Overview

The Language, Literacy and Culture PhD programme from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) integrates foundational core interdisciplinary seminars, methodology sequences, specialized theoretical electives, comprehensive qualifying portfolios, and dissertation research. Candidates collaborate with affiliate faculty from participating departments to design and execute original empirical research, exploring topics from quantitative social science to qualitative ethnography and discourse analysis.

Key Facts

Key research domains across the program include critical discourse analysis and sociolinguistic studies; social inequality, race, class, and gender constructions; language rights, policy, and educational equity; and intercultural communication, digital literacies, and community-engaged research.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Methods of LLC Research I & II

Social Inequality and Social Policy

Constructing Race, Class, and Gender

Theoretical Approaches to Intercultural Communication

Theories of Feminism

Ethnographic Methods

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Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore Highlands, United States

Disciplines

Linguistics Literacy Education View 70 other PhDs in Linguistics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Official Transcripts of all prior coursework and degrees

Master’s Degree (MA/MS) in related disciplines. Degree may still be in progress as long as it is completed by the spring semester prior to fall admittance.

CV (preferred) or Resumé

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (only for those without a Master’s degree from a U.S. university)

Three letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s academic and personal potential to contribute substantially to a field of study related to the current research of the LLC program.

Statement of Goals and Research Interests explaining the research you would like to do, the relevant fields and theoretical areas, your methodological approaches, and how you understand the power of interdisciplinarity to the research you hope to conduct.

Academic writing sample (a published academic article, an article ready for submission, a recent research paper, or a research-based report)

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Tuition Fees

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29010 USD / year

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