Open Bachelor's
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 27,300 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* The annual tuition fee ranges from 16,000 EUR to 27,300 EUR, depending on your nationality and the intensity of the program.
Introduction
Modelled on the US Liberal Arts system, the Open Bachelor’s offers a wide spectrum of courses in political science, international relations, economics, management, data science & AI, innovation, psychology and leadership allowing students to tailor their bachelor’s to their interests and aspirations.
Personalised
Explore courses from various disciplines in Year 1 before specialising in years 2 and 3.
Forward-looking
Leverage knowledge from different perspectives and disciplines to decipher and solve contemporary issues.
Skills based
Build up the skills most sought after by recruiters.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Equal opportunity, inclusion, and social diversity are central to Forward's ethos. By 2025, Forward will establish financial arrangements that will allow us to enroll up to 30% of exceptional students from disadvantaged backgrounds in our new cohort.
In the meantime, scholarships and zero-interest trust loans are available for such students.
Please contact the institute for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1: Exploration Year
- Data Science and AI
- Management & Innovation
- Economics
- Politics & International relations
- Psychology
- Leadership
Year 2 & 3: Specialisation
At the end of Year 1, students select their major(s) or major/minor in which they will specialise in years 2 and 3. To validate their major, students must have validated at least 20 ECTS in Year 1 (4 courses out of a total of 10 courses per year).
- Available majors are: Data Science & AI | Management & Innovation | Economics | Politics & International Relations
- Available minors are: Management | Innovation | Economics | Politics | International Relations | Psychology | Leadership
Why study at Forward College
5 Reasons Why You Should Join Forward College
Forward College offers seven top-tier Bachelor's degrees in Politics & International Relations, Business & Management, Economics & Politics, and Data Science & Business Analytics, designed by the London School of Economics (and one top-tier Bachelor's degree in Psychology designed by King’s College London. All of them are internationally accredited and awarded by the University of London.
Forward College provides a unique multicultural environment, students spend their first year in Lisbon, their second in Paris, and their third in Berlin. Our students, representing 33 nationalities, live together in dedicated residences near the learning centres. We guarantee housing each year, so there is no organization hassle during your summer. In Paris, our campus is located in the renown “Cité Internationale Universitaire ”.
Forward College is a groundbreaking institution offering a high-impact approach to undergraduate education with:
Strong results to LSE and King’s College exams: 98.8% progression rate in the following year
Excellent outcomes after graduation:
- Among the 70% of graduates pursuing further studies right after graduation, 40% have been admitted to top EU universities (LSE, King’s College London, UCL, Sciences Po) and 30% to top 10 European business schools such as ESCP, IE University…
- Among the 40% who chose to take a gap year before their masters’, they have secured positions with foreign ministries, renowned companies (Ernst & Young, L’Oréal, Henkel…) and leading NGOs.
Forward College provides a highly personalised teaching experience through small class sizes (averaging 15 students), weekly one-on-one tutoring, and regular assessments to ensure exam success. Faculty members have been affiliated with prestigious universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, King’s College London, and the University of St Andrews.
Forward College combines academic excellence with soft skills development and hands-on projects in a unique international setting. This unique combination allows students to escape the tradeoff between intellectually stimulating academic programs and the skills development all recruiters expect from their staff in a fast-changing world. Students selecting the Open Bachelor’s, Bachelor's + or Double Bachelor add entrepreneurship and personal development on top of their academic programme. Having demonstrated strong intellectual capabilities, practical experience and core leadership skills, our students stand out in their admissions after graduation. For example, some of our Psychology or Politics & International Relations students have tackled one of L’Oréal’s societal challenges, while others have collaborated with a booming start-up to develop an app that helps customers reduce their carbon footprint.