Master of Arts in Linguistics - General Linguistics

The M.A. in Linguistics - General Linguistics involves coursework (five three-credit-units courses) in the areas of linguistics and applied linguistics plus writing and defending an M.A. thesis based on individual research.

Graduate students in this concentration can pursue original research related to anthropological linguistics, sociolinguistics, language contact, heritage languages of Canada, Indigenous languages of the Americas, computational linguistics, morphology, syntax, phonetics, and other areas listed below. Students can also make inquiries about other possible areas of language-related studies.

Example areas of general linguistics research include:

Core fields in linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax (including tense and aspect), semantics
Language contact
Language documentation and description
Computational linguistics, experimental linguistics
Typologicalareal linguistics
Studies on specific languages: Doukhobor Russian, English, French, German, Inuktitut, Media Lengua, Michif, Russian, Shiwiar, Spanish, Swabian, Upper Tanana
Studies on language families: Algonquian, Chicham, Dene, Inuit, Quechuan Romance

A cumulative weighted average of at least a 70% (USask grade system equivalent) in the last two years of study (i.e. 60 credit units)
A four-year honours degree, or equivalent, from a recognized college or university in an academic discipline relevant to the proposed field of study
A minimum of nine credit units of Linguistics or Applied Linguistics courses at the undergraduate level.

IELTS (Academic) - Overall Band Score 6.5 With minimum individual scores of Reading 6, Listening 6, Speaking 6, Writing 6
TOEFL IBT - Internet Based 86 With minimum individual scores of Reading 19, Listening 19, Speaking 19, Writing 19
PTE Academic - Overall score of 63 With minimum individual skills scores of Reading 59, Listening 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59