Overview

The Linguistics concentration from University of Tennessee Knoxville is designed to prepare a student for graduate work in linguistics or related areas or to serve as a general survey of language and linguistics. The program of study provides the additional possibility of emphasizing the teaching of English as a Second Language for the student interested in language-related employment at the Bachelor of Arts level.

Key facts

Completion of a third year of foreign language study (upper-division courses) – either Indo-European or non-Indo-European – plus a two-semester sequence of another language chosen so that both one Indo-European and one non-Indo-European language are studied to fulfill this corequisite.

Graduates of our Linguistics program from University of Tennessee Knoxville are well prepared to pursue advanced study in linguistics. Graduates of our program have entered a variety of language-related and applied professional fields (translation, audiology, speech pathology, and language teaching), as well as linguistics itself as an academic discipline.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Phonetics

Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

English Language

The Structure of Modern English

Descriptive Linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Second Language Acquisition

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00
Starting 2028-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-12-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-10-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

Linguistics View 446 other Bachelors in Linguistics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Go Vols application or the Common Application
$75 application fee (Fee waivers are not available to international applicants.)
Official transcript(s)
English proficiency
Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) if you attend a high school in the United States

Optional

Recommendation letters (academic, professional, or personal)
Supporting statement

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

31672 USD / year

≈ 31672 USD / year
Out-of-State

31672 USD / year

≈ 31672 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11560 USD / year

≈ 11560 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Knoxville

Funding

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