Linguistics Minor

Required Core Course: 3 credits

• ENG 2010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3

Linguistics Electives: 12 credits

Any four of the following courses chosen in consultation with a linguistics faculty advisor:

• ENG 3020 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
• ENG 3030 - Semantics Credits: 3
• ENG 3050 - Language and Society Credits: 3
• ENG 3070 - Old English Credits: 3
• ENG 3073 - Old Norse Credits: 3
• ENG 3075 - Latin Credits: 3
• LING 3040 - Morphology and Syntax Credits: 3
• LING 3043 - Phonetics and Phonology Credits: 3
• LING 3080 - Perspectives in Linguistics: Variable Topics Credits: 3 *
• LING 4010 - Studies in Linguistics: Variable Topics Credits: 3 *
• LING 4011 - Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4012 - Historical Linguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4013 - Psycholinguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4060 - Modern Language Theory Credits: 3

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  *These courses may be repeated for credit under different topics up to a limit of 9 credits.

   

Interdisciplinary Electives: 6 credits

Any two of the following interdisciplinary courses chosen in consultation with a linguistics faculty advisor:

• ANT 2330 - Cross-Cultural Communication Credits: 3
• ANT 2500 - Anthropology of Language Credits: 3
• FRE 3150 - French Phonetics: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
• FRE 4540 - Literature, Culture, and Translation Credits: 3
• GER 3150 - German Phonetics: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
• GER 3300 - Advanced German Grammar Credits: 3
• GER 3410 - Translation Techniques for Scientific Materials Credits: 3
• GER 4410 - Advanced Translation Techniques Credits: 3
• LING 4010 - Studies in Linguistics: Variable Topics Credits: 3 *
• LING 4011 - Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4012 - Historical Linguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4013 - Psycholinguistics Credits: 3
• PHI 2440 - Symbolic Logic Credits: 3
• PHI 3120 - Philosophy of Language Credits: 3
• PHI 3330 - Epistemology Credits: 3
• PHI 3530 - Philosophy of Mind Credits: 3
• SLHS 2890 - Language Acquisition Credits: 3
• SLHS 3540 - Phonetics and Phonological Awareness Credits: 3
• SPA 3150 - Spanish Phonetics: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
• SPA 3650 - Introduction to Spanish Translation I Credits: 3
• SPA 4050 - Introduction to Translation II Credits: 3
• SPA 4310 - History of the Spanish Language Credits: 3
• SPE 2770 - Gender and Communication Credits: 3

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• WMS 2770 - Gender and Communication Credits: 3

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  *This course may be repeated for credit under different topics up to a limit of 9 credits.

   

Required Core Course: 3 credits

• ENG 2010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3

Language Requirement: 6 credits

At least 6 credits of a single foreign language at or above the 2000-level (the language courses must contain grammar). Students who have not taken enough high school language courses to enter at the 2000-level will be required to take the prerequisite 1000-level language courses.

For modern language majors who choose this (Language) concentration of the Linguistics minor, the student must take 6 credits of a different language than their major at or above the 2000-level.

Linguistics Electives: 9 credits

Any three of the following courses chosen in consultation with a linguistics faculty advisor:

• ENG 3020 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
• ENG 3030 - Semantics Credits: 3
• ENG 3050 - Language and Society Credits: 3
• ENG 3070 - Old English Credits: 3
• ENG 3073 - Old Norse Credits: 3
• ENG 3075 - Latin Credits: 3
• LING 3040 - Morphology and Syntax Credits: 3
• LING 3043 - Phonetics and Phonology Credits: 3
• LING 3080 - Perspectives in Linguistics: Variable Topics Credits: 3 *
• LING 4010 - Studies in Linguistics: Variable Topics Credits: 3 ^*
• LING 4011 - Anthropological Linguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4012 - Historical Linguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4013 - Psycholinguistics Credits: 3
• LING 4060 - Modern Language Theory Credits: 3

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  *These courses may be repeated for credit under different topics up to a limit of 9 credits.