University College London
Period of exchange
Full year (Sept-June) or one semester (Fall semester or Spring/Summer semester)
Level
Undergraduate/postgraduate
Admission restrictions
Priority given to Science students
Websites
UCL exchange website
UCL Study Abroad Guide
UCL is among the world's top universities. 21 Nobel prize-winners have come from the UCL community.
UCL has a global reach and global vision and 34% of UCL students come from outside the UK, attracted from nearly 140 countries around the globe.
UCL was founded in 1826 as a radically different university, opening up English higher education for the first time to people of all beliefs and social backgrounds. That radical tradition remains alive today. UCL research strategy commits to addressing UCL’s ‘Grand Challenges’, by working together right across the university in order to tackle the problems that face us today.
University Location
London, UK
Student Population
21,620
City Population
7,556,900
London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. It is the most visited city in the world and with its 43 universities London forms the largest concentration of higher education institutions in Europe.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is also the world's largest financial centre alongside New York and is home to the headquarters of more than 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies.
Find out more
See the Study London website
UCL is divided into 9 faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Faculty of the Built Environment
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Faculty of Laws
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- UCL Medical School
- School of Slavonic and East European Studies
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Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
For more information, see the UCL website: Faculties
Language of instruction
English
Course information
Exchange students must indicate a preferred department as part of your application to UCL. You will have to take at least 50% of your course-load in this department.
For a full list of available courses, please visit the UCL website:
Course restrictions
Law courses, intermediate and advanced level Economics courses, and English Literature and Language courses are not available to exchange students.
Course load
Programmes consist of a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials and, in science and engineering subjects, laboratory classes, which in total account for about 15 hours per week.
The majority of courses have a value of 0.5 CU, although some, such as the research project completed in the final year of most degrees, carry a greater weighting. You are expected to complete 4.0 CUs each year which generally means taking around eight courses in each year.
UCL’s participation in ECTS can assist with access to educational and employment opportunities throughout Europe. At UCL, 0.5 CU is deemed equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits. A full year’s workload of 4 CUs is 60 ECTS credits.
Find out more
See the UCL website: Study at UCL
All students will are invited to participate into the Orientation programme and will receive a welcome packet upon arrival and the programme will include:
- A Formal Welcome;
- Formal enrolment with UCL;
- Registration with the Computing Service;
- Information sessions on how to make up a programme of study, study successfully at UCL and Living in London;
- Campus tours led by Student Ambassadors
- Students will also be able to visit their admitting departments to meet with relevant members of staff.
Find out more
See the UCL website: Orientation
