The Department of Applied Linguistics and Communications offers the following Bachelor Programs:
Program Name
Linguistics and Language with Foundation Year (4 Years)
As the science of language, linguistics studies everything to do with language, including how language is structured, how it develops in children, the ways in which it reflects society and culture, how it defines individuals and groups, and how it changes over time.
Intercultural Communication with Foundation Year (4 Years)
Our BA Intercultural Communication with Foundation Year allows you to study intercultural communication while also familiarizing yourself with communication in different cultural contexts: French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish. You can choose to study the language itself or focus on the cultural context in which the language is spoken, choosing from a range of modules covering literature, film, history, visual culture and philosophy, among other cultural fields.
Linguistics and Culture with Foundation Year (4 Years)
Our BA Linguistics and Culture with Foundation Year lets you study linguistics together with a language – you can choose from French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish – along with the associated culture of that language.
Intercultural Communication and/with Language with Foundation Year (4 Years)
Our BA Intercultural Communication and/with Language with Foundation Year allows you to study intercultural communication while at the same time improving your fluency in a foreign language. You can choose between French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish and, for most of our languages, you can start the program at the level of language learning that suits you. Not only will you attain a good level of competence in the language, you will also have a chance to learn about the culture of the language-speaking area, choosing from a range of modules covering literature, film, history, visual culture and philosophy, among other cultural fields.
Linguistics and Culture with Foundation Year (4 Years)
Our BA Linguistics and Culture with Foundation Year lets you study linguistics together with a language – you can choose from French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish – along with the associated culture of that language.
Linguistics and Language with International Experience (4 Years)
As the science of language, linguistics studies everything to do with language, including how it is structured, how it develops in children, the ways in which it reflects society and culture, how it defines individuals and groups, and how it changes over time.
Linguistics and Language (3 Years)
As the science of language, linguistics studies everything to do with language, including how language is structured, how it develops in children, the ways in which it reflects society and culture, how it defines individuals and groups, and how it changes over time.
Linguistics and Culture (3 Years)
Birkbeck’s BA Linguistics and Culture allows you to study linguistics together with a language – you can choose from French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish – along with the associated culture of that language.
Intercultural Communication and/with Language (3 Years)
For the intercultural communication component you will learn about how communication practices differ across cultures and you will also be introduced to communication practices in various international and work-related contexts.
Intercultural Communication (3 Years)
For the intercultural communication component, you will learn how communication practices differ across cultures and you will be introduced to communication practices in various international and work-related contexts.
Intercultural Communication and/with Language with International Experience ( 4 Years )
For the intercultural communication component you will learn about how communication practices differ across cultures and you will also be introduced to communication practices in various international and work-related contexts.
About Birkbeck University of London
Birkbeck offers a unique combination of evening study and a matchless central London location, right in the geographic and academic center of the city, giving you exceptional opportunities.
At Birkbeck, you can build your own university experience, with as little or as much support as you need. Birkbeck offers a famously friendly, welcoming environment and we will be with you every step of the way, offering academic support and pastoral guidance, whenever you need it.
Birkbeck is different: our classes are held in the evening, so your days are free – to study, work, volunteer or just do your own thing.
We know the conventional university model isn’t right for everyone. Our evening teaching gives people who care about their future something special: the opportunity to study at a world-class, research-intensive university and progress their life goals at the same time.
With a global reputation for high-quality research and teaching, Birkbeck is part of the prestigious University of London, alongside University College London (UCL), King’s College London (KCL), the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), among others.
At Birkbeck, you can choose as much or as little of the standard university experience as you like. You might work during the day, study in one of Bloomsbury’s world-famous libraries, undertake an internship via Birkbeck Talent, our in-house professional recruitment service – or do something completely different. Many people are drawn to Birkbeck because we support and enable diverse life choices.
The combination of evening study and a city-centre location offer you exceptional opportunities. Our main campus is next to other universities, surrounded by world-famous museums and galleries and in the heart of corporate and governmental London.
With the West End, Soho, Covent Garden and King’s Cross on our doorstep you can take full advantage of London’s world-famous shops, restaurants, bars, theatres and clubs before and after your evening classes. Everything that London has to offer is here for you to enjoy.
In addition, you will have access to the affordable sports facilities, societies, music venues, bars and cafes of Student Central, right next door to our main campus in Bloomsbury, central London.
