Linguistics
Language is present in all aspects of our daily lives and our capacity to use it makes human beings unique as a species. In the Bachelor's programme in Linguistics, you will explore both the structure and acquisition of language as well as the diversity of language around the world. As a linguist you are interested in the structure and function of language in a broad sense.
Language of instruction
English
Mode
Full-time
Location
Oct27
Bachelor's Week 27-31 Oct
Dec01
Experience Days 1-12 Dec
Why study Linguistics at the UvA
World-class education
Linguistics at the UvA is highly rankend in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Learn a complete new language
You will study a new language during your first year. Throughout your studies, you will continue to reflect on various linguistic aspects of this new language and compare it with other languages you speak.
Study in a multilingual city
With inhabitants of 180 different nationalities, Amsterdam is a truly multilingual city that offers an excellent testing ground for linguists.
Broad programme
One of the few programmes that offers you the whole subfield of linguistics, thus giving you greater freedom of choice in your future career.
Is Linguistics right for you?
- You are interested in how language and speech are structured, how we acquire language and how it can be impaired.
- You would like to learn and specialize in a completely new language. The programme offers more than 10 languages to choose from.
- You want to understand how studying natural languages in linguistics can help improve the use of artificial intelligence in everyday life, like generative artificial intelligence systems, and speech recognition systems.
- You want to join a broad and research-oriented programme with a multidisciplinary perspective.
- You are keen to be part of a community of around 100 first-year students.
Copyright: Sayuri, Alumnus of Linguistics
The courses offered are interdisciplinary and a lot of importance is placed on being able to do practical and applied work alongside theoretical education, which definitely spoke to me.Sayuri, Alumnus of Linguistics Read the interview
What does your week look like as a student?
Wondering what your weekly schedule will be at Linguistics? Then download the brochure with a sample timetable and additional information about this study.
Facts & Figures
- Degree programme
- BA Linguistics
- Mode
- Full-time
- Credits
- 180 ECTS, 36 months
- Language of instruction
- English
- Starts in
- September
- RIO code
- 56803
- Location
- University Quarter
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