Philosophy and Computer Science BA
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    Philosophy and Computer Science BA

    University College London (UCL)
    University College London (UCL)
    United Kingdom
    United Kingdom, London
    University Rank:#9
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    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 42,522 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Philosophy and Computer Science BA

    About

    Course overview

    The Philosophy and Computer Science BA is for you if you want to bring precise formal tools to bear on the big questions that face us in life.

    You'll learn about core concepts which belong equally in Philosophy and Computer Science: concepts to do with reasoning, agency, and fairness. You'll sharpen your analytic and critical skills, with an emphasis on clarity of thought and expression. You'll develop abstract but applicable problem-solving skills, such as rigorous logical reasoning, programming, and the design of efficient processes, with an emphasis on understanding formal tools.

    What this course will give you

    UCL is ranked 9th globally in the latest QS World University Rankings 2024, providing you with an exciting opportunity to study at one of the world’s top 10 institutions. UCL was also named The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year 2024.

    You will be joining a prestigious department at a university ranked 6th in the world for the arts and humanities (THE World University Rankings 2024 by Subject). The research interests of academic staff are wide-ranging, covering all the main areas of philosophy. 60% of our overall research profile received the top grade (4*), the highest of any UK philosophy department, in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

    UCL Computer Science is recognised as a world leader in teaching and research, with undergraduate degree programmes designed and taught by world-class researchers, ensuring our material is cutting-edge.

    Humanities students must understand our increasingly digital world. Computer scientists must think philosophically. Our new undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Computer Science will provide you with the opportunity to master both.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Grades
    A*AA
    Subjects
    Mathematics A* required.
    GCSEs
    English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

    Contextual offer information

    Grades
    A*AB more about contextual offers
    Subjects
    Mathematics A* required.
    GCSEs
    English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.
    Points
    39
    Subjects
    A total of 19 points in three higher level subjects including Mathematics grade 7, with no higher level score below 5. The programme will accept either 'Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches' or 'Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation' at higher level.

    Contextual offer

    Points
    38 more about contextual offers
    Subjects
    A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including grade 7 in Mathematics, with no higher level score below 5. The programme will accept either 'Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches' or 'Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation' at higher level.

    UK applicants qualifications

    For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:

    Equivalent qualification

    Pass in Access to HE Diploma, with a minimum of 36 credits at Distinction and 9 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.

    Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

    D2,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. Mathematics required at D2

    A1,A,A at Advanced Highers (or A1,A at Advanced Higher and A,A,A at Higher). Mathematics A1 required at Advanced Higher.

    Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

    Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

    Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades A*AA, including Mathematics at A*.

    International applications

    Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

    English Program Requirements

    Career

    The foundation of your career

    The discipline of philosophical training, and in particular its emphasis on rigorous argumentation, logic, and clarity of thought and expression, makes philosophy graduates highly suitable for a wide variety of careers.

    Many recent UCL Philosophy graduates have excelled in the legal profession, training as both solicitors and barristers. Others have entered sectors such as publishing (Oriel Square), journalism (TLDR News), finance (Bank of England, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank), the civil service and UK Government (Cabinet Office, Department for Education). Philosophy graduates are also sought after as programmers and systems analysts (Godija), while a good proportion of students go on to further study in philosophy.*

    Graduates from Computer Science BSc have previously secured careers with global IT consultancies, as IT analysts with City of London banks and as IT specialists with manufacturing industries. Some have also chosen to pursue further academic study, such as a postgraduate degree or doctoral research.*

    *Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2017-2021 cohorts.

    Employability

    Students will graduate with a range of extremely employable specific and transferrable skills.

    Specific skills: graduates will understand topics at the intersection of philosophy and theoretical computer science. This sort of knowledge will equip them for a range of jobs in the technological sector, but especially anything related to artificial intelligence.

    Transferrable skills: graduates will have developed: (1) analytical and critical skills, with an emphasis on clarity of thought and expression; and (2) abstract but applicable problem solving skills, such as rigorous, logical reasoning, programming, and the design of efficient processes, with an emphasis on understanding formal tools.

    77% of Philosophy BA graduates and 95% of Computer Science BSc graduates from UCL were in work, further study or due to start work or study, 15 months after graduation.*

    *Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2017-2021 cohorts.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    42,522 / year

    Philosophy and Computer Science BA

    University College London (UCL)

    University College London (UCL)

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, London

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