UCAS LG33, three years
UCL describes a three-year BSc that integrates the social sciences with data science.
Undergraduate · UCL Social Sciences with Data Science
UCL Social Sciences with Data Science: social questions, analysed with data
UCL's Social Sciences with Data Science BSc examines the social and economic forces that shape our world and integrates broad social science with extensive data science training. It asks for AAA without a required A-level subject. The decision against UCL's Data Science BSc and its Economics degrees is which discipline leads.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What UCL asks for in Social Sciences with Data Science
Taken from UCL's Social Sciences with Data Science 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 GCSE Mathematics at grade B or 6
The A-level requirement is AAA, with GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.
IB 18 points at Higher Level
18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.
Social science with extensive data science
UCL says the degree integrates insights across the social sciences with extensive training in data science.
No required A-level subject
The page asks for GCSE Mathematics at grade B or 6 but lists no A-level subject.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on UCL's Social Sciences with Data Science 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
Social scientific foundations and data skills together
UCL says the course combines a broad social scientific foundation with in-depth data science skills so graduates can rigorously analyse pressing societal issues, integrating insights from across the social sciences.
Is it the right degree?
Against Data Science and Economics
The lead discipline is the social sciences.
Choose Social Sciences with Data Science if
you want social and economic questions to lead and data skills to serve them.
Choose UCL Data Science if
you want data science itself to lead. Avandy's UCL Data Science guide covers it.
Choose Economics and Statistics if
you want econometrics and a Mathematics requirement. Avandy's UCL guide to it covers that.
Entry rules
AAA with GCSE Mathematics at B or 6
A-level applicants need AAA with GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6; no required A-level subject is listed. IB applicants need 18 points in three higher level subjects with no higher level score below 5. 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 social questions lead for you?
That is the degree's design.
Are you comfortable with extensive data science?
UCL stresses it.
Is GCSE Mathematics at B or 6 in place?
It is asked for.
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 Social Sciences with Data Science BSc require?
AAA at A level with GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6, in UCL's wording for 2027 entry.
What is the IB requirement?
18 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.
Do I need A-level Mathematics?
The page lists no required A-level subject; GCSE Mathematics at grade B or 6 is asked.
How does it differ from UCL Data Science?
UCL's Data Science BSc is a separate degree with its own guide; this one is built around the social sciences.
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 Social Sciences with Data Science
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