University of Surrey

The University of Surrey was established in 1966 but its roots go back to the nineteenth century and a concern to help educate the working poor. A well regarded public university, it has around 14,000 students and a highly international campus.

Academic Highlights

The University of Surrey specialises in science, engineering, medicine and business. One of its most important developments was the opening of the Surrey Research Park in 1985, which currently accommodates more than 100 companies engaged in research and development activities, many of which relate closely to the work of the University's own faculties.

Location

The University of Surrey's picturesque main campus is located on Stag Hill, close to the centre of Guildford, a county just south west of London. A second campus, at Manor Park, is located a short distance away. Guildford is an affluent English town just over half an hour from London by train.

Did you know?

Led Zeppelin were among the very first visitors to the campus and performed their very first gig at the university in 1968.

Handbook/Catalogue

Surrey's programme/module catalogue (please note that a programme is a degree, and a module is a unit. You can find units to study by looking through the modules individually, or by finding them through a degree programme).

Academic Restrictions

• Exchange students must undertake full-time study at Surrey, which is normally 4 modules per semester. Modules are typically worth 15 Surrey credits each.
• Engineering timetables are complex due to the laboratory sessions, so students are advised, if possible, to select modules from just one engineering specisalisation to avoid timetable clashes.
• Health and Medical Sciences timetables are complex, so students are advised to pick modules from one programme and year level to avoid clashes.
• Global Graduate Award languages modules are only available to students coming for the full academic year and cannot be taken as one of your 4 modules for the semester.
• As the ‘MAN’ module code is used by two separate departments (Business and Hospitality & Tourism), please make sure you only choose modules from your own department by selecting from the ‘View Modules by Department and Level’ section of the catalogue.
• Students can take elective modules (outside your main subject area) - normally 1st year modules - but these will be subject to timetabling restrictions and students must provide alternative choices.
• Students wishing to take 2nd or 3rd year modules are required to have a strong background (at least a full year of equivalent units) in that discipline area.

Please note, the following programs/departments are not available to exchange students:

• Liberal Arts degree modules – codes starting LAS
• Short, intensive Masters-level professional development units (eg. PHMM..., PHAM…)
• Nursing and Midwifery
• Guildford School of Acting (GSA)
• Digital Media Arts

Full-time Credit Load Equivalents

Academic Calendar

Surrey Semester 2 (Monash Semester One): early February– late June
Surrey Semester 1 (Monash Semester Two): late September – early February

Surrey's Key Dates

Note

• The listed disciplines are not necessarily exhaustive and other fields of study might also be available at the institution.
• Approval to study particular subjects at any institution is always at the discretion of the departmental/discipline and faculty advisers in your managing faculty(ies) and subject to available places at the host.

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