The course offers in-depth learning in your chosen field of specialisation, which will constitute your major and be selected from subjects within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. This is then complemented by the study of subjects alongside it, which will constitute your minor and be selected from subjects within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences, or the Faculty of Science. By spending a year studying abroad, you will be exposed to teaching influenced by different research interests, expanding your academic horizons, while also having the opportunity to experience university life in another country.

If you are looking for the freedom to follow your interests and passions, wherever these might take you, then Liberal Arts at UEA will be for you. This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead and innovate. Whilst studying Liberal Arts at UEA, you will build an original and unique portfolio of expertise that will make you stand out from the crowd.

ABOUT

By studying Liberal Arts at UEA, you can enjoy the prospect of taking control of your studies while still being supported by a course structure.

This is an innovative and challenging programme aimed at ambitious and versatile students who do not want to be limited by traditional disciplinary boundaries. Our course is ideal if you wish to study more than one subject area while retaining a larger degree of flexibility than traditional joint degrees allow. Whichever subjects you choose, you will be learning at the forefront of your chosen disciplines with our stimulating, innovative, and research-led programme.

PLACEMENT YEAR AND STUDY ABROAD

UEA has strong links with universities across the globe, including Australasia, Canada, the United States and Europe. Going to university in another country will allow you to immerse yourself in a different culture – and possibly language – while studying for your Liberal Arts degree.  Your choice of exchange university for the Year Abroad may be influenced by the modules you have chosen and the research strengths of the individual institutions in those particular areas. Your academic adviser will discuss your choices and provide advice for your year abroad in year two.  

AFTER THE COURSE

Liberal Arts at UEA will provide you with a competitive edge in today’s jobs market, giving you the transferable skills, breadth of experience and adaptability that employers seek. Liberal Arts graduates are highly employable and especially attractive to employers because of the range of their intellectual skills, their capacity to make creative connections, and their independence of mind. As a result, Liberal Arts programmes produce world leaders in the arts, culture and media industries, politics, education, business, marketing, advertising, humanitarian work, technology, public service, amongst many other professions in the private or public sectors. 

CAREER DESTINATIONS

Example of careers that you could enter include: 

• Consultancy and Management 

• Education

• Culture and Media Industries 

• Civil Service 

• NGOs

• Public Relations and Marketing