Majors in Linguistics

Specialized Majors

Cognition and Language :: Language and Society :: Language Studies

Every student with a specialized major must consult the faculty adviser in the Department of Linguistics to have approved an individual curricular plan to satisfy the major requirements for the option chosen. Each specialized major requires satisfaction of the undergraduate language requirement and successful completion of upper-division requirements as specified below. The specialization will be reflected in the wording of a degree, e.g., “B.A. in Linguistics (with Specialization in Language and Society).”

Cognition and Language (12 courses)

6 required linguistics courses:

LIGN 101
LIGN 110
LIGN 111
LIGN 120
LIGN 121
LIGN 130

4 linguistics electives chosen from:

LIGN 145
LIGN 165
LIGN 170
LIGN 171
LIGN 172
LIGN 176
LIGN 179

2 additional courses from linguistics or other departments subject to adviser approval.

Courses currently approved to satisfy this requirement include the following (Note: some of these courses may have prerequisites):

Linguistics:

Any upper-division courses (except those used to fulfill requirements A and B).

Anthropology:

ANBI 140: The Evolution of the Human Brain
ANBI 159: Biological and Cultural Perspectives on Intelligence
ANBI 173: Cognition in Animals and Humans

Cognitive Science:

COGS 101C: Language
COGS 102A: Distributed Cognition
COGS 102B: Cognitive Ethnography
COGS 107C: Cognitive Neuroscience
COGS 108D: Programming Methods for Cognitive Science
COGS 108E: Neural Network Models of Cognition I
COGS 108F: Advanced Programming Methods for Cognitive Science
COGS 151: Analogy and Conceptual Systems
COGS 154: Communication Disorders in Children and Adults
COGS 156: Language Development
COGS 170: Natural and Artificial Symbolic Representational Systems COGS 184: Modeling the Evolution of Cognition
COGS 191: Laboratory Research

Computer Science and Engineering:

CSE 133: Information Retrieval

Philosophy:

PHIL 120: Symbolic Logic I
PHIL 134: Philosophy of Language
PHIL 136: Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 150: Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences

Psychology:

PSYC 105: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 118A: Real-Time Examination of Language Processing
PSYC 118B: Real-time Examination of Language Processing
PSYC 119: Psycholinguistics/Cognition Laboratory
PSYC 145: Psychology of Language

Language and Society (12 courses)

6 required linguistics courses

LIGN 101
LIGN 110
LIGN 111
LIGN 120
LIGN 121
LIGN 130

2 appropriate upper-division courses in other departments (especially the Departments of Anthropology, Communication, Cognitive Science, or Sociology), selected in consultation with the faculty adviser for language and society

Courses currently approved to satisfy this requirement include the following (Note: some of these courses may have prerequisites):

ANSC 162/ANGN 112: Language, Identity, and Community
ANSC 122/ANGN 149: Language in Society
COCU 100: Introduction to Communication and Culture
COHI 114: Bilingual Communication
COHI 117: Language, Thought, and the Media
COHI 124: Voice: Deaf People in America
COHI 134: Language and Human Communication
ENTH 140: Language and American Ethnicity
ETHN 141: Language, Culture, and Inequality
ETHN 144: Bilingual Communities in the USA
SOCB 117/EDS 117: Language, Culture, and Education
SOCB 118L: Sociology of Language
SOCB 120S,:Special Topics in Culture, Language, and Social Interaction
EDS 125: History, Politics, and Theory of Bilingual Education

1 course in sociolinguistics (by approval of the faculty adviser, may be taken in another department)

Courses currently approved to satisfy this requirement include the following (Note: some of these courses may have prerequisites):

LIGN 174: Gender and Language in Society
LIGN 175: Sociolinguistics
LIGN 177: Multilingualism

3 linguistics electives. Courses particularly relevant to this specialization are:

LIGN 105: Law and Language
LIGN 175: Sociolinguistics
LIGN 176: Language of Politics and Advertising
LIGN 177: Multilingualism

Language Studies Major

Students majoring in language studies must consult with the language studies faculty adviser to approve an individual curricular plan.

The language studies major is designed for students who wish to pursue the study of a particular language from a variety of perspectives. To this end, students will take courses in linguistics and literature, as well as electives in linguistics, literature, culture, and area studies. This major provides preparation for a variety of careers that make use of second language skills. Depending on the elective emphasis, these include international business/law, teaching, translation, interpreting, linguistics, and foreign service. Each language studies major will specialize in one language of concentration. In principle, this could be any language other than English. However, some languages may require that some coursework be completed outside UCSD.Hence, it is recommended that language studies majors consider a year abroad. Students whose language of concentration is American Sign Language will need to consult the faculty adviser for individualized requirements; these students may also consider an exchange year at Gallaudet University.

Requirements:

Lower-division preparation:

• Two years of language instruction in the language of concentration, or equivalent proficiency
• Lower-division prerequisites for upper-division courses in the literature of the language of concentration

Upper-division requirements:

Note: At least two of the upper-division courses must be conducted in the language of concentration. Students are encouraged to increase their academic exposure to their language of concentration by taking one-unit seminars in the language and by participating in the EAP program.

1. 6 upper-division linguistics courses, as follows:
   LIGN 101: Introduction to Linguistics
   
   3 courses chosen from:
   LIGN 104: Language and Conceptualization
   LIGN 110: Phonetics
   LIGN 111: Phonology I
   LIGN 120: Morphology
   LIGN 121: Syntax I
   LIGN 130: Semantics
   LIGN 150: Historical Linguistics
   
   “Structure of” language of concentration (e.g., LIGN 143 Structure of Spanish). If no such course is available, then any upper-division LIGN course or any course from another department (e.g., literature) that deals with the structure or history of the language of concentration may be substituted (subject to faculty approval).
   
   One additional upper-division LIGN course.
   
2. 2 upper-division courses in the literature of the language of concentration
3. 4 additional upper-division courses that deal with general linguistics, the language of concentration (e.g., literature), or the corresponding culture/area studies (e.g., anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology), subject to approval of the faculty advisor.
   
   Approved courses for this requirement include the following (Note: some of these courses may have prerequisites):

Linguistics: Any upper-division courses (except those used to fulfill requirement A).

Literature: Any upper-division courses related to the language of concentration (except those used to fulfill requirement B).

Area Studies: Approved courses are listed by language of concentration; other languages of concentration are possible in principle, but probably require coursework outside of UCSD.

ASL

COHI 124: Voice: Deaf People in America

Chinese

ANSC 136: Traditional Chinese Society
ANSC 137: Chinese Popular Religion
HIEA 120: Classical Chinese Philosophy and Culture
HIEA 121: Medieval Chinese Culture and Society

HIEA 122: Late Imperial Chinese Culture and Society

HIEA 131: History of the Modern Chinese Revolution:1911-1949
HIEA 132: History of the People’s Republic of China
HIEA 133:Twentieth Century China: Cultural History

HIEA 137: Women and Family in Chinese History
HIEA 167: Special Topics in Modern Chinese History
POLI 130B: Politics in the People’s Republic of China
POLI 131C: The Chinese Revolution
POLI 132B: Politics and Revolution in China and Japan
SOCD 188B: Chinese Society

French

HIEU 129: Paris, Past and Present
HIEU 131: The French Revolution: 1789–1814
POLI 120C: Politics in France

German

HIEU 132: German Politics and Culture: 1648–1848
HIEU 154: Modern German History

HIEU 155: Modern Austria
HIEU 177: Special Topics in Modern German Thought
PHIL 106: Kent

PHIL 107: Hiegel
POLI 120B: The German Political System
POLI 120D: Germany: Before, During, and After Division

Hebrew

ANAR 142: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel
HINE 102: The Jews in Their Homeland in Antiquity
HINE 103: The Jewish Diaspora in Antiquity
HINE 170: Special Topics in Jewish History
HINE 186: Special Topics in Middle Eastern History
POLI 121: Middle East Politics

Italian

HIEU 119 Modern Italy: From Unification to the Present
HIEU 120: The Renaissance in Italy
HIEU 121: Early Modern Italy
POLI 120I: Politics in Italy

Japanese

ECON 163: Japanese Economy
HIEA 111: Japan: Twelfth to Mid- Nineteenth Centuries
HIEA 112: Japan: From the Mid-Nineteenth Century through the U.S. Occupation
HIEA 113: The Fifteen-Year War in Asia and the Pacific
HIEA 114: Postwar Japan
HIEA 115: Social and Cultural History of Twentieth-Century Japan
HIEA 116: Japan-U.S. Relations
HIEA 160: Colloquium on Modern Japanese History
HIEA 161: Representing Japan
POLI 113B: Chinese and Japanese Political Thought (I)
POLI 133A: Japanese Politics: A Developmental Perspective
POLI 133E: Public Policy in Japan

Russian

HIEU 134: Russia: Ninth Century to 1855
HIEU 156: Russia: 1855 to the Present
HIEU 178: Soviet History
POLI 126AB: Politics and Economics in Eastern Europe
POLI 130AA: The Soviet Successor States
POLI 130AD: The Politics of the Russian Revolution

Spanish

COSF 140C: Comparative Media Systems: Latin America and the Caribbean
COCU 110: Cinema in Latin America
ECON 161: Global Integration of Latin America

ECON 162: Economics of Mexica
ETHN 129/USO 135 Asian and Latina Immigrant Works in the Global Economy

ETHN 132: Chicano Dramatic Literature
ETHN 133: Hispanic-American Dramatic Literature
ETHN 135A: Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1848–1960
ETHN 135B: Contemporary Latino/a- Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1960 to Present
ETHN 136: Topics in Chicano/a-Latino/a Cultures
ETHN 138: Chicano/a and Latino/a Poetry
ETHN 145: Spanish Language in the United States
ETHN 180: Topics in Mexican American History
HIEU 138: Imperial Spain, 1476–1808
HIEU 151: Spain since 1808
HILA 100: Latin America-Colonial Transformations
HILA 101: Latin America: The Construction of Independence 1810–1898
HILA 102: Latin America in the Twentieth Century
HILA 103: Revolution in Modern Latin America
HILA 108: Economic History: Continuity and Change in Latin America
HILA 112: Economic and Social History of the Andean Region
HILA 113: Lord and Peasant in Latin America
HILA 114: Social History of Colonial Latin America
HILA 115: The Latin American City, A History
HILA 116: Encounter of Two Worlds: Early Colonial Latin America
HILA 120: History of Argentina
HLA 122: Cuba: From Colony to Socialist Republic
HILA 131: A History of Mexico
HILA 132: A History of Contemporary Mexico
HILA 161: History of Women in Latin America
HILA 162: Special Topics in Latin American History
HILA 163/263: The History of Cile, 1880- Present
HILA 164/264: Women's Work and Family Life in Latin America
LATI 120: Special Topics in Latin American Studies
THHS 109: African Heritage in Contemporary Drama: African, Caribbean, and African-American
THHS 110: Chicano Dramatic Literature
THHS 111: Hispanic-American Dramatic Literature
POLI 134B: Politics in Mexico
POLI 134D: Selected Topics in Latin American Politics
POLI 134I: Politics in the Southern Cone of Latin America
POLI 134N: Politics in Central America
POLI 146A: The U.S. and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations
SOCC 151M: Chicanos in American Society
SOCD 188D: Latin America: Society and Politics