About the Program

Our advanced degree options in linguistics provide broad theoretical and empirical training to prepare you for professional and academic careers. Through coursework, dedicated faculty advising, and collaborative projects, you will learn how to identify significant theoretical questions and develop the methodological and analytical skills to answer these questions. You will have the opportunity to conduct high-quality, original research with a firm empirical foundation in language data and demonstrate its significance to linguistics and related fields.

What You’ll Study

Our graduate programs allow you to craft an individualized program of study within broad guidelines that are designed to accommodate your particular degree, your academic interests, and your long-term goals. Key features of our program offerings include:

• Building a foundation: You will complete a set of basic courses chosen from a menu designed to expose you to the breadth of linguistics, while allowing these courses to be tailored to your own interests and goals.

• Deepening your knowledge: You will take further courses chosen to enhance your knowledge of the areas most relevant to you and to provide you with the methodological expertise you require.

• Research opportunities: You will have varied opportunities to work closely with faculty members on research projects, including on topics that span and bridge subareas of linguistics and touch on neighboring disciplines.

• Learning beyond the classroom: You will be able to participate in weekly lab groups and research workshops that expose you to faculty and student research at various stages of development. Regular colloquia will provide you with further opportunities to enrich your background in linguistics.

• Dedicated advising: From the outset of each program, you will be guided by faculty advisors and other faculty members to ensure you chart the path that allows you to achieve your goals.