The combined major in linguistics and cultural anthropology focuses on the relationship of culture to the institutions, interpersonal relations, and practices that make up their social structure while emphasizing the structure of human language and its involvement in social interaction and culture. Students examine how language both reflects and influences cultural phenomena and how it can be used as a tool to study those phenomena; and they apply their interests across a range of connected courses, co-op opportunities, and potential research projects.


  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Linguistics Major Language Requirement

Complete two courses in the same language with a grade of C or higher. Proficiency at elementary level 2 or higher is required.

Linguistics Requirements

Note: A grade of C or higher is required for all courses in this section.

Linguistics Requirements
LING 1150Introduction to Language and Linguistics4
or LING 1449 English Now and Then
LING 2350Linguistic Analysis4
LING 3442Sociolinguistics4
LING 3456Language and Gender4
Linguistic Structure
Complete three of the following:12
Phonetics
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Semantics
Linguistics Research
Complete one of the following:4
Research Seminar in Linguistics
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Directed Study Research
Linguistics Elective
Complete one elective (any course in the range LING 3000–4999 that hasn't already been taken to fulfill other major requirements, or the following): 14
ASL Linguistics
1

Please visit the Linguistics Courses page within this catalog to review the list of courses in the LING 3000 - LING 4999 range.

Anthropology Requirements

Foundation Courses
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
ANTH 4600Senior Seminar4
Anthropology Advanced Area Courses
Complete three of the following:12
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
Latin American Society and Development
Anthropology of Africa
Culture and Politics in Modern India
Anthropology Electives
Complete three ANTH courses not already taken.12

Linguistics/Anthropology Integrative Requirement

Integrative Course
LING 3412Language and Culture4

Anthropology Major Grade Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 for major courses is required.

Linguistics/Anthropology Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 76 semester hours in the major.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH 11014ANTH 23054Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114LING 23504Elective4Elective4
LING 11504LING 34124  
MATH 12154Foreign language course4  
 16 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Foreign language course4LING 34424Anthropology elective4Co-op
Linguistic structure course4Linguistic structure course4Elective4 
Anthropology elective4Anthropology elective4  
Linguistics elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opENGW 33154Elective4Co-op
 LING 34564Elective4 
 Anthropology advanced area course4  
 Linguistic structure course4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opANTH 46004  
 Anthropology advanced area course4  
 Anthropology advanced area course4  
 Linguistics research4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 128

Four Years, No Co-op

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH 11014ANTH 23054VacationVacation
ENGW 11114LING 23504  
LING 11504LING 34124  
MATH 12154Foreign language course4  
 16 16 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Foreign language course4LING 34424VacationVacation
Linguistic structure course4Linguistic structure course4  
Anthropology elective4Anthropology elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 33154LING 34564VacationVacation
Anthropology advanced area course4Anthropology advanced area course4  
Anthropology elective4Linguistic structure elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Anthropology advanced area course4ANTH 46004  
Linguistics research4Linguistics elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 128