BA (Hons) Linguistics at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

Linguistics is the systematic study of human language. On the course, you will use methods and knowledge from many disciplines. These include philosophy, physics, engineering and psychology.

Faculty: School of Arts and Humanities | Department: Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics | Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: October 2027 | Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (Part I): You will study a foundation across a wide range of linguistic subfields taught within the Faculty. Year 2 (Part IIA): You take 4 papers from a wide range of options. This means you will be able to specialise in areas that particularly interest you. Year 3 (Part IIB): You take 3 papers: Linguistic Theory – a general theory paper, 2 further papers from the remaining options from your second year.

Career pathways

On the course you will gain transferable skills that are greatly sought after by employers. Linguistics graduates find employment in a wide range of professions. Recent graduates have taken up roles at: Google, Amazon, Facebook, the Foreign Office, Some students have also gone on to postgraduate study at top universities in the UK, Europe and North America.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum offer: A level A*AA; IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level. Admission assessment: There is an admissions assessment at some Colleges for this course. You do not need to register in advance. Check the College admission assessments page for more information. Submitted work: Some of our Colleges will ask you to submit written work. The following College requires one piece of written work:

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home fee status; subject to inflationary increases in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 30,798 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee status University tuition fee, fixed for the course; a separate College fee (varies by College) is payable in addition. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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