Introduction

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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 fields such as Anthropology, English, Communication, Education, Philosophy, and Sociology. The Linguistics minor is open to all undergraduate students at CU Denver.

These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on campus program.

Declaring This Minor

• Please see your advisor. To be admitted to minor status in Linguistics, students must have an overall GPA of C+ (2.3).

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General Requirements

Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor. 

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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours from approved courses.

2. Students must complete a minimum of six upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours in the minor, chosen from the approved courses below.

3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.5. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.

4. Students must complete a minimum of nine credit hours with CU Denver faculty chosen from the approved courses below.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Upon declaring a minor in Linguistics, each student will be assigned to a faculty advisor with whom the student should consult at least once per semester thereafter. It is especially important that students have their transcripts reviewed by their advisor before enrolling in their final 30 credit hours at CU Denver. Failure to do so may result in delay of graduation.

2. Courses taken at other institutions may be applied to the minor, but only with approval of a Linguistics faculty advisor in the Department of Modern Languages.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required courses:		6
LING 2000	Foundations of Linguistics
LING 3100	Language in Society
Complete nine credit hours from the following elective courses:		9
ANTH 3121	Language, Culture, and Communication
CHIN 3130	Special Topics in Chinese
CLDE 1000	Language, Identity, & Power: International Perspectives
CLDE 4800	Language Development and Acquisition
CLDE 4830	Instructional Delivery Methods for Second Language Learners
CLDE 5030	Language Development of Multilingual Learners: Advanced
CLDE 5820	Methods of Teaching Multilingual Learners I
ENGL 3160	Language Theory
ENGL 4601	Teaching English Language Learners: Theory and Practice
ENGL 4651	TESOL Writing & Assessment
FREN 3010	French Phonetics and Pronunciation
MLNG 4690	Methods of Teaching Modern Languages
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 4060	Dialects of the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN 4070	Spanish Second Language Acquisition
SPAN 4076	Spanish in Colorado
SPAN 4080	Spanish in the United States
SPAN 4099	Special Topics in Linguistics
Total Hours		15

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