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Liberal Arts

Entry Year: 2024

6 study options

Liberal Arts BA (Hons)

Key information

Degree
BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
Start
September 2024
UCAS code
V901
Institution code
Q50
Typical A-Level offer
Grades BBB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies.
Full entry requirements (including contextual admissions)
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£23,350
Funding information
Paying your fees

Liberal Arts with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Key information

Degree
BA (Hons)
Duration
4 years
Start
September 2024
UCAS code
V904
Institution code
Q50
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£23,350
Funding information
Paying your fees

Liberal Arts with Year in Industry BA (Hons)

Key information

Degree
BA (Hons)
Duration
4 years
Start
September 2024
UCAS code
V903
Institution code
Q50
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£23,350
Funding information
Paying your fees

Liberal Arts with Year in Industry and Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Key information

Degree
BA (Hons)
Duration
5 years
Start
September 2024
UCAS code
V906
Institution code
Q50
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£23,350
Funding information
Paying your fees

Liberal Arts with Year Abroad BA (Hons)

Key information

Degree
BA (Hons)
Duration
4 years
Start
September 2024
UCAS code
V902
Institution code
Q50
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£23,350
Funding information
Paying your fees

Year abroad cost

Finances for studying abroad on exchange

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Liberal Arts with Year Abroad and Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Key information

Degree
BA (Hons)
Duration
5 years
Start
September 2024
UCAS code
V905
Institution code
Q50
Home fees
£9,250
Overseas fees
£23,350
Funding information
Paying your fees

Year abroad cost

Finances for studying abroad on exchange

View details

Overview

Our 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:

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Structure

The programme is organised around Liberal Arts compulsory modules and seminars in the first and second years, and culminates in a unique research project drawing on expert supervision.

Year 1

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.

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 Interactions: Societies and Cities
    • Cities and Regions in Transition
    • Earth Surface Science
    • History in Practice
    • Controversies of Science and Technology in the Making of the Modern World
    • London/Culture/Performance
    • London Global
    • Language Acquisition
    • Academic Writing for Linguistics
    • Foundations of Language
    • Political Analysis
    • Introduction to International Relations
    • Background to British Politics
    • 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.

Year 2

The modules offered will be dependent upon the major and minor track chosen. The below provides an indicative list of what you may study within each of the tracks.

Students across all tracks will take 30 credits of Liberal Arts compulsory modules:

  • Thinking, Writing and Research across Cultures
  • Race and Racism in European Culture
  • Cultural Encounters in Theory and Practice or Digital Culture and Society

Global Cultures Theme Electives

  • Culture, Power, Performance
  • Performance and Visual Culture in South Asia
  • Renaissance Literary Culture
  • Romantics and Revolutionaries
  • The Long Contemporary
  • The Black Death: A Global History of Catastrophe and Transformation
  • Art and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain and France
  • Moving People: Migration, Borders and Belonging through Time
  • Colonialism, Capitalism and Development
  • International Politics of the Developing World
  • Revolutions: Political, Social and Technological
  • Global Theory
  • Colonial Literatures, Post Colonial Perspectives
  • To Be Continued: Adaptations of Global Literary Classics
  • Latin America: Key concepts
  • Colonialism and Culture in Latin America
  • Culture and Revolution: Russia and China
  • Contemporary World Cinemas
  • Modern/Postmodern Cinema

Interactions Theme Electives

  • Art and the Climate Crisis
  • Victorian Fictions
  • Representing London: Writing the eighteenth century City
  • Cultural Geographies
  • Society and Space
  • Economic Geographies
  • Health, Space, Justice
  • Colonial Lives and Afterlives
  • Human Rights in History: Origins, Foundations, Prospects
  • A History of the Internet
  • Inventing Identity: How Medicine, Science and the State made us who we are
  • Globalisation: Capitalists, Colonisers and Crises in the Long Twentieth Century
  • Modernity: Theories of the State, Economy, Society
  • War in World Politics
  • Power in Global Governance
  • Introduction to British Cinema: From the Early Days to the 1950s
  • Memories of the Holocaust and Colonialism in French Cinema
  • Development Geographies: From International to Global Perspectives

Language and Culture Theme Electives

  • German Thought I: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud
  • Literature and Philosophy
  • Colonial Power and Desire: Narratives of Dissent in Portugal and Brazil
  • Picturing a Nation: France and its Image from Marianne to #JesuisCharlie
  • Literature, Dictatorship and Cultural Memory in the Hispanic World
  • Serious Play: European Literary Games from the Past to the Present
  • Catalan Literature: An introduction
  • Postcolonial Francospheres: Memories of Colonialism in the French-Speaking World
  • France and its Artistic Heritage from Louvre to Louvre
  • Brazilian Cinema: the Social Tradition
  • French New Wave

Language and Culture Major / Global Cultures Minor

  • 30 credits Language (continuation of language studied in first year) (Example: German II Intensive)
  • 15 credit option from Major area (Example: Contemporary German Studies II: Berlin Cultures)
  • 15-30 credits option(s) from Minor area (Example: Madness Past and Present and/or Performing Illness and Disability)
  • 15 credits option from third area and/or Discovery module (Example: Economic Geographies)

Language and Culture Major / Interactions: Societies and Cities Minor

  • 30 credits Language (continuation of language studied in first year) (Example: French II)
  • 15-30 credit options from Major area (Example: Art in France: Manet to Picasso)
  • 15-30 credits option(s) from Minor area (Example: The UK and the EU)
  • 15 credit option from third area or Discovery module (Examples: Literature and Philosophy / How Do You Know? From the Culture of Facts to Post-Truth Society (16th-21st Centuries)

Global Cultures Major / Language and Culture Minor

  • 30 credits Language (continuation of language studied in first year) (Example: Portuguese II Intensive)
  • 30-60 credits Major area option modules* (Examples: Colonial Power and Desire: Narratives of Dissent in Portugal and Brazil /
    Colonial Literatures, Post-colonial Perspectives / South African Theatre and Performance)
  • 15 credits third area option module (Example: International Politics of the Developing World)

Global Cultures Major/ Interactions: Societies and Cities Minor

  • 30-60 credits from Major area (Examples: Violence in Early Modern Europe / Colonial Lives and Afterlives / Facts and Fictions of Climate Change)
  • 15-45 credits from Minor area (Examples: US Politics/ Human Rights in History)
  • 15 credits Discovery module: London and its Museums

Interactions: Society and the Cities Major / Language and Culture Minor

  • 30 credits Language (continuation of language studied in first year) (Example: Russian II)
  • 30-60 credits Major area option modules* (Examples: Modernity: Theories of the State, Economy, Society / Human Rights in History: Origins, Foundations, Prospects)
  • 15 credits third area option module (Example: The East in the West)

Interactions: Society and Cities Major / Global Cultures Minor

  • 30-60 credits from Major area (Examples: Language in Mind / Colonialism, Capitalism & Development / Totalitarianism: Authoritarian Politics in History and Theory, 1920-2003 / London on Film: Representing the City in British and American Cinema)
  • 15-45 credits from Minor area (Example: Latin America: Key Concepts)
  • 15 credits Discovery module (Example: Walking the City)

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3

The modules offered will be dependent upon the major and minor track chosen. The below provides an indicative list of what you may study within each of the tracks.

Students across all tracks will take the Liberal Arts Research Project module.

Language and Culture Major / Global Cultures Minor

  • Year Abroad Assessment module(s)

Language and Culture Major / Interactions: Societies and Cities Minor

  • Year Abroad Assessment module(s)

Global Cultures Major / Language and Culture Minor

  • Year Abroad Assessment module(s)

Global Cultures Major/ Interactions: Societies and Cities Minor

  • 30 credits compulsory Research Project
  • 30-60 credits options from Major area (Examples: Culture, Performance and Civilisation / Kinship: Geographical Perspectives / Postcolonial Studies Today)
  • 15-45 credits from Minor area (Examples: American Politics, Carceral State and Social Movements / The Public Life of Cities)
  • 15 credits Discovery or non-language Modern Language and Culture module (Example: Avant-Garde Theory in Europe)

Interactions: Society and Cities Major / Language and Culture Minor

  • Year Abroad Assessment module(s)

Interactions: Society and Cities Major / Global Cultures Minor

  • 30 credits compulsory Research Project
  • 30-60 credits options from Major area (Examples: The Darwinian Revolution: The History of a Dangerous Idea / Language and Health Communication / Beyond Language: Multimodality in Theory and Practice)
  • 15-45 credits from Minor area (Examples: Islam and the West in the Middle Ages / German Thought II: Political Thought in the Twentieth Century)
  • 15 credits Discovery or non-language Modern Language and Culture module (Example: Offstage London)

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 4

Language and Culture Major / Global Cultures Minor

  • 30 credits Language (Example: German III)
  • 30 credits compulsory Research Project.
  • 15-30 credits options in Major area (Example: Anglo-German Relations)
  • 15-30 credits options in Minor area (Examples: On The Subject of Sex II / European Philosophy and Representation of Consciousness)
  • 15-30 credits options in third area and/or Discovery (Example: Historical Geographies of Medicine)

Language and Culture Major / Interactions: Societies and Cities Minor

  • 30 credits Language (Example: French III)
  • 30 credits compulsory Research Project
  • 15-30 credits options in Major area (Example: Language and Society in the French-Speaking World)
  • 15-30 credits options in Minor area (Example: Politics at the End of History)
  • 15 credits option in third area or Discovery (Example: The Modern Caribbean: Migration, Radicalism and Revolt)

Global Cultures Major / Language and Culture Minor

  • 30 credits Language (Example: Portuguese III)
  • 30 credits compulsory Research Project
  • 30-60 credits options in Major area Examples: Comparative Modernisms: China and India / Beyond Crisis and Catastrophe: Environmental humanities across texts and cultures / Sea Power and Empire: Piracy, Race and Modernity)
  • 15 credits options in third area or Discovery (Example: Gender and Politics)

(If 15 credits remain, and a 15 credit option in Modern Language minor has not been taken at Level 4 or 5: 15 credit option in Modern Language and Culture)

Interactions: Society and the City Major / Language and Culture Minor

  • 30 credits Language (Example: Russian III)
  • 30 credits compulsory Research Project
  • 30-60 credits options in Major area (Examples: The Politics of Southeast Asia / Manifestos in the Modern Political Imaginary / Ethnography of Communication – Foundations and Fieldwork)
  • 15 credits options in third area or Discovery (Example: Look Who’s Computing)

(If 15 credits remain, and a 15 credit option in Language and Culture Minor has not been taken at Level 4 or 5: 15 credit option in Modern Language and Culture)

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

In your second year (third for those taking a foundation year), you choose to specialise in a major area and a minor area of study, which will define the focal points of your whole degree. There are three areas: Language and culture, Global cultures, and Interactions: societies and cities.

Alongside choosing from the three themes as major and minor specialisms, the BA Liberal Arts programme also includes Discovery modules, which enable you to explore new themes and forms of study beyond your major and minor choices.

You can spend the third year of the four-year version of the degree (fourth of fifth for those taking the foundation year) on an international exchange with one of our partner universities. The four-year option is compulsory for those taking a modern languages as a major or minor.

For details on all our modules, please visit the module directory.

Study options

Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.

Integrated foundation year

International students can apply for our Liberal Arts BA with an Integrated Foundation Year. The foundation year, taught on campus by Queen Mary lecturers, prepares you for the rest of the programme and can be started in either September or January.

Year abroad

You have three options for how to spend your year abroad:

  • attending university
  • on a work placement with our support, or independently with our approval
  • teaching English as a foreign language assistant.

To find out more about the Year Abroad, please visit our website.

Teaching

Teaching and learning

Teaching takes a number of forms, which may include:

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Small group tutorials
  • Workshops
  • Lab work using multi-media resources
  • Writing intensive courses
  • Field trips
  • Independent work by students, including research, presentations and peer review; Individual supervision of projects and dissertations
  • Individual and group feedback on written work and other completed tasks.

Assessment

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.

Resources and facilities

The Schools offer excellent on-campus resources to aid your studies, including:

  • the Queen Mary library
  • the Multimedia Language Resource Centre, equipped with digital labs and resource rooms, teacher and student workstations, interactive whiteboards, and software for viewing live international satellite TV broadcasts
  • subscriptions to foreign newspapers and journals
  • language clubs and social activities, including film screenings, discussion groups and debates
  • the Centre for European Research, which welcomes students and academics interested in learning and researching on all matters relating to Europe
  • the Mile End Institute, a major policy centre that specialises in contemporary British politics, featuring regular high-profile speakers.

Entry requirements

A-LevelGrades BBB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies.
IBInternational Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects.
BTECSee our detailed subject and grade requirements
Access HEWe 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. For all other single and joint honours language programmes, experience of learning a language other than your mother tongue, and a demonstrable aptitude for language study are required. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
GCSEMinimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.
EPQ

Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.

For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq

Contextualised admissions

Our standard contextual offer: Grades BCC. This must include at least one essay based A-Level in a humanities or social sciences subject. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

Our enhanced contextual offer (for care experienced students, refugee/asylum seekers or students who have completed Realising Opportunities or Access to Queen Mary): Grades CCC. This must include at least one essay based A-Level in a humanities or social sciences subject. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

More information on how this information is used for a contextual offer can be found on our contextualised admissions page.

Academic requirements

This programme combines a three-year degree with a bespoke foundation year, providing you with a smooth pathway as an international or EU student whose prior education or English language proficiency does not enable you to apply directly for a three-year degree.

This programme is designed for students who have completed a good high school education that consists of at least 12 years study. For full country specific entry requirements and qualification equivalencies visit: qmul.ac.uk/international/countries

If you have taken both GCSE and A level exams (or equivalent qualifications) in the UK you will not be considered for admission to this programme. In such cases we recommend that you apply for the relevant three year programme with entry in year 1.

Applicants who have studied A levels in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis.

Current University Foundation Programme or International Foundation Programme applicants will not be considered for the Integrated Foundation level course.

Please contact the Admissions team if you are unsure about eligibility.

English language requirements

Minimum of IELTS 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.

A-LevelGrades BBB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies.
IBInternational Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects.
BTECSee our detailed subject and grade requirements
Access HEWe 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. For all other single and joint honours language programmes, experience of learning a language other than your mother tongue, and a demonstrable aptitude for language study are required. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
GCSEMinimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.
EPQAlternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq
Contextualised admissionsOur standard contextual offer: Grades BCC. This must include at least one essay based A-Level in a humanities or social sciences subject. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

Our enhanced contextual offer (for care experienced students, refugee/asylum seekers or students who have completed Realising Opportunities or Access to Queen Mary): Grades CCC. This must include at least one essay based A-Level in a humanities or social sciences subject. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

More information on how this information is used for a contextual offer can be found on our contextualised admissions page.

Academic requirements

This programme combines a three-year degree with a bespoke foundation year, providing you with a smooth pathway as an international or EU student whose prior education or English language proficiency does not enable you to apply directly for a three-year degree.

This programme is designed for students who have completed a good high school education that consists of at least 12 years study. For full country specific entry requirements and qualification equivalencies visit: qmul.ac.uk/international/countries

If you have taken both GCSE and A level exams (or equivalent qualifications) in the UK you will not be considered for admission to this programme. In such cases we recommend that you apply for the relevant three year programme with entry in year 1.

Applicants who have studied A levels in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis.

Current University Foundation Programme or International Foundation Programme applicants will not be considered for the Integrated Foundation level course.

Please contact the Admissions team if you are unsure about eligibility.

English language requirements

Minimum of IELTS 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.

A-LevelGrades BBB at A-Level. Excludes General Studies.
IBInternational Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects.
BTECSee our detailed subject and grade requirements
Access HEWe 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. For all other single and joint honours language programmes, experience of learning a language other than your mother tongue, and a demonstrable aptitude for language study are required. Applications are considered on a case by case basis, and we may request an interview. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements.
GCSEMinimum five GCSE passes including English at grade C or 4.
EPQAlternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq
Contextualised admissionsOur standard contextual offer: Grades BCC. This must include at least one essay based A-Level in a humanities or social sciences subject. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

Our enhanced contextual offer (for care experienced students, refugee/asylum seekers or students who have completed Realising Opportunities or Access to Queen Mary): Grades CCC. This must include at least one essay based A-Level in a humanities or social sciences subject. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking.

More information on how this information is used for a contextual offer can be found on our contextualised admissions page.

Academic requirements

This programme combines a three-year degree with a bespoke foundation year, providing you with a smooth pathway as an international or EU student whose prior education or English language proficiency does not enable you to apply directly for a three-year degree.

This programme is designed for students who have completed a good high school education that consists of at least 12 years study. For full country specific entry requirements and qualification equivalencies visit: qmul.ac.uk/international/countries

If you have taken both GCSE and A level exams (or equivalent qualifications) in the UK you will not be considered for admission to this programme. In such cases we recommend that you apply for the relevant three year programme with entry in year 1.

Applicants who have studied A levels in the UK will be considered on a case by case basis.

Current University Foundation Programme or International Foundation Programme applicants will not be considered for the Integrated Foundation level course.

Please contact the Admissions team if you are unsure about eligibility.

English language requirements

Minimum of IELTS 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.

Non-UK students

We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for full details.

English language

Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.

You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree.

Further information

See our general undergraduate entry requirements.

Funding

Loans and grants

UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.

Scholarships and bursaries

Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.

Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.

Find out what scholarships and bursaries are available to you.

Support from Queen Mary

We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.

Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:

  • additional sources of funding
  • planning your budget and cutting costs
  • part-time and vacation work
  • money for lone parents.

Careers

Graduates from Queen Mary's School of the Arts and the wider Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences go on to work in a wide variety of careers. Some apply their degree knowledge directly, entering careers such as education and the arts, whilst others transfer skills gained during study into areas such as public relations. Graduates who have developed specialisations in the wider Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences often find employment in areas such as business, finance, government and the media.

Whichever of these area specialisations you may have chosen, you will develop a wide range of skills and you will cover a wider range of topics and approaches than in a typical single or joint honours degree.

As a student on the BA Liberal Arts programme, you will also improve your abilities to analyse material, present arguments underpinned by evidence, evaluate different views and approaches to a subject, and express yourself effectively both orally and in writing.

Career support

You’ll have access to bespoke careers support every step of your degree, including personal academic support from the French and Politics departments. You’ll benefit from regular careers events for language students, including a workshop for students returning from their year abroad, and a Make Languages Work For You speedmeet with alumni.

Our careers team can also offer:

  • specialist advice on choosing a career path
  • support with finding work experience, internships and graduate jobs
  • feedback on CVs, cover letters and application forms
  • interview coaching.

Learn more about career support and development at Queen Mary.

Data for these courses

Liberal Arts - BA (Hons)

Liberal Arts with Integrated Foundation Year - BA (Hons)

Liberal Arts with Year in Industry - BA (Hons)

Liberal Arts with Year in Industry and Integrated Foundation Year - BA (Hons)

Liberal Arts with Year Abroad - BA (Hons)

Liberal Arts with Year Abroad and Integrated Foundation Year - BA (Hons)

The Discover Uni dataset (formerly Unistats)

About the School

The School of the Arts combines innovation, discovery and excellence in education and research in Drama, Film, Modern Languages, English & Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Linguistics and Liberal Arts. We rank in the top 100 worldwide for Arts and Humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)

With our commitment to social justice, inclusivity and social mobility, our collaborations with external organisations, prominent writers and performers, and our facilities that support both academic and practice-based learning, an education in the School of the Arts equips our students with critical thinking and practical skills, unleashes their imagination and enables them to reach the levels of excellence needed in today’s industries.

We regularly host prominent writers and performers and collaborate with leading organisations such as the V&A, the Barbican, the Live Art Development Agency and Shakespeare’s Globe.

We are renowned for the depth and impact of research - which leads our teaching. We rank 1st for drama and in the top 10 for film in the UK for the quality of our research (REF2021). Our multilingual community brings together brilliant minds from across the world to share a wealth of expertise combining research excellence with an unrivalled commitment to social justice and social mobility.

 

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