Description

The Department of English offers a minor in Linguistics to N.C. State students, except LWR English majors. The minor is designed to investigate the structure and function of language as a cognitive and behavioral science. Five courses in designated areas of linguistics are required in the minor. Among students likely to be attracted to this minor are those who expect to pursue graduate study in linguistics, those interested in foreign languages or English as a second language, and those interested in communication sciences. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Requirements

• Completion of 15 credit hours of designated courses, all at the 200 level or above.
• At least 3 courses must be above the 200 level.
• Must also complete the study of a foreign language through the 202 level.
• Must have an overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor and may count no course lower than a 'C-'.
• At least 9 hours must be taken in residency at NC State.
• Transfer credits must be evaluated by Dr. Wolfram, regardless of their disposition by any other office of the University.
• Courses for the linguistics minor must be exclusive of all courses counting toward the major.
• A maximum of ONE (1) course may be used (double-counted) towards both departmental major requirements and minor requirements.

Required Courses

1 course from each Area needs to be completed:

Area I
ENG 210This link will open in a new window Introduction to Language and Linguistics
ENG 524 Introduction to Linguistics

Area II
ENG 324This link will open in a new window Modern English
ENG 325This link will open in a new window Spoken and Written Traditions of American English Dialects

Area III
COM 315This link will open in a new window Phonetics
COM 335This link will open in a new window Speech and Language Development

Area IV
ANT 254This link will open in a new window Language and Culture
ENG 326This link will open in a new window History of English
ENG 327This link will open in a new window Language and Gender
ENG 491 Honors Seminar (where relevant)
ENG 494This link will open in a new window Special Topics in Linguistics
ENG 525This link will open in a new window Variety in Language

Area V
PHI 331This link will open in a new window Philosophy of Language
PHI 425This link will open in a new window Introduction to Cognitive Science
CSC 523This link will open in a new window Computational Linguistics
ENG 523 Language Variation Research Seminar
ENG 527This link will open in a new window Critical Discourse Analysis
ENG 528 Language Change Research Seminar
ENG 532 Narrative Analysis
An additional course from Areas 3 or 4

Elective Courses

None

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Admissions
Students may declare their intention to complete the linguistics minor should consult with Dr. Walt Wolfram as listed below.

Certification
Dr. Wolfram will certify the minor prior to graduation. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Paperwork for certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State.

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