University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 70 courses
The Applied Linguistics major investigates linguistic issues relevant to the everyday world, shedding light on the nature of language and language use. Students will learn linguistic theory, the study of the structure of human language generally. With its focus on service learning, students will also learn linguistic practice, engaging in the community, schools, and work places of our geographic setting. Successful graduates will be well acquainted with language use from a variety of perspectives and experiences, and will be able to apply this knowledge to a wide variety of practices including language teaching, speech pathology, and translation and interpretation.
Preparation for the Major
Complete two courses and a foreign language requirement as follows:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 20 | Introduction to Linguistic Analysis | 5 |
Preparation for the Major: Anthropology 4 or Psychology 10
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 4 | Culture and Communication | 5 |
| PSYCH 10 | Introductory Psychology | 4 |
Preparation for the Major: Foreign Language
Complete the equivalent to the sixth level of one foreign language or the equivalent to the third level of two different foreign languages.
The Major
Complete 10 upper-division courses as follows:
The Major: Required Linguistics Courses
Complete four courses as follows:
The Major: Required Linguistics Courses: Linguistics 102 or 103
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 102 | Introduction to Applied Phonetics | 5 |
| LING 103 | Introduction to General Phonetics | 5 |
The Major: Required Linguistics Courses: Linguistics 119A or 120A
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 119A | Applied Phonology | 5 |
| LING 120A | Phonology I | 5 |
The Major: Required Linguistics Courses: Linguistics 120B
Complete the following course:
The Major: Required Linguistics Courses: Linguistics 130 or C140
Select one course from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 130 | Language Development | 5 |
| LING C140 | Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition | 5 |
The Major: Additional Linguistic Courses
Select three courses from:
The Major: Upper-Division Linguistics Electives
Select two upper-division elective courses taught in the Linguistics Department (minimum 4 graded units each) from:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ASL 131 | Structure of American Sign Language | 4 |
The Major: Additional Elective
Select one course from the following list or a linguistics-related course (minimum 4 graded units) offered by another department in consultation with the Linguistics Department undergraduate student affairs officer:
Honors Program
Departmental honors are awarded at graduation to those students who have a grade-point average of 3.6 or better in their junior and senior years and who have received a grade of A in Linguistics 198A and 198B or in 199. Qualified students may be proposed by any member of the faculty to the faculty as a whole for the award of highest honors on the basis of a piece of research in linguistics completed at UCLA.
Honors Program: Linguistics 198A and 198B
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 198A | Honors Research in Linguistics I | 4 |
| LING 198B | Honors Research in Linguistics II | 2 |
Honors Program: Linguistics 199
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 199 | Directed Research or Senior Project in Linguistics | 4 |
Computing Specialization
Students may select a specialization in Computing by satisfying all the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the specified major and completing the following courses. Students graduate with a bachelor’s degree in their major and a specialization in Computing.
Computing Specialization: Introduction to Computing
Select one series from:
Computing Specialization: Introduction to Computing: Program in Computing
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMPTNG 10A | Introduction to Programming | 5 |
| COMPTNG 10B | Intermediate Programming | 4 |
| COMPTNG 10C | Advanced Programming | 5 |
Computing Specialization: Introduction to Computing: Computer Science
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM SCI 31 | Introduction to Computer Science I | 4 |
| COM SCI 32 | Introduction to Computer Science II | 4 |
Computing Specialization: Linguistics 185A and Mathematics 61
Complete the following two course:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING 185A | Computational Linguistics I | 5 |
| MATH 61 | Introduction to Discrete Structures | 4 |
Computing Specialization: Additional Linguistics Elective
Select one course from:
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