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BA English Language / Overview

Year of entry: 2021

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Degree awarded: BA
Duration: 3 years
Typical A-level offer: AAB, which can include General Studies
Typical contextual A-level offer (what is this?): ABB, which can include General Studies
Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall. 6,6,5 in Higher Level subjects; Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply through UCAS

Course overview

Investigate the sounds, words and grammar of the English language.
Discover the origin of English, its development and variation across the UK and beyond, and how it's used in different situations.
Get involved in major research projects such as Multilingual Manchester.
Study at a top 10 UK university for English language and literature (QS World University Rankings 2019).

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Fees

Fees for entry in 2021 have not yet been set. For entry in 2020 the tuition fees were £9,250 per annum for home/EU students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2021 entry.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Contact name: Liam Armstrong
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 275 3031
Email: ug.languages@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/
School/Faculty overview: See: About us

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