English and Modern Languages
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    English and Modern Languages

    University of Oxford
    University of Oxford
    United Kingdom
    United Kingdom, Oxford
    University Rank:#3
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    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 58,638 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    English and Modern Languages

    About

    The English side of the course offers you a choice of options covering a comprehensive span of literature written in the English language from its origins in Anglo-Saxon through to works produced in English-speaking countries across the world in the present day.

    The Modern Language study will give you practical linguistic training, encourage you to think coherently about language as a subject of study and introduce you to the extensive and fascinating literatures and thought written in European Languages.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    A typical week

    Most students will have one or two tutorials a week, as well as compulsory language classes. Typically, you will also attend three to four lecture courses per subject. These tutorials may cover different approaches to literary analysis, introductions to some of the texts or other content you are studying, or general cultural and historical content related to your degree.

    Tutorials are usually 1-4 students and a tutor. Seminar and language class sizes may vary depending on the options you choose or the language you are studying, but there would usually be no more than around 20 students, and would often be much smaller.

    Most tutorials, classes, and lectures are delivered by staff who are tutors in their subject. Many are world-leading experts with years of experience in teaching and research. Some teaching may also be delivered by postgraduate students who are usually studying at doctoral level.

    Visit our Academic Year page to find out more about how our teaching year is structured.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 7
    • TOEFLMin 100

    English Program Requirements

    Courses

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    Assessment

    : Six papers are taken:

    • Introduction to English language and literature
    • One period paper from single honours English Language and Literature
    • Two practical language papers
    • Two literature papers in the modern language

    Six written papers form the Year 1 examinations including a submitted portfolio of two essays for
    Introduction to English language and literature. All exams must be passed, but marks do not count towards the final degree.

    Career

    Graduates in English and Modern Languages go on to careers in a wide range of different fields including:

  • broadcasting
  • publishing
  • teaching
  • journalism
  • the theatre
  • administration
  • management
  • advertising
  • translation
  • librarianship
  • the law.
    • Knowledge of a modern language opens up opportunities for internationally-focused careers and working with international companies or organisations. Evie, who studied English and Modern Languages and now works for a social enterprise company, says that her degree gave her ‘an awareness of other places, other cultures, other ways of thinking; in studying a language you are confronted by a different way of constructing a sentence, and even more so, a different way of constructing the world… The skills we have learnt during our degrees are the epitome of transferable skills.’ 

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    58,638 / year(s)

    English and Modern Languages

    University of Oxford

    University of Oxford

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Oxford

    Go to Official Website