Discover Linguistics and Communication at the University of Birmingham

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Take advantage of Birmingham’s internationally renowned strength in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, grammar and stylistics. Or choose one of our innovative programmes that combine this research with practical hands-on study and in-depth analysis of media.

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    Delve into the dialogue that shapes our society

    Whether your interest lies in linguistics and grammar or media and technology, you'll have the opportunity to explore and unpack key approaches to communication.

Why Study Linguistics and Communication at Birmingham?

  • Combine English Language with other arts subjects for interdisciplinary study - choose from English Literature, Philosophy or Modern Languages.
  • Study media and gain practical experience in the creative industries with our BA Digital Media and Communications or our BA Cultural and Creative Industries
  • Access excellent resources including the Cadbury Research Library, our Linguistics Research Laboratory and the Library of Birmingham, Europe’s largest regional library.
  • With our active Linguistics and Communications student community, you’ll enjoy a range of social activities from quizzes to sports matches to a yearly summer ball.

My favourite moment of my studies so far - when I was debating whether a hotdog is a sandwich and pondering the line between ‘biscuit’ and ‘cake’ (particularly, pondering where Jaffa Cakes lie on that spectrum) whilst studying different theories of meaning.

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Excellence, BA English Language and Linguistics

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