Liberal Arts (with Placement Year) BA (Hons)

**Defy traditional subject boundaries with our vibrant Liberal Arts degree**<br/>Explore countless connections across the humanities with our hands-on Liberal Arts degree. You will inspect various disciplinary approaches while covering topics like:<br/><br/>• Revolutions and rebellions<br/>• World religions<br/>• Digital production<br/>• Creative writing<br/>• Journalism and the media<br/>• Political communication<br/><br/>Our BA Liberal Arts degree gives you a broad, interdisciplinary foundation while allowing you to specialise in the areas that excite you most. Major pathways on our BA Liberal Arts degree include:<br/><br/>• Creative writing<br/>• English<br/>• Film and screen media<br/>• History<br/>• Political science<br/>• Theology<br/><br/>**Real-world experience**<br/>During your Liberal Arts degree, you can engage in real-world public presentations and creative projects through mediums like:<br/><br/>• Film and tv<br/>• Magazines<br/>• Podcasts.<br/><br/>**Learn in the capital**<br/>Our campus is located in the green and picturesque London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, so as a BA Liberal Arts student, you’ll have access to the capitals diverse creative, cultural, historical, and political scenes. You could explore places like:<br/><br/>• The British Library<br/>• Shakespeare’s Globe<br/>• The Tate Modern<br/>• Houses of Parliament<br/><br/>We’ll also take you on exciting field trips to several cultural institutions as part of your degree, including:<br/><br/>• National Theatre<br/>• Museum of London<br/>• The Imperial War Museum<br/><br/>**A campus with a unique creative history**<br/>Our campus is attached to Strawberry Hill House. Here, renowned gothic writer, Horace Walpole, designed and lived to inspire his work. As a result, your degree will be a fully immersive and geographically distinct learning experience.<br/><br/>**Hear from our students**<br/>Shekinah, Liberal Arts student – “As a liberal arts student at St Mary’s, I can study and choose to major in, history, English, film, creative writing, and theology — all subjects that I love.”<br/><br/>**Paid work placements**<br/>You can complete a paid work placement to build your skills and network. You can work in:<br/><br/>• Theatres<br/>• Concert halls<br/>• Museums<br/>• Heritage sites<br/>• Publishing houses<br/>• Charities<br/><br/>**Why St Mary’s?**<br/>You will gain skills and support to make a positive impact – for yourself and for others – through high-quality teaching, real-world experience, and a community that lifts each other up. Our campus is a London oasis – blending city energy with open green spaces to think, connect, and grow.<br/><br/>**About the Placement Year**<br/>A placement year enables you to undertake a year of experience in an organisation between your second and final year.<br/><br/>It will enable you to:<br/><br/><br/>- apply the knowledge and skills you gain from your course in a work setting<br/><br/><br/>- build your commercial awareness and insights into organisations and industries you might want to work in<br/><br/><br/>- develop your professional skills through company training, networking skills and confidence in the workplace<br/><br/><br/>- get some great experience for future job applications or even land a graduate job.<br/><br/><br/>**Support from St Mary’s every step of the way**<br/>Securing a placement can really help you develop your job search skills and the Employability Service placement and Careers Teams can support you to find and apply for available opportunities.<br/><br/>**Please note:** in the event that you cannot secure a placement you will be able to transfer onto the three year version of your degree programme.