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    Cardiff University

    English Language and Literature

    BA (Hons), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    90–100%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    BBC

    AAB

    Grad employment

    80%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    65%

    Median grad salary

    £25,000

    15 months after

    Cardiff University's English Language and Literature degree is a BA combining the systematic study of English language with the critical analysis of literary texts spanning medieval to contemporary periods. Both strands are taught to equal depth, with students developing linguistic and literary methods that inform each other. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer. Offers are made around BBC at A-level.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to English Language and Literature at Cardiff University has a 90–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BBC at A-level. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • Typical A-level grades: BBC
    • AAB
    • BBB

    About Cardiff University

    Cardiff is the Russell Group university in the Welsh capital, one of the larger and longer-established in Wales, with a strong research record across the sciences and humanities.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Cardiff University · English Language and Literature

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.