Linguistics Major
Program Requirements
- Total units required: 30 units, at least 24 of which must be from courses at the 300 level or higher
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Ling 170D | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| Ling 309 | Syntactic Analysis | 3 |
| Ling 311 | Introduction to Semantics | 3 |
| Ling 312 | Phonetics | 3 |
| Ling 313 | Phonological Analysis | 3 |
| Ling 317 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Elective Courses
Students select 12 units from the courses listed below. At least 9 units must be at the 300 level or higher. At most, 6 units may be drawn from Ling 499 Independent Work For Senior Honors, Ling 500 Independent Study, and cross-listed courses that are not home-based in the Linguistics program.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Ling 148 | First-Year Seminar: The Linguistics of Constructed Languages | 3 |
| Ling 225D | Latin and Greek in Current English | 3 |
| Ling 258 | Methods in Linguistic Research | 3 |
| Ling 263 | Linguistics for Legal Purposes | 3 |
| Ling 315 | Morphology | 3 |
| Ling 320 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics | 3 |
| Ling 339 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| Ling 340 | Linguistic Pragmatics | 3 |
| Ling 341 | Linguistic Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| Psych 358 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Ling 396 | Linguistics Seminar | 3 |
| Ling 396W | Linguistics Seminar: Writing Intensive | 3 |
| Ling 408 | Psychology of Language | 3 |
| Ling 427 | Computation and Learnability in Linguistic Theory | 3 |
| Ling 466 | Second-Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Ling 495 | Senior Seminar in Linguistics | 3 |
| Ling 499 | Independent Work For Senior Honors | 3-6 |
| Ling 500 | Independent Study | 6 |
Under certain circumstances, students may count a limited number of relevant courses not listed here toward their major. Such circumstances include study abroad and preparation for a specialized capstone. A specific plan of study must be worked out with the director of the Linguistics program in advance of the courses being taken.
Language Requirement
Majors should normally have foreign language competency equivalent to one year of study at the college level. Classes taken to fulfill this requirement do not normally count toward the 30 total units required for the major.
Additional Information
Capstone
Primary majors must complete a capstone project. The capstone project is normally done during the senior year while taking Ling 320 Historical and Comparative Linguistics, Ling 495 Senior Seminar in Linguistics, Ling 499 Independent Work For Senior Honors, or Ling 500 Independent Study. Students wishing to count Ling 500 Independent Study for their capstone need to have their independent studies approved in advance by the director of the Linguistics program.
Senior Honors
Students with a university grade point average of 3.65 or higher and a linguistics GPA of 3.65 or higher at the end of their junior year may apply to enter the honors program by submitting a proposal for a senior thesis. If admitted into the program, the student registers for 3 units of Ling 499 Independent Work For Senior Honors during each semester of their senior year. The student must complete the thesis and pass an oral defense by the middle of March of their senior year.
Contact Info
| Contact: | Brett Hyde |
| Phone: | 314-935-7612 |
| Email: | bhyde@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://linguistics.wustl.edu |