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May 03, 2024
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School of Arts & Sciences 2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Linguistics Major (B.A.)
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The Linguistics major prepares individuals to serve as translators in a variety of capacities. Included in this are such areas as surveying cultural groups to determine a translation strategy, Bible translation, and translation of Christian materials.
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I. Christian Studies - 30 Credits
II. General Education - 39 Credits
III. Linguistics Major - 65 Credits
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) courses:
First Course Set:
- Introduction to Sociolinguistics 1 Credits
- Articulatory Phonetics 2 Credits
- Second Language Acquisition or Semantics and Pragmatics 3 Credits
- Syntax and Morphology 4 Credits
Second Course Set:
- Phonology I 3 Credits
- Courses approved by SIL director 4 Credits
Note:
SIL courses are offered at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks (North Dakota SIL) and Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon. Credit and dates vary with locations; see SIL catalog for details. Normally the courses will be completed over two summers. Participants are encouraged to take the first course set after their sophomore year. The practicum takes place on site with Wycliffe Bible Translators and occurs after the junior year. During the summer immediately following graduation the second course set is taken. Graduation is not official until all requirements are satisfactorily fulfilled. Students interested in the literacy track are to take the literacy mega course (9 credits). Total - 134 Credits
1 Select humanities electives from COM, ENG, ESL, FAR, HIS, HUM, LAN, MUS, PHI, or PRC.
2 Select social science electives from ANT, CSJ, ECO, ESL, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, or SOC.
3 Click here for a list of Global Awareness courses.
* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 125 credits is reached. Four-Year Suggested Program for the Linguistics Major
Fall Semester - 13 Credits
Spring Semester - 16 Credits
Fall Semester - 15 Credits
Spring Semester - 16 Credits
Departmental Acceptance
Students apply for departmental acceptance during their sophomore year spring semester or their junior year fall semester. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and completion of half of the Christian Service requirements are required for departmental admission in the Linguistics major. Fall Semester - 13 Credits
Spring Semester - 16 Credits
Fall Semester - 13 Credits
- BIB/THE - Bible or Theology Elective (300-400 level) 3 Credits
- BIB/THE - Bible or Theology Elective (300-400 level) 3 Credits
- LAN 430X - Greek for Ministry 4 Credits
- Social Science Elective 3 Credits 2
Spring Semester - 15 Credits
Footnote:
1 Select humanities electives from COM, ENG, ESL, FAR, HIS, HUM, LAN, MUS, PHI, or PRC.
2 Select social science electives from ANT, CSJ, ECO, ESL, GEO, HIS, POL, PSY, or SOC.
3 Click here for a list of Global Awareness courses.
In conjunction with this program, students will complete 17 semester hours at one of the Summer Institute of Linguistics sites in North Dakota or Oregon. The course sets are offered over two summers. The first course set can be taken after the freshman and/or sophomore years. The Intercultural Practicum occurs the summer after the first course set (working on-site with a Wycliffe Bible translator for seven weeks). The final course set can be taken after the junior year or immediately following graduation. |
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