Linguistics is the science of human language. It seeks to determine that which is necessary in human language, that which is possible, and that which is impossible. While linguists work to determine the unique qualities of individual languages, they are constantly searching for linguistic universals—properties whose explanatory power reaches across languages.
The linguistics portion of the joint foreign language majors is always satisfied by taking the following five courses (20 points):
Either Language (LING-UA 1) or Language and Mind (LING-UA 3)
Sound and Language (LING-UA 11)
Grammatical Analysis (LING-UA 13)
A total of two additional courses from two different fields of linguistics, chosen from the following:
Historical linguistics (LING-UA 14)
Sociolinguistics (LING-UA 15, LING-UA 18, LING-UA 30, LING-UA 38, LING-UA 57)
Phonology (LING-UA 12)
Semantics (LING-UA 4)
Computational linguistics (LING-UA 6, LING-UA 7)
Psycholinguistics (LING-UA 5, LING-UA 43, LING-UA 54, LING-UA 59)
Structure of a modern language (LING-UA 10, LING-UA 42, LING-UA 44, LING-UA 9032)
Italian requires four additional 4-point courses (16 points) as follows:
Advanced Review of Modern Italian (ITAL-UA 30)
One advanced language course chosen from:
Conversations in Italian (ITAL-UA 101)
Italian Through Cinema (ITAL-UA 103)
Advanced Composition (ITAL-UA 105)
Creative Writing in Italian (ITAL-UA 107)
Italian Through Opera (ITAL-UA 108)
Translation (ITAL-UA 110)
Two advanced courses in either Italian literature or culture and society, to be determined in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies in the Italian department.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2025
College of Arts & Science
726 Broadway, 7th Floor,
New York,
10003, United States
Graduated with a GED or high school diploma equivalency test and have not enrolled in a degree-seeking program.
Don’t have minimum score requirements, but competitive applicants will receive:
100 and above on the TOEFL iBT
130 and above on the Duolingo English Test
7.5 and above on the IELTS Academic
70 and above on the PTE Academic
191 and above on the Cambridge English Scale
4.5 and above on the iTEP
Application deadline: Early Decision I - November 1; Early Decision II: January 1; Regular Decision - January 5
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
A degree from NYU is evidence of an inquiring mind and rigorous work ethic, setting graduates in good stead when making decisions about the future.
