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Linguistics Honours
間眅埶AV Requirements
Applicants are required to
- have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0
- have completed LING 220, 221 and 222, each with a minimum grade point average of 3.0
- submit an application form, including a brief research proposal which is available from the linguistics general office.
- have obtained approval and the signature of a Department of Linguistics faculty member who has agreed to supervise the student's honours essay
Program Requirements
Students complete 132 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete all of
An introduction to linguistic analysis. Breadth-Social Sciences.
The principles of phonetic and phonological analysis. Prerequisite: LING 220.
The principles of syntactic analysis. Prerequisite: LING 220.
and six additional lower division units in LING and/or FNLG courses.
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete all of
An overview of theoretical principles in phonology. Prerequisite: LING 221.
The study of sentence structure in language through a survey of constructions found in natural language data together with a consideration of syntactic theory. Prerequisite: LING 222.
Topic of a specific nature to be agreed upon by the student and a particular faculty member. Prerequisite: A minimum of 35 units of upper division linguistic courses counting toward the honors degree.
and one of
Advanced study of the styles of written argumentation that are used in linguistic research. Prerequisite: LING 222. Recommended: A lower division writing intensive (W) course. Students with credit for LING 301 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
A systematic approach to the study of linguistic variation in different areal, social, and cultural settings. Prerequisite: LING 220. Recommended: LING 160 or 260. Students with credit for LING 409 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
and any two of
Word structure in natural languages and its relationship to phonological and syntactic levels of grammar. Prerequisite: LING 221, 222; or 310.
Basic formal aspects of meaning (e.g. compositional semantics, truth conditional semantics and quantification in natural language) and how they are distinguished from pragmatic aspects of meaning. Prerequisite: LING 222. Quantitative.
A survey of methods of speech sound description and transcription. Prerequisite: LING 221.
and 33 additional upper division units in LING and/or FNLG courses.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honors Program Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) honours programs, students complete 132 units, which includes
-at least 60 units that must be completed at 間眅埶AV
-satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
-students complete at least 60 upper division units, which must include at least 50 units in upper division courses in a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program; no more than 15 upper division units that have been transferred from another institution can be used toward this requirement
-at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
-Students complete lower division requirements for at least one Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honors program
-students are required to achieve an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0, and an honors program CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 間眅埶AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See 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 間眅埶AV within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative |
6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth |
18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s 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 |
|
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s 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 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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