Linguistics, B.A.
Requirements for a Major in Linguistics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Twenty-seven semester hours including the following: | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| LING 3310 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 4302 | Semantics and Pragmatics | 3 |
| LING 4303 | Contemporary Syntax | 3 |
| LING 4305 | Phonetics and Phonology | 3 |
| Twelve semester hours from the following: | 12 | |
| English Words | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Old English Language | ||
| First Language Acquisition | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Psycholinguistics | ||
| Bilingual Language Acquisition and Education | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| American English Dialects | ||
| Independent Study in Linguistics | ||
| Three semester hours from the following courses or any of the courses not counted above: | 3 | |
| Modern English Grammar | ||
| Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language | ||
| Methods of Foreign Language Teaching | ||
| Methods of Foreign Language Teaching | ||
| Methods of Foreign Language Teaching | ||
| Intermediate Logic | ||
| Philosophy of Language | ||
| Cognition | ||
| A grade of “C” or better in courses used for the major. | ||
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| Required Courses in Other Fields | ||
| Select one of the following options: 1 | 12 | |
| Option 1: | ||
Select twelve semester hours from the following: | ||
Foreign Languages 1301 (includes: ARB, CHI, GRK, HEB, JPN, KOR, RUS, SAN, SWA) | ||
Foreign Languages 1302 (includes: ARB, CHI, GRK, HEB, JPN, KOR, RUS, SAN, SWA) | ||
Foreign Languages 2310 (includes: ARB, CHI, GRK, HEB, JPN, KOR, RUS, SAN, SWA) | ||
Foreign Languages 2320 (includes: ARB, CHI, GRK, HEB, JPN, KOR, RUS, SAN, SWA) | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| American Sign Language III | ||
| American Sign Language IV | ||
| Elementary Special Studies in Less-Commonly Studied Languages | ||
| Intermediate Special Studies in Less-Commonly Studied Languages | ||
| Aramaic | ||
| Advanced Arabic Grammar | ||
| Chinese Conversation, Composition, and Readings I | ||
| Chinese Conversation, Composition, and Readings II | ||
| Indo-European Languages and Cultures | ||
| The Epistles | ||
| Advanced Japanese I | ||
| Japanese Culture through Reading | ||
| Japanese Conversation and Composition | ||
| Special Studies in Less-Commonly Studied Languages | ||
| Advanced Biblical Hebrew I | ||
| Advanced Biblical Hebrew II | ||
| Advanced Classical and Biblical Greek I | ||
| Advanced Classical and Biblical Greek II | ||
| Russian Conversation and Composition | ||
| Russian Reading Development | ||
| Russian phonetics and phonology | ||
| Syriac | ||
| Option 2 | ||
Select nine hours of coursework from Option 1 | ||
Select three hours of any language not used under Option 1 | ||
| Option 3 | ||
Select six hours of coursework from Option 1 | ||
Select six hours of coursework not used under Option 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 39 | |
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Regardless of the selected option, no more than two upper-level courses with the same prefix may count toward this requirement. No course counting toward the Arts & Sciences B.A. language proficiency requirement may also count toward this requirement.