Changes to Liberal Arts BA

We鈥檝e listened to feedback and we have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2025/26 for Liberal Arts BA.

You can review the changes below. By accepting your offer to study at Sussex, we will infer that you are happy with these changes but if you would like to discuss them please feel free to contact us at studyinmah@sussex.ac.uk.

Course changes for the BA in Liberal Arts

Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below. There are no changes to Years 2 and 3.

Year 1

SemesterOld structureNew structureComment
1

Global Humanities 1 (core)

Global Humanities 1 (core)

No change
Practicing Humanities 1 (core)

Practicing Humanities 1 (core)

No change
Creative Video (option)

Creative Video (option)

No change

Acts of Writing 1 (option)

Acts of Writing 1 (option)

No change

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (option)

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (option)

No change

Colonialism and After (option)  

Module withdrawn

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

No change

2

Global Humanities 2 (core)

Global Humanities 2 (core) No change

Practicing Humanities 2 (core)

Practicing Humanities 2 (core)

No change

Photography: Practice and Theory (option)

Photography: Practice and Theory (option)

No change

Radical Theory (option)

Radical Theory (option) No change

Debates in Media Studies B (option)

  Module removed
  Acts of Writing 2 (option) New module
  Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 2 (option) New module

Stage 1 Elective Spring (option)

Stage 1 Elective Spring (option) No change

Year 1, Semester 1

Old structureNew structureComment

Global Humanities 1 (core)

Global Humanities 1 (core)

No change
Practicing Humanities 1 (core)

Practicing Humanities 1 (core)

No change
Creative Video (option)

Creative Video (option)

No change

Acts of Writing 1 (option)

Acts of Writing 1 (option)

No change

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (option)

Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 1 (option)

No change

Colonialism and After (option)  

Module withdrawn

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

Stage 1 Elective Autumn (option)

No change

Year 1, Semester 2

Old structureNew structureComment

Global Humanities 2 (core)

Global Humanities 2 (core) No change

Practicing Humanities 2 (core)

Practicing Humanities 2 (core)

No change

Photography: Practice and Theory (option)

Photography: Practice and Theory (option)

No change

Radical Theory (option)

Radical Theory (option) No change

Debates in Media Studies B (option)

  Module removed
  Acts of Writing 2 (option) New module
  Researching, Creating and Communicating in the Humanities 2 (option) New module

Stage 1 Elective Spring (option)

Stage 1 Elective Spring (option) No change