2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Linguistics and Philosophy (For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Linguistics
Philosophy

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2024. For students who entered the programme before September 2024, you can find the details of your programme:

BA Linguistics and Philosophy

This joint honours degree explores how language works, how it’s structured, interpreted and used, alongside key philosophical questions and thinking.
Studying linguistics will allow you to develop an understanding of human communication using approaches from the arts and sciences to equip you with a variety of skills. Compulsory and optional modules will allow you to explore topics such as language acquisition, syntax, language change and processing as well as phonetics – the study of how speech sounds are physically produced.
With philosophy at Leeds, you can explore fundamental questions about how we understand the world: what’s the difference between belief and knowledge? Why are we here? How do we know what we know – and can we ever know anything at all? Through core and optional modules you’ll learn how to construct arguments and study key topics such as ethics and logic, as well as specialist knowledge in topics from ancient and moral philosophy to the ethics of life and death, philosophy of language or aesthetics.
Throughout the course, you will develop valuable interpretative and analytical skills, as well as becoming a confident researcher. You will demonstrate these qualities in when you undertake a Dissertation or Final Year Project on a topic of your choice in either Philosophy or Linguistics.
Students on this programme may apply for transfer to an International Degree, where there are opportunities at our partner universities across the world where courses are taught in English. The opportunity to apply for a work placement (Industrial Degree) is also available.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 2 and 3 are not yet available. Before you enter years 2 and 3 details of modules for those years will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 2 and 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects.

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Students may take up to 40 credits of discovery modules.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 3 are not yet available. Before you enter year 3 full details of modules for that year will be provided.

Compulsory modules:

To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 2 and 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects.

Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following modules:

Optional modules:

If LING3200 is taken, candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules; if either PRHS3000 or PRHS3001 is taken, candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
[PRHS note: The following list is indicative as modules are under revision. Different modules will be available each year depending on the availability of teaching staff. There will typically be three optional modules offered per semester.]

- Bioethics - 20 credits
- Ancient Philosophy - 20 credits
- Philosophy of Language - 20 credits

If either PRHS3000 or PRHS3001 is taken, candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules; if LING3200 is taken, candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.

Last updated: 07/05/2024 14:11:46

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