Honors Major in Linguistics

Honors Linguistics Advisor

Björn Köhnlein
koehnlein.3@osu.edu
303 Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue

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Overview

Honors students majoring in Linguistics are expected to follow a course of study which is more challenging than the regular major, including a higher credit hour minimum, an area-depth requirement consisting of a sequence of two (typically) upper-level courses in one subject area, and a required research seminar. While a BA thesis is not required for the Linguistics major, this course of study is appropriate preparation to write a BA thesis in Linguistics and/or to go on to graduate school.

Courses at the 2000 through 5000 levels can be used for the major. 5000 level courses should be preceded by related coursework at the 4000 level.

A grade of C- or higher is needed to apply a course to the major.

See course suggestions by area of interest or descriptions of all Linguistics courses.

Honors Linguistics Major Requirements

33 credit hours, excluding prerequisites

  1. Prerequisite Coursework
    These courses do not count toward the minimum number of credit hours required for the major. Only the introductory course must be completed before beginning major coursework.
    1. Introduction to Linguistics: LING 2000H (preferred) or 2000
    2. Language Requirement. One of the following:
      • Study of a world language (taught in the language). Options include:
        • 3 credit hours of a language at the 2000-level or above
        • 3 credit hours of a language that was not used to fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences requirement, at any level
        • Placement via testing into a world language course such that the placement is equivalent to having completed one of the above categories
      • Field Methods: LING 4550, 5551, or 5552
      • A course of at least 3 credit hours on the linguistic structure of a non-English language or language family at the 4000-level or above (including but not limited to EEURLL 5627, KOREAN 5380, SANSKRT 5902, SPANISH 4430), with permission
    3. Analytic Requirement. One of the following:
      • Language and Formal Reasoning: LING 2001
      • Analyzing the Sounds of Language: LING 2051H (preferred) or 2051
      • Introduction to Symbolic Logic: PHILOS 2500
      • Introduction to Discrete Mathematics: MATH 2366 
      • Elementary Statistics: STAT 1350
      • Introduction to the Practice of Statistics: STAT 1450
      • Data Analysis in Psychology: PSYCH 2220H (preferred) or 2220
         
  2. Major Core Courses (18 credit hours) 
    1. Core Courses. Any four of the following courses, taken in any order:
      • Phonetics: LING 4100
      • Syntax: LING 4200
      • Phonology: LING 4300
      • Morphology: LING 4350
      • Linguistic Meaning: LING 4400
    2. Elective Core Courses. Choose one course each from two different areas:
      • Historical Linguistics: LING 3901 or 5901
      • Sociolinguistics: LING 3601, 3603, 4602, or 5601
      • Psycholinguistics: LING 3701H (or 3701), 5701, or 5702
      • Field Methods: LING 4550, 5551, or 5552 (may not be used concurrently to satisfy the language prerequisite)
         
  3. Undergraduate Research Seminar: LING 4780
     
  4. Area-Depth Requirement (6 credit hours)
    Choose any of the following sequences. Other sequences can be designed with approval from the Linguistics Honors Advisor. The courses chosen for this two-course sequence cannot be used to satisfy any other requirements of the major concurrently.
    • Computational Linguistics: LING 5801, 5802
    • Psycholinguistics (two of these): LING 3701H (or 3701), 5701, 5702
    • Sociolinguistics: LING 5601, 5602
    • Field Methods (two of these): LING 4550, 5551, 5552
    • Historical Linguistics: LING 3901, 5901
    • Phonetics: LING 5101, 5102
    • Phonology: LING 5301, 5302
    • Semantics and Syntax: LING 5401, 5201
    • Semantics and Pragmatics (two of these): LING 5401, 5402, 5451
    • Syntax and Morphology (two of these): LING 5201, 5202, 5351
       
  5. Major Elective Courses (6 credit hours)
    Any 6 credit hours of LING courses at the 2000-level or above that are not used to satisfy other requirements of the major. Courses on linguistic topics offered by other departments at the 2000-level or above may also be counted as electives with permission.

    Up to 3 credit hours of independent study (LING 3191, 4998H (or 4998), 4999H (or 4999)) may be counted toward the elective requirement.

    See course suggestions by area of interest or descriptions of all Linguistics courses.

at least 33 credit hours, excluding prerequisites

  1. Prerequisite Coursework
    This course does not count toward the minimum number of hours required for the major. It should be completed before beginning major coursework.  
    • Introduction to Linguistics: LING 2000H (preferred) or 2000
       
  2. Corerequisite Coursework
    These courses do not count toward the minimum number of hours required for the major. Students may begin major coursework before completing these requirements. However, it is recommended that students complete them as early as possible.
    1. Language Requirement. One of the following:
      • Study of a world language (taught in the language). Options include:
        • 3 credit hours of a language at the 2000-level or above
        • 3 credit hours of a language that was not used to fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences requirement, at any level
        • Placement via testing into a world language course such that the placement is equivalent to having completed one of the above categories
      • Field Methods: LING 4550, 5551, or 5552
      • A course of at least 3 credit hours on the linguistic structure of a non-English language or language family at the 4000-level or above (including but not limited to EEURLL 5627, KOREAN 5380, SANSKRT 5902, SPANISH 4430), with permission
    2. Data Analysis Requirement. Choose one course from:
      • Language and Formal Reasoning: LING 2001
      • Analyzing the Sounds of Language: LING 2051H (preferred) or 2051
      • Linguistics and the Scientific Method: LING 4052
      • Data Analysis in Psychology: PSYCH 2220H (preferred) or 2220
         
  3. Advanced Writing Requirement
    This course may be used concurrently for the Major Elective requirement.
    • Writing for Linguistics: LING 3000
       
  4. Technology Literacy Requirement
    LING courses used to fulfill this requirement may be used concurrently for the Major Elective requirement. Choose one course from:
    • Ethics of Language Technology: LING 3803
    • Codes and Codebreaking: LING 3801
    • Social, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Computing: CSE 2501
    • Introduction to Computing Ethics and Effective Presentation: PHILOS 1338
       
  5. Major Core Courses (18 credit hours) 
    1. Core Courses. Any four of the following courses, taken in any order:
      • Phonetics: LING 4100
      • Syntax: LING 4200
      • Phonology: LING 4300
      • Morphology: LING 4350
      • Linguistic Meaning: LING 4400
    2. Elective Core Courses. Choose one course each from two different areas:
      • Historical Linguistics: LING 3901 or 5901
      • Sociolinguistics: LING 3601, 3603, 4602, or 5601
      • Psycholinguistics: LING 3701H (or 3701), 5701, or 5702
      • Field Methods: LING 4550, 5551, or 5552 (may not be used concurrently to satisfy the language corequisite)
         
  6. Undergraduate Research Seminar: LING 4780
     
  7. Area-Depth Requirement (6 credit hours)
    Choose any of the following sequences. Other sequences can be designed with approval from the Linguistics Honors Advisor. The courses chosen for this two-course sequence cannot be used to satisfy any other requirements of the major concurrently.
    • Computational Linguistics: LING 5801, 5802
    • Psycholinguistics (two of these): LING 3701H (or 3701), 5701, 5702
    • Sociolinguistics: LING 5601, 5602
    • Field Methods (two of these): LING 4550, 5551, 5552
    • Historical Linguistics: LING 3901, 5901
    • Phonetics: LING 5101, 5102
    • Phonology: LING 5301, 5302
    • Semantics and Syntax: LING 5401, 5201
    • Semantics and Pragmatics (two of these): LING 5401, 5402, 5451
    • Syntax and Morphology (two of these): LING 5201, 5202, 5351
       
  8. Major Elective Courses (6 credit hours)
    Any 6 credit hours of LING courses at the 2000-level or above. LING courses used to fulfill the Advanced Writing Requirement and/or the Technology Literacy Requirement may be used concurrently as elective courses. Major Elective courses may not be used to satisfy any other requirements of the major. Courses on linguistic topics offered by other departments at the 2000-level or above may also be counted as electives with permission.

    Up to 3 credit hours of independent study (LING 3191, 4998H (or 4998), 4999H (or 4999)) may be counted toward the elective requirement.

    See course suggestions by area of interest or descriptions of all Linguistics courses.