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Linguistics and Mathematics (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
POS Code: A1024
UCAS Code: QG11
NYT Course S L CT
1 Linguistics 1A I 8 20
  EITHER      
    Linguistics 1B I 8 20
  OR      
    Human Communication 1 O 8 20
  Practical Calculus P 8 10
  Solving Equations P 8 10
  Geometry and Convergence P 8 10
  Group Theory: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics P 8 10
  Further courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 Linguistics 2A I 8 20
  Linguistics 2B I 8 20
  Foundations of Calculus P 8 10
  Several Variable Calculus P 8 10
  Linear Algebra P 8 10
  Methods of Applied Mathematics P 8 10
  Further courses A-Q 7/8/9 40
3 † Courses in Language Sciences* I 10 40
  Complex Variable & Differential Equations P 10 20
  Algebra P 10 20
  Further courses A-Q 10 40
4 EITHER      
    Dissertation in Language Sciences I 10 40
  OR      
    Project in Mathematics (Double) P 10 40
  Further courses in Language Sciences* I 10 40
  Further courses in Mathematics* P 10/11 40
* A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Throughout their programme, students are encouraged to choose courses in areas where the concerns of Linguistics and Mathematics overlap, such as speech processing, formal logic, and probability and statistics.
� Entry to Honours normally requires passes in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B, with an average mark across these courses of 50% or above at the first attempt, and passes at 50% or above in Foundations of Calculus, Linear Algebra, Methods of Applied Mathematics and Several Variable Calculus, or the permission of the relevant Head of School.
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