LINGMA - Linguistics

Master of Arts

The M.A. in Linguistics - Native American Languages & Linguistics (NAMA) trains community language activists in the skills and experience needed to work on maintaining, revitalizing and documenting your native language. To enroll, you can either be a speaker or second-language learner who has studied a particular Native American language and has close contact with that language community. It takes one academic year to complete the degree, plus one summer doing coursework at the American Indian Language Development Institute. The program often serves as a steppingstone to pursue a Ph.D. in linguistics or related disciplines.