Linguistics, BA

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Each major is normally expected to select courses in accordance with the following plan:

Required Credit Hours: 35

Major Computing Requirement:

(with a grade of C- or better)

LING 440 - Linguistic Field Methods (4)

Major Writing Requirement:

(with a grade of C- or better)

LING 440 - Linguistic Field Methods (4)

Core Requirements:

Courses are to be selected by the student in consultation with a faculty member.

Required Courses (23 Credits):

LING 220 - Study of Language (4)
LING 304 - Syntax (3)
LING 307 - Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LING 308 - Language and Culture (3)
LING 418 - Language Patterns: Types and Universals (3)
LING 440 - Linguistic Field Methods (4)
LING 303 - History of the English Language (3) or
LING 406 - Language and Society (3) or
LING 410 - Language Attitudes (4) or
LING 415 - Linguistic Anthropology (3)
If taking more than one, other(s) may be counted as electives.

Elective Choices (12 credits):

LING 100 - Critical Questions in Linguistics (4)
LING 150 - First-Year Seminar (4)
LING 250 - African-American English (4)
LING 358 - First Language Acquisition (3)
LING 370 - Psycholinguistics (3)
LING 380 - Computational Methods in Language Science (3)
LING 400 - Meaning and Understanding in Western Cultural Thought (3)
LING 404 - Historical Linguistics (3)
LING 407 - Advanced Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LING 408 - Independent Research in Phonetics and Phonology (1)
LING 420 - Caribbean Linguistics (3)
LING 464 - Topics in Linguistics (1-3) – may be repeated when topics vary
LING 474 - Research Seminar in Linguistics (4)
LING 481 - Independent Study in Linguistics (1-3)
LING 495 - Honors (3)
LING 496 - Honors (3)
INTR 480 - Independent Study (1-4)
The student may propose other courses, including study-abroad courses, to count towards the major. Such choices will be approved on a case-by-case basis, depending on the overall coherence of the student’s proposed major program. Examples of such courses include but are not limited to the courses listed below.
ARAB 304 - Introduction to Arabic Dialects (3)
FREN 304 - French Phonetics and Diction (3)
HISP 387 - Topics in Linguistic Research (3)
MDLL 346 - Foreign Language Acquisition Processes: Theory and Practice (3)
PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Language (3)
One semester of a non-Indo-European language

Additional Information:

LING 495-496 is a two-semester sequence. Students seeking admission to Honors in Linguistics are required to prepare a thesis proposal in consultation with an adviser who is a member of the Linguistics faculty. The proposal, along with the adviser’s recommendation, must be submitted to the Linguistics Program Honors Committee by May of the student’s junior year. For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.