A level grades AAA-AAB (excluding General Studies)

A wide range of other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis such as:

• AVCE
• BTEC National Diploma
• International Baccalaureate
• European Baccalaureate
• HNC/HND
• Irish Leaving Certificate
• Scottish qualifications
• Access courses

Grade A in A level English Literature, English Language, or English Literature and Language for all programmes. Please contact Isabella Cox if your A levels do not include any of these subjects.

We strongly encourage applications from mature candidates (those aged 21 years or over on entry). We are willing to give consideration to mature applicants who do not possess the formal qualifications listed above but can demonstrate their ability to cope with the demands of the programme. We do consider individual cases carefully. Please contact Isabella Cox if you would like to discuss your circumstances further.

Yes! We have an international student body and regularly accept students from overseas. For students whose first language is not English, evidence of proficiency in English is required (see www.surrey.ac.uk/international).

See more information in the University's fees and funding webpages.

All applicants for full-time undergraduate programmes, whether UK or overseas, should apply through the UCAS system. For further information see How Do I Apply, or visit the UCAS website.

It is no longer possible to make your UCAS application on a paper form. You should apply online using the UCAS Apply service.

You will automatically go into the UCAS clearing system which will allow you to search for vacancies at other UK universities. Because we also take into consideration areas of your application other than exam grades alone, we do sometimes consider taking some students who narrowly miss their grades. Make sure that you have written an accurate and positive personal statement, and remember to tell us about your extra-curricular achievements as well.

We sometimes take a few late applicants, but you should contact Isabella Cox for advice before making your application.

Yes. We would make you an offer in the usual way and hold your place for a year. You would be advised to include details of your gap-year plans on your UCAS form. But please note that we cannot normally defer an entry for more than 12 months.

If you have 120 credits or equivalent from the first year at your previous institution, you can transfer into the second year of the course at Surrey, as long as your previous course has given you appropriate knowledge and skills to enter our second year and subject to satisfactory references from your previous institution. You should ensure that we have a copy of your academic record when submitting your application. Transfers, like other applications, are handled by UCAS.

Yes! We host several UCAS Open Days on which you can visit us and meet students and staff. We'd be very pleased to meet you! You should contact Isabella Cox if you are interested in attending. There are also details of University Open Days available.

Information about topics of study and details of modules are available on the undergraduate study webpages. Please note that all modules are subject to change and availability.

For a typical module, you will have a one hour lecture and a one hour seminar each week. You will usually take four modules each semester.

This programme will prepare students for work in a number of professional fields, most obviously journalism and publishing. It would also give a useful background in fields such as personnel, marketing and advertising, media Industries, education, creative writing and arts administration.

Yes. View further details on the Languages and Translation Studies website.

We are a very friendly department, with a strong collegiate atmosphere and a thriving publication profile. The range and quality of the programmes we offer is excellent. Guildford is an exciting town in which to be a student, and London is only 35 minutes away by train.

Our modules are assessed using a variety of tasks created to develop your knowledge and skills. Presentations, individual and in groups, participation, essays and projects, library work and editing work are all different ways you may be assessed. Yes, we do also have examinations! Around half of the assessments are formally set in this way. These teach you to develop a body of knowledge that you have at your fingertips and can produce at the crucial time - a skill all professional people need.

We prepare you for these so that you can demonstrate your knowledge as well as you can. In your final year you have to write a BA Dissertation with the supervision of one of the lecturers. You can choose a topic that particularly interests you.