Liberal Arts BA
AAB at A level.
70% of entrants came with A levels · 95% stay on after year 1 · Southampton course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Southampton course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | Pass, with overall score of 34 points with 17 at Higher Level | — |
| BTEC | Distinction, Distinction in the BTEC National Extended Diploma, or Distinction, | — |
| Access | 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3 all of which 39 credits must | — |
| Scottish Highers | Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and q | — |
| T Level | The following T levels are accepted: Media, Broadcast and Production; Education | — |
What do you study?
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. Credits are not published for this course.
Southampton course page · optional modules vary by year
32 optional modules
Year 2 · 21 core, 33 optional
33 optional modules
Year 3 · 16 core, 26 optional
26 optional modules
Where does it lead?
Discover Uni has no outcome figures for this course yet.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 12, 22
All outcome figures2
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 15% left | 95% | 15 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Southampton fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £27,500 a year (2026/27).
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 76% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 20 students answered
Highest: 100% agreed on question 1; lowest: 74% on question 14.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 100% |
| Question 2 | 89% |
| Question 3 | 89% |
| Question 4 | 100% |
| Question 5 | 84% |
| Question 6 | 100% |
| Question 7 | 89% |
| Question 8 | 84% |
| Question 9 | 95% |
| Question 10 | 89% |
| Question 11 | 95% |
| Question 12 | 84% |
| Question 13 | 100% |
| Question 14 | 74% |
| Question 15 | 95% |
| Question 16 | 84% |
| Question 17 | 100% |
| Question 18 | 100% |
| Question 19 | 94% |
| Question 20 | 100% |
| Question 21 | 89% |
| Question 22 | 100% |
| Question 23 | 89% |
| Question 24 | 95% |
| Question 25 | 94% |
| Question 26 | 100% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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