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2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Linguistics, BA
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About the Program
Students in linguistics scientifically study languages of all kinds. Offering a flexible selection of courses, the program will help you develop the analytical and observational skills necessary to understand how language influences society and cultures around the world. Courses in linguistics cover the methods of analyzing language, roles of languages in societies, word formation processes, mechanisms of producing speech sounds, as well as broader skills such as systematic observation and description, and communicating clearly. Students learn ear training for discriminating speech sounds and analyze parts of speech, constituent phrases, sentence structure, representations, ambiguity, and applications of current theory. The program also offers a minor in Linguistics to complement other areas of study.
Please visit Linguistics for more information.
3 Year Degrees
A variety of majors in Liberal Arts offer students the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree in three years, allowing students to enter the work force or graduate school a year earlier than traditional plans of study.
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Degree Requirements
120 Credits Required
Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
Each liberal arts major is designed as a four-year plan of study and includes three types of courses: Major, Core, and Elective. Most students take five courses per semester, with some of each type.
Professional academic advisors meet individually with each of our students on a regular basis to help with course selection, academic planning, and career development, as well as to help students find additional resources on campus.
For the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum click here .
Departmental/Program Major Courses (33 credits)
Area A. Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)
Area B. General Linguistics (9 credits)
Area C. Linguistics of Particular Languages (6 credits)
(a 30100 language skills level course is a pre-requisite or co-requisite) One of the following 2-course language structure sequences:
Area D. Language Courses providing Typological Diversity (6 credits)
Two courses from any one of the following sequences or in another less commonly taught language (a language that has substantially different typological properties from those usually taught) * This language must be different from the language used to satisfy the School Core requirement in OTHER LANGUAGES.
Area E. Electives in Linguistics (9 credits)
Three courses chosen as specified, and subject to the Note below.** ** Any linguistics course(s) may be used except the courses used to satisfy requirements in A, B, or C. Only one research practicum or independent study course may be used. Courses Which May be Used to Satisfy Requirement E
Notes
For those students who are so advised, there are Additional Enrichment Opportunities. These credits will NOT count towards the major, but provide opportunities to participate in faculty research activities or obtain experience in global language issues through coursework and study abroad experience.
Research Option: Two research practicum courses with Linguistics focus (ENGL 49400 ; LING 49900 ) conducted under a faculty advisor; a research paper written with Linguistics focus under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
Global Option: Two “Global Perspective” courses; one Study Abroad Experience with Linguistics focus.
Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (57 credits)
- ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (UCC: Written Communication)
or - ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (UCC: Written Communication)
- COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (UCC: Oral Communication)
- Other Languages (Proficiency through Level IV in one language) (UCC: Humanities) - Credits Hours: 12.00
- Mathematics (UCC: Quantitative Reasoning) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Statistics (UCC: Quantitative Reasoning) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Western Heritage - Credit Hours: 3.00
- United States Tradition (UCC: Behavioral Social Science - if POL 10100 was taken) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Other Cultures (UCC: Behavioral Social Science - if ANTH 20500 was taken) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Aesthetic Awareness - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Gender Issues - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Social Ethics (UCC: Science, Technology & Society - if PHIL 27000 or POL 22300 was taken) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Individual and Society - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Global Perspective (UCC: Science, Technology & Society - if HIST 38400 or HIST 38700 was taken) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Sciences (UCC: Science - requires 6 credits) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Natural Sciences Lab - Credit Hours: 3.00
University Core Requirements
Prerequisite Information:
For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.
Spring 3rd Year
- REQ C - Credit Hours: 3.00
- REQ D - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Social Ethics - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Other Cultures - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 4th Year
- REQ D - Credit Hours: 3.00
- REQ E - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 4th Year
- REQ E - Credit Hours: 3.00
- REQ E - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00
Notes
32 credit hours at 30000 level or higher required for Bachelor of Arts degree.
“C” or better in all major courses required
A minimum GPA of B- (2.67/4.0) in the major overall required
Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Critical Course
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