The Minor in Linguistics
The minor in linguistics allows students to investigate the principles that underlie language. A linguistics minor can pursue such diverse topics as grammar, syntax, dialects, language history, sound systems, language acquisition, and language and the brain. Linguistics is quite interdisciplinary, having ties to anthropology, cognitive science, education, foreign language, philosophy, and psychology. Linguistics minors will find their credentials strengthened for the pursuit of law, medicine, education, writing, government service (such as the FBI), professional translation, or diplomacy.
Requirements
To earn a minor in linguistics under the current catalog, a student must complete a total of at least 18 credit hours in addition to EH101 and 102 and other UAB core requirements. These hours should include:
- EH/LING 250;
- EH/LING 451;
- Two courses (6 hours) from EH/LING 251, 360, 450, 453, 493 when approved, LING 494 when approved, LING 495 when approved;
- Two additional LING courses (6 hours).
Courses that require approval are approved by the Director of Linguistics only when their contents fall within the area described. Students majoring in English with a concentration in linguistics must achieve a grade of C or higher in all courses applied toward the major and concentration, and at least 15 hours of courses at the 300 and 400 levels must be taken at UAB.
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