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Our BA English Language and Linguistics (including the foundation year) is open to Home and EU students. It will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a program that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills.
This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study. During your Year Zero, you study four academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory academic skills module.
You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community-based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK.
UK and EU applicants:
All applications for degree courses with a foundation year (Year Zero) will be considered individually, whether you
think you might not have the grades to enter the first year of a degree course;
have non-traditional qualifications or experience (e.g. you haven’t studied A-levels or a BTEC);
are returning to university after some time away from education; or
are looking for more support during the transition into university study.
Standard offer:
Our standard offer is 72 UCAS tariff points from at least two full A-levels or equivalent.
Examples of the above tariff may include:
A-levels: DDD
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMP
T-levels: Pass with an E in core
International & EU entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Get in touch with any questions you may have about the qualifications we accept. Remember to tell us about the qualifications you have already completed or are currently taking.
20 hours per week.
COMPONENT 01: CORE WITH OPTIONS
IA108-3-FY or IA111-3-FY or IA118-3-FY or IA158-3-FY
(30 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 02: CORE
Second Language Learning
COMPONENT 03: CORE
Research and Academic Development Skills
COMPONENT 04: CORE
Introduction to Linguistics
COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY
Sounds
(15 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY
Understanding Data in Linguistics
COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY
Words and Sentences
COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY
Foundations of Sociolinguistics
COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
(LG115-4-AU and LG116-4-SP) or (LG665-4-AU and LG667-4-SP)
COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
(LG115-4-AU and LG116-4-SP) or (LG665-4-AU and LG667-4-SP) or Language option from list
COMPONENT 07: COMPULSORY
Careers and Employability Skills for Languages and Linguistics
(0 CREDITS)
English Language in the media
COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
LG210-5-SP or LG217-5-AU
COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
LG211-5-SP or LG212-5-AU
Research methods for language and linguistics
COMPONENT 05: OPTIONAL
Linguistics option from list
COMPONENT 06: OPTIONAL
LG666-5-FY or (one English Language and one Linguistics option) or Language option(s) from list
Project: Linguistics
English in the British Isles
English Around the World
COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL
Linguistics option(s) from list
Linguistics or Language option(s) from list
COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY
If you do not require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK then we will assess your English language proficiency/ability at your interview or audition.
If your first language is not English and you are an international student that requires a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK then you will need IELTS 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.
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