Answers to the world’s most complex problems will come from more than one discipline. But the dots won’t connect themselves. That’s where you come in.
Have you always felt there is more to the world than what traditional education offers? You’re in the right place.
At LIS, we believe that education should be expansive. Not constrained by narrow, disciplinary boundaries.
The world’s most complex problems need people who are bold enough to think differently, to follow all of their passions and curiosities, and to connect the dots to find solutions.
So, as the world squeezes us in, we invite you to reach out and experience full spectrum thinking with our interdisciplinary degree.
"Forget Classics, these students are studying to save the world." - Read about our graduates in the Telegraph!
Interdisciplinary thinking is a new approach to learning that will prepare you for the workplace of tomorrow.
Stand out from your peers, and join some of the brightest minds in the UK.
A new approach to learning
The world isn’t divided into silos, so why do we learn in them? LIS teaches a new thought modality that’s built for the real world: Interdisciplinary thinking.
In your degree, you’ll explore a diverse range of topics - such as ‘the future of cities’, ‘climate change’ and ‘inequality’. One day you’ll be taught complexity theory by a physicist, the next graphic design by an artist.
You'll bring these specialisms together to unlock new opportunities and insights. Learning an exciting and innovative approach to real world problems, that will set you apart in the workplace of tomorrow.
Our undergraduate degree, Interdisciplinary Problems and Methods (BASc), is the first programme of its kind in the UK.
Undergraduate degree (BASc)
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September 2026
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3-years
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£9,275 / a year
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London
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Full-time
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Watch our visual prospectus
Curious about how our interdisciplinary degree works? This video breaks it down—clear, simple, and full of possibilities.
Grades are one way of showing us you can succeed on this degree. On track for A*AA at A Level (ABB if you're eligible for a contextual offer)? That gets you straight to a Mindset Interview with senior staff, a conversation about your passions, motivations, and whether LIS is the right fit for you.
But we know grades aren't everything. If yours don't tell the full story, you'll sit an Academic Interview first: a real problem, worked through live with our faculty, so you can show us how you think.Whichever route you take, we're looking for the same thing: real evidence you can do this course, and do well on it.
Join our community, and find your place.
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Study a year abroad
Between your second and third year, you can choose to study abroad for a full academic year. Spend time immersed in one of our partner universities and return with new perspectives, networks, and experiences that shape your degree.
Current destinations include Singapore Management University, Utrecht University and The University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and emlyon business school in France.
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Blaise
Current Student
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"After starting a 'monodisciplinary' degree, I was dissatisfied with the extremely limited scope of knowledge that was being taught. I stumbled upon LIS and discovered the degree that would give me the space to explore several academic interests, all while developing an invaluable professional skillset. No brainer."
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Current Student
Camilla Cavendish, writing for FT Weekend, acknowledges the significance of LIS's approach. She emphasises that each term at LIS, students examine different problems, such as sustainability, and address them through a multidisciplinary lens. Cavendish's statement, "Innovative new courses and schools show what is sadly missing from over-regulated mainstream higher education," resonates with our mission to break away from traditional norms and embrace innovation.
The Financial Times
"I left secondary education deeply frustrated. I felt I had been forced to narrow it down and couldn't understand why. It seemed so clear that the things I cared about - sustainability, health promotion, community building, and the revolution heralded by AI, couldn't be understood (let alone tackled!) by one discipline alone.. Finding a university where I didn't have to sacrifice any of my interests, that had a strong focus on professional skills, and that would allow me to grapple with real-world problems was absolutely a no-brainer. I couldn't imagine being anywhere else."
Sarah
Current Student
"LIS is exactly the institution I hoped it would be plus more. The collected faculty has such diverse and overlapping sets of interests that I feel as though every field and method is only a message away. Without the dusty tradition and institutional sluggishness of my previous universities, the staff have been able to listen fully to students and their partners to build the university around the problems it solves. It's a really exciting place to be, and I'm thrilled to see how it continues to develop.”
Jethro
Current student
"Perhaps the most novel degrees are offered by the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) in Whitechapel." The Economist recognises the significance of universities like LIS, emphasising the need to rediscover the zeal for "challenger" institutions.“Ed Fidoe, a LIS founder, says that nurturing broad thinkers is crucial to solving big problems. That universities prefer to plop out specialists is not just a problem for undergraduates, he says; it is also narrowing the range of stuff adolescents may choose to study in their last years of school.”
The Economist
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