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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Durham City
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Durham City
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Select a an exam type
If you’re creative and curious with an interest in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the BA in Liberal Arts could be what you’re looking for. A highly regarded degree subject with a long-standing tradition, Liberal Arts gives you the freedom to craft a programme of study that is tailored around your interests and career aspirations. You can also apply to add a placement year or a year abroad to your degree, increasing the course from three years to four.This course appeals to highly qualified, self-motivated and independent-minded students who are seeking to make creative connections between their subjects. A multidisciplinary qualification that sits outside of traditional boundaries, the course offers exceptional flexibility and the opportunity to learn in some of the UK’s most prestigious Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences departments.You can choose to focus on two subjects at a deeper level or spread your learning across a wider range of subjects. You will explore a diverse selection of contemporary worldwide issues which will develop your intellectual and critical skills. As such, you will be well placed to take up careers in fields as diverse as law, teaching, publishing and the financial services.
Exam type
A levelA level:
A*AA Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AAAAA Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
AAA Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:30,M:15 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
D2,D3,D3 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
38 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H1,H2,H2,H2,H2 Grades / Points required
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:
D*DD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
D*DD Grades / Points required
T Level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.Specific subjects excluded for entry: General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Departments will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. In the absence of 3 Advanced Highers, where these are not offered by the applicant’s school, offers comprising of Advanced Highers and Highers or a number of Highers may be made on a case by case basis.
Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.
We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham.
Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.
To include Higher Level subjects at 6, 6, 6. Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.
Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.
To include subject specific A-levels (or equivalent) where required. Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.
To include subject specific A-levels (or equivalent) where required. Please see our website for requirements around specific subjects.
At Durham we welcome applications from students of outstanding achievement and potential from all educational backgrounds. We will consider applicants studying T level qualifications for entry to many of our courses. Where a course requires subject specific knowledge and this is not covered within the T level being studied, you may need to supplement your T level studies with a suitable qualification to meet this requirement, for example at A level. Where this is needed this will be clearly stated in our entry requirements. Detailed entry requirements can be found on individual course entries on our courses database.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£27,500 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£27,500 per year
Students from International
£27500 Per year
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