Minor in Linguistics

See also NCSU's advising page for the Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics.

The Department of English and Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offer a minor in Linguistics to N.C. State students, except LWR English majors. The minor is designed to investigate the structure and function of language as a cognitive and behavioral science. Five courses in designated areas of linguistics are required in the minor. Among students likely to be attracted to this minor are those who expect to pursue graduate study in linguistics, those interested in foreign languages or English as a second language, and those interested in communication sciences.

Students who minor in linguistics will:

1. Study the formal structure of language organization on phonological, syntactic, semantic, and discourse levels.
2. Examine modes of linguistic argumentation as a type of scientific inquiry.
3. Understand the systematic variation of language in its social context.
4. Explore the applications of linguistic knowledge.

Requirements

• Completion of 15 credit hours of designated courses, all at the 200 level or above.
• At least 3 courses must be above the 200 level.
• Must also complete the study of a foreign language through the 202 level.
• Must have an overall GPA of 2.0 in the minor and may count no course lower than a 'C-'.
• At least 9 hours must be taken in residency at NC State.
• Transfer credits must be evaluated by Dr. Wolfram or Dr. Thomas, regardless of their disposition by any other office of the University.
• Courses for the linguistics minor must be exclusive of all courses counting toward the major.

Required Courses