<p>I plan to apply to UCB next fall as a Linguistics major. On assist.org it says that for the linguistics major, there are no prerequisites but "students choosing the Linguistics major are strongly urged to achieve a more than superficial acquaintance with some related but independent field: cognitive science, anthropology, mathematics, computer science or philosophy."</p>
<p>I was going to use anthropology as my second field for the major but received Bs in both anthro classes I've taken so far :( However, I have taken three political science classes (basically I've completed the prerequisites for a poli sci major) and received As in all of them. Would it be plausible to apply as a linguistics major, with my related field being political science?</p>
<p>Since I’m a Linguistics major who applied to UCB for fall 2011, I think I can help you!
My counselor told me that I don’t have to worry about that “second field” criteria Berkeley lists on assist. You should simply demonstrate you interest in Linguistics and fields related to the discipline (psychology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, computer science, etc.) through your coursework. You should take courses related to your interests in linguistics. For example, if you are into computational linguistics, take lots of computer science courses or if you want to study psycholinguistics, take psychology classes… Since no courses are specified for Linguistics transfers to Berkeley, I looked for required courses at other universities to get a better feel for what types of courses are appropriate. I found that completion of a 6th quarter (4th semester) in a language and 3rd quarter (2nd semester) in a second language are common requirements that you should look onto completing.
I hope I was able to give you some guidance. Just ask a counselor or email Berkeley if you’re still uncertain about the requirements.</p>
<p>Just FYI (if you didn’t already know) Linguistics is a sub-field of Anthropology.</p>
<p>Although you can study it in a concentrated area like computer science, psychology, philosophy, ect. Other sub-fields of Anthropology are as broadly applicable as Linguistics as well.</p>
<p>I am not a linguistics major, but as far as I know you can apply your major into any direction you wish. I have also heard you should have many language classes under your belt, but that is just what I heard.</p>
<p>“While originally regarded as a sub-field of anthropology in the United States,[20][21] linguistics is now considered a separate scientific discipline in the US, Australia and much of Europe”</p>
<p>Linguistics has pretty much been a respected science since Chomsky imo. (don’t quote me on that though)</p>
<p>calling linguistics anthropology is like me trying to call anthropology philosophy since all the sciences originated from philosophy. Sure it’s technically true, but in modern times the fields are so distinct from one another, that they’re considered seperate.</p>
<p>There still is a sub-field of anthropology called “linguistic anthropology/ anthropological linguistics,” but yes, linguistics is in itself not solely a sub-field of anthropology (if that makes sense :)).</p>