Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops.
We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.
Open units are units which are outside of a student's subject discipline(s) that are available
in many undergraduate programmes (subject to space and timetabling constraints).
Typically these units are interdisciplinary and do not have any pre- or co-requisites.
Single honours undergraduate students are normally able to choose up to 20 credit points of open units.
The University has developed a number of thematic, interdisciplinary "Bristol Futures" open units which deal with issues and themes of current importance. Details of these units are available
here
including video trailers for some of the units. Specific details about each unit is available below. The Bristol Futures optional units are:
City Futures: Migration, Citizenship, and Planetary Change
Creative Futures: Tools for Changing the World
Choral and Orchestral Ensemble Performance
Decolonise the Future!
Science of Happiness
Sustainable Development
Understanding global problems using data: inequality, climate change and the economy
The open units scheme also includes the University Wide Language Programme units and a Performance unit.
These units are all taught throughout the year (TB4) so you should consider this when making your optional unit choice.
Details of the UWLP units are available
here as well as specific information about each unit below.
What do the Levels represent?
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
