BSc (Hons) Language Sciences (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University

Explore the uniquely human phenomenon of language from a scientific perspective. Examine the building blocks of language in sounds and structures, how language is acquired by both humans and machines, the relationship between language and thought, and the way language is investigated in forensic work. Discover how language science intersects with cognitive science, psychology, computer science and forensic science in this rapidly developing field.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: Full time 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (includes a year studying abroad)  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: English across Space and Time, Foundations of Language, Language in Mind and Society, Linguistic Inquiry and Applications. Year 2 core modules: Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language, Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World, Language Acquisition, Sounds of the World's Languages, Structures of the World's Languages. Year 3 core modules: Your Year Abroad. Year 4 core modules: Cognitive Linguistics, Phonetic and Phonological Theory.

Career pathways

The BSc in Language Sciences equips you with a unique set of skills that go beyond just the study of language. Not only will you acquire linguistic knowledge, but you will also learn how to manage, analyse and quantify data, how to conduct experiments and how to evaluate evidence.

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