Have you always wanted to deepen your knowledge of Anglophone cultures and perfect your English language skills? Then the study programme in English Language and Culture is a good match for you!
A global language
Nearly a billion people use English in their everyday communication. Approximately 400 million are native English speakers, which makes English a true world language. A thorough understanding of its cultures and histories will allow you to engage with people on a global scale.
What will you learn?
Perfecting your English is one aim, but you also learn how the language actually works as a linguistic system, how the processes of learning English in the brain are different for children and adults, and how and why the language has changed over time and is used differently depending on location, or social factors like age, gender and self-identity. You also explore the language by analysing thought-provoking literature. English after all is the language of many world-famous authors past and present. You study the literatures and cultures of the English-speaking world and the influences of cultural, social and political developments on the English language and its literatures and vice versa.
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved books and the English language. My dad and I would have this little tradition of him asking me simple questions and me responding in English to build my language skills. English Language and Culture thus felt like a natural choice.
World Englishes
You will learn how to modify your pronunciation towards either a British or American standard accent. We see this as a useful skill, but at the same time the degree takes a World Englishes approach to the language. In fact, the cultural and social issues involved in assigning an elevated status to native speaker varieties are explored in various courses in the programme.
Why English Language and Culture at Utrecht University?
Because...
- we do research from day one. What makes our programme stand out is the way all courses integrate both academic research skills and content.
- you can add an even greater interdisciplinary dimension to your studies by choosing from one of the 125 minors offered by the university, anything from Celtic Languages and Culture to Game Studies.
- we have a diverse community of enthusiastic staff and students who collaborate to make it one of the most attractive BA programmes in English Language and Culture in the country.
- you can study abroad! Our students spend semesters or entire academic years in cities such as New York, Leeds, Edinburgh, Dublin and Cork.
- you can become a member of the Study Association Albion. They organise activities such as get-togethers, city trips, for example to Dublin, and discounts on your textbooks.
This is what our students say
Our students know better than anyone why the study programme in English Language and Culture is a good choice. Below you can read why they chose this programme and what makes it so attractive. See English in figures on Studiekeuze123 to compare this programme with other national programmes.
Key facts
- Degree:
- BA (Bachelor of Arts)
- Language of instruction:
- English
- Mode of study:
- Fulltime
- Study duration:
- 3 years
- Start:
- September
- Tuition fees:
- Dutch and other EU/EEA students (statutory fee 2025-2026, full-time): € 2.601
Institutional fee 2025-2026: € 11.651 (EU/EEA), € 12.952 (non-EU/EEA)
More information about fees - Admission:
- Matching
- Croho code:
- 50290