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£400M
and improvement programme
– including £130 million on
student accommodation,
IN CAMPUS £36 million on Surrey Sports
INVESTMENT Park, £16 million on the new
Library and Learning Centre
and £4.5 million on the Ivy
Arts Centre.
TOP
4th in The Guardian University Guide 2016
In-depth professional
experience in the creative and
cultural industries through our
unique Professional Training
3 C L I M B I N G U P T H E L E A G U E TA B L E S
Surrey has cemented its place among the top
universities in the UK, moving from sixth to
We also jumped two places to ninth in
The Times Higher Education Table of Tables
Ranked in the top three fourth place in The Guardian University Guide, 2015. The prestigious league table is based on
placement year. departments for drama in our highest ever ranking. We rose to eighth the combined results of the UK’s three main
the UK by The Guardian position in the Complete University Guide 2016 university league tables: The Times/Sunday Times
University Guide 2016. and to eleventh position in The Times/Sunday Good University Guide; The Guardian University
Times Good University Guide 2015. Guide and The Complete University Guide.
4th 1st G R A D U AT E E M P L O YA B I L I T Y
Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reveal
STUDENT that the University of Surrey is ranked in first place for graduate
S AT I S F A C T I O N employability when compared with chartered universities in England.
Surrey has been ranked
fourth for Student The figures reveal that 97 per cent of Surrey’s 2013 graduates were
Satisfaction in The in work (or further education) six months after they graduated –
Times/Sunday Times up 4.2 percent from the previous year. These figures demonstrate
Good University Guide 2015. the University’s focus on graduate employability and the success of
Professional Training placements.
8th
The fourth position is an We offer a variety of
average based on the
University’s performance in
GUARANTEED high-quality accommodation
in a choice of several price
A C C O M M O D AT I O N
seven key areas of the National bands, arranged in groups of
OUT OF 135
Continued sustained Student Survey (NSS): self-catered housing called
INSTITUTIONS As a new Surrey undergraduate,
investment in theatre Teaching, Assessment & Courts of Residence. Two
you’ll be guaranteed a place in
and the arts at Surrey. Feedback, Academic Support, In the 2014 NSS, the University thirds of the accommodation
University accommodation,
Organisation & Management, was ranked eighth out of is on the Stag Hill campus,
as long as you apply by
Learning Resources, Personal 135 institutions achieving an and housing at nearby Manor
the published deadline.
Development and Overall overall satisfaction rating of Park is a short walk or bus
Satisfaction. 91 per cent. surrey.ac.uk/accommodation ride away.
Explore the ideas and practices that inform current theatre and
performance-making, both nationally and internationally. Consider a
breadth of theatre and performance practices, from the mainstream to
the contemporary. Through performance, analysis and debate, engage
directly with the specialisms that shape this changing field.
Our degrees
This course has opened so many doors University. I would say the placement
for me because it is so broad and flexible. year is essential because I learnt an
It is balanced between three key pathways: incredible amount that completely changed
theory, practice and professionalism. It has my perspective on the whole of the
asked me to discover what areas I enjoy most. entertainment industry. I was given a high
We have the top lecturers who inspire me level of responsibility and I have learnt that
with their ground-breaking research. One of show business is what I want to do for the
the key things you look for in a degree are rest of my life.
academics who are pushing the boundaries
themselves. I trust their opinions and we I have had some incredible opportunities
have a variety of tutors so we get every at the University of Surrey which have
perspective. They are extremely supportive, opened my eyes. We have some unbelievable
especially my placement co-ordinator who
held countless one-to-one meetings with
facilities and buildings with countless
performance spaces which include the Ivy
NEXT STEPS …
every student to discover what our area of Arts Centre, the Performing Arts Technology
interest for placement was. studios and the Guildford School of Acting
building. I have had a fantastic time learning
I spent my placement year at Eagle Radio from the best people and being surrounding
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