The University of London (UOL), established in 1836, is England’s fourth oldest university and is a federal university comprising 18 separately incorporated Colleges and 11 central Institutes. All Colleges and Institutes of the University award University of London degrees. Most degrees have a Lead College which takes responsibility for academic development
The academic development for each qualification offered to international study students is undertaken by Colleges of the University. Individual academic staff from the Colleges are directly involved in the delivery of the international study programme. They develop the syllabi, write study materials, set examination papers and mark scripts. As a result, high academic standards are maintained.
The University of London offers a wide variety of qualifications to both its internal students studying at one of the Colleges and to its international study students studying in one of over 190 countries around the world.
Through the international study programme, you may study for either an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification. You may also study individual modules from the selection offered as short courses.
For the majority of qualifications you may choose how and where you study and for how long. Undergraduates have between three and eight years in which to complete their degree. You may take examinations every year if you wish and, if you're successful, complete your course in the minimum time. However, if for any reason you do not feel adequately prepared for the rigours of examination you may defer your entry until the following year.
RECOGNITION AND RANKING
The University of London is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of academic excellence. In a recent survey of employers in the U.K, the University of London degrees ranked amongst the top 3. The ‘Lead College’ for most of the B.Sc. degrees, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is rated as the employers’ top choice of business schools in the U.K.
In all parts of the world, University of London graduates have gone on to occupy influential positions in government, the professions, business and industry. The academic rigour exercised by the University of London ensures that its qualifications are internationally respected and sought after.
EXAMINATION STANDARDS
The quality of the degree you receive as an international study student is assured in the following way: Your work is assessed to exactly the same standard as that for internal students studying at a College of the University. No concession in quality or academic rigour is given for the more difficult study circumstances. Upon successful completion, you are awarded a University of London degree or diploma.
There is only one University of London degree and it is awarded
both to students attending in London and External students. The
certificate carries the following extract from the Statutes of
the University of London: Statute 66(2) which states, ‘Candidates
granted degrees and other awards shall have attained the same
academic standard irrespective of mode or place of study or examination.
