London Metropolitan University is one of the UK’s largest single universities with over 34,000 students, offering a welcoming and friendly atmosphere with support for you at every step of your course. You will benefit from meeting students from across the world and from a variety of different backgrounds, as well as having the advantages of studying in the heart of the country’s capital.
We offer an extensive range of subjects with courses available from foundation and undergraduate through to postgraduate, professional and research level. Our courses offer flexibility, with many available to study on either a full- or part-time basis, and with entry available in September and January to help fit in with your work, family and personal commitments.
Academic Strengths
Our wide range of courses are specifically tailored to be highly vocational, practical and relevant, and also deliver the academic rigour expected at higher education level, while our research work crosses traditional subject boundaries, ensuring a stimulating academic experience.
Reports from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education have awarded London Met with consistently high marks for teaching in the areas of Business and Management, Architecture, Computing and Law.
Many of our professors are leaders in their fields, and our central London location helps in attracting many well-respected visiting academics and professionals who contribute to the University's postgraduate and research culture.
We have strong links with the city of London. Our top corporate sponsors include ABN AMRO Management Services, Bank of England, Financial Services Authority, GlaxoSmithKline, HBOS Treasury Services, KPMG, London Stock Exchange, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Royal Bank of Scotland and Royal Mail.
Facilities
There are six libraries and modern learning centres split across both campuses, with over three quarters of a million items available to students, including books, journals, magazines, CDs and DVDs. We are proud to host a number of specialist collections including The Women's Library and the TUC Library Collection.
State-of-the-art IT studios hold over 4,000 computers and open-access to networks and the internet. Each of our learning centres has areas for group work, individual quiet study spaces and well-equipped IT facilities for our students.
The University is committed to developing new facilities, and recent projects have included the Graduate Centre on Holloway Road, a visually stunning suite of facilities dedicated to postgraduate students and a £30 million Science Centre which houses state-of-the-art laboratories including specialist forensic and sports testing equipment, and an international size basketball court within a multi-purpose gym.
Student Life
Life at London Met is not all about your academic achievements, and we are aware that many students may need assistance with other areas of life while studying at university. London Metropolitan University offers a wide range of support services for students including accommodation, careers advice, counselling, English language courses, placements and visa advice.
There are also venues hosting a variety of events, including club nights, live music gigs and regular student clubs and society events, parties and quizzes, providing some of the best social facilities for students in London. Students have the opportunity to play sports at all levels at London Met, with activities ranging from aerobics to skiing.
The University has a large international student population, with 7,000 students from over 190 countries.
