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The modules listed below are designated as best encapsulating the conception of the Societies 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 Societies pathway each year can be found below. Please check the module catalogue for any specific subject requirements.
In year 1, it is not possible to take ECON0002, ECON0095, SESS0007 or SESS0008 in the Sciences and Engineering pathway or as a mix between the Sciences and Engineering and Societies pathways. Economics modules can only be taken under Sciences and Engineering OR Societies, not both.
Year 1
Optional modules:
- ANTH0004 Introduction to Social Anthropology 1 A
- ANTH0011 Documentary Film-Making
- ARCL0004 World Archaeology (ii): From early states to globalisation
- BASC0041 Introduction into Politics: Key Concepts and Texts (not available after 2025/26)
- BASC0057 Law in Action
- ECON0002 Economics (requires A* in A Level Maths plus MATH0012) (Only open to students majoring in Societies)
- ECON0095 Introduction to Economics A (requires A* in A Level Maths plus MATH0012)
- EDPS0233 The Worlds of UCL: Critical histories of education, nation and empire
- EDPS0236 Global Issues: Interconnections and Dislocations
- EDPS0240 Sociology of Meda
- EDPS0247 Global London - Contemporary Urban Education, Culture and Space
- ELCS0003 Understanding History: Facts, Interpretations, Stories
- GEOG0015 Global Events
- HEBR0006 Religion, State and Society in Modern European History
- HPSC0003 History of Science: Antiquity to Enlightenment
- HPSC0004 Philosophy of Science 1
- HPSC0006 Science Policy
- HPSC0010 History of Modern Science
- HPSC0011 STS Perspectives on Big Problems
- PHIL0006 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- PHIL0007 Introduction to Political Philosophy
- SESS0007 Introduction to Microeconomics (A Level Maths recommended)
- SESS0008 Introduction to Macroeconomics (A Level Maths recommended)
- SESS0013 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory
- SESS0014 Understanding Society: Introduction to Political Sociology
- SESS0082 Introduction to International Relations: Concepts and Ideas (i)
- SOCS0028 Understanding Social Policy
- SOCS0099 Historical Foundations of Sociological Thought
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
- ARCL0026 Public Archaeology
- ARCL0030 Current Issues in Archaeological Theory
- BASC0008 Science meets Religion in the Global Community
- BASC0032 Critical Race Theory
- BASC0037 Reimagining Capitalism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Just and Sustainable Futures (not running in 2025/26)
- BASC0039 Disability, Chronic Illness and Neurodivergence in Contemporary Society
- BASC0042 Race, Gender and Feminism
- BENG0026 Tech Journalism: Writing, Researching, and Reporting News in Technology, Science, and Engineering
- ECON0013 Microeconomics
- ECON0016 Macroeconomic Theory and Practice
- EDPS0012 Educating and Organising for Social Justice
- EDPS0235 Identities: Sociological Perspectives
- EDPS0252 Materials and meanings of education: International perspectives
- ESPS0005 EU Law
- ESPS0006 EU Law A
- ESPS0007 Principles of Public International Law
- ESPS0008 Principles of Public International Law
- ESPS0042 Healthcare Law and Ethics
- GEOG0022 Environment and Society
- GEOG0024 Development Geography
- GEOG0025 Political Geography and Geopolitics
- GEOG0028 Urban Geography
- GEOG0029 Cultural and Historical Geography
- GERM0100 Aspects of Twentieth Century German History
- HIST**** Any of the Level 5 modules available
- HPSC**** Any of the Level 5 modules available
- IRDR0030 Microeconomics for Humanitarian Contexts
- LAWS0379 Foundations of Private Law (requires 60% in BASC0057)
- LAWS0380 Foundations of Public Law (requires 60% in BASC0057)
- LAWS**** Any of the Level 4 modules available (requires 60% in BASC0057)
- MSIN0049 Business in a Competitive Environment
- MSIN0051 Business in the Digital Age (only available to BASc students in term 2)
- MSIN0052 Law for Managers
- MSIN0059 Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
- MSIN0061 Global Marketing Strategy
- MSIN0144 Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
- PHIL**** Any of the Level 5 modules available
- POLS**** Any of the Level 5 or Level 6 modules available
- SESS0019 Emerging Market Economies: Economics of Transition
- SESS0020 Topics in Microeconomics
- SESS0021 European Macroeconomics
- SESS0023 Applied Econometrics
- SESS0024 Economic History and Ideas
- SOCS0032 Sociology of Childhood
- SOCS0033 Sociological Perspectives on Public Health
- SOCS0100 Computational Social Science
- SOCS0103 Psychology and Economics: an interdisciplinary perspective
- SOCS0105 Economic Sociology
- STEP**** Any of the Level 5 or 6 modules available
Final Year
Example optional modules:
- Please also refer to the module spreadsheet on Moodle for the full list of modules available
- ANTH0029 The Anthropology of Nationalism, Ethnicity and Race
- ANTH0049 Anthropology of Capitalisms
- ARCL**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- BASC0037 Reimagining Capitalism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Just and Sustainable Futures (not running in 2025/26)
- BASC0039 Disability, Chronic Illness and Neurodivergence in Contemporary Society
- BASC0046 Power, Politics and Infrastructure
- BASC0056 Quantitative Methods 3: Models and Inference
- BENG0027 Advanced Tech Journalism: Analysis and Commentary in Technology, Science, and Engineering
- CEGE0025 Engineering and International Development
- CPAS0681 Communicating Knowledge: Possibilities and Opportunities
- ECON0027 Game Theory (not suitable for students who have already taken BASC0017)
- ECON0040 Behavioural Economics
- ECON0050 Economics of the Public Sector
- EDPS0011 Social History of Learning and Learners
- EDPS0021 Gender, Sexuality and Feminisms in Everyday Lives
- EDPS0024 Radical Education
- EDPS0026 Youth Cultures and Youth Movements: Sociological and Historical Perspectives
- EDPS0251 Families and Children: Professionals and the State
- ESPS0018 Political Violence and Intrastate Conflicts
- GEOG0056 Geopolitical Events
- GLBH0004 Conflict, Humanitarianism and Health
- GLBH0005 Global Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
- HIST**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- HPSC**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- LAWS**** Any of the Level 6 modules available (requires any LAWS-coded module taken in your second year)
- MSIN0029 Digital Conversations and Marketing
- MSIN0049 Competitive Strategy
- MSIN0053 Mastering Entrepreneurship
- MSIN0060 Global Entrepreneurship
- MSIN0144 Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
- MSIN0147 Strategic Project Management
- PHIL**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- POLS**** Any of the Level 6 modules available
- SESS0039 Topics in Financial Management I
- SESS0040 Topics in Financial Management II
- SESS0042 The Economics of the Family
- SESS0046 European Security
- SESS0068 International Macroeconomics
- SOCS0079 Game Theory for Social Sciences
- SOCS0092 Thinking Through Identities
- STEP**** Any of the Level 6 modules available