Undergraduate Program

College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Linguistics Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
  • Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
  • Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Department of Linguistics major admission course work with grade(s) of "C" or better:

  • Languages: MLNG 101; 6 credit hours of introductory (100-level) language study from one of these languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Greek, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
  • Linguistics: LING 301.
  • Signed Language Interpreting: Admission to the College of Arts and Sciences and the Signed Language Interpreting Program is not automatic. Majors must formally apply with the program to gain admission. Contact the program director at sign@unm.edu for more information.

Major Study Requirements

Languages

An interdisciplinary B.A. major in Languages is offered through the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in conjunction with the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. The Department of Linguistics makes available several courses that qualify for this major. See the Foreign Languages and Literatures - Languages section of this Catalog. Consult with the advisor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Linguistics

The B.A. major in Linguistics requires a minimum of 33 credit hours numbered above 200 (24 in required courses, 9 in approved electives) and four semesters of a second language or the equivalent. Required courses are: LING 301, 303, 304, 322, 331, 367, 412 or 446, 425 or 429. The 9 credit hours in approved electives may be selected from courses in linguistics or from courses in other departments approved by the department advisor. 

Signed Language Interpreting

The B.S. major in Signed Language Interpreting requires the following courses: SIGN 201, 210, 211, 212, 214, *310, *352, *360, 411, 412, 418, 419 and LING 101. Students majoring in Signed Language Interpreting must be approved by the Signed Language Interpreting program.


Minor Study Requirements

Linguistics

The minor in Linguistics requires 21 credit hours of courses numbered 200 or above: 12 credit hours of required linguistics courses (LING 301, 303, 304, and 322) and 9 credit hours of electives. The electives may be selected from courses in linguistics or from courses in other departments which have been approved by the Department Advisor.

Navajo Language and Linguistics

The minor in Navajo Language and Linguistics requires 18 credit hours of Navajo language and Navajo linguistics courses at or above the 200 level. These credit hours must include NVJO 201, 202, 311, 312, and 401. Native speakers must take NVJO 206 and NVJO 315 in lieu of NVJO 201 and 202. Three additional credit hours must be selected from the following courses in Linguistics: LING 331, LING 359, LING 415, LING *401, LING *402 or from approved electives from LLSS or Native American Studies.


Major or Minor in the College of Education

For the major, composite major or minor in language arts, bilingual education, teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), and reading, see the Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy - Undergraduate Program section of this Catalog.


Departmental Honors

A student seeking departmental honors in the Department of Linguistics (for majors in either Linguistics or Signed Language Interpreting) should identify a research project during the junior year in consultation with an appropriate professor and should submit a proposal in the form of a letter to the department chairperson.

If the proposal is approved by the department chairperson, the student should enroll in LING 498 the first semester of the senior year and LING 499 the second semester of the senior year. These 6 credit hours of honors work are in addition to the minimum number of credit hours required for the major.


Courses

LING 101. Introduction to the Study of Language. (3)



LING 295. Special Topics in Current Language Issues. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



LING 301. Introduction to Linguistic Analysis. (3)



LING 303. Introduction to Phonetics. (3)



LING 304 / 504. Phonological Analysis. (3)



LING 322 / 522. Grammatical Analysis. (3)



LING 331 / 531. Language in Society. (3)



LING 334 / 534. Language and Gender. (3)



LING 359 / 559. Language and Culture. (3)



LING 367 / 567. Psychology of Language. (3)



LING *401 - *402. Topics: American Indian Languages. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ, 3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



LING 412 / 512. Morphosyntax. (3)



LING 413 / 513. Linguistic Field Methods. (3)



LING 415 / 515. Native American Languages. (3)



LING 417 / 517. Typology and Universals. (3)



LING 425 / 525. Semantic Analysis. (3)



LING 429 / 529. Discourse Analysis. (3)



LING 433. Sociolinguistic Variation. (3)



LING 440 / 540. Introduction to Linguistics. (3)



LING 446 / 546. Introduction to Language Change. (3)



LING 447 / 547. Introductory Old English. (3)



LING 449. Middle English Language. (3)



LING 460 / 560. Child Language. (3)



LING 469L / 569L. Experimental Psycholinguistics. (3)



LING 490 / 590. Topics in Linguistics. (3, no limit Δ)



LING 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



LING 498. Reading and Research for Honors. (3)



LING 499. Honors Thesis. (3)



LING 502. Generative Theories of Phonology. (3)



LING 503. Usage-based Phonology. (3)



LING 504 / 304. Phonological Analysis. (3)



LING 510. Statistical Methods in Linguistics. (3)



LING 512 / 412. Morphosyntax. (3)



LING 513 / 413. Linguistic Field Methods. (3)



LING 515 / 415. Native American Languages. (3)



LING 517 / 417. Typology and Universals. (3)



LING 519. Cognitive Linguistics. (3)



LING 522 / 322. Grammatical Analysis. (3)



LING 523. Functional Syntactic Theories. (3)



LING 525 / 425. Semantic Analysis. (3)



LING 529 / 429. Discourse Analysis. (3)



LING 531 / 331. Language in Society. (3)



LING 533. Sociolinguistic Variation. (3)



LING 534 / 334. Language and Gender. (3)



LING 539. Seminar in Sociolinguistics. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



LING 540 / 440. Introduction to Linguistics. (3)



LING 546 / 446. Introduction to Language Change. (3)



LING 547 / 447. Introductory Old English. (3)



LING 548. Grammaticization. (3)



LING 554. Seminar in Linguistic Theory. (3, no limit Δ)



LING 559 / 359. Language and Culture. (3)



LING 560 / 460. Child Language. (3)



LING 565. Seminar in Thought and Language. (3)



LING 567 / 367. Psychology of Language. (3)



LING 568. Seminar in Psycholinguistics. (3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



LING 569L / 469L. Experimental Psycholinguistics. (3)



LING 590 / 490. Topics in Linguistics. (1-3, no limit Δ)



LING 595. Graduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 24 Δ)



LING 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



LING 697. Qualifying Paper. (3-9, may be repeated once Δ)



LING 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



NVJO 101 - 102. Elementary Conversational Navajo for Non-Native Speakers. (3, 3)



NVJO 103. Basic Medical Navajo. (3)



NVJO 105. Introduction to Written Navajo for Native Speakers. (3)



NVJO 201. Intermediate Conversational Navajo I. (3)



NVJO 202. Intermediate Conversational Navajo II. (3)



NVJO 206. Creative Writing and Advanced Reading for Native Speakers. (3)



NVJO 311 / 511. Navajo Verb System I. (3)



NVJO 312. Navajo Verb System II. (3)



NVJO 315 [315 / 515]. Advanced Navajo. (3)



NVJO 401 [401 / 501]. Navajo Linguistics. (3)



NVJO 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NVJO 511 / 311. Navajo Verb System I. (3)



NVJO 595. Graduate Problems. (1-6)



SIGN 201. Introduction to Signed Language. (3)



SIGN 210. American Sign Language I. (3)



SIGN 211. American Sign Language II. (3)



SIGN 212. Fingerspelling I. (3)



SIGN 214. Lexical Semantics for Transliteration. (3)



SIGN *305. Signed Language Linguistics. (3)



SIGN *310. American Sign Language III. (3)



SIGN 320. American Sign Language IV. (3)



SIGN *352. Language and Culture in the Deaf Community, Part 1. (3)



SIGN 355. Deaf History and Literature. (3)



SIGN *360. The Interpreting Profession. (3)



SIGN 411. Consecutive Interpretation. (3)



SIGN 412. Simultaneous Interpreting. (3)



SIGN 418. Signed Language Interpreting Research. (3)



SIGN 419. Practicum in Signed Language Interpreting. (1-3 to a maximum of 4 Δ)



SIGN 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



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