Liberal Arts

Today's world is complex. To solve its problems we need a range of knowledge and skills.

Liberal Arts at Nottingham gives you the opportunity to:
- study multiple subjects

- develop advanced problem-solving skills

It's your chance to build your own degree programme and become part of the solution to our current problems.

Subject choices
Choose modules from 18 different subject areas covering:
- English – language and literature

- Humanities – history, philosophy, music, classics, archaeology, theology and religion

- Culture – film, television, media, communications, history of art

- Languages and area studies – Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, American and Canadian Studies

- Social sciences – education, geography, psychology, sociology, social policy

- Politics

- Maths

- Enterprise and innovation

There are no set pathways. Our dedicated Liberal Arts team will help you build a programme that fits your interests.

Core modules

Our core modules:
- help you connect your individual subjects

- develop your abilities to cooperate to tackle complex problems

The modules look at some of the key issues facing society today such as migration, globalisation and sustainability. Using their varied knowledge, skills and approaches our students work in groups to develop innovative solutions to difficult questions.

Community
You'll be part of a distinct Liberal Arts community:
- work together through group and project work and field trips

- sharing experiences as part of the Liberal Arts Society

At the same time you'll be able to join in with your subject-specific societies and take advantage of all the other opportunities the university offers.