A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS
Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.
B. MAJOR-FIELD WITH HONOURS REQUIREMENTS
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 8.0 and a maximum of 12.0 full-course equivalents in the Field of Linguistics while fulfilling the following requirements:
1.ÌýCore: Linguistics 201, 203, 301, 303, 319, 341, 353, 401 and 403.
2.ÌýUpper-Level Courses: 1.0 full-course equivalents from each of the following:
(²¹)ÌýLinguistics 431, 433, 434, 435, 451, 453, 455, 477, 525, 531 and 541
(²ú)ÌýLinguistics 407, 419, 441, 505, 507, 511, 519 and 551.
3.ÌýExperiential Course: 0.5 full-course equivalents from: Linguistics 311, 313, 331, 439, 441, 505.
4.ÌýHonours Thesis: Linguistics 598.
5.ÌýAdvanced Courses: At least 1.5 full-course equivalents in Linguistics, inclusive of the courses used to fulfill Requirements 2-4 above, must be at the 500 level.
C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
1.ÌýLanguage: At least 1.0 full-course equivalents from courses in languages other than English including the following courses on programming languages: Computer Science 217, 219, 231, 313, 355, 449.
2.ÌýMethods: At least 0.5 full-course equivalents from the following list of formal-methods courses: Philosophy 279, 377, Psychology 312, Sociology 311 and Statistics 213.
2.ÌýSupporting Courses: At least 0.5 full-course equivalents from each of the following three disciplines: Anthropology, Philosophy and Psychology.
D. DEGREE OPTIONS
- The BA Honours in Linguistics can be taken with Cooperative Education. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.
- The BA Honours in Linguistics can be taken with a concentration in Applied Linguistics or Speech-Language Sciences (see 4.44.3 or 4.44.4).
Notes:
- In special circumstances, the Undergraduate Director may approve the following substitute methods courses: Anthropology 411, Geography 339, Political Science 399 or Sociology 313.
- Honours students, in particular, are strongly encouraged to meet specific degree requirements as early in their program as possible. Note that it is possible for students in second year or higher to take Linguistics 301, 303, 319, and 341 immediately after finishing Linguistics 201.
- Students are strongly advised to take the Linguistics 301/401 sequence in a single academic year, and the Linguistics 303/403 sequence in a single academic year.
- Linguistics 341 should be taken either before or concurrently with 303. To complete a degree in a timely fashion, Majors are advised to consult the suggested course schedule below. It is important to check prerequisites for senior courses.
- The Honours thesis must be completed during the last year. Students are governed by the Honours Thesis Guidelines available from the Department of Linguistics.
