Department of Linguistics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Telephone: (414) 229-6794
E-mail: edith@csd.uwm.edu
Faculty
About the Department of Linguistics
The Department offers a BA in linguistics, courses in foreign languages, and two ESL programs. It also provides the linguistics component in a number of graduate programs on campus. Here are the details.
Undergraduate Program
The Department has an undergraduate program in linguistics resulting in a BA. There are two majors to choose from: the standard major requires more courses to be taken in the department while the broadfield major allows more language-related courses to be taken in other departments. In addition, there is also a minor program.
Graduate Program
The Department is a member of the Master of Arts in Foreign Language and Literature (MAFLL) program, in which a degree concentration in linguistics is offered along with a number of foreign languages. In addition, the Department participates in several graduate programs on campus that involve a linguistics component. These are:
The Department teaches a number of foreign languages that are not represented by separate departments on campus. At present, we offer Arabic, Chinese, Irish, and Japanese, each on various levels.
English as a Second Language
Currently, we are running two ESL programs. One is a sequence of composition courses for university credit. The other is a non-credit comprehensive intensive program. For more information, please consult the ESL programs' own home page.