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  Joint Honours BA in Psychology and Linguistics

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        Psychology

        Psychology is the science that studies human behaviour and mental processes, and it is one of the richest fields of scholarly and scientific research. The BA in psychology deals with the fundamentals of psychology with a particular focus on how we learn, communicate and interact with one another, preparing you for graduate studies in experimental psychology, clinical psychology, in health sciences, in education or in administration.

        Learn more about the Psychology program

        Linguistics

        Where does language come from? How does language work? What is the nature of language structure and how is meaning encoded into language? Advances in research and new technologies are revolutionizing the way we try to answer these questions. Using the latest equipment and investigative approaches, our research laboratories make it possible for you to analyze spoken sounds, track eye movement and brain activity during language processing, explore language variation and acquisition, and probe dozens of other theoretical and empirical aspects of language including unfamiliar languages.

        These programs can serve as an entry point for a master's degree in either speech-language pathology or audiology, as well as for subsequent graduate study in theoretical and empirical linguistics.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

        Learn more about the Linguistics program

      This program does not lead to graduate studies in psychology at the University of Ottawa.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2022-2023 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                  Title                                                  Units  
        Basic Skills                                                               
        ENG 1100              Workshop in Essay Writing                              3 Units
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          PHI 1101            Reasoning and Critical Thinking                               
          PHI 1301            Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments                               
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          ENG 1120            Selected Topics in Literature and Composition                 
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          PHI 1102            Moral Reasoning                                               
          PHI 1103            Fundamental Philosophical Questions                           
          PHI 1104            Great Philosophers                                            
          PHI 1302            Philosophy: Themes and Texts                                  
        Total:                12 Units                                             
        
        Course List
          Code                                                                           Title                                     Units  
          Linguistics (48 course units)                                                                                          
          Compulsory Courses                                                                                                     
          LIN 1315                                                                       Introduction to Linguistics               3 Units
          LIN 2310                                                                       Introduction to Syntax                    3 Units
          LIN 2320                                                                       Introduction to Phonology                 3 Units
          LIN 3350                                                                       Psycholinguistics                         3 Units
          Optional Courses                                                                                                       
          6 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) from list A of optional courses   6 Units                                 
          12 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) from list B of optional courses  12 Units                                
          3 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) from list C of optional courses   3 Units                                 
          9 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) 2                                 9 Units                                 
          6 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) at the 3000 or 4000 level 2       6 Units                                 
          Psychology (48 course units) 3                                                                                         
          Compulsory Courses                                                                                                     
          PSY 1101                                                                       Introduction to Psychology: Foundations   3 Units
          PSY 1102                                                                       Introduction to Psychology: Applications  3 Units
          PSY 2105                                                                       Child Development                         3 Units
          PSY 2106                                                                       Quantitative Methods in Psychology I      3 Units
          PSY 2116                                                                       Quantitative Methods in Psychology II     3 Units
          PSY 2174                                                                       Research Methods and Ethics               3 Units
          PSY 2301                                                                       Biological Foundations of Behaviour       3 Units
          PSY 3108                                                                       Perception                                3 Units
          PSY 3301                                                                       Behavioural Neuroscience                  3 Units
          PSY 3307                                                                       Psychometric Methods                      3 Units
          PSY 3377                                                                       Cognition                                 3 Units
          Optional Courses                                                                                                       
          9 optional course units in psychology (PSY)                                    9 Units                                 
          6 optional course units in psychology (PSY) at the 4000 level                  6 Units                                 
          Total:                                                                         96 Units                                
          
          Course List
            Code                      Title     Units
            Elective Courses 4                
            12 elective course units  12 Units
            Total:                    12 Units
            

            Note(s)

            1

            This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.

            2

            It is recommended but not mandatory that the 12 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) be chosen from list A, B and/or C below. 3 course units at the 1000-level anatomy and physiology (ANP) and/or 3 course units at the 1000-level in physics (PHY) may be substituted for no more than 3 optional course units in linguistics (LIN) and no more than 3 optional course units in psychology (PSY). See your Department to register in those courses. NOTE: enrollment in the Joint Honours program does not guarantee access to anatomy and physiology (ANP) or physics (PHY) courses.

            3

            PSY 3105 and PSY 3128 are strongly recommended to students who plan to seek admission to graduate programs leading to the Master's in Speech-Language Pathology.

            4

            The electives may be replaced by a combination of Option(s), and/or elective units.

            List of Optional Courses

            Course List
              Code      Title                        Units  
              List A                               
              LIN 3310  Syntactic Theory 1           3 Units
              LIN 3315  Introduction to Semantics 1  3 Units
              LIN 3320  Phonological Theory 1        3 Units
              LIN 3328  Morphology 1                 3 Units
              
              Course List
                Code      Title                            Units  
                List B                                   
                LIN 2352  Neurolinguistics 2               3 Units
                LIN 2355  Second Language Acquisition      3 Units
                LIN 3325  Phonetics 2                      3 Units
                LIN 3354  First Language Acquisition 2     3 Units
                LIN 4325  Speech Production 2              3 Units
                LIN 4326  Speech Acoustics 2               3 Units
                LIN 4952  Laboratory in Psycholinguistics  3 Units
                
                Course List
                  Code      Title                                  Units  
                  List C                                         
                  LIN 2381  Varieties of English                   3 Units
                  LIN 2782  Variétés de français                   3 Units
                  LIN 2784  Le français du Canada                  3 Units
                  LIN 3342  Sociolinguistics                       3 Units
                  LIN 4340  Urban Dialectology I: Data Collection  3 Units
                  

                  Note(s)

                  1

                  These courses relate closely to fundamental theoretical issues in Linguistics. It is therefore recommended that students planning to enroll in a masters degree in linguistics select all of these courses.

                  2

                  These courses contain material that is directly relevant to sciences underlying speech-language pathology and/or audiology. It is therefore recommended that students planning to enroll in a masters program in speech-language pathology or audiology select from among those courses.

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