Undergraduate Programme in English Language and Linguistics
The curriculum
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The undergraduate programme is structured according to a number of different themes which are developed every year. You can view the curriculum below.
Undergraduate linguistics curriculum
One set of themes is broadly formal linguistics (syntax, morphology, phonetics, semantics etc) while the other set of themes is broadly applied linguistics and text linguistics (sociolinguistics, systemic functional linguistics, text and discourse analysis etc).
The object of courses in English Language and Linguistics is to develop students' understandings of language systems and behaviour in the context of human communication and society. We ask questions like: How does language work as a system? What is language and how does it work? What do different languages have in common? How do we use language to do various things?
It is generally a good idea to consider taking an extra year after finishing your BA to get a BA(Hons) degree as overseas universities generally only recognize a 4-year degree. A 3-year BA degree may limit your options for further study. During Honours (4th year), themes from your first three years are consolidated with modules relating to the research interests of the staff. A sample of these is given at the bottom of the graphic.
Our Students' Handbook has more detailed information about all our undergraduate courses. You can download it here:
