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- UCAS course code
- QQ10
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA English Language and English Literature
Acquire analytical language skills and apply them to the study of historical and present-day English.
- Typical A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: ABC including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ACC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL
Course overview
- Explore more than 1,000 years of literature and culture, from medieval romance to the postcolonial and postmodern.
- Study in Manchester, a UNESCO City of Literature brimming with literary history and home to a wide range of literary events.
- 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.
- 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) 161 275 3187
- ug-lel@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk
- School/Faculty overview
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