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Study outside your norm with UCIL

No matter who you are or what you’re studying, UCIL offers a variety of course units you can take as part of your degree.

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Now open: Semester 2 enrolments for 2025/26!

Semester 1 unit enrolments have now closed, but there’s still time to enrol in Semester 2 units.

Explore our unit catalogue to find a unit that sparks your interest, then head to our How to Enrol page for useful guidance on completing your enrolment. Don’t miss out – there’s still time to secure your place in a Semester 2 unit.

How to enrol

Featured online units

Diversity And Inclusion. People Silhouettes

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Challenge your beliefs, attitudes and assumptions as you explore your role in shaping a fairer world.
Leadership in Action

Leadership in Action

How can today’s leaders tackle big issues like climate change, poverty, and disaster relief?
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On Creativity

Explore the diverse applications of creativity across various disciplines.

Featured blended units

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Philosophy in Action

Examine how philosophy engages with social, moral, religious and aesthetic issues of our time.
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Communicating with Confidence

This practical, engaging unit offers a toolkit of techniques to help you communicate with impact.
Terrible explosion of a nuclear bomb with a mushroom in the desert.

The Nuclear Age

Understand the impact of nuclear weapons on global politics, history and culture.

Featured face-to-face units

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Programming: What? Why? How?

Equip yourself with the skills to thrive in an increasingly digital landscape
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Medicine and the Media

How does the media represent medical and health issues and does this impact our lives?
Woman leading a business meeting.

Essential Enterprise

Start to think like a business professional.