Uni London Distance learning

Hiya,

anyone any information on the University of London, escpecially Humanities?



Thank you

 

Hiya right back at ya - We have TONS of info. What would you like to know?

 

Hi,

I would like to start English (at least the Certificate) but I can hardly imagine how difficult it will be for foreigners???? I think of the University of London NOT the Open University of London.

 

Not sure what UoL you are looking for. Here is the one most discussed on this website:
Course search | University of London International Programmes asc

 

The U of London invented the concept of degrees by distance learning nearly 200 years, and have been a major player since the 1820, with hundreds of thousands of alumni worldwide. While most of the programs are exam-only, there are quite a few private non-degree-granting schools that offer courses to help prepare one for the London exams.

 

The first course you would likely take is Explorations in Literature. You can see the texts that are on the syllabus and they cover a wide range of time, fron Homer to Virgina Woolf. It's a survey course designed to give you a feel for the flow of style and focus through the ages by reading some of the best books ever. It could be fun. I'd suggest this. If you go to the International Programs homepage and scroll down just a bit, you'll see on the right side a listing all the social media sites (facebook, etc.) that have a University of London page. You should visit those sites too and ask some specific questions about what it's like to work that particular degree program as a student whose first language is not English. Best of luck.

 

Their UG programs are really cheap.

But their PG programs are more expensive than some state schools.

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Which is better, Uni of London or the Open University?

 

It depends on many factors. What's you're situation?

 

Lhosant: Which is better, Uni of London or the Open University?

John: I believe you have to have an address in the UK to enroll in Open University. U of London: anywhere in the world.

 

From the Open University's website:

I went all over their website and I didn't see anything about requiring a UK address. That doesn't mean there isn't such a requirement or that there never was. But I would investigate further if I was seriously considering one of these programs.

I think when it comes to the reputation of these schools it is a bit like saying:

"Which one is better, Harvard or Yale? I don't want to pick the crappy one."

They both have great reputations. They have have royal charters. One might be more accessible. Another might be more affordable. You might enjoy the programs at one over the other. But there isn't really a way to say one is objectively better than the other, IMHO.