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Language and Society (MA)
Degree Type: Single Honours
POS Code: A1022
UCAS Code: QL13
NYT Course S L CT
1 EITHER      
     Linguistics 1A and Linguistics 1B I 8 40
  OR      
     English Language 1 I 8 40
  Further courses* A-Q 7/8 80
2 EITHER      
     Linguistics 2A and either Linguistics 2B or Linguistics 2L I 8 40
  OR      
     English Language 2 I 8 40
  Further courses* A-Q 7/8 80
3† EIGHTY (80) CREDITS CHOSEN FROM COURSES ON THE FOLLOWING LIST: I 10 80
  Applied Linguistics; Bilingualism; Corpus Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Global Englishes; Historical Linguistics; Language & Gender; Northern Englishes; Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification; Sociolinguistics; Statistics & Experimental Design; Variation in Modern Scots ‡      
  Further courses A-Q 9/10 40
4 SIXTY (60) CREDITS CHOSEN FROM COURSES ON THE FOLLOWING LIST, IF NOT ALREADY TAKEN IN YEAR 3: I 10 60
  Applied Linguistics; Bilingualism; Corpus Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Global Englishes; Historical Linguistics; Language & Gender; Northern Englishes; Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification; Sociolinguistics; Statistics & Experimental Design; Variation in Modern Scots ‡      
  Dissertation in Language Sciences I 10 40
  Further courses A-Q 10/11 20
*  At least 40 credits in second year must continue from courses taken in Year 1.  A maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted.
†  Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at 50% or above, at the first attempt, in either English Language 2 or passes in second year Linguistics courses, with an average mark across these courses of 50% or above.
‡  A LEL booklet and the Honours webpages give details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses.
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