SINGLE/COMBINED HONOURS
UCAS codes: Q310 BA/ELS
Typical offer: 300-340 points
An A level A*-B pass in English is required. This can be in English Literature, Language or English Language and Literature
International Baccalaureate: 26 points including 5 points at Higher Level
Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent
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Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
For Combined Honours UCAS codes and entry requirements
In Year 1, students take a series of modules designed to develop their skills in the analysis of language and to introduce them to the most significant approaches to the linguistic study of English. Single Honours students also select optional modules which give them a better perspective on some of the larger issues which concern the study of English language. After providing the students with a foundation in skills and knowledge relevant for the study of English language, Year 2 offers introductions to more specific schools of linguistic research, such as sociolinguistics or periods of historical linguistics. Year 3 is designed to allow greater specialisation drawing upon tutors’ research interests. The specialised modules build on knowledge and allow the students to explore specific branches of linguistic study further.
International exchanges (optional)
The University offers exchanges for Year 2 and 3 students. You can, for example, study modules taught in English as part of your degree in Poland, Germany and the USA. We also offer additional opportunities to gain a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, currently with universities in Japan.
External links
Students can work with a number of external institutions and groups, for instance the Hampshire County Archives, the Ordnance Survey, various local charities including The English Project, and a number of other universities.
Year 1
• Approaches to Language Study
• The History of the English Language
• Understanding Language I: Syntax and Morphology
Year 2
• Analysing Discourse
• Sociolinguistics
• Language and Identity
• Middle English: Texts in Context
Year 3
• Crafted Text
• English and the World
• English on the Periphery
• Language Death, Revival and Change
English language is a multi-vocational subject. The skills learnt are desired in most careers as well as for postgraduate study. Graduates enter a range of careers including human resources, market researchers, speech therapy, civil service, writing, publishing, teaching, advertising, journalism and the book trade.