Overview

BA English with Foundation Year (Honours) at Sheffield Hallam University is an integrated literature and language degree, with opportunities for you to specialise as you progress. Our exciting suite of modules has content which ranges from Shakespeare to contemporary fiction, and from the language tool-kit of grammar and syntax, to the wider discussions of English language in the world.

You’ll master a range of linguistic and literary approaches to analysis, as well as skills such as transcription, argumentation, professional editing and copywriting, and close reading.

You learn through:

lectures on specialist topics
critical debates in seminars
practical workshops
one-to-ones with staff
group work
innovative assessments, projects and briefs

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

advertising
broadcast media
civil service
education
journalism
local and regional government
marketing and communications for businesses across sectors
policy and advocacy
publishing, arts and heritage
social media management
social work
speech and language therapy (with further study)
the charity sector

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Compass Points North

Local Voices, Global Stories

Reimagining Language And Literature

Text And Talk

Applied English

Encounters: Readers, Texts, Worlds

Minds In Dialogue

Questioning Perspectives

Language Now

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

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UCAS deadline

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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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

79

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points

48

This must include at least 24 points from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications excluding general studies. For example:

DD at A Level
PPP in BTEC Extended Diploma.
Pass from a T level qualification with D or E from core
A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.

GCSE

English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18000 GBP / year

≈ 18000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK: The tuition for national students is from last year. This year's tuition has not yet been confirmed

Living costs

Sheffield

United Kingdom

555 - 977 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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