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Language, Literacy and Culture

Graduate Program Language, Literacy and Culture
Program Description The Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture is an interdisciplinary program of study of language, culture and human interaction offered by the Departments of Africana Studies, American Studies, Education, English, Modern Languages and Linguistics, and Sociology and Anthropology and the Women's Studies Program at UMBC. Through courses and seminars, internships and research, students in the program investigate ways in which social structure, social and cultural assumptions, and language use affect interactions among members of different social and cultural groups and impact educational and training programs, communications systems, public-policy formation, and organization and management.
Program Website http://www.umbc.edu/llc/index.html
Degrees Offered Ph.D., Language, Literacy and Culture
Concentrations / Tracks Language, Culture and Learning
Technology, Text and Interpretation
Cross-Cultural Interactions in Professional and Disciplinary Contexts
Language, Culture and Power in Organizations and Communities
Admissions Requirements See Application Requirements and Deadlines
Delivery Full-time, Part-time
Term of Admission Fall
Domestic Application Deadlines February 1
International Application Deadlines January 1 (Fall)