The importance of thinking beyond the subject when choosing your degree

About 400,000 students from the 2023 cohort will attend university ‘Open Days’ to select their top full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at almost 300 UK institutions in the coming months.  Confident about the subject they want to study, there are still plenty of other factors to consider.  Such as, which university and course are best, not to mention the type of university experience they want, all of which will significantly impact the direction life takes them.  For many international students, UK universities were traditionally the top choice, but school leavers are now exploring options further afield across the rest of Europe and the US.

Against the international competition, UK universities remain a popular choice representing a more traditional route, offering a high-quality academic and vocational undergraduate experience.  This option also offers a familiar path for students who have studied a UK curriculum yet also has a long history of welcoming international students with other qualifications.  In addition, each university offers excellent support systems for welfare and practical support for students from abroad.

A key advantage of studying in the UK is the variety of subjects on offer and the subject-specific degrees. With a strong teaching history in traditional subjects, the UK also offers globally recognised courses for vocational subjects like medicine, veterinary science and engineering, as well as more niche courses such as Business Management, Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship at City University. Students can specialise from an early stage or combine subjects to form a joint degree.  The deadline for applications via the UK University Central Admissions System, known as UCAS, is January 26th 2023.  Although for, for those considering medicine, veterinary science and medicine at Oxford and Cambridge universities, have already missed the application cycle for this year which closed on October 15th.