BA in Linguistics

Program Overview

The degree of Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics requires successful completion of 120 hours, including (1) the UCA Core: completion of 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and completion of upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated courses in this bulletin; (2) completion of the Related Course Requirement below; (3) completion of the major as described below; (4) 40 upper-division hours; and (5) completion of a minor. All students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each course applying to the major program.

Mathematics Pathway: First-time, first-year students majoring in Linguistics (except the Computer Science track) enter the Quantitative Literacy Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1360 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit that completes their 1000-level math requirements.

Linguistics Core courses are used to satisfy the upper-division UCA Core requirement in Effective Communication, Diversity, Critical Inquiry, and Responsible Living. The program has also designated courses (required for certain tracks, available as electives in others) which satisfy the lower-division UCA Core requirements. LING 2350, World Languages, satisfies the lower-division UCA Core requirement in Critical Inquiry (Humanities). LING 1310, Language Culture and Society, is a social science elective in the Diversity in World Cultures area.

Abbreviation Key – UCA Core Program

LD = Lower Division

UD = Upper Division

C = Effective Communication

D = Diversity

I = Critical Inquiry

R = Responsible Living

Z = Capstone Experience

Program Outline

Related Course Requirement

This requirement applies to Tracks 2, 3, and 4. It is fulfilled by track requirements for Track 1.

Option One

Any CHIN, FREN, GERM, JAPN, or SPAN course at the 2000 level or higher.

Option Two

Courses in two different languages where one language must be Japanese or Chinese, as follows: One of SPAN 1320, FREN 1320, GERM 1320, JAPN 1320, or CHIN 1420 or higher

AND in a different language than above

One of SPAN 1310, FREN 1310, GERM 1310, JAPN 1310, or CHIN 1410 or higher

Linguistics Core (22 hours)

Required courses (19 hours)

• LING 2320 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
• LING 2350 World Languages
• LING 3305 Morphology
• LING 3325 Sociolinguistics [UD UCA Core: D, R]
• LING 4110 Capstone In Linguistics [UD UCA Core: Z]
• LING 4345 Syntax
• LING 4350 Phonology

Choose one course (3 hours)

• LING 3315 Semantics or LING 4305 Cognitive Linguistics [UD UCA Core: I]

Linguistics Tracks (15 credit hours)

Students must complete an additional 15 hours from one of the following four tracks.

[1] Track One: Language

Choose Option One or Option Two for 15 hours in Languages.

Note: none of these courses can also apply to a minor but can be applied to a second major.

Option One

15 hours in one language (Spanish, French, German, or Chinese) at the 2000 level and above

Option Two

Nine hours in Chinese or Japanese

AND

Six hours in a second language: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish

[2] Track Two: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Required courses (9 hours):

• WLAN 4325 Second Language Acquisition
• WLAN 4330 Second Language Assessment
• LING 4361 Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Choose Two Courses (6 hours):

• LING 3310 World Englishes
• LING 4320 Grammatical Structures of English
• LING 4330 Educational Linguistics [UD UCA Core: C]

[3] Track Three: Computer Science

A total of fifteen credit hours is required to complete this track. Most students will actually complete 17–18 credit hours and adjust the general electives taken for the degree accordingly. Note that each of the required and elective courses in this track requires a prerequisite.

Mathematics Pathways: First-time, first-year students majoring in Linguistics/Computer Science track enter the College Algebra Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1390 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit for MATH 1390.

Required courses (14 hours):

• CSCI 1470 Computer Science I
• CSCI 1480 Computer Science II
• CSCI 2320 Data Structures
• CSCI 3345 Human Computer Interaction or CSCI 3370 Principles of Programming Languages

Electives (1 credit hour required):

• CSCI 2440 Assembly Language and Computer Organization
• CSCI 3190 Social Implications of Technology
• CSCI 3275 Internship in Computer Science
• CSCI 3330 Algorithms
• CSCI 3360 Database Systems
• CSCI 3381 Object-Oriented Software Development with Java
• CSCI 3385 Artificial Intelligence
• CSCI 4300 Operating Systems
• CSCI 4340 Introduction to Parallel Programming
• CSCI 4353 Introduction to Multimedia Computing
• CSCI 4360 Special Topics in Computer Science
• CSCI 4370 Data Mining

[4] Track Four: General Linguistics

Required Courses (9 hours)

• LING 4305 Cognitive Linguistics [UD UCA Core: I] (cannot be counted in core hours above)
• LING 4355 Special Topics in Linguistics
• LING 4370 Field Methods [UD UCA Core: R, I]

Choose Two Courses (6 hours)

• LING 3310 World Englishes
• LING 4320 Grammatical Structures of English
• LING 4330 Educational Linguistics [UD UCA Core: C]
• LING 4355 Special Topics in Linguistics* (may be repeated up to three times with different topics)
• LING 4V80 Directed Study in Linguistics
• LING 4V90 Honors in Linguistics
• ENGL 4360 History and Structure of the English Language [UD UCA Core: C]
• WLAN 4325 Second Language Acquisition

Any one course at the 3000 or 4000 level in any one language: CHIN, FREN, GERM or SPAN