University College for Interdisciplinary Learning

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Try something new with UCIL

No matter who you are or what you’re studying, UCIL offers a variety of course units you can take as part of your degree.

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Enrolments close at 4pm on Friday 9 October 2026

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Featured online units

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Why China Matters

How is China changing the world and your future?
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Enterprising Futures

Navigate how to succeed in an ever-changing world.

 
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Leadership in Action

How can today’s leaders tackle big issues like climate change, poverty, and disaster relief?

Featured blended units

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Communicating with Confidence

This practical, engaging unit offers a toolkit of techniques to help you communicate with impact.
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Visualising Information

Learn to critique biased, oversimplified or misleading visualisations, and create your own.
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Philosophy in Action

Examine how philosophy engages with social, moral, religious and aesthetic issues of our time.

Featured face-to-face units

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Programming: What? Why? How?

Unlock the power of programming!
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Medicine and the Media

How does the media portray medical and health issues, and how does it affect our lives?
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On Civilisation

How do civilisations grow and pass meaning across generations?

New: UCIL Short Courses

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Social Justice

Contributes to Stellify | Who benefits? Who is left out? And what can you do about it?
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Ethics and the Workplace

Contributes to Stellify | What ethical values matter most at work, and how you can safely practice them?
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Intro to Interdisciplinary Learning

How can interdisciplinary thinking help you solve complex problems and gain a competitive advantage?