Minor in Linguistics
The Minor in Linguistics offers an enhanced awareness of the components, functions, and interfaces of human language. It prepares students for careers and advanced study for which such awareness is essential through coursework aligned with a student’s own professional goals and intellectual interests.
All students pursuing the Minor in Linguistics must complete 18 semester credit hours, at least 9 of which must be drawn from outside the major.
- 3 semester credit hours selected from the following:
ENG 3343 Principles of English Linguistics LNG 3813 Introduction to Linguistics
- 3 semester credit hours selected from the following courses in the linguistics of a particular language:
ENG 3323 History of the English Language ENG 3333 Introduction to the Structure of English SPN 3013 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation SPN 3113 Linguistic Structures of Spanish SPN 4113 Topics in Spanish Linguistics SPN 4123 The Spanish of the Southwest
- 6 semester credit hours selected from the following courses in psycholinguistics, anthropological linguistics, sociolinguistics, or historical linguistics:
ANT 2053 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology BBL 3013 Language Analysis and Bilingualism BBL 3133 Language Development in Bilinguals BBL 3403 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society FL 4013 Cross-Cultural Communication and Foreign Languages LNG 3833 Sociolinguistics LNG 3843 Gender Issues in Language PSY 4323 Psychology of Language
- 6 additional semester credit hours chosen in consultation with an advisor in one or more of the following approved areas anthropology, bicultural-bilingual studies, English, French, German, linguistics, and Spanish. Courses may be chosen from sections B or C or from the following:
BBL 2003 Language, Culture, and Society BBL 4033 Assessment, Learning, and Motivation in Bicultural-Bilingual Classrooms COM 3083 Language and Communication Theory ESL 3033 Foundations of English as a Second Language FL 3013 Translation for the Language Specialist FL 4243 Foreign Language Instruction LNG 4013 Topics in Linguistics (may be repeated for credit in this section when topics vary) SPN 4953 Special Studies in Spanish (when topic is Spanish linguistics)