reader in the Department and a third member (possibly external to Linguistics).

The MAÌýwithÌýthesis planÌýrequires 30 semester hours of course work plus a written thesis and passing oral thesis defense. The 30 credit hours include the 5 required courses, at least 4Ìýand at mostÌý6 hours of thesis credits, and 9-11 additional elective credits, as described above.

For detailed information about the Linguistics MA thesis, read about MA thesis procedures.ÌýIf you do not defend and file the MA thesis, you will not be allowed to apply any thesis credits you have accumulated toward the 30 credits needed to obtain the MA.