A joint honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each single honours course, but you’ll take fewer optional and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects.
In your first year, you’ll study core modules introducing you to the structure and use of the English language, as well as the key concepts of linguistics and phonetics such as how speech sounds are produced, how grammars are organised and how language conveys meaning.
You’ll then be able to build on that knowledge in the following year, when you’ll learn more about phonetics and syntax in linguistics, and the social functions of language in English. At the same time, you’ll be able to choose from a range of optional modules. In linguistics, this could mean studying language and gender, language acquisition or psycholinguistics, while in English you could study the language of the media, global English or forensic linguistics.
By your final year, you’ll be able to apply the critical skills you’ve gained to an independently researched dissertation in either subject. You’ll then choose at least two optional modules in the other subject and up to two in either subject. Optional modules span across the full range of English Language and Linguistics, in areas such as language processing, language and gender, or the politics of language.
Students on the three-year programme may apply for transfer to an International Degree, where there are opportunities at our partner universities across the world where courses are taught in English. The opportunity to apply for a work placement year (Industrial Degree) is also available.
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1016 | English Structure, Style, Genre | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL1017 | English Variation, Creativity and Use | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING1100 | Language: Meaning and Use | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| LING1500 | Key Skills in Linguistics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL1060 | Language: Structure and Sound | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1055 | Writing Matters | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING1065 | Languages of the World | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 2 and 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2023 | Power of Language | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2051 | Language in Society | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2330 | Phonetics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| LING2340 | Syntax | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL2032 | Children, Talk and Learning | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL2033 | Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2034 | Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2036 | Digital Discourse: language and social media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2037 | Forensic Approaches to Language | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2038 | Global English: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decolonisation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2039 | Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL2042 | Language Policy, Planning, and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2047 | Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL2048 | Dialect Hunting | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL2049 | Language of the Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LING2065 | Data Science for Linguists | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2131 | Psycholinguistics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2360 | The Life Cycle of Languages | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2370 | Representation, Identity and Control | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2380 | Language and Gender | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2390 | Language Acquisition | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2410 | Language Change | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING2420 | Interactional Linguistics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING2421 | Multilingualism in Society | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
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Candidates pursue a Study Abroad Year at a partner institution.
Candidates will be required to take 120 credits from the following options:
For Study Abroad Students
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL9001 | Year Abroad (Study) | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL9002 | Year Abroad (FLA Placement) | 120 | Not running in 202526 | PFP |
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For Horizon Year Abroad Students
If you register for Horizon Year Abroad, you will take LEED9000 Horizon Year Abroad (100 credits) and you will also be required to register for MODL3150 Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the Horizon Year Abroad (20 credits). Both of these modules must be passed.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEED9000 | Horizon Year Abroad | 100 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3150 | Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the Horizon Year Abroad | 20 | 1 Jun to 30 Sep |
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To be eligible for a joint honours award, students must pass at least 40 credits at level 2 and 40 credits at level 3 in each of the named subjects.
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3022 | English Language Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| LING3200 | Linguistics Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
If LING3200 is taken, candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules; if ENGL3022 is taken, candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules (not all modules are available in each academic session):
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3475 | Children, Talk and Learning | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL3476 | Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3477 | Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3478 | Digital Discourse: language and social media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3479 | Forensic Approaches to Language | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3480 | Global English: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decolonisation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3481 | Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL3482 | Language Policy, Planning, and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3485 | Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL3489 | Dialect Hunting | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| ENGL3491 | Language of the Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
If ENGL3022 is taken, candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following optional modules; if LING3200 is taken, candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LING3065 | Experimental Syntax | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| LING3180 | Language and Gender | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3190 | Language Acquisition | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3220 | Representation, Identity and Control | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3250 | The Life Cycle of Languages | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3290 | Language Change | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3310 | Interactional Linguistics | 20 | Not running in 202526 | |
| LING3350 | Language Processing | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3380 | Linguistic Innovations in Technology | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LING3421 | Multilingualism in Society | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3600 | Sociophonetics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
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