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Why Royal Holloway ?

Why Royal Holloway ?. Dr. Judith Hawley Undergraduate Program Director Department of English. World class reputation Warm welcome Cosmopolitan English-speaking. Why the UK?. In 2001/2, 20% of all US students studied abroad in the UK*

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Why Royal Holloway ?

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  1. Why Royal Holloway? Dr. Judith Hawley Undergraduate Program Director Department of English

  2. World class reputation Warm welcome Cosmopolitan English-speaking Why the UK? In 2001/2, 20% of all US students studied abroad in the UK* *(Institute of International Education, November 2003)

  3. Location Campus/City University Airport links Facilities Ranking Choosing your university

  4. Why Royal Holloway? • University of London – international recognition

  5. Rankings Ninth in the Financial Times RAE2001 • RANKING INSTITUTION • Cambridge • London School of Economics • Oxford • Imperial College London • Warwick • York • University College London • Bristol • ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON • St Andrews • Southampton • SOAS • Manchester • Lancaster • Bath

  6. Top rank in the South East Second only to Oxford, in the south east region Top Twenty in the UK 15th in a table of 99 UK universities (Times Good Universities Guide May 2004) 17th out of 119 UK HE institutions (The Guardian May 2004) Top ten rating for Research Top ten universities institution, all departments earning top three ratings for research (RAE 2001) Rankings

  7. Location • Gateway to Europe!

  8. 135 acre parkland campus

  9. The Founder’s Building

  10. Excellent Facilities

  11. The Students’ Union

  12. College Housing • Guaranteed • Continuous occupancy • En-suite • Single • Networked

  13. Students • 7000 students • 17% overseas • 120 nationalities • Very cosmopolitan atmosphere

  14. Academic Profile 22 academic departments in 3 faculties

  15. Academic Calendar • Terms: • Fall term (25th September – 15th December ) • Christmas vacation (16th December – 14th January • Spring/Summer Term (15th January – 15th June) • Easter vacation (31st March – 29th April)

  16. Course Units • Over 500 courses available • Course units: 0.5 or 1 unit • Full course load is four whole units, where 0.5 unit = 4 semester credit hours • Maximum of two departments • On-line course selection • Entry GPA 3.0

  17. Student Support • Departmental Study Abroad Advisor • Central support: EILO • International Officer (Study Abroad) • International Programmes Co-ordinator • Student Support Officer • Study Abroad Programme Academic Convenor • Hall Wardens • Health Centre • Student Counselling Service

  18. The Social Programme • Runs throughout the year • Mixture of campus-based and • off-campus events • Theatre trips, Tower of London, Jack the Ripper walk, British Museum, London Eye

  19. Why Study Abroad at Royal Holloway? • One of top ten universities in UK • Well established Study Abroad Programme • Part of University of London • Beautiful, safe 135-acre parkland campus • Only 35 minutes from central London • Guaranteed accommodation in single, en-suite, networked rooms • Strong student support services

  20. Further information • Web: www.muohio.edu/international/royalholloway • Visit the Miami University Office of International Education, 216 MacMillan Hall

  21. Good Luck • and wherever you study, enjoy yourself!

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