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Liberal Arts BA Hons

Humanities, Liberal Arts and General Studies and General Liberal Arts at

University of Southampton

STUDY MODE

Full-Time

LENGTH

3 years course

LEARNING

On Campus

PLACEMENT YEAR

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YEAR ABROAD

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FOUNDATION YEAR

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Liberal Arts BA Hons

Understand the world in all its cultural, ethical and political complexity. In this liberal arts degree you can study subjects across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, examining questions about

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How do I apply and how easy is it to get in?

What you will need to do

Apply by 31 Jan

What you won’t need to do

Audition for a Place
Attend an interview
Submit a portfolio
Pass an entry test

Points of entry for Liberal Arts BA Hons

Year 1

Entry requirements for Humanities, Liberal Arts and General Studies and General Liberal Arts at University of Southampton

Entry requirements are the formal requirements students need to meet to be considered for a place on a university course. But, each year many universities accept students with lower grades. The bar chart below shows the actual UCAS tariff points of students currently on this course.
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Required subjects for Liberal Arts BA Hons at University of Southampton

Typical Offer: AAA If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer: AAB and grade A in the EPQ We are committed to ensuring that all students with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a student’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Students who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. The following specific additional requirements for particular pathways apply. Archaeology N/A Criminology N/A English A level in an essay writing subject* Film A level in an essay writing subject* French A level French German A level German History A level in an essay writing subject* Linguistics A level in an essay writing subject* Music A level Music and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard** Philosophy N/A Politics N/A Portuguese A level Portuguese or equivalent previous learning experience Sociology N/A Spanish A level Spanish * Classical Civilisation, Criminology, English Language and Literature, English Language, Drama and Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Geography, History, Law, Latin, Modern European Foreign Languages, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology or any other humanities-based essay writing subjects. ** Equivalence to grade 8 is ascertained via audition. This can be done in person or by sending a video. We welcome students onto our programmes who are not at this level if their interests focus on other areas, such as composition, music technology and/or music history and ethnomusicology. We do not accept Music Technology as meeting our Music subject requirement. We can accept a pass in Grade 5 Music Theory or Grade 8 Music practical where Music is not studied as an accepted Level 3 qualification. This applies to all BTEC Music courses and similar including UAL and Rockschool. We recognise Music practical and theory exams from ABRSM, Trinity, Rockschool and LCM.

UCAS points for current students on Humanities, Liberal Arts and General Studies and General Liberal Arts at University of Southampton

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English language requirements

6.5
Additional details
with no component below 6.0

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