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MS (Linguistics)

MS Linguistics is a two-year program designed to deepen the understanding of students regarding the issues in the field of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, and English Language Teaching. This program will help students address their professional, academic, and research needs. The first year of the study will be spent on grasping the theoretical understanding of the field and the research skills required for producing the Master’s thesis completing a total of 8 courses worth 24 credit hours. In the second year, students will take on a 6-credit hour thesis under a supervision of a designated supervisor.
Eligibility Criteria

  • A 16 year Bachelor’s degree in English Linguistics, English Applied Linguistics, or ELT from an HEC recognized university. Candidates having other than these specializations will have to opt for deficiency courses as per the HEC policy.
  • No less than 2nd class (2.5 CGPA) in Bachelor’s degree.
  • Students must clear the University Entrance/Admission Test
  • GAT General score of minimum 50 percent (to be submitted at the time of admission or during the first semester).

    • Program Structure

    Duration

    2 Years

    Semesters

    4

    Courses

    8 (24 Credit Hours)

    Thesis

    1 (06 Credit Hours

    Total Credit Hours

    30 Credit Hours

    Curriculum Plan * Please note that the core and elective courses are subject to the availability of the faculty members available.

    SEMESTER ONE

    No

    Course Name

    Course Code

    Type of Course

    Credit Hours

    1

    Applied Linguistics & Language Studies

    MSL-721

    Core

    03

    2

    Advanced Pragmatics

    MSL-712

    Elective

    03

    3

    Theories in Sociolinguistics

    MSL-703

    Elective

    03

    4

    Advanced Studies in Psycholinguistics

    MSL-706

    Elective

    03

    SEMESTER TWO

    No

    Course Name

    Course Code

    Type of Course

    Credit Hours

    5

    Research Methods in Linguistics

    MSL-722

    Core

    03

    6

    Bilingualism and Multilingualism

    MSL-711

    Elective

    03

    7

    Critical Discourse Analysis

    MSL-702

    Elective

    03

    8

    World Englishes

    MSL-713

    Elective

    03

    SEMESTER THREE & FOUR

    No

    Course Name

    Course Code

    Type of Course

    Credit Hours

    9

    Thesis

    MSL-730

    06

    Other Elective Courses

    No

    Course Name

    Course Code

    1

    Theories of Morphology

    MSL-700

    2

    Issues in Phonetics

    MSL-701

    3

    Advanced Semantics

    MSL-704

    4

    Studies in Corpus Linguistics

    MSL-705

    5

    Issues in Syntax

    MSL-707

    6

    Experimental Phonology

    MSL-708

    7

    System Functional Linguistics

    MSL-709

    8

    Cognitive Linguistics

    MSL-710

    9

    Latest Trends in Linguistics

    MSL-714

    10

    Language Planning and Policy

    MSL-715

    11

    Language Variation

    MSL-716

    12

    Second Language Learning & Language Teaching

    MSL-717

    13

    Advanced Language Testing and Evaluation

    MSL-718

    14

    Curriculum Development in Language Teaching

    MSL-719