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Speech-Language Pathology Program

Linguistics Prerequisites

Examples of courses that satisfy the linguistics prerequisite. Examples in the chart are only examples, not a limited list.

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University Course Code Course Name
Acadia University EDUC4683 Linguistics for Teachers
Acadia University PSYC3613 Psycholinguistics
Arizona State University SHS367 Language Science
Arizona State University SPA400 Fundamentals of Spanish Linguistics
Athabasca University ANTH354 Language and Culture
Brigham Young Univ COMD332 Language Science
Brock University CHYS3P61 Child Language Acquisition: Early Stages
Brock University LING1P94 Introduction to General Linguistics I
Brock University LING1P95 Introduction to General Linguistics II
Brock University LING2P50 Phonetics
Brock University LING2P51 Applied Phonetics
Brock University LING2P91 Acoustic and Physiological Phonetics
Brock University LING3P51 Applied Phonetics
Brock University LING3P61 Child Language Acquisition: Early Stages
Brock University LING3P71 Syntax
Brock University LING3Q91 Subsequent Language Acquisition and Learning
Brock University PSYC3P61 Child Language Acquisition: Early Stages
Brock University PSYC3Q91 Subsequent Language Acquisition and Learning
Carleton University LING1001 Introduction to Linguistics I
Carleton University LING1100 The Mysteries of Language
Carleton University LING2005 Linguistic Analysis
Carleton University LING2007 Phonetics
Carleton University LING2604 Communication Differences and Disabilities I
Carleton University LING3007 Phonology I
Carleton University LING3505 Semantics
Carleton University LING3601 Language Processing and the Brain
Carleton University LING4601 Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
Carleton University PSYC3709 Language Processing and the Brain
City Univ of New York Queens Col LCD105 Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics for the Study of Typical and Atypical Language
Concordia University ANTH212 Linguistic Anthropology
Concordia University LING200 Introduction to Linguistic Science
Concordia University LING372 Descriptive and Instrumental Phonetics
Concordia University LING425 Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar
Dalhousie University NESC3190 Psycholinguistics
Dalhousie University PSYO3190 Psycholinguistics
Eastern New Mexico Univ CDIS310 Phonetics/Phonology
Eastern New Mexico Univ CDIS330 Communication Development and Language Science
Florida State University FSU LIN3041 Introduction to Linguistics I
Lakehead University ANTH0300 Introduction to Language
Lakehead University LING0300 Introduction to Language
Laurentian University ANTR2906EL Introduction to Linguistics
MacEwan University LING101 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
McGill University LING201 Introduction to Linguistics
McGill University LING330 Phonetics
McMaster University COGSCIL6LB3 Advanced Phonetics and Phonology
McMaster University LINGUIST1A03 Introduction to Linguistics: Speaking, Signing and Hearing
McMaster University LINGUIST1AA3 Introduction to Linguistics: Words, Sentences and Meaning
McMaster University LINGUIST1Z03 Structure of Modern English I
McMaster University LINGUIST2L03 Phonetics
McMaster University LINGUIST2LC3 Historical Linguistics: Language Evolution and Change
McMaster University LINGUIST2SY3 Syntax
McMaster University LINGUIST3C03 Child Language Acquisition
McMaster University LINGUIST3F03 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing
McMaster University LINGUIST3M03 Morphology
McMaster University LINGUIST4LB3 Advanced Phonetics and Phonology
McMaster University LINGUIST4R03 Cross-Cultural Communication
McMaster University PSYCH3C03 Child Language Acquisition
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING1100 Introduction to Linguistics
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING1104 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis: Phonology
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING2120 Introduction to Language Acquisition
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING2800 Linguistics for Language Learners and Teachers
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING3000 Morphology
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING3104 Phonetics
Memorial University of Newfoundland LING4151 Advanced Topics in Phonological Development
Mount Allison University LING2001 Introduction to the Study of Language
Mount Allison University LING3001 Language and Society
Mount Royal University LING1111 The Nature of Language I
New Mexico State University SPAN540 Introduccion a la Linguistica
Queen’s University LING100 Introduction to Linguistics
Queen’s University LING101 Words, Sentences, and Meaning
Queen’s University LING102 Sounds, Signs, and Perception
Queen’s University LING310 Phonetics
Queen’s University LING435 Advanced Morpho-Syntax
Queen’s University LLCU110 Linguistic Diversity and Identity
Queen’s University PSYC321 Psycholinguistics
St Francis Xavier University FREN341 Linguistics I: Phonetics
St Francis Xavier University FREN342 Linguistics Ii: Morphology, Syntax And Semantics
Saint Mary’s University LING1200 Introduction to Linguistics
Saint Mary’s University LING2309 Phonetics
Simon Fraser University LING220 Introduction to Linguistics
Simon Fraser University LING321 Phonology
Simon Fraser University LING322 Syntax
Simon Fraser University LING323 Morphology
Simon Fraser University LING330 Phonetics
Simon Fraser University LING350 First Language Acquisition
Toronto Metropolitan University ACS106 Introduction to Language
Toronto Metropolitan University CLD206 Language Development
Trent University ANTH2010H Phonetics
Trent University LING1001H Sounds, Words, and Sentences: Concepts
Trent University LING1002H Linguistics in Action
Trent University LING2010H Phonetics
Trinity Western University LING310 Articulatory Phonetics
Tyndale University LING201 Phonetics
Tyndale University LING302 Language and Culture Acquisition
Univ of Virginia EDHS4300 Psycholinguistics & Communication
University of Alberta ANTHRO208 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
University of Alberta LING101 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
University of Alberta LING102 Linguistics in Action
University of Alberta LING204 Syntax of the World’s Languages
University of Alberta LING205 Phonetics
University of Alberta LING319 Child Language Acquisition
University of Alberta LING321 Neurolinguistics
University of British Columbia ANTH370 Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics
University of British Columbia LING100 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
University of British Columbia LING201 Linguistic Theory and Analysis II
University of British Columbia LING209 Clinical Topics in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
University of British Columbia LING222 Language Acquisition
University of British Columbia LING313 Introduction to Linguistic Phonetics and Speech Science
University of British Columbia LING314 Instrumental Phonetics
University of British Columbia LING405 Morphology
University of British Columbia LING451 Acquisition of Phonology
University of British Columbia LING452 Acquisition of Syntax
University of Calgary LING201 Introduction to Linguistics I
University of Calgary LING341 Phonetics I
University of Guelph AHSS1440 Introduction to Linguistics
University of Guelph LING1000 Introduction to Linguistics
University of Guelph LING2400 Phonetics
University of Hawaii Manoa CSD431 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
University of Lethbridge LING3600 Practical Phonetics
University of Manitoba LING1000 Introduction to Linguistics 1: Foundations of Language
University of Manitoba LING1010 Introduction to Linguistics 2: Language in Context
University of Manitoba LING2100 Phonetics and Phonology
University of Manitoba LING2400 Morphology and Syntax
University of New Brunswick LING3113 Phonetics and Phonology
University of Northern Iowa UNI CSD3120 Phonetics in Communicative Disorders
University of Ottawa LIN1300 What Is Language?
University of Ottawa LIN1315 Introduction to Linguistics
University of Ottawa LIN2320 Introduction to Phonology
University of Ottawa LIN2352 Neurolinguistics
University of Ottawa LIN3325 Phonetics
University of Ottawa LIN3328 Morphology
University of Ottawa LIN3750 Psycholinguistique
University of Ottawa LIN4325 Speech Production
University of Ottawa PSY3136 Language Development
University of Phoenix RDNG504 Phonological Theory And Application
University of Prince Edward Island ENG2850 Linguistics I: Sound System
University of Regina LING100 Introductory Linguistics
University of Regina LING210 Phonetics & Phonology
University of Saskatchewan LING111 Structure of Language
University of Saskatchewan PSY256 Psychology of Language
University of the Fraser Valley UFV LING101 An Introduction to Language
University of Toronto ANT102H5 Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology
University of Toronto ANT253H1 Language & Society
University of Toronto JLP285H5 Language, Mind, & Brain
University of Toronto JLP315H1 Language Acquisition
University of Toronto JLP315H5 Language Development
University of Toronto JLP374H1 Psychology of Language
University of Toronto LIN101H1 Introduction to Linguistics: Sound Structure
University of Toronto LIN101H5 Introduction to General Linguistics: The Sounds of Language
University of Toronto LIN102H1 Introduction to Linguistics: Sentence Structure and Meaning
University of Toronto LIN102H5 Introduction to General Linguistics: Words, Sentences, their Structure and Meaning
University of Toronto LIN196H1 Language and Communication
University of Toronto LIN200H1 Introduction to Language
University of Toronto LIN204H1 English Grammar
University of Toronto LIN205H5 English Grammar II
University of Toronto LIN228H1 Phonetics
University of Toronto LIN229H1 Phonological Patterns in Language
University of Toronto LIN232H1 Syntactic Patterns in Language
University of Toronto LIN232H5 Syntactic Patterns in Language
University of Toronto LIN241H1 Introduction to Semantics
University of Toronto LIN256H5 Sociolinguistics
University of Toronto LIN323H1 Acoustic Phonetics
University of Toronto LIN331H1 Syntactic Theory
University of Toronto LIN341H1 Semantic Theory
University of Toronto LINA01H3 Introduction to Linguistics
University of Toronto LINA02H3 Applications of Linguistics
University of Toronto LINB04H3 Phonology I
University of Toronto LINB06H3 Syntax I
University of Toronto LINB09H3 Phonetics: The Study of Speech Sounds
University of Toronto LINB10H3 Morphology
University of Toronto LINB20H3 Sociolinguistics
University of Toronto LINC12H3 Semantics: The Study of Meaning
University of Toronto LIND09H3 Phonetic Analysis
University of Toronto PLIC25H3 Second Language Acquisition
University of Toronto PLID74H3 Language and Aging
University of Toronto PSY315H5 Language Development
University of Victoria LING/PSYC370B Child Language Acquisition
University of Victoria LING100A Foundations in Linguistics: I
University of Victoria LING312 Phonology
University of Victoria LING412 Advanced Phonological Analysis
University of Waterloo APPLS205R Second Language Acquisition
University of Waterloo APPLS391R Special Topics – Phonetics
University of Waterloo ENGL306A Introduction to Linguistics
University of Windsor INCS1200 Introduction to Language and Linguistics
University of Windsor INCS2200 Language, Linguistics, and Society
University of Winnipeg ANTH2401 Phonetics and Phonology
University of Winnipeg ENGL2803 Syntax
University of Winnipeg LING2001 Phonetics and Phonology
University of Winnipeg PSYC2620 Psycholinguistics
Utah State University COMD3500 Phonetics and Phonological Development
Wayne State University SLP5080 Phonetics
West Chester Univ of Pennsylvania LIN230 Introduction to Linguistics
Western University ANTH1027A Introduction to Linguistics
Western University ANTH1027B Introduction to Linguistics
Western University LIGUIST1028B Linguistics: Applications and Extensions
Western University LINGUIST2130A Wonder of Words
Western University LINGUIST2242B Phonetics
Western University LINGUIST2247B Phonological Analysis
Western University PSYCHOL2134B Psychology of Language
Wilfrid Laurier University LL223 Sounds, Structure & Meaning
Wilfrid Laurier University LL224 Language Acquisition, Cognition, and Society
Wilfrid Laurier University PS366 Introduction to Psycholinguistics
Wilfrid Laurier University PS378 Language Development
Yeshiva Univ SPAU3112 Phonetics
York University AP/LING1000 Introduction to Linguistics
York University AP/LING2110 Phonetics
York University AP/LING2120 Phonology 1: Analysis
York University AP/LING2420 Language and Culture
York University AP/LING3120 Phonology 2: Theory
York University AP/LING3210 First Language Acquisition
York University AP/LING3220 Psycholinguistics
York University AP/LING4120 Advanced Phonology
York University GL/LIN1603 Introduction to Linguistics
York University HH/PSYC3290 Psycholinguistics