Natural Sciences offers a highly distinctive curriculum by combining modules taught by different departments. This will expose you to diverse scientific perspectives, knowledge, and techniques. You will learn to think flexibly, collaborate with peers across different fields of study, and develop the confidence to work at the boundaries between subjects. By studying a specialism within Natural Sciences you will gain a level of subject expertise that is comparable to students who study within a single department, whilst you will also see how ideas from different disciplines can be combined. When you start your course you will choose a combination of three scientific disciplines. You will continue to study these throughout the first year, before choosing a specialism from within the subject areas that you selected. The specialisms are interdisciplinary study combinations designed to reflect contemporary scientific research and career opportunities. Your choice of specialism will act as a focal point around which your core curriculum is organised. Within each specialism you will study core content alongside a range of optional modules. Some choices may relate very closely to the title of your specialism, whilst others are included to provide additional breadth. By your third year you will be equipped to complete a supervised interdisciplinary research project in an area relating to your specialism, alongside a range of advanced level taught modules. The Natural Sciences degree programme is offered as a three-year BSc or a four-year MSci. The first three years of the two courses are identical, and (subject to academic requirements) you may switch between them at any time. Many students choose a BSc degree as a foundation for a career outside academic research. However, it also provides a strong basis for further study at Master’s level. The fourth year of the MSci allows you to further develop your scientific knowledge and research skills by undertaking a major research project and taught modules at a higher level (master’s level). The MSci is a higher level of qualification than the BSc, providing a more advanced preparation for careers or further research such as PhD study. Progression to the final year of the MSci requires a consistent performance at 2:1 level or higher, and students who do not meet this requirement will be transferred to the BSc. The Natural Sciences programme offers some students the opportunity to study abroad. If your application is successful you will complete an additional year of studies between the second and third years of your degree programme.
A Level: A*AA | Mathematics and at least one of Biology, Chemistry and Physics required. Biology, Chemistry or Physics preferred as third subject. Please note that certain streams may have prerequisites of particular grades and/or subjects at A level or equivalent; further details can be found on the Natural Sciences website. Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme | Scottish Advanced Higher | A1,A,A at Advanced Highers (or A1,A at Advanced Higher and A,A,A at Higher). To include Mathematics and at least one of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at Advanced Higher. Physics, Chemistry and Biology preferred as third subject. | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: 39 UCAS points | A score of 19 points in three higher level subjects including grade 6 in Mathematics and at least one of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, with no higher level score below 5. For Mathematics, the programme will accept either 'Analysis and Approaches' or 'Applications and Interpretation' at higher level. Biology, Chemistry and Physics preferred as third subject. Please note that certain streams may have prerequisites of particular grades and/or subjects at A level or equivalent; further details can be found on the Natural Sciences website. Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme | Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal: D2D3D3 | To include Mathematics and at least one of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Physics, Chemistry and Biology preferred as third subject.
The fees indicated above are for undergraduate entry in the 2026/27 academic year. Fees will be higher for those commencing study in the academic year 2027/28 or later. UCL reserves the right to increase its UK fees in line with the government policy (including on an annual basis for each year of study during a course). Overseas fees are fixed at the rate of entry, the fees indicated above will be charged to 2027/28 entrants for each year of study on the course. — Overseas £42700 to be used for 2027
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