Linguistics, Undergraduate Minor

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Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, its development, and use. The interdisciplinary minor in linguistics provides a well-rounded training in linguistics by allowing students to take courses drawn from various departments across the campus, including Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures; English; Philosophy; Psychology; and Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work in the College of Arts & Sciences; the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Media & Communication; and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Human Sciences.

The minor requires 18 hours of coursework, and of these, 9 are required and 9 are elective.

Contact: Dr. Aaron Braver, Department of English, 806.742.2501, aaron.braver@ttu.edu

Required:

ENGL 2371 - Language in a Multicultural America 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3371 - How Language Works 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3373 - How Syntax Works 3 Semester Credit Hours

Elective:

(Electives may be any three courses drawn from the following pool, provided that they are selected from at least two different departments.)

ANTH 3316 - Anthropological Theory: Understanding Language and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 3301 - Communication Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 3332 - Intercultural Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 3334 - Gender and Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3372 - History of the English Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 4300 - Individual Studies in English 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 4371 - Language and Community 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 4373 - Advanced Studies in Linguistics 3 Semester Credit Hours
FREN 4300 - Individual Problems in French 3 Semester Credit Hours
GERM 3305 - German Language Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours
GRK 4300 - Individual Problems in Greek 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3312 - Development During Childhood 3 Semester Credit Hours
ITAL 4300 - Individual Problems in Italian 3 Semester Credit Hours
ITAL 4303 - Advanced Italian Conversation 3 Semester Credit Hours
JAPN 4300 - Individual Studies in Japanese 3 Semester Credit Hours
LING 4311 - Methods of Teaching Second and Foreign Languages 3 Semester Credit Hours
LING 4315 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics 3 Semester Credit Hours
LING 4327 - English as a Second Language: Language Use and Learning 3 Semester Credit Hours
LING 4332 - Child Language Acquisition 3 Semester Credit Hours
LING 4335 - Introduction to Linguistics for Second and Foreign Language Education 3 Semester Credit Hours
LING 4383 - Topics in Second Language and Bilingual Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours
PORT 4300 - Individual Studies in Portuguese 3 Semester Credit Hours
RUSN 3305 - Studies in Advanced Russian 3 Semester Credit Hours
SPAN 3305 - Intermediate Grammar: Oral and Written Spanish 3 Semester Credit Hours
SPAN 3389 - Individual Studies in Spanish 3 Semester Credit Hours
SPAN 4303 - Advanced Oral Expression in Context 3 Semester Credit Hours
TURK 4300 - Individual Studies in Turkish 3 Semester Credit Hours
VIET 4300 - Individual Problems in Vietnamese 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 2310 - Logic 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 3330 - Philosophy of Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 3340 - Minds, Brains, and Computers 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 4310 - Advanced Logic 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 4330 - Epistemology 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 4331 - Philosophy of Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSY 4301 - Developmental Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours