Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) in Interdisciplinary Problems & Methods

Complex, real-world problems require interdisciplinary solutions. Our Interdisciplinary Problems & Methods (BASc) is the first undergraduate degree of its kind in the UK. It has been designed to address real-world problems and equip students with the knowledge and skills they’ll need to thrive after graduation.

Throughout each term, students study knowledge and skills from across the arts, sciences and humanities. These diverse sources of knowledge provide the lenses through which to understand the given problem and start to identify ways to tackle it.

During our interdisciplinary degree, you will:

• Interrogate some of the toughest challenges faced by the world today
• Acquire theoretical knowledge from a range of disciplines
• Learn a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, developing the transferrable skills to kickstart your career
• Combine knowledge and skills to tackle complex challenges
• Work with companies and organisations on real-world challenges
• Learn from leading academics and industry experts

'The most radical new university to open in decades.' - The Times

At LIS, we believe that answers to the world’s most complex problems won’t come from a single subject or specialism – that we need to bring together the arts, sciences and humanities.

That’s why we teach undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals how to solve complex, real-world problems by applying knowledge and skills from a range of disciplines.

But the dots won’t connect themselves. That’s where you come in.

We’re the first institution in over 50 years to be able to award our own degrees from the start, having been awarded top marks in every area of academic standards and qualities by the Office for Students (the higher education regulator in England).

Our mission

Most people are interested in interdisciplinarity for one of two reasons:

Their intellectual curiosity doesn’t fit into a box. It spans multiple disciplines from across the arts, sciences and humanities. They recognise that complex problems require interdisciplinary solutions.

If you fall into either/both of these categories – or refuse to fit into a category to begin with – then welcome to the club.