Liberal Arts BA (Hons)
King's College London
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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

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Our innovative and flexible Liberal Arts BA enables you to create a degree programme that suits your own interests. Select from a wide range of options across the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and gain a wide-ranging qualification that will enhance your employability and provide an ideal platform for work or postgraduate study. You will study a combination of required and optional modules, and choose a subject in which you will major. You will also have the opportunity to study a ...Read more

Our innovative and flexible Liberal Arts BA enables you to create a degree programme that suits your own interests. Select from a wide range of options across the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and gain a wide-ranging qualification that will enhance your employability and provide an ideal platform for work or postgraduate study. You will study a combination of required and optional modules, and choose a subject in which you will major. You will also have the opportunity to study a language, spend time abroad, and undertake an internship.


Key benefits

- Choose from 15 majors from across arts, humanities and social sciences - with no mathematics or science requirements- A flexible and tailored degree with a wide range of optional modules within your major and beyond- A strong focus on developing your skills and making you highly employable- King's has been researching and teaching Liberal Arts subjects for over 150 years and is amongst the world's leading universities- A truly international staff with a wealth of experience in Liberal Arts teaching- Course delivered at The Strand Campus in the heart of London, within easy reach of numerous cultural and political institutions- Unique Lives of London' module which uses the streets and spaces of the city as a laboratory for interdisciplinary learningPlease see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/liberal-arts-ba

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CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
24th
Humanities (Non-Specific)
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The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 88 = 12% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
12%
What students say
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Anjali
12 Feb 23

It's a great, central location in some beautiful buildings. It's a shame that they are quite far from each other, but the recent redesign, pedestrianisation and addition of green..Read more

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Nikolaa
11 Feb 23

An amazing support network for students all around.. Specially for students with disabilities, I can say I definitely feel supported and positively encouraged by my Uni. The only..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AA Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:36,M:9,P:0 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

36 Grades / Points required

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

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

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Must include grade A in any compulsory subjects for your choice of Major.

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Must include grade A in any compulsory subjects for your choice of Major.

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Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.

36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Music Higher Level for applicants wishing to pursue a Music major. See 'Required subjects'. Notes: The total point score of 36 includes TOK/EE.

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 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 Scotland

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£9,250 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 Wales

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£9,250 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 Northern Ireland

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

£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 Channel Islands

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12 Feb 23
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It's a great, central location in some beautiful buildings. It's a shame that they are quite far from each other, but the recent redesign, pedestrianisation and addition of green...
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Nikolaa
11 Feb 23
Liberal Arts BA (Hons)
An amazing support network for students all around.. Specially for students with disabilities, I can say I definitely feel supported and positively encouraged by my Uni. The only...
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King's College London
Strand, London London City Of Westminster WC2R 2LS United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Temple  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Charing Cross   0.2 miles away
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