This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the Upcoming Courses page for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).
- LINGUIS 100 The Diversity of Human Language
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Survey course on the nature and diversity of human language. Topics include language and society, dialects, language and culture, language acquisition, and language typology.
- Prerequisites: none.
- General Education Requirements: HU, CD
- Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, UWinteriM 2025, Fall 2024.
- LINGUIS 199 Independent Study
- 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA, consent of instructors, and either Linguis 100 or any Linguis course 200 or above.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005.
- LINGUIS 210 Power of Words
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Dynamic role of language in interpersonal relations, social attitudes and behavior. Topics include: patterns of culture and language, language as identification; prejudice, politics, and advertisement.
- Prerequisites: none.
- General Education Requirements: CD, HU
- Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.
- LINGUIS 211 Origins of Words
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Vocabulary of English from historical origins to the present; how words and word patterns change over time under influences of both internal and external forces.
- Prerequisites: none.
- General Education Requirements: HU
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2007.
- LINGUIS 212 Language and Gender
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- How patterns of speaking reflect, perpetuate, and create our experience of gender; how gender interacts with race, class, socioeconomic status, age, occupational and social roles.
- Prerequisites: none.
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Course Rules: Counts as a repeat of Linguis 200 with same topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 289 Internship in Linguistics, Lower Division
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
- Application of basic principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
- Prerequisites: introductory course in linguistics; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.
- Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
- LINGUIS 297 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
- Designed to enroll students in UWM-sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
- Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/topic chg.
- Last Taught: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.
- LINGUIS 303 Fifth Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:
- 3-4 cr. Undergraduate.
- Continuation of FLL/Linguis 204(Linguis 232). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.
- Prerequisites: FLL/Linguis 204(Linguis 232)(P) in same language.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in language. FLL 303 & Linguis 303 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
- LINGUIS 350 Introduction to Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Introduction to basic linguistic principles and concepts. Elementary analysis of sentence patterns, sound systems and language change.
- Prerequisites: jr st or a linguis course.
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 398 Topics in Linguistics:
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2016, Summer 2005.
- LINGUIS 398G Topics in Linguistics:
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2016, Summer 2005.
- LINGUIS 400 Introduction to English Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.
- Course Rules: ENGLISH 400 and LINGUIS 400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018.
- LINGUIS 400G Introduction to English Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.
- Course Rules: ENGLISH 400 and LINGUIS 400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018.
- LINGUIS 406 Advanced English Grammar
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.
- Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).
- Course Rules: English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- LINGUIS 406G Advanced English Grammar
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.
- Prerequisites: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).
- Course Rules: English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- LINGUIS 415 First Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 415G First Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 420 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 420G Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 430 Language and Society
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 430G Language and Society
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P).
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 432 Urban Dialects
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.
- LINGUIS 432G Urban Dialects
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.
- LINGUIS 440 Psycholinguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 440G Psycholinguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.
- General Education Requirements: SS
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 441 Introduction to TESOL Methods
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Overview of the various approaches to teaching English as a second language (TESOL) to adult/university-level learners.
- Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 565.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 450 Introduction to Phonetics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Introduction to phonetics, the basics of speech production and speech acoustics.
- Prerequisites: junior standing.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 455 Semantics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- The study of meaning in language; its role in grammatical description. Basic concepts used in semantic analysis and discussion of their place in grammatical theory.
- Prerequisites: jr st & LINGUIS 350(P) or PHILOS 211(P), cons instr.
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 466.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 461 Introduction to Phonology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.
- Prerequisites: jr st & LINGUIS 350(P); or cons instr.
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 460.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 464 Introduction to Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 464G Introduction to Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 468 Language in its Various Forms:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 468G Language in its Various Forms:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Spring 2024.
- LINGUIS 470 Historical/Comparative Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 470G Historical/Comparative Linguistics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2023.
- LINGUIS 474 Language Typology and Language Universals
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 474G Language Typology and Language Universals
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2021.
- LINGUIS 489 Internship in Linguistics, Upper Division
- 1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
- Application of advanced principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
- Prerequisites: junior standing; 300-level or above course in linguistics; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.
- Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2010, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Spring 1998.
- LINGUIS 490 Field Methods
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 1995.
- LINGUIS 490G Field Methods
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 1995.
- LINGUIS 497 Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 497G Study Abroad:
- 1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 510 Methodologies in English Language Teaching
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Students develop comprehensive understanding of sound methodological approaches that can be used in teaching of reading, writing, grammar, and listening/speaking to ESL/EFL learners.
- Prerequisites: junior standing or above and LINGUIS 441(P) (previously LINGUIS 565).
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 410.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 520 Advanced Second Language Acquisition:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 520G Advanced Second Language Acquisition:
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.
- Prerequisites: jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.
- Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
- Last Taught: Fall 2023, Fall 2022.
- LINGUIS 550 Advanced Phonetics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Auditory phonetics; issues in speech production and speech acoustics; quantitative study of speech sounds in linguistic contexts; independent experimental research on topic selected by student.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 450(P) or consent of instructor.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019.
- LINGUIS 555 Advanced Semantics
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Readings, discussion, and analysis of current issues in formal semantics for natural language.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 466(P) or equivalent.
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 566.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018.
- LINGUIS 561 Advanced Phonology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Fundamental issues in generative phonology; emphasis on comparing alternative models of phonological description.
- Prerequisites: junior standing and LINGUIS 460(P).
- Course Rules: Previously LINGUIS 560.
- Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2019.
- LINGUIS 564 Advanced Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 464(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 564G Advanced Syntax
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 464(P).
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
- LINGUIS 567 Materials and Curriculum for TESOL
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Designed for prospective ESL/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing courses to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.
- Prerequisites: junior standing or above and LINGUIS 441(P) (previously LINGUIS 565).
- Course Rules: ENGLISH 567 and LINGUIS 567 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.
- LINGUIS 569 Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners
- 3 cr. Undergraduate.
- A structured, supervised practicum in language teaching to students in the adult/university TESOL certificate program.
- Prerequisites: junior standing or above, LINGUIS 441(P) (previously 565) and LINGUIS 510(P) (previously 410).
- Course Rules: ENGLISH 569 and LINGUIS 569 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
- LINGUIS 570 Issues in Bilingualism
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 570G Issues in Bilingualism
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Study of bilingual competence, bilingual community, and second language acquisition from sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and general linguistic standpoints.
- Prerequisites: jr st.
- Course Rules: Anthro 570 & Linguis 570 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
- Last Taught: Spring 2025.
- LINGUIS 590 Morphology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.
- Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- LINGUIS 590G Morphology
- 3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
- Introduction to morphology, which is the study of word formation in human language.
- Prerequisites: jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.
- Course Rules: Counts as repeat of Linguis 763.
- Last Taught: Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
- LINGUIS 699 Independent Reading
- 1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
- Advanced independent work under the supervision of a Linguis faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students must submit a study proposal. For more information, consult dept chair.
- Prerequisites: jr st; 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academci Services.
- Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 12 cr max.
- Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, Spring 2018.