Major Requirements

Linguistic studies majors and prospective majors must consult the director of the program before registration.

LIN 201 is an introduction to linguistic studies and is a prerequisite to the major and to advanced courses. It does not, however, count toward major requirements.

To complete the major in Interdisciplinary Linguistic Studies, students meet the basic skills requirements in a Western language. They also successfully complete six credits either in courses numbered above 212 in a single Western language or in courses in a single non-Western language. In addition, students successfully complete LIN 301/601 Introductory Linguistic Analysis, LIN 431/631 Phonological Analysis, and LIN 441/641 Syntactic Analysis.

Major requirements also include the successful completion of at least 18 credits of additional work, of which at least 9 credits are in courses numbered 300 or above. The 18 credits must be in approved linguistic studies courses, chosen from at least three of the following groups:

Psychology and Biology of Language

CFS 365 Language Development in Children and Families
COG 301 Introduction to Cognitive Science
LIN 491/691 Universal Grammar and Second Language Acquisition
LIN 591 Second-Language Acquisition
CSD 212 Introduction to Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders
CSD 305 Fundamentals of Speech Science
CSD 315 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms
CSD 316 Introduction to Applied Phonetics
CSD 509 Neural Processes of Speech and Language
CSD 540 Language Development and Disorders

Language in Culture and Society

LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World
LIN 471/671 Dimensions of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism
LIN/ANT 472/672 Language, Culture, and Society
LIN/ANT/SOC 571 Topics in Sociolinguistics
CRS 430/630 Intercultural Communication

Logic and Language

PHI 251 Logic
PHI 365 Language and Mind
PHI 551 Symbolic Logic
PHI 552 Modal Logic
PHI 565 Philosophy of Language
PHI 651 Logic and Language

History and Structure of Language

LIN/ANT 202 Languages of the World
LIN 461/661 Introduction to Diachronic Linguistics
SPA 436 The Structure of Spanish

Language Pedagogy

LIN 421 Methodology of Teaching English as a Second Language