Information in Society UCL

Overview

UCL’s Information in Society BSc is envisaged to be a strong asset for careers where real-world problems need information-driven solutions. Used effectively, information drives good decision making in organisations, businesses, the third sector, and governments, and brings new opportunities to solve the big problems our society faces.Whether you are confident around technology or more comfortable interacting with people, this BSc programme will enable you to strengthen skills in each area so you can lead impactful work in the service of society. Bringing together technical, creative and communication skills, this course should enable graduates to act as changemakers across a range of careers.Based at UCL East, our brand new campus in Stratford, you will be part of a community of students studying interdisciplinary degrees in both arts and science subjects that are focused on creating, designing and making, with a strong emphasis on active engagement with communities to effect change.

What this course will give you

You’ll be part of the world-renowned Department of Information Studies at  University College London (UCL) , which has been training information professionals for more than a century and where you will benefit from a world-class teaching and research environment.

The foundation of your career

You will graduate ready to contribute to a number of fields, including 

• tech companies, 

• policy organisations, 

• government, 

• consultancy, 

• data analysis, 

• information management, 

• charitable/third sector organisations, 

• the creative industries, 
• and cultural heritage.

You may also choose to go on to further study and would be a strong candidate for Masters degrees within the department (information studies, digital humanities, publishing, library science, and archival science) or beyond, as well as in adjacent fields such as the humanities, social sciences, and technology degrees.

Employability

With an interdisciplinary background that combines humanities and technology, strong communication and leadership skills, and embedded exposure to collaboration strategies, graduates from the programme should be attractive to employers with real-world problems to solve.