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BA Liberal Arts

University of Birmingham

Institution
University of Birmingham
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Liberal Arts BA
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
Y002
Typical offer
A-level AAB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A Level: AAB. IB: 6,6,5 including 32 points overall.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma - DDD; BTEC Diploma - DD, plus a B at A level; BTEC Subsidiary Diploma - D, plus AB at A level

About this course

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts BA, a liberal arts degree focused on interdisciplinary study across the humanities and social sciences. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The curriculum culminates in a final year independent research project. The first year establishes foundational concepts through Creative and Critical Thinking Across the Humanities (A): How do we know what we know? and Creative and Critical Thinking (B): The Stories We Tell. The second year introduces applied learning with modules such as Global Enterprise Project, Media in Practice, and Professional Skills. Students can also select thematic topics including Big Questions - Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Society and Big Questions - Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy. The final year involves advanced independent study through the Liberal Arts Final Year Extended Independent Research Project alongside professional development options like Professional Skills.

Modules

  • Creative and Critical Thinking Across the Humanities (A): How do we know what we know?
  • Creative and Critical Thinking (B): The Stories We Tell
  • Global Enterprise Project
  • Media in Practice
  • Professional Skills
  • Professional Skills – Freelance
  • Work, The Future and You
  • Big Questions - Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Society
  • Big Questions - Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy
  • Big Questions - What makes Democracies Resilient?
  • Liberal Arts Final Year Extended Independent Research Project
  • Liberal Arts Final Year Independent Research Project
  • Big Questions - How to Live Ethically
  • Big Questions - Identity across States, People, and Cultures
  • Big Questions - Imagining the Future
  • Professional Skills
  • Professional Skills - Freelance