BA Philosophy and Linguistics
About this course
BA in English Language and Linguistics and Philosophy. Core topics include Research Methods. In the final year, students can specialise in their preferred areas of philosophical study. A final-year philosophy project applies research to develop policies addressing real-world ethical or social problems.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 100 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
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: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 22%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 23%
- Wales: 22%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 97%
- A degree: 3%
Modules
- How Language Works 1
- How Language Works 2
- Moral and Political Philosophy
- Mind, Language and Belief
- Writing at University and Beyond
- Developing English: History and Society
- Reason and its Limits
- Philosophy of Language
- Discourse
- Structure, Meaning and Function
- Sounds of Speech
- Political Philosophy
- Credoau'r Cymry
- Modern Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy of Feminism
- Contemporary Moral Philosophy
- Contemporary Epistemology
- Minds, Bodies, Worlds
- Damcaniaethu Cyfalafiaeth
- French Existentialism
- Philosophy of Psychology
- Philosophical Aesthetics
- Style and Genre
- Sociolinguistics
- Language and Gender
- History of English
- First and Second Language Acquisition
- Working with Linguistic Data
- Philosophy in Practice
- Forensic Linguistics
- Communicating in Relationships
- Communication Disorders
- Extended Dissertation
- 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
- Dissertation in Philosophy
- Cyfiawnder Byd-eang
- Belief & Irrationality
- Ethics of Knowing
- Beauty & Ethics
- Moral Responsibility
- A Sense of the Possible
- Paradoxes of Democracy
- Meaning Through Silence
- Aesthetic Injustice
- Reasons and Relationships
- Speech Acts Online
- Y Gyhoeddfa: Democratiaeth, Hunaniaeth, a Rheswm
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Philosophy and Linguistics at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £39,500. The £30,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of BA Philosophy and Linguistics at Cardiff 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 Philosophy and Linguistics at Cardiff University?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Philosophy and Linguistics at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Philosophy and Linguistics at Cardiff University?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.