English Literature and Linguistics : BA Hons : QQ13

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Two high-ranking departments join forces to teach this fascinating degree. You’ll be taught by the country’s largest Linguistics and English Language department and an English Literature department which has a cutting-edge approach to literary study. You’ll study a broad range of literature at the same time you will uncover the secrets contained within the language used to write them. Studying the sound, grammar and meaning systems of language means you’ll gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of texts.

The mixture of English Literature and Linguistics topics is evenly balanced. The degree starts with the core elements of English Literature and Linguistics. In the second year you’ll move on to more specialised modules. These include The Theory and Practice of Criticism and Structures of the World’s Languages.

In your final year, you’ll be able to pursue the topics that intrigue you the most. You could choose from modules such as a dissertation, Cognitive Linguistics, Contemporary Middle Eastern Literatures, Shakespeare, as well as many other modules.

We’ll assess your progress through coursework and exams in a caring, friendly atmosphere. You’ll have regular meetings with your academic advisor and the opportunity to join our highly active student societies which brings together students with a shared interest in writing, literature, and language.

Your degree opens doors to jobs in speech therapy and language technology. You will develop analytical and investigative skills, highly prized by employers such as law firms, management consultancies and the media. Linguistic awareness is a real boost when working for international and multicultural companies and organisations.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

At Lancaster, we encourage you to connect the study of language with real-world problems and their solutions. This prepares you for a wide variety of careers.

The study of language and of the process of communication is valuable if you’re interested in careers working with the linguistically disabled. Other possible paths include social work, counselling and the media.

The empirical and analytical methods used in Linguistics are also useful preparation for careers where numeracy and logical thinking is needed, such as computer programming, administration and accountancy.

Your degree provides a useful grounding for roles requiring clear and effective communication that is sensitive to people's interests and needs, including teaching and management.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

A Level AAB

Required Subjects A level English Literature or English Language and Literature grade A

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • English
  • Cognitive Linguistics
  • Grammar
  • Media
  • Linguistics
  • British Romanticism
  • Corporate Communication
  • Discourse Analysis
  • English Grammar

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • English Literature
    • Linguistics

Optional

    • English Language
Year 2

Core

    • Sounds of the World's Languages
    • Structures of the World's Languages
    • The Theory and Practice of Criticism

Optional

    • 18th Century Literature
    • American Literature to 1900
    • British Romanticism
    • Child Language Acquisition
    • Corporate communication
    • Developing Academic Practice
    • Discourse Analysis: Looking at Language in Use
    • Dissertation Preparation
    • English Grammar
    • English Phonetics
    • Independent Study
    • Language and Pedagogic Practice
    • Language Origins and Evolution
    • Literacy and Education
    • Literature, Film, and Media
    • Renaissance to Restoration, English Literature, 1580-1688
    • Stylistics
    • The Language of Advertising
    • Understanding Media
    • Victorian Literature
Year 3

Core

    • Cognitive Linguistics
    • Topics in Phonetic and Phonological Theory

Optional

    • 21st Century Theory: Literature, Culture, Criticism
    • Advanced English Phonetics
    • African Literature
    • Between the Acts
    • Bible and Literature
    • British and American Crime Stories 1840-2000
    • Contemporary Fiction and Critical Theory
    • Contemporary Literature in English
    • Corpus-based English Language Studies
    • Dissertation
    • Dissertation Unit
    • Early Modern Outlaws: On Land and Sea
    • Elizabethan Embodiment
    • England and Englishness
    • Forensic Linguistics
    • Language and Identities: Gender, ethnicity and class
    • Language Change in English and Beyond
    • Language in the Workplace: Topics in Professional Communication
    • Language, Culture and Thought
    • Literature and the Visual Arts
    • Monstrous Bodies: Romantic Period Poetry and Prose
    • Other Victorians
    • Performing Death, Desire and Gender
    • Premodern Gothic
    • Psycholinguistics
    • Representing Palestine: Creative Constructions of a Nation
    • Romantic and Victorian Poetry
    • Ruskin on Art, Architecture and Society
    • Schools Volunteering Module
    • Schools Volunteering Project
    • Science Fiction in Literature and Film
    • Shakespeare
    • The Byron-Shelley Circle
    • The Impostor Novel: Impersonators and Charlatans in Modern Fiction
    • The Literature of Sleep
    • The Postcolonial Indian Novel in English
    • Utopias and Utopianism
    • Victorian Autobiography
    • Victorian Gothic
    • Victorian Popular Fiction
    • Where Do Poems Come From? Process, Manuscripts, Text
    • Women Writers of Britain and America

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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