Welcome to City University London
International Office
Welcome to London
• A financial capital
• A cultural capital
• An historic capital
• A multicultural capital
Welcome to London
• Eat London
• 11,000 different establishments
• Shop London
• Harrods, Oxford St, Westfield, etc
• Sport London
• 5 Premiership Teams, 2012 Olympics
• Event London
• 200 events each day
• Cultural London
• Over 200 museums (mostly free)
• Entertainment London
• Over 150 theatres
• Travel London
• Excellent transport and a global hub
About City University London
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Established over 100 years ago.
Royal Charter awarded in 1966.
Chancellor is the Lord Mayor of London.
Highly ranked teaching and research.
Close contacts with business and industry.
6th most popular UK university for student
applications.
• 10th most competitive university (Times
Good University Guide 2009).
• Central London location.
• Located in the heart of legal, financial,
creative and journalism industries.
An international university
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21,412 students from 156 countries
2,126 staff from 70 countries
31 international partnerships
13,000 full-time students including nearly 40% from outside the UK
City and Kazakhstan
• Over 100 students from Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan Society
• Bolashak partner
A professional focus
• Academic and practical training
• Exemptions from exams of professional bodies e.g. ACA
• Work placements for most undergraduate degrees and some
postgraduate
Outstanding prospects
• 10th for graduate prospects six months after graduation, amongst the
UK’s top universities, in The Times Good University Guide 2010
• 11th in The Sunday Times University Guide 2010 employability rating,
for students in graduate level jobs six months after graduation.
• Score of 77% in the Guardian University Guide 2010 for graduate
prospects
• City is ranked tenth in the graduate prospects rating, for graduates
undertaking further study or employment six months after graduation,
in the 2010 Complete University Guide
One University – Seven schools
• School of Arts
• School of Social Science
• School of Engineering and Mathematical Science
• School of Informatics
• School of Community and Health Science
• The City Law School
• Cass Business School
School of Arts
• Cultural Policy & Management
– Pioneering CPM education for over 30 years
– Postgraduate focus
– Pathways for professionals and fresh
graduates
• Journalism
– One of the best journalism depts in Europe
– New state of the art studios and facilities
– Outstanding links with industry
– Taught by professional journalists
• Music
– New facilities including performance area
– Courses combine theory and practise
– Close links with Guildhall School
School of Social Science
• Department of Economics
– Applied courses
– Combined degree with Accountancy
• Department of International Politics
– Highly inter-disciplinary
– Leads to a wide variety of career paths
• Department of Psychology
– British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited
and non-accredited programmes
– Strong research based department
• Department of Sociology
– One of London’s largest sociology departments
– Can be combined with Criminology, Media
Studies and Psychology
School of Engineering & Mathematical Science
• 100+ years of tradition in engineering
education
– Programmes include Aeronautical/Air
Transport, Biomedical, Civil, Computer
Systems, Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical
and Telecommunications
– Professional placement available on all
Engineering undergraduate programmes
– Some of the most advanced engine
development and testing facilities in Europe
• Mathematics undergraduate degree with
five pathways including:
– Statistics, Computer Science, Finance and
Economics
School of Informatics
• Two departments and three research
centres:
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Department of Computing
Department of Information Science
Centre for Software Reliabiltity
Centre for Human Computer Interaction
Design
• Centre for Health Informatics
• State-of-the-art premises
• Common 1st year on undergraduate
courses
• Professional Pathway with paid
employment
• Courses tailored to meet industry needs
School of Community & Health Sciences
• Education and development of health and
community- based professionals
• Offers a range of programmes suitable for
international students Postgraduate level:
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Health Management
Food Policy
Health Sciences e-learning
Speech and Language Therapy
Public Health and Primary Care
Interprofessional Practice
Nursing and Midwifery
Clinical Leadership for Allied Health
Professionals
• Radiography
• Optometry (Undergraduate programme also
available)
The City Law School
• Heritage dating back to 1852 (Inns of Court
Law School
• Leading European law school with a well
established international reputation
• Strong links with the legal profession and
strong alumni network
• Offers every stage of legal education from
LLB to Bar and Legal Practice
Cass Business School - Undergraduate
• Ranked No.1 in London (No.3 in the UK) for
Undergraduate Business (Guardian Good
University Guide 2010)
• Course range from general, e.g. BSc
Business Studies to highly specialised,
e.g. BSc Actuarial Science
• Year out in industry or Study Abroad
opportunities on all courses
Cass Business School - Postgraduate
• Specialist Masters Programmes
–Real Estate, Actuarial Science /
Insurance, Management, Finance, Energy
/ Logistics / Shipping
–MSc Management ranked 2nd in UK by
Financial Times
• MBA
–Ranked 10th in UK & 41st in the world (FT
MBA Rankings 2008)
–Executive MBA 2nd in UK and13th in the
world (FT MBA Rankings 2008)
–AMBA & EQUIS accredited
Student Life
• Students’ Union with over 50 clubs and
societies
• Sports and fitness facilities
• Student Centre (one stop shop)
• Part of a large student and international
community in London
Accommodation
• Guaranteed places for all undergraduate first year international students
(deadline mid-May)
• Priority given to international postgraduate students
• Most accommodation within walking distance of the University
• Variety of private accommodation options
Halls of Residence 2010/11
• Finsbury and Heyworth
• 39 weeks £4,135.95
• Peartree Court
• 39 weeks £4,518.15
• Liberty Court
• 42 weeks £6,750.24
Notable City Alumni
• Liu Mingkang (MBA)
Former Chairman and President of Bank of China currently Chairman of the
China Banking Regulatory Commission.
• Dick Oliver (Civil Engineering)
Chairman of BAE Systems (worlds 3rd largest aerospace and defence
company)
• James Harding (Newspaper Journalism)
Editor of The Times newspaper
• Mahatma Ghandhi (Law)
Studied at Inns of Court School of Law – now part of City Law School
Contact Details
City University London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
Tel:
Fax:
0207 040 8019
0207 040 8322
Web: www.city.ac.uk
Email: mm@city.ac.uk