Program Overview

Arabic and English BA Honours

Overview

The Arabic and English BA Honours course at the University of Westminster is designed to train students to become competent linguists and communicators, ready to enter graduate employment. The course places particular emphasis on employability, offering high-quality teaching in all languages skills alongside knowledge and understanding of contemporary cultural contexts.

Course Structure

The course is structured over five years, with the option to undertake a professional placement year in industry or a period of study abroad at one of Westminster's partner institutions.

Year 1

• Introducing English Language
• Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
• Introduction to Translation (available to intermediate students)
• Language and Text
• Objects and Meaning: The Social Life of Material Culture
• The Arab World and the Word

Year 2

• Expressions of Arabic Culture
• History of the English Language
• Language in the Public Space
• Making Memory: Culture, History and Representation
• Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
• Spoken Discourse Analysis
• The Novel
• Understanding Culture: Arabic in Focus

Placement Year

Between Years 2 and 3, students have the opportunity to undertake a professional placement year in industry or a period of study abroad at one of Westminster's partner institutions.

Year 3

• Final Year Project
• Identities on the Move: Arabic Studies in Focus
• Issues in Culture
• Language and Power
• Multilingualism in Society: Theory and Practice
• Reading the Present
• Sex Strike: Gender and Protest
• Sexualities in Literature and Culture
• Studies in Literary Language
• Themes in Contemporary Arabic Studies
• Work Placement for Humanities

Entry Requirements

UK

• A levels: BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels: 104 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate: 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
• BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM
• BTEC Diploma: D*D
• Access: 104 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
• GCSE English Language: grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher level
• GCSE Maths: grade 4/C – IB grade 4

International

• International Baccalaureate: 104 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme
• Other international qualifications: please see country-specific entry requirements
• International Foundation courses: we work in partnership with Kaplan International College London
• English language requirements: IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component

Fees and Funding

UK

• UK tuition fee: £1,589 (Price per 20-credit module)
• Funding: tuition fee loans, scholarships, and other funding options available
• Additional costs: approximately £50 per year for additional materials

International

• International tuition fee: £2,930 (Price per 20-credit module)
• Funding: international student funding options available
• Additional costs: approximately £50 per year for additional materials

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning
• Assessment methods: essays, exams, individual and group presentations, projects, and critical analysis
• Learning time and assessment types: see graphs for approximate percentages

Supporting You

• Study support: workshops, 1-2-1 support, and online resources
• Personal tutors: support in fulfilling academic and personal potential
• Student advice team: specialist advice on funding, benefits, and visas
• Extra-curricular activities: volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events, and more

Course Location

• Regent Campus: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW

Related Courses

• Arabic and Linguistics BA Honours
• Arabic and International Communication BA Honours