Study Abroad at UCL

The UCL experience

For more than 40 years UCL has welcomed 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 800 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, Hong Kong 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.

Teaching

Much is expected of you, but equally, much is provided. While we value self-motivation and promote the acquisition of self-directed learning skills, you will benefit from an excellent academic infrastructure. There is an emphasis on small-group teaching and UCL enjoys one of the best staff to student ratios in the UK (1:9). In addition to lectures you will benefit from seminars and tutorials and, where appropriate, practical classes.

Academic support

At UCL you will be supported to ensure that you fully achieve your academic potential. Every study abroad student at UCL is assigned a tutor. S/he will guide your choice of courses to be certain that it 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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