Linguistics, TESOL B.A. + Linguistics M.A.
Students in the Beach EDGE Linguistics program (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Option) will complete the requirements for both the B.A. and M.A. in Linguistics. They may double-count up to 12 M.A. units towards both their B.A. and M.A. degrees. See the main Beach Edge page for more details.
Double-Counting of Courses:
Beach EDGE students in Linguistics may double-count up to 12 units towards both their B.A. and M.A. degrees. All double-counted courses must be taken in residence.
Students can choose up to four graduate-level courses out of LING 533, 540, 580, 595, 596, 610, 620, 625, 650 to double-count.
Advisor Contacts:
Wendy Klein, undergraduate advisor
Anna Bax, graduate advisor
22 units of required courses:
LING/ANTH 170, LING 101, 300, 325, 329, 420, 421
3 units in sociocultural aspects of language. Take one of:
LING 379, LING/ANTH 413, LING 477
9 units of TESOL Option-Specific Requirements, 6 of which may be 500-level
LING 450/550: Teaching Second Language Listening and Speaking (3 units)
LING 460/560: Teaching Second Language Composition (3 units)
LING 486: Second Language Teaching Methods (3 units)
12 units of upper-division electives, which may include additional 500/600-level courses up to a total of 12 graduate units
See Catalog for current list of 300- and 400-level courses
MA-level core courses that double-count towards the B.A. and M.A:
LING 533, 540, 580, 595, 596, 610, 620, 625, 650
After the first four years (up to 3 semesters of Beach EDGE Program participation), students will have accumulated 120 units toward their BA. Up to 12 of those units will be MA-level courses that will count both toward their BA requirements of 120 units and the MA required units.
Language Requirement (0-16 units)
Students must complete a fourth semester level course, or demonstrate equivalent proficiency, in a language other than English. Alternatively, a student may complete two second semester level courses in two different languages, including at least one language from outside the Indo-European family. A list of applicable courses may be obtained from the undergraduate advisor. This may require 0-16 units of coursework, depending on the language studied and the student’s initial placement level. Students with prior language experience can pass all or part of the language requirement by examination or other evidence.
See language requirement page for more info.
Core Requirements
Take all of the following courses (9 units):
LING 540, 620, 625
One course in research methods (3 units):
LING 580 or 595 or 596
One course in language and society (3 units):
LING 533 or 610 or 650
General Linguistics Option Requirement
LING 580 - Linguistic Field Methods (3 units)
18 additional units, including electives and culminating experience (Project or Thesis)
General Linguistics Option Electives
Take 9 to 15 units to reach the total unit requirement for the degree at 33 units.
LING 501 - Corpus Linguistics (3 units)
LING 522 - Discourse Analysis (3 credits)
LING 533 - Ethnography of Communication (3 units)
LING 538 - Psycholinguistics (3 units)
LING 539 - Language Acquisition (3 units)
LING 590 - Selected Topics in Linguistics (1‑3 units)
LING 595 - Qualitative Research Methods (3 units)
LING 596 - Quantitative Research Methods (3 units)
LING 597 - Directed Study in Linguistics (1‑6 units)
LING 610 - Historical Linguistics (3 units)
LING 650 - Seminar in Bilingualism (3 units)
Culmination
Completion of one of two culminating experiences:
A thesis (LING 698, 6 units).
A project (LING 695 (1 unit) and LING 696, (2 units)).
Eligibility & Admissions
A student can only apply if they:
- Are a matriculated undergraduate student at CSULB
- Have taken 60 units (completed or in progress)
- Have taken 12 upper-division LING units (completed or in progress)
- Have completed at least one of LING 325 Modern English Grammar or LING 420 Phonology or LING 421 Syntax with a grade of ‘A’ or ‘B’
- Have a CSULB GPA of 3.0 or higher
Students must submit:
- Beach-EDGE-Application-Form-LING (including personal statement)
- Unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended
- Writing sample - an academic paper (does not have to be on linguistics)
- 2 names of CSULB Linguistics faculty recommenders, optional third recommender of the student’s choice (who could be outside CSULB). Recommenders will be sent an evaluation form by the department.
Submit application materials to CLA-Linguistics@csulb.edu.
December 1st (for potential enrollment beginning in the upcoming spring semester)
May 1st (for potential enrollment beginning in the upcoming fall semester)
Admitted Students can learn more by visiting Beach EDGE.
Grad Advisors and admitted students will be required to complete and sign an Agreement form.
See the recommended road map below. Print friendly version.
Note: students in the BA TESOL Option or BA Translation Studies Option will take Option-specific requirements in place of some undergraduate LING electives; see the Catalog or undergraduate advisor for details.
Year | Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LING 170
Language course (C2) 3 lower-division GE courses | 3
4 9 | LING 101
Language course (C3) 3 lower-division GE courses | 3
4 9 |
TOTAL | 16 | TOTAL | 16 | |
2 | Language course
3 lower-division GE courses Elective | 4
9 3 | LING 300
Language course 3 lower-division GE courses | 1
4 9 |
TOTAL | 16 | TOTAL | 14 | |
3 | LING 325
LING 301 LING 420 LING socio requirement GE: UD-C | 3
3 3 3 3 | MA double-counting course
LING 329 (UD-D) LING 421 LING elective GE: UD-B | 3
3 3 3 3 |
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 | |
4 | MA double-counting course
LING elective 3 electives | 3
3 9 | MA double-counting course
MA double-counting course 3 electives | 3
3 9 |
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 15 | |
5 | Project: 4 MA courses + LING 695 Thesis: 3 MA courses + LING 698 | 13 12 | Project: 2 MA courses + LING 696 Thesis: 2 MA courses + LING 698 | 8 9 |
TOTAL | 12/13 | TOTAL | 8/9 |
*We are assuming that one of the GE UD courses will satisfy the Writing Intensive course requirement.
