BA (Hons) Liberal Arts with a Placement Year

Course Overview

Cross subject and discipline boundaries. Build a unique degree that fits your interests and career goals.

BA Liberal Arts with a Placement Year at UEA harnesses the best expertise from across the University, creating an exciting and innovative programme, with the invaluable opportunity to gain real-world experience in a work environment. You’ll experience the renowned teaching of UEA’s academics while being supported by a core team.

Take control of your own studies. Start by choosing your major from the Arts and Humanities. Choose your minor subject from a wide range of options, including Arts and Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences. Select a minor from subjects as diverse as Film Production, Business or Computing. Your choices can produce some unique connections and insights! By taking modules from different Schools, you’ll sample various methods, approaches, and theories throughout your degree.

During BA Liberal Arts with a Placement Year, you’ll spend your third year working with an external company or charity. This might be from the dynamic Norwich cultural industries, a local or national business, or even further afield. You’ll have access to fantastic resources on your doorstep, from our in-house media facilities, to the Sainsbury Centre.

If you’re looking for the freedom to follow your interests and passions, then Liberal Arts at UEA is for you. This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead and innovate. After your degree, you’ll be in a perfect position to take advantage of future job prospects. While studying with us, you’ll build an original and unique portfolio of expertise that will make you stand out from the crowd.

This course is open to

UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.

We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.

You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.

English and Mathematics

All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade C or grade C.

In place of Mathematics GCSE we can also consider Functional Skills Level 2 Mathematics.

We accept a wide range of English Language qualifications, please see our English Language equivalencies page.

Typical International Entry Requirements

We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. For specific details about your country, view our information for International Students.

A levels

ABB

BTEC

Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

Combinations of BTEC and A levels

Extended Diploma: DDM

Diploma: DD plus B at A level.

Extended Certificate: D plus BB at A level.

BTEC in Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration are all excluded from our BTEC offers

International Baccalaureate

32 points overall

INTO UEA

If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree.

English Foreign Language

Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading): 

• IELTS:  6.5  overall (minimum  5.5  in all components) 

We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.

Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.

  If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.

Deferred Entry

We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.

Admissions Policy

Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.

Employability

Liberal Arts at UEA will provide you with a competitive edge in today’s job market. You’ll develop 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 and public sectors.

Example of careers that you could enter include:

• Consultancy and Management
• Education
• Culture and Media Industries
• Civil Service
• NGOs
• Public Relations and Marketing

Discover more on our Careers webpages.