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Dr. Cole Woodcox, Chair
Department of English and Linguistics
McClain Hall 310
Truman State University 
Kirksville, MO 63501 
(660) 785-4483
Email: cwoodcox@truman.edu

Kathy Bulen, Secretary
Department of English and Linguistics
McClain Hall 310
Truman State University 
Kirksville, MO 63501 
(660) 785-7295
Email: rkbulen@truman.edu

Linguistics - Bachelor of Science








    Liberal Studies Program Requirements................41-62 Missouri Statute Requirement..............................1-3 Complete the second year of a single foreign language, or demonstrate intermediate proficiencyas determined by a proficiency examination, orsuccessfully complete a higher level foreignlanguage course.....................................................0-6 Bachelor of Science Requirements
  • One additional MATH or CS course

    and two courses from the following:
  • NASC 400 Science in Intellectual History I
  • NASC 401 Science in Intellectual History II
  • PHRE 342 Symbolic Logic
  • PHRE 355 Truth and Dialog
  • PHRE 370 Epistemology
  • PHRE 383 Philosophy of Language
  • PSYC 331 Cognitive Psychology
  • PSYC 332 Child Development
  • SOAN 330 Global Anthropology
  • SOAN 331 Linguistic Anthropology

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ...................................31-34
  • STAT 190 Basic Statistics
  • LING 238 Introduction to Linguistics
  • LING 413 Advanced Linguistics

Complete six courses from the list below.  Courses marked with ** may be repeated for credit under different topics:
  • LING 323 Modern Grammar
  • LING 324 Topics in Sociolinguistics**
  • LING 406 Language and Learning
  • ENG 412 Practicum: Teaching ESL
  • LING 413 Advanced Linguistics**
  • LING 414 Language and the Mind
  • ENG 417 History of the English Language
  • ENG 419 Linguistics and Literary Criticism
  • ENG 505 Discourse Analysis
  • ENG 508 Old English

Senior Capstone Course
  • LING 498 Senior English Seminar ...................4

Electives to Total .................................124