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History and English Language BA(Hons)

If you enjoy learning about the past and you’re also fascinated by the use of language and how it shapes the world around us, then this course is for you. We cover a broad range of topics enabling you to explore medieval and modern history, while also specialising within English language and linguistics.

History has a 91.6% student satisfaction rating (NSS 2020).
You can choose option modules to focus on the topics that interest you the most.
You’ll gain valuable real world experience. In Year 2 you’ll also have the chance to go on a work placement, designed to enhance your skills ready for employment.
Innovative assessments such as analysing children’s speech development, pitching an idea for a historical video game or creating a visitor trail for a national museum.
State-of-the-art facilities including a forensic linguistics lab, a research and resource centre and conference labs.
Our team of English academic staff are ranked in the top 5 in the UK for the quality of their research publications (REF 2014).
On the course you’ll be introduced to the basic concepts and theories of linguistics. We’ll encourage you to study the role of language in society and how it helps humans understand things: how we acquire it, how it changes and evolves, and how it forms such an array of ways to communicate. We’ll carry out conversation analysis, sociolinguistics and stylistics to get under the surface of the spoken or written word.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 5

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

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PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in History or English Language

120 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History or English Language or preferably both

DDM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

Pass Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above to include History or English Language components
120 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications including either Higher Level History or Higher Level English Language at grade 6.
?Applications from international students will be considered on an individual basis, and with advice from the University's International Office.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.

University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield , England ,United Kingdom