Course starts: September 2027 Location: London, Stratford (UCL East)

Technology and Innovation BSc

The world needs people who can understand complex global problems and mobilise the power of technology and people to create innovative products and services that deliver measurable impact. UCL’s Technology and Innovation BSc delivers a new approach to business education, that integrates key principles and practices from engineering and art and design to help you develop complex practice-based skills such as creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. This course offers the option of an additional year abroad or a Year in Industry.

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Key information

Study mode
Full-time
Duration
3 academic years full time
Fees (2026/27)
UK: £9,790 per year
International: £42,700 per year
Application deadlines
13 January 2027. Applications close at 6pm UK time.
Applications may stay open after this UCAS Equal Consideration deadline, please check UCAS for details.
Course starts
September 2027
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UCAS code
N295
Location
London, Stratford (UCL East)
Department
UCL School of Management
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Entry requirements

Grades
AAA
Subjects
Mathematics with A required. A Science or Social Sciences subject is preferred.
GCSEs
English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4

Contextual offer

Grades
ABB
Subjects
Mathematics with A required. A Science or Social Sciences subject is preferred.
GCSEs
English Language at grade C or 4 and Mathematics at grade C or 4

At least two A level subjects should be taken from UCL's list of preferred A level subjects.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 4

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages and International Education.

UCL is committed to widening access to higher education. Access UCL is our contextual offer scheme for applicants from groups that are underrepresented at UCL. We assess your eligibility for Access UCL based on the information contained within your UCAS application. We review and update our Access UCL eligibility criteria and datasets every year, so please check the requirements for the year you plan to apply.

The Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (UPC) prepare international students for a UCL undergraduate degree who do not have the qualifications to enter directly. These intensive one-year foundation courses are taught on our central London campus.

Typical UPC students will be high achievers in a 12-year school system which does not meet the standard required for direct entry to UCL.

For more information see: ucl.ac.uk/upc.

About this course

Technology is transforming business and society. Advances in technology are driving new products and services, creating new industries, and helping address some of society’s most important challenges. The speed and scale of technological innovations mean that we can expect to experience more progress in the next decade than in the past 100 years combined.

But technology on its own isn’t enough. Understanding people is at the heart of developing successful products and services. At the heart of building effective organisations and teams. And at the heart of driving social change. But people are complex and unpredictable. Understanding what motivates them and why they behave as they do is hard.

UCL’s Technology and Innovation BSc is designed to develop the next generation of technology pioneers – people who believe that innovation is essential to society’s well-being and economic growth, people who can deliver measurable impact, people who can drive change. The programme delivers a very different type of business education. It focuses on helping you build both deep technology and design skills and advanced social and emotional skills. It integrates key ideas, ways of thinking, habits of mind and practices from a world-class business school education, a world-class engineering school education, and a world-class art and design school education.

Developing complex skills like creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration is hard. It takes time. It takes practice. And the discipline and dedication to iterate and improve your work.

This hands-on, studio-based course is designed to help you develop as a creative practitioner. It provides exceptional individuals with a high-performance, high-trust environment to accelerate your development and prepare yourself for demanding roles in world-class organisations addressing world-scale problems.

We are looking for ambitious young people who want to be part of a supportive community of bold thinkers and creative makers. People who want to defy convention, redefine expectations and ignite positive change.   We are looking for people with potential. Whatever your educational and social background. People who will thrive in a high-performance high-trust environment whose core value is “humble excellence”. People who are kind, collaborative and work well in teams. People who can balance creativity and discipline, innovation and execution, and rigour and play.

Course structure

To support you with developing complex, high-value skills, the programme is organised as eight strands that run across your three years at UCL.

During Year 1 and Year 2, you will experience eight Studio Weeks where you will work in teams to address complex business and societal problems. These Studio Weeks provide you with an opportunity to develop and practise your collaboration skills and your ability to work effectively in teams. You will also participate in two six-week Innovation Studio events, held during Term 3 in Year 1 and Year 2.

You will select an Engineering Sciences Minor from the options offered by UCL Integrated Engineering Programme. This enables you to extend your understanding of technology and the role of engineering in addressing world-scale problems.

If you take the Study Year Abroad or Year in Industry route you will complete this in Year 3, adding an additional year to the course.

Year 1

  • Foundations of Innovation and Impact I The Building Blocks of Business
  • Foundations of Innovation and Impact II Intentional Learning
  • Technology I Applications and Ecosystems
  • People I Emotions, Empathy and Behaviour Change
  • Creativity I Foundations of Creativity
  • Critical Thinking I Context, Complexity and Conclusions
  • Design I Principles and Methods
  • Innovation Practice I Discover

Year 2

  • Technology II Deep Tech, Sustainability and Prediction
  • Technology III Computational Thinking and Digital Making
  • People II Delivering Results Through People
  • Creativity II Inspiration, Imagination and Ideation
  • Critical Thinking II Problems, Questions and Experiments
  • Design II Products and Services
  • Innovation Practice II Make

Year 3

  • Foundations of Innovation and Impact III Driving Change and Scaling Impact
  • Creativity III Creating Catalysts for Change
  • Critical Thinking III Storytelling for Change
  • Design III Systems, Organisation and Processes
  • Innovation Practice III Change

Modules

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Compulsory modules

You will engage with a range of discovery and making activities, such as interviewing people, making prototypes, and running business experiments.

Your core modules will be assessed based on individual and group coursework. How you developed your solution is an important part of all assignments and you will be expected to document your working practices. 

The assessment methods for your Engineering Sciences Minor modules will depend on the Minor you select, and could range from group / individual presentations to written examinations or coursework.

The programme includes a mix of small ~20–25 students and large ~40–60 students group teaching sessions. Group work and peer feedback are critical parts of the programme culture and you will spend time working in a shared studio environment. You will engage with a range of discovery and making activities, such as interviewing people, making prototypes, and running business experiments.

Each year, you will take four modules in Term 1 and four modules in Term 2. In Year 1 and Year 2, typical contact hours will be 12–16 hours per week. You will also complete 20–25 hours per week of independent study. In Year 3, typical contact hours will be 9–12 hours per week. You will also complete 25–30 hours per week of independent study.

You will have four Studio Weeks per year in Year 1 and Year 2. During Studio Weeks you will work in teams for 6–8 hours per day, supported by members of the Teaching Team.

The department will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities, including those with long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, learning differences and mental health conditions. This list is not exhaustive. If you are unsure of your eligibility for reasonable adjustments at UCL, please contact Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

Reasonable adjustments are implemented on a case-by-case basis. With the student's consent, reasonable adjustments are considered by UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services, and where required, in collaboration with the respective department.

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information about support available can be obtained from UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

For more information about the department and accessibility arrangements for your course, please contact the department.

Fees and funding

Study mode UK fee (2026/27) Overseas fee (2026/27)
Full time £9,790 £42,700

UK undergraduate fees for 2026/27 are subject to parliamentary approval and are for the first year only. Fees for subsequent years may be subject to increase: Student Terms and Conditions. UK fees are in line with the Government announcement on fee cap increases. Fees for 2027/28 entry will be published in August 2026.

International undergraduate students benefit from a cohort guarantee unless indicated below, meaning that their tuition fees will not increase during the course of the programme, but UCL reserves the right to increase tuition fees to reflect any sums (including levies, taxes, or similar financial charges) that UCL is required to pay any governmental authority in connection with tuition fees.

International fees shown are the fees that will be charged to 2026/27 entrants.

Full details of UCL's tuition fees, tuition fee policy and potential increases to fees can be found on the UCL Students website.

Additional costs

In addition to Tuition Fees and living expenses, students may incur some additional costs, including: textbooks, printing/photocopying credits (estimated approximately £100–150 per year), and robe hire for the graduation ceremony. Students may also choose to participate in Summer School programmes from UCL SoM partners. These programmes incur additional costs (estimated from £1,500 to £2,500, depending on the place, flight ticket, type of hotel etc.). The attendance to Summer Schools though is optional.

Students may incur travel costs if they wish to attend UCL events on the Bloomsbury campus or if they undertake a module or other learning on the Bloomsbury campus. You may incur material costs associated with your Design and Innovation Practice modules depending on the nature of your projects. Assessment is made on the quality of the work which is not determined by the cost of the materials.

For in-person teaching, UCL's main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1–2 is £119.90. This price was published by TfL in 2026. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide. If you are concerned by potential additional costs for books, equipment, etc., please get in touch with the relevant departmental contact (details given on this page).

Various funding options are available, including student loans, scholarships and bursaries. UK students whose household income falls below a certain level may also be eligible for a non-repayable bursary or for certain scholarships. Please see the Fees and funding pages for more details.

Why study this course at UCL?

UCL’s Technology and Innovation BSc views business as a practice-based discipline built on discovery, making and change.

The whole programme has been explicitly designed to help you develop complex, high-value skills that will enable you to be significantly more productive and effective in whatever role you take on after graduation. And deliver meas\urable impact from day one.

Like an athlete preparing for the Olympics, you will be trained and coached to get systematically better at these critical skills during your three years at UCL. And complete a carefully curated series of projects and experiences that reinforce key ideas and provide multiple opportunities to put your new skills into practice.

The pace of change in business means that organisations and individuals need to be able to respond and adapt quickly. 

McKinsey and Company have identified ‘intentional learning’ as the most fundamental skill for professionals to cultivate in the coming decades noting “People who have mastered the mindsets and skills of effective learning can grow faster than their peers and gain more of the benefits from all the learning opportunities that come their way”.

You will be trained and coached in intentional learning and you will practice these critical mindsets and skills throughout the programme. These capabilities will enable you to rapidly develop the knowledge and skills you need to work in different industries and functional areas.

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What this course will give you

Students benefit from career training as soon as they arrive at UCL and throughout the duration of their studies, including job applications and CV preparation to interview and presentation techniques. For employability, the students and graduates of the course will have the advantage of the UCL School of Management’s dedicated careers team as well as UCL Careers. UCL Careers hosts over 1,000 events each year, ranging from fairs and presentations to themed weeks, bridging the gap between students and employers and offering a window into diverse industry landscapes. Furthermore, the school’s careers team offers students additional opportunities to engage effectively and confidently with top-tier graduate employers. The planned portfolio of careers support for the course includes: Individual career coaching sessions with Careers Consultants. Careers and professional development workshops on topics including personal branding, interviewing, and networking.

UCL’s Technology and Innovation BSc prepares you for a wide variety of careers in organisations addressing world-scale problems, including roles in companies developing breakthrough products and services, cutting-edge technology businesses, management consulting and design firms and social enterprises.

Its rigorous, practice-based approach to business helps you build deep technology and design skills and advanced social and emotional skills. And systematically develop complex, high-value skills such as creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.

During the course, you will build a portfolio of work that showcases your skills to employers and is representative of the challenging projects you will work on after you graduate.

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How to apply

Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.

Successful candidates will be able to tangibly demonstrate:

  • A strong curiosity for technology and innovation, with a desire to understand how emerging tools, systems and ideas can be applied in real-world contexts.
  • Awareness of the global technological landscape, including cultural, ethical and societal considerations in the development and use of technology.
  • Critical and creative thinking, particularly when analysing complex technological challenges or designing innovative solutions.
  • The ability to evaluate evidence, data and emerging trends to make informed decisions and justify proposed solutions.
  • Resilience and adaptability in fast-changing, uncertain technological environments.
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills, including collaboration, communication and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.

Selection

For further information on UCL's selection process see: How we assess your application.

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You are applying for the Technology and Innovation BSc course. Please note that the course options presented as post-enrolment specialisms will be available for you to choose once your enrolment is confirmed. For application guidance please visit Application guidelines.

Course starts: September 2027

UCAS applications open for 2027 entry on 12 May 2026.

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