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Boston University

Program in Linguistics

Boston, MA

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Overview

Program in Linguistics / Program in Linguistics is located in Boston, MA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 19
Doctoral Degrees 1
Other Advanced Degrees 0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available? Yes
Evening/weekend programs available? No
Distance learning programs available? No
Terminal master's degree available? Yes

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees 1 Foreign Language
Doctoral Degrees Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

94
Applied
34
Accepted
9
Enrolled
36%

Applying

95
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline January 6th January 6th No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Requirements 3 letters of recommendation, transcripts, personal statement, curriculum vitae, writing sample
Doctoral Degree Requirements 3 letters of recommendation, transcripts, personal statement, curriculum vitae, writing sample

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 550
TOEFL IBT score: 84

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards January 6
Types of financial support available Fellowships
Teaching Assistantships
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Federal Work-Study

Student Body

27
Total Graduate Students
37%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 3.7%
Black or African American 3.7%
White or Caucasian 55%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Asian 3.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 3.7%
Unknown 0%

Gender

Male (44%)
Female (55%)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Linguistic theory, experimental phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and information status, prosody sociolinguistics, language acquisition, language documentation and field linguistics, language change and variation, Romance linguistics, sign language linguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year: 0

Location & Contact

Address One Silber Way
Boston, MA  2215
United States
Contact Jon Barnes
Director
Email: carol@bu.edu
Phone: 617-353-6222

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