Upcoming Course Schedule
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 | dos Santos | MW 4:00-5:15 | Ling 330 | |
| Ling 690 Capstone: Metalinguistics | 6 | Wright | TR 1:00-2:15 | Soc Sci | Ling 310, 322, and 330 |
| Ling 330 Syntax | 7 | dos Santos | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Ling 101/301 | |
| Ling 571 Structure of a Language* | 8 | Macaulay | MWF 11:00-11:50 | counts towards the non-Indo-European language requirement for Ling PhD students | Ling 310, 322, and 330 |
| Ling 690 Capstone: TBD | 9 | Macaulay | MWF 1:20-2:10 | Soc Sci | 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 11:00-12:15 |
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 | Parrell | 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 | Ciucci | 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 | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Sophomore standing | ||
| 16 | Eng 319 Language, Race, and Identity | Sheydaei | MWF 11:00-11:50 | 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 | TR 1:00-2:15 | Sophomore standing | ||
| 27 | Ling 303 Historical Linguistics | Salmons | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Honors optional | 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 516 English Grammar in Use | Sheydaei | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Eng 314 | |
| 52 | ALC 632 Studies in Chinese Linguistics: Chinese Pragmatics | Zhu | T 4:00-6:30 | Junior standing | |
| 58 | Phil 516 Language & Meaning | Gibson | TR 1:00-2:15 | Soc Sci | Junior standing OR 3 creds Phil |
| 59 | LIS 501 Intro to Text Mining | M 9:00-11:30 | Nat Sci | Junior standing, satisfied QRA, Info Sci major | |
| 68 | Span 630 Methods in the Study of Spanish Syntax | Armstrong | MWF 11:00-11:50 | 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 | Huynh | MWF 9:55-10:45 | sophomore standing | |
| 73 | Psych 460 Child Development | Saffran | MW 2:30-3:45 | Soc Sci | Psych 202 |
| 76 | Eng 414 Global Spread of English | Purnell | Asynchronous winterim | sophomore standing | |
| 78 | Span 446 Spanish-speaking Bilingualism | Stafford | 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 |
| 82 | Ling 340 Semantics | Shields | MWF 8:50-9:55 | Honors optional | 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 | Larson-Guenette | TR 9:30-10:45 | Ger 351 | |
| 87 | Psych 406 Psychology of Perception | Lafer-Sousa | MW 4:00-5:15 | 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 | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Soc Sci, Ethnic Studies | |
| 90 | Ling 373 Computational Linguistics | Brixey | TR 1:00-2:15 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 91 | Ling 373 Historical Sociolinguistics | Salmons | MW 2:30-3:45 | Honors optional | Ling 101/301 |
| 92 | Folk 490 Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore | Dubois | M 4:00-6:30 | sophomore standing | |
| 93 | Psych 414 Cognitive Psychology | TR 9:30-10:45 | Soc Sci | Psych 202 or others | |
| 94 | Rel 201 Religion in/and Everyday Language | Thompson | TR 11:00-12:15 |
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ling 101 Human Language | online asynchronous; 8-week session | ||
| 12 | Ling 351 American Sign Language 1 | online MTWR 9:00-11:30; 6-week session | 1st semester language course | |
| 17 | Ling 352 American Sign Language 2 | online MTWR 9:00-11:30; 6-week session | 2nd semester language course | |
| 20 | Ling 371 Survey of North American Indian Languages | online asynchronous; 6-week session | 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 | dos Santos | MWF 1:20-2:10 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 4 | Ling 522 Advanced Morphology | Henke | TR 1:00-2:15 | (Ling majors are required to take one 500-level course of their choice) | Ling 322 |
| 5 | Ling 690 Capstone in Linguistics: Grammatical Variations | Li | R 2:25-5:25 | Soc Sci | Ling 310, 322, and 330 |
| 7 | Ling 322 Morphology | Henke | TR 9:30-10:45 | Honors optional | Ling 101/301 |
Graduate level courses:
| wdt_ID | Course | Instructor | Time | Special Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ling 977 Seminar - Speech sounds and sound systems in language contact | Salmons | W 2:25-5:25 | |
| 10 | Ling 800 Research Methods & Materials | Macaulay | M 2:25-5:25 |
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 | MWF 9:55-10:45 | Soc Sci, Honors optional | ||
| 6 | CSD 201 Anatomy & Physiology of Speech | MWF 2:25-3:15 | Bio Sci | ||
| 7 | CSD 202 Hearing Science | TR 1:00-2:15 | Bio Sci | ||
| 8 | CSD 240 Lang Development in Children & Adol | TR 11:00-12:15 | |||
| 9 | CSD 303 Speech Acoustics and Perception | MWF 11:00-11:50 | Honors optional | CSD 201 & 202 | |
| 10 | CSD 315 Phonetics and Phonological Develop. | TR 2:30-3:45 | CSD 201 & 240 | ||
| 11 | CSD 503 Neural Mechanisms of Speech | TR 9:30-10;45 | Jr Bio/Neurobio major and CSD 210 or ZOO 523, or CSD Grad student | ||
| 13 | Eng 314 Structure of English | Huynh | MWF 12:05-12:55 | sophomore | |
| 14 | Eng 316 Eng Lang Variation in the U.S. | Huynh | MWF 2:30-3:45 | sophomore | |
| 15 | Eng 318 Second Language Acquisition | Sheydaei | MWF 11:00-11:50 | sophomore | |
| 27 | Psych 414 Cognitive Psychology | Postle | TR 9:30-10:45 | Soc Sci | Psych 202 |
| 30 | Span 320 Spanish Phonetics | Fondow | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Honors optional | Span 225 |
| 34 | Span 446 Advanced Spanish Syntax | Armstrong | TR 9:30-10:45 | Honors optional | Span 225 |
| 48 | Ling 237 Language in Wisconsin | Salmons | MWF 1:20-2:10 | Soc Sci, Comm B | |
| 50 | Ling 373 Sociolinguistics | Wright | MW 2:30-3:45 | Honors optional | Ling 101/301 |
| 52 | LIS 501 Intro to Text Mining | M 9:00-11:30 | Nat Sci | Junior standing and QRA | |
| 56 | Eng 415 Intro to TESOL Methods | TR 1:00-2:15 | sophomore | ||
| 61 | Ling 213 Topics in Sociolinguistics: Inventing Languages | Horton | TR 11:00-12:15 | Soc Sci | FIG section only |
| 62 | Phil 516 Language and Meaning | Gibson | TR 4:00-5:15 | Soc Sci, Honors optional | Junior standing or 3 credits of Phil |
| 63 | Span 321 Structure of Modern Spanish | Stafford | TR 2:30-3:45 | Honors optional | Span 225 |
| 64 | Ger 352 Topics in German Linguistics - Schweiz: Sprachen und Kulturen | Louden | MWF 1:20-2:10 | Honors optional | Ger 351 |
| 68 | Folk 490 Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore | Wilkins | R 3:30-6:00 | sophomore | |
| 71 | Ling 373 Cross-Linguistic Parametric Variation | Li | TR 11:00-12:15 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 72 | Psych 460 Child Development | Andrews | Online asynchronous | Soc Sci | Psych 202 |
| 74 | Ling 371 Survey of N. American Indian Languages | Macaulay | MWF 12:05-12:55 | Ethnic Studies | Honors only |
| 75 | Ling 373 Computational Linguistics | Brixey | TR 1:00-2:15 | Ling 101/301 | |
| 76 | Ling 375 Sign Language Linguistics | Horton | TR 2:30-3:45 | Soc Sci | Ling 101/301 |
| 77 | Asian 358 Language in Japanese Society | Mori | TR 4:00-5:15 | Soc Sci | Asialang 104 or 356 |
| 78 | Asian 432 Intro to Chinese Linguistics | Zhu | T 4:00-6:30 | sophomore | |
| 79 | Ed Pol 205 Language & Social Inequality | Valles | MW 2:30-3:45 | Soc Sci | |
| 80 | Eng 418 Experimental Syntax | Cho | TR 11:00-12:15 | Soc Sci, QRB | sophomore + QRA |
| 81 | Eng 713 Quant Methods for Linguists II | Raimy | MWF 1:20-2:10 | ||
| 82 | Span 327 Intro to Spanish Linguistics | Armstrong | TR 1:00-2:15 | Honors optional | Span 225 |
| 83 | Span 430 Spanish in the US | Tejedo-Herrero | MW 2:30-3:45 | Honors optional | Span 225 |
American Sign Language courses
Ling 351 American Sign Language 1
- MTWR 8:50-9:40
- MTWR 3:30-4:45
Ling 353 American Sign Language 3
- MTWR 9:55-10:45
- MTWR 11:00-11:50
- 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