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Linguistics Major
間眅埶AV Requirements
An overall 2.25 cumulative GPA and a minimum C+ grade in LING 220 is required for admission to the major and all joint major programs.
Continuation Requirements
After a student has completed 60 credits, a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of not less than 2.25 is required for continuance in the major program. Students whose CGPA falls below 2.25 cannot enrol in any upper division LING courses. After their CGPA is restored to 2.25, students must meet with the departmental advisor to redeclare into the program.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 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 linguistics and/or FNLG units.
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete both 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.
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 15 additional upper division units in LING and/or FNLG courses.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Major 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 間眅埶AV
- at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 間眅埶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 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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