This major is designed for students with an exceptional interest in and aptitude for the study of languages and linguistics. It enables the undergraduate to gain substantial familiarity with several languages and types of linguistic structure and to become conversant with the historical study of language and formal theories of linguistics.
Required: Linguistics 20; TWO of the following: Philosophy 31, Psychology 10 OR 100A (formerly 41), one cultural anthropology course; completion of the equivalent of the sixth term of one foreign language and the third term of a second foreign language.
PLEASE NOTE: You are required to complete at least the equivalent of the third term in a language other than those in the Romance, Slavic, or Germanic families. This requirement may be satisfied either as part of or in addition to the language requirement described in the preceding paragraph.
If you complete an advanced language course, you are considered to have completed the equivalent of whatever courses are prerequisites to that one (e.g., if you complete French 100, you have automatically satisfied the requirement of the sixth term of work in one language).
Required: A minimum of 11 upper division or graduate courses, including Linguistics 103, 110, 120A, 120B, 130 or 132, and two courses from 125, 165A, 165B. Both courses 165A and 165B, or 200A and 200B, are recommended for students planning linguistics graduate work.
The remaining four courses are electives, three of which must be linguistics courses (no more than one course from 197, 198A, and 199 may be applied toward the major). The other course may be in linguistics or in another field as follows: Anthropology 143, Classics 180, English 121, 122, Philosophy 127A, 127B, 172, Psychology 120A, 124E, 133C, or an upper division course in a foreign language beyond the sixth term. Nonlinguistics courses not on the list may be used as electives only in consultation with an adviser. Please note that not all of these elective courses are necessarily given every year; consult the department regarding electives to be offered in a given year.
Linguistics 197 or 198A/B are recommended for students planning to pursue graduate work in linguistics, since they provide an opportunity to engage in independent research and to write a paper which can be submitted to graduate admissions committees.
Note: The above requirements are effective Fall Quarter, 2002.
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