Like the BA Liberal Arts, this programme encourages you to explore subjects and issues across the arts and humanities. The first two years of the MLibArts course are identical to the BA, with core units, a numeracy unit and a language unit, as well as optional units. You will also begin to explore your specialist subject pathway. This may be one of the disciplines taught by a department in the Faculty of Arts, or a cross-departmental pathway in medieval studies or film studies.

A special feature of the MLibArts is the opportunity to spend your third year studying abroad at one of the prestigious universities around the world with which the University of Bristol has an exchange agreement. Visit Global Opportunities to find out more about where you can study overseas.

The fourth, master's-level year includes a dissertation, units in your subject pathway and other options chosen from across the faculty.

Years One and Two (Core Units):

• Critical Writing in the Humanities (20 credits)
• History of the Present (20 credits)
• Society & Ideas (20 credits)
• Experiencing the Aesthetic (20 credits)
• Language Unit (20 credits)
• Numeracy Unit (20 credits)

Year One (Pathway and Optional Units):

• Pathway Units (40-80 credits)
• Optional Units (any remaining credits can be used to choose optional units across the Faculty. Up to 20 credits could be used on an Open Unit in another Faculty)

Year Two (Pathway and Optional Units):

• Pathway Units (40-60 credits)
• Optional Units (any remaining credits can be used to choose optional units across the Faculty. Up to 20 credits could be used on an Open Unit in another Faculty)

Year Three:

• Year Abroad studying Liberal Arts in one of our partner universities

Year Four:

• Dissertation (40 credits)
• Pathway Units (choose at least 40 credits of the third year options available in your pathway)
• Optional Units (you may also take up to 40 credits of optional units across the Faculty).

Find out more about the course structure and units available for Liberal Arts with Study Abroad

A-level Standard offer	AAA including an Arts subject and another essay-based subject
A-level Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	ABB including A in an Arts subject and B in another essay-based subject
International Baccalaureate Diploma Standard offer	36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in an Arts subject and 6 at Higher Level in another essay-based subject
International Baccalaureate Diploma Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in an Arts subject and 5 at Higher Level in another essay-based subject
Cambridge Pre-U offer	Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, M3 is C
Access to HE Diploma offer	Pass Access to HE Diploma (Humanities) with at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit, including 12 graded level 3 credits at Distinction in an Arts subject. Additional written work may be required.
BTEC offer	DDD in a relevant subject with Distinction in specified units, plus A in an Arts subject A-level
Scottish Qualifications Authority offer	Advanced Higher: AA in one Arts subject and one Arts/essay-based subject, and Standard Higher: AAAAB (see lists below)
Welsh Baccalaureate offer	Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade
European Baccalaureate offer	85% overall including 8.5 in one Arts subject and one Arts/essay-based subject
UK qualifications	Further information about UK qualifications
International qualifications	Accepted international qualifications
International Foundation Programme	60% in 60 academic credits with no subject lower than 40%, including two of Literature: Exploring Short Stories, Language and Communication Studies, British Constitutional History or Post-War European Cinema, both at 60%; or What Does it Mean to be Human at 60%

Applicants must also meet these requirements

GCSE profile requirements	Profile: No specific subjects required. Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.
English language requirements	If English is not your first language, you need to meet this profile level: Profile A Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.