Richmond, American International University in London

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We provide you with an education that encourages you to explore a wide range of subjects and programs. It is designed to discover the connections between different academic areas such as literature, science, mathematics, writing, business, psychology, and sociology. It is a broad-based education, an ideal preparation for a range of careers.
Living and studying together, our students from over 100 countries are ready for a world where the ability to communicate effectively across national and cultural boundaries is as valuable as traditional academic achievement. Richmond education offers a global perspective. It examines the patterns of similarities and differences between cultures and provides you with an intercultural focus. It is challenging and stimulating. It encourages you to form your own opinions.
As well as the excitement of living in one of the world's most lively and cosmopolitan cities, London offers spectacular resources and opportunities for learning outside the classroom. However, Richmond courses also bring the city's life – its people, institutions, politics, problems, and history into lectures and class projects. Add to all this an international faculty, flexible curriculum allowing you to explore outside your main specialization, small classes and campuses in two of London's most beautiful areas, and you will find Richmond a great place to earn an undergraduate or master's degree.
The Richmond dual degree is possible because Richmond's degrees have US accreditation (Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools), plus institutional approval in the United Kingdom by The Open University(OU). Richmond has also undergone a successful full institutional review by the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).
Richmond is a private, not-for-profit institution. The University is incorporated as a not-for-profit educational institution in the State of Delaware, USA, and is a recognized 501(c)(3) public educational charity under US law.
First and second-year students attend our Richmond Hill campus. The campus is set in a splendid six-acre site at the top of Richmond Hill, one of London's most sought-after areas.
Third-year, fourth-year, and graduate students attend our city campus in Kensington, one of London's most beautiful residential areas. Its several buildings house classrooms, computing facilities, a library, a dining hall, and University offices. Students live in University buildings or live in off-campus housing of their choice. Within easy walking distance are the Royal Albert Hall, famous for its concerts, the Royal Colleges of Music and Art, Imperial College of Science and Technology, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Geological Museum, and many cinemas, cafes, restaurants, clubs, and department stores.
London's extensive underground train network, called "the tube," links Richmond or Kensington and the rest of the city. Frequent rail service into Victoria, Paddington, and Waterloo stations connects you to the rest of the UK and Europe through the Channel Tunnel between the UK and the Continent. Both Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are easily accessible.
Once known as the 'liberal pursuits,' the concept of the liberal arts originated in the Roman Empire, Europe, and was considered essential education. The system initially focused on three subjects – grammar, logic, and rhetoric (known as the Trivium). Later on, in medieval times, it evolved, and a further four subjects were added – music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy (known as the Quadrivium).
The main idea behind the concept was to nurture students' abilities in becoming highly articulate, ethical, knowledgeable in numerous fields, and morally excellent. It was considered the hallmark of a person who was educated.
The word 'liberal' draws upon many meanings in the context of education, such as to be 'broad-minded,' to enjoy more 'freedom' in academic interests, to be someone who is not strictly focused on one method of learning, and to be free of the widely held and followed conventions. The term 'arts' is not about 'art' in its strictest sense; instead, the particular methods relating to the various branches of learning are studying the academic areas in this 'liberal' way.
In terms of a liberal arts education – this seeks to develop intellectual capabilities and learn about how 'one's' main educational subject area, or focus, is related to many other areas and disciplines and what this relationship means. This is carried out using a model of study which draws upon many techniques, such as the intended use of creative skills and imagination, skills acquired through experience, study, observations, and activities that specifically require the combination of knowledge and judgment.
Depending on which part of the world you are in, a liberal arts university could be a variety of things; some universities offer degrees in liberal arts, some have a liberal arts approach – two very different things. When studying at Richmond University, you will experience the latter. You will study academic subjects like most other universities. However, we also place a strong focus on developing graduates in a wealth of additional ways – individuals who are well-rounded and able to build connections across different academic areas. Unlike the traditional UK university, a liberal arts university does not just focus a student's learning on one main subject but also a variety of subjects.

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