B.S. Combined Major for Computer Science and Linguistics
For Students Entering in Fall 2014 or Later
February 2015
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The College of Computer and Information Science
and the Linguistics Program
reserve the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document
or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Computer Science (53 or 54 SH: 12 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (49 or 50 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210
CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801
Recitation for CS 1800
0
CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501
Lab for CS 2500
1
CS 2510
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511
Lab for CS 2510
1
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801
Lab for CS 2800
1
Upper level courses
CS 3500
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 3800
Theory of Computation
4
CS 4100
Artificial Intelligence
4
CS 4120
Natural Language Processing
4
CS 4400
Programming Languages
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
CS 4800
Algorithms and Data
4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000
Senior Seminar
1
Computer Science Elective Requirement (4 SH)
A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required
and that is in the ranges:
- CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
- IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111
College Writing
4
ENGW 3302
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 or ENGW 3315 for ENGW 3302.
Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
Linguistics (48 SH: 12 @ 4 SH)
Required Linguistics Courses (24 SH)
LING 1150
Introduction to Language and Linguistics
4
LING 2350
Linguistic Analysis
4
LING 3412
Language and Culture
4
LING 3422
Phonetics and Phonology
4
LING 3450
Syntax
4
Choose one:
LING 3424
Morphology
4
LING 3452
Semantics
4
Required Psychology Courses (12 SH)
PSYC 1101
Foundations of Psychology
4
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
4
If the lab PSYC 2321 is offered, then take it.
PSYC 3464
Psychology of Language
4
Laboratory / Directed Study Requirement (4 SH)
Choose one of the following courses (4 SH)
LING 4891
Research Seminar in Linguistics
4
LING 4991
Directed Study Research
4
LING 4996
Experiential Education Directed Study
4
PSYC 4610
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
4
Seminar Requirement (4 SH)
Choose one of the following courses (4 SH)
LING 4654
Seminar in Linguistics
4
PSYC 4658
Seminar in Psycholinguistics
4
These courses satisfy the Capstone Requirement.
Linguistics Elective Requirement (4 SH)
Choose an additional
Linguistics Elective from the list
provided for the
BS in Linguistics.
See Below
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528
Computers & Society
4
SOCL 3485
Environment, Technology, and Society
4
ANTH 3418
Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
4
IA 5240
Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
4
General Electives (16 SH: 4 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1
4
Elective 2
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
All NU Core requirements are satisfied by explicitly
required courses.
Integrative Courses
See CS 2800 Logic and Computation.
See CS 3800 Theory of Computation.
See CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence.
See CS 4120 Natural Language Processing.
See CS 4400 Programming Languages.
See LING 2350 Linguistic Analysis.
See LING 3450 Syntax.
Linguistic Electives
This is the list of linguistic electives as of Fall 2014.
LING 3402
African-American English
4
LING 3424
Morphology
4
LING 3428
African Languages
4
LING 3430
Applied Linguistics
4
LING 3432
Romance Languages
4
LING 3434
Bilingualism
4
LING 3436
Structure of Spanish
4
LING 3438
Structure of French
4
LING 3442
Sociolinguistics
4
LING 3444
Linguistics in Education
4
LING 3448
Issues in Lingusitics
4
LING 3452
Semantics
4
LING 3454
History of English
4
LING 3456
Language and Gender
4
LING 3458
Topics in Linguistics
4
LING 4654
Seminar in Linguistics
4
LING 4891
Research Seminar in Linguistics
4
LING 4970
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
4
LING 4971
Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
4
LING 4991
Directed Study Research
4
LING 4992
Directed Study
4
LING 4993
Independent Study
4
LING 4996
Experiential Education Directed Study
4
DEAF 2700
ASL Linguistics
4
LANG 3438
Structure of French
4
PHIL 1215
Symbolic Logic
4
PHIL 4540
Philosophy of Language
4
PSYC 3466
Cognition
4
PSYC 4520
Language and the Brain
4
PSYC 4522
Psychology of Reading
4
PSYC 4524
Cognitive Development
4
PSYC 4610
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
4
PSYC 4612
Laboratory in Cognition
4
PSYC 4658
Seminar in Psycholinguistics
4
PSYC 4660
Seminar in Cognition
4
PSYC 4991
Directed Study Research
4
LING 4996
Experiential Education Directed Study
4