BA Liberal Arts
About this course
BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts. The course includes an Independent Project in the Community and offers options to study abroad for a term or a full year, or to undertake a professional placement year. It was developed in partnership with activist organisations, think-tanks, NGOs, broadcasters, museums, galleries, and communications companies.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 34 points
What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 75%
- Learning opportunities: 76%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 75%
- Organisation and management: 44%
- Learning resources: 74%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Access course: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Identities in the Modern World
- Liberal Arts and the World
- Hope and Fear: History, Culture, and Climate Change
- Practising Systems: How to Disrupt and Create
- Mobilise and Persuade: Popular Assembly, Think Tanks, and Strategic Communications
- Slander, Lies, and Post-Truth: from the Renaissance to the Present
- Decolonisation and the Community: a Practice-based Approach
- Future Thinking
- Ancient Philosophy
- Debates in Screen Documentary
- History and Practice of Songwriting
- In the Embers of Empire: Reading Postcolonial Texts Today
- Pop Culture: Representation and Consumption
- 2015: Fortress Europe and the Migration Crisis
- Arts and Lifestyle Journalism
- Podcasting
- Pop Life: After Modern Art
- Queer Brighton and Sussex: Histories, Heritage, and Aesthetics
- Sound, Culture & Society
- Independent Project in the Community
- Feminism and Digital Culture
- Queer Archives
- Social Media, Activism and Advocacy
- Witches and Witch-Hunts
- Community Media
- Life Writing and Life Histories
- Queer Fictions
- Writing the Environment
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Liberal Arts at University of Sussex?
75% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Liberal Arts at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 124 UCAS points.
Does BA Liberal Arts at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Liberal Arts at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.