Linguistics Honours (B.A.)

60 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (21 credits)

  • LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 330 Phonetics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 331 Phonology 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LING 360 Introduction to Semantics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LING 371 Syntax 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • LING 480D1 Honours Thesis (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • LING 480D2 Honours Thesis (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Complementary Courses (39 credits)

Other Fields (12 credits)

12 credits in related fields selected from the following list.

Computer Science

  • COMP 202 Foundations of Programming (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
  • COMP 230 Logic and Computability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • COMP 250 Introduction to Computer Science (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

French Language and Literature

  • FREN 231 Linguistique française (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • FREN 336 Histoire de la langue française (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • FREN 434 Sociolinguistique du français (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Language

Any course in language (other than the student's native language) - literature courses are not acceptable.

Mathematics

  • MATH 240 Discrete Structures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter

Philosophy

  • PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 415 Philosophy of Language (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Psychology

  • PSYC 311 Human Cognition and the Brain (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 340 Psychology of Language (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • PSYC 341 The Psychology of Bilingualism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PSYC 433 Cognitive Science (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • PSYC 530 Applied Topics in Deafness (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Statistics

Any course in statistics (from any department).

3 credits from the following: (3 credits)

3 credits from the following:

  • COMP 230 Logic and Computability (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MATH 318 Mathematical Logic (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • PHIL 210 Introduction to Deductive Logic 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall

3 credits in Linguistics can be at the 200 level; this requirement may include: (3 credits)

3 credits in Linguistics can be at the 200 level; this requirement may include:

  • INLG 411 Linguistics of Indigenous Languages (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

Related programs

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