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Degree Programme Table: Celtic and Linguistics (MA Hons) (UTCELLI)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Personal Tutor.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    CELT08004     Gaelic 1A     (40 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 08, as available
    CELT08005     Gaelic 1B     (40 credits)

     
    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    CELT08014     Celtic Civilisation 1A     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    CELT08015     Celtic Civilisation 1B     (20 credits)

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    CELT08017     Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    CELT08015     Celtic Civilisation 1B     (20 credits)

     




    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    LASC08017 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    LASC08020     LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
    LASC08021     LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages     (20 credits)

     



    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CELT08006    Gaelic 2A   40  
    CELT08007    Gaelic 2B   40  
    CELT08012    Celtic Literature 2A   20  
    CELT08013    Celtic Literature 2B   20  

     


    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:It is recommended that students take at least 20 credits of further LEL2 courses.
     



    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: # Progression to Honours requires an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses taken and a minimum of 40% in each, on the first sitting; and a pass at 50% or above in either Gaelic 2A or Gaelic 2B (for Modern honours options) or in Celtic Literature 2A and Celtic literature 2B (for Medieval honours options).


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10002    Sociolinguistics   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10079    Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing   20  
    LASC10077    Child Bilingualism: Language and Cognition   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10067    Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10078    The Sociolinguistics of Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10084    Syntax: Theory and Practice   20  
    LASC10029    First Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10058    Advanced Topics in Phonetics: Speech Production and Perception (Honours)   20  
    LASC10081    Computational Phonology   20  
    LASC10070    Current Issues in Morphology   20  
    LASC10069    Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10080    Early Germanic Dialects   20  

    Notes:"The LEL handbook 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. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses."
     


    Select exactly 60 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options. Detailed information regarding course choices and availability is provided in course handbooks.
     
    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options. Detailed information regarding course choices and availability is provided in course handbooks.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    CELT10036     Dissertation (Part 1)     (20 credits)

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Notes: Final Assessment: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
    1. (Honours option for Linguistics). 2. (Honours option for Linguistics). 3. (Honours option for Linguistics). 4. (Honours option for Celtic). 5. (Honours option for Celtic). 6. (Honours option for Celtic or Dissertation Part 1). 7. (Dissertation in Language Sciences or Honours option for Celtic). 8. (Dissertation in Language Sciences or Honours option for Celtic). 9. (Honours option for Linguistics). 10. (Honours option for Linguistics). 11. (Honours option for Celtic). 12. (Honours option for Celtic or Dissertation Part 2).


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


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


    Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options. Detailed information regarding course choices and availability is provided in course handbooks.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    LASC10024     Dissertation in Language Sciences     (40 credits)

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    CELT10037     Dissertation (Part 2)     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

     



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