Linguistics
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Explore Interests Related to Linguistics
Applies knowledge of language structure and meaning to craft impactful communication strategies and navigate cross-cultural business challenges.
Analyzes language structures, usage, and meaning. Equips students to advance AI technologies in speech recognition, machine translation, and natural language processing.
Explores language structure, communication, and multilingual resources. Equips students to improve communication with diverse populations, develop multilingual health resources, and address language barriers in healthcare.
Explores language structure and use. Prepares students to improve communication with diverse patient populations, develop multilingual health resources, and support research addressing health literacy and language barriers.
Studies the structure of languages and their cultural significance. Prepares students to engage in global communication, contribute to language revitalization efforts, and analyze cross-cultural language trends for international audiences.
Degree Options
- Psychology
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Education
- Foreign Languages
About the Program
- You enjoy studying languages, particularly finding and applying linguistic patterns.
- You are interested in communication, and learning more about the function of language(s) in society.
- You like to think about how the human brain functions, and want to know more about language and cognition.
- You like logic, computer programming, and/or abstract puzzles.
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Organizational Skills
- Research and Analytical Skills
- Creativity
Coursework
- Syntax
- Phonology
- Language and Cognition
- Bilingualism
- Language Change Over Time
Out-of-Classroom Experiences
- Estée Lauder
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
- Lehigh County Office of the District Attorney
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Career Paths
- Graduate school to study anthropology, computer science, engineering, foreign languages, neurology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, or speech and hearing science
- Speech Language Pathologist
- Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
- Communications Analyst
- Research Project Manager
- Web Content Writer
- Academic Editor
- Instructional Designer
- Apple
- EY
- Universities
- JPMorganChase
- Dell Technologies
- U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
- United States Marine Corps
Have questions about this program?
Future students, contact the Liberal Arts Recruitment Team.
Current students, contact your academic adviser.
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