A Liberal Arts degree is a flexible, interdisciplinary university degree that focuses on subjects across humanities, arts, and social sciences. Instead of specialising in one or two subjects, a Liberal Arts degree allows you to make connections between disciplines and shape your own academic focus. The Liberal Arts BA at King's allows you to build a tailored degree by choosing a major from 13 core disciplines, including Classical & Hellenic Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Culture, English, Film Studies, Geography, History, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Politics, and Theology & Religious Studies. No two Liberal Arts students experience exactly the same programme.  

A Liberal Arts degree is worth it if you’re looking for flexibility and broad intellectual development in your studies and strong transferable skills alongside subject knowledge. Liberal Arts provides access to a wide range of careers. If you need a tightly defined qualification, a Liberal Arts degree might be less suitable.  

Liberal Arts allows study across disciplines. It encourages connections between subjects, training you to become adaptable and multi-faceted in your thinking. Alongside subject knowledge, you build generalist skills such as such as critical analysis and communication. A Liberal Arts degree suits students who are curious, flexible, and comfortable with exploration.  

Many employers value a Liberal Arts degree because it develops adaptability, analytical thinking, and communication skills, particularly in roles that change over time.

Liberal Arts graduates from King’s work across a wide range of industries, including:

• Regulatory bodies, government, and policy
• NGOs, charities, and international organisations
• Film, video and radio production
• Advertising, marketing and PR
• Computer programming
• Business and management
• Publishing

A Liberal Arts degree is broad by design, but it is not unfocused. The degree is structured to help you build depth as well as breadth. If you value flexibility, breadth, and transferable skills, this degree is a strong option. There is a high employer demand for transferable skills, such as critical thinking, communication, research, and synthesis across skills.

Many of today’s global challenges (climate change, inequality, migration, tech ethics for example) are complex and need interdisciplinary thinking rather than a single discipline approach.

If you are undecided on your career path or are multi-passionate, the breadth and diversity of a Liberal Arts degree can be exactly the path for you.

Choice is central to the degree, and you will be supported in shaping your pathway.. You will have a personal tutor who will be there to support you throughout your degree plus events showcasing the different major options. King’s has a careers and employability team who offer support in deciding what path to explore. You are not expected to design your degree alone.  

At King's, Liberal Arts means academic freedom without compromising on quality. You study across disciplines while benefiting from the depth, research strength and global reputation of one of the UK's leading universities. 

London is your campus here at King's. From Parliament to world-renowned museums and creative industries, you have access to opportunities few universities can match. 

This degree prepares you for more than a single path, but for a changing world, giving you the skills to be adaptable, analytical, and ready to lead across sectors.