Undergraduates
Oxford offers facilities for the linguistic and philological study of European Languages unmatched anywhere else in Britain, and thriving units in General Linguistics and Phonetics. These are seen to best advantage in the degree course in Linguistics with a Modern Language, which combines the different elements to give a mutually reinforcing package of theoretical study of what human language is and how it works and more detailed study of specific issues of language structure and change applied to the language you are studying.
However, you do not have to choose the degree course to explore Linguistics. In the older established Modern Languages degree it is possible to choose one of more Linguistics papers, with a wide range of options available, allowing you to concentrate on those areas you find most exciting.
Information on how to apply is available at:
Undergraduate admissions
Prospective undergraduates should note that there is a short aptitude test in Linguistics, to be taken at school before the interview.