Undergraduate Programme

Admission Requirements

Prospective candidates should in addition to obtaining the minimum university entry requirements, also have a minimum of credit level in the English Language and a pass in Mathematics or in a science subject. That is for UME students. Direct Entry students are expected to possess a diploma in Linguistics from a recognized university or an NCE with a credit in the language of their choice. The admission requirements for the Continuing Education Programme (CEP) are the same as the UME requirements.

 

Duration

4-year programme for UME, 3-year programme for direct entry, and 6-year programme for CEP, leading to BA in Linguistics; during this period, candidates are required to register for and take prescribed courses totaling 110-135 units.

 

BA LINGUISTICS COURSES & THEIR CATEGORIZATION

 

Introductory Courses = 0

  1. Introduction to Linguistics I = LIN 101
  2. Introduction to Linguistics II = LIN 102

 

Igbo Courses/Nigerian and African Languages = 1

  1. Elementary Igbo/Other Nigerian Languages I = LIN 111
  2. Elementary Igbo/Other Nigerian Languages II = LIN 112
  3. Introduction to Igbo Phonology = LIN 211
  4. Introduction to African Linguistics = LIN 312

 

Syntax = 2

  1. Introduction to Grammatical Categories = LIN 222
  2. Introduction to Syntax = LIN 321
  3. Generative Syntax = LIN 322
  4. Cognitive Grammar = LIN 324
  5. Topics in Syntax = LIN 421

 

Phonetics/Phonology = 3                  

  1. Introduction to Phonetics = LIN 131
  2. Introduction to Phonology = LIN 132
  3. Phonology = LIN 231
  4. Generative Phonology = LIN 331
  5. Topics in Phonology = LIN 431

 

Semantics = 4

  1. Introduction to Mental Lexicon = LIN 241
  2. Semantics = LIN 242
  3. Introduction to Lexicology and Lexicography = LIN 243
  4. Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics = LIN 341
  5. Pragmatics = LIN 343
  6. Topics in Semantics = LIN 441
  7. Lexicography = LIN 443
  8. Psycholinguistics = LIN 442

 

Historical Linguistics = 5

  1. History of Linguistics = LIN 151
  2. Languages of the World = LIN 152
  3. Historical/Comparative Linguistics = LIN 452

 

Morphology = 6

  1. Morphology = LIN 261
  2. Morphology of African Languages = LIN 262

 

Sociolinguistics = 7

  1. Language and Culture = LIN 172
  2. Introduction to Sociolinguistics = LIN 372
  3. Issues in Multilingualism = LIN 461
  4. Dialectology = LIN 462

 

Applied Linguistics = 8

  1. Writing Systems and Orthography Design = LIN 281
  2. Composition and Writing Skills = LIN 282
  3. Survey of Applied Linguistics = LIN 381
  4. Stylistics = LIN 382
  5. Field Methods, Research Methodology and Research Presentation = LIN 383
  6. Introduction to Computational Linguistics = LIN 384
  7. Error/Contrastive Analysis = LIN 385
  8. Introduction to Corpus Linguistics = LIN 386
  9. Introduction to Documentary Linguistics = LIN 387
  10. Introduction to Second Language Acquisition = LIN 388
  11. Theory and Practice of Translation = LIN 482

 

Project/Long Essay = 9

  1. Project/Long Essay = LIN 492