Linguistics

College of Arts & Sciences

202 Patterson Office Tower Contact: Dr. Andrew M. Byrd - andrewbyrd@uky.edu
The Linguistics program offers a wide range of courses in the various subdisciplines of linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, language acquisition, and the analysis of specific languages.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 - 123

UKY Major Map Linguistics {DATE l, F d, Y}

Freshman Year Credit Hours: 32

Fall Semester

16
LIN 221 | LIN 221 - INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
3
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
Foreign Language 101
4
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
3
UK Core - Humanities
3

Spring Semester

16
LIN 305 | LIN 305 - WORDS & SENTENCES
3
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
Foreign Language 102
4
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Math
3
UK Core - Social Sciences
3

Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 28 - 30

Fall Semester

15
LIN 300 | LIN 300 - SPEECH SOUNDS
3
Language, Culture, & Society
3
Foreign Language 201
3
UK Core - Global Dynamics
3
A&S Natural Sciences Course (100+ level)
3

Spring Semester

13 - 15
LIN 515 | LIN 515 - PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
3
Languages in Space & Time
3
Foreign Language 202
3
A&S Lab or Field Work
1 - 3
A&S Natural Sciences Course (100+ level)
3

Junior Year Credit Hours: 30 - 31

Fall Semester

15 - 16
LIN 512 | LIN 512 - SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS
3
Computational Linguistics
3
Linguistics Course (300+ level)
3
Additional Coursework Elective
3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations
3 - 4

Spring Semester

15
Linguistics Course (300+ level)
3
Additional Coursework Elective
3
A&S Social Sciences
3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reason
3
Free Electives (3 hours)
3

Senior Year Credit Hours: 30

Fall Semester

15
Linguistics Course (300+ level)
3
A&S Approved Elective (300+ level)
3
Additional Coursework Elective
3
UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizen
3
Free Electives (3 hours)
3

Spring Semester

15
LIN 495 | LIN 495 - LINGUISTICS CAPSTONE
3
A&S Approved Elective (300+ level)
3
A&S Social Sciences
3
Free Electives (3 hours)
3
Free Electives (3 hours)
3