Bachelor of Arts (BA)

BA Linguistics and Social Anthropology

Gain specialist knowledge of the characteristics of language and its use in global societies.

  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: QL16 / Institution code: M20

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Course overview

  • Study the unique human faculty of language and investigate world languages while delving into social and cultural life and what it is to be human.
  • Tackle questions relating to issues such as how people make families, worship gods, and organise their economic and political lives in one of the largest departments of anthropology in the UK.
  • Ranked a UK Top 10 for Linguistics and Anthropology by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Contact details

School/Faculty
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Telephone
+44 (0)161 275 3211
Facsimile
+44 (0)161 275 3031
Email
Website
http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/
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