Linguistics Major, ASL/English Interpreting Concentration, (B.A.)
Program Requirements
Students must complete 42 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LNGN 210 | Introduction to General Linguistics | 3 |
| LNGN 220 | Structure of American English | 3 |
| LNGN 230 | Language in Society | 3 |
| or LNGN 245 | Language and Culture | |
| LNGN 300 | Syntax | 3 |
| LNGN 301 | Semantics | 3 |
| or LNGN 302 | Pragmatics | |
| ASL/English Interpreting Concentration Courses | ||
| LNGN 350 | Linguistics of American Sign Language and Other Signed Languages | 3 |
| LNGN 351 | Gesture, Sign, and Speech: The Multi-Modality of Communication | 3 |
| AMSL 203 | Academic American Sign Language | 3 |
| AMSL 260 | Introduction to ASL-English Interpreting Theory and Practice | 3 |
| AMSL 360 | Discourse Analysis for ASL-English Interpreting | 3 |
| AMSL 361 | ASL to English Interpreting | 3 |
| AMSL 362 | English to ASL Interpreting | 3 |
| AMSL 363 | Ethical Decision Making in ASL-English Interpreting | 3 |
| AMSL 460 | Advanced Topics in ASL-English Interpreting | 3 |
| AMSL 461 | ASL-English Interpreting Practicum | 3 |
| Electives in Linguistics and ASL/English Interpreting | 6 | |
Complete 6 credits from the following: | ||
| Language of Food | ||
| Languages of the World | ||
| Language of Propaganda | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Dialectology | ||
| History of Linguistics | ||
| Bilingualism 1 | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Introduction to Cognitive Science 1 | ||
or PSYC 288 | Introduction to Cognitive Science | |
| Semantics 1 | ||
or LNGN 302 | Pragmatics | |
| Principles of Discourse Analysis 1 | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Principles of Second Language Learning 1 | ||
| Comparative and Historical Linguistics | ||
| Language and the Mind 1 | ||
| Field Methods | ||
| Natural Language Processing | ||
| Selected Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Selected Topics in Linguistics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Psycholinguistics 1 | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Science | ||
| Total Credits | 51 | |
| 1 | Course recommended for interpreting. |