Overview
Graduate students take courses, have opportunities to work as a teaching assistants and/or research assistants, and engage in research activities that, for some students, will lead to the completion of a thesis or dissertation.
Features
- Research in Linguistics at Simon Fraser University is characterized by interdisciplinarity, breadth in research methodology, and diversity in theoretical perspective.
- All of our faculty have a specialization in one or more core areas, and serious research interests in other areas that support and enhance their main interests.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Syntax;
- Discourse and Pragmatics;
- Phonology;
- Computational Linguistics;
- Topics in Linguistics.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
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Disciplines
Linguistics View 22 other PhDs in Linguistics in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- An application fee of $90 CAN (applicants with Canadian transcripts) or $125 CAN (applicants with international transcripts) is required. Applicants will not be able to proceed to the document uploading or referee entry process until the application fee is paid and processed. Note: international payments can take up to 3 business days to process.
- Applicants with credentials from institutions in countries where the primary language is not English must also submit English Language Proficiency Test scores meeting the university requirements. This test must include a writing component.
- Official test results must be sent directly to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies office from the original source.
- Processing of submitted test results can take up to 3-4 weeks.
- Test scores are valid for two years from test date.
Tuition Fee
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International
4132 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2066 CAD per semester during 48 months. -
National
4132 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2066 CAD per semester during 48 months.
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Scholarships Information
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