Joint Honours
Georgina Daniels a Dance and Drama Joint Honours student
Flexibility, breadth and adaptability are the main features of our Joint Honours programme.
You can build a course that suits your particular needs, plays to your strengths and prepares you for the career of your choice.
The focus of your degree within the Joint Honours programme is two named subjects. It can involve closely-related subjects, or contrasting subjects — you choose.
And the choice doesn't end there. Because, depending on your interests and how much time you want to spend studying these particular subjects, your degree may emphasise one of these subjects rather than the other — what we call a Major/Minor programme — or you may study them more equally, resulting in a Joint degree.
Find out about:
- What current students say
- Your Joint Honours degree programme
- Find a Joint Honours course
- A-Z of courses
What current students say
See what some of our current students have to say about their Joint Honours courses:
''I would thoroughly recommend the Joint Honours programme to mature students — it's fun and it doesn't matter how old you are,''
Diana Cockrill (French and English)
''You meet a wide range of people with different interests. It's a lovely campus and I'm really interested in Sport and Health,''
Krystle Coopey (Sport Studies and Health Studies)
''I simply enjoy both my subject areas,''
Oliver Taylor (Equine Studies and Physical Geography)
Your Joint Honours degree programme
Your Honours degree programme consists of three levels (that is, the equivalent of three years of full-time study). You study 120 credits at each level — that's six standard modules or equivalent — making a total of 360 credits. If you do not wish to complete the full programme, you may qualify for a Higher Education Certificate, Diploma or ordinary degree if you complete 120, 240 or 300 credits respectively.
Admission to the Joint Honours programme is similar to the ordinary undergraduate degree programme and students should apply through the usual UCAS route.
If your choice is not listed, contact us to find out if it is a permitted combination. If you wish to study on a part-time basis, you can apply direct.
Graduating with a BA or BSc (Honours) in two named subjects, you will be eligible to enter a wide range of careers or postgraduate training programmes.
Examples of the popular combinations
Mathematics and Computing:
This combination allows students to gain a detailed understanding of the theoretical and conceptual features underpinning technical Computing. A student will study both a pure Mathematics 'core' and its applications in programming, but may choose to specialise in either area or study the areas with an equal emphasis.
UCAS code: N5P3
Sport Studies and Health Studies:
Within this combination, students are encouraged to think about Health within a biopsychosocial context. They are encouraged to explore the relationship between the concepts of health and sport performance and participation in a wide range of contexts. A focus on the social context of sport and health has led graduates to progress to careers in Recreation Management and Sports Development.
UCAS code: C6L4
Psychology and Human Resource Management:
This popular combination focuses on the management of people at work — individual development, organisational behaviour, human resource management and the necessary conceptual, theoretical and methodological skills to understand and analyse human behaviour at all the varying levels. The importance of the theories, concepts, principles and practices through which the functioning, management and development of people can occur is emphasised in this programme. Students will have the opportunity to study the major theoretical approaches to the understanding of human behavior.
UCAS code: C8N6
Find a Joint Honours course
Click on one of the links below to view all Joint Honours courses on offer at the University. Alternatively, use our course finder.