Program Overview

University of California Santa Barbara

Linguistics - BA - Spanish Emphasis

General Program Information

The Linguistics Department offers degrees with an emphasis in a variety of modern languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Slavic (Russian), and Spanish. These emphases allow you to combine a strong foundation in linguistics with the close study of a particular language.

Program Type

• Bachelor's Degree

Program Description

The language emphases are especially recommended for you if you plan to pursue graduate study of linguistics within a modern language department and if you're interested in careers involving a high degree of language ability and knowledge of linguistic structure, including international careers.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes for the Linguistics - BA - Spanish Emphasis program are available.

Featured Courses

• LING106 - Introduction to Phonetics
• LING107 - Introduction to Phonology
• LING108 - Introduction to Morphology
• LING109 - Introduction to Syntax
• LING115 - Introduction to Historical Comparative Linguistics

Graduate and Professional Pathways

• International organizations
• Education
• Translation
• Linguistics
• Languages and Literature

Program Highlights

• UCSB offers about 30 languages, about half of which are offered in the Department of Religious Studies (e.g. Turkish, Arabic, Sanskrit)

Related Disciplines

• Language Departments
• Linguistics