BASc Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment)
About this course
BASc in Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment), a UCL Arts and Sciences degree centred on cross-disciplinary study. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Design & Creative Practice, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete a consultancy project in their final year. The first year introduces interdisciplinary foundations through compulsory study in Approaches to Knowledge: Introduction to Interdisciplinarity, Interdisciplinary Research Methods, and Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Thinking, alongside a selection of optional modules. The second year continues with Framing Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Concepts, Contexts, and Enquiry, with options such as Quantitative Methods 2: Data Science and Visualisation and Qualitative Thinking: Research Methods in Cultural Analysis. The third year centres on The Knowledge Economy: Consultancy Project, with options including the BASc Final Year Dissertation and Creative Practice Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography or Psychology required plus an additional Science or Social Science required.) IB: 39 points (A total of 19 points in three higher level subjects, to include Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geography or Psychology required plus an additional Science or Social Science , with no higher level score below 5.)
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 60%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 56%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 25%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Who gets in
Based on about 160 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 68%
- Baccalaureate: 23%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Approaches to Knowledge: Introduction to Interdisciplinarity
- Interdisciplinary Research Methods
- Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Thinking
- Introduction to Anatomy and Development
- Introduction to Material and Visual Culture A
- Introduction to Social Anthropology 1 A
- Introduction to Biological Anthropology I A
- Documentary Film-Making
- World Archaeology (ii): From early states to globalization
- Design and Creative Practice 1
- Architectural Research 1
- Architectural Investigation and Representation
- Creative Writing
- Framing Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Concepts, Contexts, and Enquiry
- Object Lessons: Communicating Knowledge Through Collections
- Quantitative Methods 2: Data Science and Visualisation
- Qualitative Thinking: Research Methods in Cultural Analysis
- Arabic Level 2
- Arabic Level 3
- Arabic Level 4
- Arabic Level 5: Business and Current Affairs
- Arabic Level 6: Current Affairs and Culture
- Arabic Level 7: Professional Purposes
- Dutch Level 2
- The Knowledge Economy: Consultancy Project
- BASc Final Year Dissertation
- Creative Practice Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BASc Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment) at University College London earn?
The median salary is £33,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £35,000. The £33,000 median after fifteen months is £4,000 more than the UK median for Liberal arts.
What do graduates of BASc Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment) at University College London do next?
65% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BASc Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment) at University College London?
83% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BASc Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment) at University College London?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 39 points in the IB. The average entrant had 188 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BASc Arts and Sciences (Health and Environment) at University College London?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.