BA (Hons) Liberal Arts at Anglia Ruskin University

Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of today’s complex world and its challenges from subjects including English, history, philosophy, and global politics. Study at ARU in Cambridge, and explore global issues and challenges such as inequality, social justice, violence, the essence of humanity and the future of AI. This course includes a range of optional modules, so you can focus on your areas of interest.

Duration: 3 years; 4 years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time (placement year available)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study history, literature, language and communication and philosophy and the ways in which each of these subjects reflect and address societal issues such as migration and global peace or “wokeness”. Choose from a range of optional modules that cover sociology and criminology, too. Year 1: Introduction to the Study of Literature and Writing, A History of Now, Language, Communication and Society, Introduction to Philosophy: The Big Questions. Year 2: Ruskin Module, Give Peace a Chance: Fundamental Issues and Perspectives on Contemporary International Relations, Woke Wars, Mobilities and Migration, Bridging Cultures, Critical Social Thought: Knowledge, Power and Division; options include Key Paradigms 2: Sociology and Politics, Sociology of Health Inequalities, Violence and Confrontation, The United States in the 20th Century. Year 3: Major Project, Research Communication, The Making of Modern Media; options include Global Feminisms, From Workhouses to Universal Credit: The Past, Present and Future of the British Welfare State, The Cultural Politics of Celebrity, Key Paradigms 3: International and Global Perspectives in Education.

Career pathways

Graduate with skills and knowledge that are valued in the 21st-century workplace. These include independent thought, and the ability to communicate your research findings to diverse audiences.

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