Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Linguistics - Including Year Abroad

Language is central to all human activity, from important negotiations between nation states to doctor-patient interaction, to spontaneous conversations in caf's. Through your study of language, you come to understand the nature of human social life.
Foundational modules in the first and second year will teach you how to analyse linguistic sound systems, word structure, sentence structure, meaning and language use, and apply your knowledge to the analysis of English. You will then be able to make informed choices about areas of English or Linguistics you want to study in greater depth through study options, such as: Phonetics, English around the World
Language and the Mind, Conversation and Social Interaction, Institutional Talk, English Language in the Media

Studying language and linguistics allows you to develop your research and IT skills by collecting and analysing linguistic data using state-of-the-art technology, and a combination of team-work and independent projects enhances your communication, problem-solving, and management skills.

Our graduates have gone on to have careers in a wide variety of fields, including teaching, journalism, advertising, marketing, travel, communications, publishing, speech and language therapy, and business administration.

A-levels: ABB
BTEC: DDD
GCSEs: Linguistics with Data Science requires GCSE Maths grade C/4
IB: 32 points or three Higher Level certificates with 655 (Linguistics with Data Science also requires Standard Level Mathematics grade 4). We will accept grade 4 in either Standard Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Standard Level Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation.
We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.
Access to HE Diploma:15 Level 3 credits at Distinction and 30 level 3 credits at Merit, depending on subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.
T-levels: Distinction, depending on subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.

IELTS - 6.0 overall
TOEFL IBT - 76 overall, with a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing