Linguistics

Almost everything people do involves language at some point, whether it be buying a coffee, chairing a board meeting or making a friend. It is essential to human society and endeavours.

People often think that Linguistics involves learning languages. In fact, it is about understanding the workings of language. Why is it that we have different languages? Why do they change over time? What is the best way to learn or teach a language? How does the language of literature differ from other kinds of language?

A Linguistics degree connects the study of language to real-world problems and their solutions. It can therefore prepare you for a variety of careers.

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Skills

Common Degree/Major Names

BA	Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
BA	English Language and Linguistics
BSc	Experimental Linguistics
BA	Language and Linguistics
BA	Linguistics
BA	Modern and Medieval Languages

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Useful Skills

	Analytical
	Attention to Detail
	Data Manipulation
	Listening
	Note Taking
	Organisation
	Problem Solving
	Research
	Speaking (Verbal Communication)
	Staying Positive (Resilience)
	Teamwork
	Written Communication

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Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
King's College London	UK	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single, Dual courses (and/with). We do offer Liberal Arts	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Northeastern University	USA	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Northeastern is a research university that emphasizes the application of knowledge in the real world.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Bryn Mawr College	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Sciences	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Wake Forest University	USA	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts: Professors are teacher/scholars - they get to know who you are.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Johns Hopkins University	USA	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Hopkins is a research university with a liberal arts curriculum.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) - We are looking for students who have taken a challenging course of study and who have succeeded.
University of Edinburgh	Scotland - UK	Urban City, City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single and joint honours degrees, often with the opportunity to study additional outside modules.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	USA	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts and Science with a Research Focus	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Manchester	UK	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Single subject focus with some predefined combination/Joint Honours courses that combine complementary areas of study e.g. Engineering with Management	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Pécs	Hungary	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
University College London (UCL)	UK	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Really broad ranging everything from single honours degrees, to combined degrees to UCL’s take on Liberal Arts the BASC programme	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) 79,500 applications for approx 7,400 places
University of Wisconsin-Madison	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal arts, exploratory. Students will take classes across disciplines.	Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of York	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Georgia Institute of Technology	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Technologically based education combined with experiential learning.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
University of Richmond	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and sciences	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) if needing financial aid, Selective if not
Michigan State University	USA	City Island Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts with a heavy emphasis on research	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)

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