Interested in a linguistics major?
Linguistics is the scientific study of language, not simply the study of many languages. Students with a linguistics major become adept at noticing what people say, aware of the unconscious choices implicit in this and are able to provide a rigorous explanation of how such choices are made.
Linguistics is one of the principal areas of cognitive science and is closely allied with many other fields of study, including cognitive psychology, speech and language pathology, the social sciences, education, computer science, philosophy and the study of particular languages.
Alumni Pursuits
Graduates with a linguistics major pursue careers in a range of industries, excelling in jobs that demand deep knowledge of speech, language and social sciences.
Alumni work at:
Peace Corps
Spivak Lipton
U.S. Department of Transportation
Random House
Nuance Communications
SanDisk
Refugee Development Center
Alumni work as:
Civil rights managers
Content developers
Nonprofit program coordinators
Operations directors
Speech language pathologists
Technical writers
Legal assistants
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13 January 2025
College of Arts and Letters
426 Auditorium Road, Room 150,
EAST LANSING,
Michigan,
48824, United States
MSU strongly encourages a college preparatory curriculum in secondary school.
Minimum English requirements
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Internet-based test: score of 79 with no sub score below 17; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Regular admission: Score of 6.5 or higher; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Minimum score of 53; minimum sub score requirement of 48.
Application submission deadline: Regular Admission: February 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
International students at MSU enjoy a student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1, with a multicultural student population originating from over 130 countries.