Minor in Linguistics

Requirements for the Minor

Students who wish to pursue the Minor in Linguistics must complete 18 semester hours, at least 9 of which must be at the 200 level or above. Courses used to complete the minor should comply with the following requirements:

Required Courses
LING 150Introduction to the Study of Language3
LING 160Language and Society3
LING 260Language Acquisition, Language Contact and Bilingualism3
Three additional courses from the list below or as approved by an advisor, two of which must be at the 200 level or above.9
Introduction to Natural Language Syntax
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse
Seminar in Linguistic Analysis
Language and Discrimination
Linguistics and Speech-Language Pathology
A Linguistic Introduction to Chinese
Vocabulary in Action: How do we learn, process, and use words as multilinguals?
Are Algorithms Biased
History of European Standard Languages
Sociolinguistics
Methodology of Second Language Teaching
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Understanding Rhetoric
English Grammar and Style
Introductory Logic
Introduction to the Philosophy of Language
Studies in Language Policy and Cultural Identity
Total Hours18