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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Linguistics and English Language 1A

Must be passed

LASC08022 20 credits
Linguistics and English Language 1B

Must be passed

LASC08023 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1A: The Life Course

Must be passed

SCAN08013 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1B: Anthropology Matters

Must be passed

SCAN08012 20 credits

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Notes:
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year. An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.

As an alternative to the above-listed courses, you may take courses in British Sign Language (LLLO07003/LLLO07004) from Schedule X, subject to availability. The overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 still applies in this case.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English

Must be passed

LASC08017 20 credits
LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories

Must be passed

LASC08020 20 credits
Ethnography: Theory and Practice

Must be passed at 50%

SCAN08005 20 credits
Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts

Must be passed at 50%

SCAN08011 20 credits

Course options

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Notes:
It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year. An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.

As an alternative to the above-listed courses, you may take courses in British Sign Language (LLLO07003/LLLO07004) from Schedule X, subject to availability. The overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 still applies in this case.¿

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Notes: Progression to Honours requires an average mark of 50% or above in the prescribed Social and Political Studies 2nd year courses.

If considering taking the DISSERTATION IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, students must also take IMAGINING ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH (zero credits). This course attracts a zero credit rating. However, if you intend taking the dissertation in Social Anthropology you must take this course as preparation.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

LEL Foundation

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Sociolinguistics
LASC10002 20 credits
Historical Linguistics
LASC10021 20 credits
Pragmatics
LASC10067 20 credits
Syntax: Theory and Practice
LASC10084 20 credits
Morphology
LASC10086 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC10090 20 credits
Cognitive Linguistics
LASC10107 20 credits
Semantic Theory
LASC10110 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
Notes:
This is your 'free choice'. Please select a course from any course cluster.
OR

LEL Skills

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you plan on taking a LEL Dissertation in Year 4 you need to take a Skills course in Year 3.
Simulating Language
LASC10018 20 credits
Reading Old English
LASC10049 20 credits
Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description
LASC10050 20 credits
Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing
LASC10079 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC10090 20 credits
Methods in Theoretical Linguistics
LASC10109 20 credits
Discourse Analysis
LASC10114 20 credits
Online Experiments for Language Scientists
LASC10115 20 credits
Structure of a Language A
LASC10123 20 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from Social Anthropology in School of Social and Political Studies- Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This is your 'free choice'. Please select courses from any course cluster.
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021 20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023 20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology
SCAN10031 20 credits
AND

Group D

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
Notes:
This is your 'free choice'. Please select courses from any course cluster.
AND

Social Anthropology Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Social Anthropology Level 10 courses
AND

Imagining Anthropological Research

Select exactly 0 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If considering taking the DISSERTATION IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, students must also take IMAGINING ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH (zero credits). This course attracts a zero credit rating. However, if you intend taking the dissertation in Social Anthropology you must take this course as preparation.
Imagining Anthropological Research
SCAN10037 0 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students taking the DISSERTATION IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY are expected to use the summer vacation of their third year on research for their Dissertation.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Dissertation in Language Sciences

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Dissertation in Language Sciences
LASC10024 40 credits
OR

Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)
SCAN10036 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Social Anthropology Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Social Anthropology Level 10 courses
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
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