BA English Language and Linguistics
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Please visit our English language requirements page. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Linguistics and Linguistics, studying how language is structured, acquired, and used across social and professional settings. Core topics include research methods, fieldwork, and human behaviour. Students complete a self-devised Humanities Research Project and may opt for a sandwich year with placement.
Modules
- Human Stories
- Making Meaning
- Constructing Languages
- Applying Linguistics in Life
- Human Futures
- Studying Speech Communities
- Language Acquisition
- Communicating across Contexts
- Humanities Research Project
- Language in the Mind
- Language, Power and Gender
- TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- Language, Environment and the Law