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Students pursuing a linguistics undergraduate degree examine language as an organized system, with the flexibility to customize their studies around specific interests in language structure, evolution, behavior, and application. With more than 100 undergraduate majors, the Linguistics Department grants approximately 45 B.A./B.S. degrees each year, many to students completing dual majors. The linguistics program immerses undergraduates in methodical language analysis while highlighting language's significance across human experiences. Learners examine cutting-edge research on language's core characteristics and may participate in such studies themselves. They investigate how linguistic insights illuminate human cognition and social dynamics while applying these principles to fields like artificial intelligence and language education. Though linguistics employs specialized methodologies, its undergraduate courses tackle fundamental questions central to liberal arts and scientific inquiry.