Is an undergraduate degree in Linguistics required for admission to the Northwestern Linguistics Ph.D program?
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of our program, successful applicants have come from a wide range of backgrounds including not just Linguistics but allied fields such as Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Science, Foreign Languages and Literature, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Music, and Psychology, However, applicants must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of Linguistics as a field to strongly justify their career choice in applying to the program.
