Linguistics- Bachelor of Arts
For information, contact the Department of English, 356 Bachelor Hall, 513-529-5221.
The English department offers four majors: creative writing, literature, linguistics, and professional writing. These concentrations lead to a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Linguistics is the study of language. Linguists look at how people use language and try to find the rules that govern that use.
Program Requirements
(36 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| LIN 201 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LIN 202 | American Dialects, Culture, and Identity | 3 |
| LIN 210 | Special Topics in Language Awareness | 3 |
| LIN 301 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| or LIN 302 | Structure of Modern English | |
| LIN 460 | Capstone in Linguistics | 3 |
| or ATH 465 | Ethnography of Communication | |
| Capstone course: | ||
| Tracks | 12 | |
| Select one of the following three tracks: | ||
| Applied Linguistics | ||
| Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Structure of Modern English | ||
| Selected Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Theories of Language Development | ||
| Clinical Phonetics and Articulation Disorders | ||
| Senior Seminar in Communication Disorders (Variable topics as applicable; permission of instructor required) | ||
| Second Language Acquisition: Spanish | ||
| Educational Strategies for Non-Majors | ||
| Language Teaching and Learning I | ||
| Language Teaching &Learning II | ||
| Foreign Languages and Linguistics | ||
At least two of the courses must be in the same foreign language. Foreign language literature or culture courses taught in English translation do not count toward this track. | ||
Courses taken at the 200 level or above in the following languages may count toward this track: Arabic, American Sign Language, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin, and Russian. | ||
Courses taken at the 300 level or above in the following languages may count toward this track: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. | ||
| Sociocultural Linguistics | ||
| Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Language and Power | ||
| Language and Culture in Native North America | ||
| Doctors, Clinics, and Epidemics | ||
| Ethnography of Communication | ||
| Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | ||
| Conversation and Current Events in France | ||
| Linguistic Perspectives on Contemporary German | ||
| Special Topics in Language Awareness | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Selected Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Psychology of Language and Thought | ||
| Language and Society: Past and Present | ||
| Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture II | ||
| History of the Spanish Language | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Electives | 9 | |
| Choose from among the unused courses in the pre-approved tracks, and/or from the list of electives below. | ||
| Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Native North America: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| Global Media, Ethnography, and Film | ||
| Travelers, Migrants, and Refugees: Transnational Migration and Diasporic Communities | ||
| Language and Power | ||
| Language and Culture in Native North America | ||
| African Oral Traditions | ||
| Doctors, Clinics, and Epidemics | ||
| Ethnographic Field Methods | ||
| Ethnography of Communication | ||
| Personal Computer Concepts and Applications | ||
| Computers, Computer Science, and Society | ||
| Fundamentals of Programming and Problem Solving | ||
| Data Abstraction and Data Structures | ||
| Data Communication and Networks | ||
| Automata, Formal Languages, and Computability | ||
| Compiler Design | ||
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Professional Communication & Digital Rhetoric | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing: Short Fiction and Poetry | ||
| Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | ||
| Special Topics in Language Awareness | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Structure of Modern English | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Medieval Literature | ||
| Asian/Asian American Studies | ||
| Selected Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Visual Rhetoric | ||
| Writing for Global Audiences | ||
| Conversation and Current Events in France | ||
| French Pronunciation | ||
| Linguistic Perspectives on Contemporary German | ||
| Introduction to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Logic | ||
| Formal Logic | ||
| Symbolic Logic | ||
| Survey of Perception, Action, and Cognition | ||
| Psychology of Language and Thought | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Theories of Language Development | ||
| Clinical Phonetics and Articulation Disorders | ||
| Grammar Review and Introductory Composition | ||
| Introduction to Spanish Language/Linguistics | ||
| Language and Society: Past and Present | ||
| Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture II | ||
| Selected Topics in Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture | ||
| Spanish Phonology and Syntax | ||
| Language Variation in Spanish | ||
| History of the Spanish Language | ||
| Second Language Acquisition: Spanish | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Applied Sociological Research | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics meet the College of Arts and Science writing in the major requirement by completing the following course/s: LIN 210 and LIN 460 .