PSU's bachelor's degree in Applied Linguistics prepares you to solve language-related probleMS in society through work with immigrants, international development, teaching languages, and training coMPAnies to work with international partners. You will gain the language background you need to be competitive in technology fields and prepare you to pursue advanced work in computational linguistics. With a dual degree in Applied Linguistics and Computer Science, you can enter careers to improve the function of artificial intelligence Systems. With your knowledge of the structure of language and how real people use it, you'll be steps ahead of a computer science major.