 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CONTACT:
George Urioste Professor of Anthrpology & Chair, Linguistic Studies Committee Department of Anthropology & Ethnic Studies University of Nevada LasVegas 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455003 Las Vegas, NV 89154-5003 Campus Office: CDC 105 Tel. (702) 895-3403 Fax. (702) 895-4823 Email: uriosteg@unlv.edu |
 |
|
See Class
Schedule Fall 2007 |
| THE
LINGUISTIC STUDIES MAJOR AT UNLV:
Admission to the Major: GPA: 2.50 See the Wilson Advising Center's Degree Requirements & Evaluation Sheet for a Major in Linguistic Studies. Degree Requirements: English Composition .........6 credits ENG 101 and 102 Literature Requirement..................3 credits ENG 231 or 232 Constitutions Requirement....................3-6 credits Mathematics Requirement.....................3 credits Distribution Requirement (see Note 1)...18-19 credits Multicultural & International Requirements (see Note 2)......................................................................................6 credits Linguistic Studies Major Requirements...........................36 credits Group 1: LIN 101 Group 2: ANT 106, or ENG 211, or FOL 311 Group 3: Six credit hours in one or two foreign languages Group 4: Select eight courses from the following list: ANTH 370, ANTH 421, ANTH435, ANTH 489, ENG 210, ENG 211, ENG 410AENG 411A, ENG 412C, ENG 414A, ENG 414B, ENG 415C, ENG 416A, ENG 420A, FOL 414, FOL 499, FRE 312, SPA 312, SPA 493, PHI 425, PHI 456 Electives: .........................................23-35 credits TOTAL: ............................................124 credits Notes: 1) The Distribution Area assignment for Linguistic Studies is Social Sciences. 2) Three credits of Multicultural coursework and three credits of International coursework are required. Courses approved as satisfying these requirements may also satisfy a Social Science, Humanities & Fine Arts, or the Foreign Language requirement. |
THE
LINGUISTIC STUDIES MINOR AT UNLV:
|
| PARTICIPATING
FACULTY:
George Urioste, Chair, Linguistic Studies Committee, & Professor, Anthropology & Ethnic Studies Deborah Arteaga, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages David Beisecker, Assistant Professor, Philosophy Norma Engberg, Associate Professor, English Gary Palmer, Professor, Anthropology & Ethnic Studies Philip Rusche, Assistant Professor, English |
 |
| UNLV
COURSES IN LINGUISTIC STUDIES:
Dr. George Urioste, Chair of the Linguistic Studies committee, and the staff at Wilson Advising Center advise each student in Linguistic Studies in the selection and planning of coursework for the Major or Minor. See UNLV's online Class Schedule for current course offerings. See the online Undergraduate Catalog for full course descriptions. Listing of Courses in Linguistic Studies: Linguistic Studies: LIN 101: Language & Conceptualization Anthropology: ANT 106: Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics ANT 370: Origins of Language ANT 434: Legends, Myths, & Customs: Folklore & Culture ANT 436 / HIS 474: Latin American Ethnohistory ANT 470: Language & Culture ANT 471: Selected Topics in Linguistics ANT 448: Ethnological Method & Theory ANT 471: Selected Topics in Linguistics English: ENG 210: Introduction to Semantics ENG 211: Linguistics ENG 411A: Linguistics for English Majors |
ENG 411B: Principles
of Modern Grammar
ENG 414B: Development of American English ENG 414A: History of the English Language ENG 415B: Old English I ENG 415C: Old English II ENG 420A: Survey of Literary Criticism Foreign Languages: FOL 311: Introduction to Linguistics FOL 414: Romance Linguistics FOL 416: Comparative Linguistics: Languages of the World FOL 499: Applications of Linguistics to the Teaching of Languages FRE 312: French Phonetics GER 311: Introduction to German Linguistics GER 312: German Phonetics SPAN 312: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology SPAN 496: Spanish Dialectology Philosophy: PHI 109: Introduction to Formal Logic PHI 421: Symbolic Logic PHI 425: Philosophy of Language PHI 456: Philosophy of Culture Psychology: PSY 416: Cognitive Psychology PSY 417: Psycholinguistics |
LINKS
IN LINGUISTIC STUDIES:
|
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES:
The Linguistic Studies degree at UNLV offers its majors and minors a strong skill-set in critical and analytical thinking, as well as giving students a basis for future careers in language and linguistics pedagogy, translation, and speech technology. The degree also prepares students for further study in graduate school at the doctoral level in a number of fields (e.g., anthropology, linguistics, philosophy, literature, law, and library science). Contact: UNLV Career Services Tel. (702) 895-3495 PROFESSIONAL
ADVISING:
|
| -RETURN TO TOP- |
