ISPS clearing

Hi guys! Just got an offer from UCL for ISPS through clearing and was wondering how the first year worked. It seemed like 3/4 of the first year is just learning languages.. is that right? Thank you for any replies!

Reply 1

artful_lounger

Clearing and Applications Advisor, Universities Forum Helper

It's not 3/4 of the degree as far as I can see, it's just that the prospectus pages are awful as they just list half a dozen possible options with no further information about the course structure, and increasingly the department webpages just redirect to the prospectus page...baffling choice in making their website worse.

According to the department webpage there is a maximum of two languages (max one ab initio): https://www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanities/european-international-social-political-studies/study/eisps-languages-and-specialisms

So that would be at most 60 credits (if you choose to do two languages, which you don't have to). If you do one language it should be 30 credits I imagine. Thus you have 50-75% of the course being non-language work at least in first year.

However if you're uncertain I recommend contacting the departmental admissions team directly to enquire!

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post

by coobsies

Hi! Can I ask how clearing for the ISPS course worked; was it easy? were there lots of spaces free? was it very stressful?
I regret not applying there and am thinking of maybe trying to get in through clearing - also how are you finding the course and uni life at UCL so far?
Thank you !

Reply 3

coobsies

Original post

by Anonymous

Hi! I actually didn't take it - I wasn't keen on doing a language (regret it now tho lol cuz I'm learning a language in my gap year), but I figured why do a 4 year course when I could do a 3 year one that I actually wanted to do. The process itself was super easy, I found out about UCL clearing at like 12pm on results day so most of the competitive courses were out, and I still got a place.