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Bachelor of Science in Linguistics and Philosophy/Course 24-2

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
Subjects
Science Requirement
6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement [three subjects can be satisfied by subjects in the Departmental Program (for the field of concentration)]
8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement
2
Laboratory Requirement
1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree
17
Communication Requirement
 
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M).
 
PLUS Departmental Program
Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any (corequisites in italics).
Required Subjects for Both Tracks
48
24.09 Minds and Machines, 12, HASS-D, CI-H
 
24.241 Logic I, 12, HASS
 
24.251 Introduction to Philosophy of Language, 12, HASS
 
24.900 Introduction to Linguistics, 12, HASS-D, CI-H
 
Students choose either a linguistics or philosophy track
Required Subjects for Linguistics Track
48
24.901 Language and Its Structure I: Phonology, 12, HASS; 24.900
 
24.902 Language and Its Structure II: Syntax, 12, HASS, CI-M; 24.900
 
24.903 Language and Its Structure III: Semantics and Pragmatics, 12, HASS; 24.900
 
24.910 Topics in Linguistic Theory, 12, HASS; CI-M 
 
Required Subjects for Philosophy Track
48
24.201 Topics in the History of Philosophy, 12, HASS, CI-M
24.260 Topics in Philosophy, 12, HASS, CI-M
 
One of the following Knowledge and Reality subjects:
24.111 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, 12, HASS
24.211 Theory of Knowledge, 12, HASS
24.215 Topics in the Philosophy of Science, 12, HASS
24.221 Metaphysics, 12, HASS
24.253 Philosophy of Mathematics, 12, HASS
24.280 Foundations of Probability, 12, HASS
 
One of the following three subjects:
9.65 Cognitive Processes, 12, HASS; 9.00
24.904J Language Acquisition, 12, HASS; 24.900*
24.905J Psycholinguistics, 12, HASS; 24.900*
 
Restricted Electives for Both Tracks
27–36
A coherent program of three additional subjects from one or two of the following three areas: brain and cognitive sciences, linguistics, and philosophy.
 
Departmental Program Units That also Satisfy the GIRs
(36)
Unrestricted Electives
84-93
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree
180
No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 180 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.
Notes
 
*Alternate prerequisites are listed in the subject description. 
For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the Subject Key in Part 3 of this Bulletin.

 

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