The major in linguistics provides students with a strong foundation in the study of linguistics at both the structural and social levels. Course work on the structural side focuses on the internal structures that make up language and the methods and theories used to identify and understand these core structures (for example, in courses covering phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics), while course work on the social side emphasizes the methods and theories that are used to study and interpret patterns of social interaction at the linguistic level (for example, in courses covering language and culture, sociolinguistics, and language and gender). Additional course work draws from related fields to further develop students’ understanding of the broad spectrum of language-related domains (for example, the psychology of language, language acquisition, and historical linguistics, among other topics).
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Linguistics Major Language Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two courses in the same language with a grade of C or higher. Proficiency at elementary level 2 or higher is required. | ||
Linguistics Major 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 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| Linguistic Structure | ||
| LING 3420 | Phonetics | 4 |
| LING 3422 | Phonology | 4 |
| LING 3424 | Morphology | 4 |
| LING 3450 | Syntax | 4 |
| LING 3452 | Semantics | 4 |
| Laboratory | ||
| Prerequisites | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | 4 |
| Laboratory | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
Note: With prior approval, any of the following courses may be used to fulfill the laboratory requirement. Consult your adviser to discuss this option: | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Linguistics Seminar | ||
| LING 4654 | Seminar in Linguistics | 4 |
| or PSYC 4658 | Seminar in Psycholinguistics | |
| Linguistics Electives | ||
| Complete four of the following (not counted above): | 16 | |
| ASL Linguistics | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| History of English | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
or LING 4970 | Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 | |
or LING 4971 | Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | |
or LING 4991 | Directed Study Research | |
or PSYC 4991 | Directed Study Research | |
| Independent Study | ||
| Introduction to Logic | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Language and the Brain | ||
| Psychology of Reading | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Complete one of the following options. Courses used to satisfy this requirement will also typically satisfy a requirement above. | 0-4 | |
Study abroad (not a Dialogue of Civilizations) | ||
International Co-op | ||
| Research Seminar in Linguistics | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
Linguistics Major Credit Requirement
Complete 76 semester hours in the major.
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 | NUpath or Elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1215 | 4 | Foreign language course | 4 | ||||
| LING 1000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| LING 3412 | 4 | Linguistic structure course | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Linguistic structure course | 4 | ||||
| Linguistic structure course | 4 | Linguistics elective | 4 | ||||
| Foreign language course | 4 | NUpath or Elective | 4 | ||||
| EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Linguistic structure course | 4 | NUpath or Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Linguistics elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||||
| NUpath or Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Laboratory course | 4 | NUpath or Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Linguistic structure course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Linguistics elective | 4 | ||||||
| NUpath or Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | Linguistics seminar | 4 | ||||
| Linguistics elective | 4 | ||||||
| NUpath or Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||