Linguistics is the scientific study of language: how it is structured, used, and learned. The interdisciplinary Minor in Linguistics is designed to enable students interested in the nature of language and its use in society to enrich a degree in any field, including modern languages, communication, anthropology, education, English, computer science, psychology, writing and rhetoric, and more.
Requirements
Students take two core courses and four electives. In order to ensure the interdisciplinary nature of the minor, no more than two elective courses may come from the same program.
Choose Two Core Courses
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required course on language in the mind * | 4 | |
| The following 5 classes are equivalent courses: | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY ("How Language Works" Topic Only) | ||
| HOW LANGUAGE WORKS: INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS | ||
| HOW LANGUAGE WORKS | ||
| HOW LANGUAGE WORKS | ||
| Required course on language in society | 4 | |
| Choose One: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND CULTURES | ||
| CULTURES IN CONVERSATION | ||
| SPANISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS | ||
| LANGUAGE, SELF AND SOCIETY | ||
*MOL 220 is cross-listed with CMNS 221, ENG 222, WRD 220, and ANT 390. Other topics in anthropology taught as ANT 390 do not apply to this minor.
Choose Four Electives
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASL LINGUISTICS | ||
| SOCIOLINGUISTICS FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| LANGUAGE, POWER AND IDENTITY | ||
| SOCIOCULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION | ||
| THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE | ||
or WLE 326 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE | |
| HOW ENGLISH WORKS: ENGLISH SYNTAX FOR ESL AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION TEACHERS | ||
| SECOND, WORLD AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
or ECE 325 | SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT | |
or WLE 360 | SECOND, WORLD AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | |
| LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND CULTURES | ||
| LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN MODERN CHINA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE | ||
| CULTURES IN CONVERSATION | ||
| GENDER AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (BIRTH TO 8) | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | ||
| FRENCH GRAMMAR AND USAGE | ||
| FRENCH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | ||
| GERMAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE | ||
| ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE SOCIETY OF COMMUNICATION | ||
| ITALIAN PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LINGUISTICS | ||
| TEACHING MODERN LANGUAGES | ||
| METHODS OF TEACHING MODERN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ||
| THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS/CURRENT RESEARCH SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||
| PSYCHOLINGUISTICS | ||
| VOICE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS | ||
| PHONETICS | ||
| NORMAL CHILD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS | ||
| ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE, SWALLOWING & HEARING MECHANISM | ||
| SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS | ||
| SPANISH IN THE U.S. | ||
| SPANISH PHONOLOGY AND PHONETICS | ||
| THE STRUCTURE OF SPANISH | ||
| SPANISH SOCIOLINGUISTICS | ||
| THE HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE | ||
| BILINGUALISM IN THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD | ||
| SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF HERITAGE LANGUAGE LITERACY | ||
| STANDARD AND CONTENT-BASED METHODS OF TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES K-12 | ||
| LANGUAGE, SELF AND SOCIETY | ||
| SEMIOTICS | ||
| GLOBAL ENGLISHES | ||
| TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN CHICAGO | ||
Other courses involving the study of language may also be counted as electives on a case-by-case basis in order to make the minor maximally applicable to students from all courses of study. Such substitutions could include relevant topics courses, independent study courses, or the courses listed below. Substitutions must be approved by the Program Director.
Example related courses available for approval on an individual basis
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM | ||
| ASIAN CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND CULTURE | ||
| METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | ||
or ECE 314 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR DUAL LANGUAGE AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS | |
| TOPICS IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| STORYTELLING: COMMUNICATION AS NARRATIVE | ||
| CODES AND CIPHERS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES | ||
| TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| SEMINAR IN MULTICULTURALISM | ||
| SOUND AND ACOUSTICS | ||
| THEORIES OF LEARNING AND COGNITION | ||
| COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY | ||
| AURAL REHABILITATION | ||
| PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING | ||