BA English Language
About this course
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics. Core topics include Research Methods. This three or four-year programme includes an optional integrated placement year providing professional experience. Students complete a supervised dissertation project in their final year of study.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 89%
- Organisation and management: 97%
- Learning resources: 76%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 7%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 10%
- West Midlands: 54%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 10%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Foundation course: 10%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Language Study
- English Language Across Time and Space
- Introduction to Discourse Analysis
- Language and Society
- Practical Applications of Language Description
- Spoken Discourse Analysis
- Sociolinguistics
- Working with Language Data
- Written Text Analysis
- English Language Teaching
- Language at Work
- Language in the News Media
- Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
- Intercultural Communication
- Reading and Society
- Language and Style
- Integrated Placement Year
- Dissertation (English)
- Applied English Linguistics
- Learning English
- Multimodal Analysis
- Language as Evidence
- Leadership and Management Communication
- Advanced Leadership and Management Communication
- Creative Writing
- Cognition and Style
- Language and Literature in Education
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language at Aston University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £35,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for English language.
What do graduates of BA English Language at Aston University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Language at Aston University?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Language at Aston University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 111 UCAS points.
Does BA English Language at Aston University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Language at Aston University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.