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Subject Choice Guide: Liberal Arts (LA01)

How many subjects can I study? 

What subjects can I study? 

Additional Rules

How do I submit my subject option choices? 

How many subjects can I study?

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 (or Year 4 if taking Year Abroad) 

You’ll study 120 credits in total (typically six modules) which can be from two, three or four subjects 

A core 20 credit module is taken by all year 1 Liberal Arts students. 

 

 

 

You’ll study 120 credits in total which can be from two, three or four subjects 

 

 

 

 

 

You’ll complete: 

  • a research project in your primary subject (an Arts and Humanities subject) (40 credits) 
  • 80 credits (typically four modules) in two or three subjects. 

 

If you follow the Year Abroad route, you’ll transfer onto the four-year version of course at the end of your first or second year. 

Interdisciplinary (i.e. cross-subject) Liberal Arts modules are in addition to the 2 to 4 subjects you can select. 

What subjects can I study?

For Liberal Arts, your Primary focus is on Arts and Humanities subjects, but you can also take up to half of your modules from Social Sciences subjects in each year.  

Availability of subject module choices may vary from year to year; individual modules may also have specific pre- or co-requisites which must be met. 

 Subjects currently available (please note the additional rules below the table): 

Arts & Humanities Subjects 

Social Sciences subjects 

Arabic (beginner’s)* 

Chinese (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Classics and Ancient History 

English Literature* 

French (beginner’s or post-A level*) 

German (beginner’s or post-A level*) 

History* 

Italian (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Japanese (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Music* 

Philosophy 

Russian (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Spanish (beginner’s or post-A level)* 

Theology and Religious Studies 

Visual Arts and Culture 

Anthropology 

Archaeology 

Business* 

Economics* 

Education 

Geography 

Politics or International Relations 

Sociology 

 

*you’ll need to have studied specific pre-requisite subjects to be eligible for the starred subjects. Please check our courses database for more information. 

Additional Rules

  • If you'd like to study modules from Politics and International Relations, please select just one of Politics or International Relations on the subject choice form (you'll be able to study either, where there is availability of space).
  • If you’d like to study modules from Classics and Ancient History (including Latin or Greek) through Liberal Arts, you must choose at least one other subject from another academic department as well. Alternatively, please explore our courses within the Classics and Ancient History department itself. 
  • If all your subject choices are modern languages, you’ll need to apply for a course in our School of Modern Languages and Cultures instead. 
  • It’s not possible to study both the beginner’s and advanced course of the same language. 
  • Modern language courses are restricted for native speakers of that language. 
  • If your subject combination exists as another joint honours course, we may refer your application to that course instead. 

How do I submit my subject choices?

Once we’ve received your application we’ll send you login details for the UG Applicant Portal. You’ll then be able to complete the form available in your portal. 

When completing your subject choice form, please ensure you list your courses in preference order. Your first choice must be from the Arts and Humanities list. 

If you receive an offer from us, we’ll include any required subjects for your first two subject choices in your offer to ensure you’ll be able to study these. 

Please note, this is your initial selection of subject choices. We understand that you might have different areas of interest if you become successful with us. As such, it’s usually possible to make changes to your subjects during registration and enrolment, where space is available.