- Member of the Russell Group – one of the UK’s 24 leading universities
- Ranked 110 in the world and number 12 in the UK, in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020
- Set beside the beautiful Regent’s Canal in Mile End, our main campus is one stop on the Tube from Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and minutes from the West End
- Short walk from the creative and social hubs of Brick Lane and Shoreditch, and close to London’s financial centres, the City and Canary Wharf
- Study Abroad at Queen Mary YouTube video
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Partner university’s areas of study
Eligibility and Timing
Terms Offered
Who can go?
- Students must have cumulative average of 70% to attend this partner.
Term Dates
Semester 1: September - December
Semester 2: January - June
Credits
Course equivalency formula
QMUL credits divided by 4 = UBC credits
Credit transfer process
The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)
For more information about Go Global transfer credit
Grading scheme
A - Grade A (marks between 70.0 to 100.0)
B - Grade B (marks between 60.00 to 69.9)
C - Grade C (marks between 50.0 to 59.9)
D - Grade D (marks between 45.0 to 49.9)
E - Grade E (marks between 40.0 to 44.9)
EQ - Grade E (Qualifying fail – Mark set to 40% - Biological/Chemical Science programmes only)
F - Fail (marks between 0.0 to 39.9)
FK - Fail – Retake Next Year (don’t send into Reassessment)
FN - Fail no Further Attempts at Module
FQ - Qualifying Fail - Sets Mark to 39 if mark >= 40
DR - De-registered
EH - Extenuating Circumstances Awaiting Evidence (record to be held)
NA - Non-Submission/Non-Sit - Extenuating Circumstances accepted
NS - Non-Submission/Non-Sit
OI - Offence Investigation (record to be held)
RS - Used for setting passing modules to a resit all (LLB Law mark scheme only)
R1 - To be used after Boards if the module is granted a first referral (LLB Law mark scheme only)
R2 - To be used after Boards if the module is granted a second referral (LLB Law mark scheme only)
W - Withdrawn
X - Academic Offence – Send into Reassessment
XA - Academic Offence – Capped Resubmission within the same academic year
XN - Academic Offence - Fail no Further Attempts at Module
Z - Administrative Delay (record to be held)
ZI - Interrupted – module will be reopened once student resumes study
Passing grade
40%Course Information
* Students who have special requirements or require academic accommodation should contact a Go Global advisor regarding their needs at least six weeks prior to the application deadline.
Type of Go Global Experiences
Full course load information
At Queen Mary University of London, classes (or ‘modules’) are normally worth 15 credits per semester, though there are some worth 30 credits.
You will normally take 60 credits a semester, or a total of 120 credits for a full year.
You can choose to underload (take less than four classes) or overload (take more than four classes), but you need written approval from your home university, or be on a part-time programme with us
Transfer Credits And Equivalent Courses At This University
Check out the courses that previous students have transferred back to UBC in the last 5 years using our Course Search Tool. If you don't see a particular course you listed, it simply means you need to submit it as a new course request through the Transfer Credit Portal while on your Go Global experience. For more information, please visit the Go Global Transfer Credit webpage.
Scholarships and awards
The Go Global Award $1000
All students accepted to Go Global for Exchange, Research Abroad, or Study Abroad travel programs are automatically considered for this award. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you'll be notified of your award after you're accepted to Go Global and after you get nominated to apply to the partner university.
Additional awards
Students who are eligible for awards may receive one UBC or UBC-affiliated international learning award. If you're eligible, you are always offered the highest-value award. Unless stated otherwise, you need to meet eligibility criteria set out by the University Senate regarding awards.
Check out international learning awards and eligibility.
Information for US students:
If you are a student from the United States, please check the US Department of Education Lookup Tool to ensure that any partner institution you wish to attend on Exchange is Title IV ‘eligible’ for Federal Student Aid for the year in which you intend to study there. For institutions outside of the US, select “Foreign Country” from the “State” dropdown menu.
If you attend an eligible institution, then you may receive Title IV federal student loans while on Exchange.
If you attend an ineligible institution:
- You will not be eligible for US federal student loans,
- You may invalidate any US student aid you have previously received for your studies at UBC,
- You may be required to immediately begin repaying your US student loans, and
- You may not be eligible for any future US student aid for the remainder of your studies at UBC.
Types of accommodation available
Housing notes
Queen Mary offers a variety of student housing on our Mile End campus and exchange students are prioritized for housing. Once you have firmly accepted an offer to study at Queen Mary you will be invited to apply for housing.
The deadline to submit an application will be included in your invitation and this is submitted online. Application deadlines are usually end of May for the autumn semester and November for the spring semester
Information on our residences can be found here.