Brand new!    Joint major in Linguistics & Philosophy

CAS is launching a new major in Linguistics & Philosophy.

Participating faculty include faculty from the Linguistics program:

• Carol Neidle, Professor (Linguistics coordinator)
• Peter Alrenga, Assistant Professor
  
• Jonathan Barnes, Associate Professor
• Luc Baronian, Assistant Professor (starting in January 2011)
• Paul Hagstrom, Associate Professor

     plus faculty from the Philosophy Department:

• Juliet Floyd, Professor (Philosophy coordinator).
• Jaakko Hintikka, Professor
• Dave Liebesman, Assistant Professor
• Judson Webb, Associate Professor

The major consists of 13 courses, including at least 6 each in Linguistics and Philosophy.

This joint major will allow students to get a theoretical grounding in both disciplines and to explore issues related to semantics and the philosophy of language.

The requirements are outlined here.

For further information, please send us email or phone Prof. Carol Neidle at 617-353-6218.

 

To declare a major in Linguistics and Philosophy, submit this form to the college. The Code for this new major is 1514.

 

 

Linguistics Home Page: http://ling.bu.edu/

Philosophy Home Page: http://www.bu.edu/philo/