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General Education (GE) Courses

Linguistics has courses approved in many General Education (GE) categories.

Most students must complete the New GE (GEN) requirements. Legacy GE (GEL) requirements are exclusively for students who have been continuously enrolled at Ohio State since prior to AU22, or students who have successfully petitioned to complete the GEL. Students with questions about their GE requirements should consult their academic advisor.

For descriptions of these courses, see the undergraduate courses page.

Linguistics Courses on the New GE (GEN)

GEN Foundation: Math and Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis

  • Language and Formal Reasoning: LING 2001
  • Analyzing the Sounds of Language: LING 2051
     

GEN Foundation: Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts

  • Klingon, Elvish, Dothraki: The Linguistics of Constructed Languages: LING 3502
     

GEN Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies

  • Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.: LING 3601
  • Language and Gender: LING 3606
  • Language Evolution and Language Change: LING 3901
     

GEN Foundation: Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • Introduction to Linguistics: LING 2000/2000H
  • Linguistics for Language Learning: LING 2501
  • Language and the Mind: LING 3701/3701H
     

GEN Foundation: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Diversity

  • Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.: LING 3601
  • Language and Gender: LING 3606

GEN Theme: Citizenship for a Just and Diverse World

  • Language and Social Justice: LING 3605
  • Language and Belonging in the U.S.: LING 4602 [4 credit hours]
     

GEN Theme: Lived Environments

  • American Indigenous Languages in Context: LING 3501
  • Language Across Cultures: LING 3603
  • Ethics of Language Technology: LING 3803
     

GEN Theme: Migration, Mobility, and Immobility

  • Language Endangerment and Language Death: LING 3902
     

GEN Theme: Number, Nature, Mind

  • Language and Computers: LING 3802
  • Linguistics and the Scientific Method: LING 4052
     

GEN Theme: Traditions, Cultures, and Transformations

  • Lost Languages, Lost Cultures: LING 3102

Linguistics Courses on the Legacy GE (GEL)

GEL Writing: Second Course/Level 2

  • Language and Advertising: LING 2367.02
     

GEL Quantitative and Logical Skills: Mathematical and Logical Analysis

  • Language and Formal Reasoning: LING 2001
  • Language and Computers: LING 3802/3802H
     

GEL Quantitative and Logical Skills: Data Analysis

  • Analyzing the Sounds of Language: LING 2051
     

GEL Social Science: Individuals and Groups

  • Linguistics for Language Learning: LING 2501
  • American Indigenous Languages in Context: LING 3501
  • Language Across Cultures: LING 3603
  • Language and the Mind: LING 3701/3701H
  • Language and Belonging in the U.S.: LING 4602
     

GEL Cultures and Ideas

  • Introduction to Linguistics: LING 2000/2000H
  • Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.: LING 3601
  • Language Evolution and Language Change: LING 3901
     

GEL Diversity: Social Diversity in the U.S.

  • Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.: LING 3601
  • Language and Gender: LING 3606
  • Language and Belonging in the U.S.: LING 4602
     

GEL Diversity: Global Studies

  • Linguistics for Language Learning: LING 2501
  • American Indigenous Languages in Context: LING 3501
  • Language Across Cultures: LING 3603
     

GEL Open Options: Cross-Disciplinary Seminars

  • Language Endangerment and Language Death: LING 3902