The University of the West Indies, Mona

The Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy (DLLP) offers a variety of emphases and concentrations at the graduate level to stimulate you and help to prepare you for your future engagements as employee, entrepreneur or employer.

If your interest is in Linguistics or English Language, specifically in Language Acquisition, Phonology, Sign Language Interpreting, Sociolinguistics, Syntax, Academic or Professional or Technical Writing in English, Theory and Approaches to the Teaching of English Language, or World Englishes, you may consider our offerings in the following programmes:

Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics (Dip Linguistics)

Master of Arts in Linguistics (MA Linguistics)

Master of Philosophy in Linguistics (MPhil Linguistics)

Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics (PhD Linguistics)

Master of Arts in English Language (MA English Language)

If you are interested in principles underpinning cultural norms and epistemology, ethics and values, or human existence and experience, you may consider our programmes in Philosophy which lead to the following degrees:

Master of Arts in Philosophy (MA Philosophy)

Master of Philosophy in Philosophy (MPhil Philosophy)

Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy (PhD Philosophy)

Master of Arts in Africa and African Diaspora Studies (Joint progarmme between the UWI and the University of Lagos [Nigeria])

The DLLP also offers a wide array of electives that are open to graduate students in other departments.