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Bachelor of Arts Requirements
Course Work: 43 credit hours total
Required Courses: 32 credit hours
| LING 301 | Introduction to Linguistics | 4 Credits |
| LING 390 | Sociolinguistics | 4 Credits |
| LING 411 | Phonetics | 4 Credits |
| LING 435 | Morphology and Syntax | 4 Credits |
| LING 450 | Introduction to Phonology | 4 Credits |
| LING 451&452 | Functional Syntax I&II | 8 Credits |
| LING 460 | Historical and Comparative Linguistics | 4 Credits |
Elective Courses: 12 credit hours
At least 12 additional credits selected either from Linguistics courses or from courses in other departments listed as relevant to linguistics. At least 6 of these must be upper-division credits, including at least one undergraduate Proseminar (LING 407). Occasionally, differently numbered linguistics courses can be used to meet the proseminar requirement. Permission must be secured from the undergraduate advisor. Linguistics 401 and 405 cannot be used to meet this requirement.
Courses are often offered in the Departments of Anthropology, English, Psychology, Sociology, and foreign language departments that can be used as electives for the major in Linguistics. Students need to secure the permission of the undergraduate advisor before applying them toward the B.A. in Linguistics.
Additional Requirements
Language Requirement
Two years of one foreign language and one year of another. Foreign students should note that, under specified circumstances, English can count as two years of a foreign language.
Grading
All courses applied toward the major in Linguistics must be taken on a graded basis. A course in which a grade of D+ or lower is earned cannot count toward the major.
University Requirements
Certain courses taken for the major in linguistics simultaneously meet university general education requirements. Linguistics 211, 295, 301, and 396 can be applied to the Group Requirement in Social Science. Linguistics 150 can be applied to the Group Requirement in Arts and Letters. LING 160, 295, 211, and 495 can be applied to the Multicultural requirement.
Advising
The study program of Linguistics undergraduate majors, particularly those courses chosen as electives, must be approved by the departmental undergraduate adviser. Students are encouraged to review their program with the undergraduate advisor on an annual basis. It is particularly important that this be done prior to the student's senior year so that all university and major requirements can be completed prior to the intended graduation date.
The undergraduate advisers for the Department for academic year 2010-11 are Prof. Susan Guion Anderson (guion@uoregon.edu) and Prof. Spike Gildea (spike@uoregon.edu).
Program Planning
The program is divided into three spearate types of requirements: Required courses, Electives, and the Language requirement.
Required Courses
There are eight required courses, most with prerequisites.
| Intro | Ling 301 |
| The Sounds Track | Ling 411, Ling 450, Ling 460 |
| The Grammar Track | Ling 451, Ling 451, Ling 452 |
| Sociolinguistics | Ling 390 |
Electives
You must take three electives in order to graduate.
Lower Division Elective: Any Ling class 200-300-400-level. Non-ling classes as on brochure.
Higher Division Elective: Any Ling class 300-400-level. Non-ling classes as on brochure.
Proseminar Elective: Ling 407 (sometimes it is possible to substitute another 400-level course with few students, reading primary literature, discussion-oriented class with a rigorous term paper. Seminars generally have as prerequisites a subset of the required courses.
Language Requirement
Must demonstrate proficiency in two languages other than your native language. One must be equivalent to the end of second year (203), the other must be equivalent to the end of first year (103). We encourage you to study a non-European language, like Sahaptin, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, or Swahili. If you study a language that is offered in the summers, we encourage you to try the “immersion” experience: cram a full year of language study into 11 weeks.
Sample Programs
Students who enter the program as freshmen can take the required coursework over four years. This allows for a great deal of flexibility in planning so that the student can take advantage of options to pursue a second major, a minor, additional language study, study abroad, etc.
Students should note that during the regular academic year the following required courses are only taught once:
Fall: Morphology and Syntax (LING 435); Phonetics (LING 411)
Winter: Functional Syntax I (LING 451); Phonology (LING 450)
Spring: Phonology (LING 450); Functional Syntax II (LING 452); Historical and Comparative Linguistics (LING 460)
However, a few elective courses in linguistics are taught during Summer Session so that students have the option of additional flexibility in planning their programs.
A sample four-year program would be as follows:
| Year 1 | Year 2 |
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Fall - LING 301 Introduction to Linguistics Winter - Elective Spring - LING 390 Sociolinguistics Summer - Intensive Language |
Fall - LING 411 Phonetics Winter - LING 450 Phonology Spring - LING 460 Historical Linguistics Summer - Intensive Languag |
| Year 3 | Year 4 |
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Fall - LING 435 Morphology and Syntax Winter - LING 451 Functional Syntax I Spring - LING 452 Functional Syntax II |
Fall - Elective: LING 407 Proseminar Winter - Elective Spring - Open |
Variations:
(1) Take a year abroad: combine years 3 and 4 into your senior year.
(2) Add the SLAT certificate. Note that two of the required courses for the certificate count as electives for major.
Transfer students and students changing their major to linguistics can complete the degree in linguistics within two years. Since a number of courses are taught only on an annual basis, care must be taken in planning a course of study so that the most efficient sequencing of courses is selected. Planning the program with the help of the undergraduate advisor is essential. Take LING 301 sumemr term, then take both LING 411 and LING 435 fall term. A sample program follows:
| Summer prior to Year 3 |
Year 3 | Year 4 |
| LING 301 Introduction to Linguistics Analysis |
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Note: LING 301 is a pre-requisite for LING 411 and LING 435. If LING 301 cannot be taken the Summer term prior to beginning the major, special arrangements with the instructor of LING 411 or LING 435 are made on a case by case basis for concurrent enrollement.
The above sample programs assume that the student will fit these courses to the language requirement of the department and the B.A. requirements of the University. A few elective courses in linguistics are also offered during Summer Session so that students have the option of further flexibility.
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