Linguistics

Program of Study Credit Points
Prescribed Units for this Minor, Major or Extended Major
Complete the following units:		 12 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
LING101 Introduction to Linguistics 6  
LING102 Foundations of Linguistics 6  
Listed Units for this Minor, Major or Extended Major
Minor or Major - complete 6 credit points from the following units:
Extended Major - complete 6 or 12 credit points from the following units:		 6 or 12 cps
LING365 Phonetics and Phonology 6  
LING369 Morphology and Syntax 6  
And
Minor - complete 6 credit points from the following units:
Major - complete 24 or 30 credit credit points from the following units:
Extended Major - complete 42 or 54 credit points from the following units:
6 cps or
24 or 30 cps or
42 or 54 cps
LING244 Language and the Law 6  
LING305 Meaning in Language 6  
LING350 Communicating in Culturally Diverse Contexts 6  
LING353 The English Language 6  
LING362 Second Language Acquisition 6  
LING363 Bilingualism 6  
LING364 First Language and Literacy Acquisition 6  
LING366 Australia's Indigenous Languages 6  
LING371 Sociolinguistics and Language Ecology 6  
LING380 The Languages of Asia 6  
With permission of the Head of School, candidates completing a Major or Extended Major may complete a maximum of 6 credit points from the following units: 0 or 6 cps
BCSS393 BCSS Reading Unit 1 6  
BCSS394 BCSS Reading Unit 2 6  
Course Requirements 72 or 96 or 120 cps
To achieve an overall total of 144 credit points candidates must complete:
If candidates have completed a Minor - a further 120 credit points comprising 12 credit points of Core Units; and a Major of 48-60 credit points; and Elective Units of 48-60 credit points.
If candidates have completed a Major - a further 96 credit points comprising 12 credit points of Core Units; and a Minor of 24 credit points; and Elective Units of 60 credit points.
If candidates have completed an Extended Major - a further 72 credit points comprising 12 credit points of Core Units; and Elective Units of 60 credit points.
Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units.		  
Total 144 cps

Note for students contemplating studying Honours in Linguistics:
The entry requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Linguistics is a GPA of 5.0 (Credit) in all units completed in a Bachelor of Arts. In addition, a candidate for Linguistics honours in the Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree shall have passed 60 credit points in Linguistics, including 18 credit points at Distinction level and have completed at least two of the following units at Distinction level or better: LING305 (Meaning in Language), LING353 (The English Language), LING365 (Phonetics and Phonology) and LING369 (Morphology and Syntax). The following units offered in previous years LING312 (Phonology and Pronunciation), LING313 (Language Description), LING360 (Analysing Syntax) and LING368 (Formal Phonology) also satisfy this requirement.

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