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Liberal Arts

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,B

Excludes General Studies.

Access to HE Diploma

D:15,M:15

We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.

We consider applications from students offering an EPQ and may make an alternative offer to include three A levels, one grade lower than our usual requirement, along with a specific grade in the EPQ.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Minimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

30

To include 5,5,5 in three Higher level subjects.

Queen Mary University of London welcomes applications from students currently studying Level 3 BTEC qualifications and will consider you for entry to the majority of our undergraduate courses. The typical entry requirements will vary according to the course you are applying for. Some of our courses require specific subject knowledge which you may not be able to cover as part of a Level 3 BTEC qualification and we may therefore require additional Level 3 qualifications to ensure that you are suitably prepared for relevant courses. A small number of our courses do not accept BTEC qualifications for entry, either as a standalone qualification, or in combination with other qualifications at Level 3. Information on our typical entry requirements and guidance for applying can be found at http://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/btec/ If you are at all unsure about the acceptability of your BTEC qualification for entry, please contact the Admissions team for individual advice ([email protected]).

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120

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Liberal arts

Our new BA in Liberal Arts combines the expertise of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to provide a unique multi-disciplinary programme at central London's only campus-based university.

This programme combines an innovative and research-driven curriculum grounded within the distinct, established areas of academic specialisation and excellence found within the constituent schools of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The programme provides distinct tracks or 'majors' that facilitate greater flexibility in module choice and a broader basis than in degrees in single or joint subjects, alongside the development of an intellectual and disciplinary focus as you progress through your degree. You will benefit from engaging with a range of subjects from different disciplinary perspectives, including the study of a foreign language during your first year (whether as a beginner or building on existing competence). As well as practical language study, you will work on related aspects of literature, culture, history, society and linguistics.

The three themes include:

Language and Culture. This area involves the continued study of a modern language in each year. As a compulsory part of the programme for all students taking this major or minor, you spend a year abroad, in a country or countries where the language you are studying is spoken - you can study at a university, or take up a work placement (opportunities vary).
Global Cultures. This area spans comparative cultural and intercultural studies, as well as area studies of specific regions and nations from all over the world, both contemporary and historical.
Interactions: Societies and Cities. This area takes in social science and ideological and critical approaches to human activity, together with metropolitan studies including modules in which you can use London as a resource for exploring contemporary issues, from a range of disciplines.
Our BA Liberal Arts programme combines the academic expertise across the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film together with the School of English and Drama, the School of Politics and International Relations, the School of Geography, the School of History and the School of Economics and Finance.

Modules

The modules offered will be dependent upon the major and minor track chosen. Within your first year of BA study (second year for foundation students), students will study across all tracks and be supported by an academic advisor to select the best major and minor routes for their following years. The below provides an indicative list of what you may study within each of the tracks.

YEAR 1
All routes

30 credits Language (current choice is between French, Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese)
30 credits Liberal Arts compulsory module Culture and Language
15 credits option from Global Cultures:
Geography in the World
Cities and Regions in Transition
Global Worlds
Europe 1000-1500: The Middle Ages and their Legacy
Reformation to Revolution: Europe and the World, 1500-1800
Building the American Nation:1776-1896
Unravelling Britain: British History since 1801
Europe in a Global Context since 1800
Global Encounters: Conquest and Culture in World History
The Foundations of Modern Thought: Introduction to Intellectual History
Screening History: Representing the past in the Contemporary Historical Film 
London/Culture/Performance
London Global
Myth, Modernity and Metamorphoses
Understanding Culture: Exploring the Big Questions
Introduction to Comparison
Brief Encounters: Around the World in Short Stories
US Cinema: Key Concepts
Introduction to International Relations
Global Histories

15 credits option from any of the three tracks
15 credits Discovery module
Language and Culture Theme electives:
Europe 1000-1500: The Middle Ages and their Legacy
Reformation to Revolution: Europe and the World, 1500-1800
Europe in a Global Context since 1800
Postcolonial Francospheres: Memories of colonialism un the French-Speaking World
Picturing a Nation: France and its image from Marianne to #JesuisCharlie
Catalan Culture: Art, Literature and Football
Men, Women and Song: Love Poetry in the Middle Ages
German Play
Germany Today
Austria Today
Language in the UK
Foundations of Language
Typology I: Languages of the World
Rio de Janeiro on the Global Stage and Imaginary
Contemporary Russian Short Stories
History of Russian
Russian Language Play
Reading Contemporary Russian
Deconstructing 'China' in the Western Imagination
Chinese Short Fiction

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Assessment methods

Assessment is varied and will take a number of forms within the programme, typically a combination of written exams and coursework, final-year dissertations, and independent projects.

Tuition fees

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

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:

Queen Mary University of London

Department:

Languages, Linguistics and Film

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84%
UK students
16%
International students
61%
Male students
39%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
9%
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Average annual salary
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Top job areas of graduates

23%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
17%
Teaching and educational professionals
16%
Business, research and administrative professionals

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