British Chinese University University
Bachelor Master Doctor 3 years 1 years 2~3 years 4 years 1~3 years 3 years
Bachelor
score British University >40 Chinese University >65
Wales Northern Ireland
75 15
8 2
China:
started at the end of 19th century
4-year have more detailed study
• Britain:
started in 12th century
3-year, strict highly efficient save more time
• British Universities calculate scores by the average of 6 courses. • First year scores are not included in the calculation ,and it only as a reference.
Bachelor degree
score First Class Honors Upper Second Class Honors >70 60-69 Chinese score 85-90 80-85
Lower Second Class Honors Third Class Honors Pass Without Honors
Fail（no degree is awarded）
50-59
41-49
75-85
70-75
40 <39
>60
• Usually Bachelor degree will be marked in diploma. • British master’s admission standards mainly depend on the level of your degree. The schools do not care about where you graduated from.
British Higher Education VS Chinese Higher Education
Countries
Britain
China
Universities and Colleges
>90
>1500
Top 100 universities in the world
18
6
England Scotland
Thank you!!
China:
More study time
Britain:
Fewer class and less homework 15-week semester
20-week semester
Reciting a lot
Encouraging different ideas

Grades and degree
• The British undergraduate students must pass 18 modules, including the operability module(可操作性模块) and theoretical modules（理论性模块）. • Each module is made of two to three subcourses, and it’s not equate to the Chinese concept of the "lessons". • Each module has its evaluate rules for examinations , operations and experiment.