Project-based MA
Complete 35 units: 29 credits of coursework and 6 credits of project.
MA Project students must take all of:
- Ling 880 Advanced Linguistic Research for Professional Development (3) 鈥搒econd year.
- Ling 890 Graduate Seminar I (1) 鈥� must complete in first year.
- Ling 891 Graduate Seminar II (1) 鈥� must complete in first year.
- Eight additional graduate courses (24). Only two of these eight courses should be taken outside the linguistics department. *Consultation with supervisor recommended.
After students have completed the above course requirements, they can then enroll in:
- Ling 893 Linguistics MA Project (6).
Project MA students are expected to complete most of their coursework by the fourth semester. Research and writeup for the project take place in the fifth and sixth semesters. For a list of current linguistics graduate courses, visit our courses page.
The nature and scope of a project should be determined in consultation with the faculty supervisor. Examples might include:
- Linguistic analysis of an understudied language.
- Language documentation resource.
- Linguistics teaching module or curriculum.
- Meta-analysis of the scientific literature in a particular sub-field of linguistics.
- Digital media project.
- Literature review.
- Written report 鈥� which should be longer and/or more comprehensive than a typical final paper in a graduate course.
Unlike a thesis, a project does not need to be defended, but it should be reviewed and approved by a second reader and presented to the Department in a colloquium or similar event. Students in the MA Project stream must sign an Approval of Supervisory Committee form by the end of their first term.
Supervisory Committee
MA Project students should formally declare their Supervisory Committee by the end of their first term. This Committee must comprise of at least one Supervisor from the Lingusitics Department. Students may choose to add one more member to their Committee.
Download the latest APPROVAL OF SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE form here.
Program Completion Time Limit
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- Graduate students in the Department of Linguistics are expected to complete their degrees within the as outlined in the :
- MA students have a maximum of 9 semesters to complete their program
- Parental leave, medical/compassionate leave, academic break do not count towards time limit
- Personal leave will count towards the time limit
- Extensions will only be granted under extenuating circumstances, and must be supported by the student鈥檚 senior supervisor, and approved by the Linguistics Graduate Studies Committee and Dean of Graduate Studies.