Unique degrees for academically curious minds
Undergraduate prospectus 2019–20 Contents
05 Curriculum 27 Social life 51 English 83 PPE with a 88 PPH with a 99 Graduate Philosophy major Politics major destinations 09 Teaching 29 Student Central 57 History 84 PPE with a 89 PPH with a 105 Applying Politics major History major 12 Visiting 34 A week in the life 63 Law Professoriate 108 Fees & funding 85 PPE with an 91 Creative 36 Undergraduate 71 Philosophy Economics major Writing 15 Location degrees 110 Index of courses
77 Politics & 87 PPH with a 93 The NCH 21 Community 39 Art History International Philosophy Diploma Relations major 25 Accommodation 45 Economics
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I PH arts curriculum with highly Economics, English, History, enable you to lead a rewarding T IL I OS AW W C OP L personalised teaching in an Law, Philosophy, and Politics & and fulfilling life, and offers S HY A L international community. International Relations. exceptional professional & development opportunities. IR Our staff endeavours to ensure We also offer Philosophy,
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PHILOSOPHY prepared to work hard achieves Philosophy, Politics & History their full potential and leaves (PPH) combinations, Creative Study the unique NCH fullly equipped to face the Writing as a minor option, and 3 NCH Diploma. challenges of our increasingly a single honours Law LLB. complex world.
4 5 More contact hours in smaller classes
NCH students benefit from an average of 6.16 hours per week in teaching groups of fewer than five students, versus approximately 0.86 hours per week at Russell Group universities.
Feedback in person Good value Leading the for money 97% of NCH students receive feedback on their assignments in 97% way in higher person, versus 31% of their peers at Russell Group universities.* education 87%
35hrs per week NCH has earned its standing as a most enquiring minds, and our world-class academic institution students play an integral role Our undergraduates study for that is leading the way in higher in the continuing development 87% of NCH students an average of 35 hours per week, education. The College is proud of our vibrant collegiate believe that their course offers good value for compared to 30.35 hours per week to attract some of the world’s community. at Russell Group unis. money, compared to only 31% of their peers at Russell Group institutions.
Best teaching in London In the National Student Survey (NSS) 2017, NCH achieved the * Youthsight, the award-winning youth research agency, analysed the results of the Higher Education Policy Institute highest scores for undergraduate degree-level teaching in (HEPI) Student Academic Experience Survey 2016 to compare the NCH academic experience to that of undergraduates London for all our key subjects. studying the humanities and social sciences at Russell Group universities. NCH outperformed the Russell Group in an overwhelming majority of areas. 6 7 TEACHING
Matthew Walker Philosophy BA with Law (Lond/NCH, 2016)
Dr Christoph Schuringa BA (Cantab), PhD (Lond) Lecturer in Philosophy How we teach
At NCH, treating you as an and interactive lectures, individual is central to our and our smaller class sizes ethos; we are committed to allow everyone the chance helping you achieve your to participate and thrive. academic, personal and We encourage all of our professional potential. undergraduates to attend Here, you will benefit from one lectures in any subject, even if of the best staff-to-student the lecture is not in your chosen How many students ratios in UK higher education. degree specialism, so that you will be in my degree classes? Teaching is delivered by highly can expand your knowledge One-to-one tutorials: 1 experienced and enthusiastic without limitation and take full Small group tutorials: 2 – 4 academics through one-to-one advantage of NCH’s vibrant Lectures: 10 – 60 tutorials, small group seminars interdisciplinary culture.
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Karishma Patel English with Creative Writing BA
Dr Charlotte Grant BA (Cantab), MA (Lond), PhD (Cantab) Senior Lecturer in English One-to-one tutorials
Through one-to-one tutorials, our your potential by providing academics will work with you the deepest insights and to clarify, challenge, defend and sharpening your intellectual develop the arguments and ideas skills. It allows you to explore that you express in your essays. topics and lines of enquiry that are beyond the syllabus, and Karishma Patel Don’t assume you have to be incredibly At the heart of NCH’s academic adds even greater depth and English with Creative Writing BA extroverted to come here and do well in philosophy, the one-to-one richness to your studies. an environment where there are one-to- tutorial method draws out ‘I was at the University of York for a term, one tutorials, and where you will likely but decided it wasn’t for me. There are have to speak in lectures because they so many people there, with very large are so small. Whether you are introverted, seminar sizes and very large lectures. The extroverted or something in between, if thing about NCH is that you get one-to-one you want academic rigour, and if you want tutorials and you get quality time with your professors around who can give you really tutors, and that time with these brilliant good constructive criticism, then this is the professors really does make you better. place for you.’ ‘Before I came to NCH, I wasn’t a particularly confident public speaker. Check out the NCH London YouTube channel for more from our students 10 11 VISITING PROFESSORIATE Our world-class Professoriate
Our Visiting Professors, who are leading academics in their respective fields, contribute to the College’s academic life. Between them, they deliver a number of lectures in each academic year for NCH students, giving our undergraduates and postgraduates access to some of the world’s greatest thinkers. Our Visiting Professors work with the College’s academic faculty members, who lead one-to-one tutorials and other small group teaching. Professor Howard Jacobson Professor Lawrence Krauss Professor Simon May BA (Cantab) BSc (Carleton), DPhil (MIT) BA (Lond), MA (Oxon), PhD (Lond) Visiting Professor of Creative Writing Visiting Professor of Science Literacy Visiting Professor of Philosophy
Professor Simon Blackburn Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta Professor Richard Dawkins Professor Sir Trevor Nunn Professor Steven Pinker Professor Sir Christopher Ricks BA, MA, PhD (Cantab) BSc (Delhi), BA, MA, PhD (Cantab), BA, MA, DPhil (Oxon), FRS, FRSL MA (Cantab) BA (McGill), DPhil (Harvard) BA, MA, BLitt (Oxon), FBA Visiting Professor of Philosophy FBA, FAAAS Visiting Professor of Science Literacy Visiting Professor of Drama Visiting Professor of Psychology Visiting Professor of English Visiting Professor of Economics
Professor Daniel C Dennett Professor Rebecca Goldstein Professor Bettany Hughes Professor Peter Singer Professor Adrian Zuckerman BA (Harvard), DPhil (Oxon) BA (Columbia), PhD (Princeton) BA, MA (Oxon), PhD (York) BA, MA, (Melbourne), BPhil (Oxon) LLM (Jerusalem), MA (Oxon) Visiting Professor of Philosophy Visiting Professor of Philosophy Visiting Professor of History Visiting Professor of Philosophy Visiting Professor of Law & Literature
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A location that is second to none
London is packed full of world- NCH has the great fortune of class museums, theatres and being based in one of the best restaurants, not to mention locations for a higher education outstanding music and comedy institution in the UK. Situated in venues. Whether you want to the centre of Bloomsbury, the visit a world-famous gallery, see main building is mere steps from your favourite band perform or Senate House Library and the photograph iconic landmarks, British Museum, and just a few there is always something to do minutes’ walk to Oxford Street, and somewhere to be. Covent Garden and Theatreland.
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