Linguistics Doctor of Philosophy Program
Department of Linguistics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
間眅埶AV Calendar 2012 Spring
間眅埶AV Requirements
Students must demonstrate a substantial background in linguistics and research methodology. Direct doctor of philosophy (PhD) program admission without a master of arts (MA) in linguistics, or equivalent is normally not possible. see graduate general regulation 1.3 for more information.
Areas of Specialization
Linguistic theory, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse-pragmatics, computational linguistics, Amerindian linguistics, historical and comparative linguistics, history of linguistics, sociolinguistics, second language learning.
Time Limit
Although University regulations allow an eight year time limit for the PhD, a PhD student is normally expected to complete the degree in three years after the MA. See Graduate General Regulations.
Program Requirements
These requirements are beyond those of the MA requirements. Students may need to complete specified courses from the MA program requirements as a condition of admission to the PhD program.
Course Work
Students complete at least 16 linguistics units (four courses), approved by the supervisory committee. Only one course may be a directed research course.
Thesis Proposal
Candidates submit a written thesis proposal to the supervisory committee which defines the intended original research and the relationship between it and existing scholarship. After submission, the student presents the proposal at a departmental colloquium no later than the end of the ninth residence term. The written proposal must be approved by the supervisory committee prior to the start of substantive research.
Thesis
All students must complete a PhD thesis based on original research and must comply with University regulations on completing and defending a thesis.
Language Requirements
Candidates must show high competence in two languages other than English, with some knowledge of the structure of at least one non-Indo-European language. The supervisory committee determines how to demonstrate this competence.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.