Linguistics, BA

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 Credits: (4) or
LING 441 - Sociolinguistic Field Methods Credits: (4)

Major Writing Requirement:

(with a grade of C- or better)

LING 440 - Linguistic Field Methods Credits: (4) or
LING 441 - Sociolinguistic Field Methods Credits: (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 Credits: (4)
LING 304 - Syntax Credits: (3)
LING 307 - Phonetics and Phonology Credits: (3)
LING 308 - Language and Culture Credits: (3)
LING 310 - Language Patterns: Types and Universals Credits: (3)
LING 303 - History of the English Language Credits: (3) or
LING 406 - Language and Society Credits: (3) or
LING 410 - Language Attitudes Credits: (4) or
LING 415 - Linguistic Anthropology Credits: (3)
If taking more than one, other(s) may be counted as electives.
LING 440 - Linguistic Field Methods Credits: (4) or
LING 441 - Sociolinguistic Field Methods Credits: (4)

Elective Choices (12 credits):

LING 230 - Topics in Linguistics Credits: (1-3)
LING 250 - African-American English Credits: (3)
LING 260 - Speech Sound Analysis Credits: (3)
LING 330 - Topics in Linguistics Credits: (1-3)
LING 346 - Foreign Language Acquisition Processes: Theory and Practice Credits: (3)
LING 358 - First Language Acquisition Credits: (3)
LING 370 - Psycholinguistics Credits: (3)
LING 380 - Computational Methods in Language Science Credits: (3)
LING 400 - Meaning and Understanding in Western Cultural Thought Credits: (3)
LING 402 - Language and Gender Credits: (3)
LING 404 - Historical Linguistics Credits: (3)
LING 407 - Advanced Phonetics and Phonology Credits: (3)
LING 408 - Independent Research in Phonetics and Phonology Credits: (1)
LING 420 - Caribbean Linguistics Credits: (3)
LING 424 - Discourse Analysis Credits: (3)
LING 464 - Topics in Linguistics Credits: (1-3) – may be repeated when topics vary
LING 474 - Research Seminar in Linguistics Credits: (4)
LING 481 - Independent Study in Linguistics Credits: (1-3)
LING 495 - Honors Credits: (3)
LING 496 - Honors Credits: (3)
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 Credits: (3)
FREN 304 - French Phonetics and Diction Credits: (3)
HISP 262 - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology Credits: (3)
HISP 362 - Topics in Linguistic Research Credits: (3)
PHIL 335 - Philosophy of Language Credits: (3)
One semester of a non-Indo-European language