Taking HSTM units as part of your degree programme.
Each year, we teach around 1000 undergraduates on degree programmes across the University.
We accept most students without prerequisites and it is often possible to take a unit outside your level of study.
Optional units
Whatever you study, most faculties and schools in the University will allow you to take our course units as optional ‘free choice’ units.
HSTM units are designed to be accessible to all undergraduate students from all disciplines. They assume no prior experience. All HSTM units can be taken in 10 and 20 credit versions as appropriate to your programme of study. All units run for one semester.
If you are unsure whether you can enrol on HSTM units you should contact your School Curriculum and Programme Team. You may wish to contact your programme director if your programme does not currently allow you to take a HSTM unit.
If you are not able to register directly onto HSTM units, a number may still be available to study through the University College for Interdisciplinary Learning (UCIL), which allows you to study units from across the University with as much freedom as you want if it fits in your timetable.
Any questions? Please email our Curriculum & Programmes Team. Alternatively, contact the CHSTM Academic Lead for Undergraduate Teaching for assistance.
‘Free Choice’ HSTM units offered to all programmes
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Level 1 |
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Science and the Modern World |
Bodies in History: An Introduction to the History of Medicine, 1500-2000 |
Level 2 |
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From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics |
Animals in history: An introduction to human-animal relationships and why they matter |
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In Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science Fiction in Literature and Film |
The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History |
Level 3 |
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Climate Change and Society |
Madness and Society in the Modern Age |
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Fossils: Global Histories of Natural Heritage, Science and Empire |
People and Power in the Digital Age |
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From Sherlock Holmes to CSI: A History of Forensic Medicine |
The Nuclear Age: Global Nuclear Threats from Hiroshima to Today |
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Dissertation project |
Dissertation project |
Any questions? Please email our Curriculum and Programme Support Team and/or CHSTM Academic Lead for Undergraduate Teaching
UCIL units offered by CHSTM
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Level 2 |
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From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics |
The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History |
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In Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science Fiction in Literature and Film |
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Level 3 |
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From Sherlock Holmes to CSI: A History of Forensic Science and Medicine |
Madness and Society in the Modern Age |
| Climate Change and Society UCIL33201 (10 credits) UCIL33501 (20 credits) |
The Nuclear Age: Global Nuclear Threats from Hiroshima to Today |
Any questions? Please email the UCIL Team.
BIOL units offered to SBS programmes
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Level 1 |
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History of Biology |
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Level 2 |
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Science & Society RSM |
Level 3 |
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HSTM Final Year Project (full year) |
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Any questions? Please email the SBS Programmes Team.