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2010-2011 Calendar | Linguistics | Anthropology |
Linguistics and Anthropology Joint Major Program
Department of Linguistics | Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
An overall cumulative GPA of 2.25 and a minimum C grade in LING 220 is required for admission.
Linguistics and anthropology are kindred disciplines, each concerned with culture, cognition and social relations. Students will acquire multidisciplinary expertise in anthropological aspects of language.
The joint major is of special interest to those pursuing the certificate in First Nations language proficiency or the certificate in First Nations studies research, as well as to students interested in the anthropology of language, anthropological linguistics, or cognitive science.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Anthropology
Students complete all of
- SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
- SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
- SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)
and two additional 200 division courses in anthropology and/or sociology.
Linguistics
Students complete
- LING 220-3 Introduction to Linguistics
and one of
- LING 130-3 Practical Phonetics
- LING 221-3 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
and one of
- LING 160-3 Language, Culture, and Society
- LING 241-3 Languages of the World
and six additional units in 100 and 200 division LING courses. Note that LING 222 is required for many upper division courses.
Upper Division Requirements
Anthropology
Students complete both of
- SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
- SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
and 12 additional upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of anthropology (A), or (S or A) courses when they are designated as anthropology.
Linguistics
Students complete three of
- LING 321-3 Phonology
- LING 322-3 Syntax
- LING 323-3 Morphology
- LING 324-3 Semantics
- LING 330-3 Phonetics
- LING 331-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language I
and one of
- LING 309W-3 Sociolinguistics
- LING 332-3 Description and Analysis of a First Nations Language II
- LING 408-3 Field Linguistics
and nine additional upper division LING units. The following courses are recommended.
- LING 407-3 Historical Linguistics
- LING 430-3 Native American Languages
- LING 441-3 Linguistic Universals and Typology
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ÅÝܽ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
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