Courses Offered

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Undergraduate Courses
Undergraduate teaching at UCL is organised on a Course Unit system. Each undergraduate student typically takes 4 units of courses each year, and most courses are full-unit or half-unit in size.

Introductory  |  Intermediate  |  Advanced
Introductory Courses:
Course Title Course Code
Prolog for Cognitive Science PLIN C101
Logic and Meaning A PLIN M101
Logic and Meaning B PLIN M102
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology A PLIN P101
Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology B PLIN P102
Introduction to Generative Grammar A PLIN S101
Introduction to Generative Grammar B PLIN S102
Foundations of English Grammar
- only for UCL UG Linguistics students
PLIN S103
Principles of Linguistic Theory PLIN X101
Practical Phonetics SPSC B111
Phonetic Science: Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology SPSC B112
Signals and Systems for Speech and Hearing AUD A102
Speech Production Special Study Module SSM 0158
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Undergraduate Intermediate Courses (Year 2/3):
Course Title Course Code
Pragmatic Theory PLIN M202
Pragmatics and Cognition PLIN M205
Phonology of English PLIN P201
Phonological Theory A PLIN P203
Phonological Theory B PLIN P204
Practical Phonetics PLIN P205
Intermediate Generative Grammar A PLIN S205
Intermediate Generative Grammar B PLIN S206
English Accents PLIN X202
English Intonation PLIN P202
Linguistics and Language Teaching PLIN X203
Semantic Theory PLIN M201
Phonology of French PLIN P209
Word Grammar PLIN S203
Psycholinguistics: Language Acquisition PLIN X204
Sociolinguistics PLIN X210
Psychoacoustics of Music Special Study Module SSM
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Undergraduate Advanced Courses (Final Year):
Course Title Course Code
Long Essay/Project PLIN E301
Issues in Pragmatics PLIN M301
Advanced Phonological Theory A PLIN P304
Advanced Phonological Theory B PLIN P305
Current Issues in Syntax PLIN S301
Philosophy of Language PLIN M302
Readings in Syntax A PLIN S305
Hearing Sciences: Speech Perception and Audiology SPSC C315
Speech Processing by Computer SPSC C307
Projects in Speech Science SPSC C310
SPSC C406
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Taught Graduate Courses:
Course Title Course Code
Introduction to Speech Science GPC007
Signals and Systems for Speech and Hearing TECAUD
Introduction to Programming with MATLAB MATLAB
Phonological Analysis MAPHON
Practical Phonetics (English) MAPHON
Practical Phonetics (General) MAPHON
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Short Courses:
Course Title Course Code
Summer Course in English Phonetics SUMMER
Online Course in Relevance Theory and Pragmatics PRAG
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Linguistics Courses in Other Departments:
Course Title Course Code
Introduction to Optimality Theory ITAL X466
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