Overview

Department of Linguistics / Department of Linguistics is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Applied linguistics	Tesol, computational linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Tesol
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Linguistics	Sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, hispanic linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam NA 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Language proficiency
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam NA Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam NA Varies

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

54

Applied

44

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 15th	March 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	March 22nd	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	NA
Master's Degree Requirements	MA, TESOL MA: Undergraduate Transcripts, 3 Letters of Recommendation, Career/Research Statement, CV, Writing Sample, Proposed Area of Specialization, if applying for Hispanic Linguistics you must show proof of Spanish proficiency.
Doctoral Degree Exam	NA
Doctoral Degree Requirements	PhD: Undergraduate Transcripts, Graduate Transcripts, 3 Letters of Recommendation, Career/Research Statement, CV, Writing Sample, Proposed Area of Specialization, if applying for Hispanic Linguistics you must show proof of Spanish proficiency.
Additional Entrance Requirements	TESOL Certificate: Copies of Transcripts, Statement of Purpose, CV

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 16
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

27

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.81%
Black or African American	7.41%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	14.81%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Faculty

23

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 16

Male (9)

Female (14)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, syntax, phonetics, Hispanic Linguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2816 Cathedral of Learning
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Scott Kiesling
Department Chair
Email: kiesling@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-5916
Fax: 412-624-5520

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