US · Bachelors
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Linguistics
Program information
Program overview
Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Linguistics students will be able to Demonstrate the ability to perform independent research about languages and their speakers including the ability to ethically complete field work collect data analyze data utilize laboratory and computing technologies draw meaningful conclusions from data and convey research results effectively orally and in writing Identify and define the main approaches for researching language structure and use at all levels sounds words grammar meaning social cultural interaction as well as be able to evaluate critically and apply the primary concepts vocabularies methods and theories in their own work Appreciate the diversity of language and the ways in which it changes over time They will be able to analyze the diversity of sounds and grammar in the world s languages They will also understand the diversity of regionally- socially- and ethnically-defined varieties within a single language Students will be able to explain why this diversity is relevant to everyday life and how it is crucial to fields both inside and outside of linguistics Understand the systematic relationships between language structure and language use and how these in turn relate to cognition culture identity and society
Duration: 13
Fees and entry information
No fee information is listed.
Intakes and application timing
No current intake dates are published for this program.
This program page summarizes currently published records. A match or listing is not an eligibility assessment. Universities determine entry, offer and scholarship decisions.