MASTER OF ARTS

The University's basic requirements for the master's degree are discussed in the 'Advanced Degrees' section of the Stanford Bulletin. The following are additional departmental requirements. Candidates should review the department's 'Guidelines for the A.M and Ph.D. Degrees' for further particulars concerning these requirements.

Courses Candidates must complete a minimum of 45 units of graduate work in linguistics, including at least four courses in the student's area of specialization. No more than two courses should be at the 100 level.

Individual programs should be worked out in advance with an adviser who should ascertain that the necessary courses in the area of specialization are offered over the course of the year of anticipated enrollment. The overall letter grade indicator (LGI) must be at least B for all degree program course work.

Language Reading knowledge of a non-native language in which a substantial linguistic literature is written, with sufficient facility to understand and interpret linguistic research published in that langauge or in-depth research on the structure of a non-native language.

Thesis or Thesis Project A research paper supervised by a committee of three faculty; (normally fulfilled by up to 6 units of Linguistics 398, Directed Research).