English Linguistics Major

ISIS major code: EN02
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The major is open to any undergraduate student. You may declare the major at the Academic Advising Center, 301 Pierce Hall.

In order to graduate with an English Linguistics Major, students must complete a total of 124 credit hours divided into the following requirements:

	General Education Requirements	47 credit hours
	Physical Education/Graduation Requirements	2 credit hours
	English Linguistics Major Courses	30 credit hours	(details provided below)
	Minor Requirements	20 credit hours
	University Elective Courses:	25 credit hours
	PROGRAM TOTAL	124 credit hours

Course Requirements for the Major in English Linguistics: 30 hours
Required Courses: 12 hours
	LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3)
	LING 401 Introduction to Linguistic Science (3)
	LING 420 Introduction to Phonology (3)
	LING 425 Introduction to Syntax (3)
Restricted Elective Courses: 9 hours
	Three courses from the following:
		LING 205 English Words (3)
		LING 310 African American Language (3)
		LING 322 Languages of the World (3)
		LING 340/ANTH 340 Language and Culture (3)
		LING 402 Modern English Language (3)
		LING 415 Language and Gender (3)
		LING 421 History of the English Language (3)
		LING 426 Topics in Linguistics (3)
		LING 434 Linguistic Analysis of Literature (3)
		PHIL 460 Philosophy of Language (3)
Elective Courses: 9 hours
	Three courses from the following:
		Any LING course (including 500-level courses) not used as a restricted elective.
		Any course in a foreign language or in Old or Middle English.
		Any upper-level course in the literature, history, geography, sociology, or anthropology of a specific cultural group or region.
		Any of the following courses would also count as an elective:
			CTAC 356 Argumentation and Debate (3)
			COSC 211 Programming Data Structures (3)
			ENGL 417 Writing About Controversies (3)
			LING 425 Second Language Acquisition (3)
			GEOG 360 Cultural Geography (3)
			PHIL 281 Symbolic Logic (3)
			MATH 170 Elementary Statistics (3)
			PSY 301 Introductory Experimental Psychology (4)
			SOCL 310 Social Stratification (3)
			ANTH 336/SOCL 336 Social and Cultural Change (3)
		Other relevant upper-level courses as approved by the undergraduate advisor for Linguistics.

If you are considering a course of study within the Linguistics Program, or would like to know more about it, please see an advisor soon. Any of the Linguistics faculty can advise you.