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Linguistics
The areas of specialization in this program are: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, computational linguistics, documentation and linguistic analysis of North American Indigenous Languages, historical and comparative linguistics, first and second language acquisition, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the university admission requirements as stated in Graduate General Regulations 1.3 in the SFU Calendar. Students must also demonstrate adequate linguistics preparation. Those with little or no academic linguistics preparation may not obtain program admission or admission as a qualifying student.
Program Requirements
This program offers a thesis option, project option, and course work option for a minimum of 35 units.
Students must complete
Designed to help students develop practical skills that will support their professional development as linguists, including writing research articles and preparing conference presentations, as well as critically evaluating and discussing influential works in the field. It is designed for second year students who are actively working on research projects, theses, and qualifying papers, so that they can share key literature related to their research and present their on-going work to benefit from the feedback of their cohort.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| G100 |
Maite Taboada |
Sep 4 – Oct 11, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Oct 16 – Dec 3, 2024: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m. |
Burnaby Burnaby |
An introduction to professional aspects in the field of Linguistics. Course consists of seminars, lectures and workshops. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| G100 |
Henny Yeung |
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2024: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby |
An introduction to professional aspects in the field of Linguistics. Course consists of seminars, lectures and workshops. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| G320 | TBD |
and requirements for one of the options below
Thesis Option
Students who are working on their Master of Arts thesis enroll in this course. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| G100 |
Suzanne Hilgendorf |
TBD | |
| G300 |
Panayiotis Pappas |
TBD | |
| G400 |
Ashley Farris-Trimble |
TBD | |
| G500 |
Yue Wang |
TBD | |
| G600 |
Henny Yeung |
TBD | |
| G700 |
Marianne Ignace |
TBD |
and 12 additional graduate units**
Project Option
and 24 additional graduate units***
Course-based Option
and 30 additional graduate units***
* LING 890 and LING 891 should be completed in the first year of program enrollment.
** Only one directed research course allowed. At most three units can come from outside the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University with the approval of the student's supervisor and graduate chair.
*** Only one directed research course allowed. At most six units can come from outside the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University with the approval of the student's supervisor and graduate chair.
Accelerated Master's
SFU students accepted in the accelerated master’s within the Department of Linguistics may apply a maximum of 10 graduate course units, taken while completing the bachelor's degree, towards the upper division electives of the bachelor's program and the requirements of the master's degree. These graduate courses must be passed with a grade of B (3.0) or better in order to be used towards the requirements of the master's degree. Students may apply for the Accelerated MA once they have completed 90 units with a 3.67 or greater CGPA. For more information go to: https://www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/apply/programs/accelerated-masters.html and http://www.sfu.ca/linguistics.html.
Program Length
Students are expected to complete the program requirements in six terms.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations, as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled.