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Semester overview
The academic year at Surrey is divided into two semesters. In each semester of eleven weeks (the first runs from the end of September to December) you’ll be taking four modules.
As an English Literature student in your first semester you’ll be taking:
- Literary Histories I
- Thinking like a Critic I
- Understanding the Novel
- Understanding Stage and Screen.
As an English Literature and Creative Writing student in your first semester you’ll be taking:
- Literary Histories I
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Thinking like a Critic I
- And either ‘Understanding the Novel’ or 'Understanding Stage and Screen.’