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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2006/2007
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Evolution of Language and Cognition (MSc/Dip)
Degree Type: Taught Postgraduate Masters/Diploma/Certificate Degrees
POS Code: A0409
NYT Course S L CT
1 Compulsory Courses
  Human Evolution A 11 20
  Foundations of Evolution I 11 10
  Origins and Evolution of language (MSc) I 11 10
  Animal Communication and Sociobiology I 11 10
  Current Issues in Language Evolution I 11 10
60 CREDITS FROM:
Optional Courses *
  Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics I 11 10
  Introduction to Syntax I 11 10
  Introduction to Statistics and Experimental Design I 11 10
  Concepts and Categorisation I 11 10
  First Language Acquisition I 11 20
  Simulating Language (MSc) I 11 20
  Diachronic Change I 11 10
  Psycholinguistics I 11 20
  Developmental Syntax I 11 10
  Developmental Phonology I 11 10
  Diachronic Linguistics I 11 20
  Maturational Constraints on Language Acquisition I 11 10
  Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification I 11 20
Further courses available I 11 10/20
Compulsory Dissertation
  Dissertation:  MSc in Evolution of Language and Cognition I 11 60
* Candidates should note that not all the optional courses will necessarily be available in any given year and should consult the relevant programme handbook.  The programme director must approve choice of courses.
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