BA Liberal Arts

at Durham University

Year 1
In your first year, you will study six modules, in two, three or four subjects.

Year 2
In your second year, you will study six modules, in two, three, or four subjects.

Year 3 (Year 4 if undertaking a Year Abroad)
In your final year, you will complete a research project in your primary subject, and study four other modules, in two or three subjects.

As a Liberal Arts student, you will be focusing on subjects in the Arts and Humanities, but you will be able to take up to half of your modules each year in subjects in the Social Sciences.

In the Arts and Humanities, the subjects currently available are as follows:

• Classics and Ancient History
• English Literature
• History
• Music
• Philosophy
• Theology and Religious Studies
• Visual Arts
• Arabic
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish.
• In the Social Sciences, the subjects currently available are as follows:
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Business
• Economics
• Education
• Geography
• International Relations
• Politics
• Sociology and Criminology.

A level offer – A*AA

• To study English Literature, History or Music, an A at A level (or equivalent) is required in the subject.
• To study Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian or Spanish at an advanced level, an A at A level (or equivalent) in the language is required.
• To study Arabic, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish ab initio, an A at A level (or equivalent) in a modern foreign language is required.
• To study Chinese or Japanese ab initio, an A at A level (or equivalent) in a modern foreign language is desirable but not essential.
• To study Economics, an A at A level (or equivalent) in Mathematics is required.

The tuition fees shown for students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government.

Of those students who graduated in 2018:

• 85% are in paid employment or further study 15 months after graduation across all our programmes

Of those in employment:

• 70% are in a professional or managerial job
• Average salary of £25,000.