Program Description

This course offers you the opportunity to combine high-level study of the English language with a carefully chosen related subject. 

Your first year will introduce you to the study of language in general, how sounds become words, and how words are put together to create meaning; you will develop your ability to take language apart, and through your study, you will also learn how to put it together to create clear, effective communication.

Later years offer a module in teaching English, a final year work placement module and the opportunity to study material such as propaganda and interrogation, pragmatics (looking at the gap between what we say and what we mean), psycholinguistics and the political, social, and cultural roles of language. The language you speak shapes the world you see; this degree helps you understand both better, and to make the connections between what you study at university and what goes on in the world beyond the classroom.

Reasons to study English Language (Joint Honours) BA (Hons) at DMU:

• Study Language in breadth and depth with a wide range of highly specialised modules
• Broaden your knowledge base by studying 50 per cent English Language and the other 50 per cent either Journalism or Media
• Developing specialist skills and become a great communicator by learning from the great communicators
• International opportunities through DMU Global where you will have the opportunity for a meaningful international experience
• Final-year placement module to put your theoretical knowledge into practice