Requirements
Overview
This joint major is unique to Emory and is designed to introduce students to fundamental aspects of the behavioral study of language, and in particular how an interdisciplinary approach to language from the psychological and linguistic perspectives inform language usage. Students receive introductory breadth in the study of both psychology and linguistics before tailoring their own focus within the study of language and communication.
Students are required to take the same courses in the Fundamentals of Psychology as the Psychology Major, Psychology 110, 111, 200WR and 230.
Fundamentals of Linguistics
Students also take two courses in the study of linguistics:
Linguistics 201 Foundations of Linguistics
Linguistics 301 Language, Mind, and Society
Four Electives
Cognition Elective: Psychology 215 Cognition or 310, Cognitive Development Psychology of Language Elective: Psychology/Linguistics 309, Brain and Language or 316WR, Language Acquisition.
Additional Psychology elective: There are many relevant psychology courses offered regularly on such topics as animal communication, nonverbal communication, and emotion and communication, as well as interesting courses in other areas of psychology.
Additional Linguistics elective: There are a number of courses each semester in the Linguistics program as well as courses cross-listed between Linguistics and social science departments (e.g., Anthropology) or humanities departments (e.g., English, Middle Eastern Studies, Russian).
Directed Study Requirement
Students complete the joint major in psychology and linguistics by engaging in a four credit-hour, directed study research project with a faculty supervisor, Linguistics 499 or Psychology 499.