Dallas International University

Dallas International University (DIU) is an undergraduate school and graduate school located in the southwest corner of Dallas, Texas, formerly called the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics. From its beginning in 1998, DIU provided education for applied linguistics and language development work in marginalized language communities around the world. Courses are offered in such areas as macro-sociolinguistics, multilingual education, language survey, translation, descriptive linguistics.

Dallas International University
TypeUndergraduate and Graduate School
Established1998 as Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics
PresidentScott Berthiaume
Academic staff
23 plus adjuncts[1]
Location
Dallas
,
Texas
,
United States

32.665200°N 96.953289°W / 32.665200; -96.953289
Websitewww.diu.edu
Mahler Building at Dallas International University with flags displayed.

The name was changed to "Dallas International University" in 2018.[2] Since then, in addition to an MA degree program in World Arts (ethnomusicology and other arts)[3] started in 2008, a PhD program was launched in 2019. Dallas International University is accredited as a "Level V" university by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award BA, MA, and PhD degrees.[4]

Dallas International also offers undergraduate courses leading toward a bachelor’s degree, which may also be taken as post-baccaleareate prerequisites for its graduate programs. The student body averages around 200 students. Alumni of Dallas International University have gone on to work in over 80 countries.

References
  1. www.diu.edu/faculty
  2. SACS classification of DIU
  3. "MA with Major in World Arts".
  4. SACS classification of DIU



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