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LEARNING AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY LONDON

Engage with the world, from the vantage point of a culturally diverse global city.

BA (Hons) Culture, Technology & Global Challenges (subject to approval)

Courses Introduction / Summary

The list of Culture, Technology & Global Challenges courses below are indicative of those that are currently planned for students commencing their undergraduate degree in September 2025. The courses that run in each academic year are subject to change in line with faculty availability and student demand, and may have limited capacity or be unavailable to you due to the timetable. There is, therefore, no guarantee every course will be available every year.

This is a new degree programme in the final stages of approval. This means the full academic detail of the programme is undertaking a final stage of approval to ensure it meets rigorous academic and industry quality standards.

Elective Pathways

Because of the specific and unique skills that the degree programme pursues, the programme structure is highly curated in order to ensure that all students meet the necessary learning of this career-oriented provision. However, you will have the opportunity to select 8% of your courses. You will be able to choose in which humanities discipline to do your research project, and will also be able to select one from our growing range of elective courses from across the entire university. The university will work with you to help you find a work experience placement (which forms the basis of 17% of your degree) in an area that matches your interests and aspirations.

Year 1

  • Exploring Culture with Technology
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • The World Since 1945
  • Criticism: Practice
  • Ideas for Impact Experiential Project
  • Technology and Human Values
  • Visual Intelligence
  • Exploring Creative Non-Fiction: Tell It Slant

 

Year 2

  • Political Arguments in Action
  • AI and Data Ethics
  • Electric Frontiers: Digital Creative Writing
  • Public History & Heritage
  • Intermediate Directed Study (in English, Philosophy, History, Art History or Creative Writing)
  • Machines, Creativity and the Mind
  • Media Literacy
  • Global Fascism

Year 3

  • In-the-Field Experiential Final Project
  • Open elective
  • International Organisations
  • Political Thought Beyond Europe
  • Imagining Planetary Futures