Home   Undergraduate Program   People   Graduate Alumni    ILSA   Related Links   School of Social Sciences   UC Irvine	Undergraduate Program at UCI Linguistics offers a range of courses including both core introductory classes and a series of more advanced courses in linguistic theory, as well as various courses in such topics as language studies, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and psycholinguistics. Most of the lower-division courses satisfy general education (breadth) requirements, and sociolinguistics satisfies the upper-division writing requirement. Although no major is currently being offered, sufficient courses are available for students to easily meet the requirements for a minor in Linguistics. Minor in Linguistics Students can meet the requirements for the minor by taking a total of seven linguistics courses (28 units) as specified below.    1. Linguistics 3, 10, and 20.    2. Four additional linguistics courses, three of which must be upper-division.    3. Residence Requirement: At least three upper-division courses required for the        minor must be completed successfully at UCI. We strongly encourage those minoring in Linguistics to take as many foreign language classes as possible and to take advantage of university programs such as the Education Abroad Program through the Center for International Education. Consult the Social Sciences Counseling Office about coursework to fit your specific academic needs and professional goals. Program Flyer Spring 09 Current Requirements Career Opportunities Your undergraduate education at UCI will provide you with a variety of opportunities to explore a wide range of interests leading to a career choice or to further education at the graduate or professional level, including graduate studies in general, theoretical, or applied linguistics. Any major and most minors can lead to a number of careers. Below are some of the directions taken by Linguistic students. These represent only a few of the possibilities available; some of the options require advanced education.   •  Computer sciences, especially artificial intelligence, natural language       processing, speech synthesis and speech recognition, and machine translation;   •  Education, including teaching foreign languages and English as a Second       Language at all levels, as well as (college-level) academic careers in       Linguistics;   •  Government, including military officer;   •  Law;   •  Library Science;   •  Medical Sciences, particularly speech pathology and speech therapy;   •  Publishing, as technical writer, editor, or publisher. Satisfying Breadth Requirements A variety of lower division Linguistics courses satisfy University-wide Breadth / General Education requirements: Additionally, Linguistics 168A satisfies the upper-division writing requirement. Refer to the general catalogue for further details.
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