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UndergraduateBachelor of Arts (with Honours)UCAS: Q310

English Language and Linguistics

University of Birmingham
Birmingham, England
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3 yearsDuration
£9,790Per Year (Home)
£24,000Avg. Graduate Salary
96%Satisfaction

Course Overview

The BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics at University of Birmingham is a undergraduate programme designed for students passionate about bridging cultural boundaries. Based in Birmingham, England, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 3-year full-time structure. Discover how societies communicate and how language shapes our experience of the world around us. Develop your technical knowledge of language, how it works, and how it is analysed and classified, then use this to understand how language is used in the world around us. Choose from topics like the use of language in social media or business, how and why language varies in different contexts, and specialist areas such as authorship analysis, language and AI, psycholinguistics, and teaching English as a Foreign Language. Home/uk fees are £9,790 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 91% student satisfaction rating, and a 95% continuation rate.

What You'll Learn

How and why language varies in different contexts
Specialist areas such as authorship analysis
Language and AI
Psycholinguistics
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
UCAS Code:Q310
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

A-Level

AAB

A level in English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature or a Modern Foreign Language is preferred. We also welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate an interest in and an aptitude for the study of language, so other combinations of complementary Humanities and Social Science subjects will be considered. Please contact us to discuss.

International Baccalaureate

32 points

6,6,5 in Higher Level subjects, to include Literature or Language and Literature.

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic6.56666
PTE Academic67————

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

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Home Student Fee

£9,790

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

English language requirements If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification or a Presessional English course. £9,790 per year for domestic (UK) students for 2026/27 If Parliament agrees on an increase in tuition fees, the University will increase fees for each year of s

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — University of Birmingham

Time After GraduationLower Quartile SalaryMedian SalaryUpper Quartile Salary
15 months£22,500£24,000£30,000
3 years£19,500£24,000£27,500
5 years£24,500£29,000£37,000

UK subject average: £25,000 — sector benchmark across all UK universities

Graduate Salary vs UK Subject Average

This course
UK average
Salary 3 years after graduation▼ Close to UK average salary
This course
£24,000
UK average
£25,000
Salary 5 years after graduation▲ 16% above UK average salary
This course
£29,000
UK average
£25,000

Salary trend: ↑ up £5,000 from year 3 to year 5

Indicative Data

Salary figures are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH19-01-02 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

💼 Employment Breakdown

70%Working
10%Work & Study
10%Seeking Work
95%Professional Jobs
Official Data

Graduate employment outcomes are sourced directly from Discover Uni for this specific course and provider. For full details, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

Student Satisfaction

Course-level data

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

Teaching on my course
96%
Learning opportunities
90%
Assessment and feedback
86%
Academic support
98%
Organisation and management
95%
Learning resources
88%
Student voice
93%
Continuation rate% students continuing to year 2
85%

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

Official Data

Source: This specific course at this provider

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£3,500scholarship value
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About University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham offers English Language and Linguistics as part of its comprehensive programme offerings.

#68QS World
#11UK Ranking
40,025+Students
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