Overview
Features
The aim of the PhD program in Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is to instruct students in the major areas of linguistic theory and the methods of linguistic analysis, and to prepare students to become independent researchers in one or more linguistic subfields.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Syntax
- Phonology
- Formal Semantics
- Special Topics in Linguistics
- Practicum
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA — 3
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test — 115
- TOEFL iBT — 79
- IELTS — 6.5
General requirements
- Applicants to the MATESL and PhD programs in Linguistics must have completed a bachelor's degree.
- For the PhD program in Linguistics, undergraduate preparation should include the study of at least one foreign language; a course equivalent to LING 400 on this campus; and a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, or mathematics.
- For the MATESL program, an undergraduate major in linguistics, English, a foreign language, or education is generally recommended, though other majors are also acceptable. Applicants must present a grade point average of at least 3.0 (A = 4.0) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Two years of coursework in a foreign language or the equivalent are also required.
