The Department鈥檚 focus is interdisciplinary research, as is reflected in the joint degree and certificate programs it offers. PhD students with a focus on linguistic cognition may complete the . Students working toward the MA degree have the opportunity to earn the 聽or the聽 Human Language Technology (HLT) certificate.聽In addition, the Department offers an聽MS in聽. Both PhD and MA students with research interests in sociocultural linguistics have the opportunity to earn a graduate certificate in聽.