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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 2009-10 are Prof. Susan Guion (guion@uoregon.edu) and Prof. Spike Gildea (spike@uoregon.edu).
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)
Winter: Phonetics (Ling 411), Functional Syntax I (Ling 451);
Spring: Phonology (Ling 450), Functional Syntax II (Ling 452).
Variable Scheduling: Historical and Comparative Linguistics (LING 460);
Sociolinguistics (LING 390)
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:
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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. A sample program for students who have such time constraints is as follows:
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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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