THREE YEAR B.A LINGUISTICS
FIRST YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credit
General Studies Course:
CSC 101 Computer Science I 3
Faculty Course:
FRE 101 Elementary French I 2
Departmental Courses:
LIN 101 Introduction to Linguistics I 3
LIN 131 Introduction to Phonetics 3
LIN 151 History of Linguistics 2
LIN 243 Introduction to the Mental Lexicon 2
LIN 261 Morphology 2
LIN 281 Writing Systems and Orthography Design 2
LIN 211 Introduction to Igbo Phonology 2
Elective:
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 2
Total 23
FIRST YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credit
General Studies Course:
CSC 102 Computer Science II 3
Faculty Course:
FRE 102 Elementary French II 2
Departmental Courses:
LIN 102 Introduction to Linguistics II 3
LIN 262 Morphology of an African Languages 2
LIN 242 Semantics 2
LIN 243 Introduction to Lexicology and
Lexicography 2
LIN 222 Introduction to Grammatical Categories 2
LIN 282 Composition and Writing Skills 2
Elective:
SOC 102 Introduction to Sociology II 2
Total 20
SECOND YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credit
Faculty Course:
FRE 201 Intermediate French I 2
Departmental Courses:
LIN 231 Phonology 2
LIN 321 Introduction to Syntax 2
LIN 331 Generative Phonology 2
LIN 341 Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics 2
LIN 343 Pragmatics 2
LIN 381 Survey of Applied Linguistics 2
LIN 383 Field Methods, Research Methodology,
& Research Presentation 2
LIN 385 Error/Contrastive Analysis 2
LIN 387 Introduction to Documentary Linguistics 2
Total 18
SECOND YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credit
Faculty Course:
FRE 202 Intermediate French II 2
Departmental Courses:
LIN 312 Introduction to African Linguistics 2
LIN 324 Cognitive Grammar 2
LIN 322 Generative Syntax 2
LIN 372 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
/Pidgin & Creole Studies 2
LIN 382 Stylistics 2
LIN 384 Introduction to Computational Linguistics 2
LIN 386 Corpus Linguistics 2
LIN 388 Introduction to Second Language
Acquisition 2
Total 18
THIRD YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credit
Departmental Courses:
LIN 421 Topics in Syntax 3
LIN 431 Topics in Phonology 3
LIN 441 Topics in Semantics 3
LIN 443 Lexicography 3
LIN 461 Issues in Multilingualism 3
Total 15
THIRD YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credit
Departmental Courses:
LIN 442 Psycholinguistics 3
LIN 452 Historical/Comparative Linguistics 3
LIN 462 Dialectology 3
LIN 482 Theory and Practice of Translation 3
LIN 492 Project/Long Essay 4
Total 16