About UCSC Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics at UC Santa Cruz aims to advance the understanding of human linguistic ability through the empirical examination of particular languages. The department is renowned for its strengths in phonology, psycholinguistics, semantics, and syntax, as well as for connecting these disciplines to one another and to morphology, phonetics, and pragmatics. Faculty and students deploy a range of computational, experimental, and fieldwork methodologies in their research. The department offers two undergraduate majors, in linguistics and language studies, as well as two graduate degrees (MA and PhD), preparing students for careers in research, teaching, and industry.
Linguistics News
August 29, 2023Humanizing Technology
May 9, 2023Sandy Chung - Linguist Perspective on the CHamoru Language
Linguistics Events
Colloquia for Winter 2023: TBA
Dissertation Defense: Jack Duff
Date: December 1, 2023
Time: 12:00pm
Venue: HUM 1 - 210
Dissertation Defense: Morwenna Hoeks
Date: December 8, 2023
Time: 9:00am
Venue: HUM 1 - 210
Departmental Kudos:
- AMLaP23 Conference
- Aaron White Receives NSF Career Award
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Humanities Fellowships awarded to linguistics graduate students:
Jack Duff, Morwenna Hoeks, Vishal Arvindam, and Jonathan Paramore
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THI Travel Series: Maziar Toosarvandani
Professor of Linguistics Maziar Toosarvandani discusses the time-expanding use of tense in Indigenous languages -
Bibbs receives Jorge Hankamer Outstanding Graduate Instructor in Linguistics award
For more events, check out the department blog What's Happening at Santa Cruz (WHASC) and the department events calendar.
Information for Undergraduates
Both in-person and remote advising are available.
Remote advising:
Remote advising is available by video (through Zoom) during regular drop-in office hours:
or by appointment (email ling@ucsc.edu to set up an appointment).
Please see the current drop-in advising schedule for in-person advising hours. The Undergraduate Advisor’s office is in the Stevenson Academic Building, Room 241. Please wear a mask for in-person meetings. If you prefer to meet without a mask, please choose a Zoom meeting.
See Student Health Center site for COVID protocol: https://healthcenter.ucsc.edu/services/covid-19/covid19-students.html
Email a peer advisor! lingpeer@ucsc.edu
Other information:
- Current Advising Schedule
- Undergraduate Degree Programs
- Linguistics Experiments Participant Sign-Up (SONA)
- Study Abroad Course Database
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Quick Links
For Prospective Graduate Students:
For Current Graduate Students and Faculty:- PhD Program Handbook
- MA Program Handbook
- Equipment and Room Reservations
- Department Research and Travel Funds
- Ladusaw Research and Travel Supplement Award
- Honig RA Fund (for Graduate Students)
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