Introduction Departments: Art Communication Criminal Justice English History Languages and Linguistics Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary Studies Music Philosophy Political Science Psychology Sociology and Anthropology Theatre Arts Dr. Howard C. Daudistel, Dean Dr. Mimi R. Gladstein, Associate Dean Dr. Evelyn J. Posey, Associate Dean Liberal Arts Bldg., Room 343 Phone: (915) 747-5666 Fax: (915) 747-5905		Languages and Linguistics Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/lgsling/ 137 Liberal Arts (915) 747-5767 1.- Linguistics 2.- Spanish 3.- General Courses 4.- French (FREN) Courses 5.- Linguistics (LING) Courses 6.- Spanish (SPAN) Courses 1.- Linguistics Requirements for Admission Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the U.S. or proof of equivalent education in a foreign institution; undergraduate degree or satisfactory subject preparation in linguistics, a language, or a related field resulting in a satisfactory GPA; successful completion of a statistics course (for applied linguistics); competency in both Spanish and English (for Hispanic linguistics or Spanish applied linguistics); satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); and TOEFL score of 550 or higher for international applicants whose first language is not English or who have not completed a university degree in the U.S. Degree Requirements (30 hours) Core (9 hours) LING 3501 Principles of Linguistic Analysis LING 3509 Generative Syntax or LING 3512 Functionalist Syntax LING 3520 Phonology Electives (21 hours) Students complete their curriculum with 21 additional graduate hours in linguistics. Up to six graduate hours in Spanish may be used in place of linguistics hours for students for whom such course work would be appropriate. Those who choose to focus on either applied linguistics or Hispanic linguistics should include the following courses among these 21 hours. Applied Linguistics LING 3508 Second Language Teaching LING 3530 Computer-Assisted Language Learning LING 3548 Second Language Acquisition Plus the courses in one of the following two groups: English: LING 3510 Pedagogical Issues in English Structure Three additional hours chosen form the following: LING 3531 Teaching Second Language Composition LING 3541 Psycholinguistics and Reading LING 3574 Language Testing LING 3588 Bilingualism LING 3589 Problems in Language Instruction Spanish: Six hours chosen from the following: LING/SPAN 3581 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology LING/SPAN 3582 Spanish Syntax LING/SPAN 3583 Spanish Morphology LING/SPAN 3585 Spanish Historical Linguistics Hispanic Linguistics: LING/SPAN 3581 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology LING/SPAN 3582 Spanish Syntax LING/SPAN 3583 Spanish Morphology LING/SPAN 3585 Spanish Historical Linguistics Additional Requirements (6 hours) Students may select either the thesis or non-thesis option. The thesis option requires LING 3598 and 3599. The non-thesis option requires LING 3597 (with and extended research paper to be defended and submitted as required by the Graduate School) and three additional hours of linguistics electives

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