Linguistics Courses (2017-2018)

This page lists the linguistics courses planned for the 2017-2018 academic year. Click on a course number to open a link to a page with further details about that course. Further details can be found in the following two files:

• Timetable (PDF file)
• Course Descriptions (PDF file)

Course list

1st year BA courses

The following are first year introductory courses. For those courses that have a tutorial, you must register for both the lecture and the tutorial.

2nd/3rd year BA courses

The following BA courses are usually taken during the 2nd or 3rd year, but interested students may also sometimes take these in the second semester of their first year after completing all the prerequisites. Depending on your track (expanded major, double major, etc), these are either required courses or electives; see the BA programs page for details about the different tracks.

BA seminars

BA seminars are usually taken on the 3rd year, but can also be taken on the 2nd semester of the 2nd year. A seminar usually involves reading and discussion of research articles; at the end of the semester, students are required to write a paper on a topic of their choice. You may only register for a seminar for which you have completed all the prerequisites.

In addition to the BA-specific seminars listed above, some advanced seminars listed under "MA/PhD seminars" below are also open to BA students and can be taken instead of BA seminars:

• Registration to seminars 870 and 990 is open to all BA students who have taken the prerequisite courses.
• Registration to seminars 877, 893, 941, 988 and 989 is open to 3rd year BA students who have taken the prerequisite courses.
• Other MA/PhD seminars are not open to BA students.

MA/PhD seminars 

MA/PhD seminars usually involve reading and discussion of advanced research articles. At the end of the semester, students are required to write a paper on a topic of their choice.

In addition to the above graduate seminars, MA students are also allowed to participate in a small number of BA seminars during their studies (which would be counted for credit), subject to approval by the linguistics graduate coordinator.

Other MA/PhD Courses

Every MA/PhD student is required to register for Guided Reading (868) for one year during his/her studies; for MA students, this should usually be their 2nd year. Students registered to Guided Reading must attend the Linguistics Colloquium on Tuesday 14:00-15:30 regularly throughout the year; all other MA/PhD students (as well as interested BA students) are also encouraged to attend the colloquium.

Two courses, 922 and 987, are required courses for all new students in the Linguistics in Clinical Research (LCR) program. Other students whose BA is not in linguistics might also be required to take these courses.