The 51 credit Linguistics major with a concentration in American Sign Language provides students with advanced language knowledge of American Sign Language, competence in the linguistic structure of American Sign Language, and an understanding of the status of American Sign Language as the status of the deaf cultural minority in the United States.
Program Requirements
Students must complete General Education requirements and 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 | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Psycholinguistics 1 | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Science | ||
| Total Credits | 51 | |
| 1 | Course recommended for interpreting. |