Bachelor's in Linguistics minor

Linguistics minor is a Bachelor program taught at Colgate University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Linguistics Minor at Colgate University requires five courses chosen with guidance from the advisory committee and/or the director. The plan includes one course from Linguistics Foundations (courses with the LILF attribute) and three or four additional electives (courses with the LIEL attribute). Courses can be taken in any sequence.

For the foundations course, students must take at least one of: CORE S140 - Language and Cognition, LING 200 - Science of Language Acquisition, or LING 222 - The Theories and Practice of Second Language. If more than one course from that foundations list is taken, the additional one(s) count toward the elective requirement.

Elective choices follow conditions: no more than two courses in the same department; at least two electives must be at the 300 or 400 level. Electives may include a mix of courses from the Other Courses list, or advanced language courses (with the LIAL attribute). Advanced language courses taken abroad on a study group also qualify with director approval. Only one Other Courses independent study course is allowed.

Modules

• CORE S140 - Language and Cognition
• LING 200 - Science of Language Acquisition
• LING 222 - The Theories and Practice of Second Language
• COSC 480 - Topics in Computer Science : Natural Language Processing
• ENGL 301 - History of English Language
• NEUR 355/PSYC 355 - Language and Thought
• PHIL 342 - Philosophy of Language
• SPAN 475 - Spanish as a Global Language
• WRIT 210 - The Rhetoric of Style
• FREN 361 - Advanced French Composition, Grammar, and Conversation
• GERM 341 - Advanced Conversation and Composition (Study Group)
• LATN 450 - Cicero and the Roman Republic

The minimum requirements for admission in Linguistics minor at Colgate University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Colgate University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Colgate University as pre-requiste for admission in Linguistics minor.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To complete the minor, the student must consult with a member of the advisory committee and/or the director to identify a study path that includes five courses from the list below.

• The minor normally includes one course from Section 1 and three or four courses from Section 2, with restrictions as outlined.
• The courses can be taken in any sequence.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-programs/linguistics-program/academic-program/linguistics-minor

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.