BA Linguistics Programme
2010/2011

Requirements for the Major in Linguistics

In order to major in Linguistics, you must complete at least twelve (12) three-credit courses in Linguistics, for a total of thirty-six (36 credits), distributed as follows:

Level I

Major Requirements

The following three courses which form the general prerequisites to Level II and Levell III courses:

1. LING1001 - Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
2. LING1002 - Introduction to Morphology and Syntax
3. LING1005 - Introduction to Language

Level I Faculty Requirements:

Students must also complete the following to satisfy their Level I requirements:

4. *Foreign Language OR Level I Elective (outside Major, but within the Faculty) if Foreign Language is not required.
5. Level I Elective outside Major, but within the Faculty
6. ‡FOUN1001 English for Academic Purposes (†Prerequisite requirement )
7. FOUN1002 OR FOUN1003 (†Prerequisite requirement )
8-10. Three Level I Electives

*The Foreign Language Requirement applies only to students who do not have a CXC Grade 1, 2 or 3 (after 1998) in a foreign language or equivalent, in which case they must register for one of the basic courses in Spanish or French or Portuguese.

† Prerequisites: Pass in English Proficiency Test OR Exemption from Proficiency Test OR Pass in FOUN0100

‡ Please note that students who possess CAPE Communications at Grade I may be exempted from taking FOUN1001. However, you are advised that this is not for credit and you will be required to take another Level I course to make up the 10 courses.

Total: 10 courses (30 credits) required at Level I

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Level II

Major Requirements:

A minimum of four (4) courses which must include:

1. LING2004(L20D) - Semantics
2. LING2801(L28A) - Phonology
3. LING2802(L28B) - Syntax
4. LING2099 Research Methods in Linguistics

Level II Faculty Requirements:

5. FOUN1210 - Science, Medicine and Technology in the Twentieth Century.
6. FOUN1301 - Law, Governance, Economy and Society in the Caribbean.
7-10. Four (4) Level II/III Electives.

Total: 10 courses (30 credits) at Level II

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Level III

Major Requirements

A minimum of five (5) courses of which at least three must be at Level III (not including HUMN3099 or its substitutes) are required to complete 36 credits. These must include:

1. LING3201 - Caribbean Dialectology
2. LING3202 - Creole Linguistics
3-5. Three Level II/III Linguistics Electives

Other Level III Faculty Requirements:

6-7. *HUMN3099 Caribbean Studies (6 credits).
8-10. Three Level II/III electives

*All final year Linguistics majors must register for a year-long research paper HUMN3099 (the equivalent of two courses and worth 6 credits). All proposed topics must be cleared with the Coordinator, Linguistics.

Alternatively, students may substitute the following combination of courses for HUMN3099:

LING3201/L32A Caribbean Dialectology and
LING3202/L32B Creole Linguistics.

Students who desire to pursue this alternative should check with the Course Directors in question as there are certain prerequisites in place as well as limits to the number of students allowed in each course.

N.B. Students who have successfully completed LING1401 and LING1402 prior to 2008-2009 are not required to take LING1001, LING1002 or LING1005.

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TOTAL CREDITS For Award of the BA Degree (Linguistics Major):

Major Requirements: 36 credits (12 courses)
Faculty Requirements: 24 credits (8 courses)
Electives: 30 credits (10 courses)
TOTAL: 30 credits (90 courses)