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English Literature and French - BA (Hons)

University of Surrey

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Stag Hill

  • Study mode

    Sandwich / Placement

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


Why choose this course

- Our focus is on your employability, preparing you for careers in journalism, consultancy, publishing, diplomacy, marketing, media, international finance, communications, translation, education, and copywriting.- Get industry-ready with our award-winning Professional Training placements and study abroad opportunities at Surrey, with opportunities at companies such as EDF, Volkswagen, Macmillan, Disney and with our partner universities across the globe.- Our BA English Literature and French degree is a course for the digital age, in which you'll develop 'future-proof' skills that are highly valued by employers, such as applied creativity, problem solving and emotional intelligence.You’ll study English modules which balance traditional texts with modules on Writing Gaming, Queer Ecologies, Monsters, Mystics, and Demons, and The Gothic Imagination'.- The Language modules combine immersive teaching in the target language with practical skills for the academic and professional worlds. If you don’t have an A-level or equivalent in French, you can start your degree as a beginner and work towards near-native fluency when you graduate.- Our English and French degree is renowned for excellent pastoral care with small class sizes, sector-leading staff-student ratio and an individualised approach, with English literature ranked 9th for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2024.


What you will study

The English literature part of this course covers a range of literary periods, authors, genres and theories. You’ll analyse classic works, as well as innovative texts and genres, such as travel writing, nineteenth-century theatre and fiction, science-fiction, and contemporary global literatures. The foreign language component is taught almost exclusively in French, giving you high-level language training. You can spend your third year on placement in a country where French is spoken, giving you the opportunity to study English literature at one of our partner institutions across Europe and/or work in one of the many companies with which we have links. The French and English Literature elements of this course complement one another and enhance your learning, giving you unique insights into language, literature and culture.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

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University of Surrey

University of Surrey

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    University of Surrey - Stag Hill campus, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    18th out of 89 5

    16th out of 42 10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 207
    121 59%

    36th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    6th

    15

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.29 82%

    29th

    10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 214
    125 58%

    29th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    16th

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.36 84%

    7th

    6

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