MASTER OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICS

This programme strives to develop academic excellence in Linguistics by training learners who can contribute effectively to intellectual, academic and social developments in academia both locally and globally on the core concepts in General Linguistics.

Program Courses

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1

ALN 801	Morphology
ALN 803	Generative Phonology
ALN 804	Research Methodology
ALN 807	Semantics and Semiotics
ALN 809	Seminar in Language Studies
ALN 811	Language Planning and Policy in Kenya
ALN 813	Psycholinguistics
ALN 815	Lexicology

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2

ALN 802	Recent Developments in Grammatical Theories
ALN 808	Sociolinguistics
ALN 806	Applied Linguistics
ALN 810	Historical and Comparative Linguistics
ALN 812	Stylistics
ALN 814	Research Proposal
ALN 816	Contrastive Linguistics and Error Analysis

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1 AND 2

ALN 899

Research and Thesis Writing

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To qualify for admission into a Masters of Arts in General Linguistics, applicants shall be:

(i) Holders of at least a Bachelor’s degree Second Class Honours, Upper Division in either B.A in English, or B.ED of Arts in English from Maseno University.

(ii) Holders of a relevant Bachelor of Arts degree in English or Linguistics degree of any other recognized University.

(iii) In addition to the above, applicants must meet the specific requirements of the Masters degree programme as approved by Senate.

(iv) A duly registered candidate shall be required to pursue his/her programme of study within the stipulated duration, under instruction or supervision by academic staff approved by Senate.

PROGRAMME DURATION

The M.A degree programme in General Linguistics shall normally take two (2) academic years distributed over four semesters for full/part-time attendance shall not exceed a period of four calendar years from the date of registration.