University of St Andrews is the third-oldest English speaking
university in the world and the oldest in Scotland, founded in 1413. Despite
being a small town, St Andrews has long been a centre of Scottish political and
religious life, which is reflected in the University’s strong reputation in the
humanities, particularly divinity and philosophy. The 7,000 students from 100
different countries make up a significant part of the town’s population, and St
Andrews covers the whole area rather than a defined campus.
Scottish
degrees last four years, and at St Andrews this is used to provide greater
flexibility. Students apply to one of four Faculties (Arts, Divinity, Medicine
or Science) and take modules towards a degree, with a chance to specialise
further in the final two years. As an old university, St Andrews has a number
of traditions such as the concept of university ‘parents’ (third year students)
and the May Dip, where students run into the North Sea on May Day dawn.
The
University of St Andrews has a number of opportunities for undergraduate
students to spend a full academic year in the USA or Canada as part of their
degree programme (usually Junior Honours year), with new destinations approved
each year. The University has three exchange partners in Canada and a further
eleven partners in the USA, each offering a different student experience, from
the University of California’s LA campus in the heart of Beverly Hills, to the
College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, the second oldest Higher
Education institution in the United States.
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