A unique opportunity to study the evolution of language and language-learning processes.
Here are some general resources related to Linguistics.
Overview 🔗 This is the Linguistics selection of the University undergraduate prospectus. The most important information about the course is here, including entry requirements, course structure, and prerequisites.
Faculty website 🔗 🌟 This is the official Faculty webpage for prospective undergraduates, which links to various resources.
Unofficial Prospectus 🔗 This is an unofficial prospectus put together by the Cambridge University Student Union; it’s written based on students’ perspectives and gives a better sense of what the day-to-day experience as a Linguistics student is like, compared to official materials.
Studying Linguistics at Trinity College 🔗 🌟 A great interview with Dr Napoleon Kapsos from the Department of Linguistics at Cambridge.
CambTweet Linguistics 🔗 🌟 Follow the daily life of a Cambridge Linguistics student through this Twitter account.
Reading Lists 🔗 These are the reading lists for the papers that first-years take. Don’t be intimidated by how long they are; they’re intended to be worked through over the course of a full academic year, and honestly no one reads everything anyway.
FAQ 🔗 🌟 Some useful information about the course for prospective applicants.
InsideUni Linguistics interview experiences 🔗 🌟 Current students talk about their interview experience, as well as sharing some tips. We’re biased, but we think they’re useful!