Minor

Minor in Linguistics

General Requirements

  1. LING 11501 Introduction to language and linguistics
  2. LING 23502 Linguistic analysisA
  3. Select one of the following courses:
  4. LING 34222 PhonologyA, C
    LING 34502 SyntaxA, C

Elective courses: 2 courses from the following list, not already completed

LING 3402 African-American English
LING 34123 Language and cultureA, B
LING 34222 PhonologyA, C
LING 3428 African languages
LING 3430 Applied linguisticsA
LING 3432 Romance linguistics
LING 3434 BilingualismA
LING 3436 Structure of Spanish
LING 3438 Structure of French
LING 3442 SociolinguisticsA, B

LING 3444 Linguistics in educationA
LING 3448 Issues in linguisticsA
LING 34502 SyntaxA, C
LING 34522 SemanticsA, D
LING 3454 History of English
LING 3456 Language and genderA
LING 3458 Topics in linguisticsA
LING 4654 Seminar in linguisticsC, E
LING 4992 Directed studyF


1 Fulfills the NU Core Arts/Humanities, Level 1
2 Fulfills the NU Core Math/Analytical Thinking, Level 2
3 Fulfills the NU Core Comparative Study of Cultures

A Prerequisite: LING 1150
B Prerequisite: ENGL 1111
C Prerequisite: LING 2350
D Prerequisite: Core Math/Analytical, Level 1
E Prerequisite: two 3000-level LING courses
F Prerequisite: with prior approval

  • Linguistics Program
    545 Nightingale Hall
    Northeastern University
    360 Huntington Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115
    617-373-4553
    linguistics@neu.edu