UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN

LINGUISTICS

Apply Take a Virtual Tour

Why Study Linguistics

Have you ever wondered how the word “like” became, like, a thing people say all the time? Linguistics is the systematic, scientific analysis of how language works: how we communicate; why misunderstandings happen; and how words shape identity, culture, and technology. A major in linguistics prepares you for fields such as AI and natural language processing, translation, publishing, education, anthropology, speech therapy, and law.

Hofstra is the only university in the Americas offering a graduate degree in forensic linguistics. Undergraduates can sample this field through dedicated courses, take graduate-level classes as seniors, or pursue the dual degree in linguistics (BA) and linguistics: forensic linguistics (MA) — giving you a rare, highly marketable pathway into a growing area of language and justice.

Language Shapes Everything

Analyze how people communicate, why misunderstandings occur, and how language reflects identity and culture. Get a competitive edge in a rapidly growing field.

Apply Now

Degrees & Programs

Human affairs revolve around language. Linguistics enables students to understand the inner workings of this most special human tool: how and why communication happens or fails to happen, how language creates solidarity and division among groups, and how the structure of language is the structure of human intelligence.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS

BA in Linguistics Minor in Linguistics Linguistics (BA) and Linguistics: Forensic Linguistics (MA), Dual-degree Program

Career Path & Outcomes

For more information on careers in linguistics in education, industry, government, and the arts, visit the Linguistics Society of America website. Indeed also spotlights the professional opportunities in this field, including linguists, copy editors, copywriters, translators, technical writers, and computational linguists.