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BA (Honours) English Language at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

An honours degree exploring communication through English, focusing on its history, diversity and flexibility, including how language functions from conversation and written texts to its smallest units.

Duration: Honours degree of 360 credits; can be completed in as little as 3 years at a full-time-equivalent pace (120 credits per year), with flexible part-time pacing.  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study of English language across three stages of 120 credits.

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Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. No prior knowledge of the English language is needed, but students need adequate reading and writing skills; the degree is not designed to teach English to speakers of other languages.

Domestic applicants: GBP 24,528 for the whole programme (2026/27). Total for the 360-credit honours degree for students in England, based on maximum chargeable fees for 2026/27 (GBP 4,088 per year at 60 credits per year over 6 years). International fee not stated. Source

Duration: Honours degree of 360 credits; can be completed in as little as 3 years at a full-time-equivalent pa

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