Linguistics, Minor

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Students majoring in English or other fields may develop, in consultation with one of the linguistics program advisors, a 20-unit linguistics minor.

Required: one introductory linguistics course (to be selected from ENGL 203 , ENGL 341 , or SPAN 304 ), and one methodological course (to be selected from ENGL 489 , ENGL 588 , ANTH 480 , SPAN 400 , or SPAN 490 ). All courses must be taken for a grade to count toward the minor. At least nine units must be taken in residence at SSU.

For a minor in linguistics, students must complete 20 units as follows:

Minor Core Requirements

One of the following introductory courses:

ANTH 200 - Introduction to Language Studies Unit(s): 3
ENGL 203 - Introduction to Linguistic Studies Unit(s): 4
ENGL 341 - Explorations in Language Unit(s): 4
SPAN 304 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics Unit(s): 4

One of the following courses in linguistic methods:

* Course counts toward linguistics methodology requirement if course topic is methodological.

ANTH 480 - Studies of Language Use Unit(s): 4
ENGL 489 - Topics in Linguistics Unit(s): 4 *
ENGL 588 - Seminar: Study of Language Unit(s): 4 *
SPAN 400 - Special Topics in Linguistics Unit(s): 4 *
SPAN 490 - Seminar in Linguistics Unit(s): 4 *

Minor Electives

Students pursuing a linguistics minor need to take an additional 8-9 elective units in courses with linguistic components selected in consultation with a program advisor, for a total of 20 units. These elective course include (but are not limited to):

All courses offered by the linguistics program;
All courses mentioned above as satisfying linguistics minor requirements; and
Pre-approved elective courses:

AMCS 355 - Language and Ethnicity Unit(s): 3
ANTH 380 - Language, Culture, and Society Unit(s): 4
ANTH 382 - Language Change Unit(s): 4
ANTH 383 - Language in Sociopolitical Context Unit(s): 4
ANTH 386 - Sign Languages and Signing Communities Unit(s): 4
ENGL 379 - Structure of English: Pedagogical Grammar Unit(s): 4

Units

Total Units in the Minor Core: 11-12

Total elective units in the minor: 8-9

Total units in the minor: 20