Language Study Interdisciplinary Certificate

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This certificate is administered by the Department of English .

The Language Study Interdisciplinary Certificate allows you to learn about the human capability for language from a variety of perspectives. These include language as an integrated system of rules (linguistics) as the result of specific cognitive processes (psychology), as a communicative pathology to be remediated (Communication Sciences and Disorders), and as a practical key into another linguistic world (World Languages). This certificate provides a solid foundation for students wishing to pursue graduate study in language-related fields such as linguistics, rhetoric, psychology, sociology, philosophy, communication, and foreign languages.

World Language Study or equivalent, 8 credits

Two semesters of college level world language study or the equivalent.

Linguistics, 3 credits

ENGL 240 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 cr.

Scientific, Humanistic, or Social Science Perspective, 9 credits

Choose three courses for a total of 9 credits from the following areas. At least 3 credits must be from Scientific Perspective or Humanistic Perspective, and 3 credits from Social Science Perspective:

Scientific Perspective

CSD 260 - Phonetics 3 cr.
CSD 266 - Normal Language Development 3 cr.
FREN 420 - Phonetics and Phonology 3 cr.
GERM 420 - Phonetics and Phonology 3 cr.
PHIL 322 - Symbolic Logic 3 cr.
SPAN 420 - Phonetics and Phonology 3 cr.

Humanistic Perspective

CSD 342 - Basic American Sign Language 2 cr.
ENGL 341 - Invented Languages 3 cr.
ENGL 342 - English Grammars 3 cr.
ENGL 344 - History of the English Language 3 cr.
ENGL 345 - English Language for Teachers 3 cr.
ENGL 346 - Old English 3 cr.
ENGL 379 - Rhetorical Theory 3 cr.

Social Science Perspective

Capstone Project, 1 credit

Project to be completed in or after the semester in which the coursework described above is completed.