The Programme

For other Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies degree requirements, please consult the Undergraduate Programmes Calendar. The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics offers courses in linguistics leading to BA and Honours BA degrees, with 30 credit, 42 credit and 54-credit major concentrations. Note: In any of the programmes described below, a student taking both AP/LING1000 6.0 and AP/LING2060 6.0 will be required to complete an additional 3 credits in linguistics to satisfy the linguistics component of the degree.

Note: There is a minimum C requirement in AP/LING1000 6.0 for majors/minors.

Compulsory Core Courses

The following core courses are compulsory in all Honours linguistics degree programmes: AP/LING1000 6.0 (or equivalent - see Introductory Course ), AP/LING2110 3.0, AP/LING2120 3.0, AP/LING2130 3.0, AP/LING2140 3.0, AP/LING3120 3.0 and AP/LING3140 3.0.

Note:      Entry to Honours (4000-level) courses is restricted to students who have an overall C+ average (Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies legislation) AND at least C+ in the prerequisite courses (Programme regulations).

Note:     Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies legislation specifies that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credit), students must take a total of at least 18 4000-level credits including at least 12 credits at the 4000-level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours major.

Specialized Honours BA Programme: checklist

Students take at least 54 credits in linguistics, including AP/LING1000 6.0; AP/LING2110 3.0; AP/LING2120 3.0; AP/LING2130 3.0; AP/LING2140 3.0; AP/LING3120 3.0; AP/LING3140 3.0; and an additional twelve credits at the 4000-level.

Honours BA Programme: checklist

Students take at least 42 credits in linguistics, including AP/LING1000 6.0; AP/LING2110 3.0; AP/LING2120 3.0; AP/LING2130 3.0; AP/LING2140 3.0; AP/LING3120 3.0; AP/LING3140 3.0; and an additional twelve credits at the 4000-level.

Honours (Double Major) BA Programme: checklist

The Honours BA programme described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours Bachelor's degree programme in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in Earth and Atmospheric Science or Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA Programmes:

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Linguistics may be linked with any Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA programme in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Students must take 36 credits in Linguistics and 36 credits in the interdisciplinary programme. Courses taken to meet Linguistics requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programmes must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000-level including at least 6 credits in Linguistics and 6 credits in the interdisciplinary programme. For further details of requirements, see the listing for the specific Honours (Double Major) Interdisciplinary BA programmes.

Honours (Major/Minor) BA Programme: checklist

The Honours BA programme described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor Bachelor's degree programme in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a Minor in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Honours (Minor) BA Progamme: checklist

he Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA programme in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The Honours Minor in Linguistics comprises at least 30 credits in linguistics, including AP/LING1000 6.0, AP/LING2110 3.0, AP/LING2120 3.0, AP/LING2130 3.0, AP/LING2140 3.0 and one of either AP/LING3120 3.0 or AP/LING3140 3.0, and an additional 6 credits in Linguistics at the 4000-level, as well as another 3 credits in Linguistics, at any level.

BA Programme: checklist

Students will take at least 30 credits in linguistics, including AP/LING1000 6.0, AP/LING2110 3.0, AP/LING2120 3.0, AP/LING2130 3.0, AP/LING2140 3.0 and one of either AP/LING3120 3.0 or AP/LING3140 3.0, and an additional 9 credits in linguistics at the 3000- or 4000-level.

Note: Students who want to maintain the option to switch to Honours should take both AP/LING3120 3.0 and AP/LING3140 3.0 as both these courses are prerequisites for most fourth-year courses.

Note: Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies legislation specifies that, for a BA degree, at least 18 credits must be at the 3000 or 4000-level, of which a minimum of 12 must be in the major subject.