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A.C. Grayling secured millions of pounds to fund the college.<ref name=BBCJune52011>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13659394 "British academics launch £18,000 college in London"], BBC News, June 5, 2011.</ref> One of the backers, Charles Watson, chairman of the PR firm, Financial Dynamics, will become the college's non-executive chairman.<ref name=BoothJune52011>Booth, Robert. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/05/new-university-college-humanities-degrees "New university gathers top academics to teach £18,000-a-year degrees"], ''The Guardian'', June 5, 2011.
A.C. Grayling secured millions of pounds to fund the college.<ref name=BBCJune52011>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13659394 "British academics launch £18,000 college in London"], BBC News, June 5, 2011.</ref> One of the backers, Charles Watson, chairman of the PR firm, Financial Dynamics, will become the college's non-executive chairman.<ref name=BoothJune52011>Booth, Robert. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/05/new-university-college-humanities-degrees "New university gathers top academics to teach £18,000-a-year degrees"], ''The Guardian'', June 5, 2011.
:[http://38.98.85.235/en/homepage/PeopleProfile.aspx?UserID=e108c89b-56e8-4959-8f1f-2f23bdc2ecbe "Charles Watson"], Financial Dynamics, accessed June 5, 2011.
:[http://38.98.85.235/en/homepage/PeopleProfile.aspx?UserID=e108c89b-56e8-4959-8f1f-2f23bdc2ecbe "Charles Watson"], Financial Dynamics, accessed June 5, 2011.
:Wicks, Nikki. [http://www.prweek.com/uk/channel/CityandCorporate/article/1073526/FD%27s%20former%20CEO%20is%20chairing%20London%27s%20new%20controversial%20university%20college/ "FD's former CEO Charles Watson to chair controversial university college"], ''PR Week'', June 6, 2011.</ref>
:Wicks, Nikki. [http://www.prweek.com/uk/channel/CityandCorporate/article/1073526/FD%27s%20former%20CEO%20is%20chairing%20London%27s%20new%20controversial%20university%20college/ "FD's former CEO Charles Watson to chair controversial university college"], ''PR Week'', June 6, 2011.</ref> The Chief Executive of the college [[Jeremy Gibbs]] was formerly Chairman of Futuremedia plc which collapsed into insolvency in 2010 and is currently Deputy Chairman of Scientific Digital Imaging plc a loss-making [[AIM]]-listed company.


==Fees and subjects==
==Fees and subjects==

Revision as of 23:21, 6 June 2011

New College of the Humanities
TypePrivate, undergraduate
Established2011
ChairmanCharles Watson
MasterA. C. Grayling
Location
London
,
England

CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of London degrees
Websitewww.nchum.org

New College of the Humanities (NCH) is a private university college established in 2011 in Bloomsbury, London.[1] Its stated aim is to offer a high-quality education to rival that of Oxford and Cambridge.[2]

Founded by the philosopher, A.C. Grayling—who will become its first master—the college will offer courses in law, economics, philosophy, history, and English literature, with one-on-one tutorials and a 10/1 student-teacher ratio.[2] Thirteen other academics are involved in the project, including David Cannadine, Richard Dawkins, Ronald Dworkin, and Peter Singer.[3] The college will use the University of London's student and teaching facilities, including its library, students' union, and halls of residence.[4]

Origins

A.C. Grayling secured millions of pounds to fund the college.[5] One of the backers, Charles Watson, chairman of the PR firm, Financial Dynamics, will become the college's non-executive chairman.[6] The Chief Executive of the college Jeremy Gibbs was formerly Chairman of Futuremedia plc which collapsed into insolvency in 2010 and is currently Deputy Chairman of Scientific Digital Imaging plc a loss-making AIM-listed company.

Fees and subjects

The first classes will be offered in October 2012, with annual fees of £18,000, twice the maximum fee public universities in England may charge from 2012.[1] NCH aims to offer scholarships and other grants to one in five of the first 200 students.[6] It will offer eight degree courses:[7]

  • Law LLB
  • Economics BSc
  • Literature with History BA
  • Literature with Philosophy BA
  • History with Literature BA
  • History with Philosophy BA
  • Philosophy with Literature BA
  • Philosophy with History BA

In addition to the degree coursework, all students will be obliged to study three core subjects—logic and critical thinking, science literacy, and applied ethics—and complete a professional skills course.[7] Graduates will receive a BA Hons (London) DNC: a University of London degree and a Diploma of New College.[5]

The Guardian writes that the same degree courses are already available from Birkbeck, Goldsmiths, and Royal Holloway colleges for ₤9,000 or less, and that academics have complained that the syllabuses may have been copied from the University of London's website.[8]

Criticism

The announcement of the college's creation triggered criticism.[9] This included questions about how quickly it appears to have been granted powers to award University of London degrees. David Latchman, the master of Birkbeck College, announced on June 6 that A.G. Grayling had resigned his position there, and added that there was no agreement between Birkbeck and NCH to share facilities.[8] There have also been allegations that the new institution is a form of profiteering in the context of public sector university cuts.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Top names, top whack: new humanities-focused institution to charge £18K fees", Times Higher Education, June 6, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "New university to rival Oxbridge will charge £18,000 a year", The Sunday Telegraph, June 5, 2011.
    "British academics launch private university in London", BBC News, June 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Who we are", New College of the Humanities, accessed June 5, 2011.
  4. ^ "Video introduction", New College of the Humanities, 3 mins, 11 secs, accessed June 5, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "British academics launch £18,000 college in London", BBC News, June 5, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Booth, Robert. "New university gathers top academics to teach £18,000-a-year degrees", The Guardian, June 5, 2011.
    "Charles Watson", Financial Dynamics, accessed June 5, 2011.
    Wicks, Nikki. "FD's former CEO Charles Watson to chair controversial university college", PR Week, June 6, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Courses", New College of the Humanities, accessed June 5, 2011.
    "Quality", New College of the Humanities, accessed June 5, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Booth,. Richard. "AC Grayling's Private University Accused of Copying Syllabuses", The Guardian, June 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "AC Grayling's New Private University is Odious", Guardian Online, June 6, 2011.
  10. ^ "Dons Defend Plan for £18,000-a-year College", Independent Online, June 6, 2011.

External links

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