English Language & Linguistics (with Foundation Year)

Program Overview

English Language & Linguistics (with Foundation Year)

Overview

The English Language and Linguistics Foundation Year is designed to provide a stepping stone to a full degree if you don't have the right qualifications. This course will explore how the English language works as a structure and how it can be used in social settings.

Why Study with Us

• 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Complete University Guide, Linguistics, 2023/24)
• This foundation year is a great stepping stone to a full degree if you don't have the right qualifications.
• Our international scheme means that you can pick to study a semester or full year abroad.
• We’re a small and dedicated team, so we’ll get to know you well, and some of our researchers are deemed world leading in their fields.

What You'll Do

• We have links with a network of regional schools, for those interested in pursuing careers in teaching and education.
• You’ll gain work experience on the English Language Skills Initiative for Employability (ELSIE) programme, writing for the press and client publications.
• Our international scheme means that you can pick to study a semester or full year abroad.

Modules

Foundation Year

• Essential Study Skills for Higher Education (HUC110)
• Developing Academic Knowledge (HUC111)
• Target Award Extended Study (HUC114)
• Learning by Experience (HUC115)
• Skills for English (HUC201)

Year 1

• Reading Texts (CS1004)
• Writing for Professional Practice (CS1006)
• Discourse Analysis (LG1225)
• Sentence, Meaning and Context (LG1226)

Year 2

• Research Methods (CS2003)
• English Employability and Research (EN2007)
• Text and Discourse (LG2226)

Year 3

• Dissertation (CS3001)
• Theoretical and Applied Approaches to Language (LG3235)

Optional Modules

• Skills for Languages and Area Studies (HUC200)
• Skills for Education (HUC202)
• Skills for Humanities (HUC203)
• Story Shapes: Drama, Structure & Plot (CW1003)
• Exploring Form and Genre (CW1004)
• Language, Gender and Identity (LG1105)
• Language Variation (LG1227)
• Writing Adaptations (CW2002)
• Reading and Writing the Short Story (CW2005)
• System and Structure (LG2227)
• Advanced Creative Writing (CW3010)
• Clinical Linguistics and Language Pathology (LG3117)
• English in Education (LG3238)

Entry Requirements

• UCAS: 64 points at A2
• BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
• BTEC Diploma: MM
• Pass Access Course: 64 points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level subjects
• T Level: P (D or E)
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSE: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Fees and Funding

• UK: £5,760 for the first year, £9,535 per year
• International: £17,250 for the first year, £17,325 per year

Scholarships and Bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Foundation Year Bursary

Learning and Assessment

• Assessment methods are varied and could include unseen examinations, written assignments, essay-type questions or oral presentations.
• Many modules ask you to analyse original data.

Related Courses

• English Language & Linguistics, BA (Hons)
• English Literature, BA (Hons)
• English & Creative Writing, BA (Hons)
• English Literature (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
• English & Creative Writing (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons)
• Education with Humanities (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons)
• Education with Humanities, BA (Hons)