Communications and Linguistics

About this course

Communications and linguistics is a combination that examines both how language works as a system and how it functions in the real-world contexts of human communication. Linguistics brings the rigour of systematic analysis to questions about sound, grammar, meaning, and language in society. Communications studies asks how messages are constructed, transmitted, and received across different media, genres, and social contexts, and it engages with the theories and practices of persuasion, representation, and public discourse. Together the two disciplines give you a remarkably wide analytical range, from the phonetics of a speech sound to the rhetoric of a political speech or a social media campaign. At Nottingham Trent University, this three-year, full-time programme develops your competence in both fields, building a foundation in linguistic theory alongside the study of communication in

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 15% of graduatescards →

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