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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
20-SEP-21
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Indulge your passion for English by exploring the nature of human language in an inspiring city with a vibrant cultural scene.
Course overview
This three-year English Language BA Honours degree encourages you to explore language. You'll investigate how English has developed over time and how it's used to mark social, regional and stylistic distinctions.
You will learn from subject experts, world-leading researchers in literary and linguistic studies and internationally acclaimed writers throughout your degree.
You'll be able to immerse yourself in local culture at venues such as Seven Stories, The Wordsworth Trust and the Literary and Philosophical Society, while your degree study examines:
- how English is acquired and develops in the mind
- the grammatical structure of English and general phonetics/phonology
- social and historical context of variation in English
- methodologies for studying the human language faculty
Teaching methods
You can normally expect to spend around 10 hours per week attending lectures, seminars, workshops and film screenings. You also spend around 25 hours per week on class preparation, reading, writing, and other kinds of independent research recommended by your tutor.
Application deadline
15 January
Modules
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
Choose a qualification
QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
- Scottish Higher
- Access to HE Diploma
- Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
- Extended Project
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
University information
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University League Table
23rd
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Campus address
Newcastle University, King’s Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE1 7RU, England
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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
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