English Literature and Spanish BA (Hons) drafted
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Facilities
Our language teaching facilities include digital language labs, a multimedia lab, state-of-the-art interpreting facilities, our own virtual learning environment and an e-portfolio system that appeals to the most creative among you.
Between classes, you can use our Language Study Area, designed for independent language learning. This is located in our purpose-built Learning Centre, which is open 24 hours a day, six days a week, as well as most of Sunday during semester time.
We have a computer network of 28 PCs offering the latest in language learning technology, including specialist software to practise subtitling and audio description, and interactive programs in 18 different languages to develop your language skills.
You can read the international press and choose from a range of books and audio materials which are graded and colour-coded for easy access to your language and level.
If you prefer film or video as a means of learning, you can access our media store of programmes and films, watch online, live satellite TV from five countries, or choose a foreign film from our world cinema collection.
Culture and arts at Surrey
As a BA English Literature and Spanish student at Surrey, you’ll be introduced to an exciting and thought-provoking cultural environment.
We combine conventional teaching with a wide range of opportunities for you to engage with our vibrant research culture and arts activities. Our skilled and dedicated academics produce internationally-recognised research, conveying ideas enthusiastically and accessibly.
Regular visiting guest speakers and research seminars provide additional specialised expertise to the course, and encourage students to consider areas for further study.
We also host a range of events which enable you to immerse yourself in contemporary writing, through the annual Morag Morris Poetry Lecture, the Surrey Poetry Festival, and the Surrey New Writers Festival, all of which are run by the School of Literature and Languages.
The School also regularly hosts talks by major and new writers, annually appoints a Poet in Residence, and has as its Distinguished Writer in Residence, the acclaimed author a Neel Mukherjee.
Guildford is home to a wide variety of arts activities, including the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, which puts on new and canonical plays, the Guildford Book Festival – a partner of the School of Literature and Languages – and a host of galleries, libraries and archives that will stimulate and support your independent studies.
We’re also only 34 minutes by train from London, one of the world’s most important cultural centres. Outside of your studies and in your own time, you’ll have the opportunity to see plays at the National Theatre, the Barbican and the Globe Theatre, and to watch new films in the major West End cinemas and classic films at the National Film Theatre.
This wide choice of activities will complement your studies at Surrey, and you’ll be encouraged to draw inspiration from them in your studies.
Careers and graduate prospects
We offer
careers information, advice and guidance
to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.Our graduates are exceptionally employable as a result of their academic excellence and their experience abroad. Our students’ proficiency in languages, combined with their significant understanding of intercultural processes and socio-political contexts, gives them a distinct advantage in an increasingly competitive international employment market.
We emphasise transferable skills such as presentation and research techniques, and communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries, which ensures that our graduates meet the expectations of prospective employers.
Our modern language graduates have gone into a wide range of careers. Recent graduates have entered employment in roles such as:
Many of our students go on to further study across Europe. Examples include:
The School of Literature and Languages offers a broad range of postgraduate courses in translation studies. Graduates of our internationally recognised courses are well prepared for the professional market, as well as for further research.