SYLLABI & COURSES STRUCTURE- Go University- Ghana/Global

Go University 2016/17/18/19

Linguistics and Philosophy BA

• Overview

  Linguistics explores how language works: how it is structured, interpreted and used. This degree will allow you to develop an understanding of human communication using approaches from the arts and sciences that will equip you with a variety of skills. Core and optional modules will allow you to explore topics such as language acquisition, syntax, language change and death as well as phonetics – the study of how speech sounds are physically produced.

  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? Philosophy at Leeds explores fundamental questions about how we understand the world. 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.

• Course content

  A Joint Honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each Single Honours course, but you’ll take fewer options and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects. You’ll also undertake a major research project in either subject in your final year.

  Linguistics 

  Core modules in your first year will introduce you to the structure of language, as well as how language is used to convey meaning. In the following year you’ll study further core modules in the key areas of syntax and phonetics as well as choosing optional modules such as Psycholinguistics or Language and Gender. You’ll continue to benefit from this choice in your final year, with options including language acquisition and phonological theory.

  Philosophy 

  Core modules in your first year will introduce you to topics such as ethics and logic and teach you to construct arguments. This will lay the foundation for the next two years, where you’ll continue to take a broad approach to philosophy by choosing modules from areas such as logic and language, philosophy of science, mind and knowledge or history of philosophy. By your final year you will also have highly developed research and analytical skills.

  Course structure

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  Year 1

  Compulsory modules

  • Language: Meaning and Use 20 credits

  • IT for LCS Students 5 credits

  • Language: Structure and Sound 20 credits

  • How to Think Clearly and Argue Well 20 credits

  Optional modules

  Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Politics, Culture and Society 20 credits

  • Discourse, Culture and Identity 20 credits

  • The Mind 10 credits

  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 10 credits

  • Knowledge, Self and Reality 20 credits

  Year 2

  Compulsory modules

  • Phonetics 20 credits

  • Syntax 20 credits

  Optional modules

  Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Languages In Contact 20 credits

  • Psycholinguistics 20 credits

  • Language and Gender 20 credits

  • Ethics of Life and Death 10 credits

  • Philosophy of Religion 20 credits

  • Introduction to Metaphysics 20 credits

  Year 3

  Compulsory modules

  • Final Year Project

  Optional modules

  Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Language and Gender 20 credits

  • Language Acquisition 20 credits

  • Language Change 20 credits

  • Philosophy of Mind 20 credits

  • Advanced Topics in Knowledge, Mind and Action 20 credits

  • Feminist Philosophy 20 credits

  For more information on typical modules, read Linguistics and Philosophy BA in programme catalogue after enrollment.

   

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  Learning and teaching

  Our tutors are experts in their fields, and their teaching is informed by their own cutting-edge research.

  We use a range of teaching methods to help you benefit from their expertise, including lectures, seminars, tutorials or occasionally workshops. However, independent study is also central to this degree, since it allows you to develop your skills in research and analysis. You will be able to apply your skills and knowledge in a Final Year Research Project on a topic of your own choice.

  Assessment

  We also use different types of assessment. Usually we use a mixture of exams and essays, but you may also be assessed on oral presentations or group work in some modules.

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