{"id":239865,"date":"2019-02-01T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/canada\/news\/uk-government-approves-two-year-degree-expansion\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T07:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:16:41","slug":"uk-government-approves-two-year-degree-expansion","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/news\/uk-government-approves-two-year-degree-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"UK universities given green light to offer more two-year degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has approved the expansion of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/study-options\/two-year-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two-year degree<\/a>&nbsp;options for international students from September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation passed by the House of Lords, part of the UK parliament, means that international students will be able to opt for two-year degree courses for the first time. The shorter study time of two-year degrees means that students will save on average 20% on tuition fees, compared to a traditional three-year&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/study-options\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undergraduate programme<\/a>. The shorter two-year degree will offer the same qualification as a three-year programme, but delivered over a more intensive, shorter period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Universities Minister Chris Skidmore said: &#8220;For thousands of future students wanting a faster pace of learning and a faster route into the workplace at a lower overall cost, two-year degrees will transform their choices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are interested in studying a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/study-options\/two-year-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two-year degree in the UK<\/a>, make sure to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/study-in-uk\/free-consultation\/\">get in touch<\/a>&nbsp;with SI-UK in Toronto today. Our international education&nbsp;consultants can help answer your questions about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/uk-study-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studying in the UK<\/a>&nbsp;and go through all your available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyin-uk.ca\/study-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study options<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has approved the expansion of&nbsp;two-year degree&nbsp;options for international students from September 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-239865","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/239865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gostudyin.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}