For your course-planning convenience, we post information here about upcoming course offerings in linguistics. This includes language science courses taught in various departments across campus. Here is the full list of Linguistics subject heading courses in the course catalog.
Note that course offerings, times, and locations are subject to change. See the Course Search and Enroll App for up-to-date information on each course.
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Courses required for undergrad majors:
| Course | wdt_ID | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ling 101/301 Human Language/Intro | 1 | Horton | MW 12:05-12:55 (+ Disc.) | ||
| Ling 322 Morphology | 2 | Henke | TR 2:30-3:45 | Honors optional | Ling 101/301 |
| Ling 510 Phonological Theories* | 4 | Raimy | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Ling 310 | |
| Ling 530 Advanced Syntax* | 5 | Li | TR 11:00-12:15 | Ling 330 | |
| Ling 690 Capstone: Metalinguistics | 6 | Wright | TR 1:00-2:15 | Soc Sci | Ling 310, 322, and 330 |
| Ling 330 Syntax | 7 | Li | TR 1:00-2:15 | Ling 101/301 | |
| Ling 571 Structure of a Language* | 8 | Macaulay | MWF 3:30-4:20 | counts towards the non-Indo-European language requirement for Ling PhD students | Ling 310, 322, and 330 |
*Linguistics majors are required to take at least ONE 500-level Linguistics course. Additional 500-level courses can count as electives in the major.
Graduate level courses:
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ling 977 Seminar: The Acquisition of Polysynthesis | Henke | TR 9:30-10:45 |
Elective courses (at least 4 are required for the major):
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | CS&D 201 Anatomy & Physiology of Speech Production | Finney | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Bio Sci | |
| 7 | CS&D 202 Hearing Science | Gibbs | MW 2:30-3:45 | Bio Sci | |
| 8 | CS&D 210 Neural Basis of Communication | Parrell | TR 9:30-10:45 | Bio Sci | sophomore standing |
| 9 | CS&D 440 Child Language Disorders | Alper | TR 1:00-2:15 | CSD 240 | |
| 14 | Eng 314 Structure of English | Wanner | TR 9:30-10:45 | Sophomore standing | |
| 16 | Eng 319 Language, Race, and Identity | Sheydaei | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Bio/Soc Sci, Ethnic Studies | Sophomore standing |
| 17 | Eng 320 Linguistic Theory and Child Language | Cho | TR 11:00-12:15 | Soc Sci | Sophomore standing |
| 20 | Eng 415 Introduction to TESOL Methods | Nosek | TR 1:00-2:15 | Sophomore standing | |
| 27 | Ling 303 Historical Linguistics | Salmons | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Ling 101/301, Eng 417, Asian 631, German 650, Spanish 429, OR Scan Studies 415 | |
| 48 | Span 320 Spanish Phonetics | various | various | Span 225 | |
| 50 | Eng 514 English Syntax | Wanner | TR 1:00-2:15 | Eng 314 | |
| 52 | ALC 632 Studies in Chinese Linguistics: Contrastive Pragmatics | Zhu | T 4:00-6:30 | Junior standing | |
| 54 | Span 446 Mayan Langauges & Linguistics | Armstrong | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Span 225 | |
| 57 | LIS 640 Tribal Libraries, Archives, & Museums | M 9:00-11:30 | Junior standing | ||
| 58 | Phil 516 Language & Meaning | Mackay | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Soc Sci | Junior standing OR 3 creds Phil |
| 59 | LIS 501 Intro to Text Mining | Jiang | T 2:45-5:15 | Nat Sci | Junior standing, satisfied QRA |
| 65 | Ling 371 Survey of N. American Indian Languages | Macaulay | MWF 1:20-2:10 | Ethnic Studies | sophomore standing |
| 68 | Span 630 The Bilingual Self | Stafford | MW 2:30-3:45 | Grad student | |
| 70 | Ling 213 Topics in Socioling: Things You Can't Say | Wright | TR 9:55-10:45 + T discussion | Soc Sci, Honors optional | |
| 72 | Eng 318 Second Language Acquisition | Cho | TR 2:30-3:45 | sophomore standing | |
| 73 | Psych 460 Child Development | TR 9:30-10:45 | Soc Sci | Psych 202 | |
| 75 | Ed Pol 205 Language and Social Inequality | Valles | MW 4:00-5:15 | Soc Sci | |
| 76 | Eng 414 Global Spread of English | Huynh | MWF 9:55-10:45 | sophomore standing | |
| 78 | Span 446 AI and Language Learning | Morgan | MW 2:30-3:45 | Span 225 | |
| 79 | Eng 420 Quantitative Methods for Linguists I | Raimy | MWF 1:20-2:10 | sophomore standing | |
| 80 | Ling 213 Topics in Socioling: Language Emergence | Horton | MW 2:30-3:45 | Soc Sci | Honors only |
| 81 | Ling 213 Topics in Socioling: Dialect | Salmons | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Soc Sci, Honors optional | |
| 82 | Ling 340 Semantics | Shields | MWF 8:50-9:55 | Ling 330 | |
| 83 | Anthro 430 Language and Culture | Enriquez | TR 1:00-2:15 | Honors optional | Sophomore |
| 84 | Ed Pol 595 Language Politics and Education | Wolfgram | MW 4:00-5:15 | Soc Sci | Junior standing |
| 85 | Eng 420 Heritage Language/Bilingualism | Huynh | MW 2:30-3:45 | sophomore standing | |
| 86 | Ger 352 Adv Grammar Speaking Writing | Schueller | MW 4:00-5:15 | Ger 351 | |
| 87 | Psych 406 Psychology of Perception | Paulun | MW 2:30-3:45 | Bio | Psych 202, or others |
| 88 | CS&D 120 Culture, Language, & Communication | Kaushanskaya | TR 11:00-12:15 | Soc Sci, Ethnic Studies | |
| 89 | Eng 179 Intro to Language & Ideology | Sheydaei | online asynchronous | Winterim session, Soc Sci, Ethnic Studies |
Courses required for undergrad majors:
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ling 101 Human Language | Shields | MW 12:05-12:55 + Discussion | ||
| 2 | Ling 310 Phonology | Raimy | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 3 | Ling 330 Syntax | Li | TR 11:00-12:15 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 4 | Ling 522 Advanced Morphology | Macaulay | MW 2:30-3:45 | (Ling majors are required to take one 500-level course of their choice) | Ling 322 |
| 5 | Ling 690 Capstone in Linguistics - Language Endangerment: Responses to a Worldwide Crisis | Henke | TR 11:00-12:15 | Soc Sci | Ling 310, 322, and 330 |
| 7 | Ling 322 Morphology | Macaulay | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Ling 101/301 |
Graduate level courses:
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ling 977 Seminar - Stylistic Variation | Wright | W 2:25-5:25 | |
| 10 | Ling 800 Research Methods & Materials | Henke | TR 2:30-3:45 |
Elective courses (at least 4 are required for the major):
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | CSD 110 Intro to Communicative Disorders | Vinney | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Soc Sci | |
| 6 | CSD 201 Anatomy & Physiology of Speech | Parrell | MWF 2:25-3:15 | Bio Sci | |
| 7 | CSD 202 Hearing Science | Niziolek | TR 1:00-2:15 | Bio Sci | |
| 8 | CSD 240 Lang Development in Children & Adol | Finney | TR 2:30-3:45 | ||
| 9 | CSD 303 Speech Acoustics and Perception | Niziolek | MWF 11:00-11:50 | CSD 201 & 202 | |
| 10 | CSD 315 Phonetics and Phonological Develop. | Finney | TR 11:00-12:15 | CSD 201 & 240 | |
| 11 | CSD 503 Neural Mechanisms of Speech | Gurindapalli | TR 8:00-9:15 | Jr Bio/Neurobio major and CSD 210 or ZOO 523, or CSD Grad student | |
| 13 | Eng 314 Structure of English | Wanner | TR 9:30-10:45 | sophomore | |
| 14 | Eng 316 Eng Lang Variation in the U.S. | Huynh | MWF 9:55-10:45 | sophomore | |
| 15 | Eng 318 Second Language Acquisition | Baghdadeh | MWF 8:50-9:40 | sophomore | |
| 27 | Psych 414 Cognitive Psychology | Postle | TR 9:30-10:45 | Soc Sci | Psych 202 |
| 30 | Span 320 Spanish Phonetics | Tejedo-Herrero | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Span 225 | |
| 34 | Span 446 Generative Syntax of Spanish | Armstrong | TR 9:30-10:45 | Span 225 | |
| 41 | Span 630 Morphosyntactic Variation | Armstrong | TR 1:00-2:15 | Grad student (but advanced linguistics undergrads may ask for permission to enroll) | |
| 48 | Ling 237 Language in Wisconsin | Salmons | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Soc Sci, Comm B | |
| 50 | Ling 373 Historical Sociolinguistics | Salmons | MWF 1:20-2:10 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 52 | LIS 501 Intro to Text Mining | F 9:00-11:30 | Nat Sci | Junior standing and QRA | |
| 55 | Eng 412 Bad Grammar and Metalinguistic Awareness | Wanner | TR 1:00-2:15 | sophomore | |
| 56 | Eng 415 Intro to TESOL Methods | Nosek | TR 1:00-2:15 | sophomore | |
| 59 | Eng 420 Experimental Linguistics | Cho | TR 11:00-12:15 | sophomore | |
| 61 | Ling 213 Topics in Sociolinguistics: Language Socialization | Horton | TR 9:30-10:45 | Soc Sci | Honors only |
| 62 | Phil 516 Language and Meaning | Mackay | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Soc Sci, Honors optional | Junior standing or 3 credits of Phil |
| 63 | Span 420 Advanced Spanish Phonetics | Rao | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Span 320 | |
| 64 | Ger 351 Intro to German Linguistics | Louden | MWF 1:20-2:10 | specific German proficiency | |
| 67 | Relig St 201 Religion in/and Everyday Language | K.D. Thompson | TR 9:30-10:45 | FIG only | |
| 68 | Folk 490 Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore | Dubois | TR 4:00-5:15 | sophomore | |
| 69 | Ger 650 History of the German Language | Louden | MWF 12:05-12:55 | senior | |
| 70 | LIS 640 Tribal Libraries, Archives, & Museums | Leeport | W 9:00-11:30 | junior | |
| 71 | Ling 309 Grammatical Variability of Language | Li | TR 1:00-2:15 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 72 | Psych 460 Child Development | Han Li | TR 2:30-3:45 | Soc Sci | Psych 202 |
| 73 | Eng 420 Psycholinguistics | Huynh | MW 2:30-3:45 | sophomore |
NEW level 3 of American Sign Language launching this Fall!
Ling 351 American Sign Language 1
- MTWR 8:50-9:40, or
- MTWR 3:30-4:45
Ling 353 American Sign Language 3
- MTWR 9:55-10:45,
- MTWR 11:00-11:50, or
- MTWR 4:35-5:25
- ASL classes count towards the UW-Madison language requirement
- (Note that ASL classes are communicative language classes and do NOT count as Linguistics major electives)
- More info about our ASL offerings here
All classes online this summer, including American Sign Language!
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSD 210 Neural Basis of Communication | Bio Sci | ||
| 6 | English 319 Language, Race & Identity | Purnell | Bio Sci or Soc Sci, Ethnic Studies | |
| 8 | Ling 101 Human Language | online asynchronous; 8-week session 6/16-8/10 | ||
| 12 | Ling 351 American Sign Language 1 | online MTWR 9:00-11:30; 6-week session 5/19-6/29 | 1st semester language course | |
| 13 | CSD 110 Intro to Communicative Disorders | Soc Sci | ||
| 14 | CSD 240 Lang Development in Children and Adolescents | |||
| 15 | CSD 201 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production | Bio Sci | ||
| 16 | Ling 213 Topics in Sociolinguistics: Deaf Culture | Vollmar | online asynchronous; 6-week session 5/19-6/29 | Soc Sci |
| 17 | Ling 352 American Sign Language 2 | online MTWR 9:00-11:30; 6-week session 6/30-8/10 | 2nd semester language course | |
| 18 | Ling 373 Topics in Linguistics: Coding for Linguistics | Weller | online asynchronous; 8-week session 6/16-8/10 | Prereq: Ling 101 |
| 19 | Span 420 Advanced Spanish Phonetics | Rao | Prereq: Span 320 | |
| 20 | Ling 371 Survey of North American Indian Languages | Nash | online asynchronous; 6-week session 5/19-6/29 | Ethnic Studies |
| 21 | CSD 202 Hearing Science | Bio Sci |
