Linguistics Graduate Minor

Contact Information

College of Arts and Science

• 107 Tate Hall
• 573-882-6066
• Linguistics Web Site

For further information, contact: Professor Vicki Carstens, Chair 316G Tate Hall 573-882-8814.

• Faculty list (with research interests)
• Courses offered

Eligibility

A graduate minor field in Linguistics is available to graduate students.

Additional Linguistics Options

Graduate degrees in linguistics are not offered. MA and PhD degree programs with emphasis in linguistics and language are available in some cooperating departments (anthropology, communication, English, romance languages, philosophy).

Partnership

The linguistics area program is staffed by faculty from various departments. Supporting course work may include foreign languages, literature, psychology, philosophy, English, education, speech, anthropology or South Asian studies.

Plan of Study

The minor is composed of 12 hours, two courses of which are required and two are to be selected from a list of upper level linguistics classes:

Required

• LINGST 7630: Phonology(3).
• LINGST 7640: Syntax(3).

Sample list from which two additional courses will be selected

Appropriate substitutes may be accepted at the discretion of the chair.

• LINGST 7420: Historical Linguistics (3)
• LINGST 7415: Language and Discourse (3)
• LINGST 7600: Structure of American English (3)
• LINGST 7610: History of the English Language (3)
• LINGST 7620: Regional and Social Dialects of American English (3)
• LINGST 7650: Principles of Teaching English as a Second Language (3)
• LINGST 7400: Language and Culture (3)
• LINGST 7870: Field Methods in Linguistics (4)
• LINGST 7860: Techniques of Linguistic Analysis (3)

Funding

Financial aid, when available, is arranged through the participating departments.