The 51-52 credit Linguistics major with a concentration in Language Engineering is for students who love language, are analytically-inclined, detail-oriented and good at identifying patterns and would like a a career in the growing field of language and technology. The program provides training in the technical aspects of linguistics, meeting a growing market demand for entry-level technology positions.
Program Requirements
Students must complete General Education requirements and World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LNGN 210 | Introduction to General Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 220 | Structure of American English | 3 |
| LNGN 230 | Language in Society | 3 |
| or LNGN 245 | Language and Culture | |
| LNGN 300 | Syntax | 3 |
| LNGN 301 | Semantics | 3 |
| or LNGN 302 | Pragmatics | |
| LNGN 331 | Phonetics | 3 |
| LNGN 332 | Phonology | 3 |
| Language Technologies Concentration | ||
| Complete 15-16 credits from the following: | 15-16 | |
| Language and Computers | ||
| Speech Processing | ||
| Quantitative Linguistics | ||
| Scripting Tools for Text Analysis | ||
| Linguistic Annotation | ||
| Corpus Linguistics | ||
| Natural Language Processing | ||
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Other Electives | ||
| Complete 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Language of Food | ||
| Language in Society | ||
or LNGN 245 | Language and Culture | |
| Languages of the World | ||
| Language of Propaganda | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Dialectology | ||
| History of Linguistics | ||
| Bilingualism | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Introduction to Cognitive Science | ||
| Semantics | ||
or LNGN 302 | Pragmatics | |
| Principles of Discourse Analysis | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Principles of Second Language Learning | ||
| Linguistics of American Sign Language and Other Signed Languages | ||
| Gesture, Sign, and Speech: The Multi-Modality of Communication | ||
| Comparative and Historical Linguistics | ||
| Language and the Mind | ||
| Field Methods | ||
| Special Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Science | ||
| Total Credits | 39-40 | |