语言学是语言的科学研究。它研究了所有人类语言的共同原则以及特定语言的组织。预计具有语言学专业的大学生将能够：在语音学（语音的发音和声学特性），语音学（语言的声音系统的组织），形态学（单词），语法（句子的结构）和语义（结构的解释）证明，他们能够分析所有这些语言学领域的数据，能够如任何科学所期望的那样，不加偏见地进行语言培训，并能够应用他们的分析能力超出了语言学的研究范围。语言学专业课程可以通过其他部门（如语言系，心理学系，哲学系和交际障碍系）提供的与语言学相关的课程来充实。
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It investigates the common principles underlying all human languages, as well as the organization of particular languages. It is expected that undergraduates with a major in linguistics will be able to: demonstrate a sound knowledge of the fields of phonetics (articulatory and acoustic properties of speech), phonology (the organization of the sound system of languages), morphology (the structure of words), syntax (the structure of sentences), and semantics (the interpretation of structures), demonstrate that they are able to analyze data in all these areas of linguistics, apply their linguistic training without prejudice, as expected in any science, and apply their analytical abilities beyond the study of linguistics. The linguistics major program can be enriched through linguistics-related courses offered in other departments such as the language departments, the departments of psychology, philosophy, and communicative disorders.