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Studying Linguistics at UCL
Linguistics programmes at UCL
Students on Linguistics undergraduate programmes at UCL investigate the world’s languages in order to understand the fundamental nature of human language, how the human mind gives rise to it, and how human social abilities combine with language abilities in communication.
We offer the following programmes:
- Linguistics BA
- Linguistics (International Programme) BA (four year programme, with a year spent studying abroad)
- Experimental Linguistics BSc
- Experimental Linguistics (International Programme) BSc (four year programme, with a year spent studying abroad)
The flexible degree structure allows students to pursue a range of option modules that relate the study of linguistics to broader questions – child language development, multilingualism, animal communication, language evolution, sociolinguistics, and neurolinguistics.
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Why study Linguistics at UCL?
We are ranked 1st in the UK for linguistics (Complete University Guide 2023).
UCL is named University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
You will develop a broad foundation in linguistic analysis and theory, while being able to pursue chosen areas in greater depth, and also to study language and linguistics in a broader context.
At 1:10.1, UCL has the joint-best staff-to-student ratio of any public UK university (Guardian University Guide 2022).
We offer cutting-edge resources such as extensive laboratories for research in speech and language, perception and cognition, a centre for brain imaging and a behavioural neuroscience laboratory.
We collaborate with a broad range of interdisciplinary research centres and institutes, both within UCL and beyond.
94% of students were overall satisfied studying their Linguistics BA programme and 90% were in employment or further studies 15 months after completing their course (Discover Uni 2022).