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Program Requirements

Students who wish to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs".

Joint Honours students should consult an adviser in each department to discuss their course selection and their interdisciplinary research project (if applicable).

Joint Honours students must maintain a GPA of 3.30 (B+ average) in their program courses and a minimum grade of B+ must be obtained in three out of four of the following courses: LING 330, LING 331, LING 360, LING 371, as well as in the Joint Honours Thesis, LING 481D1/D2. According to Faculty of Arts regulations, Joint Honours students must also maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general.

The requirement for First Class Honours is a CGPA of 3.50 and a minimum grade of A- in the Joint Honours Thesis. Inquiries may be addressed to the departmental office or to the Adviser for Undergraduate Studies.

Required Courses (21 credits)

• LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Primarily for students intending to take further courses in linguistics. Topics include: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students will be introduced to techniques of linguistic analysis.

  Terms: Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Summer 2015

  Instructors: Shimoyama, Junko; Milne, Peter (Fall) Coon, Jessica; Milne, Peter (Winter) Hamilton, Michael (Summer)

  • Fall and Winter

  • No prerequisite.

• LING 330 Phonetics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Transcription, identification, and production of speech sounds. Introduction to the acoustic properties of speech sounds, acoustic analysis of speech, and auditory phonetics.

  Terms: Winter 2015

  Instructors: Milne, Peter (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: LlNG 201

• LING 331 Phonology 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Introduction to phonological theory and analysis.

  Terms: Fall 2014

  Instructors: Milne, Peter (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisite: LING 330.

• LING 360 Introduction to Semantics (3 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Introduction to the rudiments of semantics, focusing on those aspects of meaning that are invariant across contexts and the ways in which the meaning of a complex expression is determined by the meanings of its constituents.

  Terms: Fall 2014

  Instructors: Gillon, Brendan S (Fall)

  • Fall

  • Prerequisites: LING 201 and PHIL 210

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken LING 370.

• LING 371 Syntax 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Introduction to the study of generative syntax of natural languages, emphasizing basic concepts and formalism: phrase structure rules, transformations, and conditions on rules.

  Terms: Winter 2015

  Instructors: Travis, Lisa De Mena (Winter)

  • Winter

  • Prerequisite: LING 201.

• LING 481D1 Joint Honours Thesis (1.5 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Research and writing of the Joint Honours thesis on an approved subject.

  Terms: Fall 2014

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.

  • Students must register for both LING 481D1 and LING 481D2.

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both LING 481D1 and LING 481D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

• LING 481D2 Joint Honours Thesis (1.5 credits)

  Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Linguistics : Research and writing of the Joint Honours thesis on an approved subject.

  Terms: Winter 2015

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2014-2015 academic year.

  • Prerequisite: LING 481D1

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both LING 481D1 and LING 481D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

• PHIL 210 Introduction to Deductive Logic 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Philosophy (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Philosophy : An introduction to propositional and predicate logic; formalization of arguments, truth tables, systems of deduction, elementary metaresults, and related topics.

  Terms: Fall 2014, Summer 2015

  Instructors: Magal, Oran (Fall) Murphy, Eric (Summer)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken MATH 318

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

15 credits in Linguistics (LING) chosen according to the student's interests. At least 9 of these credits must be at the 400/500 level.