BA Linguistics and Cognitive Science

Linguistics is the science of language. It examines all aspects of language use and structure in the world's many languages. Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of the mind, drawing on work in Linguistics, Linguistic Anthropology, Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy and Education. The linguistics major is designed to provide students with basic understanding of the nature of human language and the principles and methods of contemporary linguistics theory. It integrates the perspectives of the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences as students discover the systematicity and intracacies of language structure and language use.