Linguistics (including foundation year) at University of Essex
Linguistics (including foundation year) (BA (Hons), Q102) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 73%, no formal qualifications 11%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q102 · Q1 linguistics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
74%
still studying
UK 88%
17%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%93%
Learning opportunities81%88%
Assessment and feedback79%86%
Academic support90%95%
Organisation and management68%86%
Learning resources87%91%
Student voice81%83%
55 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£24k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
50% working20% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
25%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
linguistics language and area studies
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Linguistics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Linguistics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 208–223 |
| King's College London, University of London | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | — |
| University of Huddersfield | English BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | English and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Language & Linguistics MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Bristol, UWE | English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Celtic and Linguistics MA (Hons) | — | 160–175 |
| University of Essex | Linguistics (including foundation year) this course | — | 96–111 |
| University of Greenwich | English Language and TESOL BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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