Linguistics

Degrees offered

Application deadline

February 1 for Fall Admission

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Why Linguistics at Memorial?

The Department of Linguistics was founded in 1968 and has offered graduate programs since shortly after its inception.

Departmental research reflects a strong commitment to the local region.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Linguistics. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MA: $7,000-$12,000

PhD: $18,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Linguistics. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Master’s: 2 years | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Department of Linguistics for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

Areas of specialization include aboriginal languages of eastern Canada (Algonquian, Inuktitut), as well as local varieties of English and French and their British/European origins. Research expertise and supervision are offered in language acquisition and experimental phonetics, from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. As well, the department offers a historical/comparative component, particularly with respect to the Indo-European, Bantu, and Algonquian language families.

Languages taught within the Linguistics Department, and on which the department particularly encourages graduate research, include Algonquian (Montagnais/Naskapi, Cree, Mi'kmaq), Inuktitut, Swahili and Sanskrit. Memorial also offers a full range of courses in English, French, German, Russian and Spanish, as well as Latin and Greek.

Minimum admissions requirements

For MA: Bachelor's degree (second class) in an appropriate area of study, with 'B+' average in Linguistics courses

For PhD: Master's degree in appropriate area of study

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