Study Abroad at UCL

This online guide provides summary information about the wide range of academic subjects, opportunities and services available to study abroad students at UCL.

As well as hopefully answering some of your questions about the UCL programme, the guide provides links and contacts to readily access more detailed information.

Please note that this guide is intended for prospective students only, and is published ahead of time so is subject to change.

UCL has a very well-established study abroad programme, with over 1,000 students every year joining us from most parts of the world including the USA, Canada and Latin America, Japan, China and Hong Kong, Australia and all over Europe.

We try to ensure that our study abroad students benefit from a fully integrated experience at UCL, so you’ll take classes alongside our regular degree students, share the same course loads and lectures, and have access to the support and facilities that are available to UCL students. Students who join us for a term or longer automatically become part of the UCL Alumni community.

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Teaching and academic support

At UCL we value independent and self-directed study, and encourage you to think problems through and question things rather than accept everything that is being said in the lecture theatre. That said, our academic infrastructure is excellent and you will benefit from small-group teaching, seminars and tutorials (and practical classes where appropriate). We know that the British academic system might be different to the system that you’re used to, so we’ll help you develop the necessary study skills to succeed in the UK. UCL has one of the best staff to student ratios in the UK (1:10.3).