PhD Program in Linguistics

• To provide students with in-depth coverage of the core areas of linguistics.

• To equip students with the tools and techniques necessary for the study and analysis of language.

• To develop students’ research skills required for conducting large-scale studies in linguistics.

• To deepen students’ understanding of both theoretical and experimental approaches to linguistic issues.

• To enhance students’ knowledge of language structure and use.

• A Master’s degree in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English, Arabic, or a related field.

• Minimum GPA of 3.75 / 5.

• IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent.

• Statement of Purpose.

First Year – First Semester (9 Credit Hours)

• Advanced Phonetics
• Advanced Syntactic Theory
• Elective from List A

First Year – Second Semester (9 Credit Hours)

• Advanced Phonological Theory
• Advanced Morphology
• Elective from List A

Second Year – First Semester (9 Credit Hours)

• Advanced Semantics
• Elective from List B
• Elective from List B

Second Year – Second Semester (0 Credit Hours)

• Comprehensive Examination

Third Year – First Semester (7 Credit Hours)

• Thesis Proposal Preparation
• Elective from List A
• Elective from List B

Third Year – Second Semester  (12 Credit Hours)

• Dissertation

Elective Courses :

List A :

• Issues in Sociolinguistics
• Issues in Psycholinguistics
• Issues in First Language Acquisition
• Issues in Second Language Acquisition
• Issues in Experimental Linguistics
• Issues in Computational Linguistics
• Issues in Speech Technologies
• Issues in Historical and Comparative Linguistics

List B :

• Seminar in Phonetics
• Seminar in Phonology
• Seminar in Syntax
• Seminar in Semantics
• Seminar in Experimental Linguistics