Undergraduate degrees in languages and linguistics
Immerse yourself in the study of linguistics, modern languages or English language, or combine these with another subject.
Why study languages and linguistics at York?
If you're studying linguistics, you'll discover the hidden patterns and structures in language through dedicated and supportive teaching. If you're studying a language, we'll guide you to become a confident user with a deep understanding of the culture behind it.
Our modern language courses are primarily taught in the target language, which allows you to easily enhance your comprehension skills. We foster a supportive learning environment to equip you with the skills needed to become a proficient speaker ready for a multicultural career. You can study a new language or continue your studies in an existing one.
Our linguistics courses equip you with knowledge of the 'building blocks' of language, including grammar and sound systems. You'll learn how language is used and processed, how it varies and changes, and how we can apply our knowledge about language to other domains. You can shape your degree towards a more science-based or humanities-based approach, or integrate the two.
Our courses
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- French and Linguistics (with a year abroad) (BA)
- German and Linguistics (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Italian and Linguistics (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Spanish and Linguistics (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Linguistics with French (BA)
- Linguistics with German (BA)
- Linguistics with Italian (BA)
- Linguistics with Spanish (BA)
Cross-faculty courses
Course options
Many of our courses include a year abroad. There are also opportunities for you to spend time overseas though the University's study abroad programme. Some of our courses also offer a year in industry.
Teach English as a foreign language
Join our five-week CertTESOL course and gain a qualification to teach English to speakers of other languages. York students receive a discount on the course fee.
Visiting students
If you're studying at a university outside the UK, you may be able to spend up to a year in York as a visiting student.
Scholarships and funding
Find out about scholarships and studentships that are available to students in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science.
Extracurricular language courses
Anyone can learn a language through our Languages for All courses. We offer 8-week and 18-week courses in many different languages, from beginner to advanced.
If you're a student at York, you'll also receive a discount on the course fee.
Careers
- You'll have direct careers support through our dedicated careers and employability team. We host regular workshops for you to find out about careers in areas such as speech and language therapy, broadcasting and language technology.
- A degree in modern languages and linguistics will equip you with a broad range of skills that can help you succeed in a variety of careers. This includes expert communication in multiple languages, research skills and specialist software knowledge.
- Our graduates have gone on to succeed in careers like speech and language therapy, AI, teaching, journalism, marketing and academic research.
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