Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics
Linguistics is the study of human language—how it was developed, how it is used, and how it will continue to impact our lives. The Interdisciplinary Minor in Linguistics provides training in a broad variety of useful language-related skills by offering courses from wide range of programs on campus including English, Spanish, CMLL, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Media and Communications, and HDFS.
The minor is comprised of 18 hours of coursework, half of which are electives. (See below for requirements and options.)
Students interested in the minor, or with questions, should contact Dr. Aaron Braver, the director of the program.
Requirements for the minor
The Minor is comprised of 18 hours of coursework (6 courses). Of these, half are required and half are electives.
Required Courses
| Department | Course Number | Course Title |
| English | 2370 or 2371 | Introduction to Language (fulfills Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirement) [2370] Language in a Multicultural America [2371] |
| English | 3371 | How Language Works |
| English | 3373 | How Syntax Works |
Electives
Choose up to 3 courses, for 9 hours and they must be drawn from at least two different departments; at least one course must be from English.
| Department | Course Number | Course Title |
| SASW | ANTH 3316 | Anthropological Theory: Understanding Language and Culture |
| Comm. Studies | COMS 3301 | Communication Theory |
| Comm. Studies | COMS 3332 | Intercultural Communication |
| Comm. Studies | COMS 3334 | Gender and Communication |
| English | ENGL 3372 | History of the English Language |
| English | ENGL 4300 | Individual Studies in English |
| English | ENGL 4371 | Language and Community: Learning While Serving |
| English | ENGL 4373 | Studies in Linguistics |
| CMLL | FREN 4300 | Individual Problems in French |
| CMLL | GERM 3305 | German Language Studies |
| CMLL | GRK 4300 | Individual Problems in Greek |
| CMLL | ITAL 4300 | Individual Problems in Italian |
| CMLL | ITAL 4303 | Advanced Italian Conversatio |
| CMLL | JAPN 4300 | Individual Studies in Japanese |
| CMLL | LAT 4300 | Individual Problems in Latin |
| CMLL | LING 4311 | Methods of Teaching Second and Foreign Languages |
| CMLL | LING 4315 | Introduction of Spanish Linguistics |
| CMLL | LING 4327 | English as a Second Language: Language Use and Learning |
| CMLL | LING 4332 | Child Language Acquisition |
| CMLL | LING 4335 | Introduction to Linguistics to Second and Foreign Language Acquisition |
| CMLL | LING 4383 | Topics in Second Language and Bilingual Studies |
| CMLL | PORT 4300 | Individual Studies in Portugese |
| CMLL | RUSS 3305 | Studies in Advanced Russian |
| CMLL | SPAN 3305 | Intermediate Spanish Grammar |
| CMLL | SPAN 3308 | How the Spanish Language Works: A Course in Hispanic Linguistics |
| CMLL | SPAN 3318 | The Sounds of Spanish |
| CMLL | SPAN 3389 | Individual Studies in Spanish |
| CMLL | SPAN 4303 | Advanced Conversation |
| CMLL | SPAN 4318 | Spanish in the United States |
| CMLL | TURK 4300 | Individual Studies in Turkish |
| CMLL | VIET 4300 | Individual Problems in Vietnamese |
| Philosophy | PHIL 2310 | Logic |
| Philosophy | PHIL 3330 | Philosophy of Science |
| Philosophy | PHIL 3340 | Minds, Brains, and Computers |
| Philosophy | PHIL 4310 | Advanced Logic |
| Philosophy | PHIL 4330 | Epistemology |
| Philosophy | PHIL 4331 | Philosophy of Language |
| Psychology | PSY 4301 | Developmental Psychology |
| HDFS | HDFS 3312 | Development During Childhood |
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