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PhD Programme

PhD in Linguistics 

Semester 1

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
College Core: ARTS 701 Philosophical Foundations of the Humanities 3
Departmental Core: LNGS 701 Advanced Research Methods 3
Specialisation Courses*    
LNGS 703 Advanced Phonetics 3
LNGS 705 Issues in Phonological Theory 3
LNGS 707 Theories of Syntax 3
LNGS 709 Trends in Linguistics 3
LNGS 711 Issues in Morphological Analysis 3
LNGS 713 Development of Semantic Theory 3
LNGS 715 History and Development of Pragmatic Theory 3
LNGS 717 Theoretical Approaches to Discourse Analysis 3
LNGS 719 Terminology and Language Engineering 3
LNGS 721 Theories of Ethnography of Communication 3
LNGS 723 Topics in Sociolinguistics 3

These courses could be core or elective depending on the students’ specialization; for example, a student specializing in Phonetics will have to take LNGS 703 as core and any of the remaining courses on offer as elective. Another student specializing in syntax will take LNGS 707 as core and any other including LNGS 703 as elective.

Semester 2

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Departmental Core: LNGS 702 Field Linguistics 3
Specialisation Courses    
LNGS 704 Issues in Linguistic Phonetics 3
LNGS 706 Advanced Phonology 3
LNGS 708 Theoretical Issues in the Syntax of African Languages 3
LNGS 712 Theories of Morphology 3
LNGS 714 Issues in Semantic Theory 3
LNGS 716 Issues in Pragmatic Theory 3
LNGS 718 Practical issues in Discourse Analysis 3
LNGS 717 Theoretical Approaches to Discourse Analysis 3
LNGS 722 Current Trends in Ethnography of Communication 3
LNGS 724 Contact Linguistics 3

 

Year 2, 3 and 4: Seminars and Thesis

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Year 2: LNGS 710 Seminar I 3
Year 2: LNGS 720 Seminar II 3
Year 3: LNGS 730 Seminar III 3
Year 4: LNGS 740 Seminar IV 3
LNGS 700 Thesis 45

 

PhD in Ghanaian Language Studies (GHLS)

Semester 1

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
College Core: ARTS 701 Philosophical Foundation of the Humanities 3
Departmental Core: LNGS 701 Advanced Research Methods 3
GHLS Specialisation Core (One of these)    
GHLS 701 Aspects of Ghanaian Language Studies 3
GHLS 703 Grammar of Ghanaian Language Studies 3
Electives    
GHLS 705 Ghanaian Language and Media Discourse 3
LNGS 707 Terminology and Language Engineering 3
GHLS 709 Stylistics 3

 

Semester 2

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Departmental Core: LNGS 702 Field Linguistics 3
GHLS Specialisation Core    
GHLS 702 Theories of Literary Criticism 3
GHLS Electives    
GHLS 704 History and Development of Ghanaian Languages 3
GHLS 706 Advanced Trends in Ghanaian Language Studies 3

 

Year 2, 3 and 4

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Seminars and Thesis    
Year 2: GHLS 710 Seminar I 3
Year 2: GHLS 720 Seminar II 3
Year 3: GHLS 730 Seminar III 3
Year 4: GHLS 740 Seminar IV 3
GHLS 700 Thesis 45

 

PhD in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

Semester 1

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
College Core: ARTS 701 Philosophical Foundation of the Humanities 3
Departmental Core: LNGS 701 Advanced Research Methods 3
TESL Specialisation Core    
TESL 701 Aspects of Ghanaian Language Studies 3
TESL Electives    
TESL 703 Language Policy in Education 3
TESL 705 World Englishes 3

 

Semester 2

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Departmental Core: LNGS 702 Field Linguistics 3
TESL Specialisation Core    
GHLS 702 Theories of Second Language Teaching 3
TESL Electives    
TESL 704 Contact Linguistics 3
TESL 706 Theories of Literary Criticism 3

 

Year 2, 3 and 4

COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS
Seminars and Thesis    
Year 2: TESL 710 Seminar I 3
Year 2: TESL 720 Seminar II 3
Year 3: TESL 730 Seminar III 3
Year 4: TESL 740 Seminar IV 3
TESL 700 Thesis 45