Cass Business School
Contact:
Tim Anderson
Marketing Recruitment Manager
Specialist Masters Programme
Cass Business School
City University, London
EC1Y 8TZ
t: +44 (0)20 7040 5122
f: +44 (0)20 7040 8853
e: tim.anderson.1@city.ac.uk
Web: www.cass.city.ac.uk
Courses Offered:
Cass is a world-class business school offering undergraduate, Masters, MBA and PhD programmes in areas including:
- Management
- Finance
- Actuarial Science
- Real Estate
- Banking
- Insurance
- Quantitative Finance
- Accounting
Admissions Requirements:
Undergraduate admissions requirements for students completing the Abitur are to achieve 1.8 and must include "gut" in Maths & English. Matura students should average 80% across 3 extended subjects with no less than 75% in each extended subject (studies must include maths) +EC or school leaving equivalent.
For postgraduate study you should have a good honours degree from a recognised institution. Students applying for MSc programmes in finance or management or an MBA will need to complete a GMAT as well as an IELTS or TOEFL if appropriate.
Key Information:
Located in the heart of London’s financial district, Cass Business School is a leading provider of business and management education. We have accreditation from EQUIS & AACSB, both our MBA and our MSc in Management are accredited by AMBA and our finance Masters degrees are partner programmes of the CFA.
Our MBA is recognised globally as a market leader, we have the widest portfolio of Specialist Masters programmes (MSc) in Europe. Our Undergraduate School is ranked 1st in London and 3rd in the UK for our undergraduate programmes in business, management and finance (The Guardian University Guide 2008, 2009 and 2010). Ranked in the UK’s top 10 business and management research schools means we attract leading PhD students.
We are truly international and attract students and faculty from around the world. We are proud of our reputation as an intellectual hub for the City of London.
Contact:
International Office
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester LE1 7RH
Email: international.office@le.ac.uk
Web: www.le.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 116 252 2296
Fax: +44 (0) 116 252 5127
Courses offered
The University of Leicester offers a wide range of courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level.
College of Arts, Humanities and Law
Courses available include English, Film Studies, Law and Modern Languages, Museum Studies.
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
Courses available include Biochemistry, Genetics, Medicine, Psychology and Zoology.
College of Science and Engineering
Courses available include Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering and Geography.
College of Social Sciences
Courses available include Criminology, Economics, Finance, International Relations and Management.
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications, including the Polish Matura, the German Abitur, and the International Baccalaureate. For enquiries, please email international.office@le.ac.uk.
English language
Applicants whose first language is not English need to satisfy the University’s English language requirement:
- For courses in the College of Science and Engineering we ask for a minimum of 6.0 IELTS or TOEFL pbt 550/ ibt 80.
- For all other courses we require a score of 6.5 IELTS or TOEFL 575/90 or above, except for:
- Law courses which require 7.0 IELTS or TOEFL 600/100,
- Our foundation courses which require 5.0 IELTS or TOEFL 510/64, and
- Our Pre-Masters Diploma in Communications, Media and English as a Foreign Language for which we require 5.5 or TOEFL 525/70.
As well as the internationally-known IELTS and TOEFL tests, the University also accepts many other English language qualifications. Please contact the International Office where staff will be happy to advise you.
Key information
University
The University of Leicester is a leading UK University committed to international excellence through the creation of world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. The University was the THE University of the Year 2008-9. In awarding the title the judges cited Leicester’s ability to “evidence commitment to high quality, a belief in the synergy of teaching and research and a conviction that higher education is a power for good”. Leicester was, said the judges, "elite without being elitist".
We’re highly ranked, consistently in the top 20 of major national tables including:
City
Leicester is the tenth largest city in Britain with a population of approximately 300,000. It is situated at the heart of the East Midlands, a large region which encompasses six counties. Leicester is a culturally diverse city with a good track record of shared cultural events. The city’s Diwali celebrations are the largest outside of India and attract visitors from many cultures. Leicester Caribbean Carnival is the second largest in the UK. The Leicester Comedy Festival has been staged annually since 1994 and attracts many top acts to the city.
Leicester is home to three leading sports teams; a range of excellent, free museums and art galleries; a state-of-the-art theatre (Curve, opened in 2008); the largest covered market in Europe (which has been on the same site for 700 years), the award-winning National Space Centre (the largest and most modern space-related visitor attraction in Europe); and the only double-track, standard gauge steam railway in Britain!
King's College London, University of London
Contact:
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
England
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 3044
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 3460
Email: international@kcl.ac.uk
International web pages: www.kcl.ac.uk/international
Distinguish yourself
King’s College London is one of the top 25 universities in the world (2010 QS international world rankings), the Sunday Times 'University of the Year 2010/11' and the fourth oldest in England. A research-led university based in the heart of London, King’s has nearly 23,500 students (of whom nearly 9,000 are graduate students) from 150 countries.
King’s has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research, and accepts a broad range of qualifications from around the world. We warmly welcome applications from Germany.
Undergraduate degrees
The German Abitur is acceptable for entry to undergraduate programmes at King’s. The grades acceptable vary from programme to programme, from a score of 1.3 to 1.7 overall with subject preferences. For exact grade requirements for your desired degree programme, please go the online prospectus and click on the academic entry requirements section.
If you would like to discuss your qualifications and the entry requirements, the departmental admissions team would be happy to offer help and guidance. You can find their contact details on the course web pages through the online prospectus.
Postgraduate Taught programmes
You will be considered for entry onto a postgraduate taught programme if you have taken a bachelor's degree that is recognised as equivalent to a UK Bachelor (Honours) degree from a recognised university and achieved good grades. Further information on academic entry requirements is listed on the online prospectus under the programme of your choice.
Postgraduate Research programmes
For postgraduate research programmes at King’s you are typically required to be studying for or have completed a master's degree from a recognised university and in a directly related subject in order to be eligible for entry although this is not always necessary. Further information on academic entry requirements is listed on the online prospectus under the programme of your choice.
Contact
Janet Cusworth
Room 2.4
Marketing Officer PGT
Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB
Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6399
Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7249
www.mbs.ac.uk
Manchester Business School is one of the top 30 business schools in the world and one of the top five in the UK. We are also the largest campus-based business and management school in the UK, yet it is not simply our size that sets us apart. Few postgraduate business courses can match the level of academic excellence and first-class support facilities offered by the School. From accounting and finance to organisational psychology, we’ve courses that inspire original thinking, then see it applied to real business situations. All our courses offer the opportunity to learn in a research-led environment - we are No. 1 for business research in the UK - working with academics at the cutting edge of worldwide business and management education.
Contact:
Laura Hayes
Education Liaison Officer
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H OXG
Key Information:
Established in 1916 the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is an exceptionally cosmopolitan and vibrant university. Students are drawn to SOAS by its international reputation for academic excellence as well as the opportunity to study in a lively and international environment. SOAS is the only Higher Education Institution in Europe specialising in the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. There are currently more than 4,600 students from around the world, and all have an intellectual interest in the international issues in which the School specialises. Currently with more than 300 academic staff dedicated to teaching and research in these ares, it offers an exceptional educational experience, combining language studies, cultural scholarship and disciplinary expertise with a regional focus.
Courses offers:
SOAS offers a range of postgraduate and undergraduate courses in the following faculties; Law and Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Languages and Cultures. For a full list of all our courses please see our website, www.soas.ac.uk
Entry Requirements:
For Undergraduate degrees, entry requirements vary depending on the course, in general we require an overall score between 2.5 and 1.5 in the Arbitur and in the Polish Matura an overall average of between 65%-80%. For International Baccalaureate candidates, depending on the course, we require between 34-38 points.
For Postgraduate degrees, we require the equivalent of a good UK Honours degrees. In some cases a degree in a relevant subject area is required.
Contact:
UCL International Office
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
UK
TEL +44 20 7679 3000, FAX +44 20 7679 3001
EMAIL international@ucl.ac.uk, WEB www.ucl.ac.uk/international
UCL is recognised as one of the world’s leading universities and has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its research and teaching across the academic spectrum.
Courses offered
UCL is a multifaculty university offering a wide range of different subjects, including computer science, economics, engineering, law, medicine and life sciences, biomedical sciences, mathematical and physical sciences, architecture and the humanities and social sciences. Students can choose from many undergraduate degree programmes as well as one-year Master's and three-year PhD programmes.
The Research Assessment Exercise of 2008 confirmed UCL’s international research strength with outstanding results achieved across all eight faculties. Teaching at UCL is research-led, the programmes we offer reflect the very latest research and are often taught by academic staff members who are world-leaders in their fields.
Admissions requirements
For entry into UCL’s undergraduate degree programmes, students who hold the International Baccalaureate, the European Baccalaureate or the Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife with good grades will be considered. Specific grade requirements vary depending on the individual programme.
The award of the Diplom/Magister Artium/Erstes Staatsexamen or a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised institution with good grades is acceptable for application to graduate programmes at UCL.
Key Information
As well as being dynamic and intellectually challenging, UCL is also a very cosmopolitan and international environment in which to study. Currently over one third of the 21,000 students enrolled at UCL are from outside the UK. They come from over 140 countries. UCL also attracts academic staff from around the globe and international staff and students are welcomed for the different perspectives and diversity they bring to teaching and learning at UCL.
The university’s location on a compact site in the heart of London offers excellent academic professional and social benefits. UCL is surrounded by the greatest concentration of libraries, museums, archives and professional bodies in Europe. London also has a wealth of opportunities for social and leisure activities.
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