Course summary
This course title is provisional and subject to regulatory confirmation. At LIS, we're rewriting the rules of education to align with the dynamic challenges of today's world. Traditional degrees no longer cut it; the future demands a blend of skills, knowledge, and experience. At LIS, we break down silos, addressing real-world problems like AI, climate change, inequality, and urban futures, using a range of subjects and methods from the arts, sciences and humanities, allowing you to explore all of your passions and interest. Our innovative curriculum spans disciplines from art to neuroscience, from anthropology to economics, data science to politics and law, underpinned by a range of methods that create well-rounded problem solvers. With a world-class faculty, three exceptional founding cohorts and close links with global organisations, such as McKinsey, KPMG and Innocent, LIS is building a new type of education for those who want to shape the world, not just fit in. During your time at LIS, you will:
- Develop your interdisciplinary problem-solving skills by integrating knowledge from various disciplines to address real-world challenges effectively.
- Gain practical experience in coding, videography, machine learning, project management, and public speaking and more valuable skills needed across fields in the modern working world.
- Apply both qualitative and quantitative methods to put your knowledge into practice. These methods serve as tools and techniques, enhancing your learning through practical application and empowering you to take meaningful action.
- Engage in hands-on experiences and continuous support to enhance your employability and make a difference in the world.
- Create projects using interdisciplinary perspectives and methods on the problem areas that you are most passionate about, and use it as a calling card for future career opportunities.
Modules
Year One: During Year 1, you’ll develop a wide range of foundational methods and skills, learn to analyse and refine problem statements, explore concepts from diverse academic disciplines, and consider how to integrate your knowledge to answer the questions that matter.
Compulsory Foundational Modules:
- Problems 1a: Social Issues
- Problems 1b: Global Environmental Change
- Problems 1c: Independent Project
Compulsory Qualitative and Quantitative Methods:
- Qualitative Methods 1a: Language and Communication
- Quantitative Methods 1a: Thinking like a Scientist
- Qualitative Methods 1b: Images and Systems
- Quantitative Methods 1b: Thinking Through Data
Compulsory Problems and Superconcepts Modules:
- Problems 2a: AI and Ethics
- Problems 2b: Urban Futures
- Problems 2c: Individual Project
- Mental Models and Superconcepts: Interdisciplinary Ways to View the World
Plus a Choice of Three Qualitative and Quantitative Electives
- Intermediate Quantitative Modelling
- Data Science and Machine Learning in Practice
- Materials and Making
- Design Thinking
- Visual and Creative Methods
- Networks and Games
- Natural Language Processing
- Thinking Through Writing
- Telling the Story of a Wicked Problem
Quantitative Methods III
You’ll choose at least one and up to four quantitative methods modules:
- Data Science and Machine Learning in Practice
- Intermediate Quantitative Modelling
- Advanced Case Studies in Data Science and Machine Learning
- Advanced Quantitative Modelling
- Simplifying Complexity
- Network and Games
Qualitative Methods III
You’ll choose at least one and up to four quantitative methods modules:
- Design thinking
- Global thinking
- Thinking Through Writing
- Applied Ethnography, Practical Ethics
- Communities & Campaigning
Mixed Methods
- The Matter of Thought: Speculative Sense-making and Sensory Data
- Encountering Ecosystems Through Mixed Methods Research and Practice
Assessment method
At LIS, our students don’t spend their summer terms writing lengthy examination essays. Instead, our interdisciplinary programme will make use of a variety of assessment methods throughout the year, like presenting group pitches to a real audience, conducting individual research projects, writing a group consultancy report, creating videos and podcasts, designing a publicity campaign or completing short, interactive quizzes. These assessments will be challenging but also fair, engaging, and varied — reflecting the kinds of outputs you’d be expected to produce throughout a professional career.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- BA5C
- Institution code:
- L58
- Campus name:
- The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS)
- Campus code:
- 1
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
We hold a probationary sponsorship licence which allows us to accept international students as part of the undergraduate and master’s cohorts. To get a visa, you will need to meet all the relevant visa requirements set out by the government. For more information, please visit www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/international-eu-guidance
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
There are no qualification requirements for this course.
There are no set grade or qualification requirements for this course. In place of fixed grade requirements, we look to holistically assess and make individual offers to our candidates based on their educational performance (achieved and predicted school grades in the context of your background), interview performance at one of our virtual Selection Days, and unique qualities and interests. Given the breadth of topics and methods studied, it is important to recognise that both qualitative and quantitative methods (mathematical modelling and coding) will form a part of the programme. We will look for evidence of applicants’ potential to manage all aspects of the course as we consider their application as a whole. To find out more about our admissions policy, please see here: https://www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/admissions
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Additional entry requirements
Interview
All eligible applicants will be invited to interview during one of our Selection Days. This is a chance for you to meet the team, and explore a real-world problem with one of our faculty. For more information, please visit: www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/admissions
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 7 | IELTS for UKVI (provider: IELTS SELT Consortium; minimum of 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in each component). This test must have been passed within two years of application to the programme. |
PTE Academic | 66 | PTE Academic (provider: Pearson; minimum of 66 overall, with a minimum of 60 in each component). This test must have been passed within two years of application to the programme. |
All LIS programmes are taught in English. To derive full benefit from and succeed in passing our programmes, you must be able to understand and express yourself in English (reading and listening, speaking and writing). International students seeking LIS sponsorship to study in the UK will need to pass a Secure English Language Test (SELT) as specified above and on our website. These tests must have been passed within two years of application to the programme. For more information, please visit: www.lis.ac.uk/undergraduate-degree/admissions
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £9000 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9000 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9000 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9000 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
EU | £16000 | Year 1 |
International | £16000 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
London Interdisciplinary School (LIS)
20 – 30 Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1EW