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PhD Minor

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Program Minimum Units
30 Units
University Minimum Units
20 Units
Interests
Languages, Data and Information Sciences, Experimentation & Discovery, Technology, Community Engagement & Organizing
Academic Areas
Humanities & Arts, Social Sciences, Engineering & Computer Science

Overview

Students pursuing a PhD Minor in Linguistics may gain knowledge in the principal areas of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and computational linguistics) and the skills to do more advanced work in these subfields.

Requirements

Students must complete 30 units of coursework in Linguistics. At least 20 units must be graduate courses at the 200 level or above; 10 units may be at the 100 level or above, but they may not be below the 100 level.

Program Requirements

Introductory Courses

The coursework for the minor must include one introductory course in each of phonetics/phonology, syntax, and semantics/pragmatics; these requirements are typically fulfilled by the following:

Complete all of the following requirements:
Phonetics/Phonology
Complete at least 1 of the following courses:
LINGUIST 105

Phonetics

4 Units
or
LINGUIST 205A

Phonetics

4 Units
LINGUIST 110

Introduction to Phonology

4 Units
LINGUIST 210A

Phonology

3-4 Units
and
Syntax
Complete at least 1 of the following courses:
LINGUIST 222A

Foundations of Syntactic Theory I

3-4 Units
LINGUIST 220

Syntax II

4 Units
and
Semantics/Pragmatics
Complete at least 1 of the following courses:
LINGUIST 130A

Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics

4 Units
or
LINGUIST 230A

Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics

4 Units
LINGUIST 130B

Introduction to Lexical Semantics

3-4 Units
LINGUIST 232A

Lexical Semantics

2-4 Units

Research Project (Optional)

The student may elect to present a paper that integrates the subject matter of linguistics into the student’s field of specialization.