Linguistics

www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/

The Department of Linguistics offers undergraduate instruction of two types: general linguistics and non-Western languages courses.

General linguistics courses have two purposes: they are intended to prepare students for various careers in which the scientific study of language is of significance; they are, furthermore, the basis for continued professional training toward the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in this field.

Languages Offered by the Department of Linguistics

African Languages (Bamana, Lingala, Swahili, Wolof, and Zulu)
Arabic
Modern Hebrew
Hindi
Sanskrit

Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum

E-mail: deptling@uiuc.edu

Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Minimum major and supporting course work normally equates to 49-52 hours.

General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set up so students automatically complete the Campus General Education requirements.

Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours

Departmental distinction: Students are strongly encouraged to fulfill the requirements for completing their program with distinction. Candidates for the degree with distinction must register their candidacy with their advisers no later than the beginning of the second semester of the junior year. They must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.4 for the required 30 hours in linguistics, and register for at least 4 hours of LING 391-Honors Individual Study, plus submit a senior honors thesis to the Department of Linguistics by the first day of the month preceding the month of graduation.

Students must select one option in consultation with an academic adviser.

This option is under revision. Please consult the department of current requirements.

General Linguistics Option

Hours	Requirements
30	Linguistics Courses, including
	LING 100–Intro to Language Science
	LING 210–Language History
	LING 225–Elements of Psycholinguistics
	LING 400–Intro to Linguistic Structure
	LING 401–Intro to General Phonetics
	The remaining core courses are to be selected from among other 200- to 400-level courses (not including LING 491). Students are expected to take two courses in each of two special areas of linguistics, such as psycholinguistics, applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, mathematical and computational linguistics, non-Western language structure, and area linguistics (African, Classics, Far Eastern, Germanic, Indo-European, Romance, Semitic, Slavic, South Asian). Students must complete 21 hours of 300 or 400-level course work, 12 hours must be linguistics courses taken on this campus.
14	Courses in linguistically relevant courses chosen in consultation with an adviser. These may come from any of the following disciplines: anthropology; classics; computer science; English; English as an International Language; French; Germanic; philosophy; psychology; Slavic; Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese; speech and hearing science; and speech communication. In addition, students are strongly encouraged to take two years of a second foreign language in addition to the language used to satisfy the college foreign language requirement. This second language may be either a Western or non-Western language.
6-8	Western Civilization, select from:
	HIST 141–Western Civ to 1660 (or HIST 140), and
	HIST 142–Western Civ Since 1660 (or HIST 143)
	or
	CWL 241–Masterpieces West Culture I, and
	CWL 242–Masterpieces West Culture II

Hebrew Language and Linguistics Option

This option provides the student with a broad knowledge of the Hebrew language, both modern and biblical, as well as with introductory training in general linguistics.

Hours	Requirements¹
29	Hebrew language courses, including:
	LING 100–Intro to Language Science, and two other courses in linguistics
	HEBR 405–Advanced Modern Hebrew I
	HEBR 406–Advanced Modern Hebrew II
	HEBR 407–Topics Mod Hebrew Lang & Lit I
	HEBR 408– Topics Mod Hebrew Lang&Lit II
	Biblical Hebrew, select two courses in consultation with the advisor
14	Courses which should constitute a coherent program complementing the major in Hebrew language and linguistics. Possible supporting courses include Jewish culture and society, biblical literature, anthropology, classics, and additional languages. The program of supporting course work will be planned by the student in conjunction with the Hebrew language coordinator.
6-8	Western Civilization, select from:
	HIST 141–Western Civ to 1660 (or HIST 140), and
	HIST 142–Western Civ Since 1660 (or HIST 143)
	or
	CWL 241–Masterpieces West Culture I, and
	CWL 242–Masterpieces West Culture II

1. All substitutions must be approved by the coordinator of the option.

For All Options:

Twelve hours of 300- or 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus.

All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.

A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.

Minor in Linguistics

The Linguistics Minor is designed for students who seek a basic familiarity with the field and is especially suited for students with majors in foreign language and other language-related fields such as anthropology, bilingual studies, cognitive science, computer science, English, language acquisition, psychology, speech communication, and for anyone interested in the nature of language as the quintessence of being human.

Minor currently under revision. Please consult the Linguistics Advisor for current requirements.

E-mail: deptling@uiuc.edu

Web address for department: http://www.linguistics.uiuc.edu/

Hours	Requirements
3	LING 100–Intro to Language Science
6	Select two of the following:
	LING 210–Language History
	LING 225–Elements of Psycholinguistics
	LING 240–Language in Human History
	LING 250–Language in the USA
9	Other Linguistics courses beyond the elementary level including at least 6 hours at the 300- or 400-level
18	Total hours