BA (Hons) Linguistics with French at Newcastle University

Explore how language works, how it's structured and how we communicate. Alongside linguistics, you'll build on your French language skills and have the chance to immerse yourself in French culture. Explore linguistics in the context of English and French and build a firm foundation of skills to pursue many potential career paths.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of English Literature Language and Linguistics  |  Duration: Full time: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You'll study the same linguistics modules as students on the single honours Linguistics degree . Your language covers speaking, reading, writing and listening skills. Compulsory modules include: Level B.2 (HE Intermediate) French, The Nature of Language, Introduction to the Structure of Language 1: Phonetics, Phonology & Morphology, Introduction to Language Structure 2: Syntax, semantics and pragmatics, Dealing with Data, Level C (HE Advanced) French, Phonetics and Phonological Theory, Syntactic Theory, Year Abroad Preparation, Year Abroad Posts.

Career pathways

English Language and Linguistics 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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