BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics

Key highlights

• 4th in the UK for English studies student satisfaction (NSS 2025)
• 13th in the UK for English (Guardian University Guide 2023)

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Dannenberg Scholarship (BEng)

  £1,000 (or share of)

• Jarvis Centenary Scholarship

  £5,000 (over three years of study: £1,000 in the first year, £2,000 each in the second and third years) with at least one site visit or period of work experience with Jarvis Homes

  Up to £5,000

• Kurt Dannenberg Bursary

  £1,000 (or share of)

  Up to £1,000

• Professor Peter Lines Scholarship

  Value: £1,000

  Up to £1,000

• The Janice Ann McNaughton Bursary

  £3,000 (paid in the first year of study)

  Up to £3,000

• The Judges' and High Sheriffs' Scholarship

  two students will be awarded £1,500 each

  Up to £1,500

Careers this course leads to

• Speech and language therapist
• English as a foreign language teacher
• Editor
• Copywriter
• Lexicographer
• Secondary school teacher

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Hertfordshire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.