Minor in Linguistics

Required Courses (18 units):

Linguistics is the scientific study of language: its nature, its relationship to human thought, its forms (human and nonhuman), its development in children and its acquisition by adults, and its use in social contexts.

A minor in Linguistics can be a valuable addition to a variety of majors, including Anthropology, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Criminology and Justice Studies, Deaf Studies, Liberal Studies, Sociology, and other disciplines.

The minor program requires six courses (18 units), consisting of lower and upper division courses.

1. Required Core Courses (12 units)

Core Area A: Foundations (6 units)

LING 300 Approaches to Linguistic Analysis (3)
LING 417 Language Development and Acquisition (3)

Core Area B: Formal Linguistics (3 units)

Choose one course from the following:

LING 402 Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LING 403 Introduction to Morphology (3)
LING 404 Syntax (3)
LING 408 Semantics and Pragmatics (3)

Core Area C: Language in Society (3 units)

Choose one course from the following:

LING 309 Language and Social Interaction (3)
LING 427 Languages in Contact (3)
LING 441 Sociolinguistics (3)
LING 447 Bilingualism in the U.S. (3)

2. Electives (6 units)

Choose two elective courses.

(Note: A course counted for Core Area B or Core Area C above cannot double count as an elective.)

CD 442 Speech Science (3)

CD 462 Language Disorders I (3)

CHS 333 Language and Society: Chicana/os and Other Language Minority Children (3)

CHS 433 Language Acquisition of the Chicana/o and ESL Speakers (3)

COMS 350 Nonverbal Communication (3)

COMS 356 Intercultural Communication (3)

DEAF 484 Structure of American Sign Language (3)

DEAF 485 Issues in American Sign Language (3)

ENGL 302 Introduction to Modern Grammar (3)
or ENGL 303/L Introduction to Language, Grammar and Linguistics for Teachers and Lab (3)

LING 100 Demystifying Language: An Introduction to Linguistics

LING 200 (How) Language Matters (3)

LING 230 Forbidden Language: Swearing and Taboo Language (3)

LING 240 Language and Music (3)

LING 250 Language(s) in California (3)

LING 303 Human Language: Defining Our Biological Identity (3)

LING 309 Language and Social Interaction (3)

LING 310 Forensic Linguistics: Language and the Law (3)

LING 314CS: Language in Life: Community-Engaged Linguistics

LING 325 Language, Gender, and Identity (3)

LING 330 Fundamentals for TESL (3)

LING 331 Grammar for Teaching English as a Second Language (3)

LING 402 Phonetics and Phonology (3)

LING 403 Introduction to Morphology (3)

LING 404 Syntax (3)

LING 408 Semantics and Pragmatics (3)

LING 411 Introduction to Historical Linguistics (3)

LING 427 Languages in Contact (3)

LING 441 Sociolinguistics (3)

LING 447 Bilingualism in the U.S. (3)

LING 455 Computational Linguistics (3)

LING 495A-Z Selected Topics in Linguistics (3)

SPAN 400 Structure of the Spanish Language (3)

SPAN 401 Language and Culture (3)

SPAN 425 Spanish Phonetics (3)

SPAN 497 Comparative Structure of Spanish and English (3)

Total Units for the Minor in Linguistics: 18