Program in Linguistics

Why Study Linguistics?

Combined with a variety of majors, a minor in linguistics can provide access to a number of exciting careers. Below are a few examples:

Minor in linguistics and major in political science, administration of justice or business administration for careers in forensic linguistics (patent agents, copyright law, FBI, foreign service).

Minor in linguistics and major in language and/or psychology for careers in second language teaching/acquistion, multimedia language instruction, human/computer interaction.

Minor in linguistics and major in speech communication and/or communication disorders for careers in speech pathology/audiology, English as a Second Language.

Minor in linguistics and major in sociology for careers in government (linguistic rights and Native American languages, literacy.

Minor in linguistics and major in philosophy, mathematics or computer science for careers in research groups dealing with intelligent agents, computer languages and architectures, machine translation.

Minor in linguistics and major in English for editorial careers.

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