Linguistics Minor

Program Director: Francisco (Paco) Martínez-Ibarra 
Phone: 410-704-2882
Email: fmartinezibarra@towson.edu

Students in the Linguistics minor will gain insight into one of the most fundamental aspects of being human – the ability to communicate through language. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will examine sounds, word and sentence formation, and meaning; they will receive training on language variation, language acquisition, and language processing; they will reflect on the origins and the evolution of language. Students are required to complete 21 units for the minor - 6 units of required courses; 6 units in two language families; and 9 elective units from three disciplines.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses, Select two from the following:		6
DFST 430	LINGUISTICS OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
ENGL 352	STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGL 463	SEMIOTICS: THE STUDY OF SIGNS
FREN 402	APPLIED FRENCH LINGUISTICS
LING 320	LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
LING 330	SOCIOLINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE CITY
SPAN 402	ASPECTS OF SPANISH LINGUISTICS
Language Courses (Select two courses from different disciplines from the list below)		6
Electives (Select three courses from three different disciplines from the list below) 1		9
Total Units		21

Language Courses

Select two from the following language courses, each from a different language family:

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Bantu Language Courses
FORL 101	INTRO FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (Swahili Elements I)

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Code	Title	Units
Germanic Language Courses
GERM 101	GERMAN ELEMENTS I
GERM 102	GERMAN ELEMENTS II
GERM 201	GERMAN INTERMEDIATE I
GERM 202	GERMAN INTERMEDIATE II
GERM 301	GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
GERM 302	GERMAN COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Hellenic Language Courses
GRK 103	ANCIENT GREEK ELEMENTS I
GRK 104	ANCIENT GREEK ELEMENTS II
GRK 204	ANCIENT GREEK INTERMEDIATE II

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Japonic Language Courses
JPNS 101	JAPANESE ELEMENTS I
JPNS 102	JAPANESE ELEMENTS II
JPNS 201	JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE I
JPNS 202	JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE II
JPNS 301	JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
JPNS 302	JAPANESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II

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Code	Title	Units
Romance Language Courses
FREN 101	FRENCH ELEMENTS I
FREN 102	FRENCH ELEMENTS II
FREN 201	FRENCH INTERMEDIATE I
FREN 202	FRENCH INTERMEDIATE II
FREN 301	ADVANCED CONVERSATION
FREN 302	ADVANCED COMPOSITION
ITAL 101	ITALIAN ELEMENTS I
ITAL 102	ITALIAN ELEMENTS II
ITAL 201	ITALIAN INTERMEDIATE I
ITAL 202	ITALIAN INTERMEDIATE II
ITAL 301	ADVANCED CONVERSATION
ITAL 302	ADVANCED COMPOSITION
LATN 101	LATIN ELEMENTS I
LATN 102	LATIN ELEMENTS II
LATN 201	LATIN INTERMEDIATE I
LATN 202	LATIN INTERMEDIATE II
LATN 301	ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN I
LATN 302	ADVANCED READINGS IN LATIN II
PORT 101	PORTUGUESE ELEMENTS I
PORT 102	PORTUGUESE ELEMENTS II
PORT 201	PORTUGUESE INTERMEDIATE I
PORT 202	PORTUGUESE INTERMEDIATE II
PORT 301	COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION IN PORTUGUESE
SPAN 101	SPANISH ELEMENTS I
SPAN 102	SPANISH ELEMENTS II
SPAN 201	SPANISH INTERMEDIATE I
SPAN 202	SPANISH INTERMEDIATE II
SPAN 301	COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
SPAN 302	COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II
SPAN 303	SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS I
SPAN 304	SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS II

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Code	Title	Units
Semitic Language Courses
ARAB 101	ARABIC ELEMENTS I
ARAB 102	ARABIC ELEMENTS II
ARAB 201	ARABIC INTERMEDIATE I
ARAB 202	ARABIC INTERMEDIATE II
ARAB 301	ARABIC COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
ARAB 302	ARABIC COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II
HEBR 101	ELEMENTS OF HEBREW I
HEBR 102	ELEMENTS OF HEBREW II
HEBR 103	BIBLICAL HEBREW I
HEBR 104	BIBLICAL HEBREW II
HEBR 201	HEBREW INTERMEDIATE I
HEBR 202	HEBREW INTERMEDIATE II
HEBR 301	HEBREW COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
HEBR 302	HEBREW COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II

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Code	Title	Units
Sign Language Courses
DFST 104	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
DFST 105	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
DFST 204	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III
DFST 205	AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IV

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Code	Title	Units
Sinitic Language Courses
CHNS 101	ELEMENTARY CHINESE I
CHNS 102	ELEMENTARY CHINESE II
CHNS 201	INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I
CHNS 202	INTERMEDIATE CHINESE II
CHNS 301	CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION I
CHNS 302	CHINESE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION II

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Code	Title	Units
Slavic Language Courses
RUSS 101	RUSSIAN ELEMENTS I
RUSS 102	RUSSIAN ELEMENTS II
RUSS 201	RUSSIAN INTERMEDIATE I
RUSS 202	RUSSIAN INTERMEDIATE II

Electives

Select three of the following courses, each from a different discipline. Courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the Foundation Courses section may not be used as Electives.

Course List

Code	Title	Units
BIOL 210	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CIS 428	TEXT ANALYTICS
COMM 201	INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION STUDIES
COMM 215	INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 231	NONVERBAL COMM
COMM 303	ADV PUBL SPEAKNG
COMM 345	SEXUAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 477	INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
DFST 430	LINGUISTICS OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
DFST 435	DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNED LANGUAGE AND READING SKILLS FOR DEAF CHILDREN
ENGL 350	ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR
ENGL 351	HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
ENGL 352	STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGL 457	HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO 1500
ENGL 458	HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SINCE 1500
ENGL 463	SEMIOTICS: THE STUDY OF SIGNS
ENGL 475	TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS
FREN 310	FRENCH PHONETICS
FREN 391	ADVANCED FRENCH GRAMMAR
FREN 402	APPLIED FRENCH LINGUISTICS
LING 320	LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
LING 330	SOCIOLINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN THE CITY
PHIL 111	INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PSYC 305	PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
PSYC 403	INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
PSYC 461	COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
SPAN 306	SPANISH PHONETICS
SPAN 391	ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR
SPAN 402	ASPECTS OF SPANISH LINGUISTICS
SPPA 101	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
SPPA 210	PHONETICS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH
THEA 345	SPEECH AND DIALECT FOR THE THEATRE

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At least one of the elective courses must be at the upper level.