Overview

About the Linguistic Anthropology program

Students in Linguistic Anthropology at OU have unique research opportunities that extend beyond the classroom.

The Department of Native American Languages at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History offers students several research opportunities in Native languages of Oklahoma. The archives house over 6,000 media and print resources in languages of Oklahoma and North America. Students may use the recording facilities and equipment. They have the opportunity to participate in language programming at the museum, including the annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair and museum exhibits. The department has a two-year Graduate Research position for students in Linguistic Anthropology.

The Linguistic Anthropology program from University of Oklahomaparticular strengths lie in:

Language endangerment and revitalization, with a collaborative approach to working in endangered language communities

Ethnographic and discourse-centered approaches to language, culture, and society

Verbal art and performance, including narrative, poetics, and ceremonial speaking

Documentation and descriptive linguistics, and the role of language archives in this work

Endangered language instruction and acquisition

Language and identity

Linguistic relativity (language and worldview)

Language ideologies (cultural conceptions of language)

Language contact and change

Historical linguistics and grammaticalization

Oklahoma and related Native languages and families, especially Athapaskan, Kiowa, Euchee (Yuchi), Siouan, Muskogean, and Algonquian

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Morphology

Linguistic Anthropology

Ethnography
Communication

Anthropology

Research for Master's Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Norman, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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English requirements

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General requirements

Current resume

Three letters of recommendation

A statement of your career and educational goals (1 to 1.5 pages, double-spaced)

Official transcripts for all institutions attended

International applicants must also submit an official TOEFL score and confidential financial statement

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22062 USD / year

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11128 USD / year

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3938 USD / year

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Living costs

Norman

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900 - 1400 USD / month

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Overview

About the Linguistic Anthropology program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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