English Language and Linguistics with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

With this foundation year course, youll gain all the credentials you need to begin your career in English language and linguistics. Its ideal for you if you dont yet meet the entry requirements of our undergraduate degree, if youre returning to study after a break away, or you need a bit of extra support to get uni-ready.<br/><br/>Youll spend a year studying with us on campus, through ICP. Youll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelors degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.<br/><br/>The skills youll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. Youll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.<br/><br/>After your foundation year, youll be ready to move onto the first year of BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics.<br/><br/>**A guaranteed place**<br/>Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, youll be ready to progress onto BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics with a guaranteed place.<br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/>- ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so youll have access to all facilities, support and societies<br/><br/><br/>- When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics<br/><br/><br/>- Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success<br/><br/><br/>- Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelors at university<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>When you complete this foundation year, youll be all set to continue on to our BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics. You’ll graduate with specialist expertise in language and linguistics, plus sought-after employability skills including:<br/>- analytical techniques and reasoning<br/><br/><br/>- communicating clearly to diverse audiences<br/><br/><br/>- data collection and interpretation<br/><br/><br/>- developing persuasive, evidence-based arguments<br/><br/><br/>- problem solving<br/><br/><br/>If you decide to pursue a career that’s closely related to your studies, you could apply for jobs in writing, editing or publishing. Or employ your research and analysis skills to go on to postgraduate study, in areas such as speech therapy, communication studies, law and marketing.<br/><br/>Further study in forensic linguistics could open up possible careers in law enforcement, criminal justice or legal firms. You could also develop your linguistic talents to work as a speech therapist or train actors to master different dialects.<br/><br/>You could work in any of the following areas:<br/>- advertising<br/><br/><br/>- education<br/><br/><br/>- communication<br/><br/><br/>- media<br/><br/><br/>- marketing<br/><br/><br/>- publishing<br/><br/><br/>- technical writing<br/><br/><br/>- teaching English<br/><br/><br/>**Graduate destinations**<br/>Previous graduates have gone onto further training and work in various fields, including:<br/>- accountancy<br/><br/><br/>- the armed forces and police<br/><br/><br/>- banking<br/><br/><br/>- research<br/><br/><br/>- journalism<br/><br/><br/>- law<br/><br/><br/>- local government<br/><br/><br/>- health services<br/><br/><br/>- public relations and marketing<br/><br/><br/>- publishing<br/><br/><br/>- speech and language therapy<br/><br/><br/>- teaching<br/><br/><br/>After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.