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Degree Programme Table: Linguistics and Social Anthropology (MA Hons) (UTLINSA)


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


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08004 Linguistics 1A As available 20
LASC08012 Linguistics 1B As available 20
SCAN08003 Social Anthropology 1A: An Introduction As available 20
SCAN08002 Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology As available 20




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, 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 5 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08006 Linguistics 2A As available 20
LASC08013 Linguistics 2B As available 20
SCAN08004 Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field As available 20
SSPS08002 Social and Political Theory 2 As available 20
SSPS08004 Social and Political Enquiry 2 As available 20




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


Select exactly 20 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 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Notes: Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at first attempt in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B (or Linguistics 2L), with an average mark across these courses of 50% or above in the prescribed Social and Political Studies 2nd year courses.


    • 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: '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.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Social and Political Studies- Multiple UG Courses- Level 10' (ROU_J_UGSOCPOL1_10) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School Collection schedule I or J Level 10' (SCH_I/J_10) , as available.

     

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


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN10032 Belief, Thought and Language As available 20
    SCAN10030 Culture and Power As available 20
    Notes: Social Anthropology core courses which are normally taken in 3rd year may be taken in 4th year as an alternative to 'Culture and Power'.
    LASC10024 Dissertation in Language Sciences As available 40
    Notes: By special arrangement the dissertation MAY be supervised in Social Anthropology. Guidance is given in the Honours booklet.




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


    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.
     

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