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University Preparatory Certificate for the Humanities (UPCH)
The UPCH is a foundation course for the humanities and social sciences designed for international students who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degree programmes at UCL (University College London) and other top UK universities.
The UPCH is an intensive one-year course for international students of high academic potential, combining study of two academic subjects, Academic English and Culture and Society.
Preparation for university at university.
Unlike many other foundation courses all lectures, seminars, and tutorials are delivered within the university. UPCH Students are registered as UCL students and have access to all UCL, University of London and Language Centre academic, welfare, and social and cultural resources.
| University Preparatory Certificate for Humanities (UPCH) | University Preparatory Certificate for Humanities with a Modern European Language (UPCHmel) |
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The course helps students gain entry to the best undergraduate degree courses in the Arts (including Architecture), the Humanities, Social Sciences (including Economics and Law), Business and Mathematics-related programmes. Students will be prepared for the following subjects at undergraduate degree level at UCL including Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Economics, European Social and Political Studies, History of Art, History, Information Management for Business, Geography, Law, Modern Languages and Culture, Philosophy and Psychology. UPCHmel Students will typically hold a minimum GPA of 3.0 /4.0 from the US school system and will usually have a good upper intermediate command of either French, German, Italian or Spanish. French and Spanish are also offered at beginners' level, to students with little or no prior knowledge. |
With a reputation for academic excellence and success, the course provides an academically challenging and rewarding programme of study, ensuring that on completing the course UPC students are ready to face the challenges of university study in the UK with confidence and independence.
UPCH Progression Scholarship. One Scholarship per year is available to the highest achieving UPCH student intending to study their BA\BSc programme at UCL.
The links on the left will allow you to explore the courses in more detail.
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