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BA (Hons) Applied Humanities Accelerated Degree

Newman University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

The BA (Hons) Applied Humanities Accelerated Degree program at Newman University provides students with a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary field of applied humanities. This innovative program combines the study of literature, history, philosophy, and cultural studies to provide students with a holistic perspective on human culture and society. The accelerated degree format allows students to complete their degree in just two years, making it an excellent choice for those who are eager to start their careers as soon as possible.

Additional Information

The program is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in a wide range of fields, including teaching, journalism, marketing, and more. With a strong focus on practical application, students will gain valuable experience through hands-on learning opportunities and real-world projects. The program also offers a flexible schedule, allowing students to balance their studies with work or other commitments.

Discover Your Potential at Newman University

Newman University is an ideal choice for students pursuing the BA (Hons) Applied Humanities Accelerated Degree program due to its reputation for academic excellence and commitment to student success. The university offers a supportive learning environment, with small class sizes and personalized attention from faculty. Students will also have access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources, including the university's extensive library collection and cutting-edge technology. Plus, the program's accelerated format allows students to complete their degree quickly and start their careers sooner.

Why You Should Study This Course

Applied Humanities BA is an accelerated degree program that offers a flexible, supportive but intensive option of study for students looking to complete an undergraduate degree in just 2 years.

You will study core academic subjects such as history, literature, and philosophy, whilst learning to innovate in cutting-edge areas of research including the digital, medical, and environmental world.

Our program of study has been developed with regional and national organizations to ensure that you acquire the creative, practical, and professional skills necessary to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

As an Applied Humanities student, you will have the opportunity to establish contacts with a range of external organizations and experts. You will research and respond to real-life issues, learning how to transform your assessments into well-crafted and specific job applications which build on your real-life achievements. This personalized course builds on your potential and acts as a stepping-stone to a self-directed future career.

General Eligibility

You must achieve at least 96 UCAS points including a minimum of CC at A level or equivalent (e.g.MM at BTEC Diploma; MPP at BTEC Extended Diploma) towards the total tariff.

Access Students can achieve the requirements with the following combination of Distinction, Merit, and/ or Pass grades at level 3 achieved from a completed Access course. 96 UCAS Points: D21-M3-P21; D18-M9-P18; D15-M15-P15; D12-M21-P12; D9-M27-P9; D6-M33-P6; D3-M39-P3; D0-M45-P0.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours per week.

What You'll Study

1 Module

80 Credits

(Compulsory)

This module aims to equip students with the knowledge, resilience, and self-management skills to make informed choices about their careers. It will also act as an introduction to the multiple pathways available to graduates as they plan their transition to employment or further training. As part of this module, students will be encouraged to archive and collate material in a portfolio, as part of which they can keep a record of any professional contacts and collate relevant ideas and research material. They will reflect on the ways in which the techniques used by organizations could or should apply to their own profiles. Students will also be provided with opportunities and time to plan and implement career management strategies for the short and long term. Students will also begin developing the core digital skills that will underpin their work throughout the degree. These include information literacies, including searching, retrieving, and critically evaluating information from a range of appropriate sources.

What is the good life?

40 Credits

(Compulsory)

Students will work to acquire key research methodologies and skills that underpin the humanities, including developing their collaborative and interdisciplinary skills. Students will consider the way in which data shapes our real and virtual worlds. They will be encouraged to take a critical view of the digital age with a long-term historical and cultural approach. Students will also consider how the increased preoccupation with our own unique political and cultural identities has promoted the perception that many people who share our world do not share our worldview. This module explores how the historical and cultural foundations of the West Midlands identity and how that might intersect with wider global narratives. Using local history and regional literature and dialect, students will be asked to identify and explore the construction of regional identities using both real and fictional personalities. Building on the concept of identity politics, students will use broad ideological and temporal frameworks to tell new narratives about their own identities. This module will serve as a way to empower students to contribute to conversations about the relationship and duties owed by individuals to civic society.

(Compulsory)

What is reality?

20 Credits

(Compulsory)

Students will interrogate and unpack issues, often developed in consultation with external organizations. Students will develop their ability to work in teams and negotiate as they consider the historical, literary, and philosophical context of the issues at hand. Drawing on the skills and content of the humanities subjects, students will critically analyze, research, reframe and recommend resolutions to these real-world issues, while developing their digital skills.

Language Requirement

The University is not licensed by the UK Government to sponsor migrant students under the Student route and is therefore unable to accept applications from international students at present.

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