Bachelor of Arts (Major in General Linguistics) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By The University of Hong Kong |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The undergraduate programme in General Linguistics permits students to combine in a single field a variety of Arts and Social Science subjects and to develop their analytic skills in depth. Students are encouraged to explore with members of staff the many relationships of linguistics with other fields in order to discover the programme that best suits their individual goals and interests.

In the Department of Linguistics, students can investigate a variety of different languages and through such investigations, come to a better understanding of the shared structure and broad variation of the world’s languages. The BA programme provides a firm foundation so that those students who wish to do so can go on to pursue advanced studies in linguistics or go into a professional career in areas as diverse as teaching, marketing and public relations, journalism, publishing, international affairs, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and so forth.

The department offers a major and a minor in Linguistics. Detailed information on required coursework in the BA programme in Linguistics can be found in the BA Curriculum Structure and here. If you are majoring in Linguistics, we recommend you to choose one of several streams (concentrations) when selecting your courses.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The undergraduate programme in General Linguistics permits students to combine in a single field a variety of Arts and Social Science subjects and to develop their analytic skills in depth. Students are encouraged to explore with members of staff the many relationships of linguistics with other fields in order to discover the programme that best suits their individual goals and interests.

In the Department of Linguistics, students can investigate a variety of different languages and through such investigations, come to a better understanding of the shared structure and broad variation of the world’s languages. The BA programme provides a firm foundation so that those students who wish to do so can go on to pursue advanced studies in linguistics or go into a professional career in areas as diverse as teaching, marketing and public relations, journalism, publishing, international affairs, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and so forth.

The department offers a major and a minor in Linguistics. Detailed information on required coursework in the BA programme in Linguistics can be found in the BA Curriculum Structure and here. If you are majoring in Linguistics, we recommend you to choose one of several streams (concentrations) when selecting your courses.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
93+
64+
180+
610+

4 Years

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,997 USD
International
28,585 USD

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