English Language (BA)

• Duration: 3 years

• Mode: Full time

Our English Language degree focuses on the intriguing intersection of language with culture, society, politics and mind and offers a rigorous grounding in all the key aspects of language analysis.

You will learn the essential linguistic tools of phonetics, grammar and discourse analysis from those who are helping develop those fields.

Our approach is broad and inclusive of such aspects as the analysis of multimodal texts combining word image and sound that predominates in so much of contemporary media.

Our degree is organised to match a wide range of relevant career options. Core modules provide you with a solid base.

You will then be guided to build a programme to suit your interests and developing specialisation, choosing the best optional modules to fit your plans .

Our community is welcoming, international in outlook and home to the globally respected Centre for Language and Communication Research.

We pride ourselves on nurturing a friendly, personalised and supportive environment, with regular one-to-one meetings .

Course structure

This full-time course lasts for three years with two semesters per year.

There are 120 credits a year …  Most modules are worth 20 credits.