English Literature with Sociology
UCAS Code: CCA7
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Overall: BBB Required subjects: English Language or English Literature. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. GCSE or Equivalent: GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).
Access to HE Diploma
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit. Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability. GCSE or Equivalent: GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (or equivalent)
Extended Project
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A level offer, plus an alternate offer of one A level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE or Equivalent: GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Overall: 32 Required subjects: HL5/SL6 in English GCSE or Equivalent: Maths HL4/SL4 or Maths Studies HL4/SL4.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Overall: DDM Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability. GCSE or Equivalent: GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).
Scottish Advanced Higher
Overall: BBB Required subjects: English Language or English Literature. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C.
Scottish Higher
Overall: ABBBB Required subjects: English Language or English Literature. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C.
Overall: Pass overall with BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. Required subjects: A-level English Literature or English Language. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. GCSE or Equivalent: GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (or equivalent)
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About this course
**Why choose this course**
Surrey is one of the UK's leading universities for English literature and sociology, with our sociology courses ranked top 10 in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
The academic disciplines of literature and sociology share a common goal to further our understanding of society. This course is a particularly well-balanced choice for anyone who wishes to master a wide range of methods, theories and critical skills while gaining greater insight into both subjects.
**What you will study**
Choosing to study literature at Surrey means you will examine the most vital and influential works of literature from the medieval period to the present day.
You’ll gain extensive knowledge of literary texts and discourses, learning the critical skills to analyse these works and developing the specialist vocabulary to communicate your ideas about them.
You’ll be introduced to a range of thought-provoking critical and theoretical approaches to literature, including historical, social and psychological perspectives.
Your sociology modules will give you a sound grounding in the concepts, theories and principles of sociology, and their application. They will enable you to use a range of analytical tools in order to evaluate and conduct sociological research on contemporary society and culture.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Sociology
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?We have quite a lot of sociology graduates, although numbers fell last year. But graduates still do pretty well. Most sociology graduates go straight into work when they complete their degrees, and a lot of graduates go into jobs in social professions such as recruitment, education, community and youth work, and housing. An important option for a sociology graduate is social work - and we're short of people willing to take this challenging but rewarding career. Sociology is a flexible degree and you can find graduates from the subject in pretty much every reasonable job — obviously, you don't find many doctors or engineers, but you do find them in finance, the media, healthcare, marketing and even IT. Sociology graduates taking further study often branch out into other qualifications, like teaching, law, psychology, HR and even maths, so don’t think a sociology degree restricts you to just one set of options.
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