Interdisciplinary Linguistics, Minor

The Interdisciplinary Linguistics Minor

The interdisciplinary linguistics minor allows students to pursue their interests in language and linguistics through its diverse offerings in the Department of English and multiple other departments on campus. Students in the minor come from diverse disciplinary backgrounds with majors in fields such as English, Spanish, French, Communicative Disorders, and Computer Sciences.

For questions concerning the minor, contact Dr. Robert Poole at repoole@ua.edu.

Admission to the Minor

Students are expected to formally declare a minor by completing the Change of Major/Minor Application online under the Student tab of myBama.

Code and Title		Hours
Courses
Select three hours of the following Foundations Courses:		3
EN 201	How Language Works
GN 240	Intro to German Linguistics
MLC 261	Intro to Romance Linguistics
Linguistics and Language Studies Courses
Select 12 hours of the following:		12
ANT 210	Language and Culture
ANT 302	Language and Race
ANT 401	Linguistic Anthropology
BEF 485	Language Politics
CD 244	Phonetics
CD 275	Anat Physio Sech Hear Mechansm
CD 305	Language Development
CD 402	Psychology of Language
COM 465	Intercultural Communication
EN 320	Intro To Linguistics
EN 423	History of the Eng Lang
EN 424	Modern English Grammar
EN 425	Global Englishes
EN 466	Capstone Course Linguistics
FR 316	Discourse Analysis - French
FR 362	Grammar in Society
FR 426	History of the French Language
FR 421	Pronunciation & Phonetics
FR 461	French Linguistics
FR 470	Undergrad Sem in French ((when topic is linguistic in nature))
FR 480	Special Topics ((when topic is linguistic in nature))
MLC 401	Special Topics ((when the topic is linguistic in nature))
SP 383	Fundamentals of Spanish Ling.
SP 384	Spanish Pronunciation
SP 390	Special Topics
SP 483	Advanced Spanish Linguistics
SP 484	Adv. Sp. Phonetics and Dialect
SP 485	Special Topics: Sp. Ling.
SP 490	Open Topics
SP 492	Spanish in the US
Up to six hours of any language currently taught in traditional classroom format in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics or six credits of language training in one of the list of languages offered at the Critical Languages Center
Credit Hours Subtotal:		15
Research Methodology and Applications Courses
Select one of the following:		3
ANT 450	Probs In Anthropology
CD 225	Intro Comm Disorders
EN 321	Essential Grammar
Credit Hours Subtotal:		3
Total Hours		18

Grade Point Average

A 2.0 grade point average in the minor is required. Please see the Grades and Grade Points section of this catalog for an explanation of grade point average calculations.

Ancillary Requirements

The Interdisciplinary Linguistics Minor requires the successful completion of the following ancillary requirements:

Both 101 and 102 of any foreign language;
103 of any foreign language;
104 of any foreign language;
Any 3-hour course at the 200-level or higher in any foreign language. These courses are typically taught in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics. The Critical Languages Center, housed in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, offers instruction in non-traditional foreign languages that may be of interest to some linguistics minors.