Linguistics Captsone

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Linguistics minors typically take this course during the spring of their senior year, although some who finish the preceding minor courses early may instead choose to take it sooner. The course is designed to function similar to a directed reading; there are no official course meeting times nor any lectures, as the idea is that the student will take what he or she has learned in their previous linguistics courses to design or assist with a research project in consultation with their faculty advisor. Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisors to check in on progress throughout the semester. Students choose faculty advisors by determining topics they have come across in their past courses (those taken as part of the minor) that they are interested in researching, and then requesting advisement from a faculty advisor whose research interests align. Faculty advisors must agree to serve in this capacity prior to the start of the term that the student takes the Capstone course and will be listed as the instructor of each section.