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Subject: Administered by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Plan: Consists of 48.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: LING-M
Program: The Plan, when combined with a Major or Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| or | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics: Words, Sentences, and Meaning and Introduction to Linguistics: Sounds, Signs, and Perception | ||
| B. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Canadian English | ||
| Language and Power | ||
| Semiotics: Interpreting the World | ||
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| LING 320 | Phonology | 3.00 |
| LING 340 | Syntax | 3.00 |
| D. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Phonetics | ||
| Morphology | ||
| Semantics | ||
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
LING at the 400-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 12.00 units from the following course list: | 12.00 | |
LANG_Languages | ||
| C. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
LING at any level | ||
LING_Options | ||
| Linguistic Diversity and Identity | ||
| Semiotics: Interpreting the World | ||
| Introduction to Romance Philology | ||
| Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements | 72.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Additional Requirements
A. Only one of the following courses may be counted towards this Plan: LING 501/3.0 or LING 505/9.0.
4. Notes
A. Students should note that many of the LING_Option courses, particularly in CISC, FREN, PHIL, PSYC, and SOCY require prerequisites.
B. Course prerequisites for Option Courses should be taken early in the program (i.e. first and second year).
C. Students enrolled in a second plan that requires at least 12.00 units of language courses (LLCU, FREN, LANG, ITLN, GMST, HISP, INDG, CLST) have the option of replacing 6.00 units of LANG_Languages courses for Option 2.B. with other courses from LING or LING_Options.
D. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Linguistics Course Lists
The following lists may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
LANG_Languages
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Courses must develop competence in at least one of the following skills: reading, writing, or speaking and listening in a language other than English. | ||
| ANSH | ||
| ARAB | ||
| CHIN | ||
| FREN | ||
| GREK 1 | ||
| GRMN | ||
| HEBR | ||
| INDG 111 | Introduction to an Indigenous Language and Culture I | 3.00 |
| INDG 112 | Introduction to an Indigenous Language and Culture II | 3.00 |
| INUK | ||
| ITLN | ||
| JAPN | ||
| LATN | ||
| LLCU 103 | Beginning Language and Culture l | 3.00 |
| LLCU 104 | Beginning Language and Culture ll | 3.00 |
| MOHK | ||
| PORT 103 | Beginning Portuguese and Culture l | 3.00 |
| PORT 104 | Beginning Portuguese and Culture ll | 3.00 |
| SPAN | ||
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Excluding GREK 430/6.0*.
LING_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ARIN 101 | Artificial Intelligence in Society | 3.00 |
| ARIN 201 | Ethics and Fairness in Artificial Intelligence | 3.00 |
| ARIN 210 | Applications of Artificial Intelligence | 3.00 |
| CISC 223 | Software Specifications | 3.00 |
| CISC 360 | Programming Paradigms | 3.00 |
| CISC 465 | Semantics of Programming Languages | 3.00 |
| COGS 201 | Cognition and Computation | 3.00 |
| ENGL 206 | History of the English Language | 3.00 |
| FREN 363 | Histoire de la langue française | 3.00 |
| FRST 105 | Reading French | 3.00 |
| LLCU 110 | Linguistic Diversity and Identity | 3.00 |
| LLCU 200 | Semiotics: Interpreting the World | 3.00 |
| LLCU 201 | Introduction to Romance Philology | 3.00 |
| LLCU 260 | Multilingualisms | 3.00 |
| LLCU 360 | Ethnographic Approaches to Language | 3.00 |
| PHIL 260 | Introduction to Logic | 3.00 |
| PHIL 359 | Philosophy of Language | 3.00 |
| PHIL 362 | Further Studies in Logic | 3.00 |
| PHIL 459 | Current Issues in the Philosophy of Language | 3.00 |
| PSYC 221 | Cognitive Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 251 | Developmental Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSYC 271 | Brain and Behaviour I | 3.00 |
| PSYC 305 | Introduction to Comparative Cognition | 3.00 |
| PSYC 321 | Psycholinguistics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 352 | Cognitive and Language Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 353 | Atypical Development | 3.00 |
| PSYC 354 | Language | 3.00 |
| PSYC 370 | Brain and Behaviour II | 3.00 |
| PSYC 452 | Developmental Psycholinguistics | 3.00 |