BA English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year), an English Language and Linguistics degree focusing on the structure, variation, and societal roles of human communication. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes a dedicated third-year work placement module allowing students to spend twelve months in a graduate-level industry role. The first year establishes core foundations through modules such as English across Space and Time, English in Use, Foundations of Language, Language in Mind and Society, and Linguistic Inquiry and Applications, alongside optional choices like Explaining Criminology and Global Challenges in World Politics. The second year advances into specialist areas with compulsory studies including English Grammar, English Phonetics, Sounds of the World's Languages, and Structures of the World's Languages, supported by options such as Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language and Discourse Studies. The final year comprises core modules in Language and Social Identities and Phonetic and Phonological Theory. Students can further tailor their studies through optional modules covering Cognitive Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, and Psycholinguistics, with an opportunity to complete an independent research project via the Linguistics and English Language Dissertation module.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 100%: 11 offers from 11 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 69%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 35%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 15%
- West Midlands: 5%
- London: 15%
- South East: 5%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- English across Space and Time
- English in Use
- Foundations of Language
- Language in Mind and Society
- Linguistic Inquiry and Applications
- Explaining Criminology
- Global Challenges in World Politics
- Knowledge and Reality in a Complex World
- Researching Society: Principles and Practices
- English Grammar
- English Phonetics
- Sounds of the World's Languages
- Structures of the World's Languages
- Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language
- Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World
- Discourse Studies
- Language Acquisition
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- Language and Pedagogic Practice
- Professional Communication
- Work Based Learning Year
- Language and Social Identities
- Phonetic and Phonological Theory
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Forensic Linguistics
- Language and Media
- Language Variation and Change in English
- Language, Culture and Cognition
- Linguistics and English Language Dissertation
- Pragmatics
- Psycholinguistics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University do next?
80% 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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
94% 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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 149 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
100% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 11 offers from 11 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Linguistics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.