STUDY ABROAD GUIDE 2015/16 ENTRY www.ucl.ac.uk/sag

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LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
STUDY
ABROAD
GUIDE
2015/16 ENTRY
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ARTS AND HUMANITIES LIFE SCIENCES
WELCOME TO UCL
English Language and Literature 31 Biological Sciences 91
The UCL advantage 2 European Languages, Culture Biomedical Sciences
and Society 33 and Neuroscience 94
UCL profile 4 European Social and Political Studies 39 Molecular Biosciences 98
Fine Art – Slade School 41
Study Abroad at UCL 6 Greek and Latin MATHEMATICAL AND
(Classics/Ancient World) 42 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Hebrew and Jewish Studies 45 Chemistry 101
Philosophy 48 Earth Sciences 103
LONDON LIFE
UCL Centre for Languages & Mathematics 105
International Education 51 Physics and Astronomy 110
Academic 8
Science and Technology Studies 116
Social and cultural 10 ARTS AND SCIENCES Science and Technology Studies
– Global Citizenship Programme 119
Within and beyond 14 Liberal Arts and Sciences 53 Statistical Science 121
BRAIN SCIENCES MEDICAL SCIENCES
LIVING Linguistics 56 Infection and Immunity 124
Psychology 59
Accommodation,
POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCES
support and welfare 16 BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Global Health 127
Leisure and Architecture 63
Planning 65 SLAVONIC AND EAST
social activities 20
Project Management for Construction 68 EUROPEAN STUDIES
Slavonic and East European Studies 129
ENGINEERING SCIENCES
LEARNING SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL SCIENCES
Biochemical Engineering 71
Study at UCL 22 Chemical Engineering 73 Anthropology 136
Civil, Environmental and Archaeology 139
Academic resources 26 Geomatic Engineering 75 Economics 142
Computer Science 77 Geography 145
Electronic and Electrical Engineering 80 History 148
Management Science and Innovation 82 History of Art 151
Important dates and
Mechanical Engineering 84 Political Science and
financial information 157 International Relations 154
LAWS
How to apply and
Law 87
immigration advice 158
Index of general
information 161
Index of subjects 162
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THE UCL ADVANTAGE
Studying abroad is an intrinsically
valuable experience. Wherever you Why choose UCL?
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choose to study abroad you will
UCL’s history, reputation and academic standing is a guarantee of
develop key life skills which, in the quality. Assessed as one of the top ten universities in the world, a
period of study at UCL will enhance any CV or résumé.
increasingly global environment in
which we live and work, are highly QS World University Rankings 2013/2014
valued by prospective employers. Rank Institution Country
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US
Furthermore the experience of
2 Harvard University US
studying in another country and 3 University of Cambridge UK
academic system provides valuable 4 UCL (University College London) UK
5 Imperial College London UK
insights which will equip you well
6 University of Oxford UK
for any future graduate study. 7 Stanford University US
8 Yale University US
9 University of Chicago US
10= California Institute of Technology (Caltech) US
10= Princeton University US
UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with strength in depth across
the academic spectrum. In external assessment its departments
have been recognised as producing work of international
excellence, much of which is of world-leading quality. UCL’s focus
on interdisciplinary study promotes collaborative learning
programmes and allows the perspectives and approaches of any
one subject to inform and enrich the teaching of another. The range
of subjects we offer, combined with our consistently high rankings,
provides you with the opportunity for complementary study across
subject boundaries of a breadth and quality that can be matched by
few, if any, universities in the UK.
UCL’s central London location brings a multiplicity of benefits.
Academic resources such as the British Library and the British
Museum, and cultural opportunities including the National Theatre,
the Royal Opera House and the National Gallery, are all within
walking distance. Social opportunities are exceptional; whether you
enjoy arts and culture, museums and exhibitions, clubbing and live
music, sports, or restaurants and café life, London offers a breadth
of choice unparalleled anywhere in the world. If this is not enough,
London’s status as a global travel hub means that the diversity and
cultural richness of over 40 more European countries are just a
short flight or train journey away.
Study abroad at UCL offers you an unsurpassed combination
of academic, cultural and social opportunities. Read on to
find out more.
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UCL PROFILE
Training in study and personal skills is embedded in our
approach, and our teaching embraces up-to-date methods in
e-learning as well as vital personal interaction in small-group or
one-to-one tutorials.
Diverse
Our students are selected on the basis of their talent and potential,
irrespective of their social or national background. Around 41% of
our students come from outside the UK, and from around 150
different countries. Our academic staff, drawn from 100 different
countries, are similarly diverse. UCL has a cosmopolitan, friendly
and inclusive atmosphere.
Key facts
• 52 academic units in ten faculties
• Founded 1826
• 28,850 students of whom some 15,640 are undergraduates
• 46% male and 54% female students
• 12,330 students from outside the UK
• UCL staff currently includes 53 Fellows of the Royal Society,
World-class
15 of the Royal Academy of Engineering, 51 of the British
The Sunday Times newspaper has described UCL as ‘an
Academy and 117 of the Academy of Medical Sciences
intellectual powerhouse with a world-class reputation’. We cannot
• UCL has 920 professors, the second highest number of any
offer you a more succinct description, but it is worth considering
university in the UK. It also has the joint highest number of
some of the factors that might have led to UCL being described in
female professors
such glowing terms. UCL is one of the highest ranked universities
A world-class study abroad experience at UCL offers you a unique
in the UK and has been placed among the top five universities in
opportunity for academic challenge, enriching personal development
the world (QS World University Rankings 2013/2014). But this
and the acquisition of valuable life skills.
recognition is not restricted to league tables. Independent
evaluation in the UK’s 2008 Research Assessment Exercise has STUDENT VIEW
ranked the work of the vast majority of UCL’s departments as being
of ‘world-leading’ quality. Another indicator of this world-class status Shihui Xu
is the fact that 28 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to people who Shanghai University of
Finance and Economics, China
are, or were, students or academics at UCL.

UCL has a great reputation and
Cutting-edge and innovative it’s especially open to international
students, and being in London,
The curriculum for each study area is continuously reviewed to which is such a culturally rich and
diverse city, is very attractive. This
ensure that it includes the latest discoveries and developments in
experience has broadened my
the field – much of this is drawn from leading research undertaken
horizons and helped me dream
by the staff who will teach you. much bigger for my career. Being
in a new country and on my
Known for pioneering new approaches in education, your study at
own for the first time has been
UCL will provide a global perspective aimed at helping you identify, fantastic for my independence,
and potentially contribute to solutions for, problems and issues flexibility, communication skills
and adaptability.
affecting the global community.
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STUDY ABROAD AT UCL
The UCL experience
UCL has a well-established Study Abroad programme, welcoming
students from colleges and universities around the world who wish
to gain credit for courses taken at UCL in order to graduate from
their home universities. Over 1,000 Study Abroad students come to
UCL each year. They come from most parts of the world including
the USA, Canada and Latin America, from Japan, China, Hong
Kong, Singapore and South Korea, from Australia and from all over
Europe. By choosing to join them you will benefit from a challenging
and rewarding experience.
Integration
At UCL we try to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from
your year or semester abroad. You will attend classes with regular
degree students and will have the same course load, academic
support and access to student services. Thus you will not only gain
from the experience of studying in a different system but also from
full integration with UK and other international students in classes.
In return we expect you to be serious-minded in your wish to study;
you must be willing to participate, keen to learn, and prepared to
expend time and effort on your studies in order to reap the rewards
of your time at UCL.
STUDENT VIEW
Katherine Zied Teaching
Providence College, USA
Much is expected of you, but equally, much is provided. While we

value self-motivation and promote the acquisition of self-directed
I chose to Study Abroad at UCL learning skills, you will benefit from an excellent academic
because of the prestige of the infrastructure. There is an emphasis on small-group teaching
University’s reputation and its
and UCL has the best academic to student ratios in the UK (1:10)
location in London. During my
compared to the national average of (1:17). In addition to lectures
programme of study, I mostly
enjoyed learning from the you will benefit from seminars and tutorials and, where appropriate,
professors and the students practical classes.
who have been taught by an
entirely different system than
my own. The facilities at UCL
Academic support
are great; I mostly used the
Main Library and Foster Court. At UCL you will be supported to ensure that you fully achieve your
I like that there was a common
academic potential. Every Study Abroad student at UCL is assigned
room just for students from
a tutor. S/he will guide your choice of courses to be certain that it
my department.
represents a coherent programme and meets with any requirements
of your home institution. Tutorial support from friendly staff will
ensure that you achieve maximum benefit from lectures and that
you develop the necessary study skills to do well in the British
academic system.
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LONDON LIFE:
ACADEMIC
UCL is a pre-eminent global university
where research of world-leading quality Museums, galleries and libraries
London’s world famous museums, galleries and libraries house
and impact feeds directly into your
collections of international importance that will enhance your
undergraduate programme of study. learning, whether through independent study or a more formal
interaction (for example, history of art students are often taught in
Our central London location provides
galleries). High-profile and specialist collections include:
access to the greatest concentrations
British Museum
of libraries, museums and archives Natural History Museum
Science Museum
in Europe and to the headquarters of
Freud Museum
many professional institutions, leading
National Gallery
businesses and industrial employers. Tate Britain
Tate Modern [pictured right]
British Library [pictured left]
RIBA British Architectural Library
Wellcome Library and Wellcome Collection
Learned societies
UCL is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries,
museums, archives and professional bodies in Europe. Whatever
your subject interest these resources, combined with the study
experience offered by UCL, provides you with unparalleled
opportunities. The following are within easy reach of UCL’s
central London location:
Academy of Medical Sciences
British Academy
Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Society
STUDENT VIEW
Aditee Mane Professional and educational bodies
University of Arizona, USA
London is the epicentre of UK professional life. Most of the

professional and related educational bodies are located here. Many
By far the most rewarding and fulfilling experience I’ve had in
run education and information events and provide other resources
London involved my work at Lottolab, a neuroscience laboratory
that will enhance your experience. They include:
located at the Science Museum. Though I was working in Lottolab
as part of my UCL studies, I spent much of my free time there Bar Council
helping conduct experiments and assisting in the organisation of
British Association for the Advancement of Science
events such as the Science Museum Lates, which were always a
blast. Some of these events included conducting a live experiment British Medical Association
for a crowd of over 500 people in the space of 3 or 4 hours – total Institution of Engineering and Technology
madness, but insanely cool.
Royal Institute of British Architects
Law Society
Institute of Physics