Minor in Linguistics
The minor in Linguistics is an interdisciplinary program awarded through the Department of Modern Languages. The minor is designed to guide students through an exact and structured discipline that examines various aspects of the nature of human language. A Linguistics minor may be of particular interest to students majoring in a Foreign Language, as well as majors in such fields as Anthropology, English, Communication, Education, Philosophy, and Sociology. The Linguistics minor is open to all undergraduate students at CU Denver.
Requirements for the Minor in Linguistics:
Students minoring in Linguistics must complete a minimum of 15 credits of coursework pertaining to the field of Linguistics. A minimum of 9 credit hours must be taken from CU Denver faculty. A minimum of 6 credit hours must be upper division (3000 or above). Courses taken at other institutions may be applied to the minor but only with approval of a Linguistics faculty advisor, Dr. Lizz Huntley in the Department of Modern Languages.
Required Courses (6 credits)
LING 2000 – Foundations of Linguistics (fall)
LING 3100 – Language in Society (spring)
Elective Courses (9 credits minimum):
Some elective course options include:
ANTH 3121 Language, Culture, and Communication
CLDE 1000 Language, Power & Identity
ENGL 3160 Language Theory
ENGL 4190 Special Topics (only if the topic addresses Linguistics)
ENGL 4601 Principles & Practices of Second Language Acquisition
ENGL 4651 TESOL Writing & Assessment
MLNG 4690 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages (or cross-listed equivalent in CHIN, FREN, GRMN, SPAN)
MLNG 4691 Methods of Teaching Modern Languages II
PHIL 2441 Logic, Language and Scientific Reasoning
SPAN 3065 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation
SPAN 3270 Bilingual Communities: Spanish as a Language of Contact
SPAN 4020 Spanish Sociolinguistics
SPAN 4030 The Learning and Teaching of Heritage Speakers
SPAN 4076 Spanish in Colorado
SPAN 4080 Spanish in the United States
SPAN 4099 Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics
- Any additional courses with a LING prefix may be accepted toward the minor in Linguistics.
For a full list of currently available elective courses please go to the catalog
For More information Please contact:
Department of Modern Languages, Plaza Building Room 118 Z