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Degree Programme Table: Linguistics and Mathematics (MA Hons) (UTLINMA)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08004 Linguistics 1A As available 20
MATH08001 Practical Calculus As available 10
MATH08002 Solving Equations As available 10
MATH08003 Geometry & Convergence As available 10
MATH08004 Group Theory: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics As available 10




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schools of Philosophy/Psychology/Language Sciences & Informatics- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_I/O_UGPHPYLA1_8) , as available.
     
Code   Course Name   Credits
LASC08012    Linguistics 1B   20  
INFR08006    Human Communication 1   20  

 

Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

 

Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08006 Linguistics 2A As available 20
LASC08013 Linguistics 2B As available 20
MATH08005 Foundations of Calculus As available 10
MATH08006 Several Variable Calculus As available 10
MATH08007 Linear Algebra As available 10
MATH08035 Methods of Applied Mathematics As available 10




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 7 or 8 or 9' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8/9) , as available.

 

Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Notes: Entry to Honours normally requires passes in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B (or Linguistics 2L), with an average mark across these courses of 50% or above at the first attempt, and passes at 50% or above in Foundations of Calculus, Linear Algebra, Methods of Applied mathematics and Several Variable Calculus, or the permission of the relevant Head of School.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MATH10033 Complex Variable & Differential Equations As available 20
    MATH10021 Algebra As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Language Sciences ( Hons courses) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTLINGS1_10) , as available.
                                                                                       
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10019    Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10030    Second Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10045    English grammar: a cognitive account   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10050    Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10054    Optimality Theory   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10057    Prosody (Honours)   20  
    LASC10059    Third-year Project in Language Sciences   40  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10075    Principles and Applications of Medieval Dialectology   20  
    LASC10076    Language, Politics and Identity   20  

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Throughout their programme, students are encouraged to choose courses in areas where the concerns of Linguistics and Mathematics overlap, such as speech processing, formal logic, and probability and statistics.
     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 10' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_10) , as available.

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schools of Philosophy/Psychology & Language Sciences and Mathematics- Linguistics and Mathematics (MA)-Level 10' (ROU_I/P_UTLINMA_10) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10024    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  
    MATH10031    Project in Mathematics (Double)   40  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Language Sciences ( Hons courses) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTLINGS1_10) , as available.
                                                                                       
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10019    Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10030    Second Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10045    English grammar: a cognitive account   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10050    Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10054    Optimality Theory   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10057    Prosody (Honours)   20  
    LASC10059    Third-year Project in Language Sciences   40  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10075    Principles and Applications of Medieval Dialectology   20  
    LASC10076    Language, Politics and Identity   20  

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Throughout their programme, students are encouraged to choose courses in areas where the concerns of Linguistics and Mathematics overlap, such as speech processing, formal logic, and probability and statistics.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule P level 10 OR 11' (SCH_P_10/11) , as available.

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Throughout their programme, students are encouraged to choose courses in areas where the concerns of Linguistics and Mathematics overlap, such as speech processing, formal logic, and probability and statistics.
     

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