Linguistics Minor
Minor Requirements
20-24 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 111 | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 |
| ANTH/GLCS 106 | INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS (ALSO AS GLCS 106) | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
| LANGUAGE & CULTURE | ||
| EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ESOL | ||
| SPANISH IN THE US | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| NEW TESTAMENT GREEK | ||
| HEBREW I | ||
| SANSKRIT I | ||
| SCRIBES AND SCHOOLS: RECORDING ANCIENT WISDOM | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II | ||
| FRENCH CULTURE & FREE EXPRESSION | ||
| INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SPANISH IN THE US | ||
| NEW TESTAMENT GREEK | ||
| HEBREW I | ||
| SANSKRIT I | ||
| SCRIBES AND SCHOOLS: RECORDING ANCIENT WISDOM | ||
| Total Credits | 21-24 | |
At least one course needs to be at 300- or 400-level. No more than 8 credits from the Linguistics minor may also count toward a student’s major. No more than 4 credits from the Linguistics minor may also count toward another minor. Because not every course listed is offered every year, students minoring in Linguistics must plan carefully in order to fulfill their requirements in a timely fashion.
Courses in which a student has earned a grade less than C may not be applied toward a major or minor in the department. Study abroad programs may have specific GPA requirements.*
*This policy is not new, but text was added Dec. 2022
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Learn to describe with some precision the sounds and forms of language as well as the rules that govern language
- Explore the social contexts in which human thought is given meaning through language and language is in turn influenced by those social contexts
- Understand how modern languages have evolved from their ancient forebearers
- Learn how language expresses systems of human interaction, including patterns of migration and settlement history
- Study how humans acquire language and what mechanisms can impair that acquisition
- Assess the viability of endangered languages and the development of pidgins and creoles
- Compare standard written English with its spoken analogues in slang and dialect