BA (Hons) English Language and Literature at Newcastle University

Immerse yourself in the literary and linguistic study of language as part of a wide-ranging degree in an inspiring city. Develop your literary and linguistic knowledge on our English Language and Literature BA Honours degree. This joint honours degree will help you understand how the two disciplines complement each other.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of English Literature Language and Linguistics  |  Duration: Full time: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will build the foundations for the theoretical and historical study of language and literature. You'll study half of your topics in English language and half in literature. Compulsory modules include: Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology, Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics, Dealing with Data, Doing Criticism, Beginnings, Revolutions.

Career pathways

English Language and Literature students acquire a range of valuable skills which equip them to pursue diverse career paths. You will gain skills such as critical reasoning and problem solving, project and data management, oral and written communication, collaboration and independent research. Graduate roles and employers include: teaching English as a foreign language; publishing and journalism; advertising, branding and marketing; law and policy; information services and data science; lexicographers; translators and interpreters; speech and language therapists; social researchers; legal sector workers (including forensic linguists).

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