Minor Language and Linguistics
Minor Overview
The Language and Linguistics minor offers students the opportunity to take courses that cover a range of approaches to language study, particularly in the areas of linguistics and rhetoric. Students who complete this 18-hour minor will acquire tools for analysis of language in all its forms and gain perspectives on language’s social uses and meanings. Many courses in the minor cover interdisciplinary approaches to language that can be applied to a wide variety of subjects and areas of study. The minor is open to students in all disciplines.
Humanities: Language and Linguistics
Students wanting to earn the Language and Linguistics minor must complete 18 hours in courses from the following list while fulfilling the distribution requirements indicated below:
Complete at least 12 hours of the following courses
- ENGL 3370 – Introduction to Linguistics
- ENGL 3372 – Sociolinguistics
- ENGL 3374 – Psycholinguistics
- ENGL 3376 – Discourse Analysis
- ENGL 4376 – Language and Gender
- ENGL 4378 – History of the English Language
Complete up to 6 hours of the following courses
- ANTH 3372 – Linguistic Anthropology
- ENGL 4310 – Rhetoric in Democracy
- ENGL 4311 – History of Rhetoric
- ENGL 4312 – Rhetorical Criticism
- ENGL 4313 – Visual Rhetoric
- ENGL 4314 – Multicultural Rhetorics
- ENGL 4315 – Digital Rhetoric
Total Credit Hours: 18
To view the Minor Language and Linguistics course description, select College of Arts & Sciences Minors and then select Language and Linguistics.
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Program Contact
Dr. Amber Dunai
Department: Humanities
Associate Professor of English and Linguistics
Room: Heritage Hall-204K
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