Linguistics
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Do you love words and language? Linguistics lets you follow that passion and open doors to many different careers. Study the structure of languages and learn how the brain organizes language.
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Bachelor degree, Minor
- Study options:
- Full-time study, Part-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Co-op optional
Areas of focus
Optional concentrations are available to students in the BA program.
- Indigenous Languages
- Language and Speech
- Language and Society
Careers
- Communications officer
- Community outreach and advocacy worker
- Curriculum planner
- Librarian or archivist
- Literacy facilitator
- Speech language pathologist
- Teacher specializing in English as a second/additional language
- Translator and interpreter
Admission
Apply to the Faculty of Humanities (Undeclared) as a high school student or a transfer student from another post-secondary institution.
You can declare this program as your major after one or more years of full-time study. Alternatively, you can choose another major and add this program as a minor to broaden your studies.
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Scholarships
English language proficiency
You must demonstrate English language proficiency to attend UVic. Your transcripts are enough to prove proficiency if you've studied full-time in an academic program at the high school or post-secondary level within Canada for at least four years, and all of your instruction was in English.
Learn about UVic's English language requirement.
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