Social Sciences with Data Science BSc

    Social Sciences with Data Science BSc

    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 52,493 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
    Social Sciences with Data Science BSc

    About

    Course overview

    Social Sciences with Data Science combines systematic and thorough education in the social sciences with advanced training in data science.

    Each year, two of the eight modules that you take will be on data science.

    No prior knowledge of coding or statistics is needed. We will start from the basics and take you step by step through the data science training.

    In all years you can choose optional modules from other social science subjects across UCL, subject to availability.

    You may also opt to spend your third year abroad, returning to UCL for your final year of study.

    What this course will give you

    A multidisciplinary programme that allows you to choose from a wide range of modules across the social sciences and to tailor the programme to your own interests.

    You will be trained in specialist skills in data science, which are highly valued and are in short supply among social science graduates. These skills are highly prized in a range of professions including the civil service, academia, journalism, financial analysis and marketing.

    The department offers state of the art training in social data science in collaboration with UCL's Social Data Institute

    IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society is a world-leading centre for education and social science, ranked as Number 1 in the world for Education for the past ten years (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023).

    This BSc degree programme focuses on understanding the social and economic forces that shape our world. Crucially, it combines insights from the social sciences with rigorous training in the skills of quantitative data analysis that are highly valued in the labour market. You will study at least three social science disciplines including sociology and economics.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Grades
    AAA
    Subjects
    No specific subjects. At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.
    GCSEs
    English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.

    Contextual offer information

    Grades
    ABB more about contextual offers
    Subjects
    No specific subjects. At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.
    GCSEs
    English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.
    Points
    38
    Subjects
    A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.

    Contextual offer

    Points
    34 more about contextual offers
    Subjects
    A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no score below 5.

    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 33 credits at Distinction and 12 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units.

    BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF - teaching from 2016) with Distinction, Distinction, Distinction.

    D3,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects.

    AAA at Advanced Highers (or AA at Advanced Higher and AAA at 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 AAA.

    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

    Having a degree in data science can improve your employment prospects, as graduates with strong quantitative skills and social science insights are in short supply. Professions include those in the civil service, academia, journalism, financial analysis and marketing. The breadth and depth of the social science subjects and the methodological training provided by this degree will also equip students for Master's or PhD study.

    Employability

    Students are expected to gain advanced quantitative data skills through their engagement with methodology modules.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    52,493 / year
    Social Sciences with Data Science BSc
    University College London (UCL)
    University College London (UCL)
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, London

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