Undergraduate study 2018/19
English Language, Linguistics and Modern Languages
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University of the Year The Times Higher Education named us as their University of the Year in November 2013. They liked our “bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives.”
Queen’s Award We’ve always supported the international student community. So we were very pleased to win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade in 2013.
Queen’s Anniversary Prize The Queen’s Anniversary Prize is a big thing in UK Higher Education. We were delighted to earn one for our role in expanding global boundaries of new music.
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Educate North Award The Educate North Awards celebrate the role of Higher Education in the North of England. We won New University of the Year at the awards in 2015.
Athena Swan We’re serious about gender equality. We want an equal number of men and women on our science and engineering courses, for instance. Our commitment was recognised in 2015 with the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
Welcome to English Language, Linguistics and Modern Languages Are you looking to bring alive your interest in English language, linguistics or a foreign language? Within this subject area we offer a wide range of full-time and part-time courses. You’ll be taught by people who are experts in their fields, in an environment characterised by its innovation. We undertake research that is internationally recognised and apply that knowledge to the design of our courses, enabling you to study real language in its wider social context.
We hope you’ll find this guide inspiring and look forward to hearing from you if you’d like to visit our campus or discuss your interests with us. Dr Malcolm Pollard Subject Leader
Find out more about our awards at hud.ac.uk/about/our-awards
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Perhaps you’re fascinated by language and what people can do with it. Or you love reading and you want to develop skills that could stand you in good stead in the jobs market.
Study with us Huddersfield is a well-respected university with a strong research focus and offers a variety of modules in Linguistics. Elliott Land, English Language and Linguistics BA(Hons)
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Department magazine, Babel, has hundreds of subscribers around the world including Stephen Fry.
The UK’s only University where all our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy.*
In the subject area of English Studies we scored 92% for student satisfaction – highest in Yorkshire.
We offer a range of courses that give you the opportunity to gain transferable skills that employers are looking for. Language and Linguistics focuses on how language is used in everyday life. From analysing conversation to studying intercultural communication, the course offers a wide range of modules. You’ll be able to use contemporary facilities like our forensic linguistics lab, our research and resource centre and our conference labs. They’re all fully equipped with hardware and software for specialist linguistics work. On the course you’ll be able to get involved with our in-house magazine Babel too. Combining English language with English literature will get you reading, discussing and writing about some of the most engaging books ever written. If you decide to go down the creative writing route, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your own writing techniques and skills. Poetry, a novel, a play, whatever you’re working on we could give you the
chance to develop your ideas, craft your work and get it ready for publication. Whatever course you choose, you could combine it with a modern language to add another dimension to your knowledge. Whether you’re a complete beginner or pretty near fluent, we could help you build up your language skills and gain an understanding of different countries, cultures and business environments. We make sure the world of work is never far away. You’ll have the opportunity to take a 5-week related project in your second year as well as an optional year-long work placement in Year 3. It’s a great way to build up your skills and CV as well as make valuable contacts in readiness for your future career path. *Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.
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Graduates employed from this course
English Language BA(Hons)
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Key information: UCAS code: Q301 Duration: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: ABB at A Level DDM at BTEC 128 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications Additional criteria: Evidence of interest in language and linguistics demonstrated in personal statement.
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Humour, power, relationships: none of these would be possible without language. We’ll look at linguistics in depth and give you the chance to learn descriptive terms so you can analyse language, assess how it works and study the role it plays in society. In your first year, we aim to develop your analytic and descriptive skills to assess English language as it is written and spoken. By giving you a thorough grounding in the basics, such as phonetics and morphology you’ll then have the opportunity to move on to more advanced linguistic study.
The aim is not just to help you become proficient in linguistic analysis, but also to give you transferable skills that will be useful in the professional environment too. Previous students have gone on to work in fields like teaching, research, publishing, broadcasting, advertising, management and politics. In your second year, you’ll have the opportunity to take a placement for 5-weeks, as part of the ‘Language in the Workplace’ module or a year-long placement in Year 3. You’ll have the chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied to communication in the working environment.
Key information: UCAS code: Q302 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year, 41/2-6 years part-time Entry requirements: ABB at A Level DDM at BTEC 128 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications Additional criteria: Evidence of interest in language and linguistics demonstrated in personal statement.
English Language and Linguistics BA(Hons)
Humour, power, relationships, none of these would be possible without language. We’ll look at linguistics in depth and give you the chance to learn descriptive terms so you can analyse language and assess how it works. You’ll be introduced to the basic concepts and the theory of different branches of linguistics, like phonetics and morphology. We’ll also encourage you to study the role of language in society and how it helps humans understand things. How we acquire it, the way it changes, and the way it forms 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 and understand more about what’s really going on.
The aim is not just to help you become skilled in linguistic analysis, but also to give you transferable skills that will be useful in the professional environment. Previous students have gone on to work in fields like teaching, research, publishing, broadcasting, advertising, management and politics. In each year of your course you’ll be able to choose option modules to focus on topics that interest you. You could even study a foreign language throughout your course. In your second year you’ll also have the chance to go on a work placement, which is designed to enhance your skills ready for employment and to help you gain useful contacts in your chosen field.
Emma Stoker, English Language with Creative Writing BA(Hons), placement at The Tameside Reporter “The major benefit of being on placement was opening my eyes to what it would be like to have a full time job in something that has interested me. I can now definitely see myself working in the media due to this placement.”
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The ERASMUS+ exchange also offers a short-term opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner universities, including institutions in Ghent, Paris, Malaga, the USA and Hanover. You’ll join classes and receive credits towards your degree at the same time.
*Percentage of graduates from this subject area who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
*Percentage of graduates from this subject area who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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Graduates employed from these subject areas
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Key information: UCAS code: Q3R9 Duration: : 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year, 41/2-6 years part-time Entry requirements: ABB at A Level DDM at BTEC 128 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications Additional criteria: Evidence of interest in language and linguistics demonstrated in personal statement. Standard entry level point for your modern language is an A Level in the chosen language (e.g. French, Spanish or German). However, depending on your profile, it might be possible to start below this level as the School offers a wide range of modules. Please contact the Admissions Tutor to discuss.
English Language with a Modern Language BA(Hons)
Humour, power, relationships: none of these would be possible without language. We’ll look at linguistics in depth and give you the chance to learn the descriptive terms so you can analyse language and assess how it works. Your tutors will give you the chance to develop a range of language styles, and the tools to describe them. As your course progresses you could build up an understanding of what language is and how it really works. We’ll look at the different concepts, theories and tools of different branches of linguistics. On your course you could also build up transferable skills that will be useful in the professional environment. We aim to help you develop skills in communication, self-motivation, teamwork, analysis, creative problem-solving and persuasiveness. In your second year, you’ll also have the opportunity to take a placement for 5-weeks, as part of the ‘Language in the Workplace’ module or a year-long placement in Year 3. You’ll have the
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chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied to communication in the working environment.
Key information: UCAS code: Q300 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year, 41/2-6 years part-time
Studying a foreign language alongside your linguistics studies will give you a unique and intriguing perspective on the importance of language. You’ll study two language options from a variety of modern language modules. The modules available to you depend on your prior knowledge and experience. Options include French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Urdu and Chinese.
Entry requirements: ABB at A Level DDM at BTEC 128 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications Additional criteria: Evidence of interest in language and linguistics demonstrated in personal statement.
You won’t just be learning a language that you can use elsewhere, you’ll have the chance to gain an understanding of how language shapes us and shapes cultures too. Studying a foreign language will also give you the opportunity to look at the society and cultures of the countries where the language is spoken. It could prove invaluable when you come to look for a career, as many potential employers have overseas offices and do business around the world.
English Language and Literature BA(Hons)
Literature has been a source of inspiration, entertainment and education for hundreds of years. We’ll look at some of the classic texts from the English Renaissance of the 16th-century right up to the present day. So whether you want to immerse yourself in Jacobean tragedy or Romantic poetry, you’ll have the chance to explore some of your favourite genres – and discover new ones too. We’ll also look at a wide range of theoretical perspectives, so you can engage with literary theory and think critically about the link between literature, society and the environment. Every text can raise cultural, ethical and political issues, and if you want to explore those then we’ll give you the chance to develop your analytical skills. For the language and linguistics elements of your course, we’ll assess how language shapes the world we live in, and how principles like humour, power and crosscultural relations are all dependent on the formation of language.
The course is equally split between literature and linguistics, and studying both subjects together can help give you a truly rounded understanding of both disciplines. You could use the theory you learn in linguistics to bring to bear on literary texts, for instance. All the while you’ll be given the opportunity to gain transferable skills that employers are looking for, like how to assess the written word, how to read situations, putting forward an argument, and working as a team and individually. Your learning will extend beyond the classroom, as we’ll also get you out in the field to visit key locations. You could visit the nearby Brontë Parsonage in Haworth, or go to the British Library. Every year students also have the chance to attend events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival. In your second year you’ll have the chance to go on a work placement, which is designed to enhance your skills ready for employment and to help you gain useful contacts in your chosen field.
Dounia Joys, English Language with a Modern Language BA(Hons), placement at Kexborough Primary School “My placement gave me an insight into how young children are prepared for school and education from a young age. It was very helpful as I chose a field of interest for my future career.”
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The University Languages Programme is open to all students and allows you to study a modern language outside your degree programme and receive formal recognition of your achievement. We offer a range of languages at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, British Sign Language, Professional and Business English (for non-native speakers).
*Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
*Percentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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Key information: UCAS code: Q3WV Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year, 41/2-6 years part-time Entry requirements: ABB at A Level DDM at BTEC 128 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications Additional criteria: Evidence of interest in language and linguistics demonstrated in personal statement.
English Language with Creative Writing BA(Hons)
On the course you’ll be taught by tutors who are actively involved in writing and getting their work published. They’re passionate about their subject, and will focus on giving you the opportunity to explore your own talents. You’ll be encouraged to develop your writing across a whole range of creative media, including theatre, film, television and radio as well as fiction and poetry. In your first year we’ll look at both English language and creative writing. Then once the year is over you’ll be able to choose how you want to specialise for the next two years of your degree.
In your second year, you’ll also have the opportunity to take a placement for 5-weeks, as part of the ‘Language in the Workplace’ module or a year-long placement in Year 3. You’ll have the chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied in the working environment. Recent graduates have taken placements at Pen and Sword Books, Quest Media, M-Four Translation (Manchester City Council) and various primary and secondary schools.
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Key information: UCAS code: VQ31 Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years inc. placement year Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in History or English Language DDM at BTEC 120 UCAS points from a combination of level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in History or English Language.
Your learning will extend beyond the classroom, as we’ll also get you out in the field to visit key locations. You could visit the nearby Brontë Parsonage in Haworth, or go to the British Library. Every year students also have the chance to attend events at the Huddersfield Literature Festival.
“Completing a placement as part of my course was the best decision I made, it put me in a really good position to secure my current role and the starting path to my whole career. I chose Huddersfield as I fell in love with the campus and the creative writing team are the best.”
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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BA(Hons)
For the History side of the course, we’ll give you the chance to shape your studies to your interests. Our modules are historically and geographically diverse, so you can pick the periods and places that fascinate you the most. You’ll be able to engage with a range of approaches to history, and work with primary source materials too. While you’re here you could build up some very useful and transferable skills: to analyse and communicate; to put together a convincing argument; to gain the self-discipline to work on your own; and to work with others to assess challenges and solve them. You could build up the skills that employers are looking for. In your English Language studies, you’ll be introduced to the basic concepts and theory of different branches of linguistics, like phonetics and morphology. We’ll also encourage you to study the role of language in society and how it helps humans understand things. How we acquire it, the way it changes, and the way it forms an array of ways to communicate.
Gabriella Gregory graduated English Language with Creative Writing BA(Hons) in 2016 and is now Assistant Editor at Roma Publications Ltd *Percentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
History and English Language We’ll carry out conversation analysis, sociolinguistics and stylistics to get under the surface of the spoken or written word and understand more about what’s really going on. In each year of your course you’ll be able to choose option modules to focus on topics that interest you. In your second year you’ll also have the chance to go on a work placement, which is designed to enhance your skills ready for employment and to help you gain useful contacts in your chosen field. We also offer innovative assessments for both subjects in your course, so you could find yourself analysing children’s speech development, making a podcast on 1970s culture or creating a visitor trail for a national museum. By taking a creative approach, we give you the chance to develop your skills and look at your subjects in a new and inspiring way.
Katie Langan, History BA(Hons), placement at Royal Armouries Museum *Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
“This role was a vital step in my career plan of moving into the heritage industry, this type of ground-level experience is essential for later heritage management jobs. I now have experience in museum education, handling sessions, leading tours, leadership skills and management skills, as well as it being a valuable networking opportunity.”
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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Graduates employed from this course
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Key information: UCAS code: W401 Duration: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including minimum grade B in two relevant subjects, preferably Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies and English DM at BTEC in Performing Arts or related subject and a minimum grade B at A Level in English 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in two related subjects, preferably in Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies and English Additional criteria: Applicants will be invited to attend a selection day workshop by way of audition. Some applicants may also be invited to interview. You must show evidence of practical and theoretical interest in drama.
Drama and English Language BA(Hons)
On the course we’ll give you the chance to gain a deep understanding of contemporary approaches to drama, alongside English Language. You’ll have the opportunity to work with internationally renowned theatre companies. Recent partners have included Slung Low, IOU Productions and Northern Broadsides. Professor Sir Patrick Stewart, John Britton, Andrew Morrish and Nicolás Núñez have all visited the department and worked with our students. We want to help you draw on your own creativity to produce intelligent, thoughtful and innovative work. We’ll encourage you to develop principles and approaches that could carry you through your chosen career and help you reach your full potential.
On the English language side of the course, we’ll cover a broad range of topics in English language and linguistics, all with the aim of furthering your understanding and helping you gain useful and transferable skills. We’ll look at literary and linguistic approaches to texts and interaction to help you build your analytical and interpretive abilities. In your second year, you’ll also have the opportunity to take a placement for 5-weeks, looking at ‘Language in the Workplace.’ You’ll have the chance to see how the language skills you’ve learnt on the course can be applied to communication in the working environment. If you take part in the ERASMUS+ exchange while you’re at Huddersfield, you’ll also be given the opportunity to study and work abroad for part of your degree. You could spend a term at one of our partner universities where you can join in classes and receive credits towards your degree at the same time.
Fjona Shala graduated Drama and English Language BA(Hons) in 2016
*Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey 2014/15).
“My degree has prepared me for the world of work extremely well. The modules that were covered throughout the course have taught me key language techniques as well as essential life skills. At Huddersfield, staff and students work as a team to ensure you get the best result. The teaching styles are amazing. If you want to question a theory the lecturers are more than open to you doing so and they encourage you to question your learning and sculpt your own degree.”
The Oastler Building Providing state-of-the-art language and linguistics facilities including experimental laboratory, linguistics laboratory and language laboratories equipped with international multimedia viewing and recording facilities. The Language Research Centre is integrated with four high quality sound booths with two way glass finish for students to carry out audio and video recordings, interpreting, video conferencing, aural and data analysis work. A Forensic Laboratory features ultrasound technology facilities with automatic speaker recognition software specifically designed for phoneticians to carry out forensic speaker comparisons.
For detailed course and employability information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses
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My student journey so far
Elliott Land
English Language and Linguistics BA(Hons) Elliott has always been interested in speech and communication. “I find it fascinating that several intricate movements of the mouth can be involved in the production of just one, single word, let alone a sentence” he comments. Elliott decided to study English Language and Linguistics to open the door to further study and a career in Linguistics. “I aspire to study and work within the field of Forensic Phonetics which applies the study of speech to a forensic setting, involving tasks such as speaker comparison of, for example, a criminal and suspect, to provide evidence in legal cases.”
Lecturers are not only extremely knowledgeable, they are also very approachable, friendly and always provide timely and informative feedback.
“I knew Huddersfield was the right place for me when I came to an Open Day. It is a well-respected university with a strong research focus and offers a variety of modules in Linguistics.” Elliott’s favourite module, Phonetics and Phonology, involves analysing the production of speech sounds. Specialist acoustic software allows Elliott to maximise his skills in this area. He makes use of specialist software in other modules too, such as Corpus Linguistics which involves the computerised study of large sets of language data. He also values the expertise of his lecturers who are all specialists in their fields. “Not only are they extremely knowledgeable, they are also very approachable, friendly and always provide timely and informative feedback.” Elliott will be taking a work experience placement in a school as part of his second year of study. He explains, “As part of the placement I will be studying how people use language to communicate. I will be collecting data and producing a report and presentation of my findings.”
To hear Elliott talk about his student journey visit hud.ac/profiles
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Meet our staff
The science behind linguistics
Dr Erica Gold
Senior Lecturer, Forensic Speech Science “I was born and raised in sunny southern California”, explains Erica Gold, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics. “When I was younger, I wanted to be a range of things from an astronaut to a foreign language analyst. But the thing I always said I wanted to do was have a positive impact on society. Now that I am a lecturer, I would like to think that my younger self would be very pleased. I am able to contribute to society through my research and through the students that I teach.”
We offer a degree that really emphasises the applicability of linguistic research to the real world.
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After studying in San Diego, Erica then came to the UK to do a Master’s degree. “My area of expertise is in forensic speech science and phonetics. After completing my PhD, I applied for my current position as a senior lecturer, and haven’t looked back since. “The aspect I enjoy most about teaching in my subject area is introducing students to more technical elements of linguistics. Students are often surprised by the level of science that is actually involved in phonetics, so I enjoy introducing the discipline at an accessible level and making students more interested in the topic. “Huddersfield is an amazing place to come and study English Language and Linguistics. We have newly developed facilities, a cohesive group of lecturers, and offer a degree that really emphasises the applicability of linguistic research to the real world.”
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We hope you’ve found all the information you need to inspire you to become a student here at Huddersfield. Now all you need to do is apply.
Apply to us UCAS If this is your first (undergraduate) degree and you want to study a full-time course, then you’ll apply via UCAS at ucas.com If you’re at a college or school right now, it’s probably already registered with UCAS. The best thing to do is ask your teacher or careers adviser to help with your application. Once you’ve applied we’ll keep in touch with you throughout the application process, so you’re up to speed with what’s going on.
When to apply If you want to start your course in September 2018, you can apply to UCAS any time from 1 September 2017 onwards. Make sure UCAS receives your application by 15 January 2018. Our course codes You have to enter the code for the course you want to study on your application form. You can find our course codes on each of the course pages in this brochure, or on the UCAS website. By the way, the institution code for Huddersfield is HUDDS H60.
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