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University of California, Los Angeles, USA

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university located in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. University of California's campuses boast large numbers of distinguished faculty in almost every field and it is widely regarded as one of the top university systems in the world.

Los Angeles, is the second-largest city in the United States after New York City, the most populous city in the state of California, and the county seat of Los Angeles County. Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and as a major centre of the American entertainment industry.

Mobility partner

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Estimated number of mobility places: 20 full-year places or 40 semester places for California's campuses (not per campus)

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

Accounting & Finance
Aerospace Engineering/Sciences
Archaeology
Biomedical Engineering
Business & Management
Civil Engineering
Classics
Comparative Literature
Computing Science
Digital Media & Information Studies
Earth Science and Geology
Economic & Social History
Economics
Education
Electronics/Electrical Engineering
English Language
English Literature
Film & TV
Geography
Greek
History
History of Art
Latin
Life Sciences
Maths
Mechanical Engineering
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Politics and International Relations
Psychology
Scottish Literature
Sociology
Statistics
Theatre Studies
Theology & Religious Studies
Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts

Application process: this is a very competitive destination and places here are always in high demand
Calendar
Credit guidance: typical full course load per semester = 15 (credit range/semester 15-17)
Accommodation
Required funding documentation before application deadline

Travel and costs

University of Glasgow Financial Support
Cost of living
Travel
USA Immigration: protocol states that students applying to a US partner usually in March/April must provide evidence that they have sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in the United States. Full information of the financial sum required will be found on the US partner webpages and on the US Embassy webpages for their home country.