Accelerate your prospects in 2018
IF YOUR ambition is to embark on a degree course in 2018, you should read this. Not only can you start in January — there is no need to wait until September — you could complete your three-year degree in just two-and-a-half years and a four-year degree with a foundation year in three-and-a-half years.
You will graduate with the same de gree, taught to the same high standard, only you will complete it at the same time as your peers who enrolled at university this September.
So how is that possible? Well, prepare yourself for an intensive learning experience and smaller class sizes. Condensing the first year of your degree also means you will have to really focus and then continue learning with seminars and lecturers during the summer, so you’re ready for year two.
As such, you will have a great start to student life, gaining some invaluable learning skills to help you throughout the rest of your degree. The other advantage is cost as you’ll save one term of living and accommodation costs.
Stéphanie Malm, inset, a January starter and Media and Communications student at London Met, says: “Starting in January was very smooth. Due to the s ma l l e r classes t h e re was definitely more f o c u ss .. Transitioning into the sec- ond year was easy too because I was so used to the intensity of the work. Throughout this period our lecturers were very helpful and kept us on track at all times.” Why wait to transform your future? Enrol at London Metropolitan University in January and you could graduate in just two-and-a-half years The whole point of a degree is to get a good job and London Met’s employability statistics are pretty impressive.
According to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey released in the summer, 95 per cent of London Met graduates have progressed to work or further study within six months of graduating. Of these more than 270 courses had a 100 per cent scope for progression into employment or further study.
When it comes to teaching excellence, London Met is one of the leading universities in London. Sixty-five per cent of academics have teaching qualifications — with the aim to reach 100 per cent by 2020, compared to a national average of 44 pper cent. This figure is also welwell above the average for tt hh e m o r e traditional universities in London.
This focus is making an impac t. The Sunday Times Good University Guide shows London Met scoring above Imperirial College London, King’s ColCollege London, University CollegeColleg London, Queen Mary and the London School of Economics when it comes to teaching excellence.
Whether you’re studying for a science degree in London Met’s superlab — heralded as one of the most advanced science facilities in Europe — or studying art and design at The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, with its studios and industryquality facilities, you will be learning from quality teaching staff, many of whom have industry experience. You will also enjoy an exceptional learning environment.
Film and Television Studies BA (Hons)
Media and Communications
BSc (Hons)
For a full list visit londonmet.ac.uk/ january Postgraduate programmes starting in the New Year
If you want to further your professional prospects by studying for a postgraduate degree or an MBA, January is also the ideal time to start. At London Met you have the option of a full-time or part-time programme.
Find out more at londonmet.ac.uk/ january/postgraduate