Minor: Language Sciences, 21 Credits

Learning Goals for the Minor in Language Sciences.

Upon completion of the Language Sciences minor students will:

Demonstrate knowledge of the human language facility by articulating the main principles of linguistic theory;
Accurately apply such theories to real-word settings, with implications for language diversity in cultural and political contexts;
Plan and implement linguistic research via the scientific method.

Requirements

Required courses: (18 credits)

SPCH 112	ENGLISH STRUCTURE BY GENRE
	OR
EWL 210	HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SPCH 160	INTRO TO LINGUISTICS
SPCH 202	PHONETICS
SPCH 251	NORMAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
SPCH 316	PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
SPCH 318	LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

SPCH 202: Theater Arts and Acting majors who wish to pursue the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology major or minor may count THTR 202-THTR 203 towards the major or minor and in substitution for SPCH 202 towards the major or minor.

Capstone course:

Choose Option A or B, determined in consultation with the department

Option A: Interdisciplinary Coursework

Choose ONE from below: (3 credits)

PHIL 325	PHILOSOPH ISSUES IN LANGUAGE
EWL 337	PHIL & POETICS OF TRANSLATION

Option B: