This combined major is designed to educate students in psychology, linguistics, and the interface between the two disciplines, which are core areas within the field of cognitive science. Students study the formal structures of human language; sociocultural aspects of language use; and the cognitive aspects of language representations, language acquisition, and language processing. Students receive interdisciplinary training in the methods of experimental psychology, psycholinguistics, and linguistic analysis.
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 Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics Foundations | ||
| LING 1150 | Introduction to Language and Linguistics | 4 |
| LING 2350 | Linguistic Analysis | 4 |
| LING 3412 | Language and Culture | 4 |
| Linguistic Structure | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Phonetics | ||
| Phonology | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Semantics | ||
| Linguistics Electives | ||
| Complete three courses not used to fulfill other degree requirements from the following: | 12 | |
| ASL Linguistics | ||
LING 3000–LING 4999 | ||
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Please visit the Linguistics Courses page within this catalog to review the list of courses in the LING 3000–LING 4999 range.
Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory and Intermediate Psychology | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission). | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Advanced Psychology | ||
| PSYC 3402 | Social Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3466 | Cognition | 4 |
| Psychology Lab | ||
| Complete one of the laboratory courses or, with prior approval, a directed study or honors project on a topic related to psycholinguistics or cognition: | 4 | |
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Psychology Seminar | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Psychology Electives | ||
| A directed study on a topic related to psycholinguistics or cognition may be taken with prior approval. | ||
| Complete two of the following (not counted elsewhere): | 8 | |
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Biological Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Reading | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Complete one of the following options. Courses used to satisfy this requirement will also typically simultaneously satisfy a requirement above. | 0-8 | |
Study Abroad (not a Dialogue) | ||
International Co-op | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 8 | |
| Mathematics Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Discrete Structures | ||
| Interactive Mathematics | ||
| Mathematical Thinking | ||
| Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 2 | ||
| Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | ||
| Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 2 | ||
| Intensive Calculus for Engineers | ||
| Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | ||
| Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | ||
Linguistics and Psychology Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 72 semester hours in the major (excluding supporting courses).
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| LING 1150 | 4 | LING 2350 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | PSYC 3464 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Foreign language course | 4 | ||||
| Math requirement | 4 | NUpath or elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| LING 3412 | 4 | Linguistics structure course | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Linguistics elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3466 | 4 | PSYC 3402 | 4 | ||||
| Foreign language course | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||||
| EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Linguistics structure course | 4 | NUpath or elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Linguistics or psychology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Psychology laboratory | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Linguistics structure course | 4 | NUpath or elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Linguistics elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Linguistics or psychology elective | 4 | ||||||
| Psychology seminar | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | NUpath or elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 129 | |||||||
Sample Four Years, No Co-op
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| LING 1150 | 4 | LING 2350 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | PSYC 3464 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Foreign language course | 4 | ||||
| Math requirement | 4 | NUpath or elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| LING 3412 | 4 | Linguistics structure course | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Linguistics elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3466 | 4 | PSYC 3402 | 4 | ||||
| Foreign language course | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Linguistics structure course | 4 | Linguistics structure course | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| Linguistics elective | 4 | Linguistics or psychology elective | 4 | ||||
| Psychology lab | 4 | NUpath or elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Linguistics or psychology elective | 4 | NUpath or elective | 4 | ||||
| Psychology seminar | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| NUpath or elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||||||