The graduate minor in Linguistics is individually tailored to the interest of the student, who consults with the linguistics Graduate Minor advisor.
Graduate Minor Requirements
The graduate minor in linguistics is offered through a cooperative agreement with the departments of Anthropology, Computer Science, English, World Languages and Cultures, Psychology, and the program in Speech Communication.
- For the Master’s degree, a declared minor consists of 9 credits in linguistics. The courses must be approved by the Graduate Minor advisor to meet the degree requirements.
- For the PhD degree, the minor consists of 12 credits in linguistics. The courses must be approved by the Graduate Minor advisor to meet the degree requirements.
Students admitted in the MA program in Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics (TESL/AL) are not eligible for a graduate minor in Linguistics.
Students with no prior background in linguistics may additionally need to take 2190.
In addition to graduate level courses (numbered in the 5000s or 6000s), the following undergraduate courses may be used in graduate programs with the approval of the Graduate Minor advisor and the student’s program of study committee:
- LING/COMS 3310
- ENGL/LING 4200
- ENGL/LING 4220
- ENGL/LING 4250
- LING/CMDIS 4710
- LING/WLC 4860
- LING/WLC 4870
For more information, please contact Dr. Gary Ockey (gockey@iastate.edu).