BSc Program
The School of Linguistics and Language Studies offers the following BSc programs:
- BSc Honours in Linguistics
- BSc Honours in Linguistics with a Concentration in Computer Science
- BSc Honours in Linguistics with a Concentration in Neuroscience
- BSc Honours in Linguistics with a Concentration in Psychology
- BSc Honours in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences
- BSc Honours in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences with a Concentration in Computer Science
- BSc Honours in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences with a Concentration in Neuroscience
- BSc Honours in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences with a Concentration in Psychology
The science requirements include math, biology, chemistry, and neuroscience or psychology.
Students in the BSc program 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.
Qualified students in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences have the opportunity to take a practicum course that provides clinical experience in speech-language pathology.
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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 BA in Linguistics
Our BA in Linguistics has a breadth requirement that includes courses in culture and communication, humanities, social sciences, and science, engineering and design. Students can also choose to add a concentration in Psycholinguistics and Communication Differences.
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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.
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Kumiko Murasugi
- Professor (Linguistics); Undergraduate Advisor (LING and ALDS); SLP Practicum Coordinator
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