Program Requirements
All participating students must have a declared primary major. Minors must receive a grade of C+ or higher in all Applied Linguistics courses; all courses taken for Applied Linguistics credit must be taken for a letter grade, including language courses.
Required Courses
Note: These courses are taught in English unless otherwise indicated.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| APL 4111 | Linguistics and Language Learning | 3 |
| Ling 170D | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
- One of the following courses focused on language acquisition:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| APL 4023 | Second-Language Acquisition and Technology | 3 |
| APL 4692 | Reading Across Languages and Cultures: Theory, Research and Practice | 3 |
| GS 3006 | Global Health and Language | 3 |
| Ling 466 | Second-Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Span 3202 | Debating Cultures: How Spanish Works | 3 |
| Span 370 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| Span 411 | Spanish Grammar and Syntax | 3 |
| Span 467 | Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition | 3 |
- One of the following courses focused on language use:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| AFAS 210 | The Linguistic Legacy of the African Slave Trade in Interdisciplinary Perspective | 3 |
| AFAS 368 | Emerging Africa: Language, Identity, and Social Change | 3 |
| Anthro 3386 | Language, Culture and Society | 3 |
| Comp Lit 394 | Worldwide Translation: Language, Culture, Technology | 3 |
| GS 3006 | Global Health and Language | 3 |
| GS 3248 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| GS 4036 | Children of Immigrants: Identity and Acculturation | 3 |
| Ling 263 | Linguistics for Legal Purposes | 3 |
| Ling 339 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| Ling 341 | Linguistic Diversity in the United States | 3 |
Elective Courses
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| APL 300 | Independent Research Study | 3 |
| APL 400 | Independent Research Study | 3 |
| Educ 304 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Educ 481W | History of Education in the United States | 3 |
| E Lit 407 | Old English, Introductory | 3 |
| E Lit 472 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| GS 3512 | "Model Minority": The Asian American Experience | 3 |
| Ling 311 | Introduction to Semantics | 3 |
| Ling 312 | Phonetics | 3 |
| Ling 317 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| Psych 315 | Introduction to Social Psychology | 3 |
| Psych 358 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| Psych 4302 | Cognitive Psychology Applied to Education | 3 |
| Psych 433 | Psychology of Language | 3 |
| Span 417 | Spanish Phonetics, Phonology, and Dialectology | 3 |
Under certain circumstances, students may count a limited number of relevant courses not listed above toward their minor in Applied Linguistics. Such circumstances include study abroad. Students are required to complete both Ling 170D Introduction to Linguistics and APL 4111 Linguistics and Language Learning prior to applying for study abroad. Select study abroad programs are approved for the Applied Linguistics minor. A specific plan of study must be worked out in advance with the advisor in the Applied Linguistics program.