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Flexible combined honours, what is it and where do they do it??

My idea is that it’s a free choice honours degree where you get to choose both your subjects. Or is it just another term for joint honours with already pre established courses? Also where else do they do them apart from Exeter as I’ve only seen that uni advertise for it.
There are a couple other unis where you can pick and choose which subjects you want to combine when you start. The FCH term is specific to Exeter, others just call them combined honours or joint honours degrees but often they are presented in a table format otherwise.

You may also want to consider courses in e.g. liberal arts, arts and sciences, or natural sciences depending on your preferred combination.

Note that just because in principle you can combine two subjects through FCH doesn't mean in practice it will always work - you basically have to pick modules subject to timetabling (the timetabling doesn't work around you as the FCH student) and so often certain combinations may not work, or will end up heavily constraining your options within thay combination.

I suspect this is part of why most joint honours courses are predefined combinations (also to ensure a level of intellectual coherence).

What subjects exactly are you looking at combining?

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Wait is it just basically another version of a liberal arts degree? If so I’m not wanting to do it lol that’ll render my prospects useless.

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by artful_lounger
There are a couple other unis where you can pick and choose which subjects you want to combine when you start. The FCH term is specific to Exeter, others just call them combined honours or joint honours degrees but often they are presented in a table format otherwise.
You may also want to consider courses in e.g. liberal arts, arts and sciences, or natural sciences depending on your preferred combination.
Note that just because in principle you can combine two subjects through FCH doesn't mean in practice it will always work - you basically have to pick modules subject to timetabling (the timetabling doesn't work around you as the FCH student) and so often certain combinations may not work, or will end up heavily constraining your options within thay combination.
I suspect this is part of why most joint honours courses are predefined combinations (also to ensure a level of intellectual coherence).
What subjects exactly are you looking at combining?

Oh great ty for this reply. I’m looking to do anthropology and psychology joint. There’s only like 3 unis who do it as a joint honours so I was looking into combined degrees elsewhere possibly for it.

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by RatRestaraunt
Wait is it just basically another version of a liberal arts degree? If so I’m not wanting to do it lol that’ll render my prospects useless.

Who has told you that - it simply isnt true.

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by McGinger
Who has told you that - it simply isnt true.

I know a lib arts degree would be helpful for developing some skills but I guess I assume that if I want to get into a specific line of work something that’s less eclectic will be more beneficial eg. It won’t help with wanting to become a psychotherapist or whatever. A lot of people say that lib arts degrees have that downside and it’s a rich kids course.
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by RatRestaraunt
I know a lib arts degree would be helpful for developing some skills but I guess I assume that if I want to get into a specific line of work something that’s less eclectic will be more beneficial eg. It won’t help with wanting to become a psychotherapist or whatever. A lot of people say that lib arts degrees have that downside and it’s a rich kids course.

Most graduates go into roles unrelated to their degrees and a liberal arts course or similar is no better or worse than any other degree.

Becoming a clinical psychologist requires a professional doctorate on top of a BPS accredited psychology degree (which incidentally, most joint honours psychology degrees are not anyway) and is very competitive to get onto. Becoming various shades of therapist or counsellor outside of that may be more or less easy and may or may not require any background in psychology.

I would caution against making sweeping judgements about such matters...
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