Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 15
- Grade Requirement: 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 (12 units)
Note: These courses are taught in English unless otherwise indicated.
- The following courses (6 units):
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| APL 4111 | Linguistics and Language Learning | 3 |
| LING 1600 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| Total Units | 6 |
- One of the following courses focused on language acquisition (3 units):
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 |
| GLOBAL 3006 | Global Health and Language | 3 |
| LING 4062 | Second-Language Acquisition | 3 |
| SPAN 3202 | Debating Cultures: How Spanish Works | 3 |
| SPAN 3660 | Researching Cultures: Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPAN 4110 | Spanish Grammar and Syntax | 3 |
| SPAN 4670 | Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition | 3 |
- One of the following courses focused on language use (3 units):
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Units |
| AFAS 2050 | The Linguistic Legacy of the African Slave Trade in Interdisciplinary Perspective | 3 |
| AFAS 3385 | Emerging Africa: Language, Identity, and Social Change | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3384 | Language in Society | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3386 | Language, Culture and Society | 3 |
| COMPLITTHT 3203 | World-Wide Translation: Language, Culture, Technology | 3 |
| GLOBAL 3006 | Global Health and Language | 3 |
| GLOBAL 3248 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| GLOBAL 4036 | Children of Immigrants: Identity and Acculturation | 3 |
| LING 2225 | Linguistics for Legal Purposes | 3 |
| LING 3075 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| LING 3185 | Linguistic Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| SPAN 3220 | Debating Cultures: How Spanish is Used | 3 |
Elective Courses (3 units)
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 1600 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.