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Study in UK
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- A high degree of sophistication, a matchless
charm, and above all, educational quality that's backed by
centuries of tradition: the United Kingdom is just the right
place to give your career that global edge
- One in eight of students in UK higher
education is already from overseas
- UK degrees can take only three years and
postgraduate master's courses only one year as compared with
four years and two years in most other countries
- UK degree courses are shorter because they
are more intensive, and therefore more efficient in terms of
time and money
- Unlike other countries, most UK
universities recognize the Indian education system of 3-year
graduation.
- Quality standards for UK institutions are
among the best in the world. The British qualifications are
recognized and respected throughout the world
- The British universities are owned and
funded by the UK government and are subject to rigorous
quality assurance audits periodically to standardize the
quality of education across all institutions throughout the
UK
- All services such as facilities available
to students, quality of teaching, research funds,
infrastructure, accommodation services, student support and
career services are monitored according to strict
quantitative assessments
- There are three thousand educational
institutions in the UK that offer thousands of courses at
different levels of education, be it schools, colleges,
further education, higher education or research institutions
- Under existing work regulations,
international students in the UK can work up to 20 hours a
week when studying and full time during vacations
- The UK Government is in the process of
making it easier for international students to work while
studying.
- Institutions use a variety of teaching and
assessment methods to encourage independence, as well as
mastery of the subject
- The UK is a cosmopolitan place to live.
Many thousands of families from around the world have made
the UK their home, creating a richly diverse, open-minded,
multicultural society
- UK people like to get together and enjoy
themselves. Theatres, concerts and art galleries can be
found in all large towns and cities; big sports events take
place every weekend.
- Thousands of scholarships and bursaries
are offered by UK institutions just for international
students, while more than 21, 000 international students
receive scholarship funding from the UK Government every
year
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Degree courses and postgraduate study
are usually called Higher Education (HE). Most
professional courses, such as accountancy, finance,
pharmacy, dentistry, law, medicine, etc, are offered
at the Higher Education level. Degree courses lead
to the award of a Bachelor's degree (or, a Master's
degree). They are available from Higher Education
institutions (universities, Higher Education
colleges and institutions) and some Further
Education institutions. Universities range in size
of student numbers from less than 3,000 students to
over 15,000, and teach a broad range of courses.
Higher Education colleges and institutions are
usually smaller than the universities. Many offer
similar programmes to the universities while others
specialize in specific subjects.
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Postgraduate qualifications:
Many postgraduate courses contain both research
and taught elements. There is also a strong
emphasis on student choice in many institutions
and some programmes are put together in such a
way as to enable the individual student to
tailor the degree to their specifications.
Degree titles can vary from one institution to
another for historical reasons
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Diplomas
and certificates:
Postgraduate diplomas and certificates are
taught course qualifications. Certificate
courses are usually shorter than diploma
courses. Both types of award are frequently
given for conversion courses and courses leading
to membership of certain professional bodies.
Conversion courses are always taught and usually
take one academic year. In some cases, the
course may finish with a postgraduate diploma,
and you may have to apply from scratch to get
onto a Masters course. In others, the conversion
course may be the first part of a Masters
programme, after which you have the option of
continuing on the same course.
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Masters
degrees: Masters
courses consist of taught courses or a research
programme or they may, in certain cases, contain
elements of both, such as the MPhil. Intake is
from those with a Bachelors-level qualification
with honours or its equivalent, and most of them
take about one year of full-time study. Most
Masters degrees are designated either MA (Master
of Arts) or MSc (Master of Science), depending
on the subject, or as a specialist degree such
as an MBA or LLM. Taught Masters courses may
include formal training in research methods as
preparation for further research study.
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MBA (Master of
Business Administration), LLM (Master of Laws),
MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) are all widely
recognized specialist Masters courses. The
popularity of management or business-related
courses has surged in recent years, especially
those leading to an MBA. In the UK, 116 business
schools now offer the MBA, with the number of
students graduating rising from around 4,000 in
1990 to over 10,000 in 2000.
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Mphil:
The MPhil (Master of Philosophy) is usually an
extended Masters degree involving a longer
research thesis. Some MPhil courses have a
significant taught content in their first year
and devote the second to research; others are
purely by research. Many institutions'
regulations provide for transfer from an MPhil
or other Masters by research to a Doctorate for
suitable candidates.
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MRes:
The MRes (Masters in Research) is designed to
prepare students for doctoral research.
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Doctorates:
Doctoral programmes - the PhD (Doctor of
Philosophy) is the most common - usually take
three or four years full-time to complete.
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Postgraduate
programmes For most
Universities, a good first degree from a leading
university in India or its equivalent is essential.
The basic postgraduate entry requirement for the
following UK postgraduate courses: · Taught Master's
degrees, postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate
certificates) · Undergraduate degree or equivalent
from your country in a relevant area.
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Conversion
courses (are designed to provide an intensive
introduction to a subject):
a British undergraduate degree is sufficient, even
one in an unrelated area.
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Doctorates:
Intake is normally from those with a very good first
degree or more commonly from those with a Masters
degree, and occasionally by transfer from a Masters
course.
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MBAs:
Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses
usually require a British undergraduate degree or
equivalent, or a professional qualification. A good
GMAT score and IELTS of 6.5 or above. Most MBA
courses may also require two or three years'
management experience
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Language:
Before accepting students for postgraduate studies,
universities will require evidence of sufficient
English language proficiency. The most commonly
accepted test in the UK is called IELTS and a
minimum average score of 6 or 6.5 is usually
required, although some departments ask for 7.
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