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Psychology and LinguisticsMajor


Degree AwardedBA
Hours To Complete45 - 49
Courses Required14
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Requirements

  1. Basic Psychology Requirements:
    • PSYC 110 Intro to Psych I: Psychobiology and Cognition
    • PSYC 111 Intro to Psych II: Development, Social Behavior and Indiv. Diff.
    • QTM 100 Introduction to Statistical Inference
    • PSYC 200 Laboratory Methods
  2. Basic Linguistics Requirements
  3. LING 101 History of the American Languages
  4. LING 201 Foundations of Linguistics
  5. LING 401 Language, Mind and Society
  6. Cognition Requirements:
    • PSYC 215 Cognition or PSYC 310 Cognitive Development
    • PSYC 309/LING 309 Brain and Language or PSYC 316/LING 316 Language Acquisition or PSYC 317/LING 317 Psycholinguistics
  7. Four electives (two linguistics, two psychology)
  8. Research experience (Directed Research {PSYC 494, PSYC 499, LING 499} OR designated 'Research-Focus' Linguistics course), 3-4 credit hours

Courses taken to meet requirements for the PSYCLING major may not be taken under the S/U option. Students may not double-major in PSYCLING and LING or QSS with LING concentration, nor may they combine a PSYCLING major with a LING minor.