English Language and Linguistics at University of Southampton
English Language and Linguistics (BA (Hons), Q311) at University of Southampton asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on southampton.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 20% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q311 · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 93%
10%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%90%
Learning opportunities78%84%
Assessment and feedback68%84%
Academic support96%92%
Organisation and management83%80%
Learning resources94%89%
Student voice67%80%
10 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£25k5 years£31k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
55% working25% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Media Professionals10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Cymraeg and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Cymraeg ac Ieithyddiaeth BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | English Literature and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Modern Languages BA | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leeds | Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Linguistics BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Psychology and Language Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | English Language and Linguistics this course | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | Modern Languages and Linguistics BA (Hons) | 128 points | 176–191 |
See all 229 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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