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| Graduate Education System of the United Kingdom | There is a wealth of alternatives obtainable all through the UK with more than 50,000 graduate taught courses and research opportunities presented by UK institutions. Today, there are approximately 300,000 international students studying at UK institutions, about 30% of all postgraduate students are from outside the country.
As well as the traditional university towns of Cambridge and Oxford, most reasonably-sized cities in the UK have a university. Educational institutions in the UK are public and independent, under the authority and guidance of the Department of Education and Employment. The academic term lasts typically from October to July. UK higher-level educational institutions rely on a mixture of student fees, government funding and corporate and private contributions for survival.
Qualifications inside the British higher level education system are the following:
- Undergraduate Degree – 3 years
- Graduate Diplomas and Certificates – 1 to 2 years
- Masters Degrees (MA, MSc, ME, MBA etc) – 1 year
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – 2 years
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – 3 to 5 years
- Doctoral Degree – 3 to 5 years
Graduate qualifications obtainable in the UK are subject to firm quality standards. It is against the law in the UK to propose degrees, or associated qualifications, without proper authorisation which is granted by the Queen or Parliament. Government appointed agencies supervise the higher level educational institutions. They are responsible for ensuring the reliability and quality of courses. British courses and qualifications have a perfect reputation worldwide.
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