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Department of Linguistics

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Degrees and Programs

Fieldwork in South Dakota

The Linguistics Department offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Linguistics.

The BA can be completed with one of four options:

  • General Linguistics
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (TESOL/SLAT)
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Interdisciplinary Language Studies

Watch an info session for the BA in Linguistics here.

The MA program has two options:

  • General Linguistics
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (TESOL/SLAT)

Watch an info session for the MA in Linguistics here.

The department also offers a variety of minors and undergraduate and graduate certificates in TESOL/SLAT

General Education Linguistics Credit

The following courses will meet General Education requirements: CHIN 1A/B, HMONG 1A/1B, JAPN 1A/B, LING 10 (Area C); LING 30 (Area E); LING 115, 130 (Integration IC); LING 147 (Multicultural/International).