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BA Liberal Arts

University of Bristol · United Kingdom

BA Liberal Arts

A three-year humanities degree in Bristol.

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Where
BristolUnited Kingdom
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
13 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
£26,500 first yearintl fee, 2027
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 13 January 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as "Bristol and Durham: register, book and sit by 13 January 2027". LNAT universities listed are Cambridge, Oxford, King's College London, LSE, UCL, Bristol, Durham and SUSS (Singapore).

    Source

  2. 13 January 2027

    LNAT (Law): register, book and sit the test for Bristol
    DetailsSource

  3. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

    Source
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What it is

An arts and humanities degree with one subject in depth, your pathway, and freedom to range across the rest. Bespoke units put current global issues in historical context and look at how data shapes stories, and you finish with an interdisciplinary project and a capstone on the public role of the humanities.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 36 points
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Bristol

Most courses ask at least 32 points, some up to 40 with 18 at HL; HL Maths AA or AI both count. English A Literature at SL 5 or HL 4 meets English profile E (used by Computer Science).

Where it says so

Check it on bristol.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Motivation letter
    No test or interview is listed. Choose a pathway such as English, Film, Classics, Philosophy or a language; a four-year MLibArts adds a year abroad.
Sources (2)
  1. BA Liberal Arts at Bristol — checked 2026-09-25
  2. IB applicants at Bristol

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