English Language and Linguistics (Honours) University of Westminster

Overview

The English Language and Linguistics (Honours) degree at University of Westminster   provides a rare opportunity to combine in-depth formal linguistic study with a consideration of the ways in which the English language is used and how it reflects its social context. As a result, the course nurtures research and analytical skills at the same time as enhancing your own abilities with the English language.

You'll develop your knowledge and understanding of how the English language works in terms of its structure, how it has changed over time and how it's employed in different spoken and written contexts. 

Your knowledge of English will be informed and contextualised by your wider study of language as a human faculty. You'll examine what languages have in common and how they vary in terms of their grammatical structures and their sound systems.

The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

Career 

• This degree prepares students for any career that values advanced communication skills, research skills and employees that can demonstrate initiative and creativity in problem-solving.

• Graduates of this degree will have an array of important transferable skills involving language use, critical evaluation and application of theory, accurate and precise analytics skills, and strong skills of organisation and planning. 

• They'll have in-depth knowledge and critical awareness of the role that language plays in society and in multi-cultural and multilingual contexts. 

• They'll have a sophisticated awareness of English as a global language, and of how language and discourse reflect and create ideological structures in society.