BA English Language and Linguistics (Study Abroad)
About this course
BA Hons in English Language and Linguistics (Study Abroad), an English Language and Linguistics degree focusing on structural analysis, phonetic principles, and cognitive language study. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course features an integrated third year spent studying at an international partner university abroad. 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. The second year advances into specialized topics with English Grammar, English Phonetics, Sounds of the World's Languages, and Structures of the World's Languages. Optional modules across the degree allow students to explore diverse areas such as Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, corpus analysis, forensic linguistics, and psycholinguistics. In the final year, students complete core advanced study in Language and Social Identities alongside Phonetic and Phonological Theory, with the option to undertake an independent Linguistics and English Language Dissertation.
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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 95%: 18 offers from 19 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
- Your Year Abroad
- 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 (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) 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 (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 18 offers from 19 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English Language and Linguistics (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Linguistics (Study Abroad) at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.