BSc Linguistics (Major) at University of Victoria

Programme overview

Major programme in the School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures. The BSc in Linguistics emphasizes the quantitative areas of acoustic and auditory phonetics and the cognitive, neural and biological aspects of language, and suits preparation for speech and hearing sciences, psycholinguistics and phonetic sciences.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures | Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

First year: LING 100A/B or 181, BIOL, PHYS, PSYC 100A/B and calculus; second year: LING 200, 203, PSYC 201 and 251; third and fourth years: LING 311, 312, 370A/B, 380, 381, 486 with PSYC 300A and further LING and PSYC options.

Career pathways

Speech pathology, audiology, language teaching, translation, computational linguistics, speech technology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Humanities (Linguistics/Latin American Studies entry route). BC/Yukon applicants: Grade 11 Approved English, Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11, approved science 11 and approved Social Studies 11/12; Grade 12 English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (minimum 73%) and three approved academic 12 courses; estimated admission average minimum 80%. Alberta/Nunavut: ELA 20-1, Mathematics 20-1 or 20-2, approved science 20, approved Social Studies 20; ELA 30-1 (minimum 73%) and three approved academic 30/31 courses; estimated average minimum 80%. Ontario: English 4U (minimum 73%) and five additional 4U/4M courses; estimated average minimum 80%. IB: full diploma with three Higher Level subjects and English HL or SL (minimum 3); estimated 27 points. English language proficiency applies if English is not your primary language at home and school (for example IELTS Academic 6.5 with no component below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88).

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry points: September (fall), January and summer (May) entry; Engineering summer entry is for high school graduates only.

September entry: most degree programs January 31; Elementary Curriculum and Secondary Curriculum teacher education post-degree programs January 2; Indigenous Education ongoing; Public Administration diploma and certificate programs May 31. Early admission is possible for high school students who submit grades by early December. Late applications may be accepted where programs remain open.

January entry: Art History and Visual Studies, Computer Science, Computer Science and Health Information Science, Music (Bachelor of Arts) and all Humanities, Science and Social Sciences programs September 30; Health Information Science October 31; Public Administration diploma and certificate programs September 30.

Summer entry: Art History and Visual Studies, Computer Science, Music (BA) and all Humanities, Science and Social Sciences programs March 31; Engineering programs December 31 (high school graduates only); Public Administration diploma and certificate programs February 15.

Applications are submitted through EducationPlannerBC. The application fee is $89.50 if all transcripts come from institutions within Canada and $184.00 if any transcripts come from outside Canada.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/

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