Linguistics
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Linguistics is a scientific study of human languages, focusing on their internal structure, cognitive foundation, and variation within society. It is an interdisciplinary field that is closely related to anthropology, philosophy, sociology, and psychology. Studying linguistics develops strong analytical skills, which are solicited in professional areas beyond those related to language, such as translating, writing, or editing. Linguistics is great choice for a career in education, speech rehabilitation, law, or computing. "Saint Mary’s was the perfect place to study linguistics. The small class sizes facilitated a natural sense of camaraderie with classmates and rapport with professors, who are truly exceptional. While the content was consistently challenging, they provided me with the tools to grow and succeed both inside and outside the classroom. It is rare for a program to have such a personal level of academic support and emotional understanding from instructors, and for that I felt lucky. Through SMU linguistics, I built a confident understanding of both foundational and cutting-edge research in core and specialized fields, which helped me get accepted into graduate programs at schools like Edinburgh and UBC." -- Jonathan Keigan (Master of Data Science in Computational Linguistics, UBC, in progress) |