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Joint Honours BA in Psychology and Linguistics at University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Canada

Programme overview

This joint honours program combines Psychology and Linguistics, to be studied together over 120 units. Psychology covers human behaviour and mental processes, with a focus on how people learn, communicate and interact. Linguistics covers language structure, meaning, variation and acquisition.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The 120-unit program has basic skills courses plus compulsory and optional courses in both disciplines. Sample courses include LIN 1315 Introduction to Linguistics; LIN 2310 Introduction to Syntax; LIN 2320 Introduction to Phonology; LIN 3350 Psycholinguistics.

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Entry requirements

Ontario secondary school applicants (Joint Honours BA in Psychology and Linguistics): prerequisite courses English 4U (ENG4U) or Français 4U (FRA4U); minimum admission average 75%.

Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social Sciences and Telfer programs are open in winter; Engineering and Health Sciences programs are not open in winter or spring-summer. International students are not admissible in the spring-summer term. Education programs start in the spring-summer term; Civil Law programs start in the fall term.

Fall 2027 (September 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026; applying before January 15, 2027 is recommended; supporting documents and test results are due by February 15, 2027 or 30 days after applying. Programs can close at any time once full; most programs close in June for Canadian applicants and in May for international applicants.

Winter 2027 (January 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026 and the deadline is October 17, 2026; supporting documents are due by November 1, 2026.

Spring-summer 2027 (May and July 2027 start): applications open April 1, 2027 and the deadline is April 30, 2027; supporting documents are due by May 31, 2027.

Education (undergraduate): applications open September 17, 2026 and close November 2, 2026, with documents due by December 1, 2026. Civil Law: applications open September 17, 2026 and close March 1, 2027, with documents due by March 30, 2027. Common Law and Medicine programs have their own deadlines.

Undergraduate applications are made through OUAC; the OUAC application fee is $156.00, plus $10.00 for international applicants with a mailing address outside Canada and $50.00 per additional choice (amounts effective September 1, 2026). A Faculty of Arts portfolio evaluation for BFA and MFA is $24.45 and a Department of Music audition is $65.00.

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