The
University of London
The University of London is one of the oldest, largest and
most diverse universities in the UK. It is one of the
world’s leading academic institutions, recognized
internationally as a centre of excellence. The University is
a federation of 20 world-class Colleges and a number of
acclaimed Institutes. Its alumni and academic staff shape
the world that they inhabit. They include over 55 Nobel
prize winners and over 35 past or present Heads of State.
The
following are a few of the University of London federal
Colleges which you may have heard of:
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London School of Economics and Political Science – LSE
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London Business School
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University College London
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Royal Holloway
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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School of Oriental & African Studies – SOAS
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Royal Academy of Music
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Kings College London
All of
the federal Colleges and Institutes differ considerably in
size, age and tradition and in the courses of study they
offer, but all Award University of London degrees.
Collectively they ensure the standards of those degrees, and
are research-based higher education institutions committed to
undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching of the highest
quality in a research environment. The range and breadth of
activity within the University provides it with a unique
character and high level of distinction.
The University has a total student population of 100,000 plus
an additional 34,000 on the External Programme. Students who
study at a College or Institute belong both to that College or
Institute and to the University. Students enrolled on the
External Programme are students of the University of London.
Brief
History
The
University has its origins in the 1820s and 1830s with the
creation of University College and King’s College. It received
a Royal Charter in 1836, at which time the only other English
universities in existence - Oxford and Cambridge - had limited
entrance. Historically, the University of London has an
unrivalled record in setting precedents - in awarding degrees
without religious tests, in promoting teaching and research in
laboratory science, engineering and modern languages, in
admitting women to degrees and in appointing women professors.
Study
Options
Virtually
every subject covered in any university curriculum can be
studied at the University of London. These subjects can be
studied at various levels and lead to the award of
undergraduate or postgraduate degrees, or to diplomas or
certificates. There is also the opportunity to study specific
short courses or units from degree programmes for individual
or career development. Most courses are offered on a full-time
basis, but there are also many opportunities to study
part-time for a degree, diploma or certificate, or to study at
home from any geographical location by distance learning.
The
University has of course expanded and changed over the last
186 years, but it has always maintained the principles of its
founders: to provide an institution open to all,
irrespective of race, creed or political belief.
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The
University of London is recognised nationally and
internationally as a centre of academic excellence.
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In all
parts of the world, graduates of the University have gone on
to occupy influential positions in government, the
professions, business and industry.
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The
University offers a wide variety of undergraduate and
postgraduate qualifications.
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For a range
of degrees, the University offers you a choice of where and
how you study:
either you may apply to come to London to study at
one of the Colleges and benefit from the contact with staff
and other students
or, if your personal circumstances are such that you
must stay at home, you may apply to register with the
External Programme and study at a distance.
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