Being A BAScer
Read some testimonials below from past affiliate students who talk about the exciting experiences they had during their time in the Arts and Sciences department at UCL.
Arif Woozeer
Looking back, my semester at UCL feels like a blur of good conversations, long walks, and moments that quietly stuck with me. Academically, the BASc programme was exactly what I’d hoped for — flexible, curious, and full of people who cared about big questions. I got to take Behaviour Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach (BECH0001), a module completely outside what’s offered at my home university, SMU. The first time I sat in that class, surrounded by students from psychology, policy, and even computer science, I remember thinking: oh, this is what interdisciplinary actually looks like.
Outside class, I tried to make the most of London life. The Hiking Club became my weekend escape — from muddy boots in the Chilterns to cliffside views near Brighton, it was the best reminder that there’s more to the UK than Zone 1.
Pedro Varela
Pedro from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile spent a term studying abroad at UCL in 2018/19. Watch to find out how he made the most of his time in the BASc department and his favourite things to do in London.
Due to the nature of the BASc degree offering modules from varying departments, it is important that students have a space of their own where they can partake in private study, group work or social activity. The BASc Common Room is designed for this exact use and is solely for Arts and Sciences students. The Common Room is usually a hive of activity where students share ideas and engage in debate which helps to foster the interdisciplinary ethos of the programme even further.
The Arts and Sciences Society is the BASc student society which organises an array of social activities such as film nights, music nights and culture-sharing events. For more information about the Society and to see what they have been up to recently, see the Arts and Sciences Society Facebook page.
Max
Max Pittman is from the University of California, Berkeley and spent the 2014/15 academic year as a BASc affiliate.
Jasmin
Jasmin Galmarini is from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and spent the full 2015/16 academic year with us.
Shaodan
Shaodan Dai is from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and joined us for one term of the 2015/16 academic year.
Lizzie Jiang
Lizzie from Harvard University spent a term studying abroad at UCL in 2015/16. Watch to see why she thought the BASc department was the best fit for her.