在本课程中，您将获得有关文学文本和语篇的广泛知识，学习分析这些作品的关键技能，并发展文化词汇以交流您对它们的看法。您将了解文学的一系列发人深省的批判和理论方法，包括历史，社会和心理观点。您的社会学模块将为您提供社会学的概念，理论和原理及其应用的良好基础。它们将使您能够使用各种分析工具来评估和开展有关当代社会和文化的社会学研究。
Surrey is one of the UK's leading universities for English literature. We are ranked in the top 10 for creative writing in The Complete University Guide 2020 and The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. 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. On the English literature part of this course you'll study some of the most vital and influential works of literature from the medieval period to the present day. You'll analyse classic works, including Shakespeare, George Eliot, and Margaret Atwood, as well as innovative texts and genres, such as travel writing, nineteenth-century theatre, and beat writing. 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. You have the option to complete a Professional Training placement as part of this course. This will give you the opportunity to develop your professional, academic and personal potential, helping to prepare you for your future career.