Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures (BA)

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For the lower division

LING 210g Introduction to Linguistics Units: 4 is required

For the upper division, the following courses are required:

EALC 470 Introduction to East Asian Linguistics Units: 4
And two courses from the following:
LING 301 Introduction to Phonology and Morphology Units: 4
LING 302 Introduction to Syntax Units: 4
LING 303 Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics Units: 4
LING 415 Phonetics Units: 4

Two courses from

LING 380 Languages of the World Units: 4
LING 401 Advanced Phonology Units: 4
LING 402 Advanced Syntax Units: 4
LING 403 Advanced Semantics Units: 4
LING 405 Child Language Acquisition Units: 4
LING 406 Psycholinguistics Units: 4
LING 407 Atypical Language Units: 4
LING 410 Second Language Acquisition Units: 4
LING 466 Word and Phrase Origins Units: 4 and
LING 485 Field Methodology Units: 4

Two courses selected from

EALC 304 Advanced Modern Chinese I Units: 4
EALC 306 Advanced Modern Chinese II Units: 4
EALC 315 Advanced Korean I Units: 4
EALC 317 Advanced Korean II Units: 4
EALC 320 Advanced Japanese I Units: 4
EALC 322 Advanced Japanese II Units: 4
EALC 400 Classical Chinese I Units: 4
EALC 402 Classical Chinese II Units: 4
EALC 406 Advanced Modern Chinese IV Units: 4
EALC 407 News and Web Chinese Units: 4
EALC 412a Business Chinese Units: 4
EALC 412b Business Chinese Units: 4
EALC 413 Business Japanese Units: 4
EALC 415 Advanced Korean III Units: 4
EALC 417 Advanced Korean IV Units: 4
EALC 422 Advanced Japanese III Units: 4
EALC 424 Advanced Japanese IV Units: 4 and
EALC 426 Classical Japanese Units: 4

One EALC literature, civilization or thought course from

EALC 332 Modern Korean Literature in Translation Units: 4
EALC 335m Korean American Literature Units: 4
EALC 340gp Japanese Civilization Units: 4
EALC 342gp Japanese Literature and Culture Units: 4
EALC 345 Korean Civilization Units: 4
EALC 350gp Chinese Civilization Units: 4
EALC 352g Chinese Literature and Culture Units: 4
EALC 354g Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Units: 4
EALC 355 Studies in Chinese Thought Units: 4
EALC 365 Studies in Japanese Thought Units: 4
EALC 380 Cultural Topics in East Asian Literature Units: 4
EALC 386 Readings in Modern Korean Literature Units: 4
EALC 452 Chinese Fiction Units: 4
EALC 455 Japanese Fiction Units: 4 and
EALC 460 Love, Self and Gender in Japanese Literature Units: 4

Two additional EALC courses

Two additional EALC courses from category IV or V. (After consultation with a department adviser, students may petition to use EALC courses not listed toward this requirement.)

Capstone Experience

The Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures major requires a capstone experience, which can be fulfilled in one of the following ways:

(A) A research paper completed as Honors Thesis LING 497 , or as Directed Research LING 490x or as a Linguistic 400-level course research paper.

(B) A poster presented at the USC UG symposium or at a conference.

Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures Major with Honors

The Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Cultures major with honors requires the student to complete the requirements for the major with a GPA of 3.5 or above and to complete LING 497 Honors Thesis with a grade of B+ or better. Intent to complete the major with honors should be registered with the undergraduate adviser no later than the second semester of the junior year.