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Twin Cities Campus
Linguistics B.A.Linguistics, Institute of
College of Liberal Arts
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Courses explore the principles governing the structure of natural languages, how languages are acquired by children and adults, the role of language in human cognition and social interaction, and how languages change over time.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
CLA BA degrees require 4 semesters or the equivalent of a second language.
CLA degrees require students to complete 48 credits of upper division coursework taken at the 3xxx, 4xxx, or 5xxx level. For a BA at least 18 of the 48 upper division credits must be outside of the major. For some specific majors, there are exceptions to this requirement.
This program requires 18 upper division credits outside the major. See your advisor for a list of courses that can or cannot be used to meet this requirement.
Students may earn a BA or a minor in linguistics, but not both.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the First Year Experience course sequence.
Major Courses
Take 5 of the following courses for a total of 16 credits.
LING 3001 - Introduction to Linguistics
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
LING 3001H - Honors: Introduction to Linguistics
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
or
LING 5001 - Introduction to Linguistics
(4.0 cr)
LING 4201 - Syntax I
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 5201 - Honors students may take LING 5201 in place of 4201.
LING 4302W - Phonology I
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 5302 - Honors students may take LING 5302 in place of 4302W.
LING 5205 - Semantics
(3.0 cr)
Electives
No more than 4 credits of LING 1xxx will count. Up to 6 elective credits may be taken in an allied discipline, if approved by the director of undergraduate studies.
Take 15 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
LING 1xxx
·
LING 2xxx
·
LING 3xxx
·
LING 4xxx
·
LING 5xxx
Senior Project
Take 1-2 courses for a total of 3-6 credits. Students taking LING 4901W must complete the course with at least an S grade. Students seeking honors in Linguistics should take LING 3051H and 3052V for a total of 6 credits.
The usual requirement for this course is the revision and expansion of a paper written for another linguistics course, but it may involve an original research paper. Students complete this paper in a seminar offered each spring semester. The topic should be approved by the course instructor before registration for the seminar.
LING 4901W - Capstone Seminar in Linguistics
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
LING 3093 - Directed Studies for Honors Thesis
(3.0 cr)
LING 3052V - Honors: Thesis
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
LING 3052V - Honors: Thesis
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
LING 3101W - Languages of the World
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
LING 4302W - Phonology I
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
LING 4901W - Capstone Seminar in Linguistics
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3001/3001H/5001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3001/3001H/5001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3001/3001H/5001 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4201/Ling 5201 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4302W/Ling 5302 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4202/Ling 5202 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4303/Ling 5303 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4302W/Ling 5302 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |