Joint honours courses

Joint honours courses allow you to combine two different subjects. These could be closely related (Dance and Music for example) or from totally different areas (Biology and French for example).

Either way, a joint honours degree is a great way to:

  • combine different areas of interest;
  • keep your career options open and increase your job opportunities – graduating with two areas of expertise shows employers that you are flexible and multi-skilled; or
  • try a new subject alongside an existing favourite.

How does a joint honours degree work?

Usually you split your time equally between the two subjects. But sometimes you spend more time studying one subject (in which case it is your major field) than the other (which is your minor field).

Most of our courses (single honours and joint honours) consist of eight modules* each year. So, for example, if you were studying Dance and Music you might choose:

  • half-field Dance and half-field Music – four modules in Dance and four modules in Music (your degree title would be Dance and Music);
  • major-field Dance and minor-field Music – five modules in Dance and three modules in Music (your degree title would be Dance with Music); or
  • minor-field Dance and major-field Music – three modules in Dance and five modules in Music (your degree title would be Music with Dance).

Whichever route you choose, the total number of modules you take is exactly the same as a single honours student.

*(A module is a unit of study that explores a specific area within a subject.)

Is it more difficult than a single honours degree?

No, you work at exactly the same academic level as students on single honours programmes – you simply study fewer modules from each subject area.

Remember that the total number of modules you take is exactly the same as a single honours student.

What can I study?

We offer the following courses as joint honours at Kingston: