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 | |
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Minor Courses | ||
Select three hours of the Following Foundations Courses: | 3 | |
How Language Works | ||
Intro Romance Linguistic | ||
Intro to German Linguistics | ||
Intro Romance Linguistic | ||
Intro Romance Linguistic | ||
Credit Hours Subtotal: | 3 | |
Linguistic and Language Study Courses | ||
Select 12 hours of the following: | 12 | |
Language Politics | ||
Language and Culture | ||
Language and Race | ||
Linguistic Anthropology | ||
Phonetics | ||
Anat Physio Sech Hear Mechansm | ||
Language Development | ||
Psychology of Language | ||
Intercultural Communication | ||
Intro To Linguistics | ||
History of the Eng Lang | ||
Modern English Grammar | ||
Global Englishes | ||
Capstone Course Linguistics | ||
Pronunciation & Phonetics | ||
French Linguistics | ||
Undergrad Sem in French ((when topic is linguistic in nature)) | ||
Special Topics ((when topic is linguistic in nature)) | ||
Fundamentals of Spanish Ling. | ||
Spanish Pronunciation | ||
Special Topics | ||
Advanced Spanish Linguistics | ||
Adv. Sp. Phonetics and Dialect | ||
Special Topics: Sp. Ling. | ||
Open Topics | ||
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: | 12 | |
Research Methodology and Applications Courses | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Probs In Anthropology | ||
Intro Comm Disorders | ||
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.