2011-12 Academic Year - Bad Request - Humboldt State University

Linguistics Minor
Minor in Linguistics
Administered by the Dean of the College
of Arts, Humanities and Social
Sciences.
Program Leader
Armeda C. Reitzel, Ph.D.
Communication Department
House 54, room 110
707-826-3779
The Program
Faculty are drawn from several departments
for an inter disci pli nary, integrated pro gram
of study. Parti cipants analyze language in
all its aspects.
Linguistics students find they have a background
for careers requiring both written
and spoken com mu ni ca tion skills. Poten tial
careers: linguist, translator, interpret er,
advertising specialist, writer, intelligence
specialist, speech/language pathol ogist,
speech writer, materials developer, editor,
and ESL teacher.
This minor also pro vides a background for
students wanting to do gradu ate work in
linguistics, modern lan guages, or a social
sci ence.
Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts degree
with a major in Mathematics—
option available in applied math e matics
Minor in Mathematics
Minor in Applied Mathematics
See also the minor in Applied Statistics.
For a master of science degree with an
op tion in mathematical modeling, see Environ
men tal Systems.
Department Chair
Mark Rizzardi, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics
Behavioral & Social Sciences 320
707-826-3143
www.humboldt.edu/math
Preparation
In high school take courses in so cial studies,
English, and a language other than English.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Introductory Phase
ENGL 326 Language Study for Teachers
One year of a language other than Eng lish in
sequence at the uni ver sity level (6-10 units)
Developmental Phase
One course each from two of the following
options (6-7 units)
Option 1:
ANTH 340 Language & Culture
Option 2:
COMM 422 Children’s Communication
Development, or
ENGL/COMM 417 Second Language
Acquisition, or
ENGL 328 Structure of American
English
The Program
Students completing this program will have
demonstrated:
competence in the field of mathematics,
including the ability to apply the techniques
of calculus to mathematics, science, natural
resources, and environmental engineering;
the ability to develop and analyze standard
models (primarily linear models) for systems
in mathematics, science, natural resources,
and environmental engineering; the ability to
read, evaluate, and create mathematical
proofs; the ability to write algorithms to investigate
questions, solve problems, or test
conjectures using standard tools (e.g.
spreadsheet), specialized programs (e.g.
MATLAB) and statistical programs (e.g. R);
the ability to analyze the validity and efficacy
of mathematical work
Option 3:
FREN 311 French V & Stories from
the Francophone World, or
GERM 311 German Level V, or
SPAN 311 Spanish Level V
Option 4:
PHIL 100 Logic, or
PHIL 485 Issues & Thinkers of
Philosophical Interest
[when topic is Philosophy
of Language]
Culminating Phase
LING 495 Practicum in Language
Studies
See also the Teaching of Eng lish as a Second
Language minor program.
n n n
fundamental understanding of the discipline
of mathematics including the historical
development of the main mathematical and
statistical areas in the undergraduate curriculum;
the ability to apply knowledge from
one branch of mathematics to another and
from mathematics to other disciplines; the
role and responsibilities of mathematicians
and mathematical work in science, engineering,
education, and the broader society
fluency in mathematical language
through communication of their mathematical
work including competence in written
presentations of pure and applied mathematical
work that follows normal conventions
for logic and syntax; oral presentation
of pure and applied mathematical work
which is technically correct and is engaging
for the audience; individual and collaborative
project work in which a project question is
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2011-2012 Humboldt State University Catalog