MA requirements and timeline
The MA is a non-thesis degree which requires three terms of course work, consisting of 8 approved 3-credit courses at the 500, 600 or 700 level, plus two MA research seminars (6 credits) and a research paper/project (15 credits). (Total = 45 credits; minimum load is 12 credits per term for the first 3 terms.) The official up-to-date requirements of the MA program are posted on McGill’s website under Programs, Courses and University Regulations (http://www.mcgill.ca/study/2012-2013/faculties/arts). In the following, we outline the requirements on a year-by-year basis.
Required courses (normally to be taken in MA1)
(First year MA and PhD students take required courses together.)
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First term (Fall) |
Second term (Winter) |
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LING 631 |
Phonology 3 |
One of the following courses: |
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LING 660 |
Semantics 3* |
LING 530 |
Acoustic Phonetics |
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LING 671 |
Syntax 3 |
LING 635 |
Phonology 4 |
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1 other graduate level course (3 credits) |
LING 665 |
Semantics 4 |
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LING 675 |
Syntax 4 |
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Note: LING 660 (Semantics 3) has PHIL 210 (Introduction to Deductive Logic) as a prerequisite. Students who enter the program without sufficient background in logic must take this course simultaneous with LING 660.
Courses to be taken in MA2 (normally in the Fall)
Such other courses as are deemed relevant to the student’s area of research. These courses will be decided upon in consultation with the student’s advisor and the Graduate Program Director.
Students are encouraged to take one at least one of the following courses in MA1 or MA2:
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LING 520 |
Sociolinguistics 2 |
LING 650 |
Testing Theories in the Laboratory |
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LING 521 |
Dialectology |
LING 651 |
Topics in Acquisition of Phonology |
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LING 530 |
Acoustic Phonetics |
LING 655 |
Theory of L2 Acquisition |
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LING 555 |
Language Acquisition 2 |
LING 751 |
Advanced Seminar: Experimental 1 |
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LING 590 |
Language Acquisition and Breakdown |
LING 752 |
Advanced Seminar: Experimental 2 |
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LING 620 |
Experimental Linguistics: Methods |
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Courses related to MA Paper/Project research
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LING 601 |
Graduate Research Seminar |
MA 2 |
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LING 602 |
Graduate Research Seminar |
MA 2 |
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LING 607 |
MA Research Paper/Project |
MA 2 |
Timeline and deadlines
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Year 1 |
Coursework |
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May 15 |
Deadline for selection of supervisor and topic for MA project |
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Year 2 |
Fall |
Coursework |
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MA Research Seminar 1 |
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Project research |
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Winter |
MA Research Seminar 2 |
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Project Research and Writing |
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We strongly encourage candidates to complete the MA within 20 months.