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The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.
Coursework Requirements
| Courses |
Units
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| Meaning |
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| LING 370 Fundamentals of Meaning |
1 |
| LING 372 Pragmatics |
1 |
| LING 470-1 Semantic Analysis I |
1 |
| Sound Structure |
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| LING 350 Fundamentals of Laboratory Phonology |
1 |
| LING 450-1,2 Laboratory Phonology I, II |
2 |
| Syntax |
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| LING 360 Fundamentals of Syntax |
1 |
| LING 405-1,2 Syntactic Analysis I, II |
2 |
| Statistics: One of those listed below |
1
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| POLI SCI 310 Elementary Statistics for Political Research |
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| STAT 330-1 Applied Statistics for Research |
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| COMM SCI 304 Introduction to Research Methods Comparative |
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| Comparative Linguistics |
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| Any LING 34x Course |
1 |
| Methods |
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| LING 330 Plus an additional course in statistics, computation, or laboratory technique (normally in another department). |
2 |
| Concentration |
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| The Concentration consists of an individualized set of four or five department-approved courses that provide a basis for a program of original research. |
4 OR 5
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| Total required units: |
17 OR 18
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Additional Degree Requirements
- Examinations: successful completion of two research papers, normally by end of seventh quarter, for admission to candidacy; acceptable master's thesis in department may be offered as one of the papers
- Research/Projects: completion of research papers (see above), plus completion of one credit of LING 550 Research Seminar in Linguistics in conjunction with this requirement
- PhD Dissertation: none specified beyond the PhD degree requirements outlined in the Graduate Study at Northwestern University section of this Web site
- Final Evaluations: none specified beyond the PhD degree requirements outlined in the Graduate Study at Northwestern University section of this Web site
- Other: demonstration of advanced proficiency in one non-English language and intermediate proficiency in another non-English language (department assumes native or near-native proficiency in English); choice of languages must meet department guidelines of language diversity; in some cases, one additional course, for example, LING 319 or LING 320, may be required to extend student's language experience.
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