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Majors & Minors

Linguistics Major | Linguistics Minor

General Distribution Requirement

All linguistics courses count toward the general distribution requirement in social science except forÌý, , , , , , and , which count toward humanities.

General Education Requirements

Courses that meet the general education requirements in writing, quantitative thinking, internationalism and U.S. identities and differencesÌýwill be posted on the Registrar's web page in advance of registration for each semester.

Additional information regarding the general distribution requirement and the general education requirements can be found in the graduation requirementsÌýsection of this catalog.

Honors Program

The linguistics department participates in the honors program. Eligibility requirements, application procedures and specific project expectations for the department are available from either the department office or the Academic Programs and Advising Office.

Topics Courses

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Past offerings include: Morphology; Time and Space in Language; The Human Voice; Southeast Asian Linguistic Typology; Computational Methods in Linguistics. To be announced at registration.

Independent Study

The department offers independent study options in the form of independent projects, preceptorships, and Honors independent projects. For more information contact the department and review the CurriculumÌýsection of the catalog.

Linguistics Major

Major Requirements

  1. Required courses:





  2. Language courses: Any two language courses beyond the college-wide four-semester graduation requirement.
  3. Three elective courses chosen from the following list. One course may be taken in an outside discipline as it relates to language, to be chosen from the list below (see "Outside Discipline" list) or determined in consultation with a departmental faculty member.
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  4. Capstone course:

Linguistics Minor

Minor Requirements

The minor in linguistics consists of five courses, with the following stipulations:

  • is required
  • Only one course from an approved study away program will be considered.
  • Only one course taken at Macalester may be from outside of the department. (This does not count the course taken while on study away.)

Declare a Major or Minor

Use the Linguistics Major & Minor Worksheet to declare a linguistics major or minor.