Linguistics Minor
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: Students must complete a total of 15 units to complete the minor. At least 9 of these must be at the 3000 level or above.
- Grade Requirement: Students must receive a grade of C- or higher in a course to count it toward the minor. Pass/No Pass grades do not count toward the minor.
Requirements
Minors must take the following introductory course:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LING 1600 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| Total Units | 3 | |
Elective Courses
Minors must complete 12 units of electives. At least 6 units must come from the following list:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| LING 3050 | Phonetics | 3 |
| LING 3150 | Syntactic Analysis | 3 |
| LING 3250 | Introduction to Computational Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 3350 | Phonological Analysis | 3 |
| LING 3450 | Introduction to Semantics | 3 |
The remaining 6 units may be drawn from the list above, or they may be drawn from the additional courses in the list below:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CLASSICS 2250 | Latin and Greek in Current English | 3 |
| LING 1526 | First-Year Seminar: The Linguistics of Constructed Languages | 3 |
| LING 1536 | First-Year Seminar: Storming Off and Slaying the Serpents: Linguistic Approaches to Comparative Mythology | 3 |
| LING 2225 | Linguistics for Legal Purposes | 3 |
| LING 2550 | Methods in Linguistic Research | 3 |
| LING 3075 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| LING 3175 | Morphology | 3 |
| LING 3185 | Linguistic Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| LING 3225 | Linguistic Pragmatics | 3 |
| LING 3550 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 3525 | Linguistics Seminar | 3 |
| LING 3526 | Linguistics Seminar: Writing Intensive | 3 |
| LING 4062 | Second-Language Acquisition | 3 |
| LING 4850 | Senior Seminar in Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 4975 | Independent Work for Senior Honors | 3-6 |
| LING 5000 | Independent Study | 3-6 |
| PSYCH 3580 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| PSYCH 4330 | Psychology of Language | 3 |
Additional Information
Study Abroad and Transfer Credits
The maximum number of credits from outside Arts & Sciences that students may apply to the minor is 3. This includes credits taken outside of Washington University, such as credits transferred from other U.S. institutions and credits from approved Study Abroad programs.
Visit the Linguistics page
for additional information about this program.
Contact Info
| Contact: | Brett Hyde |
| Phone: | 314-935-7612 |
| Email: | bhyde@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://linguistics.wustl.edu |