English Literature (Hons) University of Surrey

Overview

The English Literature (Hons) programme will introduce you to thought-provoking critical and theoretical approaches to literature. On this programme offered by the University of Surrey you’ll discover a range of perspectives, such as postcolonialism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies, that will enhance your understanding of literary works in relation to important societal challenges. 

Careers and graduate prospects

• You will study classic works like those of Shakespeare and George Eliot, as well as writing by contemporary authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri. Genres you’ll study include travel writing, 19th-century theatre and fiction, science-fiction, contemporary global literatures, medieval literature, romantic literature, early modern and modernist literatures. You can tailor your course with a number of specialist optional modules on specific periods and themes, from the early modern to the contemporary, and from children’s literature to American fiction.  The survey, Graduate Outcomes 2024, HESA, shows that 90 per cent of the Literature and Languages undergraduate students go on to employment or further study. The English Literature BA (Hons) programme will provide you with a range of valuable skills to prepare you for a variety of careers. Recent English graduates have secured roles such as: 
• Customer Relationship Manager, Eton College 

• Journalist (freelance and with specific publications), The Guardian, Mail Online, The Wall Street Journal, VGR (US gaming website) 

• Marketing and Public Relations, Marlin PR 

• Account Manager, Allianz UK 

• Graduate Trainee, Dale Carnegie Training 

• Editorial Assistant, The Handbook 

• Junior Account Executive, Livewire Public Relations 

• Teacher of English, Teach First 

• Editor and Marketing Executive, Warner Group Publications 

• Commercial Graduate, Coca-Cola 

• Copywriter, Tesco MPC.