Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities

Undergraduate

Tailor your degree to your own interests from a huge range of options across the arts, humanities and social sciences on our innovative Liberal Arts BA.

One of the very first degrees of its kind in the UK, our BA in Liberal Arts is a flexible, interdisciplinary and innovative course which allows students to draw on the full range of our university's exciting heritage in Arts and Humanities. By learning different approaches and techniques, you'll gain a rounded perspective with which to address the challenges of the modern world.

You're in charge of your education with the opportunity to take modules from 13 subject areas, one of which will become your major. This includes the chance to study foreign languages, learn about London life, or spend time studying or completing an internship abroad.

A Liberal Arts BA from King’s is focused on making students both employable and prepared for postgraduate study. Graduates from our degree programme have gone on to enjoy careers in the arts, politics, technology, education and the civil service.

The Department also offers undergraduate modules on cultural competency for King's students. These modules teach students how to view the world through the lens of other people – in all their diversity.

Liberal Arts BA

UCAS Code: LP99

Duration: Three years full-time (a modern languages major is four years, with the third year spent abroad) Study Liberal Arts BA at King's College London and take one of 13 majors from across arts, social sciences and humanities.

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Innovation Module 1: Cultural Competency - Professionalism and Practice

A 15-credit service-led module designed to support student transition into and through the first year of university study, developing skillsets and mindsets which reflect King's core values, through a shared experience around which a community of lifelong learners can form.

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Innovation Module 2: Cultural Competency - Mixing Methods, From Knowing to Doing

King's undergraduate students can complete this 15 credit module during their first year of study, developing skillsets and mindsets that develop our core values.

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Innovation Module 3: Transcending Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

This module has been developed through an exciting international collaboration with seven institutions across the UK and Europe. Teaching content has been designed by international experts in various fields of cultural competence, linguistics and translation/interpreting. Each week, teaching content will tackle a theoretical and practical aspect of multilingualism and multiculturalism, in the context of topical issues, such as generative AI, climate change, democracy, global health, equality and diversity, and civic responsibilities. Having a second or third language can be an advantage, but the module does not require students to be multilingual.

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Cultural Competency Kickstarter

Discover our kickstarter course, giving you a comprehensive introduction to the concept of cultural competency at King's.

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Choose your degree major from 13 subjects

Our Liberal Arts BA provides students with skills across many disciplines. Students are given the opportunity for in-depth study through the major of their choosing.