Welcome to the Graduate Program pages for the Department of Classics at UCLA! We are an interdisciplinary, diverse, and thriving department of over fifteen graduate students, fifteen faculty (not counting emeriti and contributing faculty in other departments), and fifty or so undergraduate majors. We hope that you will find enough information on these pages to help you get to know us, but if you have additional questions please contact the Director of Graduate Programs, Professor Hannah Čulík-Baird or the Student Affairs Officer, Neli Petrosyan .
Our Graduate Students have gone on to enjoy success both in academia and elsewhere. Please visit our current Graduate Students and Alumni pages to learn more.
Program Strengths:
- Intellectual diversity: Areas of faculty strength include cultural and gender studies, literary criticism and theory, linguistics, papyrology, archaeology and material culture, digital reconstruction, and ancient philosophy.
- Collegiality and intellectual convergence: We pride ourselves on an atmosphere of cooperation and collegiality. Faculty from diverse areas are keen to work with students to create new disciplinary and critical approaches. A link with examples of how this might work will be available soon.
- Distinguished faculty and a strong academic environment: UCLA has consistently been ranked among the leading research universities in the country.
- Emphasis on mastery of and proficiency in the ancient languages.
- Particular importance given to the apprenticeship of graduate students for teaching. Departmental teaching appointments cover a wide variety of undergraduate courses, and include the opportunity to teach both in language and in civilization courses.
- Close ties with the nearby J. Paul Getty Center, with its Museum, Research Institute and Library, and Conservation Institute.
- One of the top ten academic research libraries in North America.
- Admission to the program usually carries with it a six-year support package, (Fellowship years are combined with Teaching Assistantships).
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The department accepts applications for its doctoral degree program (PhD). The department only offers a terminal master’s degree (MA) for the Teaching Asian Languages MA Program. Students interested in a MA degree in Asian Languages and Cultures only should apply to the East Asian Studies Interdepartmental Program, which is housed in the International Institute at UCLA .
Students who are interested in pursuing doctoral level work are encouraged first to contact the relevant faculty members or the Director of Graduate Studies before submitting an application to the Graduate Division at UCLA .
Admission is very competitive. Decisions on admission are handled by the department, with final approval by the Graduate Division. There is funding available through the department for a limited pool of successful applicants, though all applicants are encouraged to apply to external fellowship sources as well.
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Professor and David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences
Hip Hop Culture(s) and Hip Hop Linguistics; The language and verbal art of Hip Hop Culture, locally and globally; Language, power, and identities; Language, race, racism and racialization; Black Language and linguistics; Global youth cultures; Language, culture, and education; Culturally sustaining pedagogies; U.S., Spain, South Africa.
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Technologies of language circulation; secrecy; indigeneity; semiotics; critical language documentation; language ideologies; Kiowa-Tanoan languages.
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Language and culture; language contact, identity, and ideologies; anthropology and verbal art; ethnography of communication; American Indian Languages (especially the Kiowa-Tanoan and Uto-Aztecan families); the Pueblo Southwest, Central California
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Sociophonetics; language and Identity; multimedia ethnography; experimental writing; visual anthropology
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From june 17-september 20, 2024, the spanish & portuguese main office will be closed on fridays and all staff will work remotely. staff will also work an alternate schedule during this time. see the staff page for more information. .
| Staff | Office Hours | Remote Work Days |
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| Danielle Goldsmith | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Gloria Tovar | 8:00/8:30 AM - 5:00/5:30 PM | Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays |
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UCLA's Linguistics Department began as an interdepartmental graduate M.A. program in 1960; a Ph.D. program was introduced in 1962, and a B.A. program in 1965. The department was established in 1966, and has flourished ever since. At the undergraduate level, the department currently administers twelve majors: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics ...
Linguistics Graduate Program at UCLA. 3125 Campbell Hall. Box 951543. Los Angeles, CA 90095-1543.
The UCLA Linguistics Department welcomes applications from students interested in pursuing the Ph.D. degree. The department currently has approximately 45 graduate students. The admissions process is highly competitive; those offered admission are provided with full financial support, with commitments up to five years.
Introduction to Doctoral Studies in Applied Linguistics All students in the Ph.D. Program in Applied Linguistics are required to take Applied Linguistics. The UCLA Linguistics Department's normal business hours are M-F 8am-12pm, 1-4pm. ... Graduate Division regulations specify that there must be two different departmental affiliations ...
The UCLA Linguistics Department's normal business hours are M-F 8am-12pm, 1-4pm. Office schedule and availability may change based on UCLA protocol ... May 28, 2024 - PhD graduate Dr. Eleanor Glewwe has accepted a tenure-track position in the Linguistics Concentration at Grinnell College, where she has been teaching phonetics, phonology ...
The UCLA Linguistics Department's normal business hours are M-F 8am-12pm, 1-4pm. Office schedule and availability may change based on UCLA protocol (www.covid-19.ucla.edu). Masks are optional but strongly recommended indoors. All UCLA affiliates and visitors must self-screen for symptoms before coming to campus.
Course Requirements. The master's degree requires the completion, with a B average or better, of nine courses (36 units) in linguistics. All students are required to take Linguistics 200A, 200B, 200C and two of 201A, 201B, 201C. Students also must take one course chosen from Linguistics 204C, 209A, 213A, 213B, 213C, 217, or 236.
In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose that includes their background for graduate study in linguistics and immediate and long-range goals in the field, and a copy of a research paper or other piece of writing in linguistics or a closely related field.
Current graduate program information, including complete text for officially approved graduate programs and requirements, is available on the Graduate Division website. University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 90095-1361 Main telephone: 310-825-4321 (campus operator) Speech- and hearing-impaired access: TTY 310-825-2833
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The UCLA Linguistics Department focuses on the scientific study of language in all aspects. The fields represented include phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics, as well as the interdisciplinary areas of psycholinguistics, language acquisition, historical linguistics, and mathematical linguistics. The department has a strong emphasis on ...
Linguistics. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 310 825-0634. The UCLA Linguistics Department is one of the world's leading centers for the scientific study of language.
For the track in Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics: of the 16 graduate courses, one must be phonology, one must be syntax, one must be historical linguistics, and one must be in literature. A total of four (16 units) may be taken in other departments. A maximum of four courses (16 units) of direct research (596) is permitted.
Welcome to the Graduate Program pages for the Department of Classics at UCLA! We are an interdisciplinary, diverse, and thriving department of over fifteen graduate students, fifteen faculty (not counting emeriti and contributing faculty in other departments), and fifty or so undergraduate majors. ... literary criticism and theory, linguistics ...
Graduate Admissions Information Description of the Graduate Program in Linguistics Information for Visiting/Exchange Students Research resources provided. The UCLA Linguistics Department's normal business hours are M-F 8am-12pm, 1-4pm. Office schedule and availability may change based on UCLA protocol ...
That experience reminded her of a conversation she had in 2023 with Professor Megha Sundara, chair of the UCLA Linguistics Department, who had suggested Khlystova try out for Grad Slam. Grad Slam is an annual University of California-wide competition in which graduate students give three-minute TED Talk-style explanations of their research ...
The Online UCLA Application for Graduate Admission must be completed and submitted by December 1, 2023. Late applications will not be considered. ... Chinese Language and Culture, Cultural and Comparative Studies-China, Japan or Korea focus, East Asian Linguistics, Japanese Literary and Cultural Studies,Korean Language and Culture.2. The reason ...
In Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics, students explore theoretical fields—including phonetics, phonology, syntax, and historical linguistics—and engage in psycho- and socio-linguistic research. ... graduate students may study Basque, Catalán, Quechua, and Nahuatl in our department and a wealth of languages at UCLA. Students participate in ...
ADDRESS. Hispanic Languages & Literatures Graduate Program at UCLA. 5310 Rolfe Hall. Box 951532. Los Angeles, CA 90095-1532.
PhD Program. The department accepts applications for its doctoral degree program (PhD). The department only offers a terminal master's degree (MA) for the Teaching Asian Languages MA Program. Students interested in a MA degree in Asian Languages and Cultures only should apply to the East Asian Studies Interdepartmental Program, which is ...
Address. Italian Graduate Program at UCLA. 212 Royce Hall. Box 951539. Los Angeles, CA 90095-1539.
Professor and David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Social Sciences. Research Interests: Hip Hop Culture (s) and Hip Hop Linguistics; The language and verbal art of Hip Hop Culture, locally and globally; Language, power, and identities; Language, race, racism and racialization; Black Language and linguistics; Global youth ...
Current graduate program information, including complete text for officially approved graduate programs and requirements, is available on the Graduate Division website. University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 90095-1361 Main telephone: 310-825-4321 (campus operator) Speech- and hearing-impaired access: TTY 310-825-2833
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Alternate Staff Schedule for Summer 2024: June 17 - September 20, 2024 Published: July 18, 2023 From June 17-September 20, 2024, the Spanish & Portuguese Main Office will be closed on Fridays and all staff will work remotely.
The UCLA Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Indo-European Studies — better known as, you guessed it, ... This is the only program of its kind in North America — at other schools, you either focus on classics or linguistics, but here you can do both. I can't stress enough the variety of languages here.
The Department of Linguistics is part of the Humanities Division within UCLA College of Letters and Science. 3125 Campbell Hall, Box 951543 | Los Angeles, CA 90095-1543 | P: 310-825-0634 | F: 310-206-5743 | E: [email protected]