DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, HEARING & PHONETIC SCIENCES UCL Division of Psychology & Language Sciences |
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BA Linguistics International Programme
We have a range of partner institutions, all 'elite' departments in universities with excellent academic reputations in Linguistics, where all or a substantial amount of teaching is carried out in English. Our partner institutions are:
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In the near future, we should have also have an agreement with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. UCL also has some exchange agreements that cover all departments. These are often competitive.
Important:
- Non-EU students can only take part in Socrates (i.e. European) links if they have permanent residence status in an EU country. Going somewhere outside the EU is fine, but obviously you will need to obtain the relevant student visa (as would an EU student).
- Normally students must have achieved marks of a 2.1 average over the first two years of their degree to go on an exchange. A student on the BA Linguistics International programme who fails to do achieve these results will be able to transfer to the three-year BA Linguistics programme.
All our prospectus information is contained in the BA Linguistics entry in the UCL Undergraduate Prospectus, which you should read first. You can also download the Phonetics & Linguistics Undergraduate Prospectus (PDF). Once you've done so, you may wish to return to this page to read about the degree programme in more detail.
What will I learn?
The BA Linguistics gives you an education in various aspects of
language. At the core are courses about sentence structure (syntax),
meaning (semantics and pragmatics) and pronunciation (phonetics and
phonology), but you will also be given the opportunity to explore other
themes, such as language acquisition or language processing.
What do current students say about the degree?
"When I came to UCL, I wasn't very sure of what I was going to find
here.
Now, after two and a half years, I should say that the experience has
exceeded all my expectations. Why did I come here? Well, I wanted to do
Linguistics and ideally I wanted to do it in a department with an
outstanding reputation, not just in Europe but also worldwide. How do I
feel? The atmosphere in the department is great. It is like a house -
even
"physically" - with a very friendly and cooperative relationship
between
students and teaching staff.
On the other hand, London is surely one of the top cities in the world,
which means you have access to many activities, both academic and
social.
One very important fact about being at UCL is that we are in London - a
place where the weather is not wonderful, but life could be. And, by
the
way, Linguistics is fun."
"I chose to study at UCL because of its excellent reputation. I also
liked its location - the environment is quite different from some of
the campus
universities that my friends go to, and it makes for a highly buzzing
and
cultural place. Being in a relatively small department, I've made some
really good friends on my course and all of the lecturers and
departmental
staff are really friendly and helpful and are able to teach on a very
personal level.
I would perhaps advise prospective students to live in student
accommodation in order to make the most of the facilities and events on
offer at UCL."
What would I do with the degree?
Many linguistics graduates from UCL carry on studying linguistics at
graduate level with a view to pursuing an academic career. Others go on
to teach languages, especially English (as a first or foreign language)
or embark on a range of other careers, from law, media, computing and
speech therapy to all aspects of commerce and industry.
How can I find out more?
Download the complete Phonetics
& Linguistics Undergraduate Prospectus (PDF).
If you are an international student, you should explore UCL's international pages.
For further information please email us with your contact
details at
or write to us at the following address:
Undergraduate Admissions
Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
University College London
Chandler House
2 Wakefield Street
London WC1N 1PF
United Kingdom
Email: secretary@ling.ucl.ac.uk