The time has likely come for you to choose your modules for your next year at university. If you have already chosen, you will probably have the opportunity to transfer modules over the summer. Often, particularly in Arts and humanities subjects, there will be module options from different departments that stray from your main degree programme. While some students tend to avoid these modules, others swear by them.
Opportunities to explore a range of subjects at university are diverse and vary from department to department and at different universities. Many universities, notably Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds, offer languages programmes as part of other degrees which are perfect to culturally enrich yourself especially if you are planning on taking a year abroad.
If you are yet to start university, and are curious to explore an array of subjects, studying Liberal Arts and Natural Science could be the perfect degree for you. This course allows you to choose modules from across the university, whether you fancy studying English, Computer Science, Drama, Biology, Economics or something new.
Great experience
As a joint honours student studying English and History, I have loved exploring a breadth of modules at university. However, I wish I had known about the Liberal Arts course before joining. Modules available on my course spans across the History of Arts, department of Anthropology and African studies, and Classics, as well, of course, as English and History.
This year I took a module from the department of Anthropology, despite not knowing what it was prior to beginning studies. I found it extremely interesting studying different societies and cultures and exploring how they interpret gender and kinship.
It was great to learn about a new field and fine tune my essay writing skills through a new lens. However it was certainly difficult straying from my area of expertise. It is worth noting that you will likely be assessed against students who study in that department full time; if you are struggling to hit grade targets therefore, choosing these modules can be risky. Though they were eye opening, studying Anthropology lectures certainly threw me in at the deep end, as I lacked the foundations of the subject.