English language ba (hons)

Structure

You can complete your English Language degree in three or four years. If you choose to study abroad, this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

• Academic and Professional Writing
• English in Use
• Foundations of Linguistics
• Introduction to English Syntax
• Language Acquisition
• Language in the UK
• Sounds of English

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2 Compulsory

• English Around the World
• History of English
• Interaction and Discourse
• Research Methods in Linguistics

• Applying Linguistics in the Real World
• Aspects of Meaning
• Describing Prosody
• Explaining Grammatical Structure
• History of English
• Language and Mind
• Language and the Media
• Linguistic Typology and Grammatical Theory
• Sociolinguistic Variation and Change

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3 Compulsory

• Dissertation project

• Beyond Language
• Bilingualism and Multilingualism
• Communication Disorders
• Constructed Languages
• Formal Semantics
• Health Communication
• Philosophy of Language
• Sex, Gender, and Language
• Structures of Spoken English
• Syntactic Theory
• Unfamiliar Languages

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

You may also be able to choose modules from the School of English and Drama, or in Comparative Literature, Psychology or Computer Science.

Study options

Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.

Year abroad

Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our English Language BA with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).

Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary and what the progression requirements are.