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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL1110 | Literature, Culture and Critique | 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 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| ENGL2037 | Forensic Approaches to Language | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2038 | Global English: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decolonisation | 20 | Not running in 202627 | |
| ENGL2039 | Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2042 | Language Policy, Planning, and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2047 | Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2048 | Dialect Hunting | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL2049 | Language of the Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL2181 | Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
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) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Students may study up to 40 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL3181 | Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3475 | Children, Talk and Learning | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| 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) | |
| ENGL3479 | Forensic Approaches to Language | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3481 | Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3482 | Language Policy, Planning, and Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| ENGL3485 | Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3489 | Dialect Hunting | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL3491 | Language of the Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
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 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3350 | Language Processing | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LING3390 | Linguistic Technologies | 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) |
Please note that optional modules run subject to enrolments. An optional module may not run if only a low number of students choose it.
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
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