The study of linguistics focuses on the nature of language itself and on human beings as creators and users of language. It explores systems of sound and meaning; phrase and sentence structure; linguistic diversity; both first- and second-language acquisition; and language change over time.
Both the major and the minor may be of interest and use to students pursuing studies in a variety of fields including anthropology, global development, global and urban ministries, sociology, and specific languages.
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Linguistics and Cultural Studies (BA)
The Linguistics and Cultural Studies major features a thorough grounding in general linguistic theory, as well as provides you with an opportunity for work in some more specific subfields (e.g., sociolinguistics, second-language acquisition).
- A minimum 53 credits are required for this major, including 38 upper-division credits.
- It is required that you have a minimum competency through the second-year sequence of a European language.
- You must complete all found here, and on the Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics website.
- You will explore systems of sound and meaning; phrase and sentence structure; linguistic diversity; both first- and second-language acquisition; and language change over time.
- This major also offers Cultural Studies courses in a minimum of three different cultures.
- This major includes a requirement for a Senior Paper presented at the Symposium and for significant study abroad.
- If you are pursuing studies in a field such as anthropology, global development, global and urban ministries, sociology, and specific languages, the major and the minor may be of interest and use to you.
- In this program you can prepare yourself to enter a professional field such as translation, teaching, or linguistic research.