BA English Language and Linguistics
About this course
BA in English Language and Linguistics, an English and English Language and Linguistics degree focused on the scientific analysis of human communication and textual structures. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods. The course includes a compulsory work placement year and offers independent study through a dissertation option. The first year covers core foundations through English Structure, Style, Genre, English Variation, Creativity and Use, Language: Meaning and Use, Key Skills in Linguistics, and Language: Structure and Sound. The second year progresses to advanced study with modules including Power of Language, Language in Society, Phonetics, and Syntax. Optional choices across the course span subjects such as Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media, Forensic Approaches to Language, and Psycholinguistics. The final year incorporates a work placement year alongside specialised options like Linguistic Technologies and Sociophonetics, with the possibility of completing an English Language Dissertation or Linguistics Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature) plus grade A in the EPQ. BTEC: We will consider the level 3 QCF BTEC at Subsidiary Diploma level and above in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 points overall with 16 at Higher Level including 5 in English at Higher Level.
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 730 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 12%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 20%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 37%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- English Structure, Style, Genre
- English Variation, Creativity and Use
- Language: Meaning and Use
- Key Skills in Linguistics
- Language: Structure and Sound
- Literature, Culture and Critique
- Power of Language
- Language in Society
- Phonetics
- Syntax
- Children, Talk and Learning
- Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media
- Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English
- Forensic Approaches to Language
- Global English: Colonialism, Postcolonialism, and Decolonisation
- Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them
- Language Policy, Planning, and Politics
- Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913
- Dialect Hunting
- Language of the Media
- Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI
- Data Science for Linguists
- Psycholinguistics
- The Life Cycle of Languages
- Representation, Identity and Control
- Language and Gender
- Language Acquisition
- Language Change
- Interactional Linguistics
- Multilingualism in Society
- Work Placement Year
- English Language Dissertation
- Linguistics Dissertation
- Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI
- Children, Talk and Learning
- Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media
- Cursing and Courtesy: (im)politeness in English
- Forensic Approaches to Language
- Keywords: the words we use and the ways we use them
- Language Policy, Planning, and Politics
- Trial Discourse: The Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1913
- Dialect Hunting
- Language of the Media
- Experimental Syntax
- Language and Gender
- Language Acquisition
- Representation, Identity and Control
- The Life Cycle of Languages
- Language Change
- Interactional Linguistics
- Language Processing
- Linguistic Technologies
- Multilingualism in Society
- Sociophonetics
- Intercultural Communication and Global Citizenship: A Critical Approach for the Horizon Year Abroad
- Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £43,000. The £33,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Leeds 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 at University of Leeds?
80% 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 at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
Does BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Leeds?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.