Linguistics
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Linguistics |
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Major |
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| A major in Linguistics requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Linguistics requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| LNGS1001 Structure of Language |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LNGS1002 Language and Social Context |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| LNGS2601 Phonetics and Phonology |
6 | P 6 credit points at 1000 level in the Linguistics major N LNGS2620 or LNGS2621 |
Semester 1 |
| LNGS2624 Grammar in the World's Languages |
6 | P 6 credit points of 1000level in Linguistics N LNGS2602 |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Selective |
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| LNGS3601 Semantics - Meaning, Reference and Mind This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 in Linguistics or 18 credit points at 2000 or 3000 level in English or Australian Literature |
Semester 2 |
| LNGS3605 Describing a Language |
6 | P (LNGS2601 and LNGS2624) or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Linguistics |
Semester 2 |
| LNGS3608 Computers, Discourse, Language This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P LNGS1001 and LNGS1002 and LNGS2624 |
Semester 2 |
| LNGS3609 Text and Context |
6 | P (LNGS2601 and LNGS2624) or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Linguistics |
Semester 1 |
| LNGS3610 Language Change and Variation This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Linguistics C LNGS2601 N LNGS2612 |
Semester 1 |
| LNGS3612 Dynamics of Sound |
6 | P (LNGS2601 and LNGS2624) or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Linguistics |
Semester 2 |
| LNGS3696 Multilingualism This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in the Linguistics major |
Semester 2 |
| LNGS3701 Functional Grammar This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Linguistics |
Semester 1 |
| LNGS3702 Pragmatics - Meaning in Use |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Linguistics |
Semester 1 |
| LNGS3704 Theory and typology of grammar This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in the Linguistics major, and LNGS2624 |
Semester 1 |
| ITLN3685 Linguistic Issues in Migration This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P ITLN2611 or ITLN2612 or ITLN2631 or ITLN2632 or ITLN3611 or ITLN3612 or ITLN3631 N ITLN3754 |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary project unit |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LNGS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LNGS3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |