Linguistics

You can find the Linguistics Major and Minor requirements in the college catalog.

Fall 2025 Ling Courses
1. Introductory Courses
Course #NameFacultySeats
LGCS 010 PO-01Intro to LinguisticsStaff20
LGCS 010 PO-02Intro to LinguisticsStaff20
LGCS 010 PO-03Intro to LinguisticsCook, Toni25
LGCS 010 PZ-01Intro to LinguisticsAlshareef, Jamal22
2. Required Courses
Course #NameFacultySeats
LGCS 105 PO-01Syntactic AnalysisDiercks, Michael J.K.15
LGCS 108 PO-01PhonologyCook, Toni15
LGCS 112 PZ-01Language and SocietyFought, Carmen14
3. Methods Courses
4. An advanced linguistics course above LGCS 160
LGCS 188 PO-01Topics in PhoneticsStaff15
LGCS 166 PZ-01Topics in SociolinguisticsAlshareef, Jamal20
5. Either one additional methods course, or one additional advanced linguistics course
** Please see above
6. Three additional courses; options include linguistics courses at any level at the 5Cs, LGCS 011 PO, and study abroad courses in linguistics (for which credit is requested by petition to the department)
Course #NameFacultySeats
Any courses listed under #1-5 count
ANTH 104 PO-01Linguistic AnthropologyEvers, Cecile, Anne Marguerite16
LGCS 106 PO 01Semantics & PragmaticsStaff12
LGCS 121 PO-01PsycholinguisticsJohnson, Laura16
LGCS 011 PO-01Intro to Cognitive ScienceJohnson, Laura15
LGCS 011 PO-02Intro to Cognitive ScienceAbrams, Lise20
LGCS 011 PO-03Intro to Cognitive ScienceAbrams, Lise20
LGCS 011 PO-04Intro to Cognitive ScienceStaff15
Other courses may fulfill the requirement, please contact our department for approval
7. Senior exercise (two-semester thesis optional)