COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
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 for Humanities Dr. Harmon M. Hosch, Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences Mr. Myron H. Nadel, Assistant to the Dean for Fine and Performing Arts Liberal Arts Bldg., Room 343 Phone: (915) 747-5666 Fax: (915) 747-5905 E-mail: libarts@utep.edu		Languages and Linguistics Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/lgsling/ 137 Liberal Arts Phone: (915) 747-5767 E-mail: lgsling@utep.edu 1.- Linguistics 2.- Spanish 3.- General Courses 4.- French (FREN) Courses 5.- Linguistics (LING) Courses 6.- Spanish (SPAN) Courses 1.- Linguistics 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 grade point average (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) 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 5301 Principles of Linguistic Analysis LING 5309 Generative Syntax or LING 5312 Functionalist Syntax LING 5320 Phonology Electives (21 hours) Students complete their curriculum with 21 additional graduate hours in linguistics. Up to 6 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 5308 Second Language Teaching LING 5330 Computer-Assisted Language Learning LING 5348 Second Language Acquisition Plus the courses in one of the following two groups: English LING 5310 Pedagogical Issues in English Structure Three additional hours chosen form the following: LING 5331 Teaching Second Language Composition LING 5341 Psycholinguistics and Reading LING 5374 Language Testing LING 5388 Bilingualism LING 5389 Problems in Language Instruction Spanish Six hours chosen from the following: LING/ SPAN 5381 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology LING/ SPAN 5382 Spanish Syntax LING/ SPAN 5383 Spanish Morphology LING/ SPAN 5385 Spanish Historical Linguistics Hispanic Linguistics LING/ SPAN 5381 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology LING/ SPAN 5382 Spanish Syntax LING/ SPAN 5383 Spanish Morphology LING/ SPAN 5385 Spanish Historical Linguistics There are both thesis and non-thesis options for all students. The thesis option requires LING 5398 and LING 5399 in addition to the above requirements. The non-thesis option requires LING 5397, three additional hours of linguistics electives, and one extended research paper, which will be defended and submitted as required by the Graduate School.

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