OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22
[Archived Catalog]
Experimental Study of Language Certificate Program |
Certificate Code CTEXPE
College of Health Sciences and Professions
Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences, School of
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Grover Center W380
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4714
csd@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/chsp/rcs/csd/index.cfm
Sally Marinellie, Ph.D., Certificate Director
marinels@ohio.edu
Program Overview
The College of Health Sciences and Professions and the College of Arts and Sciences jointly sponsor the Experimental Study of Language Certificate program. The Certificate program is an interdisciplinary complement to any undergraduate baccalaureate degree program. The scientific study of language is spread across multiple disciplines and has been growing rapidly. This program is designed for students who have an interest in language and to enhance the preparation for students who plan to enter graduate study in an area of language investigation that has an experimental focus. Such areas include but are not restricted to communication sciences and disorders; experimental and applied phonetics; psycholinguistics; computational linguistics; and instructional design in language teaching. These programs are typically doctoral programs, not master’s programs. They recruit from undergraduate programs that provide strong research backgrounds. The certificate is interdisciplinary, requiring students to take coursework from outside their academic majors and offering them research opportunities in the form of individual, guided research experiences in faculty research labs. The certificate also includes core coursework that provides content in the areas of linguistics, psycholinguistics, statistics, and research methods.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program:
- Students will be able to explain the interdisciplinary nature of the study of language research in the context of their research experience(s).
- Students will be able to use methods of logical analysis in analyzing language data.
- Students will be able to interpret research results in the context and with an understanding of the nature of language.
- Students will be able to explain their research to a broad audience.
Admissions Information
Freshman Admission
Admission to the certificate program is competitive. Students with a GPA of at least 3.0 may apply for admission no later than the end of sophomore year (by the last day of class in the spring semester of sophomore year). If interested in the certificate, please contact:
Sally Marinellie, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Training, Institute for the Empirical Study of Language
Grover Center W380
Change of Major/Minor/Certificate Policy
Admission to the certificate program is competitive. Students with a GPA of at least 3.0 may apply for admission no later than the end of sophomore year (by the last day of class in the spring semester of sophomore year). If interested in this certificate, please contact:
Sally Marinellie, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Training, Institute for the Empirical Study of Language
Grover Center W380
External Transfer Admission
Admission to the certificate program is competitive. Students with a GPA of at least 3.0 may apply for admission no later than the end of sophomore year (by the last day of class in the spring semester of sophomore year). If interested in the certificate, please contact:
Sally Marinellie, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Training, Institute for the Empirical Study of Language
Grover Center W380
Opportunities Upon Graduation
The program is designed to enhance the preparation for students who plan to enter graduate study in an area of language investigation that has an experimental focus. Such areas include communication sciences and disorders; experimental and applied phonetics; psycholinguistics; computational linguistics; and instructional design in language teaching.
Requirements
Required Courses
- LING 3800 - Introduction to Psycholinguistics Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 2110 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 4
- PSY 2120 - Research Methods in Psychology Credit Hours: 4
Complete One of the Following
- LING 2700 - The Nature of Language Credit Hours: 3
- LING 3500 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
Research Experience
Complete two (2) one-semester individual research experiences with faculty members (i.e., one hour each for a total of two hours).
- CSD 4940 - Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders Credit Hours: 1 - 12
- FR 4930 - Independent Study in French Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- GER 4930 - Independent Study in German Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- LING 4940 - Research Experience in Linguistics Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- PSY 3940 - Research in Psychology Credit Hours: 1 - 12
- RUS 4930 - Independent Study in Russian Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- SPAN 4930 - Independent Study in Spanish Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Elective Coursework
Complete a total of six additional hours of elective coursework outside your major from an approved list of courses in the areas of Linguistics, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Modern Languages, and/or Psychology.
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COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS:
- CSD 2080 - Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
- CSD 2500 - Speech Science Credit Hours: 3
- CSD 2530 - Hearing Science Credit Hours: 3
- CSD 3100 - Language Development Credit Hours: 3
- CSD 4100 - Language Science Credit Hours: 3
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LINGUISTICS:
- LING 2750 - Introduction to Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
- LING 2800 - Language in America Credit Hours: 3
- LING 4610 - Introduction to Phonology and Morphology Credit Hours: 3
- LING 4700 - Syntactic Description of English Credit Hours: 3
- LING 4750 - Language Learning Credit Hours: 3
- LING 4860 - Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics Credit Hours: 3
- LING 4901 - Sociolinguistics and Bilingualism Credit Hours: 3
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MODERN LANGUAGES:
- FR 4437 - Applied Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
- FR 4439 - Modern French Usage Credit Hours: 3
- GER 4439 - Modern Ger Usage Credit Hours: 3
- GER 4930 - Independent Study in German Credit Hours: 1 - 3
- SPAN 3460 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4437 - Applied Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3
- SPAN 4439 - Modern Spanish Usage Credit Hours: 3
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PSYCHOLOGY:
- PSY 2310 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3
- PSY 3110 - Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 4