Linguistic Studies Minor

Advisor: Richard E. Morris, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

The minor in Linguistic Studies exposes students to the many ways that humans use and interact with language. Students are presented with a comprehensive view of how linguistics is examined in the disciplines of anthropology, English, psychology, communication disorders, classical and modern languages, and philosophy. Courses are grouped into four categories: foundation, formation, language, and electives. Upon completing the minor, the student should have broad knowledge of linguistics and linguistic principles, as well as specific knowledge relating to a chosen language of focus. The minor requires 18 credit hours.

NOTE: Relevant directed readings, independent study, special topics, or internships in any pertinent department may be pursued towards the minor with prior approval of the minor advisor. Students with transfer credit in a modern or classical language not offered at Middle Tennessee State University may request a substitution from the advisor.

Interdisciplinary Minors

Interdisciplinary minors require the student to complete a minimum of 15 to 21 hours from a list of specific courses. Unless otherwise noted, a student may take no more than 6 hours of courses from a single department until he or she surpasses the required minimum number of hours necessary for completing the minor. Exceptions to this rule may be found within the discussions of several of the minors. In most cases, a student is also limited to just 3 hours of credit toward the minor in the same department or discipline in which he or she is taking a major. Except for the Paralegal Studies minor, no course may be counted both for major and minor credit. Students must fulfill all departmental prerequisites for any course within an interdisciplinary minor. In some cases, advisors may approve course substitutions within these program requirements.

Foundation (3 hours)

ENGL 3570 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 credit hours (Should be taken during the first two semesters in the program.)

Formation (9 hours)

(Three different prefixes required.)

ANTH 3410 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credit hours
CDIS 3260 - Language Acquisition and Analysis 3 credit hours
ENGL 4520 - The Structure of English 3 credit hours
ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics 3 credit hours
HUM 3000 - Topics in Foreign Language Linguistics 3 credit hours
PHIL 4350 - Philosophy of Language 3 credit hours
PSY 4820 - Psychology of Language 3 credit hours

Language (3 hours)

ARAB 1020 - Elementary Arabic II 3 credit hours
CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II 3 credit hours
FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours
GERM 1020 - Elementary German II 3 credit hours
HEBR 1020 - Elementary Hebrew II 3 credit hours
ITAL 1020 - Elementary Italian II 3 credit hours
JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II 3 credit hours
LATN 1020 - Elementary Latin II 3 credit hours
PORT 1020 - Elementary Portuguese II 3 credit hours
RUSS 1020 - Elementary Russian II 3 credit hours
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 3 credit hours

Electives (3 hours)

CDIS 3050 - Introduction to Speech Language Pathology and Audiology 3 credit hours
CDIS 3150 - Phonetics 3 credit hours
CDIS 3400 - Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology 3 credit hours
ENGL 4510 - Modern English Grammar and Usage 3 credit hours
ENGL 4530 - History of the English Language 3 credit hours
ENGL 4570 - Special Topics in Linguistics 3 credit hours
JAPN 3570 - Introduction to Japanese Linguistics 3 credit hours
SPAN 3120 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation 3 credit hours

NOTE:

Alternately the student may choose any formation course as an elective.