Master of Arts in Language Development:
Student Crafted Concentration

Students may elect to seek the Master of Arts degree with major in Language Development without pursuing one of the pre-approved concentrations. The student must meet the general core requirements for the Language Development major, then may generally select from any course offered by GIAL to satisfy the concentration-specific requirements for the degree. In order to select this option, the student should
discuss it with a graduate advisor and meet at least the following requirements regarding courses selected:

1. The course may be included in a degree program of GIAL
2. The course has not already been specified as a general core requirement for the Master of Arts degree with a major in Language Development
3. All courses chosen have been approved by the student’s graduate advisor
4. A minimum of 50% of the courses incorporated into the concentration will be from the Language Development Department

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