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BA Linguistics

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Purdue University West Lafayette

Program Overview

Students in linguistics scientifically study languages of all kinds. Offering a flexible selection of courses, linguistics will help you develop the analytical and observational skills necessary to understand how language influences society and cultures around the world. Courses in linguistics cover the methods of analyzing language, roles of languages in societies, word formation processes, mechanisms of producing speech sounds, as well as broader skills such as systematic observation and description, and communicating clearly.

Students learn ear training for discriminating speech sounds and analyze parts of speech, constituent phrases, sentence structure, representations, ambiguity, and applications of current theory. Linguistics also offers a minor to complement other areas of study.

Program Key Stats

$12042
$30844
$33154
$60
EA, RD
Rolling


59%
No
No

Eligibility Criteria

AAA - A*A*A
3.5 - 3.7
40 - 42
90 - 95

1150 - 1350
31 - 32
6.5
90
Optional
No

Additional Information & Requirements

Application. High School Transcripts. High School Diploma. At least three consecutive years of courses and grades. GPA score of 3.0 out of 4.0 scale. TOEFL iBT: 80 overall with 20 in each section OR IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each section. ACT / SAT Scores. Application Essay.

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Career Options

  •    Teacher    Editor    Speech    User Interface Designer    Lexicographer

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