BA Linguistics (Placement Year)
About this course
BA Hons in Linguistics (Placement Year), an English Language and Linguistics degree centred on the study of human language, communication structures, and real-world applications. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The third year consists of an industrial work-based placement role to build professional workplace experience. The first year covers 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, alongside optional choices like English in Use. The second year introduces core areas of spoken communication and societal data through Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World, Sounds of the World's Languages, and Structures of the World's Languages, while offering optional modules including Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language, Discourse Studies, and English Grammar. The third year is spent on a professional work placement. The final fourth year advances theoretical understanding through core modules such as Cognitive Linguistics and Phonetic and Phonological Theory, with optional topics available in Forensic Linguistics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, and a final-year independent research 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 86%: 6 offers from 7 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
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 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
- English in Use
- Knowledge and Reality in a Complex World
- Ethics: How Should I Live?
- Crime and Popular Culture
- Corpus Linguistics, Language and Society in a Data-Driven World
- Sounds of the World's Languages
- Structures of the World's Languages
- Computational Approaches and their Applications for Language
- Discourse Studies
- English Grammar
- English Phonetics
- Language Acquisition
- Language and Creativity in Advertising
- Language and Pedagogic Practice
- Professional Communication
- Organised Crime
- Contemporary Issues in Policing
- Work Based Learning Year
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Phonetic and Phonological Theory
- Forensic Linguistics
- Language and Media
- Language and Social Identities
- 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 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 less than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of BA 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 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 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 Linguistics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
86% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 6 offers from 7 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA 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 Linguistics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.