King's College London

Teaching & Modules

Modules

Year

Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

Lives of London (15 credits)
Writing Liberal Arts (15 credits)

Optional Modules

Year One modules are pre-requisites for the Major Pathway for Year Two. You will be required to take 90 credits from a list of modules which may typically include the following. You must check that you have selected the correct pre-requisites in order to progress to your chosen field of study.

Greek and Roman Literature and Thought: An Introduction (30 credits)
What is Comparative Literature? Conceptions & Methods (15 credits)
Comparative Literature: Theoretical Foundations (15 credits)
Theories of New Media (15 credits)
Methods in Digital Research (15 credits)
Reading Theory (15 credits)
Literatures of the Americas (15 credits)
Introduction to Film Studies: Forms (15 credits)
Introduction to Film Studies: Critical Debates (15 credits)
Geographical Foundations I: The Making of the Modern World (15 credits)
Geographical Foundations II: Challenges of the Modern World (15 credits)
Medieval Worlds: Connection, Comparison & Transformation (300-1500AD) (30 credits)
Making the Modern World, 1780-1900 (15 credits)
Making the Modern World, 1900-present (15 credits)
Introduction to Development Studies (30 credits)
Nomads, Exiles, Travellers: Introduction to Modern Languages and Cultures (15 credits)
Issues & Topics in Music 2 (15 credits)
Issues & Topics in Music 3 (15 credits)
Introduction to Philosophy I (15 credits)
Introduction to Philosophy II (15 credits)
Introduction to Politics (30 credits)
Politics in Theory and Practice (15 credits)
Sociology of Religion (15 credits)
Philosophy and Theology – The Big Questions (15 credits)

(You must be able to read music fluently and have passed Grade 6 in the instrument you wish to study to study a module from the Department of Music)

You may optionally study one (and normally only one) 15-credit foreign language module in Year One as part of their 90 credits of first-year options.

The 15-credit foreign language module delivered by the King’s Language Centre will be chosen from the list of KLC assessed modules (NOT including non-language-learning modules e.g. Linguistics). You select a language and study at a level based on proficiency.

The optional Latin language module is delivered by the Classics Department and is worth 30 credits.

Beginners Latin (30 credits)

The Liberal Arts BA is interdisciplinary, providing you with a wide choice of modules from across our Arts & Humanities Faculty and from selected subjects in the Social Science & Public Policy Faculty. At King’s, all students on a taught programme are allocated a personal tutor who will play a key role in helping you to get the most out of your studies, providing support and encouragement for your time at university.

Personal tutors provide you with the opportunity to periodically take stock of your learning, academic progress and general wellbeing as you progress through your studies, offering guidance on how to seek further support if you need it, and how to access the range of opportunities available to you as a King's student.

Most of your modules will be taught through lectures and seminars, including units delivered by one of the world’s most distinguished academics.

Approximately, across the programme, each year youcan expect:

5% lectures,
10% seminars,
85% independent study

This will be dependent on module choices and major selection and for students taking the optional year abroad, this would be dependent on host institution and modules selected.

Typically, one credit equates to ten hours of work.

Assessment

Coursework
Written examinations
Practical Examinations

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include essays and written examination. The nature of the Liberal Arts programme - where students study across a range of departments - means the forms of assessment might differ substantially for each student.