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The
University of Buckingham
School
of International Studies
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Freedom
to Choose at the University of Buckingham
England’s
only independent University, the University
of Buckingham is using its freedom from government
constraint to offer students more choice at
every stage. Founded in 1976, and granted its
Royal Charter in 1983, Buckingham has pioneered
the two-year undergraduate honours degree; by
working through the long summer holidays, students
may graduate with an honours degree in two years
instead of in three. In addition to its traditional
three-year degree programmes, but costing the
same, Buckingham’s two-year degrees attract
students from all over the world.
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Three
Entry Points for More Flexibility at the University
of Buckingham
Buckingham
students have the opportunity to begin their studies
in January, July and September each year. International
Baccalauréate students, for example, may
begin their degree programmes in July, immediately
after the release of their Diploma results, and
graduate two years later. Students with A level
results due in August may apply, either through
UCAS or directly, for the September entry, or they
may prefer to take a few months off for work or
travel, and apply for entry in January the next
year, still graduating with their peers in December,
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Fast
Track Programmes at the University of Buckingham
These fast-track honours degree programmes are
particularly attractive to mature students, to
those sponsored by business or family concerns,
to Gap-year students, or, more simply, to all
those who are already focussed on their future
careers.
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Direct Applications to
the University of Buckingham
Although
the University of Buckingham is part of UCAS,
students may also apply directly. Downloadable
application forms and on-line applications are
to be found on the University’s website
www.buckingham.ac.uk |
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Gap-year
students catch up at the University of Buckingham
Gap-year
students can take a year off for working or travelling,
and still, thanks to Buckingham’s flexibility,
graduate with their peers.
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The
Oxbridge Tutorial System at the University of
Buckingham
The
University of Buckingham's excellent staff:student
ratio allows traditional, Oxbridge-style teaching
in small tutorial groups. No student is an anonymous
statistic and there is easy access to academic
members of staff in each department. The University
of Buckingham education is a traditional one;
there is time for discussion with a tutor, in
groups of six or less, and the international nature
of the student body makes Buckingham a unique
learning environment. Tutorials are often lively!
There is also room for high-tech developments;
many parts of the campus have wireless access
and, during and in the approach to examinations,
the on-campus libraries are open twenty-four hours
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A
Beautiful Campus at the University of Buckingham
Buckingham is a small market-town, close to the
new city of Milton Keynes, within easy travelling
distance of London, Oxford, Cambridge and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Students are guaranteed on-campus accommodation
and everything is within 15 minutes' walk of the
town centre and of everything else on campus |
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A
Unique Internationalism at the University of Buckingham
Home to seven hundred international students from
eighty different countries, the University of Buckingham
offers a unique learning environment and the opportunity
to make friends with people from all over the world.
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Visiting
Students' programmes at the University of Buckingham
Each year Buckingham welcomes Visiting Students;
because the University is working normally throughout
the summer months, visiting students can experience
English university life in the company of full-time
undergraduates, and not just in the environment
of a summer school. Credit transfer with a student’s
home institution can normally be arranged and any
combination of courses for which the student is
academically qualified and which are not specifically
precluded by timetabling arrangements can be taken
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Work
Placements for University of Buckingham students
Work placements can be arranged for University
of Buckingham students in collaboration with the
University of Boston in London; the EUSA programme
offers students the opportunity to fit a work
placement into their undergraduate career, either
during undergraduate studies or immediately after
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University
of Buckingham
School
of International Studies
Two-year
degrees starting in July, September and January
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International Studies
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Economics
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Business Economics
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Economics, Business and Law
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Politics, Economics and Law
Contact: humanities@buckingham.ac.uk
or
http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/international/
Telephone
+44 (0) 1280 820120
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