Internships
Linguistics and language studies majors can pursue internships or lab assistant jobs in linguistics and related fields, with a faculty member or in industry. Internships typically begin as informal, unpaid arrangements between a student and a faculty member. If circumstances are favorable, an internship can progress to independent research by the student, a paid internship, or both.

Independent Study Courses
Independent study courses are intended for students who have satisfied all requirements for the major and are in a position to take up some special topic not covered in the regular curriculum. Independent studies cannot be used to satisfy core requirements for the major, or to engage material that is available in a regularly taught course. Students interested in pursuing an independent study should consult with a faculty member.

Undergraduate Research Funding 

Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference
At the end of every spring quarter, several linguistics and language studies students present their independent research at the annual Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference (LURC).

Linguistics Labs
There are a few ways that students can get involved with lab work. One way is to contact the lab managers and ask them if there is anything you can do: Grant McGuire or Jaye Padgett for the phonology lab, Matt Wagers for the syntax lab, and Pranav Anand for the semantics lab. Another way to is to talk to faculty that you would like to work with and ask them if they have anything for undergraduates to get involved with. A third way is to look at the Linguistics Labs website and see if anything interests you there, then contact faculty affiliated with it.