Hons in Linguistics is a honours degree in Linguistics & Language Studies programme offered by Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 44,810 per year.
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:Linguistics & Language Studies
International tuition: CAD 44,810 / year
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program studies language and its structure, including morphology, syntax, phonetics, phonology, and semantics, examining how language is structured, acquired, and used in the production and comprehension of messages, and how it changes over time. Offered by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures as a Major and a Minor, it is a highly interdisciplinary field of study with connections to Philosophy, Psychology, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, and Health Sciences, since language accompanies almost all human activity. Coursework addresses questions relating to the nature of language, including what languages have in common and how children acquire language. Knowledge gained through the program is applicable to careers in computer science, information and telecommunications, language teaching, speech pathology, audiology, and translation and interpreting. Full plan and course requirements are set out in the Faculty of Arts and Science Academic Calendar.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Queen's Faculty of Arts and Science admits humanities and social-science applicants under the Arts admission category (QA), which covers Bachelor of Arts (Honours) plans such as Classics, Classical Studies, History, Philosophy, Political Studies, Politics Philosophy and Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics, Indigenous Studies, Film and Media, the modern-language plans (German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Spanish and Latin American Studies, World Language Studies, Languages Literatures and Cultures), Jewish Studies, and Environmental Studies (Arts), as well as Economics (listed separately as QAE with identical requirements). Ontario Secondary School Diploma applicants need six 4U/4M courses: English 4U is the only mandatory subject, and the remaining five courses may be at either the 4U or 4M level. Recent admission cycles have required a low-80s overall average for this category. Applicants apply through the OUAC and submit official transcripts; applicants whose first language is not English must also meet Queen's English Language Proficiency requirement.
