Degree Programs

Applied Linguistics Degree Programs at Iowa State

Thank you for your interest in our degree programs!

  • Our MA program in TESL/Applied Linguistics is for students with some teaching experience who intend to make a career in the field. Classes equip students with marketable skills by encouraging them to specialize in particular areas: CALL, corpus and computational linguistics, language assessment, ESP, literature, literacy, and teaching English to L1 Spanish learners, all with a focus on the use of technology.
  • The Graduate Certificate in TESL/TEFL is for students with an undergraduate degree with little or no teaching experience wanting to prepare to teach ESL in the private or voluntary sectors or while traveling abroad.

Prospective and current graduate students can visit Graduate Studies in English for more information pertaining to applicationfinancial supportdegree programsgraduate coursespaperwork and other resources.