UK universities
Are you considering going to
a university? Or are you already an university student? Do you think you
understand enough about the different types of universities in UK? Are you
aware that there are different kind of courses available and do you know what
those courses are? This post is all about UK universities, to give you a better
understanding of UK universities of course!
Types of Universities
Campus university - these
are normally situated on the outskirt of cities or in the suburb where the
environment is nice and quiet, so if you are the kind of person who likes
tranquillity and the nice, peaceful environment, campus universities are
probably for you. The quiet environment would certainly create a more academic
atmosphere for people to concentrate on whatever they are studying. However, the
downside is, they are normally quite far away from cities, so you will have to
travel to cities a lot to buy necessary materials. This will be time consuming
and will cause economical problems to certain individuals. Also, if you don't
want to live in the campus provided by the university, you will have to find
your own house to rent and it could be quite far away from the university.
Example of campus universities
include York University, Bath University etc.
York University
City University - these are
completely opposite from campus university. They are located near city centres
if not this. So going to such universities would certainly be less boring - for
some people. Shops, pubs, malls, entertainment places, cinemas, all those kind
of leisure facilities are located in city centres which means you will be very
near to those facilities when you go to such universities. For some people this
is absolutely essential! The disadvantage of those universities are of course,
you can easily get disrupted by all the leisure and entertainment activities
around you that you study less and less until you fail. For people who's not
good at self-control, this kind of university might cause you problem.
Examples of city
universities include UCL, Liverpool university etc.
UCL
Large universities and small
universities - Large universities have lots of students and teachers. They are
good for people who like to meet new people all the time. Small universities
have far less students, so you will know everyone better in a small university,
and so this will be appreciated by people who like homie environment.
Collegiate Universities -
those are universities that use college system. Each student belongs to a
college in a university. Each college will have different facilities, style etc
to suit different people, and the standard of each college will also be
different. This means some colleges will be easier to get into while others
significantly harder. The advantage of collegiate system is obvious. It
makes you feel like you belong to a big family, a bit like tutor groups in
school. However, you might not get as much freedom as in non-collegiate
universities, since each college will have its own rule and you must obey them.
Examples of collegiate
universities are Cambridge, Oxford etc.
Oxford University
[ 编辑者 paigewen 于日期 26Feb05 ]