Linguistics
Department Affiliation: Language and Culture
The minor in Linguistics provides students of any discipline the opportunity to gain a foundation in the study and understanding of human language both at the individual and global levels. Students will explore languages and cultures from a theoretical and functional perspectives, and will be trained to critically examine and analyze linguistic phenomena. The field of linguistics is a well-established asset in careers such as speech pathology, translation, language teaching, law, education, curriculum development, to name a few. To fulfill the requirement for the Linguistics Minor, students are required to complete successfully 18 units.
Languages are not required; however eight units of language can be accepted towards the minor in Linguistics.