Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3/summer |
Foundational Issues in Syntax | Interfaces | Dissertation |
Current Issues in Syntax | Advances & Perspectives in Syntax | |
Advanced Phonological Theory A or Current issues in Phonology A | Syntax Research Seminar | |
Pragmatics | Option |
Year 1
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3/summer |
Foundational Issues in Syntax | Interfaces | Supervised reading |
Pragmatics | Option |
Year 2
Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3/summer |
Current Issues in Syntax | Advances & Perspectives in Syntax | Dissertation |
Advanced Phonological Theory A or Current issues in Phonology A | Syntax Research Seminar |
Possible option topics include: optimality-theoretic syntax, language
acquisition, computational linguistics, language and cognition, and philosophy
of language, amongst many others.
There will be a weekly small group tutorial during terms 1 and 2. During term
3 and the summer the tutorials are replaced by individual supervision sessions.
The course is assessed through a mixture of exams and essays, plus the
dissertation, with the weighting given below. The three short exams take place
at the end of term 1 (December). The other assessments take place in the summer
term (May). The dissertation is written over the summer and submitted by 15
September.
Component | Weighting |
3 short exams covering Foundational Issues in Syntax, Advanced Phonological Theory A and and Pragmatics | jointly 10 % |
1 exam covering Current Issues in Syntax and Interfaces | 20 % |
1 essay covering Advances and Perspectives in Syntax (5000 words) | 10 % |
1 essay covering Syntax Research Seminar (5000 words) | 10 % |
1 essay covering Option (5000 words) | 10 % |
Dissertation (10,000- 12,000 words) | 40 % |
Total | 100 % |
Michael Brody, Robyn Carston, John Harris, Dick Hudson, Ad Neeleman, Neil
Smith, Hans van de Koot, Deirdre Wilson and Moira Yip.
"The MA Syntax course at UCL is quite unique -- both in the sense that very
few other universities offer such an opportunity to study the discipline so
intensely at Masters level, and in the sense that the contact time which a
student spends with each expert tutor is so great. While the department as a
whole is small and welcoming, the range of perspectives available within on
current syntactic (and, indeed, linguistic) theory is relatively diverse --
something which the course structure of the MA reflects. I would highly recommend
this course to anyone interested in studying syntax beyond first-degree
level."
"The quality of teaching and advice has provided me with the support I
need, and the enthusiasm of the staff for their subject is truly
infectious."
Length of the programme: the MA begins in late September and last one
calendar year (12 months) full-time or two years part-time.
Entrance requirements: normally, an upper 2nd class BA in Linguistics or
equivalent
Please visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/financial-matters/scholarships/graduate/index.shtml
for an overview of departmental and UCL scholarships and other sources of
funding available.
The Department also provides bursaries to cover part of the tuition fees. You can find details on the UCL web site.
To apply for this MA please visit the UCL
graduate application and admission page.
If you would like any further information about this programme, then please e-mail us with your contact details at . Alternatively, you may write to us at the following address:
Graduate Admissions
Department of Phonetics & Linguistics
UCL
Gower Street
London WC1E 6 BT
UK