How to Select Courses to Take in London

Using the Biola/RU Historical List of Courses

Students interested in applying for Biola London should first explore whether the available courses at RU will be approved by their advisors and will work to complete their major or general education requirements and other academic goals.

Students are required to select 12 units for study at Roehampton (the mandatory BBST 465 makes 15 units), and an additional 15 alternate units in case their first choices are full or cancelled by RU. One step toward determining what courses might work for interested students is the Biola/RU Historic List of Courses.

Biola London's historical list of courses chronicles the RU courses in the past that academic advisors from the various disciplines at Biola have approved for credit. From this list, students will get an idea of what courses previous students in their major took, and what Biola courses these counted for.

Please Note: This list does not guarantee that your academic advisor will, in your case, approve the same RU course for its Biola equivalent. This is only to give you an idea of what credits have been issued in the past. Also, you are not limited to the courses on this list. See RU's Course Catalog on the web to see if other courses interest you.

To use the historical list, go to the section that lists your major, and note the course names and numbers from both the Biola and RU catalogs. Then, take these to both RU's Course Catalog on the web and Biola's catalog for a description of these courses and to determine whether they will work for your curriculum. Make sure and read Exploring RU's Course Catalog first to help you interpret what courses RU offers in the Fall and how many units they are worth.

Exploring RU's Course Catalog

  1. Go to the RU home page http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/
  2. Follow the link on the right sidebar: "Undergraduate Degrees" (under "Find a Course").
  3. Select an area of study (example: English Literature); select "e;Programme Details"e; (over on the right sidebar); (Or you can click on the following link: RU Course Catalog.
  4. When the programme's page comes up, you will see a brief description of the programme (or major), followed by a list of modules (courses) divided up into two sections: Level C and Levels N/X. Level C lists introductory courses (like Biola's 100 or 200 level courses); Level N/X lists advanced courses (like Biola's 300 or 400 level courses). If you are looking at courses that are outside your major or area, you will want to select only Level C courses (although Biola students should be able to handle Levels N/X courses in Biblical studies, regardless of their majors).
  5. As you look down the list of course titles, you will notice they are proceeded by different codes. For example, under Psychology, you may see:

  • PSY020H214Y - Cognitive Psychology
  • PSY020H236S - Perspectives on Personality
  • PSY010H231A - The Developing Child
  • PSY020F101A - Foundations: Study of Psychology
    • Course codes will end in a Y, S, or A, standing for "year," "Spring," and "Autumn." You should consider only courses ending in 'A' since you will be there only in the Autumn term.
    • After the programme prefix (PSY, in this case), you will see either a '10' or '20' on most course codes. These represent, in RU terms, the number of units this course fulfills. A 10-unit RU course is equivalent to a 3-unit Biola course. A 20-unit RU course is equivalent to TWO 3-unit Biola courses (6 units).

      RU 10 units=Biola 3 units
      RU 20 units=Biola 6 units.

      You may consider either 10 or 20 unit courses. However, for a 20-unit RU course, you must find TWO 3-unit Biola courses your advisor will approve for credit.

      For example:
      PSY010H231A - The Developing Child is a 10-unit RU course that in the past has been credited as
      PSYC322: Developmental Psychology, a 3-unit Biola course

      Or

      PSY020F101A - Foundations: Study of Psychology, a 20-unit RU course, has been credited as

      PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology, a 3-unit Biola course
      And
      PSYC 414 Readings in Psychology, a 3-unit Biola course

    • To determine if a certain RU course can be credited, click the course link and read its description. If it resembles a course in the Biola catalog, print out the description and discuss it with your advisor. S/he will be the one to determine whether the RU can stand in the place of a Biola course in that major.
      The Biola London application will require you to list 80 units worth of RU courses (24 Biola units) your advisor has approved. This includes 40 units that are your primary choices, and 40 units of alternate choices.

The Biola London application will require you to list 80 units worth of RU courses (24 Biola units) your advisor has approved. This includes 40 units that are your primary choices, and 40 units of alternate choices.