2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Linguistics
| Programme code: | MA-LING/12M | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Diane Nelson | Contact address: | d.c.nelson@leeds.ac.uk |
Details available from Programme Manager
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Modern Languages and Cultures: Linguistics and Phonetics
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures: Linguistics and Phonetics board of examiners
Programme specification:
At the end of the programme students should appreciate the contribution to academic and intellectual culture made by the discipline of Linguistics; understand the main principles behind linguistic theorising; and be able to evaluate specific claims put forward by linguists in terms of how those claims are developed and formulated, and how they relate to the discipline as a whole.
The programme will:
- consolidate the students' grounding in grammar, phonetics and general linguistics, the structural analysis of language and the physical analysis of speech sounds;
- expose students to theories and methods in the core areas of syntax and phonetics, in a way which will enable them to appreciate work in these areas which is at the frontiers of the subject;
- enable students to explore additional subjects, particularly in the areas of language development and discourse studies, through optional modules;
- provide training in research methods and in the associated skills which will enable students to plan, execute and write up a personal research project in a chosen subdiscipline of Linguistics.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| LING5350M | Dissertation (Linguistics and Phonetics) | 30 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| LING5400M | Foundations of Phonetics and Phonology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING5410M | Foundations of Syntax | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING5420M | Topics in Phonetics and Phonology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING5430M | Topics in Syntax | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING5470M | Academic Skills in Linguistics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING5480M | Research Methods in Linguistics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
| LING5005M | Languages in Contact | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING5241M | Pragmatics | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING5290M | Second Language Acquisition | 30 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
| LING5440M | Approaches to Linguistics and Language Acquisition | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
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