Changes to Liberal Arts BA
We’ve 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
Year 1, Semester 1
| Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
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Module withdrawn |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 structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |