BA English Language and Linguistics
About this course
BA in English Language and Linguistics and Linguistics, exploring how language operates in human life and society. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Language & Translation, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students may choose between a Professional Communication Project with a professional placement, or a Dissertation involving original research. Optional language modules and university-wide electives are also available.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 92%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Further study: 35%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Legal professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 205 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 23%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- English Language and Society
- Techniques and Skills for Applied Linguistics
- Sounds, Grammar and Meaning
- Globalisation and Language
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Approaches to Film
- Roman History: the rise and fall of the Republic
- Modern American Culture and Counterculture
- Arriving in Britain: a History of Immigration, 1685-2004
- Thinking Translation: History and Theory
- Discourse Analysis
- English Grammar and Phonology
- Sociolinguistics
- Language and the Mind
- Language and Gender
- Analysing Speech
- Introduction to English Language Teaching
- Language and Digital Media
- Noise Annoys: British Youth Culture, Popular Music and Social Change, 1950s-90s
- Unity, Nationalism and Regionalism in Europe
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Language in Professional Communication
- Professional Communication Project
- Dissertation
- Child Language Development
- Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
- Issues in Bilingualism
- Intercultural Communication
- Teaching the Language Skills
- Introduction to Speech and Language Pathology
- Language and Power
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Reading earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £35,500. 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 at University of Reading do next?
95% 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 Reading?
88% 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 Reading?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 119 UCAS points.
Does BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Reading include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Language and Linguistics at University of Reading?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.