- UCAS course code
- QR17
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA Linguistics and Russian
Investigate the science of language and develop skills to thrive in a Russian-speaking environment.
- Typical A-level offer: ABB
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBC
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL
Course overview
- Study the unique human faculty of language, investigate world languages and develop transferable skills in quantitative methods.
- Explore issues such as how languages arise, change and die, how children acquire their first language and what happens when speakers of different languages come into contact.
- Gain advanced linguistic skills in Russian and explore the culture, history and politics of Russian-speaking countries.
- Spend a year in a Russian-speaking country to consolidate your language learning.
- Ranked a UK top-10 for both Linguistics and Russian and East European Languages by Complete University Guide 2025.In addition, the University of Manchester is a world-leading institution, ranked in the top-50 globally across all of Arts and Humanities by Times Higher Education 2025 .
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 509 2871
- ug-languages@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk
- School/Faculty overview
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