This page offers information about the major offered by the Linguistics section of our department. We also offer a Minor Program in Linguistics and a HASS Concentration in Linguistics.

The Department of Linguistics and Philosophy currently offers two undergraduate programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science. Program 1 is offered by the Philosophy section of the department. The Linguistics Track of Program 2 is offered by the Linguistics section.

Program 2, also known as the Program in Language and Mind, aims to provide students with a working knowledge of a variety of issues that currently occupy the intersection of philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science. Central among these topics are the nature of language, of those mental representations that we call "knowledge" and "belief," and of the innate basis for the acquisition of certain types of knowledge (especially linguistic knowledge). Students have the option of pursuing either a philosophy track or a linguistics track. Both require a core set of four subjects drawn from both fields and are designed to teach students the central facts and issues in the study of language and the representation of knowledge. Each track requires, in addition, a set of four subjects drawn primarily from its discipline and is designed to prepare students for graduate study either in philosophy/cognitive science or in linguistics. A coherent program of three restricted electives (drawn from one or two of Philosophy, Linguistics, and Brain & Cognitive Sciences) rounds out the major.