Linguistics Minor

The College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts (CHSSA) offers a minor in linguistics to provide students with a variety of courses related to the scientific study of human languages. Students acquire a basic knowledge of linguistics, sociolinguistics, and applied language studies in courses offered by several departments. For more information, contact the minor coordinator, Dr. Addie Sayers, at chinaa@uncw.edu.

Core Courses

Students will choose one of the following required courses:

ENG 320 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
SPN 308 - Hispanic Linguistics Credit Hours: 3

Electives

Students will choose 15 additional credit hours from the following classes below. Students may take ENG 324 more than once under a differennt topic.

ANT 208 - Language & Culture Credit Hours: 3
ENG 320 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ENG 321 - Structure of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
ENG 322 - Language and Meaning Credit Hours: 3
ENG 323 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3
ENG 324 - Topics in Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
ENG 325 - Studies in Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3
ENG 412 - Writing in Intercultural and Global Contexts Credit Hours: 3
FRH 308 - French Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
GER 322 - History of the German Language Credit Hours: 3
PAR 335 - Philosophy of Language Credit Hours: 3
SPN 307 - Spanish Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
SPN 308 - Hispanic Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
SPN 496 - Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
TSL 326 - Applied Linguistics for ESL Credit Hours: 3
TSL 423 - Second Language Acquisition Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Students must earn at least a “C” (2.00) average in courses counted for a linguistics minor.