Program Overview
McGill University's Linguistics program provides a comprehensive understanding of human language, covering core areas like phonetics and syntax. Students can customize their studies with elective courses in topics such as bilingualism and language acquisition. The program prepares graduates for advanced academic work or careers in fields like language teaching, translation, and speech-language pathology.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
McGill University’s Linguistics program offers a comprehensive exploration of human language, its structure, and how it is used. The program provides a solid foundation in the core areas of linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students have the flexibility to customize their studies by selecting from a wide range of elective courses that cover various topics, such as bilingualism, sociolinguistics, dialectology, language acquisition, and more. The program prepares graduates for advanced academic work in linguistics and related fields, as well as careers in areas such as language teaching, translation, child psychology, speech-language pathology, communication, and speech technology.
Outline:
Core Courses:
- LING 330 - Phonetics
- LING 445 - Computational Linguistics
- LING 210 - Introduction to Speech Science
Elective Courses:
Students have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of elective courses to tailor their studies to their interests. Some of the available elective courses include:
- Bilingualism
- Sociolinguistics
- Dialectology
Careers:
- Speech pathologist
- Language instructor
- Translator
- Editor
- Researcher
