Bachelor's in Linguistics

Linguistics is a Bachelor program taught at Pitzer College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Linguistics major at Pitzer College is a Bachelor of Arts major in Linguistics and Cognitive Science. Students study the structures of language and how language shapes everyday life and social interactions. Course goals include using data to test a hypothesis and build arguments, examining language as a phenomenon in minds versus in society, and exploring how languages and dialects relate to social power dynamics. Students also gain in-depth knowledge in one subfield and conduct independent research on language.

The major is offered as a collaborative program with the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Pomona College, with coursework on both campuses. Students majoring in Linguistics must study three of the four core divisions: Phonetics/Phonology, Syntax, and Semantics and/or Sociolinguistics. They also take courses on language variation and a course that looks at one language in depth or compares several languages, plus at least three other Linguistics courses.

Students engage in research both in and out of the classroom, including documenting understudied and endangered languages and learning to analyze large sets of data. The curriculum also includes LGCS 190 PO – Senior Seminar.

Students who continue working on a thesis after the seminar can register for LGCS 191 PZ – Senior Thesis in the spring, or substitute another type of project if approved by the faculty adviser. Majors can also choose courses from Linguistics, Anthropology, Psychology, Spanish, and Music.

Modules

• LGCS 010 PZ
• LGCS 108 PO – Phonology
• LGCS 104 PO – Phonetics
• LGCS 105 PO – Syntax
• LGCS 106 PO – Semantics
• LGCS 112 PZ – Language in Society
• LGCS 125 PO – Field Methods in Linguistics
• ENGL 085 PO – History of the English Language
• LGCS 101 PO – Comparative and Historical Linguistics
• LGCS 190 PO – Senior Seminar
• LGCS 191 PZ – Senior Thesis

The minimum requirements for admission in Linguistics at Pitzer College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

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

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

• Students majoring in Linguistics are required to study three of the four core divisions of the field (Phonetics/Phonology, Syntax, Semantics and/or Sociolinguistics) and in addition to take a range of courses dealing with the variety of languages and variation within a language.
• Majors are required to take: LGCS 010 PZ; A basic upper-division course in three out of the four core areas (LGCS 108 PO – Phonology or LGCS 104 PO – Phonetics, LGCS 105 PO – Syntax, LGCS 106 PO – Semantics and/or LGCS 112 PZ – Language in Society); A course that looks at one language in depth or compares several languages; At least three other Linguistics courses; (a) At least two years of a foreign language or (b) the equivalent in demonstrated competence; LGCS 190 PO – Senior Seminar (with the option to register for LGCS 191 PZ – Senior Thesis in the spring, or substitute some other type of project if approved by the faculty adviser).

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pitzer.edu/academics/programs/linguistics

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