Linguistics and Anthropology Joint Major Program

Department of Linguistics | Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Summer

An overall cumulative GPA of 2.25 and a minimum C grade in LING 220 is required for admission.

Linguistics and anthropology are kindred disciplines, each concerned with culture, cognition and social relations. Students will acquire multidisciplinary expertise in anthropological aspects of language.

The joint major is of special interest to those pursuing the certificate in First Nations language proficiency or the certificate in First Nations studies research, as well as to students interested in the anthropology of language, anthropological linguistics, or cognitive science.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Anthropology

Students complete all of

SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)

and two additional 200 division courses in anthropology and/or sociology.

Linguistics

Students complete

LING 220-3 Introduction to Linguistics

and one of

FNLG 130-3 Practical Phonetics for First Nations Languages
LING 221-3 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

and one of

LING 160-3 Language, Culture, and Society
LING 241-3 Languages of the World

and six additional units in 100 and 200 division LING and/or FNLG courses. Note that LING 222 is required for many upper division courses.

Upper Division Requirements

Anthropology

Students complete both of

SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)

and 12 additional upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of anthropology (A), or (S or A) courses when they are designated as anthropology.

Linguistics

Students complete three of

FNLG 331-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language I
LING 321-3 Phonology
LING 322-3 Syntax
LING 323-3 Morphology
LING 324-3 Semantics
LING 330-3 Phonetics

and one of

FNLG 332-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language II
LING 309W-3 Sociolinguistics
LING 408-3 Field Linguistics

and nine additional upper division LINGand/or FNLG units. The following courses are recommended.

LING 407-3 Historical Linguistics
LING 430-3 First Nations Languages
LING 441-3 Linguistic Universals and Typology

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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