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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 

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 (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

  • Only one of Politics or International Relations can be studied as part of your Liberal Arts Choices. 
  • If you’d like to study both Classics and Ancient History modules through Liberal Arts, you’ll need to select at least one other subject in addition to these. Alternatively, please explore our courses within the Classics and Ancient History department itself. 
  • To study more than one modern language you must be taking 4 subject choices in year 1 and 2. 
  • Only 1 modern language may be studied at beginner's level. 
  • 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.