Cultures
View examples modules you can take under the Cultures pathway below.
The modules listed below are designated as best encapsulating the conception of the Cultures Pathway and are chosen to allow progression to the most number of higher level courses. Whilst every effort has been made to timetable these modules so that there are no clashes between any of them, we cannot guarantee that every combination is 100% clash-free.
Please note: module availability and content may be subject to change.
A list of modules available under the Cultures pathway each year can be found below. Please check the module catalogue for any specific subject requirements.
Year 1
Optional modules:
- ANTH0002 Introduction to Material and Visual Culture A
- ANTH0004 Introduction to Social Anthropology 1 A
- ANTH0011 Documentary Film-Making
- ARCL0004 World Archaeology (ii): From early states to globalization
- BARC0094 Design and Creative Practice 1
- BARC0095 Architectural Research 1
- BARC0171 Architectural Investigation & Representation
- BASC0007 Creative Writing
- CLAS0009 Introduction to the Study of Language
- CLAS0146 Ancient Emotions in the Modern World
- DUT0003 Born out of Rebellion: The Netherlands from the Dutch Revolt to the Eve of World War I
- EDPS0233 The Worlds of UCL: Critical histories of education, nation and empire
- EDPS0247 Global London - Contemporary Urban Education, Culture and Space (not running in 2026/27)
- ELCS0003 Understanding History: Facts, Interpretations, Stories
- ELCS0004 Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics
- ENGL0005 Introduction to English Literature
- FREN0005 The Making of Modern France
- FREN0006 Reading French Texts
- GEOL0003 History of Life
- GERM0003 An Introduction to German History (not running in 2026/27)
- HART0005 First-Year History of Art Survey (2): c. 1600 to the Contemporary
- HART0006 First-Year History of Art Survey (1): Premodernity to c. 1600
- HEBR0006 Religion, State and Society in Modern European History
- HPSC0003 History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment
- HPSC0004 Philosophy of Science 1
- HPSC0010 History of Modern Science
- HPSC0011 STS Perspectives on Big Problems
- IRDR0018 Global History of Humanitarianism
- LITC0010 Topics in Modern Literary Fiction
- LITC0027 Canons and Creativity: Period, Context, Text
- PHIL0001 Ancient Philosophy
- PHIL0002 Early Modern Philosophy
- PHIL0003 Knowledge and Reality
- PHIL0005 Introduction to Logic 1
- PHIL0006 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- PHIL0007 Introduction to Political Philosophy
- PLIN0011 Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics B
- SEEE0013 Literature and Memory
- SOCS0099 Historical Foundations of Sociological Thought
- SSFA0034 Methodologies of Drawing
Year 2
Example optional modules:
- Please also refer to the module spreadsheet on Moodle for the full list of modules available
- ANTH0013 Introduction to Theoretical Perspectives in Social Anthropology and Material Culture
- ANTH0083 Experimental Cinema and New Media: Form and Narrative
- ANTH0084 Documentary Radio - A Practice-Based Introduction
- ANTH0085 Documentary Film-Making - Intermediate Practical Skills
- BARC0103 Design and Creative Practice 2
- BARC0104 Design and Creative Practice 2 (compact)
- BASC0007 Creative Writing
- BASC0020 Art and Interdisciplinarity: Measuring the World
- BASC0026 Advanced Creative Writing
- BASC0032 Critical Race Theory
- BASC0042 Race, Gender and Feminism
- BASC0084 Screenwriting: Theory and Practice (this module is taught at the UCL East campus)
- BENG0026 Tech Journalism: Writing, Researching, and Reporting News in Technology, Science, and Engineering
- BPLN0078 Urban Design: Theory to Practice
- BPLN0085 Urban Form and Formation
- DUTC0008 Multiculturalism and Identity
- EDPS0252 Materials and meanings of education: International perspectives
- ELCS**** See the ‘Course Choice Information’ page for the options available
- ENGL**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- HART0035 Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (1) A
- HART0036 Advanced Lecture in the History of Art (2) A
- HPSC**** Any of the Level 5 modules available
- PHIL0012 Metaphysics
- PHIL0024 Ethics
- SEEE0002 How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (not running in 2026/27)
- SEEE0006 Tales of the Unexpected: the Supernatural and Fantastic in Literature, 1800-1930
- SSFA0034 Methodologies of Drawing
Final Year
Example optional modules:
- Please also refer to the module spreadsheet on Moodle for the full list of modules available
- ANTH0083 Experimental Cinema and New Media: Form and Narrative
- ANTH0084 Documentary Radio - A Practice-Based Introduction
- ANTH0085 Documentary Film-Making - Intermediate Practical Skills
- BARC0107 Design and Creative Practice 3
- BARC0108 Design and Creative Practice 3 (compact)
- BASC0026 Advanced Creative Writing
- BASC0049 Art and Interdisciplinarity 2
- BENG0027 Advanced Tech Journalism: Analysis and Commentary in Technology, Science, and Engineering
- CLAS**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- CLAS0169 Dramaturgy, Ancient and Modern
- CPAS0681 Communicating Knowledge: Possibilities and Opportunities
- EDPS0011 Social History of Learning and Learners
- EDPS0024 Radical Education
- EDPS0026 Youth Cultures and Youth Movements: Sociological and Historical Perspectives
- ELCS**** See the ‘Selecting your modules’ page for options available
- ENGL**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- HART**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- HPSC**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- PHIL**** Any of the Level 6 modules available