BA(Hons) English Literature

The Undergraduate English Literature course at the University of Surrey introduces students to literature from a variety of cultures and periods, encouraging critical thinking, innovative approaches, and intellectual exploration. A multidisciplinary approach enables the blending of English with other subjects.Course Content: This course will allow you to build your knowledge about a range of literature including British and American contemporary literature, Shakespeare, Victorian literature and earlier periods, world literature, women's writing and post-colonial literature, and publishing and creative writing. It offers the unique opportunity to take work placement and study abroad options as well.Key Modules: Modules for this course include 'Reading Theory/ Reading Text', 'Beginning Creative Writing', 'Horror and the Gothic', 'Writing for the Media', 'The Twentieth Century', 'Constructing Childhood' and 'Final Year Project'.Future Careers: Graduates from this course have pursued successful careers in a wide range of professions including journalism, marketing, teaching, and publishing. It helps students to develop skills including thinking critically, working to deadlines, developing ideas, working in teams and alone, undertaking research and presenting it attractively, and these skills are highly valued by employers in many sectors.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.