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Undergraduate · UCL Human Sciences
UCL Human Sciences: biology, society and history in one degree
UCL's Human Sciences BSc rests on a simple claim: human beings cannot be fully understood through a single discipline. It combines life sciences with social and historical sciences, and its subject rule is light: any one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics. A four-year version adds a year abroad. The decision is whether you want that breadth in place of a single science.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What UCL asks for in Human Sciences
Taken from UCL's Human Sciences BSc course page (a saved copy that UCL labels as possibly not showing recent changes) and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; UCL's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
AAA with one science subject
The A-level requirement is AAA, with one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics required and Biology preferred.
IB 18 points with one science at 6
18 points in three higher level subjects including one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at grade 6.
Life sciences with social and historical sciences
UCL says the degree combines them to pursue students' own lines of enquiry.
Only one science subject needed
Any one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics meets the subject rule.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on UCL's Human Sciences BSc course page (a saved copy that UCL labels as possibly not showing recent changes), which describes 2027 entry. UCL's department pages, the fees pages, the contextual-offer details and the 2028-entry values were not read, and the page lists no admissions test or interview so none is stated and are not stated.
The course
Many disciplines, one species
UCL describes a distinctive BSc that lets students pursue their own lines of enquiry across life sciences and social and historical sciences, seeking answers to complex questions facing our species. A four-year version adds an extra year studying abroad.
Is it the right degree?
Human Sciences against single-subject degrees
The breadth is the degree's identity.
Choose Human Sciences if
you want to combine biology with social and historical perspectives.
Choose Biological Sciences if
you want depth in biology. Avandy's UCL Biological Sciences guide covers it.
Choose Anthropology if
your interest is human societies and cultures. Avandy's UCL Anthropology guide covers it.
Entry rules
One science, and a broad profile
A-level applicants need AAA with one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, with Biology preferred, and at least two A-levels from UCL's list of preferred subjects. IB applicants need 18 points in three higher level subjects including a 6 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics. UCL's page lists no admissions test or interview. This page states no scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not UCL's.
Do you like questions that cross disciplines?
The degree is built on them.
Is a year abroad attractive?
It is a separate four-year version.
Do you hold a science subject?
One of four is enough.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules UCL has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means UCL published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means UCL has not yet published it.
Grades, the subject requirements and the preferred-subject guidance: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. UCL has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline and the 2028-entry requirements: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check UCL's course page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Confirm the required subjects, read the course structure and plan your preparation around it.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with University College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not write applications. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does UCL Human Sciences BSc require?
AAA at A level with one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, and Biology preferred, in UCL's wording for 2027 entry.
What is the IB requirement?
18 points in three higher level subjects including one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at grade 6, with Biology preferred.
Do I need Biology?
No. Biology is preferred, but one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics meets the rule.
Is there a year abroad?
UCL says students may opt for the four-year Human Sciences with Study Abroad BSc.
Does Avandy state offer scores?
No. This page records UCL's wording for 2027 entry and states no scores or probabilities.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are UCL's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when UCL publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
Talk to us about UCL Human Sciences
Tell us about the student's curriculum, their sciences, their interest in combining biology with social and historical questions and whether a year abroad appeals, the universities on the list, and the intended year of entry. A senior adviser will review the academic profile before recommending how to prepare.