Linguistics and Philosophy (Placement Year) : BA Hons : QV16

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Lancasters Linguistics and Philosophy degree is taught jointly by our Department of Linguistics and English Language ranked fourth in the country by The Complete University Guide 2016 and our Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion which is home to 10 philosophers.

Studying language alongside a wide range of philosophical themes gives you the opportunity to appreciate how language relates to thought and how our language is different from and similar to the signalling systems of animals. You will also address philosophical questions through the study of the history of Philosophy and through contemporary philosophical discussion.

Youll begin your degree with modules including Introduction to General Linguistics and Introduction to Philosophy. In your second year, youll study subjects such as The Structures of Language; Language Change in English and Beyond; Philosophy of the Mind, and Philosophy of Science. Your final-year courses include Topics in Linguistic Theory.

You will have the opportunity to spend Year 3 on placement with a public, private or voluntary organisation in the UK or overseas. This experience will boost your employment prospects and will help you to decide on your career direction and the kind of organisation in which you want to work once you graduate. You will be doing a real, responsible job – with all the satisfaction that brings. Our Placements Team will support you in finding and applying for a suitable placement that will support your professional development. Applying for a placement is a competitive process and the preparatory modules you will complete in years one and two are designed to give you the best chance of success in your placement applications. You will also be provided with dedicated workshops, 1:1 appointments with careers professionals as well as opportunities to speak with employers here on campus.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

The discipline needed to study both Philosophy and Linguistics will stand you in good stead for careers involving analysis, assessment and the weighing-up of arguments.

Philosophy teaches you to analyse problems from a multi-dimensional perspective, encouraging you to approach problems creatively and with an enquiring mind. Employers highly value these skills along with the wide range of interpersonal and communication skills you’ll also develop.

Your Linguistics degree offers useful training and expertise that you can apply to a range of professions including education, language teaching, speech therapy and translation. Many of our students go into business, administration and professional services, where skills of self-expression and the critical understanding of complex information are equally valued.


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

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • English Language
  • Politics
  • Philosophy
  • Communication Training
  • History of Philosophy
  • Linguistics
  • Languages
  • Corporate Communication
  • 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

    • Introduction to Philosophy
    • Linguistics
    • Placement Preparation

Optional

    • English Language
Year 2

Core

    • Developing Academic Practice
    • Sounds of the World's Languages
    • Structures of the World's Languages
    • Work Based Learning Preparation

Optional

    • Child Language Acquisition
    • Corporate communication
    • Discourse Analysis: Looking at Language in Use
    • Dissertation Preparation
    • English Grammar
    • English Phonetics
    • Epistemology
    • Ethics: Theory and Practice
    • History of Philosophy
    • Independent Study
    • Introduction to Intercultural Communication
    • Language and Pedagogic Practice
    • Language Origins and Evolution
    • Literacy and Education
    • Metaphysics
    • Philosophical Questions in the Study of Politics and Economics
    • Philosophy of Science
    • Philosophy of the Mind
    • Stylistics
    • The Language of Advertising
    • Understanding Media
    • Western Philosophy and Religious Thought
Year 3

Core

    • Work Based Learning Placement
    • Work Based Learning Reflection
Year 4

Optional

    • Advanced English Phonetics
    • Aesthetics
    • Applied Philosophy
    • Cognitive Linguistics
    • Continental Philosophy
    • Corpus-based English Language Studies
    • Darwinism and Philosophy
    • Dissertation
    • Dissertation
    • Feminist Philosophy
    • Forensic Linguistics
    • History of Twentieth Century Philosophy
    • Indian Religious and Philosophical Thought
    • Issues in the Philosophy of Mind
    • 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
    • Logic and Language
    • Moral, legal and political philosophy
    • Philosophies of War and Conflict (Special Subject)
    • Philosophy of Medicine
    • Philosophy of the Human Sciences
    • Politics and Ethics in Indian Philosophy
    • Popular Music and Philosophy (Special Subject)
    • Psycholinguistics
    • Reading Philosophy in Progress: Autobiography, Narrative, Self-Knowledge, and Self-Realization (Special Subject)
    • Schools Volunteering Module
    • Seminar in Contemporary Moral Philosophy
    • Topics in Phonetic and Phonological Theory

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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