Bachelor of Linguistics and Language Sciences
Macquarie University - North Ryde
Overview
Linguistics – the scientific study of language – impacts a diverse range of disciplines. Sociolinguists, for example, study the social and cultural factors that influence communication, psycholinguists are interested in the relationship between language and the mind, computational linguists build computer models to enhance human-machine interaction, and forensic linguists help to solve crimes.
The Bachelor of Linguistics and Language Sciences – the only degree of its kind in Australia – will develop your understanding of human language and its applications in human society. You’ll learn about the structure of language, human speech production, how language is processed, how people acquire language, and how language is used in different cultures. It will prepare you for a variety of careers in areas such as education, interpreting and translation, editing and publishing, international relations and research.
Majors
Areas of study
Child and adult language acquisition, development of language in the brain, forensic speech science, hearing disorders, Indigenous languages, relationships between language and society, speech and language disorders.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Accessible communication adviser, advertising consultant, editor or publisher, journalist, language consultant, language documenter (eg Indigenous communities), language specialist in business and organisations, lexicographer, linguist, policy adviser, public administrator, public relations manager, researcher, speech recognition developer, subtitler. After further study: clinical audiologist, computational linguist, forensic linguist, TESOL practitioner, translator and interpreter.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 93.35 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 73.35 | 78.78 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 65.4 | 75.3 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Macquarie University website for admission criteria information.
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University
Macquarie University
Campus
North Ryde
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
65.40
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years
Course Link
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