Overview

Department of Linguistics / Department of Linguistics is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Teaching English as a second language
Master of Arts (MA)	Linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	20

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	2 Foreign Languages

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

43

Applied

33

Accepted

29

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 15th	February 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$17,344

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	July 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

56

Total Graduate Students

28%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.14%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	58%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	12.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	10.71%
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	10.71%

Gender

Male (17%)

Female (82%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (17)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Teaching English to speakers of other languages, second language acquisition, computational linguistics, semiotics and semantics, computer-assisted language instruction, forensic linguistics, endangered language documentation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Linguistics Department, BYU 4064 JFSB
701 E University Pkwy
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Dr. Dan Dewey
Department Chair
Email: ddewey@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-6005

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