Linguistics

Language is present in all aspects of our daily lives and our capacity to use it makes human beings unique as a species.

In the UvA Bachelor's programme in Linguistics, you will explore both the structure and acquisition of language as well as the diversity of language around the world. As a linguist you are interested in the structure and function of language in a broad sense, how we acquire language, how it can be impaired, how it is represented in the brain, how it functions in society, how we deal with 2, 3, or 4 languages at the same time, and how it changes. All of these questions are addressed in this broad Bachelor's programme in Linguistics.

In this programme you are introduced to a number of linguistic subjects, including the study of a modern language of your choice. Alongside the core programme, you specialise by selecting a minor or electives in one or more of your fields of interest. You can also decide to study abroad for a semester or do an internship.