The UCLA Department of Applied Linguistics is at the forefront of research in the field of applied linguistics and offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Ph.D. degrees, as well as two undergraduate minors and a graduate certificate program. Faculty members, including affiliated members in the Anthropology, Asian Languages and Cultures, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Education, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology Departments whose participation reinforces the interdisciplinary nature of applied linguistics research, represent a wide range of expertise and experience in language-related research.