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Staff

Our students benefit from the lowest student to staff ratio (10:1) of any public UK university, enabling small class sizes and outstanding individual support (The Times, 2013).

Students

Degree types

The types of degree offered by UCL are listed below with explanations of their normal duration and structure. 

Master's

  • Master of Arts – MA
  • Master of Science – MSc
  • Master of Architecture – MArch
  • Master of Fine Art - MFA
  • Master of Laws – LLM
  • Master of Clinical Dentistry – MClinDent

These programmes normally extend full-time over 12 months, or part-time over two years. An increasing number are offered on a flexible learning basis over three to five years. Please see individual departmental entries for details. The programmes normally consist of taught plus a research project or dissertation submitted at the end of the programme in September.

Master of Research

The MRes degree normally extends full-time over 12 months, starting in September, although certain MRes programmes may also be offered part-time; please refer to the departmental entry for your chosen programme.

The degree has been designed to include structured and progressive research training which can be a foundation for doctoral study or a research career. This training in research techniques is combined with taught elements, plus a significant research component, which focus in-depth on your field of study. programme in September.

Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) programmes usually share an identical syllabus with the taught component of a corresponding Master's programme, and extend over nine months full-time. This may extend over two years if taken part-time, or longer, up to five years, if flexible study is offered.

Postgraduate Certificate

UCL's Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) programmes provide an opportunity to undertake study leading to a certificated qualification over a shorter period, usually equating to 15 weeks of full-time study which may be undertaken on a full-time basis, or spread over one or two years if taken flexibly. The syllabus often consists of selected components of a corresponding Master's or Postgraduate Diploma programme.

Graduate Diploma

For details of free-standing Graduate Diploma programmes in Archaeology; and Civil Engineering, please contact the relevant departments.

Distance learning

A small number of UCL graduate programmes can be studied on a distance learning basis, whereby all teaching is delivered online.

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