SLaLS offers degrees in two areas of concentration at the undergraduate level:
- Linguistics – concerned with the formal description and analysis of language
- Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies * – focused on language use in social and educational settings
We also offer minors in the following:
Minors in American Sign Language, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish are open to all undergraduate degree students. Students interested in being admitted to the Italian minor must meet with the School Director and receive written permission. Further information on language minors and language course offerings can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
The Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (CTESL) can be done either concurrently with a BA in Linguistics or in ALDS, or as a postgraduate certificate.
Students of American Sign Language can choose to pursue a Certificate in American Sign Language.
* In 2010 the decision was made to change the name of this program to Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies from Applied Language Studies. Click here to read more about this decision.