English and Linguistics BA
AAB at A level, an A in English Literature; graduates earn a median £24,500 three years on.
Typical A level offer
AAB
an A in English Literature · 95% of entrants came with A levels · 100% stay on after year 1 · York course page, Discover Uni
Year 13 · applying
What do you need to get in?
AABtypical A level offer; aab including an a in english literature (english language and literature is also acceptable)
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: ABC, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
York course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
- 1an A in English Literature
Who actually got in: 95% with A levels, 5% via Access courses. Based on 15 entrants.
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Access | 36 credits at Distinction, including at least 9 credits in Literature-related un36 credits at Distinction, including at least 9 credits in Literature-related units, and 9 credits at Merit or higher | — |
| BTEC | DDDDDD with an additional A Level or equivalent qualification in English Literature at grade A | — |
| IB | 35 points35 points including 6 in English Literature at Higher Level (Higher Level English Language and Literature is also acceptable) | 6 in English Literature at Higher Level |
| Scottish Highers | BBBB | — |
| Advanced Highers | B in English Literature | — |
Years 1–3
What do you study?
4compulsory modules in year 1, 2 optional
Compulsory modules this year: arts & humanities 62% · language & communication 26% · transversal skills 7% · mathematics & statistics 5%.
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
York course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 1 · 4 core, 2 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
- Other Worlds
What you learn (9)
- identify key genres and forms in medieval and early modern literature
- analyse representative texts from the medieval and early modern periods
- describe the cultural context of medieval and early modern literature
- explain the historical context shaping medieval and early modern literature
- discuss key scholarly debates relating to the period
- apply critical approaches to the study of the period's literature
- construct a reasoned argument supported by textual evidence
- conduct basic research into literary topics
- produce written work demonstrating critical thinking skills
- Writing Modernity
What you learn (6)
- explain the concept of modernity in literary contexts
- identify genres and forms used from the eighteenth to twentieth century
- describe debates surrounding the emergence of the novel
- explain how modern subjectivities were formed historically
- evaluate critical approaches to defining the modern period
- construct a critical argument using independent research
- Reading Now
What you learn (5)
- describe essential skills for literary research
- compare a range of literary genres including poetry, drama, prose and film
- describe principles of literary criticism and critical writing
- construct close readings and literary arguments at university level
- produce a portfolio of literary critical writing
- English Past and Present
What you learn (10)
- identify causes of linguistic variation and change
- evaluate methods used to study language variation and change
- analyse historical patterning of language variation
- analyse geographical patterning of language variation
- analyse social patterning of language variation
- describe features of earlier periods of the English language
- identify patterns of language variation in historical texts
- identify patterns of language variation in contemporary texts and speech
- analyse linguistic data using quantitative and qualitative methods
- interpret graphs and charts representing linguistic data
2 optional modules
- Either Phonetics and Phonology or Syntactic Structures
What you learn (10)
- define terminology used to describe consonants and vowels
- explain the link between speech sounds and underlying linguistic structure
- explain analytical methods used to establish sound system structure
- identify common phonological units such as phonemes and features
- describe common phonological phenomena and their formal representations
- recognise speech sounds and classify them using ipa terminology
- establish phonological categories based on contrastive distribution
- produce broad phonetic transcriptions of short speech samples
- construct structural descriptions of syllables using phonological notation
- evaluate competing phonological analyses of simple phenomena
- Either Understanding Language in the Real World or Structure of English
What you learn (6)
- relate new learning to prior knowledge of the world
- apply core linguistic concepts to language analysis
- collaborate productively within a small group
- apply academic skills consistently across varied tasks
- evaluate personal learning progress through reflection
- devise strategies to overcome personal learning weaknesses
Year 2 · 0 core, 27 optional
27 optional modules
- Age of Extremes: Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature
What you learn (7)
- analyse texts published in twentieth-century Britain and Ireland
- relate literary texts to contemporary cultural and political developments
- discuss representations of class, gender and race in literary works
- evaluate critical debates surrounding modernism and postmodernism
- construct a well-reasoned written argument on a literary topic
- present a coherent oral argument supported by critical analysis
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- American Literature: From the First World War to the End of Empire
What you learn (4)
- describe american novels, plays, poems and short stories of the 20th-21st century
- explain social, cultural, political and economic contexts of american literature
- discuss modernism, postmodernism and later critical debates
- construct written arguments demonstrating critical and research skills
- The Shock of the New: Medieval Literature
What you learn (9)
- analyse a range of medieval texts spanning different genres
- explain major literary innovations across the medieval period
- describe the multilingual and international nature of medieval literature
- evaluate key scholarly debates surrounding medieval texts
- perform close reading of texts written in Middle English
- perform close reading of medieval texts in translation
- construct a reasoned written argument on a medieval literary topic
- present a reasoned oral argument on a medieval literary topic
- apply research skills to support critical literary analysis
- The Renaissance
What you learn (6)
- analyse a range of Renaissance literary texts and genres
- explain the social, religious, political and cultural contexts of the Renaissance
- evaluate key scholarly debates surrounding Renaissance literature
- construct a coherent written argument using critical analysis
- present a coherent oral argument using critical analysis
- apply research skills to support literary arguments
- Inventing Britain, 1700-1830
What you learn (8)
- analyse texts published between 1700 and 1830 in relation to historical concerns
- relate literary works of the period to the conventions of their time
- explain accounts of Britishness and national identity in period texts
- relate literary texts to their cultural and political contexts
- examine debates raised by writers on marginalised social groups
- examine writers' arguments on abolition, gender equality and human rights
- construct a spoken argument supported by critical analysis and research
- construct a written argument supported by critical analysis and research
- Making the Modern: Global Literature in the Victorian Age
What you learn (7)
- identify a range of Victorian literary texts, movements and genres
- analyse Victorian texts in relation to their literary movement and genre
- relate Victorian texts to their historical and cultural context
- examine key critical debates surrounding Victorian literature
- construct a coherent written argument supported by research
- present a coherent oral argument supported by research
- apply critical thinking skills to literary analysis
- Modern French and Francophone Literature
What you learn (11)
- analyse a range of French and Francophone literary texts across three centuries
- describe key features of symbolist poetry and the nouveau roman
- explain themes of postwar feminist writing and French Caribbean poetry
- explain themes and context of French Algerian fiction
- evaluate critical debates using poetic analysis and narratology approaches
- evaluate literary texts through feminist theory and historicist approaches
- construct a well-reasoned critical argument on a literary topic
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- produce clear academic writing on literary topics
- discuss key challenges involved in literary translation
- evaluate issues arising from studying literature in translation
- Medieval Arabic and Persian Global Literature
What you learn (11)
- describe key themes and forms in medieval Arabic and Persian poetry and prose
- analyse selected medieval Arabic and Persian literary texts
- relate medieval Arabic and Persian narratives to their social and cultural settings
- explain the historical context shaping medieval Arabic and Persian literature
- evaluate critical debates on global literature in a pre-modern context
- assess the role of cross-cultural exchange in medieval literary production
- critique the concept of orientalism as applied to pre-modern texts
- construct a reasoned literary argument supported by research
- apply critical thinking skills to develop original interpretations
- identify key issues arising in the translation of literary texts
- discuss the implications of reading literature through translation
- The World of Beowulf
What you learn (7)
- describe the sense of place and time in early medieval England
- explain the social, cultural and political contexts of early medieval England
- evaluate key critical debates on early medieval English literature
- construct well-supported arguments using critical thinking
- conduct research to support academic writing
- identify basic vocabulary and grammar of Old English
- discuss key challenges in translating Old English texts
- European New Cinema
What you learn (8)
- engage critically with selected post-war European films
- explain the historical and political context of selected filmmakers' work
- analyse the aesthetic features of selected filmmakers' work
- examine key debates relevant to European cinema studies
- apply critical and theoretical approaches to film analysis
- construct arguments supported by research evidence
- produce written work demonstrating critical thinking
- identify key issues involved in translating literary texts
- Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature
What you learn (9)
- explain the main themes and genres found in Greek and Latin literature
- analyse how Greek and Roman literary traditions influenced each other
- relate classical texts to their cultural and historical contexts
- examine scholarly debates on the evolution of literary genres in classical texts
- trace the history of translating Greek and Latin texts
- construct a coherent argument supported by critical analysis of sources
- produce academic writing demonstrating independent research skills
- discuss key challenges involved in translating literary texts
- evaluate the implications of studying literature through translation
- Modern Latin American Literature
What you learn (9)
- analyse texts from diverse Latin(x) American literary genres
- discuss major debates within Latin(x) American literary culture
- explain connections between literature, history and politics
- evaluate critical approaches to colonialism and race in Latin(x) American texts
- evaluate critical approaches to indigeneity, class and gender in Latin(x) American texts
- construct well-supported critical arguments on literary topics
- conduct research to support literary analysis
- produce coherent academic writing on literary topics
- identify key issues in translation and translated literature
- Old Norse Literature
What you learn (11)
- identify key themes and features across various Old Norse texts and genres
- analyse selected Old Norse sagas and poems in detail
- describe the historical background of the Viking Age
- explain the cultural context of medieval Icelandic society
- evaluate major scholarly debates on Old Norse literary studies
- compare different critical approaches used in interpreting Old Norse texts
- construct a coherent academic argument supported by evidence
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- produce well-structured written work on literary topics
- recognise basic vocabulary and grammar of the Old Norse language
- discuss challenges involved in translating medieval literary texts
- Eros: The Literature and Philosophy of Love
What you learn (9)
- analyse a range of literary works about love
- explain cultural contexts shaping love literature across periods
- evaluate critical debates and approaches to love literature
- examine representations of queer and other sexualities in literature
- apply theoretical frameworks of love to literary analysis
- construct well-reasoned critical arguments about literary texts
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- produce clearly structured academic writing on literary topics
- discuss key issues involved in literary translation
- Post-War Italian Cinema
What you learn (9)
- analyse post-war Italian films in relation to their cultural context
- relate post-war Italian films to their socio-historical background
- interpret secondary critical texts written in Italian
- apply Italian-language scholarship to film analysis
- examine key scholarly debates on italian cinema
- apply critical and theoretical approaches to film study
- construct well-reasoned arguments supported by research
- produce clear academic writing on film topics
- discuss key challenges involved in literary translation
- African Imaginations and Afrophone Literatures
What you learn (12)
- explain styles and themes found across Afrophone literatures
- relate literary works to their cultural, historical and political context
- apply world literature approaches to studying Afrophone texts
- describe features of African oral storytelling traditions
- explain how orature has shaped the evolution of African literatures
- analyse critical debates surrounding Afrophone literary studies
- evaluate how translation and digital media shape the visibility of Afrophone literatures
- assess the role of multilingualism and orature in raising literary recognition
- construct well-reasoned arguments using critical thinking skills
- conduct research to support academic writing
- discuss central challenges involved in literary translation
- examine issues arising when studying literature through translation
- Creative Writing: Contemporary Practice
What you learn (9)
- identify key conventions used within selected literary genres
- apply genre conventions when producing creative writing
- describe core creative writing techniques such as form and structure
- apply narrative voice and imagery techniques in original writing
- format creative work according to genre presentation standards
- analyse current critical debates within creative writing practice
- produce a portfolio of creative work responding to critical contexts
- construct oral arguments demonstrating critical and creative reasoning
- produce written work supported by independent research
- French Autofictions
What you learn (5)
- analyse texts that blend autobiography and fiction in first-person narration
- relate selected literary works to their relevant historical and cultural contexts
- construct well-supported literary arguments using critical research skills
- produce clear academic writing to present literary analysis
- discuss key issues involved in translating and studying literature in translation
- Beyond the Book: Community Projects
What you learn (9)
- apply literary analysis techniques to texts
- conduct research relevant to literary studies
- produce written work transferable to workplace contexts
- create public-facing written content
- produce a podcast recording
- design digital or online content for an audience
- evaluate own professional development through reflective writing
- plan a collaborative project with peers
- manage project work to meet a partner organisation's needs
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language I
What you learn (8)
- describe the evolution of TEFL methods and approaches across the 20th and 21st centuries
- discuss debates surrounding the global spread of english
- evaluate competing models of english suitable for teaching
- describe different models of language learning
- explain theories of language acquisition relevant to classroom practice
- identify features of the english language system
- explain learner errors using knowledge of the language system
- identify common linguistic difficulties experienced by language learners
- Acoustic Phonetics and Phonological Analysis
What you learn (12)
- identify acoustic representations of speech such as waveforms and spectrograms
- explain how articulatory properties relate to the acoustic speech signal
- describe advanced phonological concepts such as features, rule ordering and autosegments
- evaluate theoretical debates surrounding advanced phonological concepts
- describe the range of phonological patterns explained by phonological theory
- produce waveform and spectrogram images for inclusion in documents
- identify phonological patterns from transcriptions or audio recordings
- apply phonological concepts such as syllables or rules to analyse data
- present a phonological analysis following disciplinary conventions
- apply technical knowledge to analyse empirical data
- use new software tools to support analysis
- construct coherent arguments based on empirical evidence
- Sociolinguistics
What you learn (7)
- identify causes and parameters of linguistic variation
- explain the role of variation in communication
- describe key concepts and terminology used to analyse linguistic variation
- explain theories accounting for language change
- describe methodologies used to research language variation
- analyse data collected from language variation studies
- construct arguments to interpret empirical sociolinguistic data
- Aspects of a Theory of Syntax
What you learn (13)
- apply syntactic diagnostics to novel sentence constructions
- identify the structure of complex sentence constructions
- represent complex sentence structures diagrammatically
- use theoretical arguments to explain grammaticality judgements
- predict the grammaticality of unfamiliar data sets
- formulate theoretical generalisations about grammatical constraints
- identify multi-clause sentence structures
- draw syntax trees for complex multi-clause sentences
- identify predicate types that select clausal complements
- identify constructions involving different movement types
- explain constructions involving different movement types
- identify cases of movement constraint violations
- explain the causes of movement constraint violations
- The Language of Turn and Sequence
What you learn (9)
- record naturally occurring conversations following ethical guidelines
- transcribe spoken conversation in fine detail using a standard notation system
- identify interactional practices present in recorded talk
- compile a set of comparable conversational data extracts
- analyse patterns across a collection of data extracts
- write technical descriptions of conversational language use
- describe the fundamental mechanisms underlying conversational structure
- analyse short extracts of conversation provided by the tutor
- analyse short extracts of conversation self-selected by the student
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language II
What you learn (14)
- plan a sequence of English language lesson segments
- deliver a grammar presentation to learners
- deliver a vocabulary practice activity
- teach a short live lesson to real English learners
- appraise the strengths and weaknesses of own lesson
- compose a written self-reflection report
- design a lesson focused on reading or listening skills
- formulate aims and objectives for a language lesson
- anticipate learner problems and propose solutions
- observe a peer's English language lesson
- critique the strengths and limitations of a peer's lesson
- produce a written observation report
- lead a speaking or writing lesson segment
- correct pronunciation and grammatical form during practice
- Middle English: Texts and Contexts
What you learn (6)
- translate Middle English texts using dictionaries and annotated editions
- identify stylistic features that distinguish different registers of Middle English
- explain links between linguistic change and social history in medieval England
- identify scholarly resources suited to linguistic study of Middle English
- synthesise information from scholarly sources accurately
- present research findings on Middle English texts to an academic audience
- Language Attitudes in Applied Contexts
What you learn (8)
- describe methodologies used to collect language attitude data
- select the most appropriate method for a given research task
- communicate linguistic findings to a non-specialist audience
- collaborate effectively within a small working group
- deliver a clear oral presentation of findings
- analyse linguistic issues arising in real-world contexts
- critique applied linguistic problems using evidence
- explain how sociolinguistic research intersects with other disciplines
Year 3 · 0 core, 25 optional
25 optional modules
- Pulp Fictions of Medieval England: Romance and Popular Literature
What you learn (6)
- analyse a range of Middle English romance texts
- explain the social, political, religious and material contexts of Middle English romance
- analyse how Middle English romance texts were produced and circulated
- construct original critical arguments on literary texts
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- produce academic writing demonstrating advanced critical skills
- From Tennyson to Tolkien: The Middle Ages and Modern Literature, 1840-1940
What you learn (7)
- analyse a broad range of modern literature influenced by medieval themes
- explain the cultural and historical context of medieval-inspired literature
- explain the political context influencing medieval-inspired literature
- evaluate major scholarly debates relating to medieval-inspired literature
- construct original critical arguments about medieval-inspired literature
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- produce clear academic writing presenting literary arguments
- Modernism's Queer Spaces
What you learn (9)
- analyse a range of queer modernist literary texts
- engage critically with diverse queer modernist writing
- relate literary texts to their historical and political context
- relate literary texts to their legal context
- evaluate critical debates in modernist studies
- evaluate critical debates in queer studies
- construct an original argument on a literary topic
- apply independent research skills to literary study
- produce academic writing demonstrating critical thinking
- The Villains of Romantic Gothic
What you learn (7)
- analyse a range of Gothic literary texts in depth
- explain the literary context of the Romantic period
- explain the social and political context of the Romantic period
- evaluate major debates in gothic literary criticism
- construct original arguments on gothic literature
- conduct independent research on literary topics
- produce academic writing demonstrating critical thinking
- Green Romanticism: Nature, Ecology, Calamity
What you learn (7)
- analyse key concepts in ecological and environmental thought
- analyse Romanticism as a distinct literary movement
- explain the influence of Romantic literature on later environmental movements
- evaluate critical debates on ecological themes in Romantic nature writing
- construct original critical arguments on literary and ecological topics
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- produce advanced academic writing on literary and ecological subjects
- The Writer's Notebook: A Prose Fiction Workshop
What you learn (6)
- apply creative writing techniques appropriate to form and genre
- adapt writing style to suit an intended audience
- redraft prose fiction to improve critical and creative quality
- reflect critically on personal creative writing practice
- conduct research to inform creative writing development
- write a reflective essay evaluating one's own creative practice
- Black Writers of the Global Nineteenth Century
What you learn (6)
- explain the literary history of anglophone Black nineteenth-century writers
- analyse how racial politics shape global nineteenth-century literature
- evaluate central debates in black studies and critical race theory
- construct original critical arguments on literary texts
- apply advanced research skills to develop independent ideas
- produce well-structured academic writing demonstrating critical thinking
- The Stuff of Poetry
What you learn (4)
- explain anglo-american, african-american and francophone poetry
- explain modernist, postwar and contemporary poetics
- evaluate debates on poetics, materiality, politics and literary form
- construct independent arguments at an advanced critical level
- Spices and Spies: Renaissance Global Travel
What you learn (7)
- analyse diverse genres of early modern travel writing
- engage critically with primary travel texts from the period
- apply textual analysis methods to Renaissance sources
- apply object-based analysis to historical artefacts
- evaluate scholarly debates on Renaissance travel and colonialism
- construct original arguments through independent research
- communicate critical ideas through advanced academic writing
- Borders Bodies Bridges: Migration and Racialisation in Modern Literature and Culture
What you learn (4)
- analyse literary and cultural depictions of migration across diverse regions
- examine how form and content interact in literary and cultural works
- evaluate critical debates on migration and racialisation in culture
- construct original critical arguments supported by independent research
- Elemental: Contemporary Indigenous Literatures in English
What you learn (8)
- analyse contemporary Indigenous literary texts from settler colonial nations
- explain the role of oral tradition in indigenous cultural expression
- analyse the impact of settler colonialism on indigenous communities
- discuss forms and significance of indigenous activism
- evaluate key debates in indigenous and postcolonial literary theory
- evaluate decolonial and ecocritical approaches to literary analysis
- construct original critical arguments on indigenous literary texts
- conduct independent research to support literary analysis
- Topics in Language Variation and Change
What you learn (11)
- explain qualitative and quantitative approaches to language and dialect contact
- describe sociolinguistic models used to account for language change
- evaluate linguistic phenomena resulting from language or dialect contact
- compare contact-induced phenomena using data from published studies
- explain language change arising from contact between speech communities
- describe intergenerational transmission of language from adults to children
- describe language change occurring within individuals during adulthood
- apply basic statistical techniques to sociolinguistic datasets
- interpret results of statistical analysis of natural language use
- describe the historical development of dialectological research methods
- evaluate strengths and weaknesses of approaches to studying regional variation
- Topics in Syntax
What you learn (11)
- explain core principles of generative syntax
- describe concepts underlying the architecture of grammar
- interpret complex linguistic arguments
- construct complex linguistic arguments
- analyse parametric differences in clausal structure across languages
- analyse differences in constituent order across languages
- apply formal mechanisms to analyse syntactic structures
- evaluate primary research literature in syntax
- conduct independent research on a syntactic topic
- plan a research essay on formal syntactic analysis
- write an academic essay analysing syntactic structures
- Forensic Phonetics
What you learn (8)
- explain theoretical issues underpinning forensic recording analysis
- describe methodological approaches used in forensic audio analysis
- identify challenges in analysing difficult or sensitive forensic recordings
- apply analytical techniques to difficult or sensitive forensic materials
- analyse speech data using qualitative and quantitative methods
- apply statistical methods to analyse speech data
- present data using graphs and statistical summaries
- write professional reports using standard argumentation structures
- Topics in Phonetics and Phonology
What you learn (6)
- identify a research question relevant to phonetics and phonology
- situate a research question within existing academic literature
- analyse quantitative data using a current phonetic or phonological model
- analyse qualitative data using a current phonetic or phonological model
- present data in multiple formats to support a theoretical argument
- organise time and tasks to complete an independent research project
- Phonological Development
What you learn (9)
- analyse early speech production data using qualitative methods
- analyse early speech production data using quantitative methods
- identify systematic and idiosyncratic phonological processes in infant speech
- describe infant phonological processes using appropriate linguistic terminology
- write essays explaining scientific concepts of early vocal development
- present oral arguments on early vocal development and cognition
- explain how linguistic and cultural diversity shapes language development
- formulate original research questions about phonological development
- design approaches to address new questions in phonological development
- Psycholinguistics: Language Processing
What you learn (3)
- explain key issues in psycholinguistics
- describe methods used in psycholinguistic research
- summarise major findings in psycholinguistics
- English Corpus Linguistics
What you learn (17)
- explain key issues and methods in corpus linguistics
- describe the contribution of corpus data to linguistic research
- conduct linguistic investigations using diverse corpora and methods
- perform basic statistical tests on linguistic data
- identify complex patterns within linguistic data
- explain the significance of identified linguistic patterns
- formulate sound generalisations about language from corpus evidence
- articulate grammatical concepts clearly and concisely
- design a small-scale research project using corpus data
- execute a small-scale corpus-based research project
- summarise research findings according to disciplinary conventions
- present research findings according to disciplinary conventions
- apply basic statistical concepts to linguistic analysis
- manipulate and quantify corpus data electronically to investigate language use
- apply simple statistics to validate linguistic findings
- organise and analyse corpus data electronically to explore language use
- use simple statistical methods to validate research results
- Neurolinguistics: Language and the Brain
What you learn (8)
- describe key structures of brain anatomy relevant to cognition
- identify common neuroimaging techniques used to study the brain
- summarise current scientific understanding of the neural basis of language
- explain how different brain regions support language processing
- explain the relationship between neurolinguistic findings and linguistic theory
- evaluate how linguistic theory shapes neurolinguistic research questions
- critique primary research articles in neurolinguistics
- interpret findings from empirical neurolinguistic studies
- Forensic Linguistics
What you learn (9)
- explain theoretical frameworks used in forensic document analysis
- apply methodological approaches to assess text content and origin
- describe the range of offences classified as language crimes
- identify legal codes used to prosecute language crimes across jurisdictions
- explain the relevance of linguistics to criminal investigation and prosecution
- explain the relevance of linguistics to civil, immigration and human rights law
- explain the role of linguistics in drafting legislation
- analyse written documents for forensic casework purposes
- evaluate linguistic artefacts such as trademarks against relevant legislation
- Multimodality: Language and the Body
What you learn (9)
- identify modalities relevant to spoken face-to-face interaction
- use specialist software to analyse bodily actions such as gesture during speech
- transcribe spoken language using standard transcription conventions
- annotate visible and gestural behaviour using standard coding methods
- analyse a problem in face-to-face interaction applying technical transcription skills
- discuss scholarly debates relevant to a multimodal interaction problem
- describe how speakers combine language and bodily resources to produce meaning
- explain major theories accounting for gesture and eye gaze modalities
- summarise key empirical studies on modalities coordinated with speech
- Topics in Psycholinguistics: Language Processing
What you learn (3)
- communicate design and results of psycholinguistic research clearly
- analyse predictions of competing psycholinguistic approaches
- construct coherent analytic arguments on psycholinguistic theory
- A Usage-based View of Language
What you learn (9)
- communicate ideas clearly in oral and written form
- organise own study schedule independently
- derive general patterns from specific language examples
- construct a reasoned argument about language use
- summarise complex linguistic texts concisely
- debate opposing viewpoints on a linguistic topic
- classify linguistic data into appropriate categories
- interpret patterns found in language data
- produce written work in an academic register
- Dialect Grammar of British English
What you learn (13)
- identify grammatical features of British English dialects
- analyse grammatical properties found in dialect speech
- evaluate regional variation in dialect grammar across Britain
- explain internal linguistic constraints on grammatical variation
- explain external social constraints on grammatical variation
- evaluate research methods used for grammatical analysis
- design a small-scale research project on grammatical variation
- conduct a small-scale research project on grammatical change
- critically evaluate sources of linguistic information
- interpret linguistic data to draw conclusions
- plan and manage a research project effectively
- communicate linguistic ideas orally in seminar discussions
- communicate linguistic analysis in written assessments
“What you learn” restates each module’s published learning outcomes in our own words, as short skill statements in the same form as the GCSE and A level curriculum, with the help of an AI model; fields of knowledge follow the twelve fields of the knowledge sphere. The university’s module page, linked from each title, is the authoritative description.
After graduating
Where does it lead?
£24,500median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£20k
Median£25k
Upper quarter£29k
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 245 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 24, 23
Half of graduates earned between £20,000 and £29,000. Five years on, the median is £30,500. 100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 67% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 10% left | 100% | 15 |
| In work or study, 15 months on10% studying | 100% | 10 |
| Professional or managerial job | 67% | 85 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £27,000 | 55 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £24,500 | 245 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £30,500 | 250 |
Money
What does it cost?
£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
York fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £27,800 a year (2027/28).
National Student Survey 2024-26
What do students say?
73%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 69% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 10 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 1; lowest: 64% on question 24.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 100% |
| Question 3 | 100% |
| Question 4 | 91% |
| Question 5 | 82% |
| Question 6 | 82% |
| Question 7 | 82% |
| Question 8 | 82% |
| Question 9 | 90% |
| Question 10 | 82% |
| Question 11 | 91% |
| Question 12 | 82% |
| Question 13 | 100% |
| Question 14 | 73% |
| Question 15 | 100% |
| Question 16 | 100% |
| Question 17 | 82% |
| Question 18 | 80% |
| Question 19 | 100% |
| Question 20 | 100% |
| Question 21 | 100% |
| Question 22 | 100% |
| Question 23 | 100% |
| Question 24 | 64% |
| Question 25 | 75% |
| Question 26 | 73% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of York’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of York is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.