Combined Honours BA (Hons)
Newcastle University
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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Location

Main Site (Newcastle)

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Full Time With Time Abroad

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Start date

16-SEP-24

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Duration

4 Years

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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Location

Main Site (Newcastle)

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Full time with time abroad

Start date

16-SEP-24

Duration

4 Years

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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Main Site (Newcastle)

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Full time

Start date

16-SEP-24

Duration

3 Years

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If you are independently minded and enjoy studying and mastering more than one subject, you will find Combined Honours at Newcastle has plenty to offer. You have unrivalled flexibility to choose topics from our Single Honours degrees, creating a unique pathway spanning two or three subjects of your choice including language learning (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish) from beginners to advanced or further advanced level. Study complementary subjects or choose unusual ...Read more

If you are independently minded and enjoy studying and mastering more than one subject, you will find Combined Honours at Newcastle has plenty to offer. You have unrivalled flexibility to choose topics from our Single Honours degrees, creating a unique pathway spanning two or three subjects of your choice including language learning (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish) from beginners' to advanced or further advanced level. Study complementary subjects or choose unusual subject combinations to reflect your individual interests and career aspirations.

Key stats

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
21st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2024
30th
Combined, General Or Negotiated Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 93 = 7% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
7%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
90%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Combined, General Or Negotiated Studies graduate salary at this uni
£17,000
UK Combined graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
L
Lakshmi
31 Jan 24

I think there’s always a good vibe around, and students seem to me to be fairly content most of the time (except around exams haha!) I think to improve it there could be better..Read more

L
Lucy
31 Jan 24

The student life at Newcastle University is one of its best features, as well as the student services and its..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:30,M:15 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,M2 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

A Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

34 Grades / Points required

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

H1,H1,H1,H2,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

AAB. Specific subjects and grades may be required depending on the combination to be studied.

AAABB at Higher Grade. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted and at least one Advanced Higher is preferred.Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

At least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit. Units which include essay-writing are desirable.

D3,D3,M2 in Principal Subjects. Specific subjects and grades may be required depending on the combination to be studied.

If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification, we will vary our offer to recognise this. Your project can be in any topic.

A minimum of 34 points including at least two subjects at Higher Level grade 6 or above.

H1H1H1H2H3 at Higher Level. Specific subjects and grades may be required depending upon the combination of subjects to be studied.

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Popular A-level subjects

Combined, General Or Negotiated Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
45%
English Literature
36%
Geography
25%
Psychology
24%
Religious Studies & Theology
17%
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Tuition fees

Students living in

England

9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from England

This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

22,900 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

22,900 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

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Lakshmi
31 Jan 24
Combined Honours BA (Hons)
I think there’s always a good vibe around, and students seem to me to be fairly content most of the time (except around exams haha!) I think to improve it there could be better...
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Lucy
31 Jan 24
Combined Honours BA (Hons)
The student life at Newcastle University is one of its best features, as well as the student services and its...
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