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Minor in Applied Language Science

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The Minor in Applied Language Science equips students with language science skills, preparing them for industry and government careers that address audience-oriented communication needs. Students interested in human language will develop skills that provide a pathway to careers that include user-experience research, AI prompt authoring, electronic-based language content design and development, textual analysis, trademarking and naming, linguistically and culturally localizing translation, and civic tech.

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Courses:

Students minoring in Applied Language Science must complete a total of 15 units:

Required (6 units)

LING 106 - Language and Linguistics (3) or
LING 406 - Descriptive Linguistics (3)

LING 425 - Linguistic Approaches to Prompt Design for Language Models (3)

Electives (9 units)

It is recommended that students select courses, below, from the specialization that matches their interest (Language and Linguistic Bias, Prompt Authoring, or Content Design and Naming).

Language and Linguistic Bias

AMST 489 - Digital America (3)
ANTH 486 - Anthropology of Digital Media (3)
ENGL 410 - Language and Power in African American Culture (3)
LING 305 - The English Language in America (3)
LING 412 - Sociolinguistics (3)
LING 414 - English As A Global Language (3)
LING 469 - Language, Gender, Identity and Social Bias (3)
PHIL 322 - Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Robots (3)
GSS 320 - Digital Culture, Gender and Sexuality (3)

Prompt Authoring

AMST 489 - Digital America (3)
ANTH 486 - Anthropology of Digital Media (3)
LING 351 - Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LING 375 - Meaning and Mind (3) LING 408 - Syntax (3)
LING 412 - Sociolinguistics (3)
LING 413 - Language Acquisition (3)
LING 492 - Linguistic Fieldwork (3)
PHIL 435 - Philosophy of Language (3)

Content Design and Naming

AMST 489 - Digital America (3)
ANTH 486 - Anthropology of Digital Media (3)
ENGL 300 - Analysis of Literary Forms (3)
LING 102 - Languages of the World (3)
LING 351 - Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics and Phonology (3)
LING 375 - Meaning and Mind (3)
LING 412 - Sociolinguistics (3)
LING 413 - Language Acquisition (3)
LING 442 - Changing Words: History, Semantics and Translation (3)
PHIL 435 - Philosophy of Language (3)

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