Liberal Arts with Year Abroad

Design your own degree and throw open your career options on this exciting programme. Where will your curiosity take you?

Have a variety of interests? Prefer to grow your knowledge across a range of subjects, rather than just one? Liberal Arts is the idea of having a well-rounded education that cultivates the mind. With the flexibility to follow your intellectual curiosity throughout this programme, you’ll be able to explore the subjects you’re passionate about.

Combine modules that reflect your individual interests and aspirations. Alongside learning a language during your first year, you can choose to study film, literature, history, politics, drama, international relations and much more. Taught by academics across multiple subjects, you’ll benefit from their world-leading research and outstanding contributions across environmental, political, and linguistic projects.

Plot your own path

Through the support of the careers service, you could have the opportunity to work for a variety of companies as you spend a year in industry in your third year. Perhaps you’ll be making a difference at a charity or contributing new ideas at a local authority. Make the most of our London location and enjoy putting your new knowledge into action.

The school has a dedicated careers consultant who will help to boost your employability. You’ll develop communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, graduating with a diverse mix of abilities and perspectives that will set you apart in the job market. There will be a wide range of career options to explore from teaching to publishing, international relations to government, and much more. Which industry will you want to pursue?

Within your first year of BA study (second year for foundation students), students will study across all themes and be supported by an academic advisor. The below provides an indicative list of what you may study at each level.

Compulsory modules
Year 1:
• A Language module (current choice is between French, Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese)
• Culture and Language
• London/Culture/Performance
• History and/as Fiction
Choose Elective modules from a guided list which may include:
• Poetry
• Background to British Politics
• Understanding Global Cultures: Exploring the Big Questions
• Controversies of Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
• Planetary Emergencies: From Analysis to Action
• Global Histories
• Brief Encounters: Around The World In Short Stories

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Assessment is varied and will take a number of forms within the programme, typically a combination of written exams and coursework, final-year dissertations, and independent projects.

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS