Graduate Study in Linguistics
Graduate study of Linguistics at NC State is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental. Students become world-class researchers with various specializations. We offer master’s level programs in both English and Spanish. See below for more information.
Master's in English
The linguistics program is one of the concentrations of the MA in English offered through the NC State English Department. The MA concentration in linguistics at NC State has gained a national and international reputation as one of the outstanding sociolinguistic programs in the nation. Within four years of its inception, the program was cited in The Real Guide to Graduate School (Lingua Franca, 1997) as one of the top five sociolinguistic programs in North America. NC State is the only MA-level program in the list, which includes well-established, longstanding Ph.D. programs in sociolinguistics such as the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University.
Requirements
The graduate M.A. program requires 15 semester hours in linguistics (see Courses below) out of a 33 semester-hour requirement for a Master of Arts in English and a research capstone project.
Master's in Spanish
Students wishing to follow the M.A. concentration in Hispanic Linguistics take courses in Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, as well as courses in Sociolinguistics in the Department of English M.A. program in Sociolinguistics (see Courses below). Our graduates have been admitted to top Ph.D. programs around the country, or have obtained college or secondary teaching positions following graduation.
Courses
English Department
ENG 523 Language Variation Research Seminar
ENG 524 Introduction to Linguistics
ENG 525 Variety in Language
ENG 527 Discourse Analysis
ENG 528 Language Change Research Seminar (Sociophonetics)
ENG 532 Narrative Analysis
ENG 533 Bilingualism and Language Contact
ENG 534 Quantitative Analysis of Sociolinguistics
ENG 584 Special Topics Studies in Linguistics
ENG 722 Linguistics and Literacy
ENG 729 Language Variation and Social Theory
ENG 730 Ethnolinguistic Variation
ENG 731 Applied Sociolinguistics
English Department Course Catelog
World Languages and Cultures Department
FLS 502 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
FLS 503 Spanish Applied Linguistics
FLS 504 Language Variation and Change in Spanish
FL 508 Second Language Acquisition
FLS 509 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
FLS 515 History of the Spanish Language