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Liberal Arts

Entry requirements


A level

A,A,A

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include grade A in any compulsory subjects for your choice of Major.

Access to HE Diploma

D:36,M:9,P:0

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,D3

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

35

Including 6,6,6 at Higher Level including HL6 in relevant subject for chosen major. Note the total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H2

Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Must include grade A in any compulsory subjects for your choice of Major.

Scottish Higher

A,B,B

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

UCAS Tariff

87-144

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Liberal arts

Our innovative and flexible Liberal Arts BA enables you to create a degree programme that suits your own interests. Select from a wide range of options across the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and gain a wide-ranging qualification that will enhance your employability and provide an ideal platform for work or postgraduate study. You will study a combination of required and optional modules, and choose a subject in which you will major. You will also have the opportunity to study a language, spend time abroad, and undertake an internship.

**Key benefits**
- Choose from 15 majors from across arts, humanities and social sciences - with no mathematics or science requirements

- A flexible and tailored degree with a wide range of optional modules within your major and beyond

- A strong focus on developing your skills and making you highly employable

- King's has been researching and teaching Liberal Arts subjects for over 150 years and is amongst the world's leading universities

- A truly international staff with a wealth of experience in Liberal Arts teaching

- Course delivered at The Strand Campus in the heart of London, within easy reach of numerous cultural and political institutions

- Unique Lives of London' module which uses the streets and spaces of the city as a laboratory for interdisciplinary learning

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/liberal-arts-ba

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

King's College London, University of London

Department:

Liberal Arts

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

65%
Liberal arts

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Liberal arts (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

85%
Staff make the subject interesting
81%
Staff are good at explaining things
67%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
48%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

64%
Library resources
83%
IT resources
66%
Course specific equipment and facilities
52%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

49%
UK students
51%
International students
20%
Male students
80%
Female students
90%
2:1 or above
5%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
A
A

After graduation


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What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£26,000
high
Average annual salary
86%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

23%
Business, research and administrative professionals
17%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
9%
Teaching and educational professionals

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