Linguistics (AS Degree in Development)

The Linguistics program offers the first two years of required courses and general education requirements for the University of Utah's Bachelor of Linguistics degree. Linguistics majors study how human language works, the variety of languages and their structures and systems, social and cultural aspects of language, and how language is acquired by children and adults. Linguistics students develop strong skills for success in today's careers: scientific reasoning, critical thinking and analysis, and verbal and written communication.

Career Opportunities

A degree in Linguistics prepares students for a variety of careers including ESL instruction, language analysis, and computational linguistics. Linguistics graduates work in speech recognition, artificial intelligence, educational training, translation/interpretation, language revitalization, editing, acting coaching, test development, forensic consultant, advertising, and government (CIA, FBI, Dept. of Defense).