BA Program
The School of Linguistics and Language Studies offers the following BA Linguistics programs:
- BA Honours in Linguistics
- BA Honours in Linguistics with a concentration in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences
- BA Honours in Linguistics with a concentration in Linguistic Theory
- BA Combined Honours in Linguistics
- BA Combined Honours in Linguistics and Discourse Studies
- BA in Linguistics
- Minor in Linguistics
The BA in Linguistics has a breadth requirement that includes courses in culture and communication, humanities, social sciences, and science, engineering and design.
Students in the BA Honours and Combined Honours programs are required at graduation to have a working knowledge of a language other than English. Proficiency is determined by successful completion of a university course in the language or by an oral or written test given by SLaLS.
Students in the BA Honours can choose from two concentrations to tailor their Linguistics degree to their interests: Linguistic Theory, or Psycholinguistics & Communication Differences (previously Psycholinguistics & Communication Disorders). Qualified students in the Psycholinguistics & Communication Differences concentration have the opportunity to take a practicum course that provides clinical experience in speech-language pathology (information | application).
Students in the BA Honours and Combined Honours programs may enroll in the Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (CTESL) program concurrently with their Honours degree.
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- Phonetics: production, perception and acoustic properties of human speech sounds
- Phonology: variations and patterns of speech sounds
- Morphology: word categories, structure and creation of words
- Syntax: structure of phrases and sentences
- Semantics: word, phrase and sentence meaning
- Historical Linguistics: language change and language relationships
- Psycholinguistics: language processing and perception, language acquisition
- Neurolinguistics: Biological foundation and neuro-cognitive mechanisms of language
- Communication Disorders: Disorders of speech, language, fluency, hearing and voice
- Research Methodology and Statistics: experimental design and data analysis
We also offer a BSc in Linguistics
Our BSc in Linguistics requires courses in natural sciences including math, biology, chemistry, anatomy, and neuroscience or psychology.
Is English not your first language?
ESL students can still start a degree!
Linguistics (LING) Courses in the Undergraduate Calendar
Not all courses listed in the undergraduate calendar are offered in a given academic term.
Public Schedule: Current Course Offerings
We regularly offer special topic courses such as: Language and Landscape, Language Mapping, Language in the Legal Domain, Semantic Variation and Social Meaning, Japanese syntax, and Linguistic and Social Aspects of Inuktitut. The public schedule displays current course offerings.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
If you have any questions, check our FAQ and contact the undergraduate advisor.
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Accelerated Pathway for Graduate Studies
The Accelerated Pathway is a plan of graduate study for undergraduate students in their final year of a Carleton BA Honours degree.
Contact the Undergraduate Team
Karen Jesney
- Assistant Professor (Linguistics); Undergraduate Advisor (ALDS and LING)
- karen.jesney@carleton.ca
