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New York University NYU College of Arts and Sciences Major in Linguistics
New York University NYU College of Arts and Sciences

New York University NYU College of Arts and Sciences

Major in Linguistics

Syracuse, USA

BA

English

Sep 2024

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About: This program focuses on the systematic study of language, encompassing its structure, meaning, and context. You'll explore various elements like phonetics, syntax, and semantics while analyzing language use in different social and cultural settings.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates may pursue careers in fields such as language education, translation, linguistic research, and language policy or preservation. Additionally, opportunities exist in areas like speech therapy and computational linguistics, among other related disciplines.

Welcome to the Linguistics Department at NYU! This is an exciting place to be with our outstanding faculty across the disciplines.

We offer a linguistics major and a linguistics minor, as well as six joint interdisciplinary majors with the departments of Anthropology, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Language and Mind (jointly administered by Psychology and Philosophy). Students interested in preparing for graduate work in speech pathology or communicative sciences and disorders while majoring in Linguistics can learn more about the CSD Electives for the Linguistics Major.

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