BSc Language Sciences
About this course
BSc Hons in Language Sciences, an English Language and Linguistics degree centred on the scientific investigation of human speech, cognitive processes, and computational frameworks. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students examine linguistic structures, language acquisition, and forensic contexts through an empirical lens. The first year establishes foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as English across Space and Time, Foundations of Language, Language in Mind and Society, and Linguistic Inquiry and Applications, with options to study modern languages or computing essentials. The second year progresses into specialized technical applications with compulsory modules including Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language, Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World, Language Acquisition, Sounds of the World's Languages, and Structures of the World's Languages, alongside optional studies in phonetics, advertising, and discourse. The final year centers on advanced theory through compulsory modules like Cognitive Linguistics and Phonetic and Phonological Theory. Optional modules in the final year allow students to explore forensic linguistics, psycholinguistics, and media, with an opportunity to complete a 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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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: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- 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
- Foundations of Language
- Language in Mind and Society
- Linguistic Inquiry and Applications
- Becoming Independent in Languages (CEFR B1/B2) 1
- Beginners Languages (CEFR A1/A2) 1
- English in Use
- Explaining Criminology
- Crime and Popular Culture
- Computing Essentials: Programming
- Researching Society: Principles and Practices
- Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language
- Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World
- Language Acquisition
- Sounds of the World's Languages
- Structures of the World's Languages
- English Phonetics
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- Discourse Studies
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Phonetic and Phonological Theory
- Forensic Linguistics
- Language, Culture and Cognition
- Linguistics and English Language Dissertation
- Psycholinguistics
- Language and Social Identities
- Language and Media
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Language Sciences 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 less than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of BSc Language Sciences 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 BSc Language Sciences 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 BSc Language Sciences at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 149 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Language Sciences at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.