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Enrollment

Brown students are fully enrolled at select British universities, studying and interacting with their British counterparts in a university setting. As Brown program participants take courses in some of the most renowned academic departments in the UK (and in many cases, the world), they also have the opportunity to gain a deeper sense of Britain's society, history, culture and relationship to the world.

The Brown in Britain program provides the direct enrollment option into the following universities with which Brown has developed selective affiliations.

• Brown in Britain Affiliated Universities

Course Requirements and Structure

Although the US and UK share a common language, an American student will need to adjust to a very different university system, as well as to many aspects of day-to-day living in Britain. The British educational system offers much more specialized study and independent work than its American counterpart. In addition to class lectures and seminar discussions, the crux of learning is founded upon a student's individualized work which takes the form of heavy independent research through reading, essay writing, and the discussion of those essays with a tutor (at Oxford and Cambridge). Students in Britain are expected to be self-motivated scholars who are quite directed in their academic fields. The British study abroad experience requires an extra measure of self-discipline and motivation from the American student. A wide variety of course offerings are available.

Academic Calendar

The academic year is divided into three terms lasting from October to mid-June. Many classes offered at British universities are full year courses, although classes are increasingly being taught in modules. There are fall semester (British term 1) options at University of Sussex, Glasgow University and the University of Lancaster for four Brown credits. There are fall term opportunities for three Brown credits at Goldsmith's College, King's College, University of Leeds, Royal Holloway, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of Sussex, Queen Mary College, and University College London. Many spring semester (British terms 2 and 3) options exist. The Architectural Association and London School of Economics are full-year programs only.