Overview

Within this English Language CertHE from The Open University UK you’ll learn what distinguishes machine language from human language, and how people adapt and change their ways of communicating in multilingual and multicultural contexts. You’ll investigate how language works with other modes of communication and learn basic language description and analysis. You’ll also explore English as a creative medium to express humour, thoughts and emotions. It’s not, however, designed to teach English to speakers of other languages.

Key facts:

Explores the contemporary diversity of English in the UK and beyond.

Introduces debates surrounding the historical and contemporary position of English in relation to other languages.

Teaches strategies that promote critical evaluation of texts.

Develops you as a competent communicator.

Reveals how the English language works, and how the choice of words and grammar affect the message.

Career opportunities:

Study of the English language requires an understanding of the complexities of communication whether spoken or written. It develops your understanding of communication in an increasingly multilingual world. This makes this qualification relevant to a wide variety of careers, including:

Public administration, local government, the civil service, and social services.

Advertising, journalism, publishing, creative industries and public relations.

Education.

Legal work.

Business, banking and retail.

Human resources.

Charities and campaigning.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Exploring languages and cultures
English for academic purposes online
Communication skills for business and management
French studies (intermediate)
Spanish studies (intermediate)
German studies (intermediate)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

British Studies View 12 other Bachelors in British Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

You don’t need any prior knowledge about the English language to start this qualification. However, it’s not designed to teach the English language to speakers of other languages, so you’ll need adequate reading and writing skills.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

8184 GBP / year

≈ 8184 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7784 GBP / year

≈ 7784 GBP / year

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Academic requirements

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Tuition Fees

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