The rise of the epidemic has also had a continuous impact on a number of art schools. At present, almost all schools have shifted to online teaching mode, and actively adjusted measures to cope with the more severe international enrollment market. Recently, many British schools have introduced solutions such as modifying language conditions, delaying deadline, and listing alternative learning plans. Today, let's take a look at what new adjustments will be made to apply for UK universities in 2020/2021? What are more options for art students?

What are the new adjustments to apply for UK institutions in 2020/2021?

London University of the Arts

Based on the current situation of the epidemic in the UK, the London University of the Arts is tentatively scheduled to open in October. For those students who have not obtained the standard IELTS scores for the time being, Lunyi Language Class applies for recognition (PTE) Academic scores. The specific conversion is as follows:

At the same time, some language courses have been modified:

Overall arrangement:

1. Combination of online and offline teaching;

2. Online will start at the original time, and offline is expected to start in London in August/September (depending on the development of the epidemic);

3. Compared with the original offline teaching, the total class hours remain unchanged and the number of weeks increases.

4. The class hours are included in the effective class hours, and the IELTS scores can be converted together with offline class hours;

5. Online class hours are approved by the British Immigration Office and can be used for visa;

If the start of school in autumn continues to be postponed due to the epidemic, the online class hours will continue to be effective.

Specific schedule of language class:

19 week language class:

Online courses will start on April 20, 2020, and offline courses will start on August 3, 2020 or September 1, 2020.

13 week language class:

Online courses will start on June 1, 2020, and offline courses will start on August 4, 2020 or September 1, 2020.

9-week language class:

Online courses will start on June 30, 2020, and offline courses will start on August 6, 2020 or September 3, 2020

Preparatory Language Class:

Online courses will start on June 30, 2020, and offline courses will start on August 6, 2020 or September 3, 2020.

Unconditional offer language class:

If classes can be held in London in August, the whole course will be offline. The course starts from August 17 to September 21, 2020. If it is necessary to start classes in London in September, online courses will start on July 27, 2020, and offline courses will start on September 8, 2020.

In addition, since April 2, the dormitory for Lunyi has been reserved. International students who enroll in the first year need to submit their applications before May 15. Due to limited dormitory resources, students should complete their applications as soon as possible to avoid missing the best opportunity.

University of Edinburgh

britain University of Edinburgh Recently, Zhong Nanshan, an outstanding alumnus of the year and a Chinese respiratory expert, was elected with more than 90% of the votes. The high end of the college praised Dr. Zhong Nanshan's great contribution to the global fight against COVID-19.

Because of the outbreak of the epidemic in Scotland, where Edinburgh Campus is located, the college admissions staff are suspended or working remotely, so there may be some delays in the information involved in the enrollment decision and the response is not timely. I hope that students can wait patiently and give the college time to deal with the relevant measures.

Previously, the University of Edinburgh has confirmed that the 7-week and 10 week language courses will be changed to online teaching mode, and the course content and learning achievements will remain unchanged. For students who have submitted the application for the deposit of the language class but are unwilling to give online lessons, the college can accept the refund application before April 10.

According to the feedback from the Natural Light application team and the university side, Edinburgh said that it would not consider accepting PTE scores for the time being.

Birmingham City University

Affected by the domestic epidemic situation and the arrangement of the Ministry of Education for the prevention and control of COVID-19, BCU had previously confirmed the cancellation of the language test in China in April 2020. For the students who have registered successfully, the school will also keep the appointment information of the examinee, and arrange the test seat as soon as possible after the test is resumed.

In order not to affect students' application for and study in the language class, BCU has now recognized the PTE Academic Scored Practice Test score for applying for the language class. Pure online test, students can get test scores 2 hours after the end of the exam. The conversion from IELTS scores is as follows:

PTE scores can be used to apply for BCU online language courses and BCU domestic language classes in July (Beijing and Shanghai), but cannot be used to apply for direct recording of main courses.

Loughborough University

All postgraduate courses of September 2020 in both campuses of Loughborough University are still open for application. Some art and design majors are about to fill up, and students who have not caught the last bus need to apply as soon as possible.

At present, the 11 week and 6 week language classes in Loughborough will adopt the online teaching method. The majors that originally had a long time requirement for language courses have also been reduced to the requirements for the length of standard language courses:

Some of the changed design school courses include:

　　MSc Integrated Industrial Design

　　MA User Experience Design

The university said that for the adjustment of language course requirements, the university will reissue the updated offers for the relevant language courses that have been issued recently. Students who have applied should pay attention to the recent email, and if they have any questions, they can contact the applicant teacher or the university in a timely manner.

Glasgow School of Art

At present, GSA has stopped all offline teaching activities and closed public facilities on campus. It is tentatively determined that undergraduates will not return to campus this academic year. At present, the curriculum arrangement for the third semester of graduate students is still under discussion.

　　GSA Glasgow School of Art We promise that we will continue the original summer pre-school English course and accept the application of Puya's score. The specific arrangements are as follows:

1. 12 week language course

The total score is 6.0, and the small score can be lower than 5.5; The registration date is from June 15 to June 30.

2. 8-week language course

The total score is required to be 6.0, and the minimum score of more than one is not less than 5.5; The registration date is from July 6 to July 13.

3. 4-week language course

The total score is 6.0, and the small score is not less than 5.5; The registration date is from August 3 to August 10.

The university also said that it is studying other language alternatives as soon as possible, and hopes to launch online language courses in the near future. If there is an update, it will also be announced to everyone as soon as possible.

University of Glasgow

For students who need to pay professional deposit for enrollment in autumn 2020, the college will postpone the deadline of deposit to June 30 at the latest. At present, it is tentatively decided that the admission time for international students in 2020 is October 5, and they can submit their language scores 3 weeks before the school starts at the latest.

In 2020, all PSE pre-school English courses will adopt online teaching mode, and it is acceptable to apply for online language courses with ordinary IELTS, UKVI IELTS, PTE and TOEFL scores, without applying for a visa.

The online language course is finally carried out in the form of internal assessment, which is consistent with the original offline course assessment. After the assessment is successfully completed, there is no need to take the IELTS test again. The validity period of the language course results is two years.

In addition, the schedule of language courses has been adjusted accordingly:

1. The 18 week language course will be automatically incorporated into the 14 week online course;

2. The deadline for application of 14 week course delay is April 8, and the commencement date is May 5;

3. The deadline for application of 10 week course delay is May 18, and the start date is June 15;

4. The deadline for application of 5-week course delay is June 17, and the start date is July 21

University of Creative Arts

Due to the continuous cancellation of English/IELTS language tests worldwide, UCA officially opened the online quiz yesterday. The enrolled students can take the exam at their own homes and be invigilated remotely by UCA staff.

The internal test scores are applicable to all UCA undergraduate or master degree courses. The test is similar to the IELTS test in form. The total time required for the test is 3 hours and 40 minutes. The test results will be notified to students by email within 3-5 working days.

In addition to the online test, UCA also accepts PTE scores, which are converted into IELTS scores as follows:

At present, the main course accommodation of UCA University is now open for application. After paying the deposit, international students can apply for accommodation at the first time. The university also suggests that students should complete the accommodation application form on May 13 to ensure that dormitories are reserved for international freshmen.

Reading University

All existing degree courses of Reading University are converted to online teaching, and students can stay at home or dormitory to study. International students can leave school after completing the online form and obtaining approval.

For the students who have obtained the offer from the university and applied for admission in 2020, there is no need to pay the deposit in advance.

Reading has previously decided to postpone the application deadline for most graduate majors to August 1, 2020, and extend the application deadline for pre-school English classes to four weeks before the start of school.

The 19 week language class originally scheduled to start on April 20 has decided to adopt the online teaching mode. The school also said that it would announce further arrangements for other types of English courses (4th, 5th, 6th) in the near future.

University of Nottingham

　　 University of Nottingham He said that he would accept Puya's scores to apply for language courses, and would add TOFEL iBT online examination to the application for language courses starting in April, July and August 2020, but such language scores are not applicable to the application for main courses.

In addition, the school is trying to carry out internal language tests on the campus in Ningbo, China, in May and June. The results of these tests will replace the IELTS scores. It is suggested that students who are interested in applying can pay attention to the announcement of specific information in the following order.

At present, students who have signed up for 30 week and 40 week courses will continue online teaching, and other 20 week, 10 week and 6 week language courses will also be fully online.

This year, colleges and universities will cancel summer courses and subject specialist courses, and students who have received offers for the program will automatically be transferred to 10 or 6 week language courses.

Leeds University

In the recent communication between the Natural Light application team and Leeds University, the university said that due to the sharp increase in the number of applications this year, and the current enrollment team of the university is working at home, the review progress will be slightly delayed. I hope that students can wait patiently. The university is also trying to solve the problem of the difficult operation system of the university.

The university has confirmed that the 20 week, 10 week and 6 week language courses will be changed to online teaching, and domestic students will apply for CAS and visa differently.

10 week language course

The application deadline is May 1, and the corresponding English scores can be submitted before June 7;

6 week language course

The application deadline is May 29, and the corresponding English scores can be submitted before July 5.

Leeds can accept the application forms for language scores of online language courses, including: Puya, PTE, TOEFL iBT, etc. Due to the spread of the epidemic in the UK, colleges and universities are discussing transferring the first semester courses of 2020 freshmen to online.

Above, we have summarized the new adjustment of schools applying for the UK in 2020/2021. Students can inquire about the policies of other schools in our previous summary of school epidemic announcements, or call natural light to give students detailed answers.

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Interpretation of the new policy of studying abroad in the UK in 2020, and the latest epidemic announcement of colleges and universities

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