Linguistics, Major (0022)
- Western Sydney University Major Code: 0022
Previous Code: M1119.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Programs: Yes. Check that your program has the available credit points required to complete the subjects in this field of study. Any requisite requirements must also be met. Consult your Program Advisor for further advice.
Language is fundamental to the human experience. Through study of how language works, students make contact with fundamental philosophical, socio-cultural, and psychological questions about what it means to be human. Linguistics prepares students with a foundation for many careers including primary and secondary teaching, policy analysis, communication, and social services in culturally diverse communities. Linguistics students also gain the analytical tools of empirical science including the ability to break complex problems into components with tractable solutions and to evaluate theories on the basis of empirical facts. These skills prepare students for success in post-graduate studies and careers in research, analytics, business and law.
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Bankstown Campus | Internal | enquiriesHCA@uws.edu.au |
| Bankstown City Campus (from 2023) | Internal | enquiriesHCA@uws.edu.au |
Major Structure
Students must complete 80 credit points as follows.
Complete the following compulsory subjects.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| LANG 3016 | Bilingualism and Biculturalism | 10 |
| LANG 1014 | Introduction to Linguistics | 10 |
| LANG 3071 | Second Language Acquisition | 10 |
| LANG 2041 | Structure of Language | 10 |
| LANG 1028 | The Sound of Language | 10 |
| LANG 2034 | Meaning in Language | 10 |
| Total Credit Points | 60 | |
Students must also complete two subjects from the following pools.
| Subject | Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 20 | |
| Level 2 Subject Pool | ||
| Pragmatics | ||
| Level 3 Subject Pool | ||
| Discourse Analysis | ||
| Historical Linguistics | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Discovering language: Everything you've ever wanted to know but never asked | ||
| Sociolinguistics | ||
| Total Credit Points | 20 | |
Equivalent subjects
The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed any of these subjects in 2018 or earlier.
LANG 3008 - Applied Critical Methods, no longer offered
LANG 3046 - Intercultural Pragmatics, replaced by LANG 3045 Intercultural Communication
LANG 1013 Introduction to Interpreting
LANG 1017 Introduction to Translation
LANG 3057 Languages and Grammatical Concepts 3A: Arabic
LANG 3058 Languages and Grammatical Concepts 3A: Chinese
LANG 3070 - Research Methods in Linguistics, replaced by LANG 3031 Discovering language: Everything you've ever wanted to know but never asked
LANG 3085 - Text and Discourse in English, replaced by LANG 3030 Discourse Analysis