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Linguistics
 
  Program Website: www.linguistics.ualberta.ca
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  Program Email: linggrad@ualberta.ca  

 

Department Profile
Note: The information provided is for promotional purposes and is subject to change. Always consult the department website and the University Calendar for the most up-to-date information.

 

Areas of Research
  • Cognitive Linguistics
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Experimental Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
  • Field Linguistics and Language Documentation
  • Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
  • Psycholinguistics and Quantitative Linguistics
  • Typology and Language Variation

 

Programs
   

Typical Length (in years)

Typical Entry

 

MSc (Course)

2

Fall (Sept) 

 

MSc (Thesis)

2

Fall (Sept) 

 

PhD

4-5

Fall (Sept) 

 

Minimum Admission Requirement
GPA
  • 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale on the most recent two years of full-time study (or equivalent)
English Language Proficiency
Applicants with degrees/qualifications in a language other than English may need to demonstrate English Language Proficiency through one of the following exam scores:
  • TOEFL: minimum score of 600 (paper-based) or a total score of 100 with a score of at least 20 on each of the individual skill areas (internet-based)
  • MELAB: minimum score of 85
  • IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band score of 6.5, with at least 5 on each band
  • CAEL: overall minimum score of 60, with at least 60 on each subtest
  • PTE (Academic): overall minimum score of 59
Other Requirements
  • separate undergraduate-level courses in at least 5 of the following 6 areas: general linguistics, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics

 

Department Application Deadline
   

Canadian

International

 

Fall (Sept) Entry

Jan 15

Jan 15

 

 

Tuition & Fees (typical)
  • approximately $5,000 CAD per year (full-time Canadian/Permanent Resident)
  • approximately $8,650 CAD per year (full-time International student)
Funding (typical)
The University of Alberta does not guarantee funding and funding levels may vary. Please contact the department for details.

Canadian

  • $13,500 for MSc student (scholarship and TA/RA)
  • $15,000 for PhD student (scholarship and TA/RA)

International

  • $13,500 for MSc student (scholarship and TA/RA) + limited tuition relief, as available
  • $15,000 for PhD student (scholarship and TA/RA) + limited tuition relief, as available
About the Department
  • strong commitment to the empirical and experimental study of language
  • graduate students receive thorough training in language analysis and are exposed to a variety of research methodologies encompassing experimentation, field observation, computer modeling, and corpus-based inquiry through research assistantships and participation in a variety of research and reading groups
  • home to the Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics, the Language Documentation Research Cluster, the Alberta Phonetics Lab, the Child Language Lab, the Corpus Linguistics/ICE-Canada Lab, and the journal, Linguistic Abstracts
  • sponsor of several international conferences, including the Workshop on Computational Modelling of Sound Pattern Acquisition (2010), the American Association of Corpus Linguistics (2009); the International Conference on the Mental Lexicon (2008), and the Dene (Athapaskan) Languages Conference (2008)
  • close ties with the Text Analysis Portal for Research (TAPoR), a network of scholars in humanities computing which has assisted many of our faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students in their research
  • co-sponsors the Canadian Indigenous Languages and Literacy Development Institute (CILLDI), an annual summer school for Aboriginal language teachers and activists; graduate students are active as CILLDI instructors and TAs every summer, delivering courses towards the Community Linguist Certificate for speakers of minority languages
  • holds a regular colloquium series and has hosted a number of distinguished speakers recently, including Sonya Bird, Charles Boberg, Lyle Campbell, Bill Croft, Donna Gerdts, Stefan Gries, Ronald Langacker, Igor Mel'cuk, Dennis Preston, Rich Rhodes, Haj Ross, Edward Vajda, and Richard Wright
  • an active Graduate Linguistics Club that sponsors a visiting speaker annually, plus other social and professional activities
How to Apply?
  • Your first step is to visit the website of the department offering your program of interest and to inquire with the department. Different departments have different application procedures and approaches, so always inquire first. See How to Apply.

 

 
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