PhD in Linguistics in Burnaby Canada | Simon Fraser University

Students must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in linguistics (five courses beyond the MA level), as approved by their supervisory committee. Among these five courses, one may be a Directed Research course. First-year students are required to enroll in LING 890 Graduate Seminar I and LING 891 Graduate Seminar II. During their second year, students must produce two qualifying papers (QPs), with at least one focusing on a topic outside their primary research area and unrelated to their thesis. Typically, students register for the first Qualifying Paper course in the Fall semester of their second year and the second in the subsequent Spring semester. Each paper is assessed by a faculty committee of at least two members, including the senior supervisor. While university policy permits up to eight years to complete the PhD, students are generally expected to finish within four years after obtaining their MA. For further details, consult the graduate general regulations.