Master’s degrees
We do not offer a terminal Master’s degree.
M.Phil.
Students in the doctoral program who complete all requirements for the Ph.D. apart from the submission of a completed dissertation (but including the presentation and successful defense of a dissertation prospectus) may petition for the M.Phil. degree
M.A. (en route to the PhD)
Students in the doctoral program who successfully complete the course work, examinations, and work samples required by the end of the second year of graduate study (see above) may petition for the M.A. degree.
Director of Graduate Studies
Any questions about the graduate program can be directed to the DGS, Veneeta Dayal, at veneeta.dayal@yale.edu
Dorothy R. Diebold Professor of Linguistics & DGS