1. Programmes
  2. Linguistics
  3. Postgraduate Programmes
  4. Master of Arts (MA) programme in Linguistics
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Study Scheme

    1. Coursework requirements

    A. Applicable to students admitted in 2018-19 and thereafter.

    Students are required to complete a minimum of 27 units of courses for graduation.

    1.    General Linguistics Stream

    Units

    (i)

     Required courses:

    LING5101 and 5102


    6

    (ii)

     Elective courses:

    Any 21 units of courses to be chosen from the following: LING5103, 5104, 5201, 5202, 5301, 5302, 5602, 5604, 5606, 5607, 5608, 5701, 5702 and 5802.

    Subject to prior approval from the Graduate Division, students are allowed to take a 3-unit course at 4000-level or above listed in the undergraduate BA programme in Linguistics to fulfill the elective requirements. Students must obtain a grade of not lower than B- for the course in order to fulfill the graduation requirement.

    21 
     
    Total:
    		  27


    2.    Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Stream
    Units

    (i)

     Required courses:

    (a) LING5101, 5102 and 5103
    (b) Choose any two courses from LING5201, 5202 and 55031

    9
    6

    (ii)

     Elective courses:

    Any 12 units of courses to be chosen from the following: LING5104, 5301, 5302, 5403, 5404, 5602, 5604, 5606, 5607, 5608, 5701, 5702 and 5802.

    Subject to prior approval from the Graduate Division, students are allowed to take a 3-unit course at 4000-level or above listed in the undergraduate BA programme in Linguistics to fulfill the elective requirements. Students must obtain a grade of not lower than B- for the course in order to fulfill the graduration requirements.

    12 
     
    Total:
    		  27


    1 Students may also choose to take all three courses in (i)(b), in which case one of them will be counted towards fulfillment of the elective requirements.

    3.    Sign Linguistics Stream

    Units
    (i)  Required courses:

    LING5101, 5102, 5104, 5403 and 5404

    		 15

    (ii)

     Elective courses:

    Any 12 units of courses to be chosen from the following: LING5103, 5201, 5202, 5301, 5302, 5602, 5604, 5606, 5607, 5608, 5701, 5702 and 5802.

    Subject to prior approval from the Graduate Division, students are allowed to take a 3-unit course at 4000-level or above listed in the undergraduate BA programme in Linguistics to fulfill the elective requirements. Students must obtain a grade of not lower than B- for the course in order to fulfill the graduation requirements.

    12
     
    Total:
    		  27

    2. Other requirements

    (a) Student must fulfill the Term Assessment Requirement of the Graduate School. For details, please refer the section 13.0 "Unsatisfactory Performance and Discontinuation of Studies" of the General Regulations Governing Postgraduate Studies. (http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/)

    (b) Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.