Linguistics Minor, UG
for the Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics
The Linguistics Minor is designed for students who seek a basic familiarity with the field and is especially suited for students with majors in foreign language and other language-related fields such as anthropology, computer science, English, psychology, communication, and for anyone interested in the nature of language.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Elements of Syntax | ||
| Elements of Phonology | ||
| Elmnts Semantics & Pragmatics | ||
| Nine additional hours of linguistics courses, including at least six hours chosen from the following: | 9 | |
| Elements of Syntax (if not chosen for the second requirement above) | ||
| Elements of Phonology (if not chosen for the second requirement above) | ||
| Elmnts Semantics & Pragmatics (if not chosen for the second requirement above) | ||
| Language History | ||
| Language, Mind, and Brain | ||
| American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | ||
| Intro to Linguistic Structure | ||
| Intro to General Phonetics | ||
| Introduction to Computational Linguistics | ||
for the Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics
- Analyze the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic systems of language.
- Compare how these systems vary across languages and change over time.
- Formulate hypotheses about how languages are processed, how they are learned, and how they express social identity.
- Apply linguistics to solve practical problems like how to teach languages effectively or how to implement language technologies.
- Describe linguistic analyses and defend them using reproducible empirical evidence.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
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