威斯康星大學(xué)密爾沃基分校

Credits and Courses

Students admitted to the master’s program earn the degree by completing a minimum of 30 credits of graduate coursework, submitting a final project, and passing an oral examination on the final project. Students who demonstrate a capacity for doctoral work and wish to earn a PhD at UWM are advised to proceed as rapidly as possible to doctoral status. No more than 30 credits earned at the master’s level may be included in the 54 credits required for the PhD.

The 30 credits are distributed as follows:

18 credits in required courses covering core areas of linguistics:

Linguis 415 – First Language Acquisition (or)

Linguis 420 – Introduction to Second Language Acquisition

Linguis 450 – General Phonetics and Phonetics Practicum

Linguis 460 – Introduction to Phonology

Linguis 464 – Introduction to Syntax

Linguis 466 – Semantics

Linguis 468 – Language in its Various Forms (or)

Linguis 470 – Historical/Comparative Linguistics

12 elective credits distributed among 400- to 800-level courses in linguistics and related fields as approved by the student’s major professor

Students who completed any of the required courses as undergraduates will substitute another course selected in consultation with their major professor.

TESOL Concentration

Students may elect to complete a concentration in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages as part of their MA studies. The TESOL concentration requires that students complete, in addition to the above courses, the following courses as part of their electives:

Linguis/MALLT 708: Proseminar in Linguistics

Linguis 410: Literacy, Grammar, and Methodologies in ESL Education

English/Linguis 565: Introduction to Adult/University-Level TESOL

English/Linguis 569: Internship in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners

Linguis 799: Reading and Research for Master’s Students (TESOL-related paper/project)

The TESOL concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.