Undergraduate course and programme information for prospective students

The following information provides prospective undergraduate students with a summary of new and updated course and programme information for the 2026/27 session.

This page will continue to be updated throughout the academic year as changes are confirmed by departments.


 

Undergraduate Programmes:

New Programme for 2026/27

new programme
Department of Statistics    
BSc in Economics and Data Science    

 

Substantive changes to programme regulations for 2026/27

Department of Accounting
BSc in Accounting and Finance (first year students only) Change to Years 2 and 3 core courses. 
Language Centre
BSc International Relations and Chinese LN104 added under Paper 3

 

 

Undergraduate Courses:

New courses from 2026/27

 

new courses
 Law School:
 LL285 Legal Adjudication: Forms, Authority, Society
 Department of Sociology:
SO315 The Sociology of Generations

Course code changes from 2026/27

course code changes
Old Code  New Code
Department of Mathematics
MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (1.0) MA102 Mathematical Proof and Analysis (0.5)
MA104 - Abstract Mathematics and Algorithms (0.5)
Department of Statistics
ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference (1.0)  ST206 Probability and Distribution Theory (0.5)
ST216 Statistical Inference (0.5)

Course title changes from 2026/27

Old Title  New Title
Data Science Institute
DS202A/W Data Science for Social Scientists (0.5) DS202A/W Machine Learning for Social Scientists (0.5)
Department of Economic History
EH237 Theories and Evidence in Economic History (1.0) EH237 Research Methods in Economic History (1.0)