Dual honours courses

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A dual honours degree allows you to study two subjects as part of your degree. Split your degree evenly across the two subjects, or lean more towards modules in one subject.  

We offer several dual honours options with either English Literature or English Language and Linguistics:

  • English and History (choose either a Literature or a Language pathway)
  • English and Modern Languages & Cultures
  • English and Music (choose either a Literature or a Language pathway)
  • English and Philosophy
  • Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures

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Please see our individual course pages for more information about each of these programmes:

Undergraduate

English and History BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels AAB
UCAS code QV31
3 years
/ Full-time

The combination of English and history uniquely positions you to interrogate a variety of literary texts and place them within their historical, social and political contexts. Both subjects offer modules that explore literary and historical cultures, from the medieval period up until the contemporary moment.
Undergraduate

English and Modern Languages & Cultures BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code QR50
4 years
/ Full-time

This degree will give you a deeper understanding of the crucial relationship between language, culture and society, both within Europe and beyond. Explore the realms of poetry, prose, theatre and film in English and other languages, whilst at the same time learning and applying practical skills in your study of either one or two modern foreign languages.
Undergraduate

English and Music BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code QW33
3 years
/ Full-time
Accredited

This dual honours English and music degree allows you to pursue your creative and critical passions across the arts. Through English, you’ll study literature, language, theatre, film, creative writing and more. In music, you'll be free to explore our seven subject areas: performance, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, music psychology, musical industries and music technology.
Undergraduate

English and Philosophy BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code QV35
3 years
/ Full-time

English and philosophy are mutually supportive subjects that provide distinct but corresponding methodologies for our understanding of the world. The joint study of English literary cultures (including theatre, film and creative writing) and philosophy (including philosophy of language, ethics, metaphysics and logic) will throw you into some of the oldest debates around the very possibility of meaningful life.
Undergraduate

Linguistics and Modern Languages & Cultures BA

2025-26
/ September start
A Levels ABB
UCAS code QR60
4 years
/ Full-time

This combination of linguistics and modern languages and cultures will deepen your understanding of how language and languages work. You’ll study the inner workings of language, whilst at the same time applying this knowledge in your study of either one or two modern foreign languages.

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International undergraduate scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international undergraduate students, including scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee.

Applications are open for existing offer holders for an undergraduate degree programme starting in autumn 2025.

International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship 2025