Minor in Linguistics
A student may minor in Linguistics by taking six preapproved courses: LIN 101and five additional preapproved courses. Those approved include all courses taught in Linguistics (LIN) and some courses in English, French, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology and Spanish. See the Advisor for Linguistics Minors, Dr. Jennifer Ewald, for more information and visit the Linguistics Program website at http://www.sju.edu/academics/cas/linguistics/index.html.
As an increasingly interdisciplinary field, Linguistics is closely related to many other academic fields including Autism Studies, Classical and Modern Languages, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Education, English, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Students of Linguistics often pursue careers as clinical psychologists, educators, information technology specialists, lawyers, linguists, marketing and advertising consultants, social workers, speech pathologists, speech therapists, translators and interpreters. For that reason, several courses in other SJU programs count toward a minor in Linguistics while fulfilling requirements in their respective programs:
ENG 381 History of the English Language
PHL 220 Logic
PHL 240 Symbolic Logic
PHL 474 Language and Thought
PHL 475 Language and Meaning
SOC 260 Language and the Law
SOC 317 Sociolinguistics
SPA 342 Advanced Spanish Grammar
SPA 380 An Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
SPA 460 A Linguistic Approach to Oral Communication: Analysis and Practice
SPA 461 Methods for Teaching Spanish
SPA 466 Spanish Dialectology
SPA 467 Language Contact and Politics in the U.S.
SPA 468 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
SPA 480 Topics in Spanish Linguistics
FRE/GRM/ITA 470 Topics (when the topic is appropriate; (requires approval)
Linguistics in the GEP
These GEP requirements are fulfilled by the following courses:
Art/Lit
LIN 101 Introduction to Linguistics
Ethics Intensive
LIN 260 Language and the Law
Social Sciences
LIN 317 Sociolinguistics
LIN 340 Communication in Social Contexts: "Can You Hear Me Now?"
Diversity
LIN 317 Sociolinguistics
LIN 401 Bilingualism and Language Diversity
First Year Seminar
LIN 150 Language, Communication and Culture
LIN 150 Language, Linguistics and the Real World