Course Overview

Studying Linguistics and Psychology at Lancaster gives you the opportunity to benefit from superb quality of teaching in our Department of Linguistics and English Language and our Psychology Department. Our degrees are also accredited by the British Psychological Society and provide the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the Society.

Language and Psychology are in many ways intimately linked and you'll discover some natural overlap addressing questions, such as how language relates to thought and how our language is different from and similar to the signalling systems of other animals. With a wide range of courses available to you, you'll be able to specialise in areas that interest you the most.

You'll start your degree studying Language Description (for English Language) and
Understanding Psychology.  In your second year, you'll move on to subjects such as English Sounds and Structures, and Cognitive Psychology before completing your degree with modules including Brain and Behaviour and Topics in Linguistic Theory.

For a list of compulsory modules, please see the tab above.

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Career opportunities

Studying Linguistics and Psychology will help you to develop an enquiring and analytical mind and a wide range of interpersonal skills. You will also sharpen your research abilities. All these transferable skills are highly valued by employers and place Lancaster graduates ahead of the game in the jobs market.

Studying Psychology has obvious benefits as a stepping stone to becoming a psychologist, while your Linguistics degree offers useful training and expertise that you can apply to a range of professions, including education, language teaching, speech therapy and translation.

Many of our students go into business, administration and professional services, while others go on to higher degrees at Lancaster and elsewhere.