English Language and Linguistics University of Birmingham

Overview

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. Study at the  English Language and Linguistics programme from University of Birmingham .

Key facts

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.

• Develop your communication skills – understand how language shapes human behaviour, relationships and worldviews.

• Explore a broad range of specialisms – choose from areas like historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, or language and media.

• Access excellent resources including our Linguistics Research Laboratory and online language databases (corpora).

• With our active English Language and Linguistics student community, you’ll enjoy a range of social activities from quizzes to sports matches to a yearly summer ball.

Career opportunities

Studying a degree in the department of Linguistics and Communications at Birmingham is an unparalleled opportunity to engage with a diverse cultural, textual and linguistic discipline, whilst also developing skills in intellectual analysis, critical thinking and articulate expression.The Linguistics and Communication graduates enter many sectors, including:

• Journalism (TV and print)

• Online and social media

• Speech and Language Therapy

• Educational institutions 

• Local councils

• Publishing

• Charities

• Creative Advertising

• Parliament