The list below only includes upcoming linguistics electives which are offered in OTHER departments. For more information, see "The Elective Requirement" on the Linguistics Major page. You can also consult the complete list of linguistics electives in other departments.
Please note also that the following classes do NOT, under any circumstances, count toward elective credits as they are considered equivalent to introductory Linguistics courses: ASIAN 401, ENGL 370, FRENCH 323, GERMAN 451, JAPAN 440, NEAR E 431, SPAN 323, SPHSC 303
If you do not see a course listed here and believe it might count as a Linguistics Elective, please email the Linguistics Adviser at lingadv@uw.edu.
Classes numbered 500 or higher are intended for graduate students, but some instructors for 500-level classes allow undergraduates who have the appropriate preparation to enroll in them. You should check with the instructor before registering for any graduate class.
Spring 2020
Linguistics Electives
CHIN 342: The Chinese Language (5)
ASIAN 404: Writing Systems (5)
JAPAN 443: Topics in Japanese Sociolinguistics (5)
ENGL 479: Language Variation & Language Policy in North America (5)
ENGL 562: Discoure Analysis (5)
PHIL 120: Introduction to Logic (5)
PHIL 470: Intermediat Logic (5)
PSYCH 306: Developmental Psychology (5)
PSYCH 355: Cognitive Psychology (5)
PSYCH 402: Infant Behavior & Development (5)
PSYCH 414: Cognitive Development (5)
SLAVIC 370: What is in a Language Name? The case of Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian (5)
SLAVIC 425: Ways of Meaning: Universal and Culture Specific Aspects of Language (5)
SLAVIC 570: Special Tpopics in Slavic Linguistics (5)
SCAND 501: Old Icelandic Language and Literature (5)
SPHSC 425: Speech, Languague, and the Brain (5)
SPHSC 461: Hearing Science (5)
ASL Minor Electives
ANTH 432: Sociolinguistics I (5)
ASL 499: Independent Study or Research (1-3)
Winter 2020
Linguistics Electives
ANTH 464: Language Politics and Cultural Identity (3)
CHIN 531:Introduction to Historical Phonology (5)
JAPAN 441: The Acquisition of Japanese as a Second or Foreign Language (5)
CSE 447: Natural Language Processing (4)
EDC&I 359: Second-Language Learning in Schools and Communities (5)
ENGL 372: World Englishes (5)
ENGL 560: The Nature of Language:History and Theory (5)
ENGL 575: Pedagogy and Grammar in Teaching English as a Second Language (5)
GERMAN 498: Studies in the German Language (1-6, max. 15)
NEAR E 335: Language Conflict and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa (5)
PHIL 120: Introduction to Logic (5)
PHIL 464: Philosophical Issues in the Cognitive Sciences (5)
PHIL 470: Intermediate Logic (5)
PSYCH 306: Developmental Psychology (5)
SCAND 500: Introductory Readings in Old Icelandic(5)
SLAVIC 426: Ways of Feeing: Expressions of Emotions across Languages and Cultures (5)
SPHSC 302: Phonetics (3)
SPHSC 305: Speech and Language Disorders (3)
SPHSC 532: Assessment and Treatment of Neurogenic Language Disorders (3)
ASL Minor Electives
AES 340: Race,Ethnicity, and Education (5)
ANTH 433: Sociolinguistics II (5)
ANTH 464: Language Politics and Cultural Identity (3)
ANTH 376: Anthropology of Disability (3)
ASL 499: Independent Study or Research (1-3)
DIS ST 332: Disability and Society (5)
DIS ST 346: Disability in Global and Comparative Perspective (5)
DIS ST 433: Disability Law, Policy, and the Community (5)
Spring 2019
Linguistics Electives
CHIN 342: The Chinese Language (5)
JAPAN 443: Topics in Japanese Sociolinguistics (5)
ENGL 372: World Englishes (5)
ENGL 478: Language and Social Policy (5)
ENGL 335: Language Conflict and Identity in the Middle East and North Africa (5)
PHIL 120: Introduction to Logic (5)
PHIL 464: Philosophical Issues in the Cognitive Sciences (5)
PHIL 472: Axiomatic Set Theory (5)
PSYCH 306: Developmental Psychology (5)
PSYCH 402: Infant Behavior & Development (5)
SLAVIC 210: Introduction to Bilingualism (5)
SLAVIC 370: What is in a Language Name? The case of Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian (5)
SLAVIC 570: Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics (5)
SPHSC 304: Developmental Aspects of Communication (5)
SPHSC 320: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech (5)
SPHSC 461: Introduction to Hearing Science (5)
ASL Minor Electives
ANTH 433: Sociolinguistics I (5)
ASL 499: Independent Study or Research (1-3)
DIS ST 332: Disability and Society (5)
Summer 2019
Linguistics Electives
JAPAN 343: Japanese Language in Society (5)
PHIL 120: Introduction to Logic (5)
PSYCH 355: Cognitive Psychology (5)
SPHSC 250: Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science (3)
ASL Minor Electives
ASL 499: Independent Study or Research (1-3)
For electives taught in the Linguistics department, see the Time Schedule.