Linguistics and Multilingual Studies and English

Undergraduates who read both English Literature (ELH) and Linguistics and Multilingual Studies (LMS), will benefit from the expertise and resources of the two disciplines from the School of Humanities (SoH). 

For English Literature, students will focus both on traditional historical periods and on contemporary innovative approaches to the subject. Specialisations offered include all the major literary periods, Singaporean and Asian literatures, critical and literary theory, cultural studies, film studies, drama, postmodernism, and gender studies. Students will be equipped with an outstanding command of the language, and they are skilled in analyzing critical narratives both within and beyond the literary realm making them suitable candidates for careers that require strong analytical skills and language proficiency.

The Linguistics and Multilingual Studies curriculum allows students to explore the many interesting facets of language and communication, from the properties of speech sounds to grammatical and discourse structure, from children’s language development to communication in bilingual and multilingual societies. Thanks to the rigorous training in analyzing and interpreting various aspects of language use and human communicative behavior, the graduates become attuned to the intricacies of human interaction and intercultural communication, thus becoming effective communicators with a range of transferable skills that are applicable across different careers.

To graduate, students must complete three (3) categories of requirement, totalling at least 138 Academic Units (AUs):

programme structure

*Students who are eligible to do the FYP will be strongly encouraged to do an inter-major FYP.  Students whose GPAs fall in a certain range can choose whether or not to do the FYP. Students who do not do the FYP must clear 8 AUs of PEs (two 4000-level courses, one from each discipline) within the double major.

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Double Major - Linguistics and Multilingual Studies and English

During this four-year degree programme, undergraduates will read both English Literature (ELH) and Linguistics and Multilingual Studies (LMS), benefiting ...