UM Linguistics

The Linguistics Program offers an MA in Linguistics. For admission information, see Contact page and Graduate calatog.

Requirements for MA in Linguistics

LING 471
LING 472
LING 474

LING 489
LING 484 or 475

LING 570

Elective (One from the following)

LING 473

LING 465

LING 477

LING 478
LING 475 (If not taken as core)

LING 484 (If not taken as core)

THESIS OPTION:

LING 699 (6 Thesis Credits)

3 credots from LING 595, 596 or 570

Non-THESIS OPTION:

9 credits from LING 595, 596, and/or 570.

Students entered Linguistics Program by 2009 may use the requirements listed below:

Requirements for General Track

Requirements for Applied Track

LING 471
LING 472
LING 474
LING 475
LING 484 or 489
Three Seminars (LING 570)

THESIS OPTION: 6 Thesis credits & 6 500-level credits

Non-THESIS OPTION: 12 500-level credits (3 credits may be 400-level).

LING 471
LING 472
LING 466
LING 478 or 477
LING 480
Three Seminars (LING 570)

THESIS OPTION: 6 Thesis credits & 6 500-level credits

Non-THESIS OPTION: 12 500-level credits (3 credits may be 400-level).

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*ESL Teaching Assistants are required to take Ling 575 Preceptorship (R4), which does not carry degree credit.

After Graduation, our alumni have been accepted at various PhD programs (U of Arizona, U of British Columbia, U of California Santa Barbara, U of California San Diego, U of Hawai'i, U of New Mexico, U of Utah, Michigan State University, Rutgers University).

Other alumni have obtained language teaching jobs in various countries (Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc.)

The program offers a minor in linguistics. Students majoring in any discipline including, but not limited to, the following fields will find Linguistics courses to be a highly valuable addition to their major course of study: Biology, Communication Studies, Communicative Science and Disorders, Computer Science, Education, English, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Native American Studies, Psychology.

Minor in Linguistics

Earning a minor in Linguistics requires the completion of 18 credits. Students must complete the following requirements beyond their major degree requirements:

i. Basic core courses (3 credits)
LING 470 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis (3 cr.)

ii. 2 core courses (6 credits from the following courses)
LING 471        Phonetics and Phonology (3 cr.)
LING 472        Generative Syntax (3 cr.)
LING 489        Morphology (3 cr.)

iii. 3 elective courses (9 credits from the following courses)
LING 270S*    Introduction to Linguistics (3 cr.)
LING 375X     Endangered Languages (3 cr.)
LING 465*      History and Structure of English (3 cr.)
LING 466        Pedagogical Grammar (3 cr.)
LING 471**    Phonetics and Phonology (3 cr.)
LING 472**    Generative Syntax (3 cr.)
LING 473W     Language and Culture (3 cr.)
LING 474        Historical Linguistics (3 cr.)
LING 475        Linguistics Field Methods (3 cr.)
LING 477        Bilingualism (3 cr.)
LING 478        Second Language Development (3 cr.)
LING 484W     Native American Indigenous Languages and Linguistics (3 cr.)
LING 489**    Morphology (3 cr.)

*Cannot be taken after 470 or other courses marked with an asterik. Only one of 270S and 465 may be counted towards the minor.

** May be taken as an elective, if not taken as a required course under ii above.

A major in linguistics is not currently offered.

Also, undergraduates may pursue a Linguistics Option in three majors: Anthropology, English and Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

Linguistics with Anthropology Major

Linguistics with English Major

MCLL (Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures)

For a degree in anthropology with an option in linguistics, the student must meet all the general Anthropology requirements and complete an additional 12 credits from the following:

LING 471
LING 472
LING 473S
LING 474
LING 475
LING 484

See also Anthropology site for major requirements

Two options: General Linguistics & Teaching ESL

General (27 credits):
LING 470, 471, 472, 473, 474 and 476; LING 489; two courses from 475, 477 or 478.

Teaching ESL (28 credits):
LING 465, 466, 470, 471, 472, one course from LING 473, 475 or 476; LING 477 or 478; LING 480, 481 and 491, and one upper-division LING elective.

See also English site for major requirements

French Linguistics Option:
Within the French major it is possible to elect an option in linguistics.

1. Language courses 101 to 202 or equivalent in French.
2. The available language courses numbered 401 or approved equivalent.
3. Eighteen credits of Linguistics, including: LING 270 or 470, 471, 473S.
4. Strongly recommended are: nine upper division credits in literature and/or culture, and at least one course in the history of Europe.

See also MCLL site for major requiremengts

Certificate of Accomplishment in English as a Second Language Teaching:
The Linguistics Program offers a Certificate that can be earned by undergraduate and graduate students while they complete requirements for degrees in other disciplines.

In order to earn the Certificate students must hold (or simultaneously earn) a bachelor's degree, and complete the following courses:

Required:

LING 470; LING 471; LING 472; LING 477 or 478; LING 480; LING 491 (3 credits for students with a teaching major, 1 credit otherwise)

Two from the following:
LING 466, LING 473 , LING 476, LING 481, LING 489

Also two years of a foreign language or its equivalent is required.
Non-native speakers of English may have to take an English competency examination.

Students completing a basic teacher education program with a teaching major will be certified to teach ESL in K-12 in Montana and elsewhere. The curriculum outlined on page 201 of the current catalog constitutes a minor teaching field.

Click here for an ESL Certificate form in PDF format

The following linguistics courses are designated as General Education (GenEd) courses.

LING 270S
LING 375X
LING 473 (Writing)

LING 484 (Writing)

Symbolic Systems
LING 470 & LING 471

or

LING 470 & LING 472

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