The Linguistics Minor is designed for students who seek a basic familiarity with the field and is especially suited for students with majors in a foreign language and other language-related fields, such as anthropology, bilingual studies, cognitive science, computer science, language acquisition, psychology, speech and hearing science, speech communication, and for anyone interested in the nature of language as the quintessence of being human.
Core courses (9 s.h.):
- Linguistics 100: Introduction to Language Science
2 of the following:
- LING 301 - Elements of Syntax
- LING 302 - Elements of Phonology
- LING 307 - Elements of Semantics & Pragmatics
Additional courses:
Nine additional hours of linguistics courses, including at least six hours chosen from the following list. Students must take at least six hours of linguistics courses at the advanced level.
- LING 301 - Elemtns of Syntax (if not chosen for the core courses above)
- LING 302 - Elements of Phonology (if not chosen for the core courses above)
- LING 307 - Elements of Semantics & Pragmatics (if not chosen for the core courses above)
- LING 210 - Language History
- LING 225 - Elements of Psycholinguistics
- LING 250 - Language in the USA
- LING 400 - Intro to Linguistic Structure
- LING 401 - Intro to General Phonetics
- LING 406 - Intro to Computational Ling
- LING 470 - Mind, Culture and Society
Total semester hours: 18