Course Summary
Become an advanced user of one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world on our full-time English Language degree in Cambridge. Study the sounds, structures and uses of English as a global language to become an expert communicator, and impress employers worldwide.
Entry Requirement
96 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
You may also be accepted to this course with an IELTS 5.5 (Academic level- with no individual score being lower than 5.5) or equivalent English Language qualification as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University, but will then be required to undertake additional compulsory free English language modules in your first year.
We don't accept AS level qualifications on their own for entry to our undergraduate degree courses. However for some degree courses a small number of tariff points from AS levels are accepted as long as they're combined with tariff points from A levels or other equivalent level 3 qualifications in other subjects.
Foundation year
Foundation in Humanities, English, Media, Social Sciences and Education
Year one
- Introduction to the Sounds of English
- The Sociology of Globalisation
- Academic English: Spoken Discourse
- Academic English: Written Text
- Revealing English Structure: The Sentence
- Optional modules available in years one and two
- Revealing English Structure: The Phrase
Year Two
- Structure of English Past and Present
- Research Methods for English Language, Linguistics and TESOL
- English Phonetics and Phonology
- TESOL - The Language System
- Britain in the 20th Century
- Regional Varieties of British English
- Anglia Language Programme
Year Three
- Intercultural Competence and Graduate Mobility
- Philosophies of Language and the Body
- Language Acquisition: Topics and Issues
- Narrative in Global Cinema
- Leisure and Popular Culture in Britain, 1800 to the Present
- Race, Racism and Cultural Identity
- Social Media and the Business of Writing
- Working in English and Media
- Special Topic in Linguistics
- Methods and Developments in TEFL
- Sport, Globalisation and International politics
- Writing Creative Non-Fiction
