Linguistics BA 36 months Undergraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

29,800 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

LinguisticsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Linguistics is the study of the capacity to use language. At UCL students investigate the sound patterns (Phonetics and Phonology) and grammatical structures (Syntax) of the world's languages, and how meanings are expressed through language use (Semantics and Pragmatics). They can explore a range of topic including language acquisition and processing, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language evolution, and animal communication. A study abroad year is available.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits and adding up to 120 credits per year in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year.

In the first year your modules are all compulsory, providing a broad foundation in linguistics and helping you assess where your own interests and strengths lie. In addition to compulsory modules in core areas of semantics and pragmatics, phonetics or phonology, and syntax, students will take a module in language acquisition.

Students take at least four intermediate modules covering the core areas of linguistics. They will also take two 15-credit elective modules in Linguistics, and two 15-credit UCL-wide elective modules.

In their final year, students undertake a 30-credit research project, involving a deep and sustained study of a subject in which they are especially interested.

Students take three advanced modules from the core areas of linguistics, one intermediate or advanced module offered in any area of linguistics, and two further Linguistics or UCL-wide elective modules.

The elective modules you take in years two and three may include modules offered outside Linguistics, for example, many students choose to take language courses taught by the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Upon successful completion of 360 credits, you will be awarded a BA (Hons) in Linguistics.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Linguistics is the study of the capacity to use language. At UCL students investigate the sound patterns (Phonetics and Phonology) and grammatical structures (Syntax) of the world's languages, and how meanings are expressed through language use (Semantics and Pragmatics). They can explore a range of topic including language acquisition and processing, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language evolution, and animal communication. A study abroad year is available.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits and adding up to 120 credits per year in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year.

In the first year your modules are all compulsory, providing a broad foundation in linguistics and helping you assess where your own interests and strengths lie. In addition to compulsory modules in core areas of semantics and pragmatics, phonetics or phonology, and syntax, students will take a module in language acquisition.

Students take at least four intermediate modules covering the core areas of linguistics. They will also take two 15-credit elective modules in Linguistics, and two 15-credit UCL-wide elective modules.

In their final year, students undertake a 30-credit research project, involving a deep and sustained study of a subject in which they are especially interested.

Students take three advanced modules from the core areas of linguistics, one intermediate or advanced module offered in any area of linguistics, and two further Linguistics or UCL-wide elective modules.

The elective modules you take in years two and three may include modules offered outside Linguistics, for example, many students choose to take language courses taught by the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Upon successful completion of 360 credits, you will be awarded a BA (Hons) in Linguistics.

Admission Requirements

1380+
36+
100+
7+
185+
69+
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.

3 Years
Sep

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
29,800 GBP

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