English Language and Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University
English Language and Linguistics (BA (Hons), LAL1) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 104–112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 112 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 55% had fewer than the 112 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LAL1
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%89%
Learning opportunities85%84%
Assessment and feedback91%75%
Academic support71%94%
Organisation and management74%77%
Learning resources82%89%
Student voice65%79%
20 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£20.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working20% studying5% unemployed25% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
45%
use what they learned
UK 33%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
applied linguistics language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Linguistics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | Linguistics and a Modern Language BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| Queen Mary University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Huddersfield | English BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | English and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | English Language and Linguistics this course | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Language & Linguistics MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Ulster University | Language and Linguistics BSc (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | 112–127 |
| University of Westminster, London | Arabic and Linguistics BA (Hons) | BCC | — |
| York St John University | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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