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Oxbridge

Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest and most prestigious universities in Great Britain. They are often called collectively Oxbridge to denote an elite education. Only rich and aristocratic families can afford to send their sons and daughters to these universities.

The tutorial is the basic mode of instruction at Oxford and Cambridge.

The normal length of the degree course is three years, after which the students take Degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). Some courses, such as languages or medicine, may be one or two years longer. The students may work for other degrees as well. The degrees are awarded at public degree ceremonies. Only Latin is spoken at these ceremonies. Another tradition is to wear full academic dress at examinations.

Oxford and Cambridge universities consists of a number of colleges. Each college is different, but in many ways they are alike. Each college has its name, its coat of arms. Each college is governed by a Master. The larger ones have more than 400 members, the smallest college has less than 30. Each college offers teaching in a wide range of subjects. Within the college there is a chapel, a dining hall, a library, rooms for undergraduates, fellows and the Master, and also classrooms and laboratories.

Words:

to call - называть;

to denote - обозначать;

to afford - позволять;

tutorial - консультации, практические занятия с наставником;

the Degree of Bachelor of Arts - степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук;

to award - награждать, вручать;

full academic dress - парадная форма одежды (мантия, парик);

coat of arms - герб;

undergraduate - студент университета;

fellow - младший научный работник колледжа или университета;

Master - мастер (титул главы некоторых колледжей в Оксфорде и Кембридже)