Overview

About Linguistics is offered at The University of Iowa

Linguists also study language change through time. Some linguists study how damage at different locations in the brain causes different types of linguistic problems.Rather than attempting to learn many languages, linguists search for the organizational principles of the world’s languages. This bachelor degree in Linguistics is offered by The University of Iowa.

The description of formal patterns of human language has a number of applications. Linguistics is linked with anthropology and other social sciences in studying how language use relates to culture, region, class, and gender. It is connected to psychology, speech, and hearing in studying how children learn language, how speakers process and interpret language, and how injuries and disorders affect both production and perception of speech.

Careers

Linguistics majors have found work teaching English as a second language overseas. Unique teaching opportunities worth exploring include those with the Peace Corps and Teach For America.

A number of companies, such as Microsoft, Xerox, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and other high-tech firms, regularly hire employees with linguistics degrees. Opportunities also exist for government work, for example, as a special agent linguist for the FBI.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

English Grammar

Language and Society

English Words

Language Rights

Language and Formal Reasoning

Languages of the World

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Iowa City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Submit an application

Pay the $40 application fee

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

33710 USD / year

≈ 33710 USD / year
Out-of-State

33710 USD / year

≈ 33710 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11622 USD / year

≈ 11622 USD / year

Living costs

Iowa City

United States

1187 - 1841 USD / month

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Overview

About Linguistics is offered at The University of Iowa

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Iowa City

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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