{"id":543,"date":"2021-10-13T12:26:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/?page_id=543"},"modified":"2021-10-13T12:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:29:20","slug":"education-system-in-united-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/education-system-in-united-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Education System in United Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Education System<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education system in the UK is governed by Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), which ensures high education quality to students and outlined the best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualifications Offered<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Qualification\u2019s framework<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are two frameworks for higher education qualification in the UK for degree awarding bodies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications of Degree Awarding Bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ)<\/li>
  • The Framework for Qualifications of Higher Education Institutions in Scotland (FQHEIS)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    About 160 universities and colleges can award degrees in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Undergraduate Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Degree title<\/strong><\/td>Duration<\/strong><\/td>Eligibility requirements<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Bachelor\u2019s degree<\/td>3- 4 years<\/td>Minimum 70% in SSC (can vary depending on the stream) IELTS 6.0-6.5<\/td><\/tr>
    Diplomas of Higher Education (DipHE)<\/td>2-3 years<\/td>Below 60% in SSC ILETS 5.5-6.0<\/td><\/tr>
    Certificates of Higher Education (CertHE)<\/td>2-3 years<\/td>Below 60% in SSC IELTS overall 5.5.0-6.0<\/td><\/tr>
    Foundation degree<\/td>2- 3 years<\/td>Below 60% in SSC accepted IELTS 5.5-6.0<\/td><\/tr>
    Higher National Diploma (HND)<\/td>2-3 years<\/td>Below 60% in SSC accepted IELTS overall 5.5-6.0<\/td><\/tr>
    Specialized undergraduate Master\u2019s Degree program<\/td>4 years<\/td>Minimum 70% in SSC (varies with stream) IELTS minimum 6.0<\/td><\/tr>
    Sandwich degree<\/td>4 years<\/td>Minimum 70% in SSC (varies with stream) IELTS minimum 6.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Postgraduate Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Type of Masters<\/td>Duration<\/td>Eligibility requirements<\/td><\/tr>
    Taught Masters Courses (Examples: M.Sc., M.A, M.Eng.)<\/td>1-2 years<\/td>First or upper second-class undergraduate degree IELTS 7.0<\/td><\/tr>
    Research Master\u2019s (Examples- M.Sc., M.Phil., M.Res)<\/td>2- 3 years<\/td>First or upper second-class undergraduate degree IELTS 7.0<\/td><\/tr>
    MBA<\/td>1-2 years<\/td>First degree, 2-3 years\u2019 work experience, IELTS 6.5-7<\/td><\/tr>
    PH.D.<\/td>3-5 years<\/td>Master\u2019s degree IELTS 6.5-7.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Education System Education system in the UK is governed by Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), which ensures high education quality to students and outlined the best practices. Qualifications Offered Qualification\u2019s framework There are two frameworks for higher education qualification in the UK for degree awarding bodies: The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications of Degree Awarding Bodies […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-543","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":547,"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/543\/revisions\/547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/overseasgrad.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}