The study of linguistics focuses on the nature of language itself and on human beings as creators and users of language. This program in °µÍøTV’s Department of Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics explores systems of sound and meaning; phrase and sentence structure; linguistic diversity; both first- and second-language acquisition; and language change over time.
Both the major and the minor may be of interest and use to students pursuing studies in a variety of fields including anthropology, global development, global and urban ministries, sociology, and specific languages.
In this program you can prepare yourself to enter a professional field such as translation, teaching, or linguistic research.
Find out more about this department’s mission, vision, and learning outcomes.
The Linguistics and Cultural Studies major features a thorough grounding in general linguistic theory, as well as provides you with an opportunity for work in some more specific subfields (e.g., sociolinguistics, second-language acquisition).
- A minimum 53 credits are required for this major, including 38 upper-division credits.
- It is required that you have a minimum competency through the second-year sequence of a language.
- You must complete all found here, and on the Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics website.
- This major also offers Cultural Studies courses in a minimum of three different cultures.
- A senior paper is required and is to be presented in conjunction with the Capstone Seminar.
- The study abroad requirement may be fulfilled through the °µÍøTV Global Education: Study Abroad programs, including European Quarter, or an approved alternative program.
- Majors in Linguistics and Cultural Studies are required to complete an Oral Proficiency Interview conducted by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages prior to graduation.