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Bachelor of Linguistics

Harvard University

  • Cambridge, United States
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Bachelor

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About the program

A 4-year doctoral programme in Linguistics at Memorial University.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Linguistics can develop the ability to examine learning and communication needs
  • Design context-appropriate educational or language activities and evaluate their effectiveness
  • And conduct and communicate an original research project where this is a research doctorate. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Researcher
  • Professor or teacher
  • Project manager
  • Editor
  • Publisher
  • Translator
  • Linguistic consultant
  • Diplomat
  • Entrepreneur

Curriculum

  • Courses
  • A comprehensive examination and a thesis
  • With research in language acquisition
  • Phonetics and language variation
  • A master's in linguistics is required (applied linguistics MA does not qualify).

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Secondary school completion with transcript and School Report
  • SAT or ACT (AP
  • IB
  • A-Level or national exam results only in exceptional cases)
  • Two teacher recommendations
  • Essays
  • No minimum GPA published. English proficiency tests are .

Accepted academic background

Secondary school completion with transcript, Secondary School Report (international supplement) and midyear report, Two teacher recommendations.

Documents you’ll need

  • Secondary School Transcript
  • School Report
  • Two Teacher Recommendations
  • Application Essays
  • SAT or ACT Scores.

How to apply

  1. Check the requirements and deadlines: Restrictive Early Action 1 November
  2. Regular Decision 1 January. Apply through the Common Application with the Harvard College Questions and pay the 95 USD fee or request a waiver. Submit SAT or ACT scores
  3. School report with transcript
  4. Two teacher recommendations
  5. Midyear report and a financial aid application. An alumni interview may be arranged. Decisions come mid-December early action or end of March
  6. Reply by 1 May
  7. No deposit required.

Other costs

Tuition per year$68,442 USD
Application fee$95 USD
Deposit$500 USD

Program details

CampusCambridge
Faculty or schoolHarvard College
DepartmentDepartment of Linguistics
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value120
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteApplicants may be considered for institutional awards subject to program-specific and international-student eligibility.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    1 Jan 2027

    48 days left

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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.