Linguistics

Certificate in Linguistics

Undergraduates who successfully complete eight of the linguistic courses (below) (24 credits) and have a minimum cumulative average of 2.50 in the courses may receive a Certificate in Linguistics at the time of their graduation.

Linguistics Courses
LING 111 Introduction to Language and Linguistics I*
3
LING 112 Introduction to Language and Linguistics II
3
ENGL 201 Structure of Modern English
3
TK 204 Structure of Modern Turkish
3
LING 300 Morphology*
3
LING 301 Phonology*
3
LING 302 Syntax*
3
LING 321 English-Turkish Contrastive Analysis
3
LING 490 Special Top. Language and Gender
3
LING 492 Special Top. Introduction to Discourse Analysis
3
LING 497 Special Top. Brain & Language
3

Total: 8 courses, 24 credits.

Certificate Advisor: Mine Nakipoglu nakipogl@boun.edu.tr

* Those marked with an asterisk are obligatory courses.

  
 
 
 
 
 
Master of Arts Program

The program is open to all who have successfully completed an undergraduate program at an accredited institution and are interested in the issues of general and theoretical linguistics. Requirements for the Master of Arts degree in linguistics consist of minimum 25 credit hours of course work and a thesis. Students who have not taken the prerequisite undergraduate courses specified in the course descriptions are required to complete them successfully on a non-credit basis. Area electives in the program may be chosen from courses at 400 level or above in linguistics, or, with the consent of the advisor, in related fields. A maximum of eight credits may be transferred from other accredited graduate linguistics programs.

 

First Semester Second Semester
LING 501 Aspects of Phonology
4
 LING 512 Morphological Analysis
4
LING 541 Syntactic Theory
4
 LING 522 English-Turkish Conrastive Grammar
4
-- -- Elective
4
 COMP -- Computer Elective
1/3/4
LING 579 Graduate Seminar
non-cr.
 -- -- Elective
4
   
12 cr.
    
12-16 cr.

 

Doctor of Philosophy Program

The Ph.D. program in Linguistics is intended to train candidates for teaching and research positions. The students are expected to have completed an M.A. program in linguistics. The program consists of minimum 25 credits of course work taken at the Ph.D. level. These credits include the credits of the three core courses, Ling 601 (Phonology), Ling 612 (Morphology) and Ling 641 (Syntax). In the case that the prerequisites for the Ph.D. courses have not been met by the student during previous graduate studies, all the required courses have to be taken prior to official enrollment in the program. A maximum of eight credits may be transferred from an accredited Ph.D. program. A qualifying paper (published or publishable) should be submitted before the formal thesis proposal.

 

First Semester Second Semester
LING 571/572 Readings in Linguistics
1
 LING 612 Morphological Theory
4
LING 601 Phonology
4
 -- -- Elective
4
LING 641 Syntax
4
      
   
9 cr.
    
8 cr.
Third Semester  
 
-- -- Elective
4
-- -- Elective
4
   
8 cr.

Examinations:

Reading proficiency in a language other than English and the native language qualifying examination. Oral defense of the dissertation.