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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
16-SEP-24
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
The BA (Hons) English Language programme enhances your critical awareness and equips you with valuable communication, analytical and critical skills for your future career. Designed with a forward-thinking approach, it integrates your studies with professional contexts and practical applications. Our expert faculty, specialising in areas like forensic linguistics, language education, workplace communication, corpus linguistics, and literary linguistics, inform the curriculum directly.This programme encompasses a wide range of language analysis, from political speeches and news reporting to everyday conversation and social media, enabling you to hone your linguistic analysis skills and work with linguistic data. You will explore literacy as a social practice, investigate language evolution and acquisition, and gain theoretical knowledge and cutting-edge linguistic skills applicable in legal, educational and business settings, among others.Our training focuses on critical thinking, independent work, research project design, rigorous text analysis, data management and fostering an advanced analytical mindset. This skill set proves invaluable during your final year dissertation, offering versatility across various industries.Opting for the placement year will also provide you with invaluable real-world experience, preparing you for the job market.
Key benefits-
Gold standard teaching– Aston University was awarded Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF, 2023) -
Safe in our hands– English at Aston University was ranked 14th in the UK for ‘graduate prospects’ (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024)-
Earn more– Our graduates are among the highest paid in the country, earning on average £36,100 five years after graduating (Longitudinal Education Outcomes, 2023)-
Our academics are clear– 96% of students felt that teaching staff were good or very good at explaining things (English programmes; National Student Survey, 2023)-
Excellent prospects– Aston University was named runner-up in the University of the Year for Graduate Employment Award (Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide) -
Our full attention– English at Aston University was ranked 5th in the UK for 'student to staff ration' (Guardian, 2024)
Course detailsModulesFor more information on this course and a full list of modules, visit the course page: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/english-language-ba
Assessment methodFor more information on the methods of assessment on this course, visit the course page: https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/english-language-ba
Application deadline
31 January
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
GCSE/National 4/National 5 :
GCSE English Language/Literature and GCSE Mathematics are required at minimum grade C/4.
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University League Table
41st
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Campus address
Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 7ET, England
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Subject ranking
38th out of 97 8
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Entry standards
/ Max 205135 67%35th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10076.0 76%16th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.99 80%57th
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