Linguistics and Cognitive Science

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Senior Admissions Officer, Barnard College
  (New York, Dartmouth '02)
• Copywriter, Hill Holliday
  (Massachusetts, Dartmouth '04)
• Coordinator in Business & Legal Affairs, NBC Universal
  (New York, Dartmouth '02)
• Contract Services Coordinator, Coventry
  (Pennsylvania, Dartmouth '04)
• Director, Prudential Investments
  (New Jersey, Dartmouth '91)
• Project Director of Tribal Epicenter Consortium, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
  (Oregon, Dartmouth '96)
• Software Developer, The Motley Fool
  (Dartmouth '96)
• Editor, Cambridge University Press
  (New York, Dartmouth '78)

Visit Department Homepage

Major Description

The Program in Linguistics and Cognitive Science offers students two separate undergraduate majors - in Linguistics and in Cognitive Science, a minor in Linguistics, and the possibility to modify another major with Linguistics.

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Research skills/data analysis
• Cultural competency and adaptability
• Critical thinking
• Analytical Thinking
• Writing communication

Possible Career Paths

• Psychology
• Business
• Education
• Non-profit
• Law
• Healthcare

< Back to Majors List