New York University College of Arts and Science 26 courses 128 total credits
The College's Language and Mind major is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the human mind through the study of language. At the core of cognitive science, this endeavor has emerged as a preeminent research frontier, forging links across the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Reflecting the interdisciplinary character of this frontier, the Language and Mind program is strongly integrative, drawing courses from three departments: Linguistics, Psychology, and Philosophy. Human language is at the center of the Language and Mind program of study, but the major is broader than linguistics; the program also incorporates psychological experimentation techniques and philosophical inquiry. The aim is to give students the necessary background for exploration of new perspectives for both language and the human mind. The Department of Linguistics offers an honors track for students pursuing the major in Language and Mind. To graduate with honors, students must complete an honors thesis, which is an original research project of 40 to 50 pages conducted over two semesters. The thesis is due on April 1st of the student’s senior year. Additionally, students must take two advanced courses: LING-UA 102 Research Seminar (4 credits) in the fall semester, and one other advanced undergraduate course, graduate course, or independent study chosen in consultation with the thesis adviser (totaling 8 credits). The Research Seminar and the additional course chosen with the student's adviser may be counted as advanced electives toward the major. The thesis must be presented either at an oral conference presentation or in a private defense/discussion. Admission to the honors program is by application in the second semester of the junior year. To be eligible, students must have a GPA of 3.65 or higher both overall and in the major. Applications are due by April 15th and must include a one- to two-page description of the proposed thesis topic. The student must identify faculty members from two departments in the Language and Mind major (Linguistics, Philosophy, and Psychology) who will be coadvisers. The thesis topic must reflect contributions to both disciplines.
| Additional Course | credits |
| One additional major course in linguistics, philosophy, or psychology | 4 credits |
General Education Requirements
First-Year Seminar
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EXPOS-UA 1 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 |
Major Requirements
Linguistics Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING-UA 3 or LING-UA 1 | Language and Mind or Language | 4 |
Major Requirements
Select two of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING-UA 4 | Meaning | 4 |
| LING-UA 12 | Phonological Analysis | 4 |
| LING-UA 13 | Grammatical Analysis | 4 |
| Total Major Requirements | 8 credits | |
Major Requirements
Select one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING-UA 4 | Meaning | 4 |
| LING-UA 5 | Intro Psycholinguistics | 4 |
| LING-UA 6 | Patterns in Language | 4 |
| LING-UA 11 | Sounds of the World’s Languages | 4 |
| LING-UA 12 | Phonological Analysis | 4 |
| LING-UA 13 | Grammatical Analysis | 4 |
| LING-UA 19 | Advanced Semantics | 4 |
| LING-UA 43 | Neural Bases of Language | 4 |
| Total Major Requirements | 4 credits | |
Major Requirements
LING-UA/PSYCH-UA 48
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING-UA 54 | Learning to Speak: First and Second Lang Acquisition of Sound | 4 |
| LING-UA 55 | Intro to Morphology at An Advanced Level | 4 |
Major Requirements
LING-UA/PSYCH-UA 59
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LING-UA 61 | Human Sentence Processing | 4 |
Major Requirements
Select one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL-UA 5 | Minds and Machines | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 70 | Logic | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 80 | Philosophy of Mind | 4 |
| PHIL-UA 85 | Philosophy of Language | 4 |
| Total Major Requirements | 4 credits | |
Major Requirements
Psychology Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH-UA 10 or PSYCH-UA 11 | Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences or Statistics and Data Analysis for Research in Psychology | 4 |
| PSYCH-UA 29 | Cognition | 4 |
Major Requirements
PSYCH-UA/LING-UA 59
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH-UA 300 | Spec Topics Psych: | 4 |
| LING-UA 61 | Human Sentence Processing | 4 |
Major Requirements
Cognition and Perception Elective (select one):
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYCH-UA 22 | Perception | 4 |
| PSYCH-UA 25 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 4 |
| PSYCH-UA 46 | Lab in Cognition and Perception | 4 |
| Total Major Requirements | 4 credits | |
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