關于英國留學入學時間,大家普遍了解的情況是秋季入學,第二年夏天結束一學年的學習。普遍說來,英國大學的入學時間跟國內相同,都是秋季(9或10月份)入學,到第二年夏天(6或7月份)為一學年,每學年分為三學期,稱之為:第一學期autumn term 9月底-12月初,之后是圣誕假期;第二學期Spring term 1月初-3月中下旬,之后為復活節假期;第三個學期summer term 4月中旬-6月中旬下旬,之后為暑假。一般每個學期10周,這個時間安排稱之為Academic Calendar。
這里說一下題外話,關于學期安排大部分大學幾乎相差不大,當然也有一些例外的情況,比如:
1 對每個學期的名稱稱呼有不同,比例,劍橋大學的三個學期稱之為 Michaelmas, Lent, Easter ,牛津大學稱之為 Michaelmas, Hilary, Trinity;
2 并不是每個學期都正好是10周,很多大學第一和第二學期的時間稍長,第三個學期時間較短,而且最后一個學期后面的時間主要是考試,基本考試結束就相當于該學期結束;
3 同一個大學每年有時會由于每年節假日的不同而進行調整,所以學期分配每年會有調整;
4 部分大學在第二學期中間有一個”reading week”,沒有課堂教學,相當于放假一周;
5 部分蘇格蘭大學只開設兩個學期,如圣安德魯University of St Andrews: Martinmas, Candlemas,第一個學期為秋季開學到圣誕節,第二個學期為1月份到5月底,期間3月中下旬有兩周的春假。
但是,優越教育的顧問婷婷老師表示,盡管英國大多數的課程都開始于秋季,但是依然有不少大學提供春季開學的課程(英國本科與碩士預科,大一文憑課程,以及少部分的本科與碩士課程都提供春季入學)。而適合申請英國春季入學的主要有以下幾類學生:
1 由于之前有其他打算錯過了秋季入學申請機會,臨時需要申請英國留學的,比如參加高考、考研失敗的同學或者本科畢業后找工作不理想的同學;
2 秋季申請由于競爭太激烈而導致申請失敗的同學;
3 準備語言考試太晚,沒來得及申請秋季入學的同學;
4 之前由于重修或者補考,沒有達到秋季入學通知書要求的條件的同學。
接下來,婷婷老師具體說明一下英國春季入學本科和碩士的特色。顯然,對于秋季入學,不管是從專業還是學校角度,可選擇的范圍更廣,但是春季入學有其自身的優勢:
1 首先,如果等到第二年秋季再入學其實相當于白白浪費了一年,如果達到直接入讀的條件,不需要再上語言班或者預科班的,春季直接入學可以節省等待的時間;
2 普遍說來,英國大學春季入學申請人數比秋季少,申請成功率相對會比較高,我們都了解,秋季申請過程中,由于申請人數過多,很多滿足入學要求的學生由于名額競爭壓力大而拿不到錄取通知書;
3春季入學也很理想地避免了秋季入學帶來的簽證申請高峰。
另外,要提醒大家的是,有的同學會擔心春季開學的課程不如秋季開學的正規,教學質量比秋季開學低,但這一點是絲毫不用擔心的,因為兩類課程唯一的區別就是開學時間,其他都是一樣的,不管是課程設置、教學質量、所能享受的教學資源、學習評估方法標準還是所獲證書的認可程度。
然后,我們簡單說一下一般的申請時間計劃表:
8、9月份:選擇申請院校,準備制作申請材料;
9、10月份:遞交材料,準備語言考試;
10、11月份:收到通知書,滿足學校相關錄取通知書條件,選擇入讀院校。交押金申請簽證所需CAS;
11、12月份:安排好住宿、遞交簽證申請;
12、01月份:獲得簽證,準備入學。
接下來,同學們會擔心春季開學后,課時如何安排,具體的畢業時間等。一般來說,不同學校會有不同的安排,春季開學學生畢業時間分兩種。一種是比秋季入學的同學晚一個學期畢業(Courses with a January start will finish a semester later than those that started in September ),比如倫敦都市大學等,這種普遍適用于碩士;第二種是,將第一學年的課程壓縮,假期減短,這樣第二年跟前一年秋季入學同步開設課程(Studying from January through to July, with a short break at Easter, allows students to join the second-years in September),比如考文垂大學等,這種普遍適用于本科。
最后,我們選取一些倫敦地區春季開學的本科與碩士課程供大家參:
倫敦地區本科一月份開學:
考文垂大學倫敦校區
BA (Hons) Global Business Management
BA (Hons) International Finance and Accounting
BA (Hons) Top Up Global Business
BA (Hons) Top Up Global Marketing
BA (Hons) Top Up Accounting and Finance for International Business
BA (Hons) Top Up International Hospitality and Tourism Management
BA (Hons) Top Up International Fashion Management and Marketing
密德薩斯大學
Business School:
BA Business Management
BA Financial Services (Top Up)
BA International Business Administration (Top Up yr 3)
School of Science and Technology:
BSc Information Technology and Business Information Systems (Top Up yr 3)
倫敦南岸大學
Occupational Health Nursing (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing) - BSc (Hons)
Economics - BSc (Hons)
Business Studies - BA (Hons)
Business Administration - BA (Hons)
倫敦都市大學
Accounting and Finance - BA (Hons)
Architecture and Interior Design Extended Degree (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)
Art and Design Extended Degree (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)
Business Management (Extended Degree) - BA (Hons)
Business Management - BA (Hons)
Computing, Technology and Mathematics Extended Degree - BSc (Hons)
Computing - BSc (Hons)
Criminology and Sociology - BSc (Hons)
Criminology and Youth Studies - BSc (Hons)
Criminology - BSc (Hons)
Design: Fashion, Textiles, Jewellery, Product and Furniture Extended Degree (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)
Digital Media - BA (Hons)
Diplomacy and International Relations - BA (Hons)
Education and Social Policy - BA (Hons)
Education Studies - BA (Hons)
Film and Television Studies - BA (Hons)
Film, Media and Music Extended Degree (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)
Health and Social Care - BSc (Hons)
International Business Management - BSc (Hons)
International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies - BA (Hons)
International Relations and Politics - BA (Hons)
International Relations - BA (Hons)
LLB Law - (Hons)
Media and Communications - BSc (Hons)
Politics - BA (Hons)
Sciences Extended Degree - (Biology, Chemistry, Health, Psychology) - BSc (Hons)
Social Sciences and Humanities Extended degree - BA (Hons)
西倫敦大學
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Internship
BA (Hons) Business Studies
BA (Hons) Business Studies (Top-up)
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Finance
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Foundation Year
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Human Resource Management
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Internship
BA (Hons) Business Studies with Marketing
BA (Hons) International Business Management
格林威治大學
International Business, BA Hons
倫敦地區碩士一月份開學:
考文垂大學倫敦校區
MSc Global Financial Trading
MSc International Fashion Marketing
MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management
MBA Global Business
MBA Global Financial Services
MBA International Fashion Management
MBA International Human Resource Management
MBA International Marketing
MBA Oil and Gas Management?
密德薩斯大學
Business School:
MSc Behavioural Economics in Action
MSc Financial Management
MA Human Resource Management
MA International Business Management
MA Marketing Management
School of Law:
MA International Relations
School of Science and Technology:
MSc Applied Public Health
MSc Business Information Systems Management
MSc Environmental Pollution Control
MSc Network Security and Pen Testing
倫敦南岸大學
Advanced Nurse Practitioner PgDip / MSc
Building Services Engineering - MSc
Built Environment Studies - MA / MSc
Business Project Management - MSc
Civil Engineering MSc
Corporate Governance (Fast Track for ICSA Graduates) Top-up MSc
Corporate Governance with Graduate ICSA MSc
Digital Architecture and Robotic Construction MSc
Digital Marketing (IDM Top Up) MSc
Environmental and Architectural Acoustics MSc
Food Safety and Control MSc / Top-up to MSc
Human Resource Management - PgDip / MSc
International Accounting and Finance - MSc
International Business - PgDip / MSc
International Finance - MSc
International Marketing MSc / PgDip / PgCert
International Marketing (with internship) MSc
International Tourism and Hospitality Management - MSc
Marketing MSc
Marketing Communications - MSc
Marketing Communications Top-up to MSc
Marketing Communications (with internship) MSc
Marketing Management (CIM and IDM Top Up) MSc
Marketing (with internship) MSc
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Refugee Studies MSc
Structural Engineering MSc
Sustainable Energy Systems MSc
Transport Engineering and Planning MSc
格林威治大學
Faculty of Architecture, Computing & Humanities
MSc Big Data and Business Intelligence
MSc Built Environment Studies
MSc Computing and Information Systems
MSc Computer Forensics and Cyber Security
MSc Computer Systems and Network Engineering
MSc Computer Science
MSc Construction Management and Economics
MSc Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
MSc Enterprise Systems and Database Administration
MSc Facilities Management
MSc Information Systems Management
MSc Management of Business Information
MSc Network and Computer Systems Security
MSc Project Management (International)
MSc Real Estate Development and Investment
MSc Software Engineering
MSc Sustainable Building Engineering
Business School
MSc Business and Financial Economics
MA Business by Research
BA Hons International Business
(year one entry only and will be studying over the summer)
MA International Business
MBA International Business 24 months
MA Strategic Marketing
Faculty of Engineering & Science
MSc Agriculture for Sustainable Development
MSc Biotechnology
MSc Civil Engineering
MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MSc Electrical Power Engineering
MSc Engineering (Research)
MSc Engineering Management
MSc Food Innovation
MSc Food Safety and Quality Management
MSc Formulation Science
MSc Information and Communications Technology
MSc Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
MSc Natural Resources (by Research)
MSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
MSc Pharmaceutical Science
MSc Sustainable Environmental Management
MSc Wireless Mobile Communications Systems Engineering
Medway School of Pharmacy
MSc Applied Drug Discovery
布魯內爾大學
International Commercial Law LLM
Marketing MSc
Human Resource Management MSc
Master of Laws (LLM Law)
Accounting and Business Management MSc
Business Administration MBA
Management MSc
Environmental Pollution and Monitoring MSc
Business Intelligence and Social Media MSc
International Intellectual Property Law LLM
International Financial Regulation and Corporate Law LLM
Environmental Management MSc
International Human Rights Law LLM
Climate Change and Sustainability MSc
格拉斯哥卡利多尼安大學倫敦校區
MBA Luxury Brand Management (January 2016)
MSc Construction Management (January 2016)
MSc Digital Fashion Strategy (January 2016)
MSc Fashion Business Creation (January 2016)
MSc Global Marketing (January 2016)
MSc International Banking, Finance and Risk Management (January 2016)
MSc International Fashion Marketing (January 2016)
MSc International Management and Business Development (January 2016)
MSc International Project Management (January 2016)
MSc Luxury Brand Marketing (January 2016)
MSc Public Health (January 2016)
MSc Public Health (Part Time - January 2016)
MSc Risk Management (January 2016)
金士頓大學
Accounting, finance and banking
Accounting and Finance MSc
Art and design
Computer Animation MA
Business
International Business Management MSc
Master of Business Administration MBA
Business information technology
IT & Strategic Innovation MSc
Chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences
Pharmaceutical Science MSc
Computing and information systems
Computer Animation MA
Embedded Systems MSc
Embedded Systems with Management Studies MSc
Embedded Systems (Computer Vision) MSc
Information Systems MSc
Information Systems (E-commerce) MSc
Information Systems (Health Information Management) MSc
IT & Strategic Innovation MSc
Network & Information Security MSc
Network & Information Security with Management Studies MSc
Networking & Data Communications MSc
Networking & Data Communications with Management Studies MSc
Software Engineering MSc
Software Engineering with Management Studies MSc
Software Engineering (Web) MSc
Software Engineering (Web) with Management Studies MSc
Creative industries and the creative economy
Computer Animation MA
Digital media
Computer Animation MA
Engineering
Advanced Industrial & Manufacturing Systems MSc
Advanced Product Design Engineering MSc
Aerospace Engineering MSc
Automotive Engineering MSc
Automotive Engineering (Commercial Vehicle Technology) MSc
Automotive Engineering (Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) MSc
Embedded Systems MSc
Embedded Systems (Computer Vision) MSc
Engineering Projects & Systems Management MSc
Management in Construction MSc
Management in Construction (Civil Engineering) MSc
Mechanical Engineering MSc
Mechatronic Systems MSc
Professional Engineering MSc
Renewable Energy Engineering MSc
Structural Design & Construction Management MSc
Structural Design & Construction Management with Sustainability MSc
Healthcare
Radiography: Breast Evaluation PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Radiography: Medical Imaging PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Radiography: Medical Imaging (Mammography) PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Radiography: Oncology Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Human resource management
Employment Law LLM
Law
Corporate and Financial Law LLM
Dispute Resolution LLM
Employment Law LLM
Environmental Law and Sustainability LLM
General Law LLM
International Commercial Law LLM
Management (General)
International Business Management MSc
Master of Business Administration MBA
Performance, film, media and cultural studies
Computer Animation MA
倫敦都市大學
Addiction and Mental Health - MSc
Biomedical Science - MSc
Blood Science - MSc
Business Innovation and Creative Entrepreneurship - MSc
Business Psychology - MSc
Cancer Pharmacology - MSc
Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health - MSc
Computer Forensics and IT Security - MSc
Computer Networking - MSc
Computer Science - MSc
Computing - MSc
Consumer Psychology - MSc
Creative Writing - MA Crime, Violence and Prevention - MSc
Criminology - MSc
Digital Media - MA
Education - MA
Events Marketing Management - MA
Finance (Accounting) - MSc
Finance - MSc
Food Science - MSc
Health and Social Care Management and Policy - MSc
Health Psychology - MSc
Human Nutrition (Public Health with Sports) - MSc
Human Resource Management - MA
Information Technology - MSc
International Banking, Finance and Compliance - MSc
International Business - MA
International Human Rights and Social Justice - LLM
International Human Rights and Social Justice - MA
International Public Health Nutrition - MSc
International Relations - MA
International Security Studies - MA
Journalism - MA
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education - MA
Management and Strategic Leadership - MA
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Master of Public Administration (MPA) –
MA Mathematics - MSc
Media and Communications - MA
Mental Health and Wellbeing - MA
Music Industry Management and Enterprise - MA
Network Management and Security - MSc
Obesity and Weight Management - MSc
Occupational Psychology - MSc
Pharmaceutical Science - MSc
Public Health - MSc
Social Policy and Evaluation - MSc
Social Policy - MSc
Teaching Arabic - MA
TESOL and Applied Linguistics - MA
Woman and Child Abuse - MA
東倫敦大學
School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering
MSc Business Information Systems
MSc Civil Engineering
MSc Computer Systems Engineering
MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MSc Information Security and Computer Forensics
MSc Software Engineering
MSc Structural Engineering
PGDip Civil Engineering
PGDip Electrical and Electrical Engineering
PGDip Structural Engineering
School of Arts and Digital Industries
MA Heritage Studies
MA Writing Imaginative Practice (Distance Learning)
Cass School of Education and Communities
MA English Language Teaching (Distance Learning)
MA Special and Additional Learning Needs
MA Special Educational Needs
MA Youth and Community Work
School of Health, Sport and Bioscience
MSc Biomedical Science
MSc Bioscience
Mres Bioscience
MSc Biotechnology
MSc Pharmaceutical Science
MSc Phyto-pharmaceutical Science
MSc Pharmacology
MSc Public Health
School Social Sciences
MSc Anthropology
MSc Anthropology, Human Rights and Justice
MSc International Relations
School of Psychology
MA Careers
MSc Business Psychology
MSc Career Coaching
MSc Clinical & Community Psychology
MSc Coaching Psychology
MSc Criminal & Investigative Psychology
MSc International Humanitarian Psychosocial Consultation
MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology
MSc Psychology
School of Business and Law
Global MBA
LLM Energy and Natural Resources
LLM Human Rights
LLM International Business Law
LLM International Law and Criminal Justice
LLM International Law and Financial Markets
LLM International Law and International Relations
LLM International Law and World Economy
LLM International Law
LLM Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
LLM Law General
MA Human Resource Management
MA International Human Resource Management
MBA
MSc Finance and Risk
MSc Financial Management
MSc International Accounting and Finance
MSc International Business Management
MSc International Relations
MSc. Islamic Banking and Finance
MSc Sport Management
西倫敦大學
The Claude Littner Business School
MA Human Resource Management (Top-up)
MA Managing Human Resources
MSc Finance and Accounting
MSc Finance and Risk Management
MBA Graduate MBA with Internship
MSc International Business Management
MSc International Marketing
MBA Masters in Business Administration
London College of Music
MMus Composition (Electronic Music)
威斯敏斯特大學
Finance and Accounting MSc (January)
Finance, Banking and Insurance MSc (January)
Investment and Risk Finance MSc (January)
Human Resource Management MA (January)
International Business and Management MA (January)
Management MA (January)
Marketing Communications MA (January)
Marketing Management MA/MSc (January)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) (January)
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management MSc (January)
Creative Writing: Writing the City MA (January)
Cultural and Critical Studies MA (January)
English Language and Creative Writing MA (January)
English Language and Linguistics MA (January)
English Language and Literature MA (January)
English Literature: Modern and Contemporary Fictions MA (January)
Human Resource Management MA (January)
International Liaison and Communication MA (January)
Conflict Prevention, Dispute Resolution MA (January)
Corporate Finance Law LLM (January)
International and Commercial Dispute Resolution Law LLM (January)
International Commercial Law LLM (January)
International Law LLM (January)
Marketing Communications MA (January)
Marketing Management MA/MSc (January)
Energy and Environmental Change MA (January)
International Relations and Democratic Politics MA (January)
International Relations and Security MA (January)
International Relations MA (January)
Air Transport Planning and Management MSc (January)
Art and Visual Culture MA (January)
Cultural and Critical Studies MA (January)
Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA (January)