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Education at University College Maastricht, providing [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Bachelor of Science]] [[academic degree|degrees]], is fully taught in [[English language|English]]. The College is a [[liberal arts college]] which is defined by ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica|Encyclopædia Britannica Concise]]'' as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing general intellectual capacities, in contrast to a professional, [[vocational education|vocational]], or technical curriculum."<ref>{{cite web | first = | last = | title = Liberal Arts: Encyclopædia Britannica Concise| publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | date = | url= http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9370154/liberal-arts}}</ref> Classes are small, withput an emphasis on independent learning via a group process structured through the [[Problem-based learning]] (PBL) method. The courses of the UCM programme are contained within three ''concentrations'' namely the [[humanities]], [[natural sciences|sciences]] and [[social sciences]]. Of these students are required to choose one, although a combination of two is possible, in addition to a mandatory [[core curriculum]] and self-assembled [[Curriculum#Higher education|general education]], the latter picked from courses in a different concentration than the individual student's chosen concentration.

Since its inception the college has established a number of international partnerships, allowing its students to participate in exchange programmes with subsequent study points counting towards their UCM degrees. Institutions partaking in this include amongst others the [[University of Helsinki]], [[University College London]], [[Aarhus University]], [[Singapore Management University]], [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]], [[Princeton University]], [[University of California]], [[George Washington University]], [[University of Richmond]], [[Queen's University]], [[Korea University]], [[Australian National University]] and [[University of Western Australia]].