Linguistics, B.A.

(120 units)

Requirements

Lower Division:

Take the following courses:

LING 101 - Introduction to the World’s Languages (3 units)
ANTH 170 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 units)
or
LING 170 - Introduction to Linguistics (3 units)

Upper Division:

Students may substitute up to 6 units of relevant upper-division coursework from other departments, with permission of the Linguistics Undergraduate Advisor.

Take the following courses:

LING 325 - Modern English Grammar (3 units)
LING 329 - Introduction to Language Acquisition (3 units)
LING 420 - Phonology (3 units)
LING 421 - Syntax (3 units)

Take eight courses (24 units) from the following:

LING 301 - Introduction to Research Methods (3 units)
LING 363 - Implications of Human Language (3 units)
LING 379 - Sociolinguistics (3 units)
LING 401 - Corpus Linguistics (3 units)
LING 413 - Language and Culture (3 units)
LING 423 - Semantics (3 units)
LING 425 - Education Across Cultures (3 units)
LING 426 - History of the English Language (3 units)
LING 428 - Applied Linguistics (3 units)
LING 433 - Survey of Discourse Analysis (3 units)
LING 438 - Psycholinguistics (3 units)
LING 460 - TESOL Composition (3 units)
LING 470 - Language and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 units)
LING 472 - Language and Social Justice (3 units)
LING 490 - Selected Topics in Linguistics (1‑3 units)
LING 499 - Directed Studies in Linguistics (1-3 units)

Language Requirement

Students must complete a fourth semester-level course, or demonstrate equivalent proficiency, in a language other than English. Alternatively, a student may complete two secondsemester level courses in two different languages, including at least one language from outside the Indo-European family. A list of applicable courses may be obtained from the undergraduate advisor. This may require 0-16 units of coursework, depending on the language studied and the student’s initial placement level. Students with prior language experience can pass all or part of the language requirement by examination or other evidence.