The London Semester

On The London Semester Program at University of Roehampton, over 400 areas of study means options galore! Roehampton is front and center, with some of the best academics around. The Higher Education Quality Council recently commended Roehampton for its outstanding academic standards and quality assurance systems. The University allows you to choose “modules” (aka courses) from different disciplines, so you can fulfill both your elective and major requirements. You can study within the following Colleges: Arts, Business and Social Sciences, Education, and Human and Life Sciences.

GPA Required: 2.8. If you find your GPA is lower than the requirement, do not despair! Use the "Contact An Advisor" button on this page or call us to let us know your situation. We'll do all we can to find the right program for you.

How to choose your courses
Now for the fun part!  As part of the application process you will be required to complete the CISabroad Course Selection Worksheet found in the CISabroad Application Page. The following instructions will guide you through the steps of choosing your courses.

Course load: 3–4 modules (courses), 40–60 Roehampton credits (12–18 US credits). Please note that you may register for maximum of 60 Roehampton credits.

Internship semester abroad option - SPRING SEMESTER ONLY

The University of Roehampton has an internship course available for study abroad students during the spring semester. The program requires that you pursue academic coursework in conjunction with a supervised internship. With two other classes and a part-time academic internship, your total semester experience will be equivalent to three subjects at Roehampton. 

Course approval: It is best to get 7–8 classes approved before you go abroad. This way you will have plenty of classes to choose from and some flexibility in setting up your schedule. You should also consider filling your elective requirements. 

Class descriptions and catalog:  Click here for more information. 

Select the area of study you’re interested in, and at that program’s web page, click on the “in detail” tab at the top and select “full program details.” Scroll down to view all modules (courses) on offer. 

How to read the Roehampton University course guide

You will find courses offered at the 100, 200, and 300 levels. The 200- and 300-level courses at Roehampton are often equivalent to junior- and senior-year courses in the US. They will likely have prerequisites.

1. Within each program you will find course listings in this format: ANT020C151Y. 
2. The initial 3 letters refer to the program. The 3 numbers that follow indicate the credits the course is worth: 010 is 10 UK credits (3 US); 020 is 20 UK credits (6 US). The next letter refers to the year of study: C = year 1, N = year 2, X = year 3.
3. The following 3 numbers are the actual course number. The last letter is the course code: “A” courses are offered only during the autumn semester, and “S,” only during the spring semester. “Y” courses are yearlong and are available only to students attending for the academic year.*

Therefore the course code ANT020C151Y means Anthropology, worth 20 UK credits (6 US), first-year level, course number 151, year long.

*Please note that some yearlong modules have been split in credit to allow autumn- or spring-only attendees to enroll for half, with appropriate assessment and credit. Preapproval is required. We strongly recommend that you select “A” modules when attending in autumn and “S” modules when attendance in the spring.

You will be informed by University of Roehampton what classes you are registered for 1-2 weeks prior to arrival for the semester.