BA English Language (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in English Language (Placement Year), an English Language and Linguistics degree focusing on the structural, historical, and social dimensions of the English language. Core topics include Critical & Analytical Thinking, Research Methods, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Programming. Students undertake a full-year professional placement in industry during the third year and can complete an independent research project in the final year. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as English across Space and Time, English in Use, Foundations of Language, and Linguistic Inquiry and Applications. The second year examines data-driven and phonetic analysis through compulsory modules including Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World, English Grammar, and English Phonetics. The third year consists of a dedicated work-based learning placement. The final year deepens specialisation through compulsory studies in Language and Social Identities and Language Variation and Change in English. Optional modules across the course allow students to explore diverse areas such as computational applications, forensic linguistics, and psycholinguistics, alongside an optional final-year 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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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 71%
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: 100%
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: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 50%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 18%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 12%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
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
- Linguistic Inquiry and Applications
- Language in Mind and Society
- World Literatures
- Explaining Criminology
- The Arts and Identity (Discovery module)
- Global Challenges in World Politics
- Researching Society: Principles and Practices
- Public Sociology: Understanding and Creating Social Change
- Re-Making Tradition
- Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World
- English Grammar
- English Phonetics
- Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language
- Discourse Studies
- Language Acquisition
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- Language and Pedagogic Practice
- Professional Communication
- Sounds of the World's Languages
- Transnational Debates on Gender and Society
- Work Based Learning Year
- Language and Social Identities
- Language Variation and Change in English
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Forensic Linguistics
- Language and Media
- Language, Culture and Cognition
- Linguistics and English Language Dissertation
- Phonetic and Phonological Theory
- Pragmatics
- Psycholinguistics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 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 (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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
92% 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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
Does BA English Language (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 (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.