The Russian program does not currently include a Doctoral Program. However, the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers a Doctoral degree in Second Language Acquisition (SLA).
The Ph.D. program in SLA has a strong cognitive science and research focus for students working in languages other than English. (For an ESL focus, please visit the College of Education.)
The program draws upon the expertise of a distinguished cadre of faculty in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and in affiliate departments such as Linguistics; Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation; Hearing and Speech; Philosophy; Psychology; Sociology; and Curriculum and Instruction.
There are four areas of specialization:
- second language learning
- second language instruction
- second language assessment
- second language use
For further information, please visit the SLA Doctoral Program page or contact our Graduate Program Advisor.