Program Overview

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English Language and Sociology BA (Hons)

Overview

Studying English Language and Sociology in combination provides an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how and why we behave as we do and how we use language to connect us as a society. You’ll examine the world from different angles, discuss new ideas, and familiarise yourself with quantitative and qualitative methods of analysing linguistic data and decisions.

Key Features

• Integrated Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), enhancing your professional portfolio
• A close student/staff community with regular course activities, socials, quizzes, and trips, including to Parliament in London
• Emphasis on transferable skills, digital citizenship, graduate employability, and work-based learning opportunities
• Hands-on approach to the study of the social impact of language using real data
• Teaching (English as a Foreign Language) practice in small group seminars
• Lively discussions and dynamic learning opportunities. Lectures are designed to be refreshing and stimulating to encourage creative thought
• Develop an understanding of the relevance of social hierarchies, social institutions and social power in everyday life
• Learn from a constantly evolving curriculum which adapts to suit the society it is trying to study

Entry Requirements

• 104 UCAS tariff points
• Other information: If your qualifications are not listed, please contact the Admissions Office for advice.

Course Content

Year 1

• Mandatory:
  • Intro to TEFL: Language Awareness
  • General Linguistics
  • Intro to TEFL: Teaching Skills
  • Sociology: Approaching the Crisis
  • Sociology in Practice
  • Visual Sociology

Year 2

• Mandatory:
  • Sociology: from Origins to Present
  • Sociolinguistic Theory and Practice
  • TEFL: Access to CELTA
• Optional:
  • Practical Research in Sociology
  • Sociology of Crime
  • Work Project
  • 'Race' and Ethnicity in Contemporary Britain
  • Digital Sociology
  • Development and Change in the Global South
  • Environmental Sociology
  • Language and Power

Year 3

• Optional:
  • Independent Research Project (taken over two semesters) /Dissertation
  • World Englishes
  • The History of English
  • Style and Identity
  • Advanced Language Analysis
  • Pornography and Modern Culture
  • History of Sexuality
  • Education and the Sociological Imagination
  • Constructing Emotions
  • Global Power: Sociological Perspectives
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Sociology Extension Module
  • Sociology of the Body

Teaching and Assessment

For more information about teaching, learning and assessment on this course, please see the individual subject course pages for English Language (joint honours) and Sociology BA (Hons).

Programme Specification

For comprehensive details on the aims and intended learning outcomes of the course, and the means by which these are achieved through learning, teaching and assessment, please download the latest English Language programme specification and Sociology programme specification documents.

Meet the Team

You will be taught by a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course.

• Joanna King
• Dr Jenny Lewin-Jones
• Dr Simon Hardy
• Dr Luke Devine
• Christina Wright

Careers

Our Graduates pursue exciting and diverse careers in a wide variety of employment sectors.

Graduates from this course are prized in careers the require good communication skills and an understanding the diverse society in which we live. These include publishing, journalism, social services, media, public relations and business and personnel management.

This course is designed to develop your transferable skills and you can choose to register for a work experience module, take up volunteering opportunities with local and regional organisations or complete a semester abroad in order to widen your experience.

The CELTA Award built into the course structure provides graduates with the qualifications and skills to teach English as a Foreign Language in the UK and abroad.

Fees and Funding

Full-time Tuition Fees

• UK and EU students: £9,535 per year (2025/26)
• International students: £16,700 per year (2025/26)

Part-time Tuition Fees

• UK and EU students: £1,190.83 per 15-credit module, £1,587.77 per 20-credit module, £2,381.66 per 30-credit module, £3,175.55 per 40-credit module, £3,572.50 per 45-credit module and £4,763.32 per 60 credit module (2025/26)
• International students: Not specified

Additional Costs

• Every course has day-to-day costs for basic books, stationery, printing and photocopying. The amounts vary between courses.
• If your course offers a placement opportunity, you may need to pay for an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Accommodation

• Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience. Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study. We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Halls' at £131 per week to 'Ensuite Premium Halls' at £228 per week (2025/26 prices). For full details visit our accommodation page.

How to Apply

Applying through UCAS

• English Language and Sociology BA (Hons) - QL33
• UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.
• Read our How to apply pages for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.

UCAS Code

• QL33

Get in Touch

• If you have any questions, please get in touch. We're here to help you every step of the way.
• Admissions Office
• Dr Jenny Lewin-Jones, Admissions Tutor, Sociology