Undergraduate Program
Minors
Linguistics
Linguistics is the study of language. Linguists look at how people use language and try to find the rules that govern that use. Because linguistics touches so many areas of study, a minor in linguistics is useful for students majoring in foreign languages, English, sociology, anthropology, psychology, mathematics, communication, philosophy, or computer science. A minimum 2.0 g.p.a. is required for all courses in the minor.
When initiating the minor, students must register with the Linguistics advisor in English, Professor LuMing Mao, and meet with an advisor at least once a year until they complete the minor.
This minor does not satisfy the Thematic Sequence requirement of the Miami Plan.
Minor Requirements
1. Required introductory course (4 hours):
- ENG 303 Introduction to Linguistics (4)
This requirement also can be met by taking these major courses:
2. Required courses (6 hours):
3. Choose at least 8 semester hours from the following courses:
- ATH 265 Language and Culture (3)
- ATH 465 Seminar in Linguistic Anthropology (3)
- COM 337 Intercultural Communication (3)
- ENG 301 History of the English Language (4)
- ENG 302 Structure of Modern English (4)
- ENG 410 Selected Topics in Linguistics (3)
- FRE 341 Conversation and Current Events in France (3)
- MTH 483 Introduction to Formal Systems and Mathematical Logic (3)
- PHL 373 Symbolic Logic (4)
- PSY 374 Psychology of Language and Thought (3)
- SPN 443 Spanish Phonology and Syntax (3)
- SPN 445 History of the Spanish Language (3)
Total Hours Required: 18