English Language & Communication and Business BA hons
Joint and Combined Honours
Institution Code H36
UCAS Code
Q1N1
Programme Code BSIDJH
Start date
September
More about the course
Business
Gain a firm understanding of the role of business in society and develop knowledge of the main functional areas; accounting, marketing and human resources through a creative mix of academic study, skills development and practical training. This can lead into a wide range of careers or focus on one functional area for more specific career prospects.
English Language & Communication
This course offers you a modern, systematic study of language: its nature and how it is used. The study of this fundamental human attribute raises questions central to our understanding of mind and society. You will explore questions about the nature of language itself, how it is acquired, how it differs from other forms of communication, how it functions in society, and such critical issues as language and power, and sexism in language.
First year courses introduce students to linguistic study and seek to demonstrate the wider significance of the discipline and its practical usefulness. The second year broadens the theoretical and descriptive bases, and the final year is largely interdisciplinary and applied, with a strong vocational emphasis to the courses, which include clinical linguistics, psycholinguistics and English as a foreign language.
Work placement
You may, subject to guidance and approval, undertake an additional study year between your second and final years by spending a year at an approved university in North America, Europe, Australia or Singapore. During this year you undertake a programme of taught modules and/or project work, which will complement your studies on the Joint Honours Programme.
If you spend this year abroad in one of the EU countries you will need to be reasonably proficient in the appropriate foreign language and it may be necessary to study the language of your chosen country during your first and second years. It may also be possible, depending on your subject combinations, to take a year out working in industry.
Careers
This programme gives you flexibility in your studies at university resulting in flexibility in your choice of career at the end of your course. You will acquire a much broader base of knowledge and experience that could really widen your employment opportunities. Graduates have found employment in diverse roles such as computer programmers, design engineers, management development specialists, accountants and project managers. Over 72% of our graduates had entered employment six months after graduation, and a further 17% had gone on to further study or training.Teaching methods
You experience a wide variety of learning styles when you study on the programme. During your time with us we will develop your capacity for self-learning and your interpersonal skills. We particularly emphasise the importance of structured research; well-prepared written and verbal presentations; and computer literacy. Alongside elements of standard lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratories, you also learn through case studies, individual and group projects and other student centered activities. In your final year you will normally have the opportunity to practise your self-learning and interpersonal skills by undertaking a Major project or dissertation.Course structure
Detailed information about the structure of the course and the modules you will study.