I Summary of Proposed Changes
Department/program / Linguistics Program
Summary / Integrating two-track program of study for Linguistics MA to one-track
II Endorsements and Approvals Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Please type / print name
/Signature
/Date
Requestor:Phone: / Tully Thibeau
243-2156
Program Chair/Director: / Tully Thibeau
Department Dean / Christopher Comer
Other affected Programs:
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III Type of Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major / Minor / Option / Teaching major/minor
Other / X / Please describe / Two programs of study that lead to a Linguistics MA will be simplified to one focused program of study
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or major, please cut and paste the requirements as they appear in the current catalog below. www.umt.edu/catalog ß / Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it to appear in the catalog. ß
Graduate Program: The Program offers an M.A. in Linguistics. Students admitted to the Program pursue two tracks: general or applied. The program also supports students pursuing an MA degree with a Linguistics specialization through the Department of Anthropology. / Graduate Program: The Program offers an M.A. in Linguistics. Students admitted to the Program fulfill one 36 credit-hour program of study to complete the degree. The program also supports students pursuing an MA degree with a Linguistics specialization through the Department of Anthropology.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. ß
The current two-track program of study for a Linguistics MA is essentially a function of the areas of concentration of the two faculty who founded the Linguistics Program as an academic unit during the previous decanal review. The proposed program modification is responding internally to that function as both a review and an assessment, and it proposes to fuse the two tracks (applied and general) into a more focused, single-track program of study with a common core of 15 400-level UG credit hours and 9 credits from three 500-level graduate seminars, constituting two-thirds of the degree (other 500-level credit from thesis credits, independent studies, and/or special topics offerings). The new program of study is concentrated in that (i) graduates are assured offerings that satisfy the 36 credit-hours within 4 semesters and (ii) the curricular focus of the program for the MA is directed at Linguistics as defined more precisely and reflective of the faculty who teach courses leading to the MA. Linguistics faculty agree that the single track puts their teaching resources to more effective use while supporting their students and their own scholarship. Moreover, it preserves Linguistics' service to undergraduate education by sustaining options in other, unaffected programs of study that administrate a BA degree and an ESL minor for degrees in ED.
What other programs are affected by your proposal? Obtain signatures as requested above.
V Copies and Electronic Submission
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221 ().
VI Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document list program title and proposed change of all proposals.