MBCPCRTG - Multicultural and Bilingual Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

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The certificate program requires the following graduate coursework:

• course: Bilingualism, Multiculturalism, and Nonmainstream Dialects* (3)

• course: Workshop: Topics in Service Delivery for Bilingual Populations (1) OR course: Inclusive Clinical Services (1)

• Clinical Practicum with Multicultural/Multilingual Experiences (course / course OR course / course; 2 units total)

*If a student has taken SLHS 435 as an undergraduate, then this requirement may be met by an elective graduate course approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.

One appropriate elective course (3 units) – Examples include:

• course / course: The Mexican-American: A Cultural Perspective

• course: Linguistics for Non-Majors

• course: Formal Foundations of Linguistics

• course: Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (or Chinese, Arabic, language of choice)

• course: Typology and Universals

• course: Language in the Mexican American Experience

• course: Heritage Language Research

• course: Spanish Phonetics

• course: Spanish Sociolinguistics I: Language Contact

• course: Spanish Sociolinguistics II: Language Variation

• course: Spanish Sociolinguistics III: Research Methods in Sociolinguistics

• course: Language, Culture & Society

• course: Foundations of Language Minority Education

• course: ECE Foundations/Foundations of Education of Emerging Bilingual Students

• course: Reading and Writing in Bilingual and Second Language Settings

• course: Diverse Youth Literatures and Literacies

• course: Issues in Language, Reading and Culture

• course: Immigration and Education

• course: Theory and Research in Language, Reading and Culture

Other classes or independent study experiences may be identified to fulfill the elective requirement. 

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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.