Linguistics (Including Placement Year)
University of Essex · Q103 · 2027
主成績:三科544;並且 (544(兩科核心科或甲類選修、一科英文) 並且 英文≥4);並且 544(兩科甲類選修(不計英語文學、音樂)或中文/數學必修、一科英文) 指定科:主成績各分支已列指定科;英文4(另有其他途徑,見原文) 英文:DSE英文4或IELTS 6(各5.5),3年內 其他:4項未能自動判斷
| 要求 | 需要 |
|---|---|
| 英文 | DSE英文4或IELTS 6(各5.5),3年內 |
| 主成績 | 三科544 |
| 主成績 | (544(兩科核心科或甲類選修、一科英文) 並且 英文≥4) |
| 主成績 | 544(兩科甲類選修(不計英語文學、音樂)或中文/數學必修、一科英文) |
| 指定科 | 英文4 |
| 指定科 | 指定科須確認(另有其他途徑,見原文) |
官方原文、來源及取得日期
取得日期:未有保存
https://www.essex.ac.uk/courses/UG00241/1/BA-Linguistics?startdate=27-10&coursecode=Q103
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BA (Hons) Linguistics
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What is BA Linguistics?
BA Linguistics is a three-year degree, with an optional fourth year for a placement or study abroad, taught at our Colchester campus.
Linguistics explores how language works and what it means to “know a language”. You’ll investigate how age, gender, social background, and regional origins influence the way we communicate, how languages change over time, how children acquire language, and why languages differ across the world.
Why this course
Linguistics is an increasingly important subject with connections to psychology, philosophy, education, and artificial intelligence. Studying language helps us better understand ourselves, our societies, and the ways humans communicate.
The discipline has real-world applications in areas such as human rights, computer-assisted language learning, and the analysis of communication in professional settings, including healthcare, legal systems, and institutional interactions.
Our course combines a strong foundation in core linguistics with the flexibility to explore specialist topics that match your interests. You'll study in a department recognised for its research excellence, ranked 1st in the UK for research impact in modern languages and linguistics (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
If you are interested in human communication, value a global outlook, and want a degree with practical relevance in a rapidly changing world, Linguistics at Essex provides an excellent foundation.
Who should apply
Students curious about how language shapes human communication and society
Learners interested in understanding language from scientific, social, and cultural perspectives
Those considering careers in education, technology, communications, research, or public services
Anyone who wants to explore both the structure of language and its role in everyday life
What you’ll learn
Phonetics and phonology: Understand speech sounds and the sound systems of languages
Morphology and syntax: Explore how words and sentences are structured
Semantics and pragmatics: Examine how meaning is created and interpreted in different contexts
Language variation and change: Investigate how language evolves across regions, communities, and generations
Specialist topics: Study areas such as multilingualism, language and gender, language and the mind, and conversation and social interaction
Your learning experience
Broad curriculum: Explore structural, applied, and experimental linguistics throughout your degree
Flexible study options: Tailor your learning through a range of specialist modules
Research-led teaching: Learn from academics in a department recognised for world-leading research impact
Interdisciplinary perspective: Connect linguistics with psychology, philosophy, education, and artificial intelligence
Global outlook: Examine language as a universal human ability while exploring diversity across cultures and communities
Careers and outcomes
A BA in Linguistics develops analytical, communication, and research skills that are highly valued across many sectors:
Education and language teaching: Supporting language learning and literacy development
Technology and artificial intelligence: Applying linguistic knowledge to language technologies and digital communication
Research and analysis: Investigating language, behaviour, and communication across different contexts
Media and communications: Understanding audiences, discourse, and effective communication strategies
Public services and advocacy: Contributing to work in areas such as human rights, policy, and community engagement
You'll graduate with a deeper understanding of human communication and the critical thinking skills needed to succeed in a wide range of professional environments.
Employers of graduates from this course
Graduates from linguistics-related courses have progressed into roles across a variety of sectors, including:
Education and language services organisations
Technology and artificial intelligence companies
Media and communications organisations
Public sector and government bodies
Research institutions and universities
Why we're great.
7th for student positivity in linguistics (National Student Survey 2025, English broad- discipline higher education institutions)
Top 25 in the UK for linguistics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
You'll have the opportunity to study a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language as part of your degree.
Your education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.
Studying abroad allows you to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised.
If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host university
Placement year
On a placement year you can gain relevant work experience within an external business, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. You will be responsible for finding your placement, but with support and guidance provided by both your department and our Employability and Careers Centre.
If you complete a placement year you'll only pay 20% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year.
Our expert staff
Our staff maintain excellent student-staff ratios with capped language-specific seminars.
In theoretical linguistics, Kyle Jerro and Hannah Gibson work on the structure of words and sentences, focusing on English and other languages. Scott Lewis and Nancy Kula work on sound structure.
In sociolinguistics, Enam Al Wer, Ella Jeffries and Amanda Cole all work on different aspects of how language varies, and investigate which factors cause such variation. In Conversation Analysis, Rebecca Clift works on interaction, with particular interest in the intersection of talk and embodiment.
Specialist facilities
The study of linguistics provides the opportunity for plenty of hands-on experience as well as theoretical work. You might be?listening to interviews, studying language processing, or analysing sounds, so we provide extensive facilities to allow you to fully engage with a wide variety of linguistic methods:
Our ‘Visual World' Experimental Lab records response times and eye movements when individuals are presented with pictures and videos
Our Eye-Tracking Lab monitors eye movement of individuals performing tasks
Our Psycholinguistics Lab measures how long it takes individuals to react to words, texts and sounds
Our Linguistics Lab has specialist equipment to analyse sound
Our EEG Lab is used for recording brain activity during reading, listening, or watching video of language materials
An exciting programme of research seminars and other events
Our Albert Sloman Library houses a strong collection of books, journals, electronic resources and major archives
Our Languages for All programme offers you the opportunity to study an additional language alongside your course at no extra cost
Meet other language enthusiasts through our student-run Linguistics Society
Your future
Enhance your degree and demonstrate your quantitative skills with Q-Step. By following the Q-Step pathway of modules within your existing course, you will graduate from Essex with a qualifier award at the end of your degree, signalling to employers your capability in highly sought after quantitative research skills.
Studying language and linguistics allows you to develop your research and IT skills by collecting and analysing linguistic data using state-of-the-art technology, and a combination of team-work and independent projects enhances your communication, problem-solving, and management skills.
Graduates of our department have gone on to have careers in a wide variety of fields, including teaching (in the UK and abroad), journalism, branding, advertising, marketing, travel, communications, publishing, speech and occupational therapy, interpreting, translating and media. Other graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:
The British Council
English in Action
Royal Bank of Scotland
Macmillan Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Decisive Media Ltd
We also work with the University's Student Development Team to help you find out about further work experience, internships, placements, and voluntary opportunities.
Course structure
Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field. The following modules are based on the current course structure and may change in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision for you. We'll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities as described on our website and in line with your contract with us. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to significant disruption, we'll let our applicants and students know as soon as possible.
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Components are the blocks of study that make up your course. A component may have a set module which you must study, or a number of modules from which you can choose.
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You must take the set module for this component and you must pass. No failure can be permitted.
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You can choose which module to study from the available options for this component but you must pass. No failure can be permitted.
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You must take the set module for this component. There may be limited opportunities to continue on the course/be eligible for the qualification if you fail.
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You can choose which module to study from the available options for this component. There may be limited opportunities to continue on the course/be eligible for the qualification if you fail.
Optional
The modules that are available for you to choose for each component will depend on several factors, including which modules you have chosen for other components, which modules you have completed in previous years of your course, and which term the module is taught in.
Modules are the individual units of study for your course. Each module has its own set of learning outcomes and assessment criteria and also carries a certain number of credits.
In most cases you will study one module per component, but in some cases you may need to study more than one module. For example, a 30-credit component may comprise of either one 30-credit module, or two 15-credit modules, depending on the options available.
Modules may be taught at different times of the year and by a different department or school to the one your course is primarily based in. You can find this information from the module code. For example, the module code HR100-4-FY means:
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In this example, the module would be taught by the Department of History.
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A standard undergraduate course will comprise of level 4, 5 and 6 modules - increasing as you progress through the course.
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AS: Autumn and Summer terms
Placement Year
Final Year
COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY
Fundamentals of the Human Speech System
(15 CREDITS)
This module introduces you to the production of language sounds and their distribution in words, in particular, but not exclusively, in English. You will study the basic principles of phonology and develop the knowledge required to understand and begin to analyse sound systems. You will also discuss phonological processes and investigate the context and motivation of occurrence.
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COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY
Introduction to the Study of Language
View Introduction to the Study of Language on our Module Directory
COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY
Words and Sentences
Discover how to describe and analyse the structure of words, phrases, and sentences in this introductory half module. With topics including the English parts of speech, word structure and the distinction between inflection, derivation and compounding, and the identification of phrases, you will gain a solid grasp of the foundational material for the study of English linguistics, whilst developing useful analytical skills.
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COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY
Foundations of Sociolinguistics
Discover the role of variation in language systems, and learn the techniques and concepts needed to study the way language varies. You will look at geographical, social and historical dialects, explore language myths, and cover topics such as measuring language variation, social patterns and functions of language variation, speaker variables, and the relationship of language variation to language change. At the end of this module, you will have gained a clear understanding of the role variation plays in language systems, and will be able to look critically at the social functions and values of dialects and vernacular language usage.
View Foundations of Sociolinguistics on our Module Directory
COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
(LG115-4-AU and LG119-4-SP or LG121-4-SP) or (LG665-4-AU and LG667-4-SP)
(30 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
(LG115-4-AU & LG119-4-SP or LG121-4-SP) or (LG665-4-AU & LG667-4-SP) or Language option(s) from list
COMPONENT 07: COMPULSORY
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
(0 CREDITS)
What are your skills? And how do they fit in with your career plans? Build your employability skills through this non-credit bearing but obligatory module. Attend workshops and events, engage in activities to raise your employability and build your knowledge of the graduate job market.
View Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics on our Module Directory
Research methods for language and linguistics
Discover the steps involved in undertaking a research project in language and linguistics and develop your own final-year project. Topics include: Reviewing literature; Formulating research questions and hypotheses; Choosing a suitable research design; Data collection; Analysis techniques; Reporting findings. You will learn through a mixture of lectures, seminars and lab sessions to build your knowledge, skills, and confidence in researching, structuring, and writing a research project.
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COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
LG211-5-AU or LG212-5-AU
COMPONENT 03: OPTIONAL
Linguistics option(s) from list
(60 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL
Linguistics or Language option(s) from list
COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY
COMPONENT 01: CORE
Linguistics Work Placement Year
(120 CREDITS)
This module enables you to undertake a placement with an external Placement Provider. The work placement will enable you to hone your professional and transferable skills as part of your continuing academic studies. You will develop the skills sought by graduate employers and apply your academic knowledge in a practical working environment.
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Project: Linguistics
What fascinates you about linguistics? Work independently on an extended project of your choosing within linguistics, with supervision from our expert staff. Build your subject knowledge, as well as your research skills and project management abilities.
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World Language Structures
This module explores syntax from a cross-linguistic perspective and provides students with a deeper understanding of syntactic variation. We examine key concepts of grammatical organization as it is exhibited in the languages of the world. We look at syntactic variation, as well as the limits which seem to operate on this variation. We will explore a number of categories and concepts which are challenged when data from a broader range of languages is taken into consideration.
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Final Year Linguistics option(s)
(45 CREDITS)
Final Year Linguistics or Language option(s)
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about modules on your year abroad.
Teaching
Undergraduate students studying English Language and Linguistics modules would typically attend a two-hour teaching event for each module every week. Seminars would usually have about 20 students.
Undergraduate students studying Modern Languages modules would typically involve two to three hours of classes per week (but note that the intensive language modules would involve four to five hours of classes per week). Classes usually contain up to 20 students within each group.
Teaching is arranged to allow freedom in how you organise your learning experience
Examples of practical work include digitally recording dialect speakers in a small traditional fishing community, or scouring digitised child language databanks
Other teaching methods include lectures, demonstrations and learning by teaching others
In your final year, you conduct research on a topic chosen with one of your lecturers, for your dissertation. Your lecturer supports you throughout your project and is an expert in the research area.
Assessment
You're assessed through a combination of coursework (assignments, essays and tests) and end-of-year examinations.
Weighted 50% coursework and 50% exams depending on which modules you choose.
Other assessment methods include quizzes, presentations, portfolios, group work, and projects.
UK entry requirements
112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels.
IB: 29 points in the IB Diploma or 112 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Higher Level subjects.
We accept A-levels, AAQs, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, T-levels and most other qualifications that hold UCAS tariff points. Acceptability of some non A-level qualifications (such as BTECs) may depend on the subject studied and units taken.
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Whilst International A-levels and BTECs aren't on the UCAS tariff calculator, we assign them the same tariff points as their UK counterparts.
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We know everyone's journey is different. If your achieved or predicted grades don’t match our entry requirements, you have a non-traditional educational background, or you're returning to study as a mature student, we'd still encourage you to apply. We review every application individually and may be able to offer you a place on this course, or an alternative route such as a foundation year.
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We are committed to ensuring that all students with the merit and potential to benefit from an Essex education are supported to do so. We make Contextual Offers to applicants from underrepresented groups residing in the UK. Our Contextual Offers policy outlines the full eligibility criteria.
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English language requirements for applicants whose first language is not English
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Details of English language requirements and the tests we accept for applicants who require a Student visa (excluding Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries) can be found here
If we accept the English component of an international qualification it will be included in the academic levels listed above for the relevant countries.
Pre-sessional English courses
If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.
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If you’re an international student, but do not meet the academic requirements for direct admission to this degree, you could prepare and gain entry through a pathway course. Find out more about opportunities available to you at the University of Essex International College
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£22,575 per year
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