BA English Language and Linguistics
About this course
BA in English Language and Linguistics. Core topics include research methods in linguistic analysis. The programme includes Welsh-language module options in phonetics and sociolinguistics, and the first year covers foundational topics in how language works. The final year centres on communicating specialist topics to different audiences.
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA English Language and Linguistics (2HS6) at Cardiff University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is ABB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 77%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 118 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 63%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 11%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 17%
- Teaching Professionals: 14%
- Administrative occupations: 13%
- Media Professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 61%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 400 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 15%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 21%
- Wales: 34%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- A degree: 5%
Modules
- Language and the Mind
- How Language Works 1
- How Language Works 2
- Developing English: History and Society
- Understanding Communication
- Writing at University and Beyond
- Discourse
- Structure, Meaning and Function
- Sounds of Speech
- Tafodieitheg
- Sosioieithyddiaeth a’r Gymraeg
- Style and Genre
- Sociolinguistics
- Language and Gender
- History of English
- First and Second Language Acquisition
- Working with Linguistic Data
- Tafodieitheg
- Sosioieithyddiaeth a’r Gymraeg
- Cyfieithu Proffesiynol
- Forensic Linguistics
- Communicating in Relationships
- Communication Disorders
- Dialect in Literature and Film
- Professional and Intercultural Communication
- Experimental Approaches to Psycholinguistics
- Language and Popular Culture
- Phraseology in Theory and Application
- Dissertation in Language and Linguistics 1
- Dissertation in Language and Linguistics 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language and Linguistics at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for English language.
What do graduates of BA English Language and Linguistics at Cardiff University do next?
83% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Language and Linguistics at Cardiff University?
85% 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 and Linguistics at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Linguistics at Cardiff University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.