Phone: (845) 257-2760
Location: Faculty Office Building West
Web address: www.newpaltz.edu/linguistics
An interdepartmental minor program in linguistics is available to students interested in the scientific analysis and comparison of languages or in improving their theoretical understanding of language in connection with practical language study. Students who might be interested in a linguistics minor would usually major in a subject such as anthropology, communication, computer science, English, and any education curriculum. Completion of the linguistics minor adds strength to such majors.
For the minor in linguistics the student must take Linguistics 63201, Introduction to Linguistics; and, by advisement, fifteen credits in courses from among those listed under "Linguistics" each semester in the Schedule of Classes. Students will ordinarily be advised to take at least one course in syntax and one in phonetics. Students may utilize cognate courses in such areas as acoustics, or speech pathology to satisfy minor requirements. Students must complete at least twelve credits from outside his/her major department toward the linguistics minor.
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