Study Abroad and JYA Guide 2011
“The five months I spent studying abroad were the best of my life. Not a day goes by without me thinking about all the great times I had at Kent.� Daniel Reese, USA
Why study abroad?
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Why study abroad?
Studying in the UK will expand your horizons, enhance your academic studies and give you the opportunity to gain a unique insight into another culture. Did you know? Every year, more and more students are choosing to study abroad, and the UK is the number one study abroad destination for students from many countries around the world. Spending a year or a semester abroad doesn’t have to delay your expected graduation date. With careful planning, you can complete your studies in the same time as you would if you stayed at home for your full degree. In an increasingly competitive global job market, employers value graduates with study abroad experience who have proved that they can succeed in a different environment. A year or a semester at Kent tells employers that you will make the most of every opportunity. If you are planning to go to graduate school, a study abroad experience will prepare you for the more independent nature of postgraduate studies. Your study abroad experience at Kent also provides you with a different perspective on your chosen subject and opens up new avenues of academic thought. In the UK, academic staff usually teach both the lectures and the seminars, so students have the opportunity to get to know their professors well and to discuss questions in depth with the academics who are leading researchers in their area.
LIfe-enhancing experience Studying abroad is about more than just a fantastic academic experience. It’s also about growing as an individual, developing your self-confidence and having fun! Studying abroad enables you to gain a deeper understanding of another culture, make lifelong friends from a wide variety of backgrounds and benefit from an experience that is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Contents Why study abroad?
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Canterbury campus
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Living in Canterbury
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Studying at Kent
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Junior Year Abroad (JYA) programmes
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JYA English PLUS programmes
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Credit systems and exchange partners
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Entry requirements, fees and living costs
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How to apply
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Why study abroad at Kent?
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Why study abroad at Kent?
High academic standards Kent has some of the best teaching staff in the country. In the 2009 National Student Survey, 87% of students said they were ‘overwhelmingly satisfied’ with the quality of the teaching at Kent. Kent’s excellent performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) confirmed our position as one of the UK’s leading universities: our 18 academic schools are engaged in research of international and world-class standing.
An opportunity to gain a British qualification If you are studying for a full academic year at Kent, you could combine modules to make up a programme of study leading to a diploma. The diplomas are an unusual opportunity to gain two recognised academic qualifications within the normal period of a single degree course. A diploma can also lead on to a BA or BSc honours degree, or in some cases, if you are suitably qualified, you can take the diploma as a pre-Master’s qualification to help you gain entry on to a postgraduate degree programme at Kent.
Excellent support services and facilities Our excellent facilities are available to all our students. Academic resources include a library with over a million books, periodicals and journals, well-equipped laboratories and studios, and a learning advisory service. Social facilities are equally good, with a range of cafés, bars, restaurants and other meeting places, sport and music, and a theatre, nightclub and cinema on the Canterbury campus. You also have access to a highly effective careers service, a medical service, counselling support and other student support services.
A safe, attractive campus
A friendly cosmopolitan community
The Canterbury campus is Kent’s original site, founded in 1965. It is built on 300 acres of parkland overlooking Canterbury and is still growing and evolving. Modern buildings are surrounded by open green spaces, courtyards, gardens, ponds and woodland, and the view across Canterbury and the Stour Valley all help to make it a highly attractive and friendly campus.
There are 129 different nationalities represented at the University of Kent. Kent Union runs many national or regional societies such as the Japanese Society, the American Society, the Asian Society, and societies covering leisure interests such as anime, music, photography and all kinds of sport.
Campus accommodation All short-term programme students live in student accommodation on campus, which is no more than ten minutes’ walk from central facilities. See p8 for more information.
Good location and transport links Canterbury is located in east Kent, south-east England. An excellent network of transport links connects east Kent with London and mainland Europe. See p8 for more information on Canterbury and the region.
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Campus accommodation is divided into apartments or corridors of five to nine people so you have an excellent opportunity to make friends quickly. All students, no matter where they live on campus, belong to one of the colleges. Each of the colleges has its own living, social, teaching and study facilities and is made up of students from different disciplines and nationalities. College Masters are part of a network of people, including course tutors, who have a responsibility for student welfare.
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Canterbury campus
The Canterbury campus is built on 300 acres of parkland, a short walk from Canterbury city centre. The campus is self-contained and is based round five colleges, which include student accommodation, teaching and social facilities and academic schools.
Location and transport links
The rest of the campus includes student residential buildings, a library, sports centre, playing fields, theatre, cinema, nightclub, restaurants, cafés, bars, shops, a bookshop, a medical centre and pharmacy, day nursery, public access computer rooms, a multi-faith chaplaincy, launderettes and bus stops.
The Channel ports are less than 20 miles away and Calais or Boulogne are approximately 75 minutes by ferry from Dover, Folkestone or Ramsgate.
The campus is a 25-minute walk, or a ten-minute bus-ride, from Canterbury city centre. There are bus stops at several locations around the Canterbury campus. An excellent network of transport links connects east Kent with London and mainland Europe. London is only 55 miles away and you can be there in just under an hour.
It is only a 10-minute train ride to the Eurostar terminal at Ashford International. From there you can be in Paris in about two hours. Ebbsfleet International station, with Eurostar links to Paris Lille and Brussels, is approximately 45 minutes from Canterbury. The Channel Tunnel at Folkestone is approximately 30 minutes’ drive away. The nearest main airport is Gatwick with good local motorway connections, and Heathrow is just under two hours away.
“When I first saw the campus, I fell in love with it – there is a lot of green space around. I love the fact that you can see the Cathedral from the campus and that the University is so close to Canterbury.” Omer Kilic, studying Computer Systems Engineering 7
Living in Canterbury
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Living in Canterbury
Canterbury is a city with a warm and friendly atmosphere. It has been inhabited for over 2,000 years, since pre-Roman times. Augustine established his first cathedral and abbey here in AD600, and in medieval times the city became a centre for pilgrimage to the shrine of St Thomas Becket, made famous by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The playwright Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury and novelists Charles Dickens and Joseph Conrad have links to the city. The city centre today shows much of its medieval history in ancient streets and buildings. The cathedral, St Augustine’s Abbey and St Martin’s church form a World Heritage Site. Canterbury Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The local region The county of Kent is known as the ‘Garden of England’, with many classic villages, castles, walking/cycling trails, orchards and vineyards. Canterbury is well sited for access to famous locations such as Leeds Castle, Rochester (with its Dickens connections) and castles at Dover, Walmer and Deal. East Kent has 120 miles of coastline, with the nearest seaside town, Whitstable, offering many different kinds of water sport. Further information www.canterbury.co.uk
The Canterbury campus
Catering
The main campus buildings are surrounded by green spaces, fields and woods, which means that students enjoy an very pleasant learning and living environment.
The University provides a range of catering facilities from traditional dining halls to cafés, bistros and other bars, shops and snack machines across campus. There is a considerable variety of food available, including vegetarian options and Halal meat, ranging from quick snacks to full cooked dinners. National and international cuisine is also available.
The campus is self-contained and includes student accommodation (see below), cafés, restaurants and bars (see Catering, right), a Medical Centre and pharmacy (see Personal support services, right), the Gulbenkian Theatre and Cinema, Kent Union (our students’ union), a music society, a Sports Centre, banks, telephones, shops, post boxes and bus stops. Further information www.kentunion.co.uk www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian www.kent.ac.uk/music www.kent.ac.uk/sports
Accommodation Accommodation on campus is either in colleges on a ‘bed and breakfast’ basis, or in self-catering houses or flats, with between five and nine bedrooms each. Over one third of accommodation is en suite. The Accommodation Office also publishes a weekly list of off-campus accommodation. It can supply a list of hotels and guest houses where you can stay when you first arrive in Canterbury, if needed. We offer on-campus accommodation to all short-term students at Kent. You can apply for accommodation online, and the University must receive your application by the following deadlines.
Programme start September start January start May start
Application deadline 31 July 30 Nov 15 Feb
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Further information www.kent.ac.uk/catering
Computing Service The Computing Service provides extensive computing facilities for all students. There are over 1000 public access PCs on campus and all students have their own email address and access to the internet. All study bedrooms are connected to the campus network and Skype is also available. (The Computing Service offers online advice on specifications.) The Library and other buildings contain wireless connection areas. Further information www.kent.ac.uk/itservices
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Templeman Library The Templeman Library contains over a million books, periodicals, pamphlets, audio tapes, videotapes, slides and microforms. The Library has study places for 1,300 students with over 300 public access PCs. The Library website is accessible to all networked PCs in the University. It allows you to trace printed books and periodicals using the Library Web Catalogue. There is a full range of networked electronic information sources on the internet relevant to your subject of study, including online bibliographic databases, electronic books, journals and newspapers, subject gateways and internet search engines, and over 100 CD-Rom databases. Further information www.kent.ac.uk/library
Personal support services Kent has a six-doctor Medical Centre (with a pharmacy next door), a University Nursing service (open seven days a week during term time from 7am until midnight and for emergencies after midnight), and a pharmacy. Other facilities include a Counselling Service, the Disability and Dyslexia Support Service, a day nursery for children up to five years old, and a Chaplaincy Team, which serves all the main Christian denominations and the Buddhist, Islamic and Jewish communities on campus. Further information www.kent.ac.uk/guidance
Centre for English and World Languages The Centre for English and World Languages provides support for non-native speakers of English. Its courses can help you to develop your English language and study skills so that you meet the level of proficiency required for your chosen course of study. Further information www.kent.ac.uk/cewl
Student Learning Advisory Service The Student Learning Advisory Service (SLAS) offers training and information about writing essays, note taking, time management, dealing with exams, writing dissertations and many other skills. You can find information in the form of leaflets and brochures, personal support, groups, workshops and some web pages.
International students are an important part of our student community. You can obtain advice and support from the International Office both on arrival and throughout your studies. Whatever your query, we are here to help you.
Further information www.kent.ac.uk/uelt/learning
We have links with the University’s various cultural and international societies and we meet many of our current and former students and their families in their home countries.
The International Office
The International Office is happy to welcome you when you arrive and we also organise a welcome and orientation programme for international students arriving at Kent in September, January and May. Further information www.kent.ac.uk/international
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Studying at Kent
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Studying at Kent
Teaching methods
Subject areas
One of the exciting things about studying at Kent is the way in which you are encouraged to express your own views and develop your own academic skills. As well as attending lectures (which are given to large groups of students), you also take part in seminars (small groups that encourage informal discussion).
Another exciting feature of studying at Kent is the fact that you can take modules across a range of subjects. We encourage this kind of study but advise you to select a programme that forms a coherent ‘package’, rather than a group of modules chosen at random. Alternatively, you can specialise in one particular subject – such as history – and choose all of your modules in that subject area.
Teaching may also include workshops or guided research. If you are taking a science or a technical subject, you will spend time in laboratory sessions or practical classes. Language students also take conversation classes and have language laboratory sessions. The schools at Kent are actively involved in research, which means that the subjects you study are at the leading edge of developments.
Level of study All the modules on the short-term programmes are also offered on Kent’s undergraduate degree courses. On an undergraduate degree programme, Stage 1 is the first year of full-time study, Stage 2 the second year and Stage 3 the third year.
Diploma programmes If you spend an entire academic year at Kent, you have the opportunity to use your module credits to gain a Kent diploma. The diploma programmes are designed for international students and provide the opportunity to gain another academic qualification on top of your normal degree. A diploma could also qualify you for postgraduate study at Kent. Each diploma is equivalent to a full year’s study for an undergraduate honours degree (BA, BBA, LLB, BEng or BSc). You choose from modules provided at Stages 2 and 3. Students who take a diploma programme could be allowed to transfer to a full honours degree programme involving a further year’s study.
Academic credits You take 60 academic credits in the Fall Semester and 60 in the Spring Semester. All Kent programmes divide into a number of modules, each with a credit rating of 15, 30 or 45 credits. These credits can transfer to your home university – see p16 for details.
“I really enjoyed my modules and the academic staff always made sure I understood the concepts and methods. I felt comfortable going to them with any questions I had about my assignments. Although I had a lot more independent work to do than at my home university, I found it easy to adjust to the change.” Hannah Cranville, USA
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For advice on how to choose modules for the programmes of study leading to a diploma, see www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term/apply
Assessment Assessment is usually by a combination of coursework and examination. In the Fall Semester, assessment is usually based on written assignments and class work (although some modules may include special examinations and/or extended essays). In the Spring Semester, most modules include an examination.
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Junior Year Abroad (JYA) programmes
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Junior Year Abroad (JYA) programmes The University offers several programmes of short-term study for international students. The programmes all run on the Canterbury campus and offer students from different educational systems the opportunity to study and gain academic credit or awards from a British university. Our short-term programmes are: • • • •
Junior Year Abroad Fall Semester Spring Semester JYA English PLUS (for non-native speakers of English, see p14)
Junior Year Abroad The Junior Year Abroad programme (JYA) is aimed at students who have a good enough command of the English language to be able to study at Stages 2 or 3 of an honours degree. The JYA programme lasts one academic year (nine months, from mid-September to mid-June of the following calendar year). This option is the most flexible and allows you to choose from almost all undergraduate degree modules at Kent. You can compile a study programme from a range of subjects or take a more focused approach by choosing from a specified group of modules from Stages 2 and 3 of any undergraduate degree, leading to an undergraduate diploma. JYA students take modules worth 120 credits.
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Fall Semester The Fall Semester programme runs for three months from September to December. It is aimed at international students who are not able to spend a full academic year studying abroad. Fall Semester students take modules worth 60 credits. The choice of modules is more limited than for a Junior Year Abroad and they are drawn mainly from programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
“It was impossible to be bored at Kent: the academic support was amazing and the social life was incredible too. The University goes out of its way to make its students feel welcome.” Heather Kissinger, USA
Spring Semester The Spring Semester programme runs from January to the beginning of June. It is aimed at international students who are not able to spend a full academic year studying abroad. Spring Semester students take modules worth 60 credits. The choice of modules is more limited than for a Junior Year Abroad and they are drawn mainly from programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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JYA English PLUS programmes
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JYA English PLUS programmes
JYA English PLUS is for students who are non-native speakers of English (from countries such as Japan), who may require intensive English language preparation for study at a British university.
JYA English PLUS entry pathways
We offer a full-year programme and a part-year programme. There are also three different pathways so you can choose the one that suits your background and abilities. The first element of each pathway is a 19-week Pre-sessional course in English for Academic Purposes, which begins in May. This section of the course finishes with a language assessment: this allows the University to identify which academic modules you can choose to study during the rest of your programme.
The following pathways information is based on a student studying at Kent for the full-length JYA English PLUS option. If you enrol on the part-length option, you take half as many modules and can only select from modules available in the Fall Semester.
The ‘full-length’ JYA English PLUS programme runs from May to April (the equivalent of a full academic year). Students take modules worth 120 credits. The ‘part-length’ JYA English PLUS programme runs for the first eight months of the full-length programme, from mid-May to mid-December, enabling Japanese students to return home for the job-hunting ‘season’, which starts in January. Students normally take modules worth 60 credits.
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JYA English PLUS offers three pathways, according to the level of your English ability. Each pathway recommends a different choice of modules to fit in with your language skills. Students with higher levels of English can study modules alongside British students.
Pathway 1
For students entering with IELTS 4.0 or TOEFL 450 (paper-based) or 45 (internet-based). You must take two modules in English language. You can then select the remaining 90 credits from modules in history, literature, sociology, economics, politics, philosophy, business and management, law and computing. Each module carries 30 credits and runs for both Fall and Spring Semesters. JYA English PLUS students on the ‘part-length’ programme register (and are assessed for) modules for the Fall Semester.
Pathway 2
For students entering with IELTS 5.0 with a minimum of 5.0 in both Reading and Writing or TOEFL 500 (paper-based) or 60 (internet-based). You must take one ‘core’ (required) module in English language. You normally take your remaining 105 credits from Stage 1 modules. Depending on their language assessment and subject to advice, students on Pathway 2 may be able to select one Stage 2 module.
Pathway 3
For students entering with IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in both Reading and Writing or TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 80 (internet-based). Subject to advice, you can select either Stage 1 or Stage 2 modules.
More information For more information, see your programme details at www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term/
“The University has everything that students want – a beautiful campus, quality education, a friendly atmosphere and fabulous parties. My experience at Kent has made me more confident and open-minded. I took the JYA course which was well organised and ideal for me.” Shin Akutagawa, Japan
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JYA English PLUS programmes
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Programme schedule For the first few days, we offer students a fun and informative orientation programme, the course then follows the pattern below: May May – September
Mid-September
Late Sept – mid Dec Mid Dec – mid-Jan Mid Jan – early April Early April
Arrival 19-week Presessional courses in English for Academic Purposes General and academic orientation with new Kent academic year entrants First term of academic study Winter/Christmas break Second term of academic study Programme completed
For more information, see www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term/
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Credit systems and exchange partners
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Credit systems and exchange partners For all short-term study options, the University issues formal transcripts of the work you have completed. With the agreement of your home university, these credits can be used towards your degree. If you are studying on the Junior Year Abroad for a nine-month academic year, you study a full modules worth 120 credits, which usually equals 32 credit hours under the American credit system. Fifteen credits at Kent equals four credit hours and involves approximately the same amount of work. If you are registering for the Fall Semester or the Spring Semester programmes, you must take 60 credits worth of modules, which equate to 16 credit hours under the American credit system. The transcript of your studies at Kent will show your University of Kent degree marks as well as their US equivalents (see below).
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
Exchange or study abroad students
Kent is part of the European Credit Transfer System which guarantees academic recognition of studies throughout universities and colleges across Europe. Modules at Kent have their own credit values and also carry an ECTS credit weighting (where 60 ECTS credits represent a year’s study). The comparative values are:
Kent has exchange agreements with many universities around the world. If you come to Kent under one of these agreements, you are an exchange student and continue to pay your fees to your home university. For more on our student exchange partners, see www.kent.ac.uk/internationalmaps/world.html
Kent
ECTS
15 30 45
7.5 15 22.5
US credit hours
4 8 12
Students taking part in ECTS receive full credit for all academic work successfully carried out at an ECTS partner institution, and you can transfer these credits from one institution to another. The transcript you get from Kent includes ECTS grades.
If Kent does not have an exchange agreement with your university, you can apply as a study abroad student and pay tuition fees directly to Kent. There is more information about tuition costs on p18.
Worldwide partners Kent already has special arrangements with several universities including, but not limited to, the following:
Argentina
Universidad de San AndrĂŠs
Canada
Equivalence to American grade system
American letter grade
University of Kent Mark Class
Average mark
A+
70+
First
70+
A AB+ B
67-69 64-66 61-63 60
Upper Second
60-69
B BC+ C
58-59 55-57 52-54 50-51
Lower Second
50-59
C CD
48-49 44-47 40-43
Third
40-49
F
0-39
Fail
Below 40
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Trent University, University of Montreal, University of Ottawa At all British universities, degrees are classified as: First Class Honours (1), Upper Second Class Honours (2.1), Lower Second Class Honours (2.2), and Third Class Honours (3).
China
Bejing Foreign Studies University (subject to approval), Chinese Foreign Affairs University, Renmin University (Bejing), Southwest University of Political Science and Law
Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, University of Hong Kong
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Japan
Aoyama Gakuin University, Kansai Gaidai University, Kyoto Sangyo University, Musashi University, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Nihon University, Okayama University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Waseda University
Peru
Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica del Per煤
Uruguay
Universidad ORT
USA
University of California, Indiana University (Bloomington), Kansas University, Lehigh University, Marquette University, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts (Amherst), Mount Holyoke College, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Penn State University, Purdue University, San Diego State University, the University of South Carolina, State University of New York at Buffalo, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Vermont, Virginia Tech University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
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Entry requirements, fees and living costs
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Entry requirements, fees and living costs General entry requirements
The minimum requirements are as follows:
For entry on to a diploma course, you need to have successfully completed (or be expected to complete) studies that are equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate degree at a British university.
Junior Year Abroad, Fall Semester, Spring Semester
An average of 6.5 on IELTS, with 6.0 in Reading and 6.0 in Writing, or TOEFL paper-based 580/internet-based 85.
For students at American universities, for example, the general entrance requirement is usually the successful completion of a sophomore year in approved subjects. Some diploma programmes specify particular requirements. For advice, see see www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term
English PLUS
Proficiency in English
Pathway 2 IELTS 5.0 with a minimum of 5.0 in both Reading and Writing or TOEFL 500 (paper-based) or 60 (internet-based).
If you are applying from overseas, you must provide satisfactory evidence of your proficiency in written and spoken English to show that you can take full advantage of the teaching we offer. For JYA English PLUS, there are three different pathways depending on your level of proficiency.
Programme
Pathway 1 IELTS 4.0 or TOEFL 450 (paper-based) or 45 (internet-based).
Start date
Finish date
English language requirement
2011
2012
IELTS
TOEFL paper
Tuition fees Junior Year Abroad JYA English PLUS full length JYA English PLUS part length Fall Semester Spring Semester
£9,500 £10,900 £7,845 £3,800 £5,700
(These are fees for the academic year 2010/2011)
Other living costs Each individual student has different circumstances, so to help you estimate your living costs we provide an online calculator. To use this calculator, go to www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/livingcosts.html
Deadline TOEFL internet
Junior Year Abroad
September
June
6.5
580
85
30 June 2011
Fall Semester
September
December
6.5
580
85
30 June 2011
Spring Semester
January
June
6.5
580
85
30 Nov 2011
English PLUS Pathway 1
May
December or April
4.0
450
45
15 Feb 2011
English PLUS Pathway 2
May
December or April
5.0
500
60
15 Feb 2011
English PLUS Pathway 3
May
December or April
6.0
550
80
15 Feb 2011
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Pathway 3 IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in both Reading and Writing or TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 80 (internet-based).
Terms and conditions: The University reserves the right to make variations to the content and delivery of courses and other services, or to discontinue courses and other services, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. If the University discontinues any course it will endeavour to provide a suitable alternative. To register for a programme of study, all students must agree to abide by the University Regulations (available online at: www.kent.ac.uk/regulations/). Data protection: for administrative, academic and health and safety reasons, the University needs to process information about its students. Full registration as a student of the University is subject to your consent to process such information.
How to apply
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How to apply
When you are applying, you must provide: • a completed application form, including a current photograph downloadable from www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term/apply • a provisional module registration form (downloadable from the web at www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term/apply) • full certified transcripts of your academic achievements/results to date • a report from a teacher who is familiar with your academic work at your present university/college • a personal statement supporting your application • a copy of your passport. If your home university has an agreement with the University of Kent then please liaise directly with their Study Abroad Office when you apply. If your university does not currently have an agreement with us, we consider direct applications for short-term study but it is your responsibility to liaise with your home institution about any acceptance of credit transfer of your study at Kent.
Choosing your modules If you want to take one of the diplomas, please ensure that you list the correct modules on your form. For details on choosing your modules, see www.kent.ac.uk/studying/short-term/apply
Humanities and Social Sciences
If you are choosing from programmes within Humanities or Social Sciences, please select the modules you would like to study, in order of preference. It is important that you choose carefully, selecting modules you are interested in, as it may not be possible to change your selection once you arrive at Kent. As some modules may be fully subscribed, or unavailable during a particular academic year,
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you also need to list alternative choices. If you are going to be at Kent for a full academic year (taking 120 credits), you need to list modules worth 180 credits, in order of preference. If you are going to be at Kent for one semester (taking 60 credits) you need to list modules worth 90 credits, in order of preference.
Sciences
If you are choosing a programme within Sciences, please list your major course interests only and do not select a full range of modules. We will then arrange an individual programme for you in discussion with our advisers.
Where to send your application
Send your completed applications (or queries) to: Hazel Lander, International Office, The Registry, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UK T: +44 1227 827994 F: +44 1227 823247 E: international-office@kent.ac.uk
Visa and immigration If you are planning to study in the UK for six months or less and wish to work (even if that work is unpaid) you need to apply for a Tier 4 (General) Student Visa. If you do not intend to work and plan to study in the UK for less than six months you can enter the UK on a Student Visitor Visa. However, please note that you cannot switch from a Student Visitor Visa to a Tier 4 Visa while in the UK. Please ensure that you give yourself enough time to make your visa application. How many hours you can work while studying depends on the type of course you are taking. In addition, the need to obtain entry permission before arriving in the UK is determined by which country you are coming from. For more details, see www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk We look forward to welcoming you to study at the University of Kent. 19
Hazel Lander, The International Office, The Registry, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UK T: +44 1227 827994 F: +44 1227 823247 E: international-office@kent.ac.uk
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