BA (Hons) — 2025 entry English Literature

A modern course which balances traditional texts with modules on Writing Gaming, Queer Ecologies, Monsters, Mystics, and Demons, and The Gothic Imagination.

Key course information

Typical offer
ABB-BBB
Start date
September 2025
Full time
3 years
UK fees
TBC
Overseas fees
TBC
UCAS code
Q320
Campus
Stag Hill
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Why choose
this course?

  • Teaching from published researchers, writers, and poets, our Distinguished Writer in Residence and Poet in Residence 
  • 24/7 library opening hours in term time, and access to podcast and publishing rooms 
  • Excellent pastoral care with small class sizes, Sector-leading staff-student ratio and an individualised approach 
  • Focus on employability, preparing students for careers in journalism, publishing, marketing, media, communications, education, and copywriting
  • Our award-winning Professional Training Placements prepare students for roles in industry.
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Statistics

Top 5 in the UK

English literature is ranked top 5 for overall student satisfaction* in the National Student Survey 2023

12th in the UK

For English in Guardian University Guide 2024

13th in the UK

The University of Surrey is ranked 13th in the Complete University Guide 2024

*Measured by % positivity across all questions for all providers listed in the Guardian University Guide league tables.

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