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Twin Cities Campus
Linguistics MinorLinguistics, Institute of
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Institute of Linguistics, 205 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-3331)
Email:
ling@umn.edu
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Investigation in phonology, syntax, and semantics/pragmatics seeks to determine general principles governing the structure and use of human language and the parameters that determine degree and manner of variation across languages. These core areas constitute the foundation for other subfields of linguistics, including psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, computational linguistics, and neurolinguistics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Linguistics director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
The minimum cumulative GPA for minor field coursework is 2.80 for master's students and 3.00 for doctoral students.
Required Coursework (7 to 10 credits)
Master’s students take LING 5001 plus either LING 5201 or LING 5302, in consultation with the Linguistics director of graduate studies, for a total of 7 credits. Doctoral students take all of the following courses for 10 credits.
LING 5001 - Introduction to Linguistics
(4.0 cr)
LING 5201 - Syntactic Theory I
(3.0 cr)
LING 5302 - Phonological Theory I
(3.0 cr)
Electives (3 to 6 credits)
Master’s students select 3 credits, and doctoral students select 6 credits from the following in consultation with the Linguistics director of graduate studies. Master's students who take both LING 5201 and LING 5302 may count one of the courses as an elective with director of graduate studies approval.
LING 5202 - Syntactic Theory II
(3.0 cr)
LING 5205 - Semantics
(3.0 cr)
LING 5206 - Linguistic Pragmatics
(3.0 cr)
LING 5303 - Phonological Theory II
(3.0 cr)
LING 5461 - Conversation Analysis
(3.0 cr)
LING 5462 - Field Research in Spoken Language
(3.0 cr)
LING 5601 - Historical Linguistics
(3.0 cr)
LING 5801 - Introduction to Computational Linguistics
(3.0 cr)
LING 5993 - Directed Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
LING 8005 - Research Paper Workshop
(3.0 cr)
LING 8105 - Field Methods in Linguistics I
(4.0 cr)
LING 8106 - Field Methods in Linguistics II
(4.0 cr)
LING 8200 - Topics in Syntax and Semantics
(3.0 cr)
LING 8210 - Seminar in Syntax
(3.0 cr)
LING 8300 - Topics in Phonetics and Phonology
(3.0 cr)
LING 8500 - Topics in Second Language Acquisition
(3.0 cr)
LING 8900 - Seminar: Topics in Linguistics
(3.0 cr)
LING 8921 - Seminar in Language and Cognition
(3.0 cr)
LING 8991 - Independent Study
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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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 Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4302W/Ling 5302 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4202/Ling 5202 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 4303/Ling 5303 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Comm 5461/Ling 5461 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Comm 5462/Ling 5462 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 3601/5601 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 10.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 8.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Ling 5105/Ling 8105 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 15.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |