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Arts and Sciences adopts a liberal arts approach, allowing you a unique opportunity to create your own programme of study by undertaking core interdisciplinary modules, alongside a range of arts and science subjects from leading departments across UCL.
Key Information
- Faculty
- Arts & Humanities
- Department website
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Availability
- Year, Fall Term, Spring Term
- English language level
- Level 2 - see English language requirements for more details.
- Tuition fees
- see Tuition fees for more information
- GPA requirement
- 3.3
- Subject/Module requirements
- Applicants are expected to have an academic background relevant to the programme.
Why study Liberal Arts and Sciences at UCL?
Students in Arts and Sciences study innovative core modules which enhance understanding of how different branches of knowledge relate to one another, and encourage interdisciplinary thinking. They supplement this cross contextual approach by taking additional modules from other UCL departments. This distinct approach delivers both educational breadth and depth and fosters an understanding of working across the disciplines to respond to real-world issues.
What you will gain from study at UCL
You will benefit from world-class resources across a range of subject areas, allowing you to build your academic strengths and shape your own study. Our modules will provide you with the knowledge and skills to think across the disciplines, an ability which is of vital importance to employers in our increasingly interconnected world. Located in historic Bloomsbury, the programme makes use of many of London’s great sites and artefacts, supplementing your learning and heightening your experience.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching is delivered via lectures, laboratory sessions and small seminars. Modules are assessed by a variety of methods including research papers (essays), laboratory work and examinations (in May). Some of the Arts & Sciences modules also utilise non-traditional assessment techniques such as assessed podcasts, blogs and group work. Students coming for the Fall Term only are examined in December.
Modules in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Please note that this guide lists a range of popular modules offered as a representative sample. It is not exhaustive and, since the guide is published ahead of time, module options may have changed, been deleted or replaced. If you have very specific study needs or require confirmation of module availability for 2024/25, you are strongly advised to get in touch with the relevant Affiliate contact, listed on this subject page, before making an application.
BASc Full Year affiliate students must take a minimum number of two BASc-coded modules and one other module from the Arts and Sciences offering, with the remainder of the credits comprising any Arts and Sciences modules or discipline-specific modules from other departments. Fall Term or Spring Term only students must take one BASc-coded module and one other module from the Arts and Sciences offering (see the list below).
Arts and Sciences modules
| Module code | Title | Availability | US Credits | ECTS Credits | UCL Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH0078 | An Introduction to World Cinema | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ANTH0080 | Time and the Index – The evolving narrative of Photography and Film | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ANTH0081 | The Story and I – Finding the Form: a practical exploration of story-telling | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ANTH0083 | Experimental and Interactive Storytelling – Form and Narrative | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ANTH0084 | Documentary Radio – A Practice-Based Introduction | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ANTH0085 | Documentary Film Making – Intermediate Practical Skills | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ANTH0189 | Practical Skills for Feature Writing in a Multimedia World | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0001 | Approaches to Knowledge: Introduction to Interdisciplinarity | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0002 | Interdisciplinary Research Methods | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0003 | Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Thinking | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0004 | Object Lessons: Communicating Knowledge through Collections | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0005 | Quantitative Methods 2: Data Science and Visualisation | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0006 | Qualitative Thinking: Research Methods in Cultural Analysis | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0007 | Creative Writing | Fall Term, Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0008 | Science Meets Religion in the Global Community | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0010 | Understanding Cities and their Spatial Cultures | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0011 | Migration and Health | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0015 | Psychology in the Real World | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0017 | Interdisciplinary Game Theory | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0018 | Urban Inequalities and Global Development | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0020 | Art and Interdisciplinarity: Measuring the World | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0022 | Interactions of Music and Science | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0026 | Advanced Creative Writing | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0028 | Sustainable Energy | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0032 | Critical Race Theory | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0033 | Information through the Ages | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0038 | Algorithms, Logic and Structure | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0039 | Disability, Chronic Illness and Neurodivergence in the Contemporary Society | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0040 | Logic, Computation and Language Theory | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0041 | Introduction into Politics: Key Concepts and Texts | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0042 | Race, Gender and Feminism | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0045 | Approaches to Global Politics | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0046 | Power, Politics and Infrastructure | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0047 | Machine Reasoning and Expert Systems | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0048 | Computers and Human | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0049 | Art and Interdisciplinarity 2 | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0055 | The Art and Science of Public Health | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0056 | Quantitative Methods 3: Models and Inference | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0079 | Environmental Change and Disease | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BASC0080 | Computer Simulations in Science and Engineering | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| BENG0027 | Advanced Tech Journalism: Advanced Analysis and Communication in Engineering and Technology | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ENGF0014 | Engineering Thinking I | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| ENGL0005 | Introduction to English Literature | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| HEBR0006 | Religion, State and Society | Spring Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| MATH0012 | Mathematical Methods for Arts and Sciences | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| MECH0008 | Engineering Design | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
| SSFA0034 | Methodologies of Drawing | Fall Term | 4 | 7.5 | 15 |
Contact details
- Name
- Elena Méndez-Piedra Paredes
- uasc-ug-office@ucl.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 (0)20 7679 2573