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MA Liberal Arts and Sciences at University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Design your own degree pathway with the MA Liberal Arts and Sciences, an interdisciplinary degree that integrates courses across a breadth of subject areas. The Liberal Arts and Sciences Programme is an interdisciplinary learning pathway that allows self-motivated, curious, intellectually curious students to design their own degree pathway through university-level study. It is centred around exploring and integrating a wide breadth of courses, encompassing the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences.

Duration: 4 years (48 months)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory courses: Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen, Academic Writing for Social Sciences, Creating the Anthropocene, The Nature of The Environment Through Geological Time, Archaeology in Action and Year 2.

Career pathways

The Liberal Arts and Sciences programme celebrates intellectual exploration, independence, critical thinking, communication, and active citizenship. As such, this programme is designed to help you design and build your own graduate skillset.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements Qualifications The information below is provided as a guide only and does not guarantee entry to the University of Aberdeen. The information displayed in this section shows a shortened summary of our entry requirements. For more information, or for full entry requirements for Sciences degrees, see our detailed entry requirements section.

Intake: September

Duration: 4 years (48 months)

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