Experimental Linguistics BSc 36 months Undergraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

29,800 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Linguistics is the study of the capacity to use language. Considering the world’s languages, students investigate their sound patterns (Phonetics and Phonology), grammatical structures (Syntax) and meaning (Semantics and Pragmatics). On the BSc, they acquire skills in research design and analysis, and can explore a range of experimentally-based disciplines (eg, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, multilingualism). A study-year abroad is available.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

In the first year your modules are all compulsory, providing a foundation in research method and linguistics helping you assess where your own interests and strengths lie.

In your second and third years you choose from a range of intermediate and advanced modules within a requirement to complete modules in the three core areas of linguistics: Meaning (Semantics and Pragmatics); Pronunciation (Phonetics and Phonology); and Sentence Structure (Syntax).

Additionally you have mandatory modules in research methods, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics and a practical laboratory in research design. In your final year, you will undertake a research project, involving a deep and sustained study of a subject in which you are especially interested.

In the second and final year, you can also take an optional module offered.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Linguistics is the study of the capacity to use language. Considering the world’s languages, students investigate their sound patterns (Phonetics and Phonology), grammatical structures (Syntax) and meaning (Semantics and Pragmatics). On the BSc, they acquire skills in research design and analysis, and can explore a range of experimentally-based disciplines (eg, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, multilingualism). A study-year abroad is available.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

In the first year your modules are all compulsory, providing a foundation in research method and linguistics helping you assess where your own interests and strengths lie.

In your second and third years you choose from a range of intermediate and advanced modules within a requirement to complete modules in the three core areas of linguistics: Meaning (Semantics and Pragmatics); Pronunciation (Phonetics and Phonology); and Sentence Structure (Syntax).

Additionally you have mandatory modules in research methods, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and neurolinguistics and a practical laboratory in research design. In your final year, you will undertake a research project, involving a deep and sustained study of a subject in which you are especially interested.

In the second and final year, you can also take an optional module offered.

Admission Requirements

69+
185+
36+
7+
100+
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.

3 Years
Sep

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
29,800 GBP

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