CONNECTIONS CAN TAKE YOU ANYWHERE

1 CONTENTS

3 WELCOME 4 WHY CHOOSE STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY? 5 APPLICATION JOURNEY 6 5 WAYS TO JOIN US 8 INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE 10 VISIT US 12 OPEN DAYS AND OFFER HOLDER DAYS 14 GREAT TIMES IN AN AMAZING CITY 16 OUR CONNECTED CITY CAMPUS 19 LEADING THE WAY IN DIGITAL LEARNING 20 EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION 24 DIGITAL INSTITUTE LONDON 26 ACCOMMODATION 31 YOUR COURSE, YOUR WAY 32 YOUR STUDENTS’ UNION 36 EARN WHILE YOU LEARN 37 A GREAT SUPPORT NETWORK 38 WORLD OF WORK 40 SPORTS PROVISION 44 GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH 46 HIGHER AND DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS 50 TUITION FEES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT 51 UCAS POINTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN 52 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 53 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 54 OUR SUBJECT AREAS 120 COURSE LISTING 132 COURSE A-Z 218 OPEN DAY DATES

The contents of this guide are correct at the time of going to press. However, please check our website www.staffs.ac.uk before making an application in case there are any changes to the subject area or course you are interested in or to the other facilities and services described here. Where there is a difference between the contents of this guide and our website, the contents of the website take precedence and represent the basis on which we intend to deliver our services to you. Please see p.53 for further important information.

2 WELCOME FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROFESSOR LIZ BARNES

From myself, and on behalf of all the staff and We focus on the futures of our students, offering work students, I offer you a warm welcome to Staffordshire placements and industry-recognised accreditation on University. In this guide, you’ll find everything you’ll many of our courses. These are just a few of the reasons need to know about student life, graduate success, we are among the top ten universities for teaching and most importantly, our connected institution. quality in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019. In recent years we have evolved to be a student- focused, high performance university and we are not Come along to an Open Day, see our facilities in action slowing down. We provide new and unique courses and meet the staff who have helped us break into the that that give you the skills to climb your career ladder world’s Top 1000 Research Universities in the Times and prepare for the jobs of the future. We continue to Higher Education World University Rankings 2019. develop professional-standard facilities with over £100m currently invested, and a brand new state-of-the-art We want you to be a part of the Staffordshire student and employer hub building scheduled to be University community. Join us and take the first step launched in 2021. to success.

Our constant commitment to student success has gained us recognition as the ‘Highest Climber’ in the Complete University Guide, rising 32 places between 2018 and 2019. Above everything else, we pride ourselves on our teaching excellence, which puts our graduates amongst the most employable in the world. Professor Liz Barnes, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

3 £100M CAMPUS INVESTMENT TOP 10 OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS FOR TEACHING QUALITY SUNDAY TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2018 AND 2019 WORK EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE TOP

For more information, please visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/work-experience

GUARANTEED ACCOMMODATION HIGHEST UK FOR FIRST YEAR 50UK UNIVERSITY* STUDENTS** CLIMBER:

**Please see terms and conditions at: *44th out of 121 UK institutions in the Guardian www.staffs.ac.uk/guaranteed-accommodation University League Tables 2019 THE COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2019 78% OF RESEARCH IS TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OR BETTER (REF)

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY: visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply INSTITUTION t: 01782 294400 CODE S72 e: [email protected]

4 PRE-APPLICATION POST-APPLICATION

When it comes to enrolling, we want you to get it right. That’s why we provide a range of events OFFER HOLDER DAY 2020 throughout the year. Learn more about our events BY INVITATION ONLY, FROM JANUARY - APRIL and Open Days at www.staffs.ac.uk/opendays

CHOOSE YOUR UNIVERSITIES 2019 UCAS EXTRA NOW OPEN 2020 MARCH - SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY

UCAS EVENTS 2019 MAKE YOUR FINAL CHOICE 2020 FEBRUARY - JUNE (FIRM/INSURANCE)

UCAS OPENS 2019 CHOOSE YOUR ACCOMMODATION 2020 MAY MARCH

VISIT OUR OPEN DAYS 2019 APPLY FOR FINANCE 2020 OUR OPEN DAYS RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MARCH - APRIL FOR MORE DATES SEE PAGES 218-219 OR VISIT: WWW.STAFFS.AC.UK/OPENDAYS CLEARING OPENS 2020 JULY

CAMPUS VISITS 2019 A LEVEL RESULTS DAY 2020 RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AUGUST

UCAS DEADLINE 2020 ENROL 15 JANUARY WELCOME TO STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY

5 5 WAYS TO JOIN US

Depending on your situation, there are five main routes that you can take to begin studying at Staffordshire University.

6 1A LEVELS 2FOUNDATION LEVEL COURSES 3ACCESS TO HE DIPLOMA If you have taken or are taking A number of our degrees are Most Further Education colleges in GCE A levels, the exact grades and available with a foundation year. the UK offer Access to HE courses in subjects you need will depend on Helping bridge the gap between a range of subjects at Level 3. the course you want to study. your school or college qualifications and your chosen degree. These special diplomas are You’ll find all the requirements listed specifically designed to take you on our online course pages. Foundation courses tend to have into the subject you want to study. lower entry requirements and are They cover everything from health designed to prepare students and science, to law, criminology, for seamless transition onto a full and a whole lot more. Many of our degree course. students come through an Access to HE path, so you’ll find that we know Taking a foundation course, then exactly how to support you. Once progressing on to a full degree, will you apply, we’ll cross-reference extend the total study period by the units you’ve studied at college one year. to help you get a lot closer to the course - and the career - you want.

4BTECS 5STEP UP TO HE Because many of our students join us Step Up to HE is a free 10-week Successfully completing Step Up to with BTEC qualifications, you’ll find course designed by us at HE will allow you to study a range of we know how to help you put your Staffordshire University to give you subjects at Staffordshire University. vocational experience to good use. a taste of what it’s like to study at Then, when you’re ready to apply, There are two main BTEC pathways: university. The course is tailor-made we’ll give you all the help you need • BTEC Level 3 is the equivalent of for anyone who doesn’t quite have with your UCAS application. Past studying A levels and will allow you the qualifications or the confidence students who have completed Step to start a degree programme in the to dive straight into a UCAS Up to HE have gone on to a wide first year. application. Many of our Step Up range of degrees, including Law, • BTEC Level 4 HNC and Level 5 to HE students are mature learners Business and Computing. HND will allow you to progress who haven’t been in a learning to some degree programmes in environment for a while and need a To find out more, or to apply for our the second or final year of the bit of a boost to get them back into Step Up to HE course, call: course. We do this by mapping it. Over two modules we’ll cover all 01782 294400 or visit: the modules and content of the the crucial skills you’ll need, such as www.staffs.ac.uk/stepup course you have already taken to preparing for lectures and gathering our course, to ensure you have research. You’ll also get to sample a Although these are the five main routes to study, we always welcome covered all the necessary content variety of the courses we offer and a wide range of qualifications and of the course you want to study. To you’ll receive individual course and qualification combinations. We assess find out more, please contact our career guidance with plenty of one- each application individually, taking into Enquiries Team who will be happy to-one support. account any experience and skills you to advise you further. may have in your chosen field.

7 INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE

We don’t believe in standing still. We’re continually investing in our learning environment to make sure we’re up-to-date and that our students have access to the latest facilities.

WORK HAS STARTED ON OUR BRAND NEW £1.2M SMART ZONE, DUE TO OPEN IN 2019 AND £40M CATALYST BUILDING, DUE TO OPEN IN 2021. ALSO, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE INVESTED: • £30m in an innovative Science Centre • £1m on a brand-new Student Hub • £11.5m on television, music, games design and motion capture suites in the Cadman Studios • £9m in computing facilities including the new Esports Hub • £5m to create the ‘Beacon’ specialist learning building • £5.5m across our Centres of Excellence in Healthcare Education in Stafford and Shrewsbury

8 WORK EXPERIENCE – GUARANTEED INDUSTRY-LEADING LECTURERS When it comes to developing your career, there’s no Our students benefit from learning that is relevant to substitute for work experience. Today’s employers want the real world. That means combining lectures with graduates who can demonstrate a diverse range of an incredible range of applied learning experiences. workplace skills. That’s why we guarantee to provide Study with us and you’ll be taught by an experienced all our undergraduate students with the opportunity to teaching team with expertise and knowledge that closely undertake work experience. Similarly, our impressive matches the content of your course, including senior connections mean there’s every chance you’ll be able to academics, professional practitioners, technical officers work with one of our industry partners to get a real taste and supervised postgraduate students. of life in your chosen sector – and get some invaluable experience under your belt. To find out more, see page REAL-WORLD RESEARCH 39, or visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/work-experience We’re immensely proud of our research too, and our contribution to improving people’s lives. From protecting INDUSTRY-STANDARD FACILITIES the feet of people with diabetes, to helping the UK Together with our HDTV Studios, dedicated Crime Scene meet its renewable energy targets, or developing video House, Mock Courtroom, Biomechanics Lab, and Human monitoring applications to help keep society safe, Sciences Lab, our commitment to giving you a head start our academics are making a difference. A significant in the world of work is clear. With state-of-the-art digital number of our academics are research-active, and they’re technologies right across our vibrant city campus, such recognised worldwide. In fact, their contributions have as an industry-leading Esports Hub, we make it easy to resulted in Staffordshire University breaking into the learn when and where it suits you. world’s top 1000 research universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019.

9 VISIT US

10 CONNECTIONS THAT COULD LAST A LIFETIME

You’ll spend some of the most important days of your life at university, so you need to be certain Staffordshire University is the right place for you.

There are a range of events at Staffordshire University to help you get to know us and make the right choice. These include Open Days, opportunities to ‘test drive’ your degree course, and Offer Holder Days for students who have received an offer from us.

CONNECTIONS THAT COULD LAST A LIFETIME When you visit us, you’ll quickly discover the main difference between our campuses and those of other universities – our strong community spirit. We have solid links with our community and with local businesses. We’re also big enough to give you an outstanding experience, yet small enough for you to see familiar faces every day.

Join us and you’ll feel everyone is looking out for you, so you’ll always feel at home. Make Staffordshire University your ‘firm’ choice and you’ll be invited to join our ‘Fresh for 20’ Facebook group, to chat with fellow applicants, make friends and get lots of advice before you arrive on campus.

Fast-forward to Welcome Week and there’ll be all sorts of exciting experiences to make you feel part of the family. From big nights out to lazy nights in with your housemates, you’ll make connections that could last a lifetime.

11 OPEN DAYS

Our Open Days are an opportunity to explore our campuses and throw yourself into our student experience for real. It was really a great day out as You’ll tour our incredible teaching, learning and leisure well as an open day. I’ve been facilities, our Students’ Union, our library, our IT suites, our state-of-the-art sports facilities and our halls of residence. to a total of five open days now This will also be your first chance to connect with the and this was by far the best. inspiring minds that could be teaching you over the next My parents have never come three years. You’ll see live demonstrations of lab and studio sessions, so you can really get a taste for your to an open day before with me subject and find out about the links you’ll make with the local community, employers and your chosen industry. and they were blown away We’ll also give you a few pointers on funding and how to completely, as was I. manage your finances. Plus, we’ll show you how to write an attention-grabbing personal statement. For Open Day dates and to book your place, visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/opendays

12 OFFER HOLDER DAYS

Exclusively for students who have received an offer from us, our Offer Holder Days are designed to give you first-hand experience of your course and of life as a student at Staffordshire University.

The day will be tailored to the course you’ve applied for. You’ll take part in a typical lecture or practical session and meet the lecturers who could be teaching you. You’ll be able to chat to current students and tour the accommodation and campus. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with future classmates and make new friends.

Offer Holder Days are by invitation only. Invitations are sent out by email, so be sure to regularly check the email address you used for your UCAS application.

13 GREAT TIMES IN AN AMAZING CITY

14 DINE

WITH MORE THAN 200 PLACES TO EAT, OUR REGION CATERS FOR EVERY TASTE. WHEN IT COMES TO BOOKING A TABLE, YOU’LL NEVER BE SHORT OF OPTIONS.

STROLL MOVE

THE GREAT OUTDOORS KEEP IN SHAPE WITH A – INCLUDING THE PEAK RANGE OF SPORTING DISTRICT, HANLEY PARK ACTIVITIES. FENTON AND FENTON PARK – GIVE MANOR SPORTS CENTRE, YOU A CHANCE TO CLEAR LONGTON RUGBY YOUR MIND IN STUNNING CLUB, FLIP OUT, AND SURROUNDINGS. NORTHWOOD STADIUM ARE ALL CLOSE BY.

SHOP

BROWSE FOR HOURS AT INTU POTTERIES, TRENTHAM SHOPPING VILLAGE AND FESTIVAL RETAIL PARK. WITH MAJOR SHOPPING CENTRES AND OUTLETS TO CHOOSE FROM, YOU’LL ALWAYS HAVE THE CHANCE TO GRAB A NEW OUTFIT.

RELAX

TAKE IN THE CULTURE OF CHATSWORTH HOUSE, FEEL THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL AT THE BET365 STADIUM, OR EXPERIENCE THE WHITE-KNUCKLE THRILLS OF ALTON TOWERS RESORT – THE CHOICE IS YOURS. 15 OUR CONNECTED CITY CAMPUS

When it comes to our vision for a city campus, we Our inspirational facilities include new games design want you to be well connected. And that’s exactly studios, newly refurbished flexible spaces and a large what you’ll be – thanks to vibrant and dynamic dedicated motion capture studio. We’ve also updated teaching and learning facilities, convenient public our social spaces, including the Pavilion Fusion cafe and transport links and incredible social areas. the dynamic Mellor Collision Space, so you’ll always be in touching distance of everything you need to succeed. Over the past decade we’ve invested over £100m in developing our campus. Take the Beacon building, LINKING YOU WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECH a £5.5m teaching facility with a built-in bistro, or the Connections put a man on the moon and planes in the Cadman Studios, an £11m development housing sky. Yet without state-of-the-art technology, none of this audio and visual technology. Also, located in the would have been possible. If you study in our dedicated Science Centre, our £1m Student Hub, the new heart £30m Science Centre, you’ll get your hands on three of the University and a collaboration of all out Student floors of technology that’s at the forefront of scientific Services. We have our eyes on the future too, with work research and development. under way creating a facility-packed base of operations for our digital student’s, codenamed: Smart Zone. Plus, A short walk from our Science Centre is our Crime Scene a brand-new £40m Catalyst building is on its way, which House. This is a real house we use to replicate crime will host a variety of functions, including fantastic new scenes, giving you practical experience in investigating teaching facilities, a food court, an employer hub, and and putting forensic theories to the test in a real-world dedicated facilities for our student apprentices. environment.

16 DIGITAL FACILITIES WORK OUT Our flagship digital space, The Digital Kiln, merges Our Sir Stanley Matthews Sports Centre is home to some learning spaces with state-of-the-art technology to of the best sports and exercise equipment in the city, support digitally-focused courses, as well as social and following our recent £1.25m investment. You can get teaching areas for all students to enjoy. up close with a range of brand new facilities, powered by locally-based industry leader, Matrix Fitness. These Coming soon, the Smart Zone project is a £1.2m resource include new exercise studios and changing rooms, plus for students. This includes the Digital Shed - a space cutting-edge kit, from cardio to free weights. where students are able to bring their ideas to life using 3D printing, laser cutting and other technologies with AND RELAX the support of technical specialists. It will encompass If that wasn’t enough, we’ve refurbished our standard prototyping, digital fabrication, mechatronics, immersive halls of residence with everything from USB Plugs technologies, 3D spatial and haptic design. and instant hot water boilers, to outdoor pizza ovens, Bluetooth kitchen speakers and extra comfy seats. The new facilities deliver a vibrant, dynamic environment for inspiring teaching, cementing our reputation as one See for yourself in our 360° online tour at: of the UK’s leading universities for digital technology. www.staffs.ac.uk/360tour. Or better still, come to one Bespoke labs for games programming, networking, of our Open Days. mobile, web, multimedia, digital forensics, databases, big data, software engineering and our new dedicated Esports Hub are further proof that we’re ideally placed to equip you for a diverse range of exciting digital careers.

17 We believe digital is pivotal to the future of work and education. That’s why our digital facilities and teaching approach ensure students get the right skills and are prepared for the modern workplace. On top of that, making our resources accessible, and where possible on-demand, means students have more flexibility to study in a way that suits them.

Andrew Proctor - Director of Digital Services

18 LEADING THE WAY IN DIGITAL LEARNING

On top of the millions of pounds we’ve spent transforming our city campus in Stoke-on-Trent, we’re investing thousands more on the very latest digital technologies and creating exciting, highly flexible learning spaces.

Our goal is to make teaching and learning more inspiring and rewarding. Through our close links with Microsoft we also plan to ensure that, whatever your subject, you are equipped with the digital skills you’ll need to enter the world of work.

We are the first university in Europe, for example, to migrate our digital services to the Cloud, enabling you to access and work on your documents from any device, at any time. We’re also exploring the use of leading-edge technology, such as Microsoft HoloLens, to introduce more immersive ways of learning.

We will be one of the first universities in the UK to equip you with a Digital Coach and Assistant, making use of artificial intelligence to help support you and maximise your experience with us.

Take a tour around our campus and you’ll see that our vision to create a fully connected digital university is well under way. Yet while technology plays a big part in our approach, we’re not only bringing teaching to life with the help of large-screen monitors, touch-screens and interactive whiteboards, we’re also combining advanced digital technologies with bright, modern classrooms and flexible seating arrangements. It’s all part of our totally fresh approach to teaching that puts you, the student, at the centre of your studies.

Connected, digital learning encourages group work, participation and knowledge transfer. It means working side by-side with lecturers, rather than simply listening to them. It even connects with the smart devices we all use every day, giving you the opportunity to watch video presentations, lesson tasters and tutorials on your smartphone, tablet or laptop, well ahead of lectures.

As you’d expect, connected, digital learning also means campus-wide Wi-Fi, so you aren’t restricted to independent study in traditional learning environments. You can choose when and where you study. Whether that’s in one of our vibrant social spaces, a quieter learning environment, in the library, or in your student halls – it’s entirely up to you.

19 EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION

20 Few careers can be as rewarding as working in REAL LIFE CLINICAL PLACEMENTS healthcare. If a future as a nurse, paramedic, midwife Our highly skilled and supportive tutors have extensive or operating department practitioner (ODP) appeals experience of working in clinical practice, with many to you, you don’t need to look any further for your of them at the forefront of their profession. They’re training than at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, or our committed to academic excellence and understand two Centres of Excellence in Stafford and Shrewsbury. how the healthcare professions require the highest standards of training. That’s why around 50% of your Together, the Centres of Excellence have benefited time will be spent in real life placements – to help you from an extensive multi-million pound investment put what you’ve learnt in the classroom into safe and programme to provide first-class training in professional supported practice. health disciplines. We’ve created new social spaces, a comprehensive healthcare library and facilities that mirror We really do offer more in every way, including the real world through industry-focused learning. numerous initiatives that could make your fees go further, from high quality and varied placements and These include our Clinical Simulation Suites and your DBS checks, to providing a uniform and a funded debriefing facilities, a simulated operating theatre social schedule designed to fit around placements and and SimMan® mannequins – lifelike robots that can be studies. Throughout your time with us, you’ll benefit programmed with a range of medical conditions – one of from a personal tutor and, while on placement, you’ll which even delivers a baby! There’s also a fully equipped be supported by a placement colleague. ambulance and skills labs for hands-on learning in a supportive and safe environment.

21 YOUR HOME FROM HOME SHREWSBURY Of course, coming to university isn’t only about where Our Shrewsbury-based students have just as much to you’ll study and where you’ll stay. It’s also about explore as those based at Stafford. With Shrewsbury getting to know your new surroundings. Our Centres of Market, the Old Market Hall and Darwin Shopping Excellence are both located in great towns: Shrewsbury is Centre, you won’t be short of ways to treat yourself in an hour away and Stafford is just 30 minutes from Stoke- this historic market town. If you’re not in the mood for on-Trent and close to fabulous countryside. And because shopping, there are lots of great places to eat, drink and they’re in the centre of the country, you’ll also have easy relax – or soak up some culture. There’s even a castle. access to London and other cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. But you don’t have to go that HEALTHCARE ACCOMMODATION far to have fun. Here are just some of the things you’ll be Whether you’re based in Stafford or Shrewsbury, we’re able to explore close by… committed to making sure you have access to great housing advice. Through our relationships with private STAFFORD landlords, we can help you quickly find the perfect home Study at our Stafford campus and you’ll find the historic from home. In Stafford, we also have Tedder Court – a county town of Stafford puts everything you need on the complex of 50 completely refurbished rooms that are doorstep. If you and your course mates are out on the close to the campus, as well as student accommodation town, Casa, Couture and Revolution have all the right in Beacon Court, just a few minutes’ walk away. These ingredients for a great party night. Or if you’re in the are managed by our ResLife team. Each room at Tedder mood for live music, just head down to The Grapes. For Court and Beacon Court are on a 39-week licence daytime retail therapy there’s the Guildhall Shopping agreement, so you won’t need to move out over breaks Centre, the Riverside Shopping area and the Waterfront or holidays. Shopping Mall. While culture vultures have plenty of choice, including the Gatehouse theatre and a brand new Find out more about our accommodation and take a 360° six-screen Odeon Luxe cinema. tour of Tedder Court at: www.staffs.ac.uk/accommodation

22 23 TAKING LEARNING TO THE NEXT LEVEL

24 FROM SEPTEMBER 2019, YOU CAN STUDY WITH STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY IN LONDON

We are launching the next generation in education Our courses: at our new learning facility: Digital Institute London. Design – BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design The institution is based at Here East and is accessible by Build the worlds and characters of the future. tube, train or bus. It shares the campus with companies from the communication, broadcasting and technology Create – BA (Hons) Esports industries - giving students the chance to network and potentially open doors for future careers. Organise and execute esports events on a huge scale.

The future of education has arrived. Promote – BA (Hons) Games PR and Community Management Build, manage and maintain gaming communities.

Protect – BSc (Hons) Cyber Security (from 2020) Defend networks and systems from digital attacks.

25 HOME SWEET HOME

26 Where you call home during your time at Staffordshire to get to know everyone in the shared kitchen, living room University plays a big part in your university and dining spaces. There are also some great outdoor experience, which is why the ResLife Team strive to spaces equipped with outdoor ovens and power, so you make your stay in University accommodation amazing! can even charge up your iPad while sitting in the sun. Whether you are used to going it alone, or it’s your There are tables, seating and even sun loungers for hire. first time away from home, it should be one of the most rewarding and exciting experiences of your life. CLARICE CLIFF COURT Around its own enclosed courtyard space, Clarice Cliff We have recently refurbished our standard provides bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and shared accommodation. You’ll find our famously friendly kitchen facilities. The buildings are located just next to community network everywhere on campus, especially in our nature reserve and set back from the main campus our campus accommodation. If you don’t know anyone area, making it one of the most chilled-out on-campus when you arrive, it won’t take long to make new friends. living options, with a unique community feel.

The ResLife team provide support, advice and care to LEEK ROAD HOUSES students living in accommodation, making sure that If you’re looking for something homely, the student they have a brilliant experience. The primary goal of the houses at Leek Road are perfect for you. As well as your ResLife staff is to facilitate the growth and development of own bedroom and shared bathroom facilities, you’ll have the residence community and help each student achieve a spacious open plan kitchen and living room to relax their academic, social and personal goals. with your new housemates. Many of our rooms at both Clarice Cliff and Leek Road are adapted for students with LIFE IN STOKE-ON-TRENT disabilities. Just get in touch to find out more. Although our focus is on developing your future, we don’t want to forget our roots. Our halls of residence are LIVING OFF CAMPUS named after the potters and manufacturers that made If on-campus isn’t for you, our Green Pad partners Stoke-on-Trent famous around the world. Our on-campus make it easy to find a list of approved landlords who accommodation is no more than a five-minute walk are registered with the Students’ Union. It’s a great way from the University’s study buildings and at the heart of to find accommodation for yourself, but with plenty of University nightlife. support from the Union.

LEEK ROAD HALLS If you want to be in the centre of the action, our Leek Road Learn more about your accommodation, find out halls of residence offer a fun-packed living experience, with accommodation costs and explore our halls of the chance to meet interesting people and make lifelong residence online with a 360° tour by visiting: friendships. These newly refurbished rooms come with www.staffs.ac.uk/accommodation everything you might need, and you’ll have plenty of time

27 MAKING LIFELONG FRIENDS

Our accommodation isn’t just about giving you a key and a room. It’s about helping you settle in, get used to your new place, and grow as a person.

28 That’s where our accommodation programme, YOUR PERSONAL WELFARE ResLife, comes in. The main aim of ResLife is to create Another great facility we offer is an on-site NHS a welcoming atmosphere and help you make those healthcare centre, with doctors available during the vital connections with your housemates, as well as week. Once you’re registered, you’ll have full access to with the local community of Stoke-on-Trent. We a local GP service – something that isn’t available at a run an exciting programme of events, activities and lot of other universities. All this extra help means you workshops throughout the year so whatever you are can be as independent and community-minded as you in to, we have it covered! want – and really make the most of your time here. For those feeling a bit homesick, we have a ResLife therapy MAKING SURE YOU’RE HAPPY AND SETTLED dog and rabbits which you may see pottering around We have a team of ResLife coordinators (RLCs) who live Coalport Halls of Residence. They are available to book in the accommodation and make sure that everyone is for a petting session and will always be happy to see you happy. They’re all returning students who have been at - especially if you have some treats for them! the University for at least a year, so they know what it’s like to start a new adventure. The RLCs are the people to SAFE AND SECURE go to for help finding the best supermarkets in the area, Our ResLife Hub is staffed seven days a week. Our control the best places for a good night out, or where to do your team (an on-site support team) is available 24/7 and laundry, for example. They are available 24/7 – even if there’s even a friendly campus police officer who can give you just want a cuppa and a chat. We also have a team of advice on personal safety. ResLife assistants to help you settle in to living on campus and get used to your new community.

READY TO CONNECT? Once you’ve made Staffordshire University your firm choice, you can apply for a room in our accommodation at: www.staffs.ac.uk/accommodation

29 30 YOUR COURSE, YOUR WAY

Full-time learning isn’t the only way to complete a course with us. You can choose from several different study options – each designed to suit differing needs.

1. FULL-TIME 3. TWO-YEAR, ACCELERATED 5. INTEGRATED MASTERS The most common way to study DEGREES An integrated Masters degree (for for an undergraduate degree is As a pioneer of the two-year degree, example MEng, MSci) is a four year full-time. Ideal for school or college we know exactly how to make this work course (or five years with a placement leavers who don’t have other for our students. It’s quicker (obviously) year) that combines undergraduate commitments, full-time study lets than a traditional degree, as you’ll only and postgraduate study in a single you immerse yourself in the subject, be studying for two years. As a result, course. The entry requirements will the culture, and campus life, too. you’ll save a whole year’s fees, rent, often be higher than for a three food and transport costs. year undergraduate degree, but the For a full list of our undergraduate savings make it worth the hard work. courses, visit: It’s important to know that two-year www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate degree programmes are more intensive, because you’ll study for three semesters each year instead of two. By studying 6. ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING 2. PART-TIME a two-year accelerated degree, you’ll Online distance learning is a dynamic A lot of our courses can also be also be getting a head start by entering way of studying. Instead of attending studied on a part-time basis, too. the job market a year earlier. Or you lectures, you’ll study and submit You’ll still get the same level of could progress to a Masters degree and assignments online and attend virtual support, and your studies may only still hit the job market ahead of your tutorials. Providing you have use of take one year longer than the full- contemporaries. Discover more about a computer with internet access, you time option. Part-time study could our two-year accelerated degrees at: can study from home, your workplace, be particularly attractive if you have www.staffs.ac.uk/accelerated- or almost anywhere in the world, work, family or other commitments degrees making the most flexible learning during the week. pathway available. Our online distance learning students are supported by If you study part-time, the duration 4. FOUNDATION AND a dedicated team of tutors who are of your course depends on the PLACEMENT YEARS available online and by phone to speed you wish to progress through Foundation year guide and advise. Find out more at: the syllabus. This is called the These are one-year full-time courses www.staffs.ac.uk/distancelearning ‘intensity of study’. For example, to prepare you for degree level work studying ‘half-time’ would be in a specific area of academic study. equivalent to 50% intensity of study On successful completion of the 7. HIGHER AND DEGREE and would typically double the Foundation Year you will automatically APPRENTICESHIPS length of your course from three progress onto the first year of the Higher and degree apprenticeships to six years. You may be able to relevant degree. combine work with study to fast-track change the intensity of study during your career. We offer a range of higher your course, but it may affect your Placement year and degree apprenticeships and work funding, so talk to us before making We offer a range of courses that closely with organisations such as a decision. encompass a Placement Year. Vodafone and the NHS. Sometimes called a ‘sandwich year’, these courses include a period of work Find out more about higher degree placement between your second and apprenticeships by visiting: third year enabling you to gain work www.staffs.ac.uk/apprenticeships experience, apply your learning and or check out our section on degree enhance your employability. apprenticeships on pages 46-49.

31 THE STUDENTS’ UNION

Every student is a member of the Students’ Union and we proudly represent the academic interests of all students at Staffordshire University. We provide advice, support, student groups, amazing experiences and great coffee! As a member you can use all our services, attend our events, join all our clubs and societies and help us work with the University to make a #BetterStaffs

32 REPRESENTING YOU GET INVOLVED We are democratically led – with four students elected Whilst you’re studying here at Staffordshire University each year to guide our fantastic support mechanisms you can join us in a whole range of activities and events. and to ensure the University hears your voice when There’s over 100 different student-run clubs and societies making big decisions! Our officers are supported by that give you the chance to take up something completely a range of student representatives who ensure the new or feed your existing passions. student voice is heard across networks, courses, and departments within Staffordshire University. DEVELOPING YOU Our officer team means that the Union is a student-led The student representatives are all elected and taking organisation, and our venues are no exception. We part is a fantastic opportunity for you to gain skills whilst provide employment opportunities across our services and making a difference! offices in a range of roles. We also support you in finding meaningful development opportunities in the community as a volunteer, and even right here on campus!

33 THE PLACES TO BE

Whether it’s quizzes and karaoke at Ember Lounge, fresh dining at Verve, or club nights at the LRV – you won’t be struggling for something to do during your spare time. What’s more, all our services and venues have the Best Bar None Gold Accreditation.

34 Ember Lounge Verve

ON CAMPUS VENUES The Ember Lounge: If you’re looking for your live sport spot for the year, then Ember Lounge is the place to be! It’s the best place to relax with friends, sample some fantastic foods, and it’s the home to our sell-out karaoke nights!

LRV: Our weekly club nights cater for all students, and in the last year alone, have hosted Radio 1 DJs Charlie Sloth, Jordan North and Cel Spellman. We also proudly work with our student groups on Rock Nights, House Parties, Poker Nights and even transform the space during the day for dance practice, vintage fairs and family friendly days.

Verve: With fresh dining, and a whole range of events, Verve is our all-day venue that hosts loads of live music, LRV society events and daily food deals to keep you fuelled up for whatever the day holds!

SqueezeBox: If coffee is your game, then SqueezeBox is the caffeine stop on campus. With bright décor, you can sit in with friends, or grab a coffee, smoothie or anything from the vegan friendly menu to go.

ADVICE, SUPPORT AND GAME CHANGERS Our friendly advice team are here to support you. They’re experts in academic advice, housing and even have a dedicated Money Doctors team to help with budgeting and money management. Our student officers also reach out to students with events, ideas and campaigns called ‘game changers’, to help make the university experience a safer and more enjoyable place for our students.

GREENPAD GreenPad is our Union lettings service that puts students in safe accommodation with approved landlords. We work with lots of different landlords to provide a range of properties to suit budgets and requirements, and our team are always on hand to support any aspect of an application.

Squeeze Box 35 EARN WHILE YOU LEARN

Although loans and grants should cover your tuition STUDENT AMBASSADORS and accommodation costs, you’ll probably want a bit Could you represent your University to prospective of extra money, so you can make the most of your students, visitors or guests? Our student ambassadors time here. Thankfully, there are lots of opportunities are paid to help at various recruitment events, for you to earn while you learn, without taking time including Open Days, giving you lots of ways to away from your studies. develop your social, organisational, time management and communication skills. Plus, becoming a student IN THE UNION ambassador is a fantastic way to make new friends and Our clubs, shops and bars all need to be well stocked build up personal and professional references. and run by capable, enthusiastic student staff, so we hire around 250 students every year to work in the Students’ UNITEMPS Union. From serving food and drink to designing posters You don’t have to work in the university world - our for promotional activities, there aren’t many parts of the in-house recreuitment consultancy, Unitemps, helps Union you can’t get involved in. If you are recruited for around students every year to find part-time jobs. It’s one of the jobs, you’ll be paid over the minimum wage, the ideal way to add some extra colour to your CV, while but you won’t be able to work more than 16 hours per putting money in your pocket. You can learn more about week, so it doesn’t interfere with your studies. Unitemps at: www.staffs.ac.uk/unitemps

As well as making money and more than a few friends, you’ll have the chance to receive training in different professional areas, from food hygiene to leadership and management.

36 CONNECTED THE STUDENT HUB TO A It’s important to us that our NETWORK students can get access to information, care and support on OF SUPPORT their terms. Our Student Hub is the place to go at our Stoke-on-Trent campus for any students that need advice and support, have a query, OUR FANTASTIC COMMUNITY MEANS or are looking for careers support. YOU’RE CONSTANTLY CONNECTED TO A GREAT SUPPORT NETWORK. OUR STAFF AND SERVICES CARE. WHETHER IT’S A BEACON CONCERN ABOUT MONEY, A QUERY ABOUT YOUR STUDIES OR A PERSONAL ISSUE - Beacon is your new friend in your WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. THE pocket and is the first digital coach STUDENT SERVICES TEAM BASED IN OUR in any UK university. You can use STUDENT HUB ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO Beacon to get your timetable, OFFER THEIR TIME AND SUPPORT. lecturer information, ask questions, get a new student card or bank letter, find a member of staff or You can find out more about the find activities on campus. range of services that we offer to our diverse community at: www.staffs.ac.uk/studentservices CARE LEAVERS AND ESTRANGED STUDENTS

Our dedicated staff are always CHAPLAINCY AND available for students who are SPIRITUAL WELLBEING care-experienced or estranged from their families. The team are in Faith is an important part of many place to support students as they of our students lives; our Chaplaincy transition into and through their team are in place to support studies at Staffordshire University. students from all faiths and none – They will provide a personalised they can provide valuable support service which includes year-round in times of need, but also deliver accommodation, targeted financial events and activities that contribute support, and personalised support to the life of our University. They from our student support workers. also make a brilliant cup of tea! You can find out more at: www.staffs.ac.uk/care-leavers

SUPPORT AT THE STUDENTS’ UNION WELFARE, WELLBEING AND INCLUSION Our excellent Students’ Union is also available for all kinds of support, It’s important to us that our from job opportunities on campus to students have access to support a ‘Money Doctor’ advice service. when they need it the most. Our team of student guidance advisors, counsellors and mental health and wellbeing advisors are available for DAY-CARE NURSERY students to talk to confidentially about any issues or problems you We offer a full day care nursery. may experience whilst studying. Registered as outstanding by Disability support advisors work in Ofsted, our highly qualified team partnership with students to make follows the early years foundation sure you have all the study-related stage curriculum and offers special support and advice you need. discounts to students.

37 WORLD OF WORK

We make it our mission to prepare you for life after university. It’s at the heart of everything we do from the moment you arrive.

38 Key skills are carefully built into all our courses, ensuring Like jobs, one size doesn’t fit all. Your work experience may you’re fully equipped by the time you graduate. We’ve be part of your course’s connections, obtained through talked with our network of industry leaders, so we know your school or the Career and Personal Development what they are looking for. That means, as a Staffordshire Team. Or it might be something you organise yourself. University graduate, you’ll have a unique set of industry No matter how you find it, we’ll help ensure it gives you the specific, work-ready attributes that employers seek. real hands-on learning your career needs.

CAREER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TYPES OF WORK EXPERIENCE: Our careers team is bursting with knowledge, training and, • Placements – a full year in a workplace, sometimes most importantly, links to industry. Our team of experts will abroad, as a designated part of your course give you access to: • Work-based placement – a specific, often project- • one-to-one advice with a career expert based, role • coaching on interview techniques, CV writing and job • Short placement – a few weeks’ insight and hands-on applications experience • MyCareer, your career and personal development • Paid internship experience – initiated by an employer, one-stop-shop and the first place to go to book career usually through their HR department appointments, look for jobs on and off campus and • Serial placement – a planned series of short periods in experience and book on to careers events the workplace • Unitemps, our in-house recruitment agency, providing a • Voluntary work – highly valued by employers, voluntary range of paid work on campus and with local employers work demonstrates real commitment and teamwork • our annual employability and enterprise festival, which • Work shadowing – in contexts where only a qualified brings over 140 employers onto campus practitioner is allowed to do the job, shadowing them • careers support for life! will give an invaluable insight into how they work.

WORK EXPERIENCE – GUARANTEED MYCAREER In the current graduate jobs market, you need more than Your career and personal development one-stop-shop and qualifications alone. You need experience, too. That’s the first place to go to book career appointments, look why we arm you with a degree in one hand and a wealth for jobs and experiences and book on to a careers event of experience in the other. And thanks to our extensive www.staffs.ac.uk/mycareer contacts, we guarantee to provide you with the opportunity for work experience. For more information, please visit: Visit our careers website for full details: www.staffs.ac.uk/work-experience www.staffs.ac.uk/careersnetwork

39 WORK HARD, PLAY HARD

Sport and physical activity plays a large part in the university experience. From meeting friends, to keeping fit and taking your mind off your studies, there’s no better way to dive into campus life than joining TeamStaffs.

40 Whether you’re a total novice looking for some TEAMSTAFFS ELITE recreational sport, or a rising star set for centre stage If you do take your sport seriously and play at county in the first team, there’s something for you to get level or above, you could apply for a TeamStaffs Sports stuck into. From football, netball, basketball and Scholarship. You’ll have the chance to represent the lacrosse, to more specialist sports like mountain biking, University all over the country and receive a significant skiing or skydiving, or fun and friendly activities like support package to allow you to compete and study to Ultimate Frisbee® and glow-in-the-dark badminton. the best of your ability.

Our sports facilities include: The support package includes: • Grass pitches for football, lacrosse, American football, • Free use of University Sports Facilities ultimate frisbee and rugby • Sports therapy treatment • Sports hall for badminton, volleyball, futsal and basketball • Sports science performance testing • Two floodlit Astroturf pitches • State-of-the-art 3G surfaces. • Strength and Conditioning Coaching • Sports nutrition support We have 25 teams competing in the inter-university BUCS • Sports psychology support (British University and Colleges Sports) league, as well as • Potential financial support a number of students competing individually. But we’re • Full training kit not just for the serious sportsperson, we have as many • A personal mentor students taking part in recreational sport and physical activity as we do in our teams.

41 OUR GYM

Named after the legendary Stoke City FC and England footballer, the Sir Stanley Matthews Sports Centre is open to students, staff and the local community.

Working in partnership with Matrix Fitness, the sports centre recently underwent a £1.25 million refurbishment, complete with new, state-of-the-art equipment. There’s a newly equipped sports hall, new functional training rooms and an 80-station gym with cardio equipment, resistance equipment and free weights. Membership is currently from £15 a month. Even better, if you live in University accommodation, your membership is included.

42 43 GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH

We aren’t simply at the centre of the UK, we’re at the heart of some of the most outstanding applied research in Britain. Our professors conduct research all over the world, as well as in right here at Staffordshire University. We have dedicated research centres for archaeology, psychological research, clinical biomechanics and medical technology, and we’re looking to add more in the future. Just to give you an idea of the quality of our research, 78% was rated as ‘world leading’ or of ‘international importance’ in the Research Excellence Framework. What’s more, we feature in the world’s top 1000 research universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019.

PROFESSOR CAROLINE STURDY COLLS PROFESSOR OF CONFLICT ARCHAEOLOGY AND GENOCIDE INVESTIGATION

Caroline is Staffordshire University’s Professor of Conflict Archaeology and Genocide Investigation, director of the Centre of Archaeology and author of the globally renowned book Holocaust Archaeologies: Approaches and Future Directions.

Her research focuses on holocaust and forensic archaeology, and she is one of the leading names in her field, receiving international media attention through television documentaries and radio programmes in both Europe and the US. Caroline doesn’t conduct all her research behind a desk, she is an accomplished field researcher, being the first to complete archaeological surveys at strategic extermination camps and killing sites in Europe, including Treblinka, Poland and Anhatlager, Serbia. Not only this, she is a practicing forensic archaeologist, undertaking consultancy for UK Police forces with regards the search and recovery of buried remains.

Caroline is at the top of her field, both publishing an extensive collection of papers and books and holding regular conference talks and lecturers about her research. 44 PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER GIDLOW PROFESSOR OF APPLIED HEALTH RESEARCH

Chris has been an applied health researcher at Staffordshire University since completing his PhD in 2006. During this time, he has led applied health research in a range of areas, becoming internationally recognised in two: natural environments and health, and health and physical activity promotion through primary care.

Chris has secured funding for, and led, research and evaluation projects totalling almost £1.8 million. This includes funding from prestigious sources, such as the National Institute for Health Research and the European Seventh Framework Programme, and has allowed him to develop an international network of colleagues and collaborators, and to publish widely in the process. Now, as the Academic Director for the Centre for Health and Development (CHAD), Chris will continue to build this research portfolio, extensive PhD supervision and curriculum development around health.

PROFESSOR KAREN RODHAM PROFESSOR OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Karen has built on her background as practicing health psychologist at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, and is now the Co-Director of the Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology and directs the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research (SCPR) at Staffordshire University.

Her research expertise lies in conducting qualitative research that develops our understanding of how people cope with difficult health-related situations. Interviews, discussions and observations help her learn what helps or hinders peoples’ ability to cope, and it’s from this type of research that has contributed to the real success of the SCPR.

Thanks to work conducted at the SCPR we are gaining a deeper understanding of how best to help people cope with long term conditions. Professor Rodham’s work in particular has focused on how to support people living with persistent pain.

45 HIGHER AND DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS

If you’re interested in combining practical, on-the-job training with studying for a university qualification, a degree or higher apprenticeship could be the answer.

46 Higher and degree apprenticeships are fast becoming WHO ARE THE APPRENTICESHIPS FOR? recognised as an exciting way to gain university Higher and degree apprenticeships are suitable for college level skills while earning a salary. They provide the leavers and existing employees looking to progress in their opportunity to start a new career, supported by chosen career. Opportunities span all sorts of different university learning – or gain new qualifications to occupations in many sectors, such as accountancy, help you progress in your current career. engineering, biomedical science, law, and more. And because each apprenticeship is designed in association A higher apprenticeship typically takes two years to with an employer, you can be safe in the knowledge that complete, while a degree apprenticeship normally you’re gaining career-boosting practical skills alongside the takes three to four years. You can combine full-time academic knowledge demanded by your chosen industry employment with part-time study at university with your or sector. fees paid for. WHY STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY? VALUABLE CONNECTIONS This is an exciting time for higher and degree Take either a higher and degree apprenticeship with us apprenticeships at Staffordshire University. We are one and you’ll divide your time between the workplace and of the UK’s leading providers, work with some of the university. Because you’ll be spending valuable time country’s largest employers and we’re continually working in work, learning practical skills, you’ll also be able to with employers to introduce an even wider choice of make valuable connections with people in your chosen apprenticeships. So, whether you’re keen to enter the industry or profession. workplace quickly and earn a salary, or you want to progress further with your current employer, there’s every NO TUITION FEES chance we’ve an apprenticeship that’s perfect for you. The cost of degree and higher apprenticeships is split between government and employers. As there’s no tuition cost for you, your university experience could be To give you an idea of the true value of apprenticeships, debt-free. 90% of apprentices stay in employment, with 71% staying with the same employer. A quarter receive a promotion within 12 months.

47 HIGHER AND DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS

WHICH LEVEL IS FOR ME? Typical entry requirements: Whether you study for a higher apprenticeship • 5 GCSEs – Grade C or above equivalent in maths or a degree apprenticeship will depend on the and English apprenticeship you’re interested in. If you’re already • 64 - 112 UCAS points from A levels/BTEC or other employed, it will be determined by the needs of your qualifications or experience employer. • Be in paid employment for a minimum of 30 hours a week – or have an employer willing to employ you Higher apprenticeship - you’ll study at Levels 4, 5, 6 or to support your apprenticeship 7 - equivalent to a foundation degree and above. • Your employer will share the cost of your training with the government Degree apprenticeship - you’ll study for a full Bachelors degree or a full Masters degree. HOW DO I REGISTER? Registering with us is free and easy. Once you’re WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? registered, we’ll keep you up-to-date with all our latest Higher and degree apprenticeships are tailor-made to apprenticeship developments. If you’re already in work, the needs of the employer, so different employers will we can help you choose the apprenticeship that best have different entry requirements. Most candidates will suits your career goals – and we can even discuss things have A levels (or equivalent) or existing relevant Level with your employer. To register your interest and see our 3 qualifications, as well as English, maths and ICT at course listings, visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/apprenticeships Level 2. But don’t worry if you don’t meet these criteria, other relevant experience may also be considered as an To find an organisation that is offering the kind of alternative and can be discussed with the course leader. apprenticeship you’re looking for, visit the government’s apprenticeship website: www.getingofar.gov.uk

48 AVAILABLE APPRENTICESHIPS

HIGHER APPRENTICESHIPS:

Chartered Legal Executive

Healthcare Assistant Practitioner

Network Engineer

Nursing Associate

Operations/Departmental Manager

Software Developer

Advanced Forensic Practitioner (Custody or Sexual Offence)*

Professional Accounting/Taxation Technician*

HR Consultant/Partner*

Accountancy/Taxation Professional*

DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS:

Chartered Manager

Digital and Technology Solutions Professional

Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer

Healthcare Science Practitioner

Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Leader

Registered Nurse

Materials Science and Technology Professional*

Postgraduate Engineer*

Cyber Security Technical Professional*

Paramedic*

Social Worker*

Advanced Clinical Practitioner*

Police Constable*

Digital Marketer*

*Subject to validation

Courses listed as ‘subject to validation’ are in the final process of approval. Full validation is not guaranteed, and should the course be significantly amended or deemed unfit, you will be contacted by the University. For more information visit www.staffs.ac.uk/validation

49 TUITION FEES 2020/21

HOME AND EU STUDENTS 2020/21 FEES: against the Teaching Excellence Current fees for 2020/21 are listed • All full-time undergraduate Framework. Fees for our part- as below. degrees - £9,250.00 time undergraduate courses are • Two-year accelerated degrees - usually a proportion of the full-time The annual fee for undergraduate £9,250.00* fee depending on the number students studying full-time is £9,250 • We also offer a pro-rata fee of modules studied (commonly for 2020/21. This is a regulated structure for part-time study. referred to as ‘course intensity’). fee; the Government determines For information on placement the maximum fee a university may year fees, visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/ charge. The University expects to INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS undergraduate/fees apply any permitted increase, so • All full-time undergraduate subsequent years’ fees may increase, degrees - £12,500* ADDITIONAL COURSE COSTS but will do so by no more than the If there are additional costs rate of inflation as measured by the For more information about fees visit: associated with any course they will RPIX index. www.staffs.ac.uk/international/ be listed on our website. Additional fees_and_scholarships costs typically include items such as: Any permitted increases in fees will • Equipment hire be published on the University’s • Art materials website so for the most up-to-date ABOUT OUR FEES • Optional field trips fees information please refer to our The University increased full-time • Printing website. tuition fees from £9,000 to £9,250 • Books you wish to purchase. for UK/EU students starting their course in September 2017. New Please note: accommodation and and continuing students will be living costs are not included in our charged the maximum permitted tuition fees. For further details on fee, determined by the Government what is included in your tuition fees and measured on how we perform please visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/fees

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

LOANS FOR TUITION FEES LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL Eligible UK and EU students are (UK STUDENTS ONLY) FINANCIAL SUPPORT entitled to apply for a tuition fee loan Eligible UK students can also take If you receive funding from Student to cover the full cost of tuition fees. out a maintenance loan to help pay Finance you may be eligible to apply These are paid direct to the University for things like accommodation, food, for additional support. Details of the and you don’t have to pay anything transport and books. The maximum financial support available and how back until you have graduated and amount you can borrow depends on to apply for it can be obtained by are earning over £25,000 per annum*. your household income as well as visiting: www.gov.uk where you are studying and living. This will be paid into your nominated Extra funding is available for bank account at the start of each students with dependents as well as term, once confirmation of your for those who have disabilities. Full registration has been sent to Student details, including a student finance Finance. calculator, can be found at: www.gov.uk/student-finance Find out more at: www.gov.uk/student-finance *Correct at time of going to print, April 2019. Refer to page 53 for further information.

50 UCAS POINTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

There are numerous different ways to study Our full entry requirements can be found at: at Staffordshire University. But with so many www.staffs.ac.uk/ugentryrequirements qualifications available, it’s important to have one scale to measure everything. That’s where UCAS The tables below will help you see how your grades points come in. convert into UCAS points, so you can start working out exactly what you need. The UCAS tariff converts the grades you achieve in exams into points. That way, a wide range of qualifications can For the latest UCAS conversion information, visit: be compared and considered during the application www.staffs.ac.uk/ugentryrequirements process. For some courses, specific subjects and grades - rather than just points - may also be required.

UCAS POINTS CALCULATOR

The information below is designed to help you calculate Points are not included for all qualifications but further the number of UCAS points awarded to the different information is available on page 52 of our prospectus. qualifications you may have studied. A level and AVCE BTEC National Extended Diploma/ A* 56 BTEC Level 3 National Extended A 48 Diploma B 40 D*D*D* 168 C 32 D*D*D 160 D 24 D*DD 152 E 16 DDD 144 DDM 128 AS Level and AS VCE DMM 112 A 20 MMM 96 B 16 MMP 80 C 12 MPP 64 D 10 PPP 48

E 6 For further information about our courses please contact our Enquiries Team on 01782 294400.

51 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

We’re committed to connecting students of all ages, skills and experiences with higher education and are a leading voice in alternative routes into university.

So, if you think you’ve done things a little differently • A pass in a university-validated foundation course and aren’t sure if you’re eligible to study, get in touch • A pass in a university foundation year and see. We assess each application individually, taking • Equivalent international qualifications into account any experience and skills you may have in your chosen field. GCSE REQUIREMENTS

Don’t worry if you can’t see your qualification listed. Just GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/Score 4 (or Level contact our team of experts on 01782 294400 or email 2 equivalents) are required as a minimum for all our us at [email protected] courses. Some courses also require other subject specific GCSE requirements, these will be stipulated on our course pages on our website or in our prospectus. OUR OFFERS ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS We use the UCAS points tariff in our offer making and don’t discriminate between pre-2015 old style A and AS EU and International students will also need to meet levels and the ones reformed after 2015. We also don’t our English language requirements. IELTS 6.0 or above discriminate between the pre-2016 old specification and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4 individual BTECS (QCF) and the ones reformed for first delivery components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening) from 2016 (RQF). In most cases, you will probably need at or equivalent. least the minimum number of points or grades required for your chosen course. Typically, this would mean one of Some of our courses for example Nursing, Midwifery the following scenarios: require a higher level of English, details of which can be • Two/three GCE A level or AVCE subjects found on the relevant course pages on our website. • One GCE A level Double Award or AVCE Double award • A combination of one GCE A level and an Advanced If English isn’t your first language, don’t worry – Welsh Baccalaureate - Skills Challenge Certificate this doesn’t need to be a barrier to your studies at • BTEC National (QCF) Extended Diploma Staffordshire University. • BTEC National Diploma/BTEC Subsidiary Diploma combined with other level 3 qualification to achieve Our English Language Team offers a range of courses tariff points which have been designed to help improve your English • Access to HE Diploma (60 Credits) specific credit criteria language and study skills, and prepare you for life and listed against course criteria study in the UK. • Three SQA Highers and Two Advanced Highers • Irish Leaving Certificate Higher grades The Staffordshire University Pre-Sessional Programmes • An Irish FETAC or QQI award are for international students who intend to study • An award of the European Baccalaureate Diploma, with at Staffordshire University on an Undergraduate or at least 60% overall; English at 60% Postgraduate degree course, but do not meet the • An award of the International Baccalaureate Diploma language requirements for direct entry. achieved by passing each of the required components and achieving a total IB point score of 28-32 For more information on all of our Pre-Sessional English • A pass in an Advanced Apprenticeship programmes, please see all of the details on our • Achievement of an OCR National Diploma or Extended website: www.staffs.ac.uk/international/students/ Diploma support/english/courses/ • A successfully completed NVQ at level 3 or above

52 IMPORTANT INFORMATION

At Staffordshire University, we produce our prospectuses well ahead of the academic years to which they relate. Although mistakes can happen, we try to ensure that the content of our prospectuses is as accurate as possible.

If circumstances beyond our control mean we cannot provide particular educational services, all reasonable SUBJECT TO VALIDATION steps will be taken to minimise any disruption to those services. However, the University will have no liability for We’re always striving to deliver the most current any loss or damage suffered by any prospect or student and relevant degrees, both by creating new as a result. courses and regularly reviewing our current offering - each time we make changes, the course As a prospective student of Staffordshire University, it’s goes through a rigorous approval process to your responsibility to ensure you have fully reviewed ensure they are the perfect fit for our students, up-to-date course information before you apply, and employers and other relevant stakeholders. Some that your chosen course fully meets your requirements. of the courses inside this prospectus are marked You should also check the course still meets your as ‘subject to validation’, but don’t worry, this requirements before accepting an offer to study with us. just means some of the details of the course haven’t been finalised yet. As soon as the new Student satisfaction scores have been provided by course is validated, up-to-date information will be Unistats and are correct at the time of going to print. provided on the online course pages at For more information, visit: unistats.direct.gov.uk www.staffs.ac.uk/courses If we discontinue a course or programme and you’re not If you have been offered a place and there is happy with the alternative offered, or if a programme a significant change to the course, or for any is changed and you’re not happy with the changes, reason, the course doesn’t run - we will contact you’ll be given the opportunity to withdraw from the you immediately and fully support you in finding programme. the best suitable alternative. Up-to-date course information can be found on our website (www.staffs.ac.uk), or by calling us on 01782 294000. At the time of printing in April 2019, the courses listed in this prospectus represent those we intend to offer If you’re offered a place at Staffordshire University, for the 2020 academic year. Very occasionally, however, your offer will be subject to the University’s Terms and we need to make changes to our courses, including Conditions of Offer. their content and the way in which they are delivered. In some instances, courses can be discontinued or If you become a student of Staffordshire University, you combined with other courses. will enter a contract with us and be bound by our rules and regulations. These, too, may vary from time to time Reasons for withdrawing courses can include (www.staffs.ac.uk/rulesandregs) insufficient student numbers and courses not receiving the necessary accreditation or approval. Changes Employability statistics at course level calculated by to course information may include operational and Staffordshire University from overall University statistics academic reasons. from the annual DLHE survey.

53 OUR SUBJECT AREAS

At Staffordshire University we organise our course portfolio into subject areas, meaning that our expert academics and facilities can be applied and shared across multiple courses.

Our University is split into six academic schools, each containing numerous subject areas and courses. In the following pages, you’ll find our complete list of subject areas and the schools that they sit within. Each subject area contains a range of exciting and innovative opportunities. To find out more about specific courses within the areas visit www.staffs.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate

OUR SUBJECT AREAS

54 SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ANIMATION AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITIES COMPUTER SCIENCE, AI AND ROBOTICS FILM AND MEDIA GAMES ARTS AND VISUAL EFFECTS GAMES CULTURE, PR AND MANAGEMENT GAMES DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING JOURNALISM AND CONTENT PRODUCTION MUSIC AND SOUND

SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING ART AND DESIGN DRAMA, PERFORMANCE AND THEATRE STUDIES ENGINEERING ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING FASHION GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND HISTORY

SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ALLIED HEALTH AND PARAMEDIC SCIENCE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE

SCHOOL OF LAW, POLICING AND FORENSICS CRIMINOLOGY AND TERRORISM FORENSIC SCIENCES AND POLICING LAW

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES AND EDUCATION BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY SPORT AND EXERCISE

STAFFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BUSINESS AND MARKETING ESPORTS TOURISM AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

55 PATHWAY COURSES

Staffordshire University is introducing a brand-new way to complete your degree: using pathways.

WHAT IS A PATHWAY? A pathway is an alternative route you can take in the second year of your full-time undergraduate degree. It will tailor the modules you take in years 2 and 3 to focus on an area within the course that you are passionate about, or you want to base your future career around.

HOW WILL CHOOSING A PATHWAY BENEFIT YOU? Pathways provide you to gain subject specialism skills and capabilities that will be sought by future employers. You will therefore gain recognition of the expertise you have developed on your pathway course on your degree certificate.

DO YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE A PATHWAY? No. The first year of your course will typically cover a broad spectrum of knowledge, covering all of the subjects you can specialise in. If you’re unsure what specialist pathway you want to go into, or you want to continue studying the course in a broad sense, you can choose not to study a pathway and graduate with your initial degree choice.

56 AN EXAMPLE OF A PATHWAY COURSE

BSc (Hons) Biological Science

YEAR 1 In year 1 you will study the broad, fundamental principles of biological science.

YEAR 2 Choose to specialise in one of four pathways, which will focus your module choices around the following subjects: • Ecology and Environmental Management • Genomics • Pharmacology • Pre-Med If you aren’t interested in focusing on any of the pathways, remain on your original path and continue to study a broad range of biological science topics.

YEAR 3 Continue on your path and complete your studies. Depending on the pathway you have chosen you will end up with one of the following degrees:

• BSc (Hons) Biological Science • BSc (Hons) Biological Science (Ecology and Environmental Management) • BSc (Hons) Biological Science (Genomics) • BSc (Hons) Biological Science (Pharmacology) • BSc (Hons) Biological Science (Pre-Med)

57 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Our degrees are accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and are one of only STUDENT a few universities to have the maximum 9 CASE STUDY exemptions from ACCA’s professional qualifications. Join expert academics, gain Khadija Mohammed real-life experience, and make career- BA (Hons) Accounting changing business connections on either the and Finance (two-year two year accelerated or three year standard accelerated) graduate course ranked 1st for satisfaction with “It was worth it and the teaching in the Guardian League Tables 2018. teachers made it worth it as it was very hands-on, personal training. I’d met my personal tutor within the first week, I was settled within the first month ACCOUNTING and I made loads of friends. Everyone is so friendly here, there’s just a sense of community within AND FINANCE the university and it’s really easy to make friends, there’s so many societies to join. It was an overall great experience.”

ACCOUNTING AND MEET THE FINANCE STAFFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL EXPERT Karl McCormack BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course leader FT PY FY 2Y Turn your passion for problem-solving into a career Accounting and Finance and start a career in finance with an ACCA accredited course leader Karl qualification. McCormack is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and has expertise in forensic accounting and fraud risk management. He has worked for businesses ranging from high growth start-ups to mature CAREER multi-billion pound turnover organisations. OPPORTUNITIES

ACCOUNTING AND @staffsbusinessschool FINANCE Chartered Accountant @BusinessStaffs Financial and Risk Analysist Budget Control and Analysist Financial Controller Stockbroker View courses online

58 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS 59 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Whether you want to be a paramedic or an operating department practitioner, or a health professional – we have the course for you. Join us and study with the latest facilities in our dedicated clinical skills labs in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Shrewsbury. SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

ALLIED HEALTH AND PARAMEDIC SCIENCE

MAIN COURSES

OPERATING PARAMEDIC DEPARTMENT SCIENCE PRACTICE

FT FT Learn the practical and Take to the roads as a theoretical skills you need trusted and respected to become a valuable asset medical professional and in the operating theatre. help save lives.

60 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY OPERATING Katie Hill DEPARTMENT PRACTICE BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science graduate Surgical First Assistant (SFA) Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) “I made some amazing Resus Officer friends during my time Fitness to Practice Assessors here; not to mention Clinical Educator the encouragement and positive vibes given by the staff and my mentors on placement. They’ve helped me achieve my lifelong ambition of being a paramedic.”

PARAMEDIC SCIENCE Graduate Paramedic Emergency Care Practitioner Advanced Care Practitioner Forensic Paramedic Critical Care Practitioner MEET THE EXPERT Tim Davies BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science course leader

Tim is an experienced paramedic who is committed to supporting students to achieve their aspirations of providing this vital role.

@staffsunihsc

@StaffsUniHSC

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61 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Create the next generation of animated movie and games characters. Find your niche and specialise in 2D digital, 3D digital, computer games and stop motion animation – while working with the latest software and facilities in our dedicated studios and production suites. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

ANIMATION

ANIMATION

FT FY Create the characters and animated worlds of the future, explore different methods, and find your animation niche.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

ANIMATION ANIMATION ANIMATION ANIMATION (2D ANIMATION) (3D ANIMATION) (STOP MOTION (COMPUTER GAMES ANIMATION) ANIMATION) Specialise in the art of Create and animate Learn the traditional art Be a part of a growing 2D animation using intricate characters and of stop motion animation, industry and specialise in our bespoke studios environments using 3d and the contemporary computer games using 3D industry-grade Cintiq suite. modelling and digital methods that have digital design and motion animation. perfected it. capture technology.

62 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY ANIMATION Gary Carse and Junior Animator Daniel Waterman Character Animator BA (Hons) Animation graduates Storyboard Revisionist Character Rigger “We started our 2D/3D/ Stop Motion Character - business whilst at Animator university and couldn’t have done that without the support of Staffordshire University. They have a really forward-thinking attitude and allow students to achieve what they are capable of.”

MEET THE EXPERT Stuart Messinger BA (Hons) Animation course Leader

Course leader, Stuart Messinger, worked on a wide range of industry projects before joining Staffordshire University, from Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids to the Harry Potter franchise and Aardman Animations’ The Pirates.

@StaffsCDT

@StaffsCDT

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63 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Feed your passion in graphic design or crafts, capture the moments in photography, or develop the products and transport of the future across the range of our art and design courses. We offer great studio facilities, dedicated workshops, expert technical instruction, and industry links. SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING

ART AND DESIGN

MAIN COURSES

ART AND 3D DESIGNER DESIGN CARTOON MAKER (WITH A AND COMIC FINE ART FOUNDATION ARTS YEAR)

FT FY FT FT Design and make the Study a foundation year Draw the characters, design Nurture your creative innovative and specialist in art and design and the universes of the future potential in a wide range products of the future in guarantee a future on one and become an expert in of arts and create the our creative course. of our specialist courses. narrative communication. masterpieces of tomorrow.

64 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE

3D DESIGNER MAKER Freelance Designer/Maker Furniture Designer/Maker Business Owner Gallery Curator Jewellery Designer/Maker

ART AND DESIGN (WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR) Further study on an Art and Design BA (Hons) degree.

PHOTOGRAPHY CARTOON AND COMIC ARTS Indie Comic Author Storyboard Artist Character Designer Animator Print Layout Designer FT Capture the technical knowledge you need to become a creative artist or a photography FINE ART professional. Fine Artist Commercial Art Gallery Manager Exhibition Designer Community Arts Worker Museum/Gallery Curator

PHOTOGRAPHY Freelance Photographer Medical/Forensic Photography Picture Editor Account Executive Studio Manager

65 ART AND DESIGN CONTINUED

SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING

ART AND DESIGN

MAIN COURSES

INDUSTRIAL SURFACE DESIGN: PATTERN GRAPHIC PRODUCT AND TEXTILE DESIGN ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN TRANSPORT

FT PY FT FT FT Learn the foundations Develop your expertise in Study digital and traditional Learn the skills to establish of industrial design and design on surfaces such as methods that will turn your a personal voice and vision manufacturing in this fabrics, ceramics, wallpaper passion for creative thinking in illustration and develop hands-on degree. and stationary. and design into a career. an engaging portfolio of work.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (PRODUCT DESIGN) (TRANSPORT DESIGN)

Specialise in the design Concentrate on the of working products and transport of tomorrow, make your mark on the from sports cars to future. mountain bikes, and everything in between.

66 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Precious Innes Product Designer BA (Hons) Fine Art graduate Transport Designer CAD Modeller “The course offered Industrial Designer challenging and often Design Engineer diverse projects, live ‘world of work’ briefs and opportunities to develop my individual voice through making work that mattered to me.”

SURFACE PATTERN AND TEXTILE DESIGN Studio Designer Freelance Designer Stylist Trend Forecaster MEET THE Buyer EXPERT Tim Forrester BA (Hons 3D Designer Maker course leader

Award-winning Tim GRAPHIC DESIGN Forrester is one of Designer Britain’s most innovative Digital Designer designers and has achieved success working Advertising in Milan. He’s also Brand Designer designed and manufactured his own range of Art Director high-quality, beautiful furniture.

ILLUSTRATION Freelance Illustrator Publishing / Book Illustrator Editorial Illustrator Concept and character artist @staffsunicae Animation Storyboard Artist @ArtDesignStaffs

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67 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Step into a digital universe on our augmented and virtual reality course. Acquire the skills and work experience you need to be MEET THE successful in a growing market, using a EXPERT combination of professional-grade facilities, live project work, and exposure to award- Jan Korenko winning companies. BA (Hons) Virtual Reality Design course leader

Jan Korenko is a visual effects artist as well as an active researcher in real-time visualisation AUGMENTED and technology. His main area of interest is the AND VIRTUAL capture and transfer of ‘live camera’ data and its REALITIES implementation using real-time rendering.

AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITIES SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

FT PY FY Specialise in the design and development of worlds and create interactive experiences in augmented reality.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

AUGMENTED AND @StaffsCDT VIRTUAL REALITIES 3D Artist @StaffsCDT Virtual Developer Visual Designer Augmented/Virtual Reality Designer Virtual Reality Technician View courses online

68 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS 69 SUBJECT OVERVIEW The world is in trouble. Will you be the one who saves it? Scientists are working hard on the biggest threats that our world currently faces. From microplastics in the ocean, to global epidemics, antibiotic resistance and healthcare crisis, you’ll be a biological problem solver using your training to make a real difference. SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES AND EDUCATION

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

MAIN COURSES

BIOLOGICAL BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE SCIENCE

FT PY FY M FT PY FY M Understand, examine Learn the theory and gain and experiment on the the practical skills you need living world around you to become a professional in our state-of-the-art biomedical scientist. laboratories.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (GENOMICS) (ECOLOGY AND (PRE-MED) (PHARMACOLOGY) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT) Focus your biological Learn the complexities Study the use, effects and studies on the structure, Make a difference on the of human biology and actions of medicines and function, evolution and environment by specialising prepare yourself for a future learn the knowledge you mapping of genomes. in the research of ecology as a medical professional. need to help change lives and environmental in the future. management.

70 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE Ashay Patel Biological Scientist BSc (Hons) Biological Science graduate Healthcare Scientist Pharmacologist “The great content in the Research Scientist (Life Sciences) modules, along with the Ecologist high quality of academic Nature Conservation Officer staff and interesting laboratory sessions, Biology Teacher (on completion helped deliver a very of PGCE) rounded experience which prepared me for a number of roles. I’m grateful for this experience as no doubt without this; I would not be where I am today.”

(Sales Executive, UK Team Leader, Randox BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Laboratories Ltd.) Biological Scientist Healthcare Scientist Toxicologist Research Scientist (Medical)

MEET THE EXPERT Dr Sarah Williams BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Course Leader

Biomedical science course leader Dr Sarah Williams has years of experience and expertise in the field of immunology and is currently completing her training to become a registered clinical immunologist with the HCPC.

@StaffsUniBio

@SUBioscience

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71 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Join Staffordshire Business School and learn to survive and thrive in 21st century industry. Whether you study international business, marketing or business management, you’ll be given access to the latest facilities, digital skills, and work experience opportunities that will ensure you’ll hit the ground running after graduation. STAFFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL

BUSINESS AND MARKETING

MAIN COURSES

BUSINESS MARKETING MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT

FT PY FY 2Y FT PY FY 2Y Get a step ahead of the Our Marketing Management competition in the world degree, combining marketing of business and learn the management principles with skills to make your future cutting-edge techniques, successful. will get you ready to hit the ground running.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)

Specialise in international business management and take your industry skills to a global level.

72 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY BUSINESS Grace Thompson MANAGEMENT BA (Hons) Business Management Two-year Business adviser Accelerated graduate Business analyst Business development manager “Currently I am applying Data analyst for graduate jobs ready Project manager for next year. I have now got a clear idea of where I want my future to go in terms of work. Thanks to the support and guidance at Staffordshire University, it has not only increased my confidence in my own skills and ability, but also inspired me to push myself in the MARKETING work place.” MANAGEMENT Advertising account executive Market researcher Marketing executive Public relations officer Social media manager MEET THE EXPERT Vicky Roberts BA (Hons) Marketing Management course leader

Marketing Management course leader Vicky Roberts has a background in banking and finance, where she worked in numerous roles throughout the UK, including corporate finance, securities, mortgage lending and international trade.

@staffsbusinessschool

@BusinessStaffs

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73 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Whether you want to defend cyber space, build the next generation of artificial intelligence, or develop cloud technologies and software applications, we have a specialist degree for you. From experienced academics to work experience opportunities and the finest digital facilities, there’s no better place to begin your career. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

COMPUTER SCIENCE, AI AND ROBOTICS

MAIN COURSES

COMPUTER CYBER AI AND BIG DATA SCIENCE SECURITY ROBOTICS ANALYTICS

FT PY FY FT PY FY FT PY FY FT PY FY Learn the fundamentals Become a defender and Be a part of the future and Data is a modern day of computer science and protector against the learn to design, build and currency, learn how to become ultra-employable malicious software threats program the technology of analyse on a mass scale in a in a future-proofed industry. in cyberspace as a certified tomorrow. rapidly growing field. ethical hacker.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE (CLOUD (NETWORK (SOFTWARE (INTERNET AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES) COMPUTING) DEVELOPMENT) MANAGEMENT) Specialise in cloud Learn the skills behind Master coding and the Focus on the technologies computing, the latest and creating and maintaining creative application of for web and mobile fastest growing branch of fast and secure networking software development applications, and how to computing science. for large scale operations. and be a pioneer of new apply them to a range of technologies. devices and users.

74 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY COMPUTER SCIENCE Dave Hunt Software Developer BSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Security Database administrator graduate Computer Hardware Engineer Computer Systems Analyst “Studying at Staffordshire Computer Network Architect University allowed me to learn the theory behind networking technologies while giving me the practical experience needed to jump straight into managing a large-scale network. I feel studying anywhere else would not have given me the CYBER SECURITY required training or hands on experience required for my job role at Amazon.” Chief Information Security Advisor Forensic Computer Analyst Information Security Analyst Penetration Tester Security Architect

MEET THE EXPERT Euan Wilson AI AND ROBOTICS BSc (Hons) Computer Real-time Designer Science course leader Robotic Engineer Machine Learning Engineer Course Leader, Euan Wilson, has been a Research and Design Engineer lecturer for over 20 Business Intelligence Developer years in the information systems domain and has changed specialisms as the education market and computing discipline has changed. He has a wide knowledge of developing and running awards, and currently specialises in data analytics and database BIG DATA ANALYTICS Systems. Euan is also an examiner for the BCS Big Data Analyst (British Computer Society). Systems Analyst Data Engineer Systems Infrastructure Manager Business Data Advisor @StaffsCDT

@StaffsCDT

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75 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Do you want a career in justice or law enforcement? Study under expert academics on one of our dynamic and diverse criminology and criminal justice courses – where you’ll delve into the criminal mind, challenge your conceptions of society, and develop a thorough understanding of human rights. SCHOOL OF LAW, POLICING AND FORENSICS

CRIMINOLOGY AND TERRORISM

MAIN COURSES

SECURITY CRIMINAL AND JUSTICE WITH INTELLIGENCE OFFENDER CRIMINOLOGY SCIENCES MANAGEMENT

FT PY FT FY FT PY FY M Study the problems, Become an expert in Delve into the criminal solutions, theories and community rehabilitation mind, challenge your science behind global and study traditional conceptions of society, and security issues, threats criminology and penology develop an understanding and crisis. and offender management. of human rights.

76 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY SECURITY AND Ashlea Tyler INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE BSc (Hons) Criminal Justice with Offender Intelligence Analyst Management student Data Analyst Security Intelligence Analyst “Criminal Justice with National Probation Service Offender Management Investigator is a brilliant course if you wish to work in the criminal justice system and help offenders. It has a brilliant balance of theory and practical work, like trips to prisons and speaking with offenders, as well as lovely CRIMINAL JUSTICE teachers. Staffs has been great. When I moved here I had no friends but by the end of Welcome WITH OFFENDER Week I’d made loads.” MANAGEMENT HM Prison Service The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Ministry of Justice positions Civil Service Community Rehabilitation MEET THE EXPERT Dr Jo Turner BSc (Hon) Criminology CRIMINOLOGY course leader Private security services; Course leader, Dr Jo NCA; MI5 and MI6 Turner, specialises in 3rd sector: victim support; rape the history of crime and crisis; drug and alcohol support punishment, female Social/crime related research roles offending and women’s Local/central government – e.g. experience of the criminal justice system but is enthusiastic about anything community safety partnerships, criminological. Jo has extensive experience in policymaking departments teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate Civil Service levels and is a strong believer in research-led and research-informed teaching.

@StaffsUniLPF

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77 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Learn your craft using our dedicated performance spaces and studios. You’ll be taught by a team with vast experience in STUDENT drama and screen acting. Whatever path CASE STUDY you choose, you’ll get the opportunity to Hannah Garner tailor your project work towards your career BA (Hons) Acting and aspirations, whether it be under the spotlight Theatre Arts or behind the scenes. “Staffordshire University’s acting course has enabled me to have the confidence to be who I am today. The DRAMA, course is so dynamic and allows you to explore your inner self and different ways of working. It’s hard PERFORMANCE work but the level of intensity of the course pays off AND THEATRE with providing you the tools you need as an actor. The course offers a wide variety of teaching that liberates your creativity and allows you to express STUDIES yourself as an actor freely. The lecturers hold a wealth of knowledge that they transfer to you and help guide you without interfering with your natural flow of creativity, throughout the three years. My experience on the acting course at Staffordshire University has helped shape who I am today.”

ACTING FOR STAGE AND SCREEN SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING MEET THE EXPERT Paul Christie FT BA (Hons) Acting and Combine theory with practical workshops and take a Theatre Arts course step into the limelight as a skilled actor. leader

Paul Christie trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before working as a theatre, television and radio actor for 10 years. He trained as a theatre director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art CAREER before and works as a freelance director. OPPORTUNITIES

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78 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS 79 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Be part of the lasting impact that education has on people’s lives. Make a difference. Inspire the next generation. Give something back. You’ll graduate with the skills to ensure quality education and provide the opportunity to succeed for all. Our courses prepare you to work with a range of different SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES learners in a variety of education settings. AND EDUCATION

EDUCATION

MAIN COURSES

PRIMARY EARLY EDUCATION EDUCATION CHILDHOOD WITH QTS STUDIES STUDIES (3-7) (5-11)

FT FT 2Y FT IMPORTANT NOTE: Split your time between Excite and spark your Study to take care of the Part-time FdA and Top-up studying and practical work curiosity and love of professionals of the future courses in Education and placements and graduate learning to prepare and work with children Early Childhood Studies as a qualified primary yourself for a career in an aged from birth to eight available through direct school teacher. educational setting. years old. application only. Entry requirements may vary.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES (SPECIAL STUDIES (SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES) AND DISABILITIES)

Prepare yourself for Specialise in special needs a future working with and disabilities and work people with unique with children with unique learning requirements. learning requirements.

80 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY PRIMARY EDUCATION Toni Wedgwood WITH QTS (3-7) (5-11) BA (Hons) Education Studies graduate Teacher Learning Support Assistant “I completed three work Headteacher placements a year at Special Educational Needs Assistant local schools and taught Early Years Practitioner a range of pupils across Key Stages 1 and 2. The staff at the schools always made sure they were available and taught me how to be a professional. If you say you’re from Staffordshire University when on placement, people know they have a quality student.” EDUCATION STUDIES Teaching Assistant School-based Mentor Educational Administrator PGCE leading to teaching English as a Foreign Language Teacher MEET THE EXPERT Ruth Hudson-Gill BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies EARLY CHILDHOOD course leader STUDIES Early Childhood Studies Education Welfare Assistant course leader, Ruth Nursery Manager Hudson-Gill, has been Nursery Assistant with Staffordshire University for eight years Early Years Advisor for local following years of experience in the Early Years government sector working predominantly with children aged Family Liaison Worker for charities 0-5. Ruth recently managed a project to enhance and government agencies learning experiences of staff and students through the implementation of technology.

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81 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Build a future in engineering on one of our specialist courses. Whatever you choose to study, you’ll be using the latest technologies, and will be guaranteed work experience opportunities in relevant sectors to prepare you for a successful future in your field. You’ll get involved in solving real-world SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS challenges, future-proofing your skills for a career in engineering. AND ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING

MAIN COURSES

AUTOMOTIVE GENERAL ELECTRIAL AERONAUTICAL AND ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING MOTORSPORT (WITH A ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATION ENGINEERING YEAR)

FT PY M FT PY M FY FT PY M Take to the skies and learn Work with suppliers, Study the foundations Prepare yourself for a the technical knowledge manufacturers and and fundamentals of career in renewable you’ll need to become a motorsport specialists and engineering and develop energy, transport, pilot or an engineer. put yourself in pole position a broad knowledge of the telecommunications, for your future career. industry. manufacturing and construction.

82 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING Aerospace Engineer Field Trials Engineer Aircraft Trials and Integration Engineer Software Test Engineer Quality Control Inspector

AUTOMOTIVE AND MOTORSPORT ENGINEERING Race Engineer Automotive Test Engineer Vehicle Safety Engineer Technical Programme Manager Simulation and Analysis Engineer

GENERAL ENGINEERING (WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR) Aerospace Engineer Electrical Engineer Mechanical Engineer CAD Technician Simulation and Analysis Engineer

ELECTRIAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Electrical Engineer Electronics Engineer CAD Technician Control and Instrumentation Engineer Broadcast Engineer

83 ENGINEERING CONTINUED

SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING

MAIN COURSES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DESIGN

FT PY M FT PY Learn how to plan, design, Innovate and create new problem-solve, and analyse ideas and design and be engineering systems a part of the foundational across a broad mechanical design of new engineering industry. systems.

84 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY MECHANICAL Laura Davies ENGINEERING BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering graduate Structural/FEA/CFD Analyst Design Engineer “The great thing about Renewable Power Plant Engineer Staffordshire University Oil and Gas Reservoir Engineer is not just the course, but Onshore/Offshore Engineer the opportunities that are offered alongside studying. My advice to students is to take every opportunity available in order to achieve your career aspirations.”

ENGINEERING DESIGN Design Engineer CAD Engineer Automotive Engineer Design Manager MEET THE Product Designer EXPERT Chris Wayman BSc (Hons) Engineering Design course leader

Chris Wayman has worked as an Automotive Design Engineer in the UK and abroad. He’s been involved in a range of education roles, delivering innovative and challenging projects. His priority is to encourage creative engagement in the learning process.

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85 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Love dissecting the written word? Dream of crafting stories? Want to explore the world of modern literature? No matter what you’re STUDENT after, we have the right course for you. You CASE STUDY can even choose to study English on an Umehra Javed accelerated degree, which means that you BA (Hons) English can gain a qualification in just 2 years! and Creative Writing graduate

“Being on this course has made me a more ENGLISH AND confident writer. Even when I go to job interviews, I feel like I can CREATIVE engage better with people of all kinds. Lecturers provided me with a fantastic level of support; I’ve WRITING never felt so much passion about anything else in my life and that’s down to the enthusiasm of my lecturers.”

CAREER ENGLISH OPPORTUNITIES LITERATURE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE CREATIVE AND CREATIVE WRITING WRITING Teacher Journalist Civil Servant Arts Administrator FT 2Y Editorial Assistant (Publishing) Study, analyse and create the literary masterpieces of the future under practiced professionals.

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ENGLISH LITERATURE ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CREATIVE AND CREATIVE WRITING (ENGLISH WRITING @StaffsCW LITERATURE) (CREATIVE WRITING) Focus on the analysis Hone your creative writing @Staffs_Eng_CW and interpretation of the skills under published classics and modern greats professionals and create in the literary world. next generation classics. View courses online

86 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS SUBJECT OVERVIEW Be a part of one of the fastest growing industries in the world. On our pioneering Esports degree you’ll immerse yourself in STUDENT the industry from day one. With a strong CASE STUDY focus on event management, you’ll organise tournaments, practice with professional- Adam Fortune grade equipment, and turn your passion BA (Hons) Esports into a career. student

“In my first semester here I have created a society around our course, helped at Esports taster events at the Uni, met industry professionals, been invited to London for meetings and just ESPORTS genuinely been involved in as many things esports related as I can. A mention needs to be made to the lecturers, they are really supportive, easy to talk to and knowledgeable. If you have ever watched LCS or the DOTA international and wanted to be a part of it and build something similar, this is the course for you.”

ESPORTS STAFFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL

FT PY FY Study the business and events side of the fastest growing entertainment and sports industry in the world.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ESPORTS Shoutcaster/Host @BusinessStaffs PR/Marketing Executive Community/Social Media Manager @BusinessStaffs Broadcast/Production Crew Event Manager Business Development Manager Creative Project Manager View courses online

FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS 87 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Design the fashion trends of the future in our nationally regarded fashion course and ready yourself for a creative career. Work on STUDENT live projects with fashion design companies, CASE STUDY gain work experience, and create bespoke designs in our professional-grade workshops. Lizzie Bishop BA (Hons) Fashion student

“The course starts from basic and get everyone up to a good level in pattern cutting, construction, illustrations and CAD. We learn this whilst doing projects which means you get FASHION such right in from the beginning. The amount I have learnt already is crazy! The staff know their subjects really well so the teaching is great, but they are also good at encouraging you individually to achieve new things.”

MEET THE FASHION EXPERT SCHOOL OF Rachel Heeley CREATIVE ARTS BA (Hons) Fashion AND ENGINEERING course leader

Rachel Heeley has a background in fashion and textile design. FT PY Her current practice is Learn your craft from the experts and collaborate editorial styling but she is with different creative areas and take the fashion interested in the evolving world by storm. fashion image through digital media. She’s presented at the Fashion Costume Visual Cultures conference in Zagreb. Rachel has a real love and passion for what she does, and it shows through her students’ growth and ability to believe in themselves. She never fails to encourage students and support their work, to inspire them in all CAREER areas of the creative industry. OPPORTUNITIES

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88 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS 89 SUBJECT OVERVIEW If your passion lies behind the camera or the microphone, we have the course for you. With our direction you will become an expert in your chosen branch of film and media, developing a portfolio and learning the technical expertise you need to burst into the creative industries. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

FILM AND MEDIA

MAIN COURSES

FILM AND FILM, MEDIA TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND RADIO

FT PY FY FT FY Become a behind the Study the history and be scenes master and a part of the future of film, learn the technical and television and radio as a theoretical craft behind film media industry. and media production.

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FILM AND MEDIA FILM AND MEDIA FILM AND MEDIA FILM AND MEDIA PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION (ADVERTISING FILM) (MUSIC VIDEO) (EXPERIMENTAL (PRODUCTION PRODUCTION) TECHNOLOGIES) Focus on producing film Specialise in music video for advertising, studying and master the technical Let your passion influence Research, test, analyse both viral and commercial equipment in state of the your filmmaking and create and apply the latest film advertising methods. art facilities. the unique masterpieces of and interactive technology tomorrow. and become a specialist in high-end equipment.

90 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY FILM AND MEDIA Jade McKenna PRODUCTION BA (Hons) Film, Television and Radio Artist Filmmaker Studies graduate Producer Cinematographer “Film, television and Audiovisual Producer radio studies has some Editor quality facilities to offer which gave me a great head start into industry standard equipment and software - something I found very useful when first starting out on real productions!”

FILM, TELEVISION AND RADIO Film Director Production Coordinator Production Runner Production Researcher MEET THE Radio Presenter EXPERT Richard Hunter BA (Hons) Film and Media Production lecturer

Richard Hunter’s industry expertise covers areas such as graphic design, photography, video production and interactive technologies. Within industry, he has worked with clients including Guinness, Smirnoff, BP and Barclays. His research interests include experimental filmmaking, audiovisual art and typographic design.

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91 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Whether your interest lies in the action of the police force, or behind the scenes in a forensic laboratory, we have the course for you. Learn from experienced officers, academics and forensic caseworkers and gain real-world experience in our dedicated Crime Scene House and analytical laboratories. SCHOOL OF LAW, POLICING AND FORENSICS

FORENSIC SCIENCES AND POLICING

MAIN COURSES

POLICING AND FORENSIC FORENSIC PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATION SCIENCE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICING

FT PY FY M FT PY FY M FT PY FY M FT FY Delve into forensic Develop scientific expertise Develop a passion for Prepare for a career in the investigation, criminalistics, and problem-solving skills, problem-solving into a police force by studying the crime science and evidence and learn how to apply it to high level of investigative methods, law and processes analysis using specialist practical forensic demands. expertise and policing of the public sector. This is facilities. knowledge. a pre-join degree, offering a route into the police.

92 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY FORENSIC Dan Charlesworth INVESTIGATION BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation Crime Scene Investigators graduate Investigator Digital Evidence Analysts “What stood out was Intelligence Research Officers the vast experience of Laboratory Analysts the lecturers. With a combined service of more than 150 years, their insight was uncontested. Having the use of the Crime Scene House also gave us an opportunity to put into practice the theory we learned in our lectures. And by learning those practical skills, the course felt a lot more than just an academic FORENSIC SCIENCE qualification.” Laboratory Analysts Forensic Scientists Fingerprint Analysts DNA Analysts Education

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POLICING AND CRIMINAL Dr Jodie Dunnett BA (Hons) Forensic INVESTIGATION Science course leader Police Officers Investigator Dr Jodie Dunnett is First-Line Supervisor of actively involved in national and international Correctional Officers drug analysis research National Crime Agency and enjoys teaching Victims Advocate analytical chemistry and developing practical that reflect real-life applications of analytical techniques.

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93 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Create the worlds and characters of future gaming universes in our recognised games arts and visual effects courses. Study using the latest software and hardware, under academics with real-world experience in the gaming sector and turn your creativity into a career in gaming. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

GAMES ARTS AND VISUAL EFFECTS

MAIN COURSES

CONCEPT ART FOR CGI AND GAMES ART GAMES AND VISUAL FILM EFFECTS

FT FY FT FY FT PY Combine artistic skills with Create the visuals that Gain the technical skills to technical knowledge and become living and create awe-inspiring effects turn your passion into a breathing worlds through for film, television, games career in the games and 3d modelling, drawing and and advertising. film industry. digital sculpting.

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GAMES ART GAMES ART (CHARACTER) (ENVIRONMENT)

Specialise in creating Focus your creative skills characters that could on environment, props, influence a generation and vehicle and weaponry create an artist portfolio. design.

94 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES STUDENT CASE STUDY CONCEPT ART FOR Jess Oldland GAMES AND FILM BSc (Hons) CGI and Visual Effects graduate Concept Artist Illustrator “The University has 2D Games Artist got Nuke, Maya, 3D Games Arist MotionBuilder – the Character Artist whole Adobe Creative Suite. It really is essential for that transition into industry to know the software that you’re going to be using every day – and Staffs provides that.” GAMES ART Games Artist Character Arist Technical Artist Environment Artist 2D/3D Game Artist MEET THE EXPERT Anthony Martin BA (Hons) Concept Art CGI AND VISUAL for Games and Film EFFECTS course leader 3D Modeller Compositor Anthony Martin, is an industry veteran; CG Generalist experienced in computer Visualisation Artist game, television and FX TD (Effects Technical Director) commercials sectors. His expertise includes modelling, texturing, lighting and simulation in CGI, as well as matte painting and concept art.

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95 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Delve into the promotional and management side of the games industry. Our industry-relevant courses will put you in the heart of modern day games culture and give you the most up to date skills and work experience opportunities you need to kick-start your career. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

GAMES CULTURE, PR AND MANAGEMENT

MAIN COURSES

GAMES PR AND GAMES COMMUNITY CULTURES MANAGEMENT

FT FY FT PY Become an expert in the Take the helm in a growing theoretical and cultural side PR and community of gaming, from board games culture and gain a games to video games and qualification in a bespoke more. subject.

96 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MEET THE EXPERT GAMES CULTURES Dr Ying-Ying Law Narrative Designer BA (Hons) Games PR and Community Commerce Writer Management course User Experience Researcher leader Assistant Producer PR and Events Coordinator Ying-Ying has been working as a full-time lecturer in Games Studies at Staffordshire University since 2017, teaching modules including Esports and Competitive Gaming, MMOG, Design Communities and Narratology, GAMES PR AND New Developments in Games and Computer COMMUNITY Games in the Workplace and society. MANAGEMENT Community Manager Social Media Manager Games Journalist Content Manager PR Executive

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97 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Our nationally recognised, accredited games design, production and programming courses can teach you everything from CGI concept design, to development and programming. Whatever you choose to study with us, you’ll be supported by professionally-linked academics in facilities that mirror your future workplace. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES GAMES DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING

MAIN COURSES

COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER COMPUTER GAMEPLAY GAMES GAMES DESIGN AND DESIGN AND GAMES DESIGN PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT

FT PY FY FT PY FY FT FY FT PY FY Use experienced teaching, Develop your skills and Take design to the next Study the science connections and industry- conquer the technical level and learn to program, of computer games grade software to learn the aspects of games create and manipulate development in bespoke art of games design. production, ready for a games engines. studios and learn how to career in games design. make the applications of the future.

98 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS CAREER STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES CASE STUDY Katie Lydon COMPUTER GAMES BSc (Hons) Computer DESIGN Games Design Graduate Games Designer “The Motion Capture 3D Artist Studio is a Vicon Blade 3D Animator system. It’s industry- Level Designer standard which means Technical Artist it’s great for learning on because it means that as soon as you’ve finished at University, you know straight away exactly what to do in industry.” COMPUTER GAMEPLAY DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Games Designer Level Designer Gameplay Designer Mission Scripter Narrative Designer

COMPUTER GAMES COMPUTER GAMES PROGRAMMING DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING C# Developer Unity Developer Visualisation Programmer FT PY FY Functional Tester Augmented Reality Application Create the games of Developer tomorrow using expert academic teaching and practice with the latest hardware and software. COMPUTER GAMES DEVELOPMENT Gameplay Programmer Games Programmer Games Developer Indie Game Developer Mobile Games Programmer

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99 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Study the world you live in, whether your interest lies in the physical world around you or human culture - we can help you feed STUDENT your passion and kick-start your career. Our CASE STUDY courses are fieldwork focused and trips are Edward Jones fully-inclusive with your tuition fees, giving BSc (Hons) Geography you real experience at no extra cost. graduate

“During my final year I was fortunate enough to work alongside Prof Fiona Tweed and Dr GEOGRAPHY Ruth Swetnam looking at Icelandic landscape quality assessment. This project now forms part AND of my day job; working with lecturers who are now colleagues and friends. I may be a graduate, ENVIRONMENT but Staffordshire University still has a profoundly positive effect on my life.”

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY Environmental consultant Planning and development surveyor Cartographer Town planner FT Commercial/Residential Surveyor Become one with the world and the different cultures within it through theory and fieldwork research.

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GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY (PHYSICAL (HUMAN @StaffsGeography GEOGRAPHY) GEOGRAPHY) Concentrate on the Focus on people, their @StaffsGeography physical world and communities, cultures the processes and and environments in the phenomena that help our human geography shape the natural world. pathway. View courses online

100 FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS SUBJECT OVERVIEW Discover the past and learn to make a difference in the future of global politics in our international relations course. You’ll have MEET THE the opportunity to work while your study and fit your lectures around your lifestyle EXPERT with our unique part-time distance learning delivery method. Dr Simon Smith Associate Professor of Security and International Relations

Simon’s expertise covers EU-NATO Cooperation, INTERNATIONAL transatlantic security and European and US defence STUDIES AND transformation. His research interests include transatlantic security HISTORY and reforming European defence and the defence and security implications of an independent Scotland.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCHOOL OF CREATIVE ARTS AND ENGINEERING

PART-TIME ONLY Keep the peace in the future of global politics in our part-time international relations course.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

COURSE TITLE @staffsunicae Government social research officer Policy officer @staffsuni_cae Public affairs consultant Public relations account executive Social researcher View courses online

FT=FULL-TIME PY=PLACEMENT YEAR FY=FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=INTEGRATED MASTERS 101 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Study the creative strategy of content creation or the dynamic field of sports journalism. Use the latest hardware and software, and take advantage of our links with top sports media companies to gain invaluable experience and connections which will launch your future career. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

JOURNALISM AND CONTENT CREATION

MAIN COURSES

SPORTS DIGITAL CONTENT JOURNALISM CREATION

FT FY FT PY FY Learn the ins and outs of Get the skills you need to the reporting sector and create content for a digital make your opinions count environment and make and be the next big sports yourself ultra-employable in journalist. the future.

102 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY Ben James SPORTS JOURNALISM BA (Hons) Sports Sports Journalist Journalism graduate Sports Reporter Broadcast Journalist “One of the strongest Social Media Manager points of the course Content Producer is the live news days, giving students a chance to experience what it’s like to work in industry on a regular basis. That, along with the work placements, are what separates it as a course and a university.“ DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION Copywriter Content Producer Social Media Manager Video Producer Digital Designer MEET THE EXPERT Mitch Pryce BA (Hons) Sports Journalism course leader

Mitch is a seasoned broadcast journalist having worked on four FIFA World Cups for ITV Sport, three Rugby World Cups, UEFA Champions League and the Olympics. He was formerly Sports Editor with Central ITV and has produced many TV sports series.

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103 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Whether you’re interested in property and commercial law, criminal justice, or new age digital law - we’ve got the course for you. Launch your career with professionally connected academics in a state-of-the-art Mock Courtroom, and guaranteed work experience opportunities. SCHOOL OF LAW, POLICING AND FORENSICS

LAW

MAIN COURSES

LAW ELAW LAW (CRIMINAL JUSTICE)

FT FY FT FY 2Y FT Take law into the digital This qualifying law degree Specialise in the study age and become an will enable you to enter the of criminal justice and expert into the rules and legal profession, whether gain a qualification that regulations of the 21st that be civil or criminal law. is recognised by the BSB century. and SRA.

104 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY ELAW Sajid Farooq Shahban Barrister LLB (Hons) Law graduate Digital Specialist in Law “The education, training Specialist in Cyber Crime and ongoing support I Specialist in Social Media at a received during my time mLaw fir at Staffordshire University Solicitor has proven invaluable in me attaining a successful career in law. Without the continuous support from the staff at the Law School, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

LAW Chartered Legal Executive (England and Wales) Barrister Licensed Conveyancer Paralegal MEET THE Solicitor EXPERT Aidan Flynn LLB (Hons) Law Course Leader

Internationally LAW (CRIMINAL JUSTICE) experienced in the legal practice, Aidan Flynn is Community Support Officers spreading his knowledge Police Officers as a lecturer in the Probation Officers School of Law, Policing Social Workers and Forensics. He teaches in various modules Youth Workers across the School, and his specialisms include constitutional, European Union, and human Barrister rights law. Solicitor

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105 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Do you want to be the next creative music star, entrepreneur, or producer? With our diverse portfolio of courses, you can study to work behind the scenes or in front of the microphone, using industry-grade music studios, live rooms, Mac labs and a fully equipped TV Centre. SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

MUSIC AND SOUND

MAIN COURSES

SOUND DESIGN AND MUSIC PRODUCTION

FT PY FY FT PY FY Explore the creation of Whether you’re interested sound and music for film, in creative or technical, TV, animation, games, learn the skills and establish theatre and radio. yourself in the music industry.

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SOUND DESIGN AND SOUND DESIGN SOUND DESIGN PRODUCTION (FILM AND PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION AND MEDIA) (GAMES) (THEATRE) Learn how the experts Learn the methods behind Specialise in the live and created and produced creating and producing recorded production of sound for film and media scores and soundtracks for music used in the theatre and be a part of the next epic video games. industry. generation.

106 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY SOUND DESIGN AND Alexander Earle PRODUCTION BSc (Hons) Music Technology graduate Sound Designer Composer “We have amazing mixing Sound Engineer desks and software and Audio Designer technology, so you can Audio Producer really dive in and learn as much as you want to learn, whereas I found other universities set limits. I really liked Staffs’ approach and that’s what really drew me to coming here.”

MUSIC Musician Music Producer Recording Artist Artist Manager Studio Manager

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MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC (PERFORMANCE) (PRODUCTION) (TECHNOLOGY)

Focus on music Specialise in the technical Specialise in the latest performance and practice elements and create technologies and practice your craft under the artistic output in our music your skills in our industry- supervision of experienced production pathway. grade studios. professionals.

107 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Take care of your future with a nursing or midwifery course. Study at our Stoke-on-Trent campus, or at one of our Centres of Excellence in Stafford and Shrewsbury. Wherever you study, you’ll prepare for your career with the latest clinical facilities, relevant NHS work experience SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE and expert teaching.

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

MAIN COURSES

NURSING NURSING NURSING MIDWIFERY PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE (MENTAL (ADULT) (CHILD) HEALTH)

FT FT FT FT Study the theory and learn Work as a student adult Specialise in child Focus on a future in mental the practical skills you’ll nurse and learn the nursing and use practical health nursing and secure need to secure a position in knowledge for a future as a experience and classroom your future through practice this life-shaping profession. medical professional. learning to study for your learning placements and future. academic learning.

108 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY MIDWIFERY PRACTICE Katie Arman NHS maternity services BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) graduate Community settings Midwifery Led Units “My elective placement, Neo-natal units working on a neonatal Private practice intensive care unit in Ghana, was a fantastic opportunity and I’m honoured to be able to share my experience. The support and NURSING PRACTICE encouragement from the staff at Staffordshire (ADULT) University was extremely positive.” Staff Nurse: Acute Hospital Staff Nurse: District Nursing Staff Nurse: Occupational Health Staff Nurse: Armed Forces Nurse Practitioner (With additional training) MEET THE EXPERT NURSING PRACTICE Helen Ashwood (CHILD) BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) course leader Staff Nurse (Children’s ward in a general hospital) Helen Ashwood is Staff Nurse (Children’s hospital) dedicated to supporting Staff Nurse (Children’s community and mentoring students nursing) through their training to help them realise their Staff Nurse (Neonatal unit) ambition of becoming Staff Nurse (Children’s intensive an adult nurse. She has a wealth of clinical care unit) experience including in emergency care.

NURSING PRACTICE (MENTAL HEALTH) Registered Mental Health Nurse- Children and Families (CAMHS) Registered Mental Health Nurse - @staffsunihsc Psychological Therapies Registered Mental Health Nurse- @StaffsUniHSC Prison Healthcare Registered Mental Health Nurse- Dementia Care Inpatient Registered Mental Health Nurse- View courses online Community Crisis and Urgent Care

109 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Explore and understand the human mind and behaviours with our BPS accredited psychology courses. Select our broad-based psychology course or specialise in forensic, criminology, child development or counselling. With specialist psychology labs and expert teaching staff at your disposal, it’s the perfect way to launch your future career. SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES AND EDUCATION

PSYCHOLOGY

MAIN COURSES

PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY AND AND CHILD AND FORENSIC COUNSELLING DEVELOPMENT CRIMINOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY

FT PY FY FT PY FY FT PY FY FT PY FY Make sense of the logic Study how children Find out what makes Discover criminality, crime of the human brain behave and mature and criminals tick and study the investigation, and the and start your practical gain the skills needed science behind criminal roles of psychology and career in therapeutic to work in psychology, behaviour and the justice forensics in the criminal practice. education or care. system. justice system.

110 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS STUDENT BY COURSE CASE STUDY Sian Calvert PSYCHOLOGY AND BSc (Hons) Psychology and Child Development COUNSELLING graduate Psychologist Academic “The staff in the Wellbeing Practitioner Psychology Department Mental Health Support Worker were very approachable Researcher which made my time at Staffordshire University more enjoyable. In addition, I gained training in all the latest equipment and software related to psychology research. The Science Centre, where PSYCHOLOGY the Psychology Department is based, has state-of- AND CHILD the-art equipment that is available to all students.” DEVELOPMENT Clinical Psychologist Health Psychologist Educational Psychologist Counselling Psychologist Counsellor

PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY Fraud Analyst Technical Consultant Community, Welfare and Healthcare Worker Research Assistant FT PY FY Postgraduate study Learn the complex science behind our decisions, actions and why we respond to our environment the way we do. FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Forensic Psychologist Police Researcher Police Evidence Officer Community, Welfare and Healthcare Worker Assistant Psychologist

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@StaffsPsych PSYCHOLOGY Counsellor Psychotherapist Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner View courses online Human Resources Manager Marketing Research Manager

111 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Learn to make a difference to the communities of the future with our social work, social welfare law and health and social care degrees. Take the opportunity of work experience with groups including older people, people with disabilities, victims of domestic violence, or substance misuse and prepare to launch your career in the social SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE welfare sector.

SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE

MAIN COURSES

SOCIAL WELFARE HEALTH AND LAW, POLICY SOCIAL SOCIAL CARE AND ADVICE WORK PRACTICE

FT FT FT Study aspects of life, health Study the political, Become an expert in the and the structure of the education, housing, art of support and make a NHS and kick start your voluntary and charity positive change in the lives career as a healthcare sectors. of families and individuals. professional.

112 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY HEALTH AND Laura Newman SOCIAL CARE BA (Hons) Social Work graduate Health Policy Co-Ordinator (PHE) Project Officer (Voluntary Sector) “The course really helped Research Officer (PHE) prepare me for working Case Assessor (Local Authority) life. Since graduating, I’ve Inspection roles (Health Watch/CQC) achieved so much and have been involved in a variety of projects. Most recently, I’ve become a supervising social worker for an independent fostering agency.”

SOCIAL WELFARE LAW, POLICY AND ADVICE PRACTICE Advice worker Housing officer/manager MEET THE Government social research officer EXPERT Local government officer Policy officer Maqsoodah Ashraf BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care course leader

Mac Ashraf has a wealth of industry experience having graduated with SOCIAL WORK a degree in Law and Social worker working for many years Community development worker as a social worker for Lancashire County Council. As course leader, Family support worker Mac ensures that students always get a brilliant Careers adviser experience. Life coach

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113 SUBJECT OVERVIEW From working with professional athletes through to developing young people, sport and exercise careers help people achieve success alongside mental wellbeing and physical fitness. Study one of our sport and exercise courses and you’ll learn from world leading experts. We offer sports therapy, sport and exercise SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES science, and sports coaching courses. AND EDUCATION

SPORT AND EXERCISE

MAIN COURSES

PHYSICAL FOOTBALL EDUCATION COACHING SPORTS AND YOUTH AND COACHING SPORT PERFORMANCE COACHING

FT FY FT 2Y Learn the methods of Combine practical and Study our two-year training and coaching that theoretical elements specialist degree and will get the best out of the of sports coaching and gain the skills and athletes of the future. prepare for a career in knowledge you need to education. work in the football industry.

114 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE

SPORTS COACHING Sports Coach Sports Development Officer Match Analyst PE Teacher (on completion of PGCE) Personal Trainer

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND YOUTH SPORT COACHING Youth Sports Coach Football Coach Athletics Coach PE Teacher (on completion of PGCE) Sports Development Officer

FOOTBALL COACHING AND PERFORMANCE Football Coach Match Analyst PE Teacher (on completion of PGCE) Performance Analyst

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115 SPORT AND EXERCISE CONTINUED

SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES AND EDUCATION

SPORT AND EXERCISE

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SPORT AND SPORT AND SPORTS EXERCISE EXERCISE THERAPY PSYCHOLOGY (DISTANCE SCIENCE LEARNING)

FT FT FT FY Become a Sports Therapist Take advantage of flexible Learn the science behind by completing this course learning opportunities and sport and discover how accredited by the Society study the workings of the to get the best out of an of Sports Therapists. sporting mind. individuals health and performance.

STUDENTS STUDYING THIS COURSE CAN SPECIALISE IN THE OPTIONAL PATHWAYS BELOW

SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE (STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING) Specialise in strength and conditioning and become an expert in improving the performance of top athletes.

116 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY SPORTS THERAPY Megan Goodfellow Sports Therapist BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science student Massage Therapist Sports Therapy Clinic Manager “The best part of Sports Rehabilitator studying sport science at Rehabilitation Case Manager Staffordshire University was gaining hands-on experience, whether that was operating equipment in the physiology and biomechanics labs or coaching new skills to a group of students.”

SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY (Distance Learning) Wellness Coach Athlete Career and Education Advisor MEET THE Sport Welfare Officer Performance Consultant EXPERT Sports Psychologist Steve Bateman BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy course leader

Steve Bateman has gained extensive SPORT AND industry experience in EXERCISE SCIENCE the field and in clinical Sports Scientist settings at both elite Exercise Physiologist and recreational level sports. Steve currently manages the Staffordshire Personal Trainer University sports Therapy clinic which gives Cardiac Physiologist students the opportunity for hands on experience Strength and Conditioning Coach during their studies.

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117 SUBJECT OVERVIEW Tourism is, by nature, a diverse and multi-cultural industry requiring a creative, well-educated and culturally aware workforce. Whether it’s the world of tourism or event management you’re interested in - we have the course for you. Offering work experience, active business links and live projects to work on, we will work with you to develop STAFFORDSHIRE BUSINESS SCHOOL your confidence and command leading roles in these industries.

TOURISM AND EVENT MANAGEMENT

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VISITOR TOURISM ATTRACTION EVENTS AND RESORT MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT (TOP-UP) MANAGEMENT FdA

FT PY FY TOP-UP ONLY FY Understand, plan, organise Top-up your existing Start your career in and manage events in qualifications, engage in visitor attraction and the UK and overseas, and a tourism project, and get resort management with prepare for an exciting, a recognised degree in a foundation degree challenging and rewarding tourism management. and practical paid work career. experience.

118 FT=FULL-TIME PY=WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR FY=WITH A FOUNDATION YEAR 2Y=TWO-YEAR ACCELERATED M=MASTERS CAREER PATHWAYS BY COURSE STUDENT CASE STUDY EVENTS MANAGEMENT Jack Sullivan Event Manager FdA Visitor Attraction and Resort Management Festival Manager student Venue Manager Conference Manager “My course has Social Media Executive enabled me to develop Marketing/Communications Manager business, leadership and entrepreneurial skills that can be applied in every day working life. It has also helped me to work in a team more cohesively and confidently.”

TOURISM MANAGEMENT (TOP-UP) Visitor Services Manager Operations Director Social Media Executive EXPERT Tourism Development Officer Hotel Manager EXPLAINS Event and Conference Executive Carol Southall Contracts Manager Course leader

Carol has years of industry experience including being a resort representative in France, Switzerland and VISITOR ATTRACTION Yugoslavia, hospitality AND RESORT and PR employment in Sydney. She also has experience in planning MANAGEMENT FdA and manging travel events and roadshows and Hotel Assistant Manager coordinating UK band tours. Rides Area Manager Social Media Executive Marketing Executive HR Executive Retail Team Leader

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119 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) NN43 120 3 133 Accounting and Finance (two-year accelerated) BA (Hons) NN34 128 2 133 Accounting and Finance (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) N400 48 4 133 Accounting and Finance (with a placement year) BA (Hons) NN44 120 4 133

ALLIED HEALTH AND PARAMEDIC SCIENCE UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) B902 112 3 194 Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) B780 112 3 195

ANIMATION UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Animation BA (Hons) W616 112 3 137 Pathways available: 2D Animation 3D Animation Stop Motion Animation Computer Games Animation Animation (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) W612 48 4 137 Pathways available: 2D Animation 3D Animation Stop Motion Animation Computer Games Animation

ART AND DESIGN UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER 3D Designer Maker BA (Hons) W701 112 3 132 Art and Design (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) W102 48 4 138 Cartoon and Comic Arts BA (Hons) W222 112 3 145 Fine Art BA (Hons) W100 112 3 170 Graphic Design BA (Hons) W211 112 3 180 Illustration BA (Hons) W220 112 3 182 Industrial Design: Product and Transport BA (Hons) W323 112 3 183 Pathways available: Product Design Transport Design

*Subject to validation 120 UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Industrial Design: Product and Transport (with a placement year)* BA (Hons) W322 112 4 183 Pathways available: Product Design Transport Design Photography BA (Hons) W640 112 3 196 Surface Pattern and Textile Design BA (Hons) W740 112 3 214

AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITIES UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Augmented and Virtual Realities BA (Hons) I700 112 3 139 Augmented and Virtual Realities (with a placement year) BA (Hons) I701 112 4 139 Augmented and Virtual Realities (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) I702 48 4 139

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Biological Science* BSc (Hons) C100 112 3 142 Pathways available: Genomics Ecology and Environmental Management Pre-Med Pharmacology Biological Science (with a foundation year)* BSc (Hons) C101 48 4 142 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent College) Pathways available: Genomics Ecology and Environmental Management Pre-Med Pharmacology Biological Science (with a placement year)* BSc (Hons) C104 112 4 142 Pathways available: Genomics Ecology and Environmental Management Pre-Med Pharmacology Biological Science* MSci C102 128 4 142 Pathways available: Genomics Ecology and Environmental Management Pre-Med Pharmacology Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) B900 112 3 143 Biomedical Science (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) B908 48 4 143 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Biomedical Science (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) B901 112 4 143 Biomedical Science MSci C900 128 4 143

*Subject to validation 121 BUSINESS AND MARKETING UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Business Management (two-year accelerated) BA (Hons) N201 120 2 144 Business Management BA/BSc (Hons) N240 112 3 144 Pathways available: International Business Management (BSc)* Business Management (with a placement year) BA/BSc (Hons) N241 112 4 144 Pathways available: International Business Management (BSc)* Business Management (with a foundation year) BA/BSc (Hons) N100 48 4 144 Pathways available: International Business Management (BSc)* Marketing Management BA (Hons) N1NN 112 3 187 Marketing Management (with a placement year) BA (Hons) N2NN 112 4 187 Marketing Management (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) N1NQ 48 4 187 Marketing Management (two-year accelerated) BA (Hons) N1NR 112 2 187

COMPUTER SCIENCE, AI AND ROBOTICS UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER AI and Robotics BSc (Hons) I763 112 3 136 AI and Robotics (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) I764 48 4 136 AI and Robotics (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) I765 112 4 136 Big Data Analytics* BSc (Hons) I711 112 3 141 Big Data Analytics (with a foundation year)* BSc (Hons) I713 48 4 141 Big Data Analytics (with a placement year)* BSc (Hons) I712 112 4 141 Computer Science BSc (Hons) I743 112 3 153 Pathways available: Cloud Technologies Network Computing Software Development Internet and Web Management Computer Science (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) I744 48 4 153 Pathways available: Cloud Technologies Network Computing Software Development Internet and Web Management Computer Science (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) I745 112 4 153 Pathways available: Cloud Technologies Network Computing Software Development Internet and Web Management Cyber Security BSc (Hons) I751 112 3 157 Cyber Security (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) I752 48 4 157 Cyber Security (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) I753 112 4 157

*Subject to validation 122 CRIMINOLOGY AND TERRORISM UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Criminal Justice with Offender Management BA (Hons) LM39 112 3 155 Criminal Justice with Offender Management BA (Hons) TBC 48 4 155 (with a foundation year)* Criminology BSc (Hons) M012 112 3 156 Criminology (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) M013 112 4 156 Criminology (with a foundation year)* BSc (Hons) TBC 48 4 156 Criminology MSci M014 120 4 156 Security and Intelligence Sciences* BSc (Hons) TBC 112 3 205 Security and Intelligence Sciences (with a placement year)* BSc (Hons) TBC 112 4 205

DRAMA, PERFORMANCE AND THEATRE STUDIES UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) W431 112 3 134

EDUCATION UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) L590 96 3 159 Pathways available: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Education Studies (two-year accelerated) BA (Hons) X302 112 2 160 Education Studies BA (Hons) X300 96 3 160 Pathways available: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Primary Education with QTS (3-7) (5-11) BA (Hons) X112 112 3 199

ENGINEERING UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Aeronautical Engineering BEng (Hons) H410 112 3 135 Aeronautical Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hons) H411 112 4 135 Aeronautical Engineering MEng H413 128 4 135 Automotive and Motorsport Engineering BEng (Hons) H110 112 3 140 Automotive and Motorsport Engineering BEng (Hons) H111 112 4 140 (with a placement year) Automotive and Motorsport Engineering MEng H112 128 4 140 Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) H629 112 3 162

*Subject to validation 123 ENGINEERING UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Electrical and Electronic Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hons) H630 112 4 162 Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng H656 128 4 162 Engineering Design BSc (Hons) H103 112 3 163 Engineering Design (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) H104 112 4 163 General Engineering (with a foundation year) BEng (Hons) H100 48 4 178 Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) H300 112 3 188 Mechanical Engineering (with a placement year) BEng (Hons) H301 112 4 188 Mechanical Engineering MEng H395 128 4 188

ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) QW41 112 3 164 Pathways available: English Literature Creative Writing English Literature and Creative Writing (two-year accelerated) BA (Hons) QW40 120 2 164

ESPORTS UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Esports BA (Hons) S100 112 3 165 Esports (with a placement year) BA (Hons) S102 112 4 165 Esports (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) S101 48 4 165

FASHION UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Fashion BA (Hons) W235 112 3 167 Fashion (with a placement year) BA (Hons) W23A 112 4 167

*Subject to validation 124 FILM AND MEDIA UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Film and Media Production BA/BSc (Hons) W600 112 3 168 Pathways available: Advertising Film (BA) Music Video (BA) Experimental Production (BA) Production Technologies (BSc) Film and Media Production (with a foundation year) BA/BSc (Hons) W602 48 4 168 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Pathways available: Advertising Film (BA) Music Video (BA) Experimental Production (BA) Production Technologies (BSc) Film and Media Production (with a placement year) BA/BSc (Hons) W601 112 4 168 Pathways available: Advertising Film (BA) Music Video (BA) Experimental Production (BA) Production Technologies (BSc) Film, Television and Radio BA (Hons) W620 112 3 169 Film, Television and Radio (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) W622 48 4 169 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College)

FORENSIC SCIENCES AND POLICING UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) F412 112 3 172 Forensic Investigation (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) F415 112 4 172 Forensic Investigation (with a foundation year)* BSc (Hons) TBC 48 4 172 Forensic Investigation MSci 8H16 120 4 172 Forensic Science BSc (Hons) F410 112 3 174 Forensic Science (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) F416 112 4 174 Forensic Science (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) F413 48 4 174 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent College) Forensic Science MSci 2R14 120 4 174 Policing and Criminal Investigation BSc (Hons) FM4X 112 3 198 Policing and Criminal Investigation (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) FM5X 112 4 198 Policing and Criminal Investigation (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) TBC 48 4 198 Policing and Criminal Investigation MSci 2C67 120 4 198 Professional Policing* BSc (Hons) I766 112 3 200 Professional Policing (with a foundation year)* BSc (Hons) TBC 48 4 200

*Subject to validation 125 GAMES ARTS AND VISUAL EFFECTS UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER CGI and Visual Effects BSc (Hons) W614 112 3 146 CGI and Visual Effects (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) W613 112 4 146 Concept Art for Games and Film BA (Hons) I614 112 3 154 Concept Art for Games and Film (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) I615 48 4 154 Games Art BA (Hons) I741 112 3 175 Pathways available: Character Environment Games Art (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) I742 48 4 175 Pathways available: Character Environment

GAMES CULTURE, PR AND MANAGEMENT UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Games Cultures BA (Hons) I621 112 3 176 Games Cultures (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) I626 48 4 176 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Games PR and Community Management BA (Hons) G623 112 3 177 Games PR and Community Management BA (Hons) G624 112 4 177 (with a placement year)

GAMES DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND PROGRAMMING UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Computer Gameplay Design and Production BSc (Hons) G460 112 3 147 Computer Gameplay Design and Production BSc (Hons) G462 112 4 147 (with a placement year) Computer Gameplay Design and Production BSc (Hons) G466 48 4 147 (with a foundation year) Computer Games Design BEng (Hons) I631 112 3 149 Computer Games Design (with placement year) BEng (Hons) I642 112 4 149 Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) I632 112 3 148 Computer Games Design (with placement year) BSc (Hons) I641 112 4 148 Computer Games Design (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) I661 48 4 148 Computer Games Design and Programming BSc (Hons) I646 112 3 150 Computer Games Design and Programming BSc (Hons) I648 48 4 150 (with a foundation year) Computer Games Development BSc (Hons) I620 112 3 151 Computer Games Development (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) I622 112 4 151

*Subject to validation 126 UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Computer Games Development (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) I623 48 4 151 Computer Games Programming BSc (Hons) I6K7 112 3 152 Computer Games Programming (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) I6K6 112 4 152 Computer Games Programming (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) I6K8 48 4 152

GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Geography BA/BSc (Hons) F802 112 3 179 Pathways available: Human Geography (BA) Physical Geography (BSc)

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND HISTORY UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER International Relations BA (Hons) 112 4 184

JOURNALISM AND CONTENT CREATION UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Digital Content Creation* BA (Hons) I767 112 3 158 Digital Content Creation* (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) I768 48 4 158 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Digital Content Creation* (with a placement year) BA (Hons) I769 112 4 158 Sports Journalism BA (Hons) I765 112 3 212 Sports Journalism (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) P505 48 4 212 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College)

LAW UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER eLaw* LLB (Hons) TBC 112 3 161 eLaw (with a foundation year)* LLB (Hons) TBC 48 4 161 Law LLB (Hons) M100 112 3 185 Law (two-year accelerated) LLB (Hons) M101 120 2 185 Law (with a foundation year) LLB (Hons) M111 48 4 185 Law (Criminal Justice) LLB (Hons) M930 112 3 186

*Subject to validation 127 MUSIC AND SOUND UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Music BA/BSc (Hons) J937 112 3 190 Pathways available: Performance (BA) Production (BA) Technology (BSc) Music (with a placement year) BA/BSc (Hons) J938 112 4 190 Pathways available: Performance (BA) Production (BA) Technology (BSc) Music (with a foundation year) BA/BSc (Hons) J936 48 4 190 Pathways available: Performance (BA) Production (BA) Technology (BSc) Sound Design and Production BSc (Hons) W371 112 3 208 Pathways available: Film and Media Games Theatre Sound Design and Production (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) W564 112 4 208 Pathways available: Film and Media Games Theatre Sound Design and Production (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) W372 48 4 208 Pathways available: Film and Media Games Theatre

NURSING AND MIDWIFERY UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Midwifery Practice (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B720 120 3 189 Midwifery Practice (September entry Shrewsbury) BSc (Hons) B722 120 3 189 Nursing Practice (Adult) (September entry Stoke) BSc (Hons) B744 112 3 191 Nursing Practice (Adult) (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B742 112 3 191 Nursing Practice (Adult) (September entry Shrewsbury) BSc (Hons) B740 112 3 191 Nursing Practice (Child) (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B731 112 3 192 Nursing Practice (Child) (September entry Shrewsbury) BSc (Hons) B730 112 3 192 Nursing Practice (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) B760 112 3 193 (September entry Stafford) Nursing Practice (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) B763 112 3 193 (September entry Shrewsbury)

*Subject to validation 128 PSYCHOLOGY UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) C890 96-112 3 173 Forensic Psychology (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) C892 96-112 4 173 Psychology BSc (Hons) C800 96-112 3 201 Psychology (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) C803 96-112 4 201 Psychology (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) C801 48 4 201 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Psychology and Child Development BSc (Hons) C891 96-112 3 202 Psychology and Child Development (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) C804 96-112 4 202 Psychology and Counselling BSc (Hons) CB89 96-112 3 203 Psychology and Counselling (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) C805 96-112 4 203 Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) CMV1 96-112 3 204 Psychology and Criminology (with a placement year) BSc (Hons) C806 96-112 4 204

SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) L512 96 3 181 Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice BA (Hons) LL4M 96 3 206 Social Work BA (Hons) L500 112 3 207

SPORT AND EXERCISE UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Football Coaching and Performance (two year accelerated) BSc (Hons) C610 120 2 171 Physical Education and Youth Sport Coaching BSc (Hons) CX6C 112 3 197 Sport and Exercise Psychology (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons) C810 112 3 209 Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) C601 112 3 210 Pathways available: Strength and Conditioning Sport and Exercise Science (with a foundation year) BSc (Hons) C604 48 4 210 Pathways available: Strength and Conditioning Sports Coaching BA (Hons) C603 112 3 211 Sports Coaching (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) C605 48 4 211 Sports Therapy BSc (Hons) BC96 112 3 213

*Subject to validation 129 TOURISM AND EVENT MANAGEMENT UCAS UCAS DURATION PAGE COURSE TITLE AWARD CODE OFFER IN YEARS NUMBER Events Management BA (Hons) N820 96 3 166 Events Management (with a placement year) BA (Hons) N822 96 4 166 Events Management (with a foundation year)* BA (Hons) N821 48 4 166 Tourism Management (top-up) BA (Hons) N833 HND/FdA/ 1 215 DipHE Visitor Attraction and Resort Management FdA N834 80 2 216

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131 3D 3D Designer Maker

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) W701 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline You will also be given the opportunity for an industrial Develop your passion for designing contemporary placement with leading sector corporations such as Fiskars ceramics, jewellery and interior objects using a diverse group, Milton Bridge and Dudsons. range of materials and making, using both traditional and digital technologies. In your third year, you’ll consolidate your knowledge and skills to produce your final exhibition pieces. Alongside Whether you want to be a ceramicist, jeweller, furniture or your studio work, you will gain an insight into design lighting designer, this multi-disciplinary degree helps you futures/business set-up and branding yourself ready for the develop your practice with confidence. Learn the essential world of work and given the opportunity to exhibit at the skills to prepare you for a career as an independent GNCCF, Manchester. designer-maker or a designer in industry. With your final year projects, you are encouraged to There is a strong emphasis on experimentation in making generate innovative objects for the contemporary design innovative objects through industrial processes with high arena. This culminates with your annual Degree Show levels of craftsmanship, giving you the chance to become a exhibition for academic, public and professional audiences more informed contemporary maker. Guest speakers from at the end of year. Selected students are also given the industry, educational visits and responding to live briefs will opportunity to show work at New Designers, London. help you learn and develop skills ready for industry. Course features What you’ll do • Intense skills set taught to high levels of craftsmanship Working in your own dedicated studio area, with access • ‘Live’ Projects to a broad range of industry-standard workshop facilities, • Industrial Placements you will learn a variety of hands-on making processes • Material Investigation and Design Histories and techniques including both traditional and digital • Material Enquiry: Form and Surface technologies. These span different materials such as wood, • Designer Maker in Context – Interfaces and Exchanges metal, ceramics and plastics, reflecting current trends • Design, Make, Manufacture and practices in the ever-changing world of the designer • Digital Design and Prototyping maker. • Professional Practice • Design Futures We aim to develop your knowledge within your chosen • Children’s Literature material affinity, enabling you to become a more informed For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. contemporary maker and someone who can use specialist skills professionally and effectively. The emphasis is on high-end skills, experimentation and craftsmanship. This Graduate destinations course will enable you to create innovative design solutions We pride ourselves in success and nurturing young talent and develop your ability to contextualise your design in becoming the next generation of successful designer practice within a global arena. makers. In 2018, students on our BA (Hons) won awards including Best Overall Stand Award and The Denby Highly In your second year, you will develop your own voice Commended Award at the New Designer show. Also, choosing one of the three specialisms, build independent students won The Keith Brymer Jones ‘Promising Young professional working practices, undertake ‘Live’ briefs with Designer’ award. In addition, two of last year’s graduates brands such as Wedgwood and Royal Doulton, taking on were invited to take part in February’s Artistar Jewels increasing responsibilities for your own creative journey. exhibition in Milan sponsored by Vogue Accessories.

TOP 10 94% 97% for design student Employability* and crafts satisfaction* *National Student *Ceramics - The Guardian League Survey 2018 (Craft Destination of Leavers Tables 2019 (#7) and Jewellery and from Higher Education Fashion Accessories) (DLHE) 2018

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Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) NN43 120 3 BA (Hons) two-year accelerated NN34 128 2 BA (Hons) with a foundation year N400 48 4 BA (Hons) with a placement year NN44 120 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline specialist audiences effectively. You’ll study management Do you want to study Accounting and Finance at a accounting, gaining experience in producing financial University that is in the top ten for student satisfaction reports and interpreting data and personal and business NSS (2018) and has 100% student satisfaction for the taxation. second year running on its accelerated programme? We have an accounting course for everyone, we operate All students will complete a work placement at the end of a standard three-year degree course, an accelerated their second year, where you will gain valuable skills, build two-year course along with the option of choosing a networks and add to your CV ready for graduation. Our placement year or a foundation year and the opportunity close links with high-profile businesses mean we can help to progress to a masters too. you secure your work placement.

We are well known for our extensive business connections In your third year, you’ll cover problem-solving and and believe passionately in introducing our students to analysis in complex business contexts. You’ll also acquire top industry organisations by offering guaranteed work research and data analysis skills in preparation for a experience. Our teaching team provides a fantastic financial research project, where you can demonstrate balance of extensive real-world experience and academic your newly acquired skills in auditing, fraud and risk skills together with inspirational guest speakers, industry management and complete the course with a large range visits, and plenty of opportunity to gain hands on work of exemption from professional exams. experience to really bring this subject to life. Course features Whether you want to work in accountancy, investments, • Financial Accounting banking, taxation, insurance or the public sector, this • Management Accounting course will help you develop practical accounting skills for • Ethics and Corporate Governance business-related and management positions. • Fraud Risk Management • Investment and Banking This course offers a total of nine exemptions from • Personal and Business Taxation professional examinations from the Chartered Institute of • Financial Decision Making Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

What you’ll do Graduate destinations Led by knowledgeable academics with a wealth of Accounting and finance professionals are essential to the experience in this field, we’ll teach you about the running of any business, regardless of industry. Recent economic environment and explain the fundamentals of graduates have gone on to work for companies such as financial services. KPMG, Mazars, Royal Bank of Scotland and the NHS. This degree also sets a solid grounding for individuals wishing As well as becoming familiar with accounting software, to start their own business or explore further study. you’ll learn how to communicate with specialist and non-

Accreditation: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 94% student Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) satisfaction* *National Student Survey 2018

133 A Acting for Stage and Screen

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W431 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via workshop audition.

Course outline areas such as directing. You’ll have the opportunity to The aim of our Acting for Stage and Screen degree is to undertake basic combat training for stage and screen also. create skilled actors and practitioners with the ability to work across all performance mediums including theatre, The modules you undertake in your final year are unique film and television. If you’re keen to learn the creative to you. From a range of optional modules, you pick processes of acting for camera or theatre, this course and create your own programme of study depending (which is 80% practical) will give you the skills you need. on your areas of strength, interest and skills. This may include acting in a major film project, acting in a classic or Practical workshops form the basis of this course’s modern language play, musical theatre, setting up your teaching, which allows you to learn and build a toolkit own company or exploring digital performance practice of professional approaches to the acting process, such as voice acting for animation and Mo-Cap in the underpinned with a strong understanding of the theory University’s state-of-the-art Motion Capture studio. from which it derives. Course features Our team of lecturers is made up of experienced actors, • Acting for Recorded and Digital Media practitioners and directors. We have links with many • Explorations in Acting media and arts organisations locally, regionally and • Staging the Classics nationally and encourage you to take up an industry • The Russian Connection Production: experiential placement as part of your degree. We also undertake acting techniques. trips and learning opportunities abroad, recently this • Scriptwriting Project has included New York and Zurich as well as having the • Creating Your Own Theatre Company opportunity to have a study abroad semester. • One Voice: Writing and Performing Solo Monologues • Final Film Project What you’ll do • Musical Theatre The bedrock of our acting approach is that of psycho- physical acting, using techniques at the forefront of actor For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. training. Graduate destinations Assessment is through presentations, productions, films This degree will prepare you for a variety of professions and coursework (including reflective journals and vlogs) - associated with performing arts. Many of our graduates there are no formal exams. now work as actors and directors across different areas of theatre and film. Our graduates are also successful in The first year concentrates on core skills and techniques, related areas, such as drama and English teaching and where you’ll be taught a diverse range of fundamental drama therapy. Other drama department graduates also principles of acting including voice, movement and work as theatre practitioners, youth theatre leaders and approaches to text, as well as having the opportunity to teachers or have set up their own companies creating their contextualise your practice. own work.

Your second year sees you having the opportunity to apply these skills by acting in two public theatre productions, as well as adapting your acting to recorded Routes to postgraduate study media environments such as location and studio TV and MA/MSc Degree by Negotiated Study film shoots. You’ll also expand your knowledge into other

134 Aeronautical Engineering A

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BEng (Hons) H410 112 3 BEng (Hons) with a placement year H411 112 4 MEng H413 128 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Between the second and third years, we encourage you This course is ideal if you want to become a pilot or work to apply for an industrial placement year. These are paid, as a designer or engineer, or as a manager in the airline give you real-world engineering experience, and students industry. have been at companies including Airbus, Boeing, Marshall Aerospace and GE Engines. On our Aeronautical Engineering degree, we place special emphasis on flight deck design, particularly In year 3 your final year options include Pilot Studies the relationship between pilot and modern fly-by-wire or UAV Design and Flight Simulation, as well as the computer interfaces. You will learn about propulsion study of structures using Finite Element Analysis. Using systems which covers gas turbine engines, rocket engines Computational Fluid Dynamics, you will study advanced and internal combustion engines as well as practical aerodynamics which will prepare you for your final year aspects of aviation. project. In Applied Aeronautics you study supersonic flight, human factors, helicopter aerodynamics as well as You will get hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art aircraft systems. Your studies culminate with the GradEX labs, which include an advanced flight simulator that can graduate exhibition, where you will be able to exhibit your simulate Boeing and Airbus aircraft as well as helicopters, work to industry, VIPs and the public. and a computerised wind tunnel. The optional MEng year 4 includes modules on Power and The computer-aided design (CAD) techniques and Propulsion Systems, Advanced Aerodynamics, Advanced software you will learn are the ones used by professional Aeronautical Systems as well as options such as Structural practitioners in the sector, including, finite element Analysis and Advanced Materials. analysis and computational fluid dynamics. Many of these subjects are taught in group-based projects so Course features you can apply your skills and knowledge to a real aircraft • Mechanical Structures engineering design brief and in many cases you can • Aeronautical Principles download the software used onto your own computer. • Intermediate Engineering Mathematics • Aerodynamics What you’ll do • Automation and Control Year 1 will introduce you to the fundamentals of • Leadership and Management engineering, with study of mechanical, thermofluid, • Design Engineering and Team Design project electrical and electronic engineering, as well as a hands- • Applied Aeronautical Principles on approach to aeronautical skills. You will get the chance • Pilot Studies to use our flight simulator during the year, and you will • UAV Design + Flight Simulation study Mathematics, with different options for students • Structures and FEA who have taken A Level Maths, and those who have not For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

Year 2 will expand your knowledge into areas such as aircraft aerodynamics and aeronautical principles as well Graduate destinations as studying leadership and management and undertaking Many graduates from this course have gone on to secure a large group design project. Other specialist modules pilot roles with companies such as British Airways, Etihad, include applied aeronautics - involving the study of the Royal Air Force and Virgin Atlantic. Others have aircraft flight control systems, subsonic and supersonic secured engineering roles with companies like Rolls Royce, aerodynamics, crash investigation, flight deck controls, General Electric, AgustaWestland and Airbus. Other instruments and displays, navigation systems, material graduates have continued their studies and progressed properties and selection, and computer-based design, onto an MSc programme in Aeronautical Engineering. analysis and simulation.

Route to postgraduate study MSc Aeronautical Engineering

Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institution of Mechanical Engineers accreditation is being sought for this award.

135 A ArtAI and and Robotics Design with a foundation year

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I763 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I765 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I764 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Design and create the technologies of the future in our • Software Development and Application Modelling AI and Robotics degree. This course caters for a varied • Digital Technologies range of student interests and enables the investigation • Robotic Design of subjects within the areas of AI and robotics. These • Robot Worlds subjects include designing embedded systems, robot • Commercial Computing creation and control, automotive aspects, design of • Robotic Programming animatronics, AI theories, ethics, and much more. • 3D Modelling and Kinematics The broad range of topics will enable you to study a • Robot Ethics in an AI World distinctive degree that will meet your career aspirations. • Robotic Programming and Vision This course contains a highly-recommended sandwich • Robotic Modelling and Drone Skin Design option that comprises a year of industrial placement, • Final Year Project which may be carried out overseas, and can include self- employment in a range of areas. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

The award also has the benefit that it shares a number of Graduate destinations core modules with our Computer Science suite of awards You’ll find graduates from our Computer Science which means not only do you become a specialist in AI disciplines working in many computing areas – Graduates and robotics, but also become expert in many topics in from our Computer Science degrees have gone on to the wider computer science field. work in a whole range of related occupations. Previous roles include: real-time designer, robotic engineer, What you’ll do machine learning engineer, research and design You’ll explore robotic design, robot worlds and key engineer, business intelligence developer, computer computer science concepts in your first year in order to vision engineer, and computer engineer. have a foundation to specialise in your second year. The second year will expand your knowledge into robotic programming, 3D modelling, and support these topics with the integration of AI and ethics. Routes to postgraduate study MSc Computer Science In your final year you’ll complete a project showcasing MRes Computing Science your skills as an AI and robotics specialist, with the chance to present your work in a graduate exhibition to local businesses.

136 Animation A

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) W616 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year W612 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline As a final year student you will have the opportunity to Our Animation course focuses on animation skills, present your completed work to a selected panel of character development and character strengthening – industry practitioners as part of ‘Industry Portfolio Week’. giving you and all-round skillset for your future career. In addition to your animation training your professional What’s more, it’s designed with current animation industry development is supported by regular Drawing for needs in mind and includes specialist pathway options in Animation classes – including themes of human, animal the second and third years, meaning you’ll be prepared for and imaginative realism. Animation in context, research real studio work when you graduate. sessions and industry-related briefs help to further inform and prepare you for the world of employment. Our course You’ll engage with a range of animation practices delivered also offers you the opportunity to creatively collaborate through an industry-facing curriculum. This uses a mix with students from other areas within the University. of teaching and learning strategies which supports both the technical and artistic training required to become Course features competent and professional character animators. In the • Character Animation second year of the course, you can choose, if you wish, to • Drawing for Animation – Human, Animal and specialise. This will tailor your module structure in a way Imaginative Realism that gives you expertise in one of the following fields of • Animation in Context animation: • Pitching and Presenting • 2D Animation • Acting and Directing for Animation: Voice and • 3D Animation Performance. • Stop Motion • Visiting Lecturer programme of events • Games Animation • UK and International Festival and Studio visits • In ‘Cube 8’ - an in-House Animation production facility All students will receive their technical and theoretical – and ‘incubator’ - for industry facing creativity and sessions together, and then you can choose how to production skills produce your work within the context of one of the pathway themes. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. You’ll build and develop a professional showreel through Graduate destinations the course using our professional grade Animation, Stop Graduates have moved into a range of careers within Motion studios and our Post Production Suite. Plus, animation, stop motion animation and film. Many are whatever you study you’ll be aided by visits and trips to employed by international studios such as Brown Bag active businesses in the industry, to give you an insight into Films, Aardman Feature Animation, Mackinnon & the real-world of animation. Saunders, Carse & Waterman, Double Negative and Cinesite. Many of our Graduates have also had success What you’ll do at International Animation Festivals and competitions, You’ll join an exciting and creative community where including: British Animation Awards and the Royal we pride ourselves on creating a studio environment in Television Society Awards. which our students can flourish. Spend your time creating professionally crafted animation and observational motion studies through specialist lectures, technical Routes to postgraduate study demonstrations and seminars. Here, you’ll learn skills that are relevant to a broad range of industry opportunities MA Degree by Negotiated Study including: feature film production, short film production, MA Creative Futures: Animation computer games, commercial, VFX and beyond.

90% student satisfaction* *National Student Survey 2018 See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses. (Foundation Year)

137 A Art and Design with a foundation year

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W102 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline Course features This course forms the first year of a four-year degree • Team Project programme and will give you a progressive, hands- • Imaging/Production Skills for Art on understanding of yourself as a creative learning • Ideas Generation and Problem-Solving for Art Major practitioner. Project • Theory and Practice in Art and Design We provide students with their own dedicated workspace • Visual Analysis within a designated art or design studio. Our staff are • Major Project active professionals in their field and equip our students • Research Projects with the essential skills needed to progress onto one of • Historical/Theoretical/Professional contexts of a our degree awards within the School of Creative Arts and contemporary practitioner Engineering. On completion of the foundation year, 99% of our students progress onto one of our art or design For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. degree courses. Graduate destinations What you’ll do The primary aim of this course is to prepare students for Throughout the year, you’ll share modules across the BA (Hons) degree courses in a range of Art and Design different art and design disciplines. The breadth and disciplines. Students who successfully complete the diversity of our projects will allow you to discover, explore Foundation year may automatically progress onto any of and identify your particular direction within the art and the following BA (Hons) programmes: design spectrum. In doing so, our teaching staff can then 3D Designer Maker, Animation, Cartoon and Comic help you to identify the right pathway for you. Arts, Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Product Design, Surface Pattern and Textile You’ll have access to a variety of workshop facilities, Design or Transport Design. including wood, metal, plastics, ceramics, printing, digital imaging and the technology hub. You’ll also experience a wide range of learning styles, including lectures, individual tutorials, group tutorials, seminars, workshops, problem-based learning, practical work and independent study.

Your primary modes of study will be studio and workshop based practice, with scheduled times for independent study. You’ll combine theory with practice to gain a solid understanding of contexts and issues around art and design. This will provide you with the appropriate research and study skills to complete higher-level study with confidence.

TOP 10 for design and crafts

The Guardian League Tables 2019 (#7)

138 Augmented and Virtual Realities A

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) I700 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year I701 112 4

BA (Hons) with a foundation year I702 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In the second year you will expand your knowledge Our BA (Hons) Augmented and Virtual Realities degree base via technical demonstrations and the Vicon motion specialises in design, including the development of capture suite. You will learn how to use digital cameras to worlds and 3D assets for a range of interactive and scan and create 3D models from real objects and will get immersive virtual/augmented experiences. to create realistic architecture visualisations. In addition, you will work in teams to develop augmented reality You will work on a wide range of creative and technical mobile applications. assignments to develop virtual and augmented realities. Our bespoke training will provide you not only with a In your final year you will work on your portfolio. With strong foundation, but with knowledge of the entire help from experienced lecturers, you will specialise in production pipeline. This will allow you to understand your chosen discipline through further research. We host all of the design and technical processes involved in lectures and CV workshops to help you find your first job the creation of ultimate immersive experiences and and to prepare you for future interviews. You will also hyper-realities. The course is well supported with access participate in group projects with other students and to industry software such as Unreal Engine, Maya and work collaboratively on the hyper-reality project. Substance Painter, and high-end computer hardware including a HTC Vive VR development studio and Vicon Course features motion capture studio. • Introduction to CGI • Virtual Reality Our students have the opportunity to network with • Character Design external clients and professional companies through • Set Design specific work-based modules, department events, studio • Animation and Motion Capture for VR visits, festivals and conferences. In addition, we have • Augmented Reality strong industry links with companies such as Epic Games • Photogrammetry and Sony Interactive Entertainment. • Architecture and Product Visualisation • Hyper-Reality What you’ll do • Final Year Research Project A/B Throughout your first year, you will learn the required skills to create immersive virtual reality experiences. You For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. will gain experience with Unreal Engine, 3D modelling and texturing. Our assignments will challenge your Graduate destinations creativity and you will learn the principles behind visual Our graduates leave fully equipped for employment as design for virtual reality. visual designers in the specialised field of virtual and augmented reality. Other areas of employment include film, visual effects, games, and the military and medical sector.

Accreditation: Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA 90% and Ukie; the bodies that represent the UK’s student games and interactive entertainment industry. satisfaction* *National Student Survey 2018.

139 A Automotive and Motorsport Engineering

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BEng (Hons) H110 112 3 BEng (Hons) with a placement year H111 112 4 MEng H112 128 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In your final year of undergraduate study, you’ll complete Our Automotive and Motorsport Engineering degree a major project and take specialist modules covering offers students the chance to work with suppliers, engine design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and manufacturers, and specialists in the automotive and finite element analysis (FEA). motorsport sectors. Access to our industry standard rolling road, engine- Our automotive and motorsport degrees have always dyno, fully-equipped automotive workshop and race been popular with students. Developed with the vehicles will bring real-world technologies to your assistance of the automotive and motorsport industries, learning. our degrees will prepare you for a career at the forefront of automotive and motorsport design. Course features • Computational fluid dynamics With experienced lecturers, and support from race • Finite element analysis drivers, engineers and team owners, each degree has • Ricardo WAVE engine simulation been designed to ensure your knowledge covers the • Fully equipped workshops most up-to-date practices from the sector. At the same • Industry-standard rolling road time, access to our industry standard rolling road and • Road, track and race cars other technologies will help hone your design and • Graduate destinations engineering skills. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. You’ll be encouraged to compete in the IMechE Formula Student competition, as well as other race experiences. Graduate destinations If you’re looking to gain hands-on industry experience, Many of our graduates now work for companies such as our links with organisations such as Slidesports Race Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley, Cummins and JCB. Engineering, and Ginetta could provide the opportunity Some of our graduates enter employment as technicians of a placement. for the motorsport industry. Others work for companies competing in BTCC, World Rally and F1. Others have What you’ll do continued their studies with a taught postgraduate MSc degree or a research-based MPhil or PhD. You’ll have the chance to use and develop your theoretical knowledge, using computer-based models to design, implement and test your work. You’ll also gain valued transferable skills, such as presenting, writing, discussion and teamwork. As you progress, you’ll develop Routes to postgraduate study your skills further and create virtual environments within MSc Automotive Engineering which your designs and simulations can run.

Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institution of Mechanical Engineers accreditation is being sought for this award.

140 Big Data Analytics* B

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I711 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I712 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I713 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline The University has extensive links with companies such as Graduates from this degree will be able to address the Microsoft, Google, and Amazon (as examples), as well as critical skills shortages that exist in the rapidly expanding many others. You will find on the course that we arrange field of big data analytics. The degree combines a regular visits from such companies to introduce new balance of practical computing and business skills technologies and equally to deliver guest lectures for you integrated with academic rigour. The modern world to attend. In the case of Amazon and Microsoft you will is experiencing a growth of online data in a variety of have the opportunity to study for certifications. forms, including social networks, web documents, digital libraries, blogs, medical records, biological data, remote Course features sensing, imaging, and forecasting. Put simply, business • Business Infrastructure Systems Architecture and industry today relies solely on large sources of data, • Big Data and Predictive Modelling and the ability to interpret these effectively and efficiently • Business Agility to make decisions. A lot of this data will not be fully • The Professional Toolkit structured but still contains valuable information that • Anywhere Computing needs discovering, such as emerging opinions in social • Decision Analytics networks, consumer purchase behaviour, trends from • Business Creation and Innovation search engines, and patterns that emerge from such • Advanced Professional Toolkit huge data sources. • Cloud Infrastructure • Data Visualisation This course puts you at the forefront of new generation • Customer Experience Strategy technologies. It equips you with the knowledge to • Knowledge Exchange Project contribute to this rapidly emerging area. It will give you hands on experience with various types of large-scale For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. data and information handling. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Graduates from our Big Data Analytics degree will be equipped to work in a whole range of related occupations. This course will give you the chance to become a Big Roles include: big data analyst, systems analyst, data Data Analytics specialist in many areas of the discipline. engineer, systems infrastructure manager, business To develop your knowledge and understanding further data advisor, data visualiser, systems data integration you’ll also have the opportunity to complete an industrial developer, and business developer. placement between the second and third year of the course. You will study topics that include Business Architecture, Big Data Analysis, Aspects of Business, Computer Networks, Customer Experience Strategy, and Routes to postgraduate study Knowledge Exchange. MSc Computer Science (Business Computing) MRes Computing Science MSc International Business Management MSc Customer and Data Analytics*

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

141 B Biological Science*

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) C100 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year C104 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year C101 48 4 (Foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent College) MSci C102 128 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline biology and animal biology and conservation. You’ll also This versatile Biological Science degree is ideal if you have have the option to choose a specialist pathway and focus a broad interest in biology and would like some flexibility your module choices around a particular area. Depending to tailor a course to your own interests. What’s more, the on your choices, you can focus your study around course has been designed with our new pathway structure, ecology and environmental management, genomics, so you have the option to focus on a specific element of pharmacology, pre-med, or continue studying with a broad biological science during your studies. study of all areas.

Central to this course is a focus on specialist areas ranging In Year 3, you’ll carry out an in-depth practical investigation from molecular biology to ecology. You’ll have the option that will lead to a scientific article-style dissertation. For the to study in a number of different ways, you can either study rest of your programme you can choose from a wide range biological science as a broad degree, or branch off into of specialist modules. one of our specialist pathways during your degree. In the second year, you can choose to specialise in one of the Course features following fields: • Bioscience Concepts and Practice • Ecology and Environmental Management • Structure and Function • Genomics • Building Block of Life • Pharmacology • Biology of Disease • Pre-Med • Professional Practice for Life Sciences

Whether you want to study an advanced qualification, or For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. you need to boost your qualifications before studying a BSc (Hons), we have the course for you. We offer both Graduate destinations an Integrated Masters MSci course that certifies you at Our Biological Science degree provides many career postgraduate level or the option to study with a foundation routes for graduates. It offers a particularly useful breadth year to prepare you for your degree. of knowledge for science professions. This course is also useful for those who aspire to teach, with many graduates pursuing teaching careers. Recent graduates have What you’ll do secured roles as environmental auditors with the Royal In Year 1, you’ll study modules that introduce you to the Air Force, as mental health workers with Leicestershire breadth of biology. You’ll cover exciting areas of current Partnership NHS Trust and as bioinformatics managers. Biosciences, from molecules to cells, organisms and their environment. Skills for employment and ‘learning through research’ are core themes, together with the development of your professional scientific identity. Routes to postgraduate study In your second year, you’ll gain a more in-depth MSc Molecular Biology knowledge of key biological principles and begin to focus on areas of applied biology. We offer a broad range of PhD Biology topics covering both theoretical and practical aspects of PGCE Biology biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, human

Accreditation: The BSc (Hons) and BSc (Hons) with placement 7th in UK 100% 100% degrees are accredited by The Royal Society of for satisfaction student Employability* Biology (excluding the Foundation Year). with teaching* satisfaction* *Destinations of *Please note: This course is subject to validation. The Guardian League *National Student Leavers from Higher Tables 2019 Survey 2018 Education (DLHE) See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses. 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 142 Biomedical Science B

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) B900 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year B901 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year B908 48 4 (Foundation year delivered at Stoke- on-Trent Sixth Form College) MSci C900 128 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In Year 3, you’ll apply the practical skills you’ve developed Our BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science degree can lead to a to conduct your own independent piece of research. wide range of exciting careers. You’ll study in our purpose- For those looking to study an advanced qualification, we built £30 million Science Centre with staff whose expertise offer an integrated Masters award in Biomedical Science. includes clinical biochemistry, medical microbiology, Through research methods and specialist topics, you’ll clinical immunology, cellular pathology and molecular gain hands-on experience of advanced techniques and diagnostics. A high proportion of your class contact time will be encouraged to undertake a substantial research will be spent in the laboratory. assistantship or placement.

During Year 1, you’ll be able to apply for a competitive Course features place on our Applied Biomedical Science route. This • Professional Practice for Biomedical Scientists route is ideal if you are looking to become a registered • Infection Science biomedical scientist with the NHS. It involves taking a • Molecular Genetics 14-week clinical placement in an NHS laboratory, and • Cellular Pathology completion of the Registration portfolio, making you • Clinical Immunology eligible to apply for Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration when you graduate. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

A foundation year entry point is available for this course. Graduate destinations Recent Biomedical Science graduates have secured What you’ll do employment with the Cancer Research UK Manchester In Year 1 of the BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science degree, Institute, Cobra Biologics, and in specialised areas such you’ll cover the principles of biomedical science that will as blood transfusion services, microbiology, immunology underpin the rest of your course. You’ll learn through and clinical biochemistry. Some graduates pursue further experience-based activities with a core programme of study on research degrees. practical workshops, supplemented by lecture material.

In Year 2, you’ll address the biology and diagnosis of Routes to postgraduate study disease and focus on practical training through clinically- based modules. You’ll also complete a short work MSc Molecular Biology placement. If you choose the sandwich version of the MSc Applied Research course, you will take a 12-month placement between Years 2 and 3. The placement will further develop your applied PhD Biology scientific knowledge and enhance your employability skills. PGCE Biology

Professional Doctorate Healthcare Science

Accreditation: The BSc (Hons), the applied route and BSc (Hons) 100% 100% with a placement year are accredited by The Royal student Employability* Society of Biology and The Institute of Biomedical satisfaction* Science (IMBS) (excluding the Foundation Year). *Destinations of *National Student The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Leavers from Higher Survey 2018 Education (DLHE) approves the Applied route only. 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 143 B Business Management

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons) N240 112 3 BA (Hons) two-year accelerated N201 120 2 BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons) with a N241 112 4 placement year BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons) with a N100 48 4 foundation year BA (Hons) top-up N252 HND/DipHE/FdA 1 Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline a national and international scale, depending on your Our Business Management degree prepares you for choices. You will cover aspects of change management, an exciting career in a fast-paced world, whether your relating to dealing with conflict and changing ambitions lie in working for a multinational company or organisational cultures to gain maximum effectiveness for for yourself. This course has been designed with our new the organisation. We also teach you economic principles pathway* structure, so you have the option to focus on and analytical skills, to make sure you know how to a specific element of business management during your research markets, prepare reports and drive overall studies. organisational success.

We know how important professional qualifications Our courses use online learning platforms, interactive are in the world of business and for that reason we’ve white boards, podcasts and social media, to make sure integrated the Institute of Leadership and Management you leave with an awareness of all of the most modern (ILM) Level 5 into the course. So, you’ll leave us with a communication methods used in business. degree and a professional qualification, putting you one step ahead when you start your career. Course features • Leadership Skills We’ve also introduced topics to make sure you develop • Human Resources new skills, like - a creative approach to problem solving, • Finance and Accounting powerful decision making, persuasive written and oral • Digital Marketing communication, ability to interpret and use financial • Supply Chain Management data, team working skills, and the ability to manage • Consumer Behaviour projects and resources. • Innovation and Technology • Customer Experience Strategy (CX) What’s more, during the second year of your degree you • Agile Working have the option to specialise in international business • Professional Toolkit management. This will alter your modules pathway so you are focused on the specifics of the international side For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. of business and, should you choose the pathway, it will be reflected on your degree certificate. Graduate destinations This course offers a wide range of career options What you’ll do in general management and acts as a solid basis Your first-year modules will cover the key areas of for professional qualifications from the Chartered business. You’ll consider how organisations make use Management Institute or the Institute of Leadership and of available resources, people, finance and materials, as Management. In recent years, graduates have entered well as how businesses respond to market requirements. retail, insurance, banking, marketing, human resource management, and operations management in the At the start of the second year of study, on any of our public and private sectors. Many have set up their own 3 or 4 year degrees, you will have the option to focus successful businesses. on the field of international business management, or choose to continue studying a business management as a broad subject. Routes to postgraduate study

In your second and third years you will develop the MSc International Business Management knowledge you gained in your first year and learn how Master of Business Administration to apply problem solving and decision to businesses on

*Please note: Pathway subject to validation See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

144 Cartoon and Comic Arts C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W222 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline Our Cartoon and Comic Arts degree is a unique course We place emphasis on future employability, so you will be that will help you to develop and define your skills in given opportunities to publish and sell your work in the visual and narrative communication. We will prepare you market place. Completing this course will equip you with for an exciting career in diverse areas such as comics, all of the skills necessary for the industry. newspapers, graphic novels, editorial design and storyboarding, character design, concept art, animation, Course features advertising and film. • Core Fundamental Skills of Cartooning and Comics • Studying Cartoon and Comics You will have the opportunity to visit, network and sell • Life Drawing and Drawing from Life your work at comic cons in London and Leeds, as well as • Introduction to Animation to travel abroad. We have developed a close link with the • Visual Application Cartoon Museum in London and we display work at their • Comic Narrative and Art institute and hold joint events nationally. • Creative Writing • Visual Storytelling and Storyboarding The University also boasts its own convention, Stoke CON • Marketing Yourself and Your Work Trent, which is attended by over 1500 people annually, • External Projects and Competition Briefs including industry professionals. Cartoon and Comic Arts • Design Futures has developed links with the Comic Salon in Erlangen Germany and 2018 saw students actively selling their work For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. on the international stage. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Successful students leave our course with highly developed portfolios, exhibition experience and industry Taking place in a lively studio space, you’ll follow an contacts. Past graduates have become professional comic industry focused programme of creative visual thinking artists, selling their work in various specialist shops around and a diverse approach to working across a variety of the country, such as Orbital Comics, Gosh Comics, platforms. This will help you to develop a host of skills Forbidden Planet, Page 45, Dave’s Comics, and Travelling and techniques to confidently tackle industry-live briefs Man. Graduates also leave prepared for a broader range and progress your practice. of illustrative work, able to sell work to publications like

The Guardian, The Independent, and The Big Issue, and Visiting industry practitioners will support, guide and various online sites. work with you in our studio, offering advice, tips and technical knowledge drawn from their vast experience. Recent visits have included Mike Collins (Doctor Who and IDW Publishing), David Lloyd (V for Vendetta and Aces Routes to postgraduate study Weekly), Simon Donald (Viz Comics), Jon Haward (Marvel UK and Eagle Comic), Graham Humphreys (Evil Dead MA Degree by Negotiated Study and A Nightmare on Elm Street), Frazer Irving (Marvel, PGCE Art and Design DC, 2000AD), and Kevin Gunstone (Marvel, Image, Dark Horse). Our trips have included international conventions in New York, Germany and Japan.

95% 95% student Employability* satisfaction* *National Student *Destinations of Survey 2018. Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 145 C CGI and Visual Effects

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) W614 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year W613 112 4

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Course outline After the second year of study, students on our The UK visual effects industry is among the most highly placement year will complete 12 months of relevant work rated in the world – and this is your chance to become a experience. This will help improve employability and give part of it. Our Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) and real-world experience and skills that students can use Visual Effects degree is optimised for students wishing to after graduation. learn the creative and technical skills required to produce awe-inspiring special effects for film, television, games Course features and advertising. • Introduction to CGI • Digital Photography for VFX Combining visual effects, 3D modelling, animation • Digital Compositing and digital technology, this course teaches you to • 3D Modelling for VFX produce the sort of mind-blowing results that you see • Visualisation for CGI in Hollywood blockbusters. Whether you’re keen to • Scripting Concepts for VFX create explosions and chaos, or master the technology • Dynamics and Simulation for VFX required to bring a motion capture character to life, we • VFX Research Project can prepare you for an exciting career in the visual effects • VFX Portfolio industry. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do Covering areas like 3D modelling, digital animation and Graduate destinations Our graduates have seen incredible industry success, matchmoving, your first year will see you get to grips with with former students having worked on major films like the foundations of CGI and visual effects. You’ll learn how Thor and Gravity – the latter winning an Oscar for its to use software such as Maya, Adobe Photoshop and visual effects. Staffordshire alumni can be found working After Effects. You’ll take part in a team project, producing for some of the best CGI and VFX houses in the world, a short film to showcase your newly-acquired skills. including Double Negative, Squint/Opera, The Mill, You’ll create effects using professional industry Flipbook Studio, Framestore and many more. technology, including HD and 4K digital cinema cameras, green screen studios, the Unreal games engine and post-production suites. Using innovative software from Foundry, Pixel Logic and Adobe is also a fundamental part of this course. Routes to postgraduate study MA Degree by Negotiated Study As you progress through your degree programme, you’ll advance these skills, tackling areas such as 3D nuke compositing, photorealistic CG lighting and rendering, and rotoscoping. Working on further group projects, you’ll specialise your skills in a particular subject area.

This course has a focus on employability. In your final year, you’ll complete an individual research-based project and portfolio piece that will become the cornerstone of the showreel that you’ll take out to industry.

146 Computer Gameplay Design and Production C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) G460 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year G462 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year G466 48 4

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Course outline an individual, you will also create a paper-based game This course was built with the role of a core games project using gameplay applications. Doing this will designer or gameplay designer in mind. You’ll focus on increase your understanding of the wide-ranging aspects scripting in game engines to allow you to take ideas from of gameplay in modern games. concept to a playable prototype. Exploring some of the fundamental ideas underpinning modern games, you’ll In your final year, you could take on a lead role in a game develop fun, exciting and experimental concepts. This development project. You will also create a final year course is accredited by the industry games body TIGA game, project or research piece for your portfolio to take and will give you the skills to become a games designer, into industry. level designer, producer or Unity developer. Course features Our academics come from a variety of backgrounds, • Introduction to 3D Games Engines including fine art, games design, interactive media • Introduction to Games Design technology, simulation and mathematical modelling. • Fundamentals of Gameplay They’ve worked in gaming at all levels and the course • New Developments and Production Skills for Games leader, Nia Wearn, was listed as one of the UK’s top 100 • Junior Collaborative Game Development and Testing most influential women in the industry. • Advanced 3D Games Engines and Scripting • Gameplay Applications Our industry sponsored state-of-the-art games design • Senior Collaborative Game Development and Testing studio and we have excellent links to influential • Individual Games Technology Project organisations in the industry. You’ll have the opportunity • Individual Games Technology Portfolio to network with these companies and build contacts for your future career. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do Graduate destinations In Year 1, you’ll be introduced to the Unreal game engine Computer Gameplay Design and Production graduates where you will create single player and multiplayer are recruited by both large and small companies, working games. The practical work is underpinned by theory- on a range of platforms and games. We have alumni based modules on games design documentation, small- working in a variety of technical design and production scale group work, and the fundamentals of gameplay. roles for companies such as Auroch Digital, Rockstar You’ll also have the option to study narrative in games, Games, Sony, SEGA and Frontier Developments. the impact of video game realism, scripting in Unity, or 3D modelling. Routes to postgraduate study During your second year, you’ll learn how to script in high-level languages. This allows you to create quests, MSc 3D Computer Games Design missions and demonstrate your creative designs in the games engine. You’ll put these skills into practice as a junior member in a collaborative group project. As

Accreditation: This course is accredited by TIGA 90% Affiliation: Employability* Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the trade bodies that *Destinations of represents the UK’s games industry. Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 147 C Computer Games Design

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I632 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I641 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I661 48 4

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Course outline Your third year will see you become a senior member Our Computer Games Design degree explores the of the collaborative development team. You’ll finalise creative and technical aspects of games production, your chosen skillset through advanced options in games giving you the necessary skills to develop, produce and design, advanced 3D modelling, cinematic animation or publish games titles. AI scripting.

This course is accredited by the industry games body Representatives from games companies come to the TIGA, and will give you the skills to become a games University for development and training, providing you designer, level designer, 3D artist or animator. with excellent opportunities to network with industry professionals and potential employers. We work closely with industry partners to ensure that course content remains relevant, giving our students Course features excellent networking opportunities in the games industry. • Games Design • 3D Modelling for Games Our facilities boast a hi-tech Vicon Motion Capture • Narratology for Games Studio, industry sponsored games centre, hundreds of • 3D Games Engines and Scripting PCs and game development possibilities with Sony, Vive, • Games Mechanics Implementation and Testing Oculus and more. • Character Animation and Motion Capture • 3D Hard Surface Modelling What you’ll do • AI Scripting You’ll develop your skills by using industry standard • Advanced Games Prototyping software and hardware such as Autodesk Creative • MMO Design and Communities Suite and the Unreal and Unity games engines. Using professional techniques acquired through lectures, For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. tutorials, seminars, and industry workshops, you will develop a portfolio of high-quality work. Graduate destinations Graduates from our Computer Games Design degree In Year 1 you’ll learn about level development pipelines are in great demand, working across the globe as games and games mechanics design and implementation. You’ll designers, 3D artists, 3D animators, level designers and cover 3D modelling skills and develop an understanding technical artists. Our graduates joined the likes of Ubisoft of 3D games engines. as level designers, working on games like The Division, and several of our recent graduates worked on Grand In your second year, you’ll work on a group project as Theft Auto V and other upcoming Rockstar North titles. a junior member of a development team. You’ll begin to specialise your skillset through a variety of module choices in games design, games art, character animation Routes to postgraduate study or games engines. MSc 3D Computer Games Design

Accreditation: This course is accredited by TIGA Affiliation: Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the trade bodies that represents the UK’s games industry.

148 Computer Games Design C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BEng (Hons) I631 112 3 BEng (Hons) with a placement I642 112 4 year

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Course outline You’ll study subjects such as characters, environments, If you’re a games enthusiast who dreams of creating vehicles and weapons. You’ll work collaboratively with fantasy worlds and bringing new concepts and characters other Masters students to develop a mobile game. to life, look no further than our Computer Games Design In a highly competitive industry, studying to Masters level course. allows you to stand out from the crowd with a specialised skillset and extensive portfolio of work. This is the BEng/MEng route of our Computer Games Design course, which allows you to study for an Course features integrated Masters degree. This course is perfect for • Games Design anybody wishing to study Computer Games Design to an • 3D Modelling for Games advanced level. The content for the first two years is the • Narratology for Games same as the BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design degree, • 3D Games Engines and Scripting with the final year allowing a wider range of options to • Games Mechanics prepare you for Masters level study. • Character Animation and Motion Capture • AI Scripting and Advanced Games Prototyping At Masters level, you’ll be challenged to create innovative • Mobile Games Design solutions to games design or games art challenges. • Environment Design and Research Through research, development and testing, you’ll create • Vehicle and Weapons Prototyping industry-level solutions. • Advanced Character Prototyping

What you’ll do For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. By choosing the BEng/MEng course, you’re looking forward to studying your chosen discipline to an expert Graduate destinations level. Over the four years, you’ll specialise in games As experts, our MEng graduates typically gain design, games art, animation or game engines. employment in specialist roles due to their unique focus in their subject area. We produce graduates that go on You’ll have a wide range of options in your third year, to work for some of the biggest studios in the games giving you the opportunity to become a specialist in a industry, including Rockstar North, Codemasters, Crytek, diverse range of subjects. Areas you can explore to an Creative Assembly, Foundry, TT Games and Sony. advanced level include games design, 3D modelling, cinematic animation and AI scripting and prototyping.

We offer two routes in Year 4 for the MEng degree: Routes to postgraduate study Applied Games Design or 3D Art. MSc 3D Computer Games Design

Accreditation: This course is accredited by TIGA Affiliation: Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the trade bodies that represents the UK’s games industry.

149 C Computer Games Design and Programming

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I646 112 3 BSc (Hons) with foundation year I648 48 4

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Course outline Course features Run in affiliation with games industry body TIGA, this • Introduction to Games Design course will give you the skills you need for a career in • C++ and C# Programming games development – focused around using multiple • Introduction to 3D Games Engines games technologies. • Games Engine Creation • Games and Graphics Concepts The computer games industry is a vast, exciting and • Collaborative Game Development and Testing expanding sector. In 2016, digital sales of games grossed • Advanced Games Engine, Scripting and Creation more than the combined digital sales of film and music. • Individual Games Technology Project This course is ideally suited to students wanting to learn • Advanced 3D Games Prototyping and AI Scripting about the three main areas of games development: • Programming for 3D Graphics Applications design, programming and production. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. By studying all three areas, you’ll acquire the skills required to work in a games studio or independently to Graduate destinations create your own games. This broad skillset is desirable Graduates from our Computer Games Design and to employers in large and small studios in a highly Programming award possess the skills to undertake a competitive industry. wide variety of industry jobs from small self-published titles to AAA blockbusters. Recent graduates have What you’ll do worked in roles such as C# developer, Unity programmer, In Year 1, you will learn the fundamentals of programming visualisation programmer, senior functional tester, and using C++ for engine creation, level design and augmented reality application developer. development in a cutting-edge games engine, as well as a variety of games design techniques. You may also choose either to undertake a solid grounding in 3D Routes to postgraduate study modelling techniques or learn and apply rapid games prototyping skills. MSc 3D Computer Games Design

In Year 2, you’ll work on a collaborative group project as a junior member of a full development team. You will expand your knowledge of games engines to develop games and continue to enhance your programming skills in languages such as C++ and C#.

In Year 3, you will work as a senior or lead member of a development team on a collaborative game. You’ll also design and develop your own individual project, learn and apply artificial intelligence techniques, and refine your skills in the options you have chosen.

Accreditation: This course is accredited by TIGA 100% Affiliation: Employability* Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the trade bodies that *Destinations of represents the UK’s games industry. Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 150 Computer Games Development C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I620 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I622 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I623 48 4

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Course outline game studio work environment. You’ll enhance your skills Are you a keen programmer who wants to learn about in an aspect of game development, by researching and games development in general, as well as technical developing a game artefact for your final year project. games programming skills? This course is suited to those who aspire to work in an indie games studio or develop Course features mobile games and is also good preparation for a career • Fundamentals of Game and Graphical System as a software developer in the wider computing industry. Development • Introduction to Games Engine Creation As members of the PlayStation® First Academic • Computing Professional and Business Skills Development Program run by Sony, we have access to • Fundamentals of Computing and Mathematics professional development hardware and software tools. • Technical Games Production Using industry standard games engines, such as Unreal • Game Engine Programming Engine 4 and Unity, you’ll gain experience in developing • Game Development games from an initial concept to finished product. You • Final Year Project will then pitch your games to commercial studios such as • Ubiquitous Computing Playground Games, Team17 and Media Molecule. • Group Game Development Project and Workplace Simulation What you’ll do In your first year, you will build a foundation for your For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. studies by completing core modules which are shared with our Computer Games Programming students. This Graduate destinations provides the opportunity to transfer between courses if As a graduate of this course you will be well equipped to you wish. You’ll learn the fundamentals of computing, work in the games industry as a gameplay programmer programming in Java and C++, and develop 2D and 3D or indie developer. You will also have the skills to systems. pursue a career in the wider computing industry as a software developer. Some graduates from the Games During your second year, you will analyse market trends, Programming courses are currently working in companies develop a marketing plan, and design and develop your such as Activision, Rockstar, Traveller’s Tales, and own games for internal release. To complement the Codemasters. programming elements of the award, you will learn wider games development concepts such as asset creation, animation, game and level design, and balancing and Routes to postgraduate study testing. After your second year, we offer an optional placement year. You could join a games company, be MSc Computer Science self-employed, or work in our very own commercial MRes Computing Science games studio. MPhil/PhD Computing Science In your final year, you will work with game designers, artists and producers to create games in a simulated

151 C Computer Games Programming

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I6K7 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I6K6 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I6K8 48 4

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Course outline development project that simulates game industry Accredited by ScreenSkills, this degree has been working practices. You’ll also undertake an individual final developed with input from industry experts and is year project. This could involve developing a complete regularly updated to fit the needs of the games industry. game or researching and implementing an advanced topic in game development. As members of the PlayStation® First Academic Development Program run by Sony, we have access to Course features professional development hardware and software tools. • Fundamentals of Game and Graphical System Our labs will help you to develop for multiple platforms, Development including consoles, phones, tablets and PCs. We also • Introduction to Games Engine Creation have a usability lab for testing how people interact with • Computing Professional and Business Skills games, and a commercial games studio. We are also • Fundamentals of Computing and Mathematics members of TIGA, the games industry body. • Further Games and Graphic Concepts • Concurrent Network Applications Our academics have experience in the industry and are • Technical Games Production engaged in research, so course content is always relevant. • Further Mathematics and Algorithmics You’ll also get to hear our guest speakers discuss cutting- • Final Year Project edge game development tools and processes. • Group Game Development Project and Work-based Simulation What you’ll do As soon as you start the course, you’ll begin to develop a For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. portfolio. This will include creating games, studying game artificial intelligence and physics, computer graphics Graduate destinations using DirectX and OpenGL, and network programming Many graduates have secured games programming for multiplayer game development. You’ll learn roles in companies such as Codemasters, Activision, EA, programming languages such as C++, Java and C# as TT Games, Exient, SEGA, Radiant Worlds and Rockstar well as the software engineering skills needed to develop Games. We also have graduates working in software large, efficient programs. development for companies such as Thomson Reuters, Transport for London, CERN, BAE Systems, BMW During Year 2, you’ll work in a team to develop a game and IBM. from an initial concept to a finished product. We’ll also give you the opportunity to pitch your games to commercial games studios such as Matmi, Team 17 and Media Molecule. You’ll have the option of completing a Routes to postgraduate study 12 month placement in industry after your second year. MSc Computer Science

In your final year, you can specialise in your own area of interest. You’ll work in a group to complete a game

Partnership: Staffordshire University is a TIGA member. This body represents the UK’s games industry. Accreditation: BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT and ScreenSkills Affiliation: Staffordshire University is a member of the PlayStation® First Academic Development Program run by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE).

152 Computer Science C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I743 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I745 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I744 48 4

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Course outline regular visits from such companies to introduce new Study in one of the largest and best resourced computing technologies and equally to deliver guest lectures for you departments in the UK. Our Computer Science degree to attend. combines a solid grounding in computer science fundamentals with flexibility and choice through option Course features module pathways. Our teaching facilities are supported • Software Development and Application Modelling by extensive networked specialist computing labs • Digital Technologies with the latest software which you’ll need to exploit • Networking Concepts and Cyber Security the discipline. The course is designed with input from • Web Development and Operating Systems Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Cisco, and in • Commercial Computing choosing modules you can elect to study for certifications • Databases and Data Structures from both AWS and Cisco, as well as Microsoft. • Data Science and Advanced Data Management • Cyber Security and Digital Forensics The course will prepare you to enter a range of • Emerging Technologies employment roles related to the wider area of computer • Final Year Project science. The course follows our brand-new pathways structure, so in the second year of study you can choose For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. to specialise in one of the following subjects, gaining a more focused expertise and making yourself more Graduate destinations employable in specific roles: Graduates from our Computer Science degrees have • Cloud Technologies gone on to work in a whole range of related occupations. • Network Computing Previous roles include: software developer, database • Software Development administrator, computer hardware engineer, computer • Internet and Web Management systems analyst, computer network architect, web developer, information security analyst, and computer What you’ll do programmer. This course will give you the chance to become a computer science specialist in many areas of the discipline. To develop your knowledge and understanding further you’ll also have the opportunity to Routes to postgraduate study complete an industrial placement between the second MSc Computer Science and third year of your course. You can choose options in areas such as: Enterprise Computing, Networking, Web, MRes Computing Science Interactive Media, Mobile, Forensics and Cyber Security, MSc Computer Science (Business Computing) Augmented Reality, and Programming. MSc Computer Science (Computer Networks and The University has extensive links with companies such Security) as Microsoft, CISCO, Merakai, Juniper, Google, and MSc Computer Science (Cyber Security) Amazon Web Services (AWS) (as examples), as well as MSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) many others. You will find on the course that we arrange

153 C Concept Art for Games and Film

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) I614 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year I615 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline During your final year, you’ll draw on all your skills to If you’re a highly artistic and creative individual with realise a final project with a live brief. Through research a passion for games and film, look no further than a you’ll channel your ideas into your project and portfolio degree that is designed to push the boundaries of your artwork. We discuss career development throughout the imagination. The Concept Art for Game and Film course course to prepare you for work in the film and games is perfect for someone looking to enter the creative sector. industries as a concept artist. Course features In this highly specialised course you’ll study life drawing, • Digital Matte Painting matte painting, character concepts and 3D modelling. • Character Concept Design You’ll learn how to apply these skills in the creation of • Introduction to CGI beautiful - and believable - characters and worlds. As • Digital Image Production you progress you’ll develop your artistic skills by adding • Language of Art digital sculpting and environmental artwork to your • VLife Drawing growing skillset. • Career Development for Games Concepts • Collaborative Game Development and Testing In the second and third year you’ll work on collaborative • Advanced Concept Design projects in games or visual effects, allowing you to • Research Project and Portfolio specialise your skills towards your chosen career. This culminates in you developing your graduate portfolio as For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. you work on live briefs. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Our graduates have secured employment in roles such Throughout the course you will develop the technical as concept artist, illustrator and 2D/3D games artist, and creative skills necessary to become a film or games including character and environmental artist. Companies concept artist. You’ll learn how to combine traditional include Playground Games, Fireproof Studios, Jagex, art techniques with digital art skills to enter a new visual Antimatter Games, Testology and Mirror Image Design. experience. Other graduates are working as freelance concept artists within the games and film industries. In your second and third years, you will work as a concept artist in a collaborative project with other games students to design and develop a game. This is an amazing opportunity to experience what it is like working for a game studio, with designers, programmers and artists. You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with VFX students on a film project.

Affiliation Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the trade bodies that represents the UK’s games industry

154 Criminal Justice with Offender Management C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) LM39 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year* TBC 48 4

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Course outline national and international history will be used to enable The criminal justice sector is continually having to students to develop problem-solving skills in an applied adapt to changes in national and international crime manner and will highlight the challenges in managing practices, as well as changes to policy and legislation. serious and dangerous offenders. This course has been designed to ensure graduates have an understanding of current and future trends in the Course features commissioning of crime, and the strategies designed to • Crime in Context manage offenders of these crimes. In addition to low- • Prison and Punishment level offences, strategies to deal with the rehabilitation • Criminology Research Skills and management of serious offenders will be evaluated, • Law and Society with specific focus on sexual abuse and domestic abuse. • Criminology • Urban Criminological Concepts This course has been developed with employers from • Serial Killers across the criminal justice system, to ensure the theory • Offender Management and practice included in this degree prepares you for a • Dissertation career in this challenging and exciting sector. You will • Criminal Justice and Punishment have leading experts on serious violence, organised • Child Abuse crime, prison violence, gangs and offender rehabilitation • Community Justice teaching you throughout your degree. These experts will provide you with the knowledge and connections to For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. enable you to conduct research that could have a real impact on current and future practices within the criminal Graduate destinations justice sector. Graduates from this degree will be suited to careers within the criminal justice system, including offender What you’ll do management, probation, the prison service and On this course we take a practical approach and combine rehabilitation services. Future employers could include academic research with analysis. We arrange for our the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the Ministry students to visit our partner organisations, such as HMP of Justice, the Civil Service, the National Probation Dovegate, as well as other legal and crime management Service and the National Crime Agency. settings. Visits and lectures by prison staff will provide you with the perfect opportunity to develop vital work-based skills. We encourage you to think about why people break Routes to postgraduate study the law and what the state does with them. You will apply criminological theories to workplace settings such as MA Terrorism, Crime and Global Security prisons and community rehabilitation services. MA Transnational Organised Crime

Our course is one of the first degrees in the country MA Sociology and Social Justice that teaches students how to recognise and manage MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice individuals with mental health conditions. Case studies that include high-profile and prolific offenders in recent PhD

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

155 C Criminology

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) M012 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year M013 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year* TBC 48 4 MSci M014 120 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Please see our website for up-to- date UCAS codes.

Course outline The final year also allows you the opportunity to develop Prepare yourself for a career in one of the largest growing specialised knowledge through the dedicated options areas of employment as you explore the relationship available on a range of topics. A key element of final between society, the individual, crime, punishment and year work is the opportunity to undertake an extended victimisation in this dynamic and diverse course. You piece of work of your own devising. The dissertation will study the impact that crime and criminal behaviour allows you to develop an extended piece of writing have on society and explore some of the challenges on a research topic that really interests you and aligns that face today’s criminal justice systems. Understanding with contemporary criminological practice. You will the causes and consequences of crime and deviance be supported by experienced academic staff who can will enable you to contribute to discussions about how connect you with practitioners in the field to ensure your some of these problems might be remedied. Under the research has national and international impact. guidance of our team of criminology experts, you will develop the necessary analytical skills to assess complex Course features data related to experiences of criminality. • Crime and Deviance • Punishment and Penalty You will also have the opportunity to take part in field • Researching Social Life trips and discussions with professionals to gain a • Professional Practice Placement real insight into how criminological and sociological • Criminology Research Methods knowledge is applied in a variety of sectors. Studying with • The Theory and Practice of Mentoring us will enable you to develop skills relevant to a variety of key professions concerned with society, crime, deviance, For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. criminal justice and crime reduction. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Graduates from our Sociology and Criminology courses In Year 1, you will begin to learn about key concepts have entered a wide range of rewarding and exciting which will help explain how crime and deviance are careers. These include: community sector roles, perceived by society and the criminal justice system. education, the police, the criminal justice system, the Research and study skills, together with academic National Probation Service and social work. practices, are an integral part of your first year with us. In Year 2 we build on and enable you to expand your knowledge of the theories and techniques in use in Routes to postgraduate study contemporary criminal justice systems. Importantly, we will develop your understanding of quantitative and MA Terrorism, Crime and Global Security qualitative research methods. There are a number of MA Transnational Organised Crime exciting optional choices available. MA Sociology and Social Justice In the final year, your knowledge, understanding and MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice appreciation of the inter-relationships between crime, PhD criminal justice, and society will be further developed.

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

156 Cyber Security C

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I751 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year I753 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year I752 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In the final year you will complete a project and further Become a protector of cyberspace in our specialist specialise in topics of Cyber Security, Forensics, course, which sets out to create graduates who are at the Networking, Operating Systems, or Biometrics. forefront of cyber/forensic computing both theoretically and practically. During your degree you will use industry- Course features grade facilities, including a dedicated, self-contained • Software Development and Application Modelling laboratory, with its own private internal network, • Digital Technologies containing some of the latest equipment and software • Networking Concepts and Cyber Security available. You’ll have access to external specialists from • Web Development and Operating Systems the police and industry both for guest lectures and Q&A • Commercial Computing sessions. What’s more, we will prepare you for life outside • Ethical Hacking university with our variety of practical and theoretical • Advanced Forensic Computing classes. The version of EnCase you’ll use in the lab is the • IT Infrastructure Security version used by law enforcement and you’ll be equipped • Biometrics to perform both ‘PC’ based investigations, as well as • Digital Forensics: Tools mobile forensics (smartphones, and sat nav’s etc.). • Final Year Project

We offer Industry recognised certification in EnCase, For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. MicroSystemation XRY and Cellebrite UFED, and the University has an exciting innovative partnership with Graduate destinations Staffordshire Police’s forensics division. This gives an Graduates from our cyber security degrees have gone opportunity for you to work alongside the police in a on to work in a whole range of related occupations. variety of projects. Final Year students are involved in Previous roles include: chief information security officer, a forensic internship, which involves working within the forensic computer analyst, information security analyst, Staffordshire Police High Tech Crime Unit as part of a penetration tester, security architect, IT security engineer, final year module. security systems administrator, and IT security consultant. What you’ll do In your first year, we will provide a general introduction Routes to postgraduate study to computing fundamentals and cyber security where you will gain technical skills that you’ll build on in later MSc Computer Science years. In the second year you will study Ethical Hacking, MSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) and choose options related to Networking, Cyber Tools, Security, Operating Systems, or Biometrics. To support MSc Computer Science (Business Computing) your learning, we integrate guest lectures featuring MSc Computer Science (Computer Networks experts from the police and industry. Enrol on the and Security) sandwich course and you’ll have the opportunity to spend a year on placement, applying your knowledge in the MSc Computer Science (Cyber Security) workplace and gaining hands-on experience.

157 D Digital Content Creation*

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) I767 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year I769 112 4 BA (Hons) with a foundation year I768 48 4 (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline practical skills and capabilities to prepare you for content Coming soon for 2020, our brand new digital content management and content production jobs of the future. creation course aims to make you ultra-employable, teaching the most common and invaluable skills that In your second year, you will have the choice to focus on modern employees need to survive and thrive in the a specialist area of digital content production. You have content industry. the choice to expand your knowledge in the production of podcasting and broadcasting, writing for a target Digital content production covers everything from audience in journalism technologies, managing technical creative skills, to communications and video production. content for digital campaigns, or the art or digital More importantly, these practical and theoretical skills are imaging, sound and PR. utilised in nearly every modern business, meaning that whatever and wherever your future passions lie, you’ll Some areas of expertise that you will be able to develop be equipped to contribute as a valuable employee. This and master are podcasting and radio streaming, multi- course also follows our brand-new pathways structure, platform journalism technologies, digital PR and branded meaning that in the second year of study you have the media as well as different online visual media. option to specialise in one of the following areas of digital content creation and receive recognition of your specific Course features skills when you graduate: • Content writing and digital storytelling • Podcasting and Broadcasting • Interactive and 3D content creation • Journalism Technologies • Campaign management and production • Commercial Campaign Production • Content marketing and PR • Digital Image and Sound • Social media content creation and implementation • Digital PR • Digital film production • Digital Content Creation • Live streaming • Audio, music and podcasting This course will teach you to be an all-rounder in • Adobe creative skills the office and studio environment, with modules • Google suite training covering subjects including copywriting, PPC and Google advertising, social media content production For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. and planning and design skills. You will use the most up-to-date Adobe creative software, Google based Graduate destinations applications, and social media interfaces, and learn This course has been designed to make you employable intricate and practical skills that modern businesses crave. over a number of fields. Depending on your module choices, it will set you up for roles such as: copywriter, What you’ll do digital content editor, digital designer, marketing This course will give you the opportunities to manage production officer, content assistant, social media content, written, visual and audio, for specific projects executive, campaign officer, sound designer, web officer, and campaigns. You will gain the invaluable technical and and much more.

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

158 Early Childhood Studies E

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) L590 96 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline The programme is supported by employers within the Combining theory and practice, this course is ideal if you industry. You’ll gain placement opportunities across want to gain a graduate-level qualification that will enable the 0-8 age range – something that will enable you to you to work with young children. establish lifelong networks. Your placements will provide real-world experience, so you can make informed You’ll engage with key themes in working with young decisions about your career direction. children, from curriculum issues and theories of children’s development and learning, to social policy, safeguarding Course features and global perspectives. • Personal, Professional and Academic Development • The Learning Environment Research is an integral theme and the course will prepare • Introduction to Young Children’s Development you to undertake an independent research project. If you • Inclusion, Rights, Policy and Practice choose the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities • History and Philosophy of Early Childhood (SEND) pathway you will explore the education of young • Young Children’s Development: Advanced Perspectives children with special needs and gain an understanding of • Planning the Learning Environment a range of complex learning needs and disabilities. • Safeguarding and Child Protection

We also offer part-time Foundation and Top-up Degrees For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. in Early Childhood Studies*, meaning whatever your working commitments or academic background, there’s a Graduate destinations path into education for you. Many graduates from our Early Childhood Studies degrees work as education welfare assistants, nursery What you’ll do managers or within social work teams, supporting On this course we take a practical approach and combine vulnerable children and their families. Others have academic research with practical experience. Completing progressed into primary and early years teacher training. one of our Early Childhood Studies degrees will help you to develop a holistic approach to understanding early childhood and enable you to relate appropriate theory Routes to postgraduate study to practice. You’ll also look critically at the role of play, consider differing curriculum models and examine the MA Education impact of early childhood researchers and theorists on PGCE Primary (General) current government perspectives and practices. Doctor of Education You’ll be taught by sector professionals with direct experience of children in a variety of education and early years’ settings. Specialist guest speakers will discuss different roles in employment. You’ll learn through interactive lectures, seminars, tutorials, projects, group work and placements. To enhance your understanding of contemporary issues, there will also be opportunities to attend research conferences and seminars that are supported by education and early years’ speakers.

*Part-time FdA and Top-up courses available through direct applica- tion only. Entry requirements may vary. For more information see: Staffs.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply

See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

159 E Education Studies

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) X300 96 3 BA (Hons) two-year accelerated X302 120 2

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Please note: all students are required to complete a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline Year 3 will contain modules such as Supporting Discover the lasting impact that education has on Educational Practice and Comparative Education, you will people’s lives. Either one of these broad degrees will also have the opportunity to complete a research project prepare you for careers in education settings. You’ll of your chosen focus. combine theory and work experience to develop the skills needed for teaching and beyond. Combining theory with During the course you will benefit from a number of practice, both courses are ideal if you want to work with extended work placements. Initially, these will let you people in any professional context that involves learning. explore how you see yourself and your role within a professional working environment. Later placements will As a graduate from our BA (Hons) Education Studies, you focus on how you work individually and in teams, and could progress onto roles in learning support, educational how you contribute to the aims, ethos and culture of the administration and management, and community workplace. learning. Previous graduates have also progressed onto teacher training routes. This degree is also available to study over two years. In the two-year accelerated route you’ll complete an extra This course is designed using our brand-new pathway* semester over the summer months. structure. This means, if you’re studying a 3-year degree, you’ll have the opportunity to tailor your course towards Course features Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) during • Contemporary Issues in Education the second year. • Understanding Equal Opportunities and Inclusion • Safeguarding and Child Protection We also offer part-time Foundation and Top-up Degrees • Comparative Education in Education Studies**, meaning whatever your working • Supporting Educational Practice commitments or academic background, there’s a path • Independent Research Project into education for you. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do Our courses have been designed to provide a range of Graduate destinations learning experiences. These include lectures, individual Our graduates work in a range of careers in educational tutorials, group tutorials, seminars, workshops, problem- settings, children’s centres, care and family support, based learning, practical work placements, sector visits, educational administration and management, and field trips and independent study. learning support. Many enter teaching through PGCE, School Direct, School Direct salaried and school centred In Year 1, your learning will commence with a focus on initial teacher training (SCITT) routes. Others have Personal, Professional and Academic Development progressed to postgraduate study, such as Early Years and progress to cover topics such as an Introduction to Teacher training, or Masters degrees. Young Children’s Development, Policy and Practice and Safeguarding.

In Year 2, you will explore topics such as Professionalism Routes to postgraduate study and Education Strategies, Equal Opportunities and MA Education Inclusion. If you are on our standard route you will study Youth and Community Education whilst students on our Doctor of Education SEND pathway will begin specialising with children with PGCE Primary (General) complex needs.

See page 56 for more information on the structure of **Part-time FdA and Top-up courses available through direct pathway courses. application only. Entry requirements may vary. For more information see: Staffs.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how- *Pathway options not available in two-year accelerated route. to-apply

160 eLaw* E

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

LLB (Hons) TBC 112 3 LLB (Hons) with a foundation year TBC 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Please see our website for up-to- date UCAS codes.

Course outline ecommerce, information technology law and protection The new digital age provides a multitude of legal issues of digital resource patents as well as the security issues and regulations to consider. From the protection of involving digital technology and terrorism, organised digital ideas and resources, the contractual regulation crime. of e-resources, industries built around e-commerce and trading through to the regulation and enforcement of Course features cybercrime, the role of digital technology in terrorism • English Legal System and Legal Skills and the emerging field of artificial intelligence. This • Contact and Problem Solving course allows students to equip themselves with the • Criminal Law legal underpinning of professional body requirements as • Business Law and Commercial Awareness well as acquire specialist and bespoke knowledge of the • Contemporary Issues in eLaw legal implications of digital technology and emerging • IT Law and the Digital Economy developments within this field. • Intellectual Property Law • Professional Services and eLaw Management At the same time, provision of legal services is moving • Cyber Crime and Security at a fast pace towards the use of online systems of • Social Media, Risk and Legal Regulation managing claims, resolution of disputes and the • Legal Advice Clinic emergence of e-courts. The shift in the dynamics of the • Mooting digital economy also provides opportunities for wrong- doing, fraud and cybercrime often underpinning security For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. issues. Development of such a pathway within the suite of LLB awards is contemporary and cutting-edge. Graduate destinations Upon graduation, you’ll be able to continue your studies What you’ll do via our highly regarded Legal Practice Course, or complete one of our specialised postgraduate degrees. Students will share the common pathway to gain the Completing this LLB (Hons) eLaw degree will provide you skills needed in the foundations of legal knowledge but with the skill set and knowledge to work across the sector branch out to study IT Law and the Digital Economy. of legal practice and legal services. In the final stages of the course you will study a variety of topics. These range from cybercrime and terrorism This degree will create digitally enabled students who through to the dynamics and issues around the legal are seeking to work within the law-related areas of control and liability linked to e-commerce. Plus, the use e-commerce and business, the gaming and Esports of artificial intelligence and the emerging legal debates industry as well as telecommunications and the around how e-resources inform both substantive law management of social media. and legal practice, the move to digital management of law firms and the reforms around e-courts and e-dispute resolution. Routes to postgraduate study The course aims to equip students with the knowledge LLM Digital Law and International Security and understanding of the key curriculum required for professional bodies while offering the opportunity to PgDip Legal Practice gain specialist legal and commercial knowledge. Many LLM Legal Practice legal and ethical issues will be covered around artificial intelligence, legal regulation of gaming and esports, PhD

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

161 E Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BEng (Hons) H629 112 3 BEng (Hons) with a placement year H630 112 4 MEng H656 128 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features From the aerospace and automotive sectors to • Instrumentation and Measurement telecommunications and power generation, engineers • Mechanics and Fluids who are skilled in electrical and electronic engineering • Communications Principles are in considerable demand across industry. • Signals, Systems and Embedded Software • Engineering Maths with Applications Our Electrical and Electronic Engineering degrees offer • Electrical Power, Machines and Drives flexible pathways to tailor your studies and allows you to • Advanced Electrical/Electronic Simulation and Control explore both disciplines. • Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Engineering What you’ll do • Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering • Optional placement year In Year 1, your learning will closely mirror our other • Engineering Project engineering degrees (aeronautical, automotive etc.) • Power Electronics and Semiconductor Devices to ensure you have a solid grounding in engineering • Power System and Engineering Analysis principles. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. In Year 2 you’ll specialise in areas such as advanced electrical and electronic simulation and control. BEng (Hons) students can also take an optional industrial Graduate destinations placement. This is a great chance to develop your Our graduates work in a variety of organisations in: employability skills and get you ready for potential • Electrical power generation, transmission and graduate roles. Our close links with many high-profile distribution companies mean that we can help secure placements. • Renewable energy • Rail and road transport networks In Year 3 you will complete a substantial engineering • Industrial manufacturing project. You will also get the chance to present your work • Construction and building services to industry and the public at the annual GradEX event. • Specialist engineering and consultancy • Petrochemicals If you choose the integrated MEng degree however, you • Telecommunications will complete a substantial industrial-based project before • Defence related industries, including the Ministry progressing to Masters level study in Year 4. of Defence

You’ll also be able to take part in events arranged by our professional accrediting body, the IET, as well as Routes to postgraduate study benefiting from guest speakers from industry. MSc Electronic Engineering

Accreditation: IET accreditation being sought for BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering

162 Engineering Design E

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) H103 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year H104 112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Our course will also build your skills in management to If you want to develop your ideas, solve problems, make make you an all-rounder in the engineering sector, with prototypes, use 3D printers and get hands-on with modules focusing on design reflection, leadership and tools and materials this is the course for you. It’s been professional development. developed with input from industry to prepare you for an engineering career with confidence to communicate and We will also provide you provide you with a broad-based understand both theoretical and applied principles. You education in a range of engineering allowing scope for will have the opportunities to work with others, work on entry into a wide range of disciplines within engineering. exciting briefs, use equipment, understand manufacturing Including electronics, robotics and CAD. processes and how they influence design. Course features This course is ideal if you’re interested in product • Opportunities to design, build and innovate physical design, creative engineering and innovating your ideas. engineering solutions You will be introduced to Computer Aided Design • Engineering laboratories packed with state-of-the-art (CAD), materials and manufacture with a focus on key equipment engineering skills through the use of examples and • Undertake an independent project on the Engineering problem-based learning. Design field

You could develop the skills to develop amazing design For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. solutions that could help society and change the world! Graduate destinations The BSc (Hons) degree has been structured and This degree will enable you to pursue professional developed to fully satisfy the educational requirements careers in engineering at a level which requires the for professional registration as an Incorporated Engineer exercise of sound judgement, personal responsibility and (IEng). initiative, and the ability to make engineering decisions including: What you’ll do • Mechanical design engineer Project work within the BSc programme includes both • Electrical design engineer an individual work and more wide-ranging group design • Aerospace engineer projects to meet the demand for skilled, professionally • CAD engineer competent, engineering designers. Many of our graduates also use their specialist knowledge You’ll be taught the concepts of design and practice, and transferable skills as a basis for careers in teaching, from an introductory level, through to an advanced healthcare or sport and exercise. Graduates can also level, which will equip you with an understanding of the continue via a suitable MSc programme whilst others principles of engineering science. qualify as Incorporated Engineers.

You will learn different arms of engineering design, from mechanical and thermofluids, to design and ergonomics, and right through to digital communication and Routes to postgraduate study emerging technologies. Readying you for employment MSc Applied Research straight out of the gates after graduation.

163 E English Literature and Creative Writing

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) QW41 112 3 BA (Hons) two-year accelerated QW40 120 2

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline chance to range across critical and creative practice. Our degree pathways in English, English and Creative Flexible module choices and innovative critical-creative Writing and Creative Writing give you the chance to modules allow you to study across the pathways. combine the analytical precision of English with your own flair and passion for creating literature. In Year 3, alongside your option modules, you can complete an extended piece of supervised research or During your course, you’ll explore how writers have creative project. Throughout your lectures, seminars transformed the portrayal of the world, constantly and workshops we will work with you to expand your remaking how we think about literature and even what knowledge and understanding of literature across literature is. You’ll contextualise great works through centuries and continents. critical and theoretical interpretations and discover your own approaches to writing by engaging with the finest Course features prose, poetry, drama and screenwriting. • British Literature since 1945 • Writing for Success Across all of our pathways, you’ll be welcomed by a • Imagining America. friendly team of experts who are publishing critics and • Victorian Modernity authors. Our dedicated team are here to look after your • Writing for Publication future, consistently achieving 90% and above for Overall • Identity and Place Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey and 100% for teaching and feedback. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

Our two-year accelerated degree allows you to get into Graduate destinations the job market ahead of your peers, or start your new On our degrees, you will develop high-level critical career with the shortest possible interruption to your and creative intelligence that will give you access to a earning. wide range of professions, such as journalism, teaching, personnel management, social work or the media. What you’ll do In Year 1, all students will develop their writing, analysis and communication skills by covering major periods, Routes to postgraduate study genres and debates. Creative Writing modules introduce you to the skills you need to write poetry, prose and for MA Degree by Negotiated Study the screen. PGCE English

In the second year on our English Literature pathway, you’ll pay close attention to the developments in literature, from Shakespeare to the experiments and innovation of 20th and 21st centuries. In Creative Writing you will focus on key compositional skills in a range of genres and knowledge of the publishing industry. The English and Creative Writing pathway gives you the

91% student satisfaction*

*National Student Survey 2018 See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

164 Esports E

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) S100 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year S102 112 4

BA (Hons) with a foundation year S101 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features The BA (Hons) Esports focuses on the business of esports. • Join one of our competitive societies You will learn within a practical technical environment • Take part in UK varsities everything required to host small and large scale events. • Visit esports events in the UK Developing your skills for single player and multi-player • Opportunities for placements with industry team events you will create business plans to build • Study for the Google Digital Garage exams teams, create online communities and promote your • Study in a dedicated esports lab and pro gamer events through digital marketing. You will also get the training facility opportunity to explore the culture of esports, its audience and fan base as well as a variety of the most popular For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. current game genres. As the sector grows, the ethical and legislative regulations are trying to keep pace, you will Graduate destinations learn what is happening in the industry right now and how You don’t need to be a pro gamer to get involved with these issues are affecting the esports environment. esports. In fact, there are many different roles that are opening up in this growing industry. You could choose to What you’ll do work behind the scenes designing layouts or in front of the camera as a shoutcaster or host. There are also many In Year 1, you’ll be introduced to esports cultures and opportunities to work in esports journalism, PR, marketing learn about streaming techniques and layouts. You will and content creation. The industry is crying out for learn about the business of competitive gaming and knowledgeable, well trained people to work in this ever event marketing, and work towards organising your first growing and fast paced space. esports event.

In Year 2 you’ll continue your studies of event management to develop and deliver a team-based esports event. You will learn about the technical setup that’s required to deliver these events, along with public relations skills to promote the event. You will also learn how to add hype and excitement through casting and hosting, skills that are in demand across the sector.

In the final year you will become totally immersed in esports and develop a large-scale commercial event from start to finish. You will also learn about games community management and the legal issues involved with esports. Building teams is big business and you will learn what it takes to set them up and run them effectively and through the use of data analytics learn how to present meaningful statistics during game play.

165 E Events Management

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) N820 96 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year N822 96 4 BA (Hons) with a foundation year* N821 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In your final year, you’ll get to plan, develop and Event management is an exciting industry and you will manage a live event, following your engagement with need skills in creativity, teamwork and project planning the events industry throughout your course. Past events to be successful. Our degree offers plenty of hands-on have included a successful combination of arts, music opportunities to develop these skills whilst organising a and cultural events. The experience that you’ll gain on range of events as part of the course. this course will equip you with the skills to thrive in the growing and dynamic event industry. We work with a number of leading events organisations, offering you valuable work experience during your Course features course. You will have the opportunity to develop live • Experiential Marketing event briefs for local and regional organisations giving • Digital Marketing you experience in managing social media for events – a • Project Planning and Strategy great opportunity to enhance your CV. • Designing and delivering events • Overseas Residential An overseas residential study tour is a highlight of the • Event Management Project course and we have visited Barcelona and Iceland in • Managing the visitor experience recent years. We also visit many UK events, in the past • Conference and Trade Show Management these have included The London Olympic Games and International Confex, The World Travel Market and Travel For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. Technology Europe in London. Graduate destinations What you’ll do We have graduates working in a wide range of roles During the course you will learn through a combination of within the tourism and event industry, such as: lectures, field trips, practical workshops, online debates • Conference and event organisers within local, regional, and guest lectures. You’ll engage with the tourism and national and international destination management events industry through a co-ordinated visit programme organisations which includes a range of visitor attractions, hotels • Event managers for charities, including Cancer and events across the UK and overseas. You’ll learn Research UK how to plan, manage and run arts, cultural, sporting, • Marketing managers within the visitor attraction sector entertainment, business and trade events, exhibitions and conferences. Routes to postgraduate study We have relationships with a wide range of leading events organisations, which will help you to find valuable Masters of Business Administration work experience. There is also the option of completing MSc Digital Marketing Management a placement year in industry before you start your third year.

Affiliation: Members of the Association for Event Management Education (AEME) 94% 95% Recognised by The Association of British Professional Conference student Employability* Organisers (ABPCO) satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 166 Fashion F

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W235 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year W23A 112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline You’ll work on live industry projects for real companies Develop your creative conceptual thinking and gain a – gaining work experience and boosting your portfolio. real understanding of commercial design. A degree in Collaborations with other courses such as photography, Fashion Design prepares you for a successful career in journalism and film are also encouraged to broaden your the fashion industry and nurtures your creativity, ambition knowledge and develop strong teamwork skills. and imagination. An optional placement year will provide you with the As well as fashion design, this course covers the opportunity to work in industry. This will allow you to put fundamentals of the fashion industry such as business and the knowledge and skills learned during your course into networking, boosting employability prospects in what is a practice, and the experience gained is advantageous highly competitive industry. upon graduation in this highly competitive industry.

This course is led by teaching staff with a wealth of Course features experience in the fashion industry, with visiting lecturers • Technical Processes of Fashion and guest speakers giving students a diverse perspective. • Visualisation • Fashion in Context Be among the first to use our brand-new fashion facilities, • History and Theory of Fashion which are kitted out with industry-standard equipment. • Pattern Cutting Access to technology such as Gerber CAD pattern • Fashion Business cutting, laser cutting, and 3D and digital fabric printing • Fashion Industry Ready ensures that our graduates are at the cutting edge of • Portfolio and Promotion developments in fashion. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do Fashion is an ever-changing industry that needs Graduate destinations professionals who can respond to its challenges. On this Graduates from our Fashion degree are likely to find course you will acquire skills and knowledge across many work as fashion designers, stylists, buyers, merchandisers, areas of the fashion industry, giving you a clear overview pattern cutters, and trend forecasters. The emphasis is and direction in which area to specialise in. on employability skills alongside creativity throughout, developing a professional portfolio, and pursuing exciting You’ll master the practical and technical skills used career prospects through continual assessment and in fashion, covering areas such as pattern cutting, dedicated supervision. CAD, promotion and styling. You’ll also gain solid understanding of fashion theory that directly links to your practical skills, as well as giving you business knowledge. Routes to postgraduate study

MA Negotiated Study

TOP 10 for design and crafts

The Guardian League Tables 2019 (#7)

167 F Film and Media Production

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) W600 112 3 BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) with a W601 112 4 placement year BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) with a W602 48 4 foundation year (foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline What you’ll do Our film and media production course will provide you To develop your knowledge and understanding with the skills and expertise to succeed in the film and/ of professional practice, every year you’ll have the or media industry, pursuing careers such as film director, opportunity to complete a period of professional work producer, cinematographer, sound recordist and editor. experience. The course has been designed with our new pathway structure, so you have the option to focus on a specific To enrich your academic and practical studies there will element of film and media production during your studies. be field trips to art galleries, film screenings and leading film festivals in the UK and abroad. You’ll also visit some You’ll learn how to research, develop, write, produce, of the UK’s leading production facilities and attend direct, shoot, edit and promote your own creative residential trips to shoot films on location. portfolio of short films. You’ll also develop professional skills in areas such as camera operation, sound recording, Thanks to our relationships with leading production art direction, editing, sound design and post-production. companies, we are also able to offer internship opportunities with organisations such as Double During the course, you will have the opportunity to Negative, QVC and Fuzzy Duck Creative. complete a period of work experience to develop your knowledge and understanding of professional practice. Many of our students make contacts for future Course features • Cinema Studies employment during these placements. What’s more, in • Craft Skills for Film Production the second year of the course, should you wish, you can • Film Production Processes choose to specialise. This will tailor your module structure • Ideas Development & Pre-Production in a way that gives you expertise in one of the following • Non-Fiction Film Production fields of film and media production: • Advanced Craft Skills for Film Production • Advertising Film • Directing and Producing • Music Video • Fiction Film Production • Experimental Production • Production Technologies For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

All students will receive their technical and theoretical sessions together and then you can choose how to Graduate destinations produce your work within the context of one of the You’ll find graduates from our Media (Film) Production pathway themes. degree working in the film and television production industry around the world – from Hollywood to New Enrich your academic and practical studies by attending Zealand. They work in a broad variety of production field trips to art galleries, film screenings and leading roles, including directors, producers, scriptwriters, film festivals in the UK and abroad. Visit some of the UK’s cinematographers, production designers, camera leading production facilities and attend residential trips operators, sound designers, editors and special effects to shoot films on location. All while having access to artists. industry-leading film production equipment and spending the majority of your time working in our professional film production studio and post-production facilities. TOP 10 for Graduate Prospects

Times Higher Education 2018 See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

168 Film, Television and Radio F

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W620 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year W622 48 4 (foundation year delivered at Stoke- on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Throughout the course you’ll use our fully equipped This course will give you a solid understanding of the media centre, complete with TV and radio studios, to critical and production elements of film and broadcasting. create programmes and films. You will learn about the It is ideal if you want to gain skills in order to work in film, latest trends in broadcasting and benefit from visits by television or radio. You’ll also be given the opportunity to guest lecturers such as film and TV directors, scriptwriters, specialise in an area of the entertainment industry as you agents and script editors. progress through your degree. Course features Our Film, Television and Radio degree focuses on writing, • Creative Radio presenting, producing, editing, analysing and preparing • Creative Television Production programmes and films for audiences. There will be • Film Practice: Process and Deconstruction regular opportunities to attend film festivals, residential • Principles and Practices of Film, TV and Radio trips, networking events and studio visits. Production • Writing for Film, TV and Radio Some of our lecturers have previous experience working • Film Production: Documentary and Drama in the broadcast industry and have associations with • Film, TV and Radio Contexts a number of industry organisations, such as the Royal • TV Studio Production Television Society, the Writers’ Guild and the Radio • Media Employment Research Project and Work Academy. Placement • Media Entertainment What you’ll do During your first year, you’ll gain practical skills in the For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. three production areas of film, television and radio, as well as learning about their background contexts. You Graduate destinations will also explore scriptwriting. To put your new skills Many graduates from our Film, Television, and Radio into practice, you’ll then work on a production in our TV degree work in the media industry. They have worked studio. on productions such as 007 Skyfall, Harry Potter, Let It Shine, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, The Voice UK, Strictly Come In Years 2 and 3, you will be given a choice of optional Dancing and Emmerdale. Their roles include film modules so you can specialise in film, television or radio. directors, production coordinators, production runners You’ll also choose broadcasting and cinema research and researchers, radio presenters, camera and technical topics that reflect your media interests, as well as gaining operators, TV directors and producers, screenwriters and industry experience. We have close links with industry and programme schedulers. will support you to gain work placements on BBC shows such as The Antiques Roadshow and The Great Pottery Throw Down.

TOP 10 93% 90% for Graduate student Employability* Prospects satisfaction* *Destinations of Times Higher *National Student Leavers from Higher Education 2018 Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 169 F Fine Art

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W100 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Our Fine Art degree will allow you to realise your creative • Fine Art Studio Practice potential through exciting and challenging opportunities. • Understanding Contemporary Art The course provides experience of a wide range of • Exhibiting and Curating in Fine Art arts media relevant to contemporary arts practice. • Professional Practice and Placement This includes but is not limited to: painting, drawing, • Fine Art Project Resolution sculpture, video, photography, digital applications and • Reviewing, Curating and Writing on Contemporary Art performance. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. On our Fine Art degree, you will be supported to establish your own practice as an artist: working in our Graduate destinations spacious studios, galleries and workshops; exploring Our graduates have gone on to become successful your ideas through site specific contexts; and taking practising visual artists, winning important prizes and part in professional external projects and a yearly public receiving industry recognition. The course provides the exhibition. transferable skills to take up positions in a wide range of cultural and creative employment destinations. Recent Our teaching team are all professional artists and are able graduates are now working as photographic production to support you with a structured technical, theoretical, managers, gallery directors and set designers. imaginative and practical approach to arts practice.

What you’ll do Routes to postgraduate study The course offers a dynamic curriculum that embraces your creativity, encourages your ambition and cultivates MA Negotiated Studies your talent and skill. You will combine practical training with stimulating intellectual discussions around key debates in the visual arts. There is an excellent programme of visiting artist talks and a yearly optional educational trip to major national and international art venues as far afield as Berlin, Venice and Barcelona.

Developing your individuality as an artist is key to your learning on this course. When you leave us, you will be prepared to take on a broad range of professional opportunities across a variety of exciting careers in the arts and creative industries.

To broaden your knowledge of career opportunities, you will benefit from working with practising professionals and will be supported to take on a work placement. We have strong links to the local and regional art scene, which enables our students and graduates to take part in inspiring professional projects and exhibitions each year.

95% Employability*

*Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 170 Football Coaching and Performance F

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) two-year accelerated C610 120 2

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Course outline Course features If you are considering a career in the football industry, • Developing Research and Skills in Sport and Exercise have an interest in coaching, or have an ambition to • Fundamentals of Exercise, Physiology and further develop your theoretical and practical knowledge Biomechanics and skills within the sector, then our Football Coaching • Coaching and Teaching in Sport and Performance degree is ideal for you. • Talent Identification and Development in Football • Contemporary Issues in Sports Coaching This is an accelerated degree, which is delivered over • Paediatric Strength and Conditioning two years instead of the typical three years for an • Professional Practice in Football undergraduate course. The course provides aspiring football coaches with the skills and knowledge required For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. to gain employment in the football industry, both in the UK and internationally. Graduate destinations Graduates from our Football Coaching and Performance This course is delivered by a highly motivated and well- degree can expect to gain employment as football qualified team of academics, as well as expert UEFA- academy directors or managers, or academy coaches. licensed football coaches. They may also explore self-employed coaching opportunities both in the UK and internationally. What you’ll do The course combines the disciplines of football coaching, FA coach education, performance and match analysis, Routes to postgraduate study as well as training and conditioning, to enhance football players’ development and maximise their performance. MSc Sports Coaching The knowledge and theories developed from these MSc Applied Research disciplines is applied to football coaching and ultimately put into practice on the field. MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science You will gain insight and experience of using industry- standard performance analysis software, which are used PGCE PE within professional football clubs. PGCE Primary with PE

PhD Sport Science Incorporated into your study will be a guaranteed work placement, which will provide you with the opportunity to gain a valuable insight in to the inner workings of a professional football club, or the development of football in the UK at a community level. Currently, placements are offered at employers including EFL club Stoke City FC or the Sir Stanley Matthews Coaching Foundation.

Partnership: Staffordshire FA TOP 10 for Sports Science

The Guardian League Tables 2019

171 F Forensic Investigation

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) F412 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year F415 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year* TBC 48 4 MSci 8H16 120 4 Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Please see our website for up-to- date UCAS codes.

Course outline In Year 3 our BSc (Hons) students follow the complete Our Forensic Investigation degrees are ideal for those process from investigating major crimes, to recovering who have a strong interest in crime scene examination, and analysing evidence to present in court. MSci students evidence analysis and criminal investigations. will spend their fourth year developing enhanced professional skills by completing work experience in a We will equip you for a career working with the police, a forensic investigation field. forensic provider or any other investigative or intelligence agency, such as the Home Office or the National Crime Course features Agency. • Introduction to Forensic Science

• Introduction to Policing If you wish to spend a year in industry, the BSc (Hons) • Science for Justice degree with a placement year will be the best choice for • Crime Scene Documentation you. Alternatively, our MSci course combines Bachelors • Methods of Crime Detection and Masters level study in one integrated programme, as • Bodies of Evidence well as providing you with the opportunity to undertake • Forensic Investigative Skills professional work experience. • Research and Professional Skills Our industry standard facilities include a crime scene • Cybercrime house, dedicated laboratories and specialist equipment • Advanced Investigative Techniques – MSci only to search fingerprint databases, extract data from For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. mobile phones and detect forged documents including passports and banknotes. Graduate destinations Graduates from our BSc (Hons) Forensic Investigation What you’ll do degree have progressed onto careers as crime scene In Year 1, you will be introduced to the principles and officers, police officers, prison officers, intelligence practical techniques of forensic investigation. You’ll research officers, laboratory analysts, fraud investigators, study the power of search and arrest, crime scene digital forensic examiners, teachers, forensic technicians documentation, the identification, recovery and analysis and fingerprint analysts. Graduates from our MSci of evidence and the interpretation of forensic results. Forensic Investigation degree have gone on to work

as case builders, forensic investigators, and forensic During Year 2, you’ll analyse and interpret a range of presentation technicians. criminalistic and biological evidence types, including trace evidence, firearms evidence, skeletal remains and body fluids. Routes to postgraduate study You will also enhance your investigative skills, gaining MSc Forensic Science experience in crime scene management, developing forensic strategies and interviewing witnesses and victims. MSc Applied Research Digital evidence is present at almost all crime scenes, MSc Digital Forensic Investigation therefore capture and interpretation of digital evidence is incorporated throughout your core modules. PhD

Accreditation: The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

172 Forensic Psychology F

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) C890 96-112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year C892 96-112 4

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Course outline A foundation year entry point is available for this course. Our Forensic Psychology degree covers criminality, crime After successful completion of the foundation year of investigation and the roles of psychology and forensic the BSc (Hons) Psychology course students are able science in the criminal justice system. If you’re interested transfer to any of our Psychology based courses based at in criminal attitudes and want to investigate how Staffordshire University. psychology can help us to understand criminal behaviour, this course provides an excellent basis for a career in Course features criminality-related areas. • Crime Scene Investigation • People Behaving Badly Taught from our £30m Science Centre, our facilities • Foundations of Psychology include an observation room, psychology labs, cutting- • Perspectives in Psychology edge equipment and separately, our very own Crime • Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology Scene House. • Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice • Understanding the Social World You’ll complete group and individual projects, develop • Voluntary Work Experience: Applications of Psychology your presentation skills and use techniques such as • Research Assistantship fingerprint and drug analysis, eye-tracking and galvanic • Methods of Crime Detection skin response. • Drugs of Abuse

What you’ll do For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. Our Forensic Psychology degree will help you to delve further into the inner workings of the mind, to broaden Graduate destinations your understanding of the human psyche and to question Graduates from our Forensic Psychology degree have why people behave the way they do. pursued careers with the police, the National Probation Service, the prison service and the Home Office. After You will explore the underlying thoughts, feelings and completing British Psychological Society accredited motivations behind criminal minds across a broad range postgraduate study, some have become professional of topic areas. You will also cover the fundamental chartered psychologists whilst others have sought careers principles of psychology which will allow you to analyse in social, welfare and health management. the relationships between psychological and social factors which can contribute to deviant and antisocial behaviour. Routes to postgraduate study

MSc Health Psychology Many of our lecturers are active in research or have experience working within the legal system and will lead MSc Applied Research you through your lectures, seminars, practical sessions MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology and lab work. All are experts within their fields and will offer support and guidance throughout your entire time Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology studying with us. Professional Doctorate Health Psychology

Accreditation: British Psychological Society (BPS) 91% 100% student Employability* satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 173 F Forensic Science

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) F410 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year F416 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year F413 48 4 (foundation year delivered at Stoke- on-Trent College) MSci 2R14 120 4 Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In your fourth year as an MSci student, you will have the Our BSc (Hons) Forensic Science degree has been opportunity to work more independently through either a designed to develop scientific expertise, advanced professional placement or a research assistantship. By this analytical problem solving and transferable skills. The stage, you’ll have the laboratory skills needed to function course is ideal for those who are interested in the autonomously to demonstrate the wide variety of skills application of science within the criminal justice system. expected at Masters-level.

For our BSc (Hons) students, there is an opportunity to Course features undertake a 12-month placement. You may choose to • Introduction to Forensic Science work within Staffordshire Police Forensic Services or with • Crime Scene Documentation other forensic providers and laboratory-based employers. • Chemical Principles for Forensic Science The MSci course combines the traditional three year • Biological Principles for Forensic Science Bachelors-level degree with Masters-level study in one • Methods of Crime Detection integrated programme. Whichever degree you choose • Methods of Chemical Analysis to complete, you will benefit from our highly practical • DNA Profiling and Forensic Biology approach to learning. • Research Skills for Forensic Science • Independent Project You will gain hands-on experience using a range of • Advanced Research Methods – MSci only instruments and techniques used in forensic science, such as Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. DNA profiling, blood pattern analysis, drug profiling and scanning electron microscopy. Our industry-standard Graduate destinations facilities include a Crime Scene House and specialist Graduates from our Forensic Science degrees laboratories. have secured roles as forensic scientists at national providers, including Eurofins Forensic Services and What you’ll do Cellmark Forensic Services. Other destinations include In Year 1, you’ll learn about crime scene investigation crime scene officers for various police constabularies, and the importance of preserving evidence. You’ll cover forensic technicians, fingerprint analysts, public service relevant biological and chemical principles, as well organisations and teaching, whilst others move on to as photography and other crime scene documenting postgraduate study. techniques. In Year 2, you’ll focus on analysis and measurement. You’ll expand on the principles of criminalistic methods, forensic chemistry, forensic biology Routes to postgraduate study and DNA profiling. MSc Forensic Science

MSc Applied Research In Year 3, our BSc (Hons) students put forensic knowledge into practice by working on simulated crime scenes. MSc Digital Forensic Investigation You’ll also complete an independent research project in a PhD current forensic field.

Accreditation: The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences - BSc (Hons), BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year and MSci Royal Society of Chemistry – Graduates may be eligible for Associate Membership of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)

174 Games Art G

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) I741 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year I742 48 4

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Course outline In Year 2 you will have the option to choose a specialist If you want to create the amazing visual elements that pathway and focus your module choices around a are seen in games, our Games Art degree will provide particular area. Depending on your choices, you can you with the skills you need for a career as a 3D artist. learn digital sculpting techniques to create game This course follows our brand-new pathways structure, characters using ZBrush, or create environments using allowing you to specialise in a particular area in the field a combination of ZBrush, 3DS Max, Photoshop and the of games art, and covers everything from environment Unreal engine. You’ll also develop an understanding of and character creation to props, vehicle and weaponry game production by being a games artist for a group design. games development project.

Throughout the course, you’ll study 3D modelling, digital In the final year of your degree, you’ll continue to sculpting, texturing, observational drawing and character develop your portfolio with advanced 3D modelling. If design. You’ll learn how to apply the fundamentals you’re a character artist you’ll be able to specialise with of art and design theory and contextual art studies to creature sculpting. You will also be a senior member your practical art skill development. You will also be of a collaborative games development team which will encouraged to develop your own artistic workflow. In prepare you for working in the industry. the second year of study you can choose to specialise in one of the following areas of games art, gaining a more Course features focused expertise and making yourself more employable • 3D Modelling for Games in specific roles: • Environment Art Production • Character • Character Art Production • Environment • Fundamental Art Skills for Games • Character Concept Design The course is designed in collaboration with the games • Life Drawing industry. We are members of TIGA, and industry • Art Direction for Games sponsored state-of-the art games design studio. What’s • 3D Hard Surface Modelling more, games studios visit the University on a regular basis for industry talks and workshops, so you’ll have the For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. opportunity to build contacts for your future career. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Our past graduates have achieved worldwide success, During your first year, you’ll learn 3D modelling and securing jobs in games studios around the globe. One texturing using a physically-based rendering (PBR) graduate was Lead Character Artist at Naughty Dog, workflow for environment assets in the Unreal games working on The Last of Us, before moving to Avalanche engine. You’ll develop your understanding of art Studios in New York. We also have artists at Playground and design principles including: light, colour, shape, Games, Codemasters, Dovetail Games and Sumo Digital. form, volume and anatomy through life drawing and fundamental art skills. You’ll cultivate your artistic eye to make use of light, colour and composition in games Routes to postgraduate study contemporary media. MSc 3D Computer Games Design

Affiliation: Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the 100% trade bodies that represent the UK’s games industry. Employability*

*Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018. See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 175 G Games Cultures

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) I621 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year I626 48 4 (foundation year delivered at Stoke- on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline and the development process as a whole, including If you are interested in studying, discussing and the management of fans and players in esports, as it researching issues around the games industry and becomes increasingly vital to the success of a game. its players, this course is perfect for you. The gaming industry has grown steadily alongside the development of Teaching takes place in a variety of settings, from large digital games as a mainstream form of entertainment and lectures through to small groups and seminars. You provides exciting prospects for graduates. will collaborate with students studying courses such as Computer Gameplay Design and Production, and Games The course will give you a grounding in the current Journalism and PR. This will provide you with a wide sociological and ethical issues in gaming, along with range of knowledge and experience, which will give you the historical context of computer games from a global an edge in the games industry. perspective. Our tutors range from industry specialists who work on and publish games, to teachers, researchers Course features and academics. We have experience in creating excellent • Games Studies courses and producing graduates who are industry-ready. • Fundamentals of Gameplay • Narratology for Games This course develops students who understand the • The History of Games Technology players of games and how to analyse and report on their • New Developments in Games user experience. • Virtual Reality Technology • Gamification Our academics come from a variety of backgrounds, • Production Skills for Games including fine art, games design, simulation and • Gameplay Applications mathematical modelling. They are some of the leading • Games Studies Project academics in this field and the course leader, Nia Wearn, • Esports and Competitive Gaming was listed as one of the UK’s top 100 most influential women in the industry. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

What you’ll do Graduate destinations This course draws upon the strengths of our teaching The skills you learn on the BA (Hons) Games staff. They have expertise in sociological issues and Cultures course will equip you for roles in community representation within games, narrative and storytelling, management, UX analysis, work in esports, research and gameplay analysis and gamification. In your first posts, curating exhibitions and running events, education, year, you will explore the current and historical place business development and analogue games design. of computer games from a global perspective. This will provide you with a solid grounding with which to explore the implications of gaming in the future. Routes to postgraduate study In the second and third years, you’ll learn about the MA Degree by Negotiated Study practical element of production, studio and community management. This will give you an overview of games

176 Games PR and Community Management G

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) G623 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year G624 112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline communities, social media, live projects, and innovative A ground-breaking course for the games community PR campaigns. This will give you an overview of games managers of the future. This course will get your creative community management as whole, including how to build, juices flowing, transporting you into a professional maintain and create engaging content for communities environment where you will examine day-to-day and how to plan exclusive community events. experiences of a games PR community manager. Teaching takes place in a variety of settings, from large You’ll get to experience how to think creatively, striving lectures through to small groups and seminars. You for innovation on multiple channels. From gaming will collaborate with students studying courses such communities to social media (Snapchat, Twitch, Reddit, as Computer Gameplay Design and Production. This Instagram and beyond), you will learn how to create will provide you with a wide range of knowledge and gaming content and campaigns for a variety of outlets. experience, which will give you an edge in the games During your games PR strand you will get to analyse the industry. academic and practical aspects of games PR. You will learn how to examine and develop innovative 360 games Course features PR campaigns that may include social media, influencer • Fundamentals of Community Management outreach, events, consumer media, specialist games press, • Games Content Creation: Communities trade PR and working with third-parties and partners. • Community Management: Developers We always place a great importance on postgraduate • Games PR: Thinking 360 employability and, therefore, have a programme of guest • Building and Developing Communities: Analytics and lectures from leading industry experts from the world of Beyond community management and games PR who will visit each • Games Content Creation: Social semester to share their experience and set live, real-world • Community Management: AAA Publishers and Global briefs for you to work on. Giants • Future Games PR and Marketing On completion of this course you will leave with an • Community Management: Events outstanding portfolio and showreel that showcases you • Games Content Creation: Live are industry-ready and can work in a games community • Crisis Community Management Project management role or social media management role in a • Games Professional Pitch variety of industries. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do This course draws upon the strengths of our teaching Graduate destinations The skills and knowledge you learn on this degree staff. They have expertise in games design, games PR and will prepare you for careers in games community marketing and games business. In your first year, you will management, social media, PR, journalism, content explore the basics of community management, content creation and events. Our graduates are also prepared for creation, social media and PR for games. This will provide study at postgraduate level. you with a solid grounding with which to explore the implications of gaming in the future.

In the second and third years, you’ll learn about Routes to postgraduate study community management specialises, from developers, to publishers, agency and in-house, alongside social MA Degree by Negotiated Study media management for games, content creation for

Partnership: Staffordshire University is a member of TIGA and Ukie, the bodies that represent the UK’s games industry.

177 G General Engineering with a foundation year

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BEng (Hons) H100 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features If you’d like to complete an engineering-based degree • Foundation Quantitative Methods but your qualifications don’t meet the entry requirements • Engineering Science for degree-level study, our General Engineering with • Design and Communication Foundation Year programme could provide the perfect • Engineering and Technology Applications solution. • Principles of Materials

The foundation year will give you a solid introduction For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. to engineering and applied technology. It is ideal if you consider you would benefit from additional knowledge Graduate destinations and experience before selecting a specific specialism Our graduates leave with a well-rounded practical in engineering. Alternatively, if you’re considering a knowledge of the engineering world and have career change and don’t have the necessary background secured careers across different sectors including qualifications for a future in engineering this entry point telecommunications, mechanical design, automotive, will help you achieve your ambitions. consultancy and aeronautical. Our graduates are also ideally placed to become specialists in their chosen fields During the foundation year, you’ll have the chance to via postgraduate study. gain basic engineering knowledge and skills as well as hands-on experience in our electronics, mechanical, automotive, aeronautical and product design labs.

Choosing your degree Once you have passed the foundation year, you will meet the requirements to progress onto one of our BEng (Hons) degree courses. The choice is extensive and includes courses such as: • Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering • Electrical and Electronic Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Motorsport Engineering

178 Geography G

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) F802 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Discover natural and built environments and learn about • The Dynamic Earth how they impact our lives. Our two Geography pathways • People & Places: An Introduction to Human Geography let you tailor your study interests in this diverse and • Global Challenges engaging subject. Geography allows you build a broad • This Changing Earth understanding of physical and human geography. The • Urban Worlds variety of optional modules prepare you for career paths from teaching to landscape assessment management. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

This course is designed using our brand-new pathways Graduate destinations structure, which gives you the option to focus your studies Our graduates move into a wide and exciting range on either human or physical geography. If you choose a of careers. Some progress onto postgraduate study, pathway route, your module structure will be tailored and and many go into teaching. Other popular graduate your final degree certificate will reflect your choice. destinations include: • River and coastal zone management Geography (Human) is ideal if you want to learn about • Town and transport planning people, their communities, cultures and environments. • Landscape assessment and management Geography (Physical) is for those who are more interested • Environmental management and policy in studying the processes and phenomena of the natural • Tourism and heritage management world.

What you’ll do Routes to postgraduate study In Years 1 and 2, you’ll develop your knowledge of a wide range of physical and/or human geographical issues, from MSc Sustainable Smart Cities earth surface processes and climate and environmental MA Degree by Negotiated Study change, to urban sustainability, regeneration, geology and conservation. You will explore field investigation, data analysis and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). In Year 1, you’ll attend a residential weekend field course and have a number of regional field days and in Year 2, you will have a week-long UK residential field course.

In Year 3, you’ll have the option to take a number of specialist physical and human geography modules to develop an advanced knowledge of your subject area, such as Glaciers and Society and People, Technology and Place. You’ll also complete either a dissertation or a work placement project. This is also enhanced by a week-long international field course.

Our generous fieldwork provision is included in the cost of your tuition fees, so you won’t have to fund any additional costs.

100% student satisfaction*

*National Student Survey 2018. See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

179 G Graphic Design

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W211 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline You’ll have access to individual desk space, tutorial Our Graphic Design degree reflects the diverse nature and group designated zones and central Mac/digital of contemporary visual communication. It’s ideal if you technologies. Our workshop facilities include wood, are passionate about creative thinking, problem solving, metal, plastics, ceramics, textiles, screen printing, design and experimenting through digital and traditional letterpress and experimental print, photography, media. animation, digital suites and laser-cutting.

Our team of specialist and award-winning lecturers Course features have strong links with industry, and many are successful • Visual Communication practitioners in their field. • Type and Image • Photography and Art Direction You will benefit from a range of specialist visiting lecturers • Digital and Social Media from industry and also have the opportunity to enter high • Branding profile national competitions such as D&AD, the Roses • Experimental Formats Creative Awards and the Penguin Random House Student • Creative Practice in Content Design Award. There will also be live brief projects from • Design Futures national brands such as Elmwood, Coley Porter Bell, The Chase, Moonpig and Alton Towers Resort. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do Graduate destinations We’ll challenge you to think differently. This course has Graduates from our Graphic Design degree develop an emphasis on creative visual thinking and craft. You’ll a wide variety of practical skills to prepare them for become a versatile practitioner, experimenting creatively positions within design studios, advertising agencies, and generating strong ideas for a wide range of projects. branding companies, TV, film and freelance enterprises. Many now work in top creative studios such as The You will explore both the traditional core disciplines of Chase, Elmwood, True North, Coley Porter Bell, Viv-id, graphic design and the possibilities of new technology. TBWA, Saatchi & Saatchi, JKR and Havas Lynx. Areas covered include typography, image making, information design, photography and art direction; experimental formats, branding and packaging; 3D crafts, digital and social media and moving image. Routes to postgraduate study MA Negotiated Study To prepare you for the professional environment, we’ll help you develop a solid understanding of studio processes, such as pitching ideas and interpreting creative briefs. You’ll learn through a programme of projects, lectures, seminars, workshops and studio practice.

TOP 10 94% 100% for design student Employability* and crafts satisfaction* *Destinations of The Guardian League *National Student Leavers from Higher Tables 2019 (#7) Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 180 Health and Social Care H

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) L512 96 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Meeting the health and social care needs of the • The Context of Health and Social Care population is one of the greatest challenges facing any • Professional Issues society. It extends to almost every facet of social life, • Healthy Individuals through the Lifespan from the person who is unwell and seeking support for • Basic Counselling Skills themselves, to political decisions about how to structure • Introduction to Public Health national systems of healthcare delivery. • Understanding Organisations • Health Promotion Comprehensive in its content, this course has been • Extended Health and Social Care Project designed to produce the professionals of the future, who • Contemporary Issues can positively address the challenges that health and • Leadership and Management social care presents. • Understanding Health and Social Care Organisations

Throughout your studies you will be taught by friendly, For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. knowledgeable lecturers who have been employed in either health or social care and are well equipped to help Graduate destinations you relate your study topics to current policy and practice. An excellent choice of career pathways across the public and private sector awaits Health and Social Care graduates. What you’ll do These include: promoting good health, the advice A wide range of health and social care topics and issues sector, counselling, community development, education will be explored during the course. These include human support, charitable organisations, NHS support services, development through the lifespan, health policy, research Social Services, local government, and management. The and leadership. transferable skills provided by this degree will also prove extremely useful in many other roles. Your learning will help you to develop knowledge relevant to a productive future in the health and Graduates have gained employment in a wide range of social care sectors. Employability skills are embedded careers, mostly in the public and not-for-profit sectors. throughout the course, with a clear focus on how studies Careers in care management, community work, health can be applied within the workplace. These skills, which promotion and medical sales are all accessible for include professionalism, effective communication and graduates. the evaluation of evidence, can be applied in a range of areas, such as management, education and public health. Work experience will complement your classroom-based studies and an option module in Year 2 will allow you to Routes to postgraduate study select a topic in line with your goals. MPhil Health Studies

In short, we will help you to develop a clear direction, so MPhil Health and Welfare Studies that you will be ready to progress into employment or further study at the end of your degree. The scope of the programme will provide a breadth of opportunities in health and social care.

181 I Illustration

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W220 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline As the course progresses, you’ll define your personal Our Illustration degree is ideal if you’re interested in strengths, competition entry and professional practice. image-making, visual communications, printmaking, During your final year, you’ll focus on your professional visual storytelling or animation. You’ll become a versatile portfolio of work with the chance to enter competitions, illustrator and will establish a personal voice and vision exhibit, and work on live briefs. within an engaging portfolio of work. Course features With an emphasis on creative visual thinking and • Visual Communication craft, this course reflects the rich and diverse nature of • Drawing for Illustration contemporary image-making, inviting you to challenge its • Life Drawing boundaries through both digital and craft-based media. • Introduction to Animation • Visual Storytelling Our flexible studio space fosters an integrated approach • Illustration and Application to learning and we encourage you to collaborate, • Creative Practice in Context experiment and engage in a wide range of related visual • Professional Practice (including optional Work practices. These include: image making techniques, Placement) drawing for illustration, illustration for information and promotion, photography and art direction, visual For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. storytelling, editorial/book illustration, and crafts and animation. Graduate destinations Our Illustration degree will prepare you for a career in What you’ll do a variety of fields, including: book arts and publishing, Experimentation is key to developing your practice. You’ll editorial, animation and printmaking. It will also act as do this alongside creative thinking to form meaning and a firm foundation for postgraduate study. Many of our content. Working alongside Graphic Design students, graduates successfully run their own freelance businesses. you’ll absorb a broad knowledge of the design and They work on commissions for children’s books and image-making process, problem-solving and visual publications for companies such as Digital Arts magazine, language via a programme of set projects, lectures, AOL, New Scientist, Ammo magazine, Ikea, Anorak Press seminars, workshops, critiques and studio practice. and Kooga.

You’ll have access to tutorial and group designated zones and digital facilities including the latest Mac Routes to postgraduate study computers. Our workshop facilities include a dedicated life drawing studio, textiles, screen printing, letterpress MA Negotiated Study and experimental print, photography, animation, digital suites, laser cutting and 3D crafts.

Our team of specialist and practising lecturers have strong links with industry. As we encourage you to engage with students from other disciplines, you’ll work in teams as well as independently.

TOP 10 for design and crafts

The Guardian League Tables 2019 (#7)

182 Industrial Design: Product and Transport I

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) W323 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year* W322 112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline In your final year, you’ll complete a major design project. Innovative and creative, this exciting course with two You’ll also have the chance to exhibit your work to the distinct pathways will allow you to explore the world of general public and potential employers at our end of year product design or transport design. show and the New Designers Exhibition in London.

If you want a career designing anything from toys, You’ll have access to our fantastic new Smart Zone, lighting and furniture, to household goods and consumer a collaborative maker space with the latest rapid technology, our product design pathway could open prototyping, milling and laser cutting equipment, plus VR, up a whole world of career opportunities. Likewise, our AR, Robotics, 3D scanning and electronics kit. transport design pathway is perfect if you want to focus on concepts for autonomous vehicles, supercars, sustainable Our students take part in a number of international design mass-transit and motorcycles. competitions and in January 2018 we took 1st place at the Superyacht UK Young Designer Competition, just 1 year The course accredited by the Chartered Society of after winning both 1st and 2nd place. Designers and allows students to work alongside companies on live projects, often resulting in placement Course features opportunities. Our students work with companies such • Design Insight as JCB, Jaguar Land Rover, Westbridge Furniture, • Product Visualisation Bombardier, Halfords, Michelin, and Evoke Creative, • Design Concepts whose client list includes McDonalds, Google and • UX and VR JD Sports. • Design in Business • Inclusive Design and Ergonomics Add consultancy visits to London and New York and, • Design Futures for Product and Transport Design whether you plan to work in the product or transport industry, or as an independent consultant, we’ll provide For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. ample opportunities for you to acquire the skills necessary for success. Graduate destinations Graduates from our industrial design degree are highly What you’ll do sought after, securing careers worldwide and working on a wide variety of projects. They work for companies You’ll be introduced to core skills through structured including New Balance, Ferrari, Scott Sports, Evoke and practical design projects, involving idea generation, Creative, BMW, Ford, Pulse Fitness, Debenhams, drawing and rendering, model-making and CAD work. Westbridge Furniture, Maserati, Porsche and Triumph. You’ll also cover concept generation, ergonomics and Some graduates are also running their own businesses, usability and materials and manufacture. As the course teaching, and studying at postgraduate level. progresses, you’ll cover more advanced CAD projects and the role of rapid prototyping. You can also work on collaborative projects across the University.

Accreditation: Chartered Society of Designers

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

183 I International Relations

Award Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) 112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Apply directly to the University via the website. Fees are subject to part-time pro-rata basis.

Course outline This degree is an academically rigorous course and Tackle issues of global importance such as migration, as a distance learning programme it is one which you environment, security and human rights that affect our can fit around other commitments in your life. You everyday lives in this 4 year, part-time distance learning will be working independently for much of the time, course. demonstrating the ability to manage information, concepts and methods as well as the ability to organise The world is currently undergoing some profound time and your programme of study. The value of your BA changes and facing some serious threats. It’s never been will therefore be much greater than ‘just’ a qualification more important for countries to work together to find in IR: it will demonstrate self-motivation, discipline, common solutions to shared problems. self-reliance and other general competencies as well as academic ability. Issues such as environment, security, migration and human rights, need to be understood in a global context. Course features The need for people who have studied International • International History of the Twentieth Century Relations and understand the way that different countries • Political Ideas interact and relate to each other is greater than ever. • International Relations Theory • International Society: From Westphalia to the Present This course is delivered 100% online, allowing you to fit • Global Governance your studies around your lifestyle. • International Security Studies • International Relations Dissertation

What you’ll do For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. This is a four-year, part-time distance learning course, designed to give you a thorough knowledge and understanding of the discipline of International Relations Graduate destinations (IR) and the complex relationships and processes which A degree in International Relations is valued by a operate in the contemporary world. Core modules which range of different employers because of the critical will give you an essential foundation of knowledge in and transferable skills which it develops. It can be a IR and also optional modules which will enable you gateway into jobs in intelligence; journalism; Ministries to specialise in areas that particularly interest you. of Foreign Affairs; international organisations such as the These might be human rights; refugees and migration; European Union and the United Nations; international intelligence; or a range of security-related issues. non-governmental organisations such as Amnesty International or Greenpeace; or think tanks such as Saferworld.

184 Law L

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) LLB (Hons) M100 112 3 LLB (Hons) two-year accelerated M101 120 2 LLB (Hons) with a foundation year M111 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline which attracts a wide range of employers, enabling Our LLB (Hons) Law is a qualifying law degree that students to network and explore work experience is recognised by both the Solicitors Regulation opportunities. Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB). It offers innovative, exciting challenges and provides Course features opportunities to enter a wide range of law-related roles. • English Legal System and Legal Skills • Law and Society LLB (Hons) Law is the key route that students follow if they • Contract Law and Problem-Solving plan to enter the legal profession. From the opportunity • Tort Law and Civil Remedies to take part in mock trials to student conferences, the • Constitutional Law unique feature of this award is its student-centred, • European Union Law problem-based approach to learning. You’ll be offered • Administrative Law and Human Rights a supportive, guided environment to practice lawyering • Property Law and Practice skills and to create awareness of rules that lawyers should • Criminal Law apply in practice, as well as understanding the roles of • Client Negotiation and Interviewing lawyers in society. • Legal Advice Clinic • Family Law What you’ll do • Criminal Justice and Punishment A key aspect of our course is the opportunity to participate in a number of work-related learning For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. experiences that reflect graduate-level employment. For example, our Staffordshire University Legal Advice Clinic Graduate destinations enables students the opportunity to interview clients, Upon graduation, you’ll be able to continue your studies research case law and provide advice to clients on their via our highly regarded Legal Practice Course, or legal issues. complete one of our specialised postgraduate awards. LLB (Hons) Law opens the door to a number of exciting In Year 1 you will start learning the foundations of legal graduate opportunities within legal practice and legal knowledge to ensure you have a strong grounding in services, as well as graduate opportunities in other the fundamental principles required to practice law. relevant areas, such as: management training schemes, A workshop-based skills module runs throughout this local government, human resource management, academic year along with larger group sessions and healthcare management and commercial regulation. small workshops covering another three core modules. The focus is on practice-based learning using authentic scenarios and skills exercises. Routes to postgraduate study In Year 2 you will continue with your study of the LLM Family and Social Welfare* foundations of legal knowledge, but also study a module distinctive to your desired specialism. In your LLM Digital Law and International Security* final year, you will focus on specialist law modules, PgDip Legal Practice such as: Family Law, Criminology, Company Law, Commercial Transactions, Employment and Equality Law, LLM Legal Practice Environmental Law and Human Rights. Every year, we PhD host our own Law Careers Fair and Networking Event,

Recognition: Recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board as ‘Qualifying Law Degrees’.

185 L Law (Criminal Justice)

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

LLB (Hons) M930 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Our LLB (Hons) Law (Criminal Justice) is a qualifying • English Legal System and Legal Skills law degree that is recognised by both the Solicitors • Criminal Law Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board • Contract Law and Problem-Solving (BSB). It covers a distinctive knowledge base relating to • Law of Criminal Evidence criminology, the study of crime, deviance and the criminal • Constitutional Law and European Union Law justice system. If you’re hoping to become a solicitor • Administrative Law and Human Rights or barrister specialising in criminal law, this is the ideal • Crime Prevention course for you. • Law and Society • Evidence and Human Rights Criminal Justice draws upon knowledge and perspectives • Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies from a range of disciplines, such as law, sociology, • Legal Advice Clinic psychology and history. Alongside your studies, you will • Mooting have the opportunity to gain practical experience by taking part in our Staffordshire University Legal Advice For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. Clinic. This community based initiative enables students to provide formal written legal advice on a range of issues Graduate destinations covering housing, family, consumer, and employment law Many of our graduates continue their studies to train following a face to face interview with the client. as solicitors and barristers with either the Legal Practice Course or the Bar Professional Training Course. What you’ll do Completion of the LLB (Hons) Law (Criminal Justice) In Year 1 you will study core legal foundation modules opens the door to a number of other exciting graduate to enable you to gain a solid understanding of areas opportunities, including a career as a community support such as the English Legal System, Contract Law and officer, police officer, prison officer, probation officer, Law and Society. A workshop-based skills module runs social worker or youth worker. throughout this academic year, along with group sessions and interactive workshops covering another three core modules. The focus is on practice-based learning, using authentic scenarios and skills exercises. Routes to postgraduate study MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice You will continue to study the core foundations of legal PgDip Legal Practice knowledge in your second year, being introduced to Criminal Law as well as the core pathway module of LLM Legal Practice Evidence and Human Rights. This will introduce you to PhD contemporary issues relevant to the field and is unique to this award.

In your final year, in addition to the final core module of Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies, you will focus on specialist areas of Criminal Justice such as Crime Prevention and Law of Criminal Evidence, as well as having the opportunity to write a dissertation.

Recognition: Recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board as a ‘Qualifying Law Degree’.

186 Marketing Management M

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) N1NN 112 3 BA (Hons) with a placement year N2NN 112 4 BA (Hons) with a foundation year N1NQ 48 4 BA (Hons) Marketing Management N1NR 112 2 two-year accelerated Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline an insight into how data can be used in successful The rapid growth in demand for digital marketing skills marketing strategies. We will also explore the powerful is unprecedented. According to the Digital Marketing tool of consumer insight, and how you can use consumer Institute, it’s estimated that by 2020 there will be 150,000 behaviour to give your campaigns maximum impact. jobs in digital marketing. So, if you’re looking for a career where demand exceeds supply and your skills can In your third year, you’ll have the opportunity to gain command an excellent salary, take a look at our course. valuable experience by working with a business to develop and implement a digital marketing campaign. Our course is based on sound marketing management This will provide an excellent way to build your CV. principles, combined with cutting-edge techniques. We offer a full suite of Google exams from The Digital Garage. Course features These cover 23 topics, such as Google Ads, search engine • Digital Toolkit optimisation, pay-per-click and social media advertising. • Entrepreneurial Marketing • Digital Identity Our course has been approved by the Charted Institute • Digital Acquisition and Conversion of Marketing (CIM) and we are a Graduate Gateway • Content Creation and Innovation University. The CIM is the leading professional body for • Consumer Behaviour marketers worldwide and exists to develop the marketing • Customer Experience Strategy profession, maintain professional standards and improve • Business Analytics the skills of marketing practitioners. CIM qualifications For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. are highly sought after by employers, and their content is reflected in our degree which ensures you are equipped for a successful marketing career. During your course Graduate destinations Every company or organisation needs to promote their you will attend at least three CIM networking events and products and services online, and your skills will be masterclasses, will gain affiliate membership to the CIM, invaluable. Careers include: giving you access to a wide range of resources and you • Digital Marketing Manager will also gain exemptions from CIM modules. • Social Media Manager/Community Manager • Search Manager/Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) What you’ll do Manager Taught by academics that have worked all over the • Digital Strategist world in public and private sector organisations, you’ll be • Online PR Manager studying in our newly refurbished Business School with • Communications/Marketing Manager state-of-the-art learning spaces. You will feel like you are • Digital Producer in the corporate world with conference rooms, break-out • PR Manager zones and our new collaboratory work space, which is great for group work and discussions. Routes to postgraduate study During the course, you’ll develop your knowledge of web analytics, mobile technologies, social media and MSc Digital Marketing Management content creation. We will teach you how to analyse the Master of Business Administration (MBA) effectiveness of different platforms which will give you

Partnership: Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

187 M Mechanical Engineering

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BEng (Hons) H300 112 3 BEng (Hons) with a placement year H301 112 4 MEng H395 128 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline ethical and environmental impact of engineering If you want to model mechanical engineering systems, decisions on society. The year will also provide the predict system behaviour and understand manufacturing opportunity to present your work to potential employers processes - including how they influence design - at GradEX, our graduate exhibition, and to participate in completing our Mechanical Engineering degree to BEng local and cross-university events. (Hons) or MEng (integrated Masters) level is for you. Course features Both courses are also ideal if you’re interested in product • Mechanical Fundamentals design, process design, system analysis or modelling, as • Engineering Applications they focus on key engineering skills through the use of • Instrumentation and Measurement examples and problem-based learning. • Professional Engineering Skills • Introductory Electronics The BEng (Hons) degree partially satisfies the educational • Thermodynamics requirements for professional registration as a Chartered • Mechanical and Fluid Systems Engineer (CEng). The MEng integrated Masters degree • Mechanical Engineering Design lets you benefit from an additional year of advanced • Advanced Engineering Analysis specialist modules, together with a multidisciplinary • Modern Power Plant Technology group project and an industrial-based project. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do To provide a solid base for your learning, in Year 1, Graduate destinations you’ll develop the skills and techniques that are used Graduates from our Mechanical Engineering degrees by all engineers and are taught right across our entire work in a wide variety of roles, for employers including: engineering programme. Alstom, eON, Network Rail, Bombardier, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, AstraZeneca, Jaguar Land Rover, British Salt, In Years 2 and 3, your study will focus on the mechanical Norgren, ABB and Siemens. Roles include designing design process, materials, mechanical and fluid systems, reactor safety systems for nuclear powered submarines, business and programming. A choice of specialist project managing new production lines in the optional modules will also help you tailor your degree. If pharmaceutical industry, optimising engine ventilation you enrol on the sandwich course, after Year 2 you have and cooling systems, designing diesel power generation the option to spend a year on a placement, applying units and conducting renewable fuel substitution tests. your knowledge in the workplace and gaining hands-on experience. Routes to postgraduate study Your final year of study will also include a major individual project, which may be inspired by your employment. MSc Mechanical Engineering Calling on your specialist knowledge, and supported MSc Automotive Engineering by underpinning modules, your project will provide an opportunity for you to be able to consider the legal,

Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institution of Mechanical Engineers accreditation is being sought for 90% this award. Employability*

*Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 188 Midwifery Practice M

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) B720 120 3 (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B722 120 3 (September entry Shrewsbury)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants are assessed via interview.

Course outline In your third year, you will further develop your skills Our Midwifery Practice programme has been carefully through research, leadership and critical thinking. You designed to ensure that you can register as a midwife will also be encouraged to critically evaluate existing upon successful completion – and that you have a strong maternity provision and identify ways to improve care. commitment to providing safe, evidence-based and woman-centred midwifery care. Course features • First year modules - focused on normality As a midwifery student you’ll develop your skills on • Second year modules - focused on complexity clinical placements and in our skills lab furnished with • Third year modules - focused on leadership and extensive midwifery equipment, including state-of-the- complexity art simulation facilities and mannequins. 50% of your • Creative inter-professional experience time will be spent in clinical placements. This will give • Range of placement experiences you the broadest range of clinical experiences, develop your confidence, teach you how to integrate theory and For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. practice, and provide evidence-based care. We have a wide and diverse range of practice learning opportunities. Graduate destinations Successful completion of our Midwifery Practice degree What you’ll do will enable you to apply to register as a midwife. You will During your first year, your placements will be focused then have the opportunity to follow a career in midwifery on low-risk ‘normal’ midwifery, attending placements in practice, research or education. Many graduates from the community as well as a wide variety of other clinical this course work within NHS Trusts, HM Armed Forces, units. You’ll also learn ‘true’ midwifery with less medical the private healthcare sector, or practice independently. intervention and develop your midwifery skills in one of Some graduates secure employment abroad. our Centres of Excellence in Healthcare Education.

The second year develops your knowledge and skills in coordinating complex care. With a strong understanding Routes to postgraduate study of normality, you will be able to recognise deviations MPhil Health Studies from normal. You will experience a variety of high- MPhil Health and Welfare Studies risk placements, supported by lectures from visiting professionals. You will also participate in our creative MSc/MA Negotiated Learning portfolio of inter-professional events.

Accreditation: Nursing and Midwifery Council 100% 100% student Employability* satisfaction* Course requirements: All students are required to achieve a satisfactory Occupational *Destinations of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also required to sign the *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Declaration of Good Health and Character and the health and social care awards Contract Education (DLHE) 2018. of Professional Behaviour at the start of the programme and annually until completion.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 189 M Music

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) J937 112 3 BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) with a J938 112 4 placement year BSc (Hons)/BA (Hons) with a J936 48 4 foundation year

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline enabling you to work on real-world, professional This course is perfect for anyone looking to start a career projects, or creating software tools or understanding the in the music industry, whether creative or technical. It commercial and business side of the industry. Between has been designed to follow our brand-new pathways Year 2 and Year 3, you can opt to do an additional one- structure, allowing you to specialise in a particular area in year placement in industry. Previous placements have the field of music. included recording studios, major and independent record labels, games development companies and You will learn to compose, record, mix and master theatres. music for commercial release. Developing the creative processes involved in songwriting, you will also cover the A major part of your third year will be the Final Year technical skills essential for working in professional studio Project. This will include a piece of written work environments. In the second year of study you can choose (dissertation) and a practical portfolio in an area of your to specialise in one of the following areas of music, choice. Previous projects have included producing an EP, gaining a more focused expertise and making yourself and organising and performing at live events. more employable in specific roles: • Performance Course features • Production • Recording Studio Production • Technology • Creative Music Practice • Revolutions in Music You will have access to our five fully-equipped recording • Creative Software Tools studios, all with surround sound and consoles from SSL, • Music Business – Marketing and Promotion Avid, Audient and Toft. We also have a 60-seater Mac • DAW Production Techniques music technology centre incorporating Logic Pro, Ableton • Practical Studio Techniques Live, Pro Tools and Native Instruments Komplete. • Mixing and Production Management Throughout the course, you will be guided by lecturers • Final Year Project who work as songwriters, producers and live performers. There will also be talks and masterclasses from guest For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. speakers. Graduate destinations Depending on your module choices, this degree could What you’ll do give you the knowledge, skills and experience you need In your first year you will be introduced to key studio to work in music production, songwriting, broadcasting principles and techniques. We will teach you strategies and internet streaming, sound and music for games, film, for working in professional recording studio environments TV and video, distribution, events management, music and you will study sound recording, mixing, editing and and media education, and more. mastering principles. You will learn about creative musical processes and practices, including performance, listening, improvisation, recording and composition. Routes to postgraduate study In your second year, you will have the choice to focus on MSc Music Technology a specialist area of music. You have the choice to expand your knowledge in recording, editing and remixing, MA Music Production

See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

190 Nursing Practice (Adult) N

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) B744 112 3 (September entry Stoke) BSc (Hons) B742 112 3 (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B740 112 3 (September entry Shrewsbury)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Our course is ideal for those who are interested in gaining • Professional Values, Attitudes and Behaviour an internationally recognised nursing qualification, to care • Evidence in Contemporary Health care for those over the age of 18 abroad and in the UK. • Clinical Skills for Nursing • Adult Nursing Practice We work in very close partnership with a number of • Evidence-based Nursing Practice Skills NHS trusts and health and social care providers across • Care of the Older Adult Staffordshire, Shropshire and neighbouring areas. • Community-based Care • Developing Adult Nursing Practice What you’ll do • Competent Adult Nursing Practice • The Graduate Nurse From day one, you’ll start to develop the essential skills to deliver high quality, safe clinical care and will integrate For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. theory with practice by completing a variety of practice learning placements. Throughout the course, you will gain a plethora of skills and knowledge that you will be Graduate destinations Graduates from our Nursing Practice (Adult) degree able to apply to future roles after graduation when you have followed a diverse range of career pathways in a register as a fully qualified adult nurse. wide variety of clinical specialisms and roles. These range

from staff nurses in an acute hospital or community- Employment opportunities for nurses are varied and based settings, to specialist practitioners in areas such exciting. Our graduates find work with a range of as intensive care, sexual health, long-term condition local and national employers in both the NHS and management or older adult care. independent sectors, whilst others find opportunities abroad.

You will spend 50% of your time in clinical practice across Routes to postgraduate study a variety of hospital and community settings. Your work could range from providing care during a time of sudden MPhil Health Studies or severe illness, to helping someone manage a life-long Master of Public Health illness. MSc Medical Education

Accreditation: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 100% Employability*

Course requirements: All students are required to achieve a satisfactory Occupational *Destinations of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also required to sign the Leavers from Higher Declaration of Good Health and Character and the health and social care awards Contract Education (DLHE) 2018. of Professional Behaviour at the start of the programme and annually until completion.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 191 N Nursing Practice (Child)

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) B731 112 3 (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B730 112 3 (September entry Shrewsbury)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features The BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice (Child) course is an • Development of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and exciting and innovative programme which addresses behaviours for professional practice through the study the changing healthcare needs of children and young of a variety of modules people. Our degree will give you the ability to gain • Inter-professional education and simulated learning graduate employment as a children’s nurse working in a • Choice of elective placement diverse range of settings. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. Throughout the course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of how to provide care to children and Graduate destinations their families. Completion of this course will give you Employment opportunities for nurses are varied and an academic qualification and will enable you to apply exciting. Our graduates find employment with a to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a range of local and national employers. They work in a children’s nurse. variety of community and hospital settings, including internationally renowned children’s hospitals within The course is perfect for those who have a passion to general and specialist wards and departments. Some take make a difference, a desire to care for children and the opportunity to use their internationally recognised their families, and an eagerness to develop excellent qualification to work abroad. communication skills.

What you’ll do Our theory-based modules taught at the University make Routes to postgraduate study up 50% of the course, whilst the other 50% is based in MPhil Health Studies clinical practice. Your placements will be in a variety of hospital and community settings within the NHS and MSc/MA Negotiated Learning independent sector. You will care for children aged from Master of Public Health 0-18 years old, including healthy and acutely ill children, MSc Medical Education those with long term conditions and also children with complex needs. This breadth of care will help you develop a range of clinical skills essential for nursing.

Throughout your studies you will be supported by your personal tutor, experienced and passionate academic staff and clinical children’s nurses in practice.

Accreditation: Nursing and Midwifery Council 100% 100% student Employability* satisfaction* Course requirements: All students are required to achieve a satisfactory Occupational *Destinations of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also required to sign the *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Declaration of Good Health and Character and the health and social care awards Contract Education (DLHE) 2018. of Professional Behaviour at the start of the programme and annually until completion.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 192 Nursing Practice (Mental Health) N

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) B760 112 3 (September entry Stafford) BSc (Hons) B763 112 3 (September entry Shrewsbury)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Our Nursing Practice (Mental Health) degree is perfect • Modules focused on mental health nursing practice for those seeking a varied and rewarding career working • An extensive and varied range of placements with and supporting people experiencing mental health • Learning alongside a wide variety of other professionals issues such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma and • Develop skills in mindfulness-based cognitive dementia. interventions • Gain three qualifications As a qualified mental health nurse, you’ll be equipped to work with people of all ages. Once you qualify, work For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. can range from inpatient settings, to supporting people in their own homes, NHS hospitals, charities, prison Graduate destinations healthcare units and other non-statutory services. We also We work closely with mental health Foundation Trusts in have excellent connections with the South Staffordshire Staffordshire and Shropshire to ensure that students have and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust the opportunity to secure employment after successfully who provide many placements for our students. We finishing the course. Graduates work as registered mental work in close partnership with a number of NHS Trusts health nurses in a range of community, inpatient and and independent organisations across Staffordshire, specialist services. Some have gone on to postgraduate Shropshire and the surrounding areas to provide study; others have used their internationally recognised excellent practice learning placement opportunities. qualification to work abroad.

What you’ll do 50% of your course is spent in clinical practice and 50% is Routes to postgraduate study delivered at the University. MSc/MA Negotiated Learning You will develop your understanding of a wide range of MPhil Health Studies mental health issues and become skilled in a variety of ways of responding to mental disorder.

As a unique part of this course, you will undertake the Meriden accredited Behavioural Family Therapy course. This means that, upon graduation, you will also be a qualified Behavioural Family Therapist.

Gain three qualifications: Course requirements: All students are required BSc Hons (Nursing Practice), Registered Nurse to achieve a satisfactory Occupational Health and 100% (Mental Health), Behavioural Family Therapist Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also Employability* required to sign the Declaration of Good Health and Accreditation: Character and the health and social care awards *Destinations of Nursing and Midwifery Contract of Professional Behaviour at the start of the Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) Council (NMC) programme and annually until completion. 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 193 O Operating Department Practice

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) B902 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline To give you hands-on experience of working with This three-year, full-time course combines university- patients, combined with plenty of opportunities to apply based academic study and clinical practice in the your theoretical knowledge in the operating theatre operating department. During clinical placements, you environment, you’ll spend approximately 50% of your will apply the theoretical concepts learned at university time in clinical practice during the course. You will to the care of patients undergoing a wide range of work in a range of surgical areas, including general and anesthetic and surgical procedures. You will also develop abdominal surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, and ear, skills and knowledge of patient care in areas associated nose and throat. with the operating department, such as the Emergency Department and Intensive Care. Course features • Biological Sciences Successful completion of this course provides eligibility • Pathophysiology to apply for professional registration with the Health and • Health and Social Policy Care Professions Council as an operating department • The Principles of Perioperative Care and Practice practitioner. • Operating Department Technology • Behavioural Sciences Your qualification provides access to a range of career • Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues opportunities. You could develop your clinical skills by • Research and Evaluation taking on advanced practice roles such as Ssurgical first • Leadership and Management assistant or advanced life support. Your career could progress into management or teaching, or you could For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. specialise in areas such as resuscitation, intensive care or emergency care. Whatever your eventual career choice, Graduate destinations the BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice provides Our ODP graduates provide a broad range of hospital you with the foundation on which to build. services in the operating departments as well as other acute areas of the healthcare setting, such as intensive What you’ll do care and emergency departments. Some choose to As an ODP student at Staffordshire University, you’ll continue their studies through degree and higher degree develop your skills in clinical skills labs that are equipped pathways. Others work abroad in countries such as New with some of the most advanced teaching equipment Zealand and Australia. available. In our state-of-the-art simulated operating theatre, you’ll train in the delivery all aspects of perioperative care. Routes to postgraduate study Your tutors will be experienced practitioners who will MPhil Health Studies bring real-life experiences to your learning using the most up-to-date skills and technologies. MSc/MA Negotiated Learning

Accreditation: Course requirements: All students are required to achieve Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) a satisfactory Occupational Health and Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also required to sign the Declaration of Good Health and Character and the health and social care awards Contract of Professional Behaviour at the start of the programme and annually until completion.

194 Paramedic Science P

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) B780 112 3 Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features Paramedics play an essential role in the delivery of First Year: patient care in the complex and dynamic pre-hospital • Introduction to Biological Sciences and Pharmacology environment. The role requires the use of potentially life- for Paramedic Practice saving clinical skills and interventions. • Introduction to Clinical Skills for Paramedic Practice • Introduction to Applied Clinical Paramedic Practice In accordance with the College of Paramedics curriculum • Introduction to Communication and Professionalism for guidance, this award incorporates key areas of the Paramedic Practice physical and life sciences, social health, behavioural and • Vulnerable Groups and Social Determinants of clinical sciences, ethics and law, leadership and evidence/ Healthcare research-based practice. Second Year: Your time at the University will be spent in our centre • Clinical Skills for Paramedic Practice of Excellence in Healthcare Education, where you will • Applied Clinical Skills for Paramedic Practice learn the theoretical elements of Paramedic Science and • Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Paramedic practice your skills in our dedicated skills labs and fully Practice functioning and kitted out ambulance. As training to be a • Principles of Informed Autonomous Practice paramedic also demands real-world experience, you will Third Year: also spend a significant amount of your time in practice • Advancing Assessment and Management for learning placements. Paramedic Practice • Applied Advancing Assessment and Management for What you’ll do Paramedic Practice Taught by experienced paramedics and specialist lecturers • Research and Service Development in Paramedic from other healthcare professions, you will face realistic Practice scenarios and learn to use a wide range of pre-hospital • The Evolving Context for Professional Paramedic emergency response equipment. Through a careful mix of Practice theory and practice, our aim is to develop your skills as an independent learner as the course progresses. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

For real-world training, you will also spend a significant Graduate destinations portion of each year on placement, predominately This award meets the statutory requirements for working a full range of shifts alongside a dedicated paramedic education, with successful completion paramedic from the West Midlands Ambulance Service entitling you to apply for Health and Care Professions NHS Foundation Trust. You will also have the opportunity Council (HCPC) registration. HCPC registration means each year to undertake alternative placements in a variety you can use the protected title ‘Paramedic’. Graduates of healthcare settings outside the ambulance service, can apply for employment within any NHS or private helping you to develop a broader understanding of pre-hospital organisation. Typically, graduates will gain prehospital care and interprofessional working. employment with NHS Ambulance Trusts and with a range of private providers. Other training activities typically include a two-day casualty extrication exercise at Staffordshire Fire and We also offer a route to BSc for qualified paramedics Rescue Service HQ (where you will learn how to triage who can demonstrate post-registration experience and and treat alongside the fire service) and scenario training relevant recent study. Apply direct to the University. at the Safeside at Eastside ‘village’ site. With a furnished three-bedroom house, a train, train tracks, a police station, a shop, a canal and a traffic crossing, the site allows for a number of extremely realistic training scenarios.

Accreditation: Course requirements: All students are required to achieve Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) a satisfactory Occupational Health and Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also required to sign the Declaration of Good Health and Character and the health and social care awards Contract of Professional Behaviour at the start of the programme and annually until completion.

195 P Photography

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W640 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline You’ll be taught in specialist studios with access to state- Our Photography degree offers a broad practice- of-the-art digital and film cameras, Mac computers and based programme of study designed to respond to industry standard lighting rigs. We also have black and your individual approach to photography. Focusing on white darkrooms, allowing students to print chemically. photographs as intentional visual communication, this course will help to develop your conceptual, creative and Optional study trip opportunities are offered to key cities technical skills. such as New York, London and Paris, allowing you to visit exciting exhibitions and gain industry experience. On this course we nurture new talent, encouraging students to develop imaginative approaches to image- Course features making, as well as the technical knowledge required to • Photographs Evoke become leading industry professionals. • Creative and Critical Thinking • Cameras, Lighting and Processes This is one of the most established photography courses • Be a Fashionista in the country, and the current team brings a wealth of • Art and Documentary experience from across the photographic and art sector • Urban Exploration – from editorial, advertising, public relations, fashion, • Know your Rights documentary and art practices. We also have a team of • Degree Show Final Project Apple and Adobe certified technical instructors. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do This course is delivered through workshops, lectures, Graduate destinations tutorials and visits from professionals from across the Graduates have gone on to become: freelance sector – including photographers, editors, stylists and photographers, medical/forensic photographers, picture artists. editors, account executives, photography historians, photography agents, studio managers, digital re- The first year of the Photography degree introduces touchers, teachers, technicians, food stylists, gallery key concepts relevant to contemporary photographic curators, and exhibitions and publicity officers. practice, through challenging practical projects, designed to improve technical abilities such as lighting techniques Our photography prize-winners include: and processing and printing skills. You’ll be introduced • The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards to the history of photography and spend some time • Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of developing practical camera and communication skills. the Year • Tate Modern Street/Studio Winner As you move through the programme, you will reinforce your emerging photographic practice through a sound knowledge of the photography industry, taking part in Routes to postgraduate study research projects and public exhibitions. Contextual features of the course will encourage you to think critically MA Degree by Negotiated Study about photography and its impact on culture and society.

Affiliation: Association of Photographers (AOP) 100% Employability*

*Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2018.

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Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) CX6C 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline placement opportunity - which is often in a school or youth Our highly regarded Physical Education and Youth Sport sport setting - is well regarded by employers and will make Coaching degree will prepare you for a career in teaching, an excellent addition to your CV. coaching, health and fitness, or sports development. Practical performance and the development of teaching Course features and coaching skills are central to the course. • Developing Research Skills in Sport and Exercise • Fundamentals of the Psychology of Sport and Exercise This course is informed by close links with organisations • Coaching and Teaching in Sport such as the Youth Sport Trust, Sport Across Staffordshire • Teaching and Coaching PE National Curriculum and Stoke-on-Trent and the West Midlands Teacher Activities Training Consortium. You’ll be taught by experienced • Coaching, Analysis, and Skills Acquisition lecturers who hold high-level coaching qualifications and • PE and Youth Sport Practice and Placement are well connected within the industry. This will help to • Personal and Professional Development in Sport and ensure that you’re work-ready when you complete the Exercise course, with your own network of connections already • UK and Global Sport Development forming. • Inspiring Learning: PE Pedagogy • Contemporary Issues in Sports Coaching As a sport and exercise student you’ll be guaranteed a placement, internship or volunteering opportunity during For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. your studies, in order to apply your knowledge and develop real world skills. Graduate destinations Our Physical Education and Youth Sport Coaching degree What you’ll do will give you the skills and qualifications to enter a career Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on in youth sport coaching. Graduates now work in areas such performance, teaching and coaching. We will also as physical education teaching, primary school teaching, teach you the theoretical knowledge to support this, by sports coaching, lecturing and sports development. exploring the scientific and social aspects of sport. You You can also go directly into teacher training, subject to will have access to a wide range of digital and online meeting the requirements for these courses. technologies and applications to enhance your learning experience. Our teaching enables you to be actively engaged in interactive activities through the inclusion of Routes to postgraduate study teaching aids via smartphones, tablets or laptops. MSc Sports Coaching In Year 1, you’ll have the opportunity to focus on your MSc Applied Research own area of interest. This could include racquet sports, athletics, swimming and other team sports, as well as MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology gymnastics, dance and adventure activities. Your second MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science and third year will provide the chance to specialise further PhD Sport Science in your chosen area. PGCE PE A guaranteed placement or internship will be offered to PGCE Primary with PE you during your studies. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) screening is compulsory for work experience. This

Please note: all students are required to complete a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. TOP 10 100% for Sports Employability* Science *Destinations of The Guardian League Leavers from Higher Tables 2019 Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 197 P Policing and Criminal Investigation

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) FM4X 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year FM5X 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year TBC 48 4 MSci 2C67 120 4 Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Please see our website for up-to- date UCAS codes.

Course outline also include a study of advanced research methods and Our BSc (Hons) Policing and Criminal Investigation investigative techniques. degree will equip you with a high level of investigative expertise and policing knowledge. The MSci route Course features combines both Bachelors and Masters-level study in one • Introduction to Policing integrated course and provides you with the opportunity • Introduction to Forensic Science to develop professional experience in your final year. • Policing Science The use of dynamic practical exercises within this degree • Recording the Crime Scene enables students to develop problem-solving skills which • Crime and Dishonesty they can then apply to contemporary policing issues. • Investigative Skills • Contemporary Policing Students following the BSc (Hons) route can opt for the • Case File to Court sandwich version of this course. By doing so, you will • Cyber Crime complete a one-year placement with a police force or • Equality Matters organisation within the criminal justice system, to further • Intelligence Led Policing and Major Crime your investigative skills and employability. • Investigation • Advanced Investigative Techniques (MSci only) What you’ll do In your first year, you will develop both policing and For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. forensic skills. In particular, you’ll take a closer look at police powers including: the power of arrest and Graduate destinations searching individuals and property, the importance of Graduates typically pursue work in areas such as the evaluating and assessing a crime scene, how recovered police, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the evidence can drive an investigation, and the science College of Policing and the National Crime Agency, as involved in the analysis of evidential samples. In Year well as other public and private investigative agencies. 2, we put a greater emphasis on improving your MSci graduates progress to similar career pathways to investigative skills and case file preparation techniques. the BSc (Hons) graduates, often experiencing enhanced You will deal with persons in custody and will have the career progression or going on to PhD level study. opportunity to interview potential suspects, witnesses and victims. Routes to postgraduate study If you are a BSc (Hons) student, your final year will cover planned operations to combat major crime involving MA Terrorism, Crime and Global Security serious incidents. In addition, you will study intelligence MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice issues and covert policing. MA Transnational Organised Crime For MSci students, your fourth year will provide the MA/MSc Applied Research opportunity to work more independently through work experience in an investigative profession. The year will PhD

Please visit our website to find out about accreditation for our Policing and Criminal Investigation courses. 97% 90% student Employability* satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

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Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) X112 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview.

Course outline Course features Put learning at the heart of what you do with our Primary • Exciting and challenging placements Education degree. We put your learning at the centre of • Gain professional skills the course, just as you’ll put your pupils’ learning at the • Face-to-face teaching sessions centre of your work as a teacher. • Elements of blended learning • Field trips and hands-on practical activities You’ll be supported, guided and coached through your journey in becoming a teacher with qualified teacher For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. status (QTS). The course is distinctive because it involves a mix of university input and school experience, pays Graduate destinations close attention to your individual needs and provides a Our newly qualified teachers are highly regarded within genuine sense of partnership with the schools that we the education sector. Graduates from the course are likely work with. to progress into the teaching profession within a primary school. The real-world experiences and placements on You’ll undertake valuable and varied placements in a the course will make students attractive graduates in the range of settings at each stage of the course. Expert marketplace. teachers with primary school experience will guide and support you through the course, both academically and in your performance in the classroom. Routes to postgraduate study You will cover the subjects you need to prepare you MA Education for teaching. These will enable you to have a critical understanding of children’s learning and gain a strong PhD Education grasp of professional skills. Doctorate of Education What you’ll do Our full-time BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS provides intensive training leading to QTS for early years establishments and primary schools in the 3-7 or 5-11 age range. The course includes theoretical foundations in child development, learning strategies, the primary curriculum and comparative education. Alongside this, throughout the award students will undertake placements in schools to develop their teaching and create links between theory and practice.

199 P Professional Policing*

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) I766 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year TBC 48 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Please see our website for up-to- date UCAS codes.

Course outline In year 2, you will build upon the learning achieved so Do you want a career in the police force? From 2020, all far, with your focus being on delivering a professional new police constables will need to hold a degree level policing service. Additionally, you will study the impact qualification - so what better way to gain it than studying of crime on society and develop your research skills in our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree, where you’ll preparation for your final year evidence-based research learn all the career skills and practices that are key to a project. future in law enforcement. In year 3, you will have the opportunity to learn about Completing our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing degree the more advanced aspects of policing and to conduct will equip you with a high level of knowledge and evidence-based research. Through the selection of one of expertise of carrying out the role of the police constable three core conditional modules and an optional module, and the complex requirements of 21st century policing. you will be able to focus upon specialisms within policing Although specifically designed for those seeking to in which you have developed an interest and may wish to become police constables with police forces in England pursue in your chosen career. and Wales, the programme is of value to those interested in other branches of law enforcement and who are Course features considering pursuing a career in the wider policing sector. • Introduction to Policing • Introduction to Information and Intelligence Our well-rounded programme will give you the best • Understanding Communities chance of employability after graduation. You’ll get • Introduction to Response the chance to study under experienced professionals, • Theories of Crime and Crime Prevention who have walked the path you’re plotting, and all the • Professionalising Investigation while using our state-of-the-art facilities. At Staffordshire • Delivering Policing to Communities University we have a dedicated Crime Scene House for • Evidence Based Research Project you to practise real-life situations and investigations, and • Advanced Local Policing mock courtrooms for a chance to experience a taste of • Crime and its Impact on Society the justice system. There’ll also be opportunities to listen to active professionals in guest lectures and seminars, and For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. the chance to get out of the classroom and experience the world of law enforcement on organised trips. Graduate destinations Successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Professional Our BSc (Hons) Professional Policing is delivered Policing degree will provide one of the recognised under licence by the College of Policing, who are the routes into the police service. However, successful professional body for policing in England and Wales. attainment of the award does not in itself provide any guarantee of recruitment as a trainee police constable. What you’ll do Each police force within England and Wales sets out its own recruitment process and selection policy and entry In year 1, you will be introduced to the legislation, policy requirements may vary from force to force. Prospective and practice that underpins the roles and responsibilities students are therefore strongly advised to check the of the police constable. This will include an introduction specific requirements of their chosen force prior to to the use information and intelligence, investigation, undertaking study. understanding communities and response policing. You will develop your academic skills and study criminological aspects of crime and crime prevention.

*Please note: This course is subject to validation.

200 Psychology P

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) C800 96-112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year C803 96-112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year C801 48 4 (Foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline Course features Human behaviour influences every facet of our everyday • Foundations of Psychology life, from the decisions we make to how we respond to our • Perspectives in Psychology environment and those around us. Our Psychology degree • Comparative Basis of Behaviour will help you to apply scientific knowledge of the mind to • People Behaving Badly – the Psychology of Social Issues recognise people’s behaviour and to understand why they • Psychology of Crime act in the way they do. You’ll be taught by lecturers who • Childhood: Contexts have psychology and teaching qualifications, have industry • Research Assistantship experience, and are making an international impact with • Neuropsychological Disorders their research. • Children and Pictures • Health Psychology You’ll develop useful and transferable skills in problem • Voluntary Work Experience: Applications of Psychology solving, communication, critical thinking and evaluation. By • Cyberpsychology the end of the course, you will be equipped with all of the necessary skills and knowledge to design and create your For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. very own investigations and experiments. Graduate destinations A foundation year is available for applicants who do not Our Psychology graduates often pursue careers as have the appropriate entry qualifications for direct entry to professional psychologists in health, counselling, the degree level course. The foundation year for this course education, forensic and clinical practices. Others often has a long track record of success in providing a smooth find employment in industrial, commercial and public transition to BSc (Hons) Psychology degree or any one of sector organisations. Many graduates from this course use our other psychology-based courses at Stoke-on-Trent. their specialist knowledge and transferable skills as the basis for careers in teaching, welfare, care and guidance What you’ll do professions. During your first two years of degree study, we put the emphasis on skill development to ensure you grow into an independent and inquisitive learner. In Year 3, you’ll take Routes to postgraduate study greater control of your own studies and will be able to choose from a wide range of specialist options to conduct MSc Health Psychology your own piece of empirical research. Your research project MSc Applied Research lets you put into practice the skills you’ve developed throughout the course. You will also be encouraged, where MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology possible, to contribute new findings and theory to existing PGCE and teacher training routes knowledge in your specialist area. A variety of teaching and learning methods are employed to deliver the Professional Doctorate Health Psychology course, and these are tailored to complement your needs. Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology These include: formal essays, class tests, coursework, presentations and examinations.

Accreditation: British Psychological Society (BPS) 92% 95% (excluding the Foundation Year) student Employability* satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 201 P Psychology and Child Development

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) C891 96-112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year C804 96-112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline Course features Our Psychology and Child Development degree will • Growing and Changing provide you with the essential skills and knowledge to • Foundations in Psychology pursue a career working with children and young people • Childhood: Contexts and Applications in psychology, education or the caring professions. The • Understanding the Social World course will equip you with a clear understanding of how • Cognitive and Biological Determinants of Behaviour children grow, behave and mature differently. • Voluntary Work Experience: Applications of Psychology • Typical and Atypical Development With a firm academic grounding in key elements of • Child Psychology: Theory to Practice psychology, you will cover areas such as behavioural • Children and Pictures patterns, brain development, mental health diagnosis, • Research Methods in Psychology and treatment. Our £30m Science Centre is home • Psychology Project to cutting edge facilities such as cognitive research cubicles, observation and counselling suites, IT labs and For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. psychophysiology equipment for you to use in your work. Graduate destinations A foundation year entry point is available for this course. Many graduates from our Psychology and Child After successful completion of the foundation year of the Development degree have completed further BSc (Hons) Psychology course students are able transfer professional training to become clinical psychologists, to any of our psychology-based courses located at Stoke- educational psychologists, counselling psychologists and on-Trent. health psychologists. Others have applied their expertise and transferable skills to teaching, welfare, health and What you’ll do caring professions. The course emphasises the application of psychological knowledge to everyday life and experience. We will teach you about the relevance of general psychology and Routes to postgraduate study child psychology to a wide range of contemporary issues and you will learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, MSc Applied Research tutorials, debates and practicals. As well as subject skills MSc Health Psychology and knowledge, you will develop highly transferable skills that are valued by employers in communication, problem MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology solving, interpersonal skills, numeracy, teamwork, critical Professional Doctorate Health Psychology thinking, computing and independent learning. Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology

Accreditation: British Psychological Society (BPS) 91% 90% student Employability* satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

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Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) CB89 96-112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year C805 96-112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline Our academic team are experts in their respective fields. Our Psychology and Counselling degree will provide you As qualified and accredited practicing counsellors they with an excellent grounding in academic psychology and will lead your lectures, seminars and practical sessions will introduce you to the world of therapeutic practice. The in our £30m Science Centre. There you will regularly use course is perfect for those who are interested in working our bespoke counselling suite of rooms to develop and with people experiencing difficult circumstances and is an practise your skills ideal basis for further study to qualify as a counsellor. Completing this degree means you can apply directly to Course features Masters or postgraduate counselling courses that lead • Core Counselling Skills to British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy • Foundations of Psychology (BACP) registration. In doing so, you will shorten your • Perspectives in Psychology route to full professional status by at least a year. • Counselling Theory, Ethics and Personal Development • Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology However, if you decide not to pursue the further • Understanding the Social World training necessary to become a professional counsellor • Childhood: Contexts or psychotherapist you will still develop key academic • Voluntary Work Experience: Applications of Psychology competences, such as self-understanding, communication • Personal and Professional Perspectives in Counselling and relationship skills that are vital to employment • Psychological Interventions success. • Neuropsychological Disorders

A foundation year entry point is available for this course. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. After successful completion of the foundation year of the BSc (Hons) Psychology course students are able transfer Graduate destinations to any of our psychology-based courses located at Our Psychology and Counselling degree prepares Stoke-on-Trent. you for a wide range of professions including welfare, management, education and health. Many graduates What you’ll do enter postgraduate education and establish careers as As soon as you start the course, you will practise the psychologists or counsellors. counselling skills needed to examine the professional issues that make counselling and allied professions such challenging yet rewarding career routes. Routes to postgraduate study

To help you build a deeper understanding of the MSc Psychotherapeutic Counselling human mind, you will study social psychology, individual MSc Health Psychology differences, biological psychology, research methods MSc Applied Research and cognitive psychology. In addition, we offer modules orientated towards counselling. These include: MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology Growing and Changing, Core Counselling Skills, Professional Doctorate Health Psychology Counselling Theory, Ethics and Personal Development, and Personal and Professional Perspectives in Counselling. Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology

Accreditation: British Psychological Society (BPS) 94% 95% student Employability* satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 203 P Psychology and Criminology

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) CMV1 96-112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year C806 96-112 4

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline Course features Our exciting and versatile Psychology and Criminology • Psychological Contexts of Crime and Punishment degree will broaden your knowledge of the key • Foundations of Psychology psychological disciplines, towards understanding and • Perspectives in Psychology explaining criminal behaviour and the justice system. • Criminology • Understanding the Social World Our emphasis on key learning practices will ensure • Forensic Psychology Applications that you are well prepared for a related career or for • Psychology of Crime postgraduate study within the fields of psychology or • Crime Prevention criminology. The course will outline the societal context of • Psychological Intervention crime, criminal behaviour and the criminal justice system • Neuropsychological Disorders from psychological, criminological, sociological and legal perspectives, so that you can relate your findings For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. to areas such as crime, victimology, punitive justice and rehabilitation. The course is delivered by specialist staff Graduate destinations teaching in our £30m Science Centre, equipped with Graduates from our Psychology and Criminology degree industry standard facilities. embark on a wide range of careers. Many secure work within the police, prison and parole services. Some enter A foundation year entry point is available for this course. postgraduate study, whilst others work in caring and After successful completion of the foundation year of the guidance professions, youth and community work, and BSc (Hons) Psychology course, students are able transfer teaching. to any of our psychology-based courses located at Stoke- on-Trent.

What you’ll do Routes to postgraduate study Through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops MSc Applied Research and practical laboratory work, you’ll be encouraged to develop your critical thinking, problem solving MSc Health Psychology and communication skills. Assessment is varied MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology and interesting and is aimed at developing you for prospective work and further study. In Year 3, you’ll have PhD Psychology the opportunity to focus on a specific area of interest, Professional Doctorate Health Psychology where you can apply the skills that you’ve developed Professional Doctorate Clinical Psychology throughout the course and contribute to existing research in the field. Throughout your studies, your Psychology modules will pay great attention to unravelling the intricacies of the mind and will help you to explore why different people act the way they do.

Accreditation: British Psychological Society - BPS 100% student satisfaction*

*National Student Survey 2018.

204 Security and Intelligence Sciences* S

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) TBC 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year TBC 112 4

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Course outline Professionalising Information and Intelligence; The BSc (Hons) Security and Intelligence Sciences will Investigative Skills, Intelligence Failures and Successes; equip you with a comprehensive understanding of the Human Rights Foundation; Terrorism and Crime; and threats to our society and the tools used to detect, analyse Urban Ciminological Concepts. and counter these. It also covers intelligence techniques and tradecraft, and an understanding of how intelligence In the final stages of the course, you’ll complete an agencies operate and the influence they have upon independent research project utilising skills and the society. This course will provide an understanding of how knowledge you’ve gained to research a topic of your to recognise security risks in a variety of environments, choice in either the intelligence or security area. threat analysis, and mitigation solutions. You will be taught to a standard where this can be applied to the criminal Course features justice system. In addition, you will learn about intelligence • Intelligence Concepts gathering opportunities, strategies and responses. You • Contemporary Threats will learn about the legislation and ethics surrounding such • Security Networks intelligence gathering activities. • Intelligence and Information • Cyber Crime This course will prepare you for a career in either the • Intelligence Ethics public or private security and intelligence sector. Using • Intelligence and Crime Analysis approaches from both an investigative and operational • Terrorism and Crime perspective, this course will equip you with both the • Professionalising Information and Intelligence necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills • Transnational Organised Crime required for a career within the security and intelligence • Human Rights industry. What’s more, you’ll gain important employability • Introduction to Security Technologies skills through a flexible approach learning, and you’ll get the chance to tailor your course to your individual For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. preferences, choosing from a wide range of option modules. Graduate destinations Graduates will leave the course fully prepared to enter What you’ll do the Security and Intelligence Services (MI5 and MI6), GCHQ, National Crime Agency, Police Forces, Private If you choose to study a foundation year you’ll study four sector companies, insurance companies, Gangmasters core Intelligence and Security modules that introduce key and Labour Abuse Authority. Alternatively, graduates concepts and theories of intelligence – this will ensure will be perfectly equipped to continue studying at a you’re prepared for the following year’s study. postgraduate level. During the BSc, you will undertake an introductory research methods module which will provide foundation knowledge of research which will then be developed into research methods and data handling later in the course. Routes to postgraduate study Through the course you’ll undertake an Employability MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice module designed to support your future career in the security and intelligence sector. During Level 5, MA Transnational Organised Crime you’ll begin to tailor the course to your preferences by MA Terrorism, Crime and Global Security choosing from a range of option modules, including

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205 S Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) LL4M 96 3

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Course outline Course features The advice and voluntary sectors are growing. Unique in • Legal Theory and Practice its nature, and developed alongside professionals from • Welfare Benefits and Money Advice the advice sector, this degree will equip you to join an • The Context of Advice Services expanding group of skilled professionals in fields such • Housing Rights as: local government, the voluntary and charity sector, • Consumer Protection housing, education, politics and research. It is a degree • Social Welfare and Community Care for students who are interested in social justice and want • Dissertation and Research a stimulating career in a wide variety of settings. • Equality and Diversity • Modern Social Policy The on-campus course is delivered by blended learning and combines face-to-face and online learning to bring For an up-to-date module overview, and to see the specific a flexible approach to study. modules that relate to certificate, diploma and degree-level studies, please refer to the website. You will be taught by lecturers with extensive experience and strong links to the social welfare law Graduate destinations sector. You’ll gain a recognised qualification after each Our graduates work with a wide range of groups, such as year, achieving a full honours degree after successful children and young people, victims of domestic abuse, completion of Year 3. older people, people with disabilities and people with poverty-related problems. Some go on to postgraduate What you’ll do study. Social welfare law professionals work in local In Year 1, you will study a range of modules in social government, the voluntary/charity sector, housing, welfare subjects. This will give you the knowledge and education and for campaign groups such as the Child skills you need to begin a career in the sector or to Poverty Action Group. progress with your studies. You will then consolidate your studies in Year 2 through a range of core and option modules. You’ll also have the opportunity to Routes to postgraduate study volunteer in an advice-work setting. This will form the basis of reflective practice and help equip you to MSc/MA Negotiated Learning produce an e-portfolio. MPhil Health and Welfare Studies In Year 3, you will develop your abilities in preparation for working in the social welfare sector. You’ll write a dissertation on your specific area of interest and take additional modules to further refine your skills.

Validation: The BA (Hons) Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice degree is 95% 100% validated by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). All students studying student Employability* the degree are entitled to apply for free student membership of the CIH. satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 206 Social Work S

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) L500 112 3

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Course outline In Year 2, your knowledge will be extended to cover key If you’re the sort of person who would like to help often issues such as Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk, vulnerable individuals and families to improve the and Lifespan and Human Growth and Development. direction of their lives, our Social Work degree is the The year will also include a 70-day assessed placement. qualification you’re looking for. In the final year, your studies will focus on social work research, inter-professional practice and an exploration of Approved and regulated by the Health and Care contemporary themes relevant to the profession. You will Professions Council (HCPC), our degree course will also undertake your second period of assessed practice prepare you for a career in social work in a diverse range learning lasting 100 days. of social welfare settings. The content of your studies will equip you for employment in both children’s and adults’ Course features social work in areas such as safeguarding, community • Rights, Justice and Equality and therapeutic services. Highly rewarding vocational • Readiness for Supervised Practice placements in the community will also help ensure you • Relationship-based Social Work are well prepared for life as a social worker following • Values, Ethics and Multi-dimensional Diversity graduation. • Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk • Lifespan and Human Growth and Development What you’ll do • Inter-professional Practice Our approach to teaching and learning recognises the • Contemporary Themes in Social Work changing world of social work both in terms of what it • 170 days of assessed practice learning entails and the settings in which it may take place. The range and content of our modules reflects this diversity For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. to make sure you are well prepared for placements and future work settings. Graduate destinations Many of our Social Work graduates gain employment To help ensure you get the most from your teaching, the with our placement providers. Some return to first year of your programme includes both a series of skills Staffordshire University to complete their Masters in Post- development days and a module on study skills. You will registration Social Work. also complete modules on Rights, Justice and Equality, Relationship-based Social Work, Values, Ethics and Multi- dimensional Diversity and Social Work Theory. These Routes to postgraduate study modules set the foundation for future practice learning. MSc/MA Negotiated Learning MPhil Health and Welfare Studies

Course requirements All students are required to achieve a satisfactory Occupational Health and 90% Disclosure and Barring Service check. They are also required to sign the Declaration Employability* of Good Health and Character and the health and social care awards Contract of Professional Behaviour at the start of the programme and annually until completion. *Destinations of Leavers from Higher Accreditation: Education (DLHE) 2018. Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 207 S Sound Design and Production

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) W371 112 3 BSc (Hons) with a placement year W564 112 4 BSc (Hons) with a foundation year W372 48 4 Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Collaboration is an important aspect of the entertainment If you are interested in creating sound and music for film, industry, so you will be growing your network by studying games, television or drama, this course will be perfect alongside Film, Games, Animation and Drama students – for you. This course follows our brand-new pathways as well as other Music and Sound students. structure, allowing you to specialise in a particular area of the field of sound design and production. After you have completed your second year, you will have the option of taking a placement year. Previous Our Sound Design course is highly flexible, so you can placements include working with games companies, personalise it to match your interests. A range of optional orchestras, theatres and recording studios. Throughout modules will enable you to develop your skills in areas the course, there will be regular opportunities to create such as music composition, electronics, creating software sound and music for real-world industry projects. You will tools, acoustics and the film industry. In the second year also be able to attend guest talks and masterclasses from of study you can also choose to specialise in one of the film, TV and music professionals. following areas of sound design and production, gaining a more focused expertise and making yourself more Course features employable in specific roles: • Recording Studio Production • Film and Media • Film and TV Development • Games • Sound Design for Film and Games • Theatre • DAW Production Techniques • Film Production You will have access to our world-class recording and • Optional Placement Year post-production facilities, which include professional • Individual Music Project sound studios, a Foley pit, and a TV studio. We also have • Individual Music Portfolio accredited Avid and Apple trainers, enabling you to gain • Sound Design for the Creative Industries additional qualifications in Logic and Pro Tools at an extra • Advanced Sound Design cost. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. What you’ll do Sound Design involves preparing all aspects of a Graduate Destinations soundtrack including dialogue, ambience, sound effects, Our graduates go on to work in a range of careers Foley and music. You will learn about different industries including: sound and music for video, TV, games, theatre and processes, and gain expertise in creating, recording, and film, digital marketing, radio commercial production, editing, mixing and mastering audio using industry- freelance sound design/composition, teaching, lecturing standard software and hardware. and technical support, and more.

Our studios are equipped with Genelec 5.1 surround sound monitoring and a range of mixing desks, including Routes to postgraduate study a Toft ATB24, Audient ASP4816 and an SSL AWS900. We MSc Music Technology also share broadcasting, post-production and mastering facilities with our film courses. MA Music Production

See page 56 for more information on the structure of pathway courses.

208 Sport and Exercise Psychology S

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BSc (Hons) C810 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline You will end your degree by bridging the gap between This online-only course is unique in the UK. Through our education and your future career with a supervised well-established distance learning expertise, you will research project, which focuses on the application of develop your knowledge and professional skills whilst psychology in a sport and exercise environment. studying at home or in the workplace. Course features The course is ideally suited to those wishing to fast-track • Foundations of Human Psychology in Sport and into the field of sport and exercise psychology. Guided Exercise by internationally renowned lecturers, you will learn how • Individual Differences and Psychometrics in Sport and athletes think, feel, and behave, and why. You will gain Exercise vital knowledge and the skills to work as a professional • Motor-control and Biomechanics within this sector. • Social and Development Psychology in Sport and Exercise In studying sport and exercise psychology, you will reflect • Human Factors in Extreme Environments on how beliefs about human psychology are influenced • Applied Physiology in Sport and Exercise by the methods used to develop them, and the broader social context in which they are developed. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

What you’ll do Graduate Destinations The course is designed to be flexible, with the majority of The Sport Exercise Psychology degree will put you at teaching delivered online. The course will include three the forefront of a growing field. It will equip you for roles practical residentials in our laboratories, where you will in healthcare, industry, sport, and teaching. There are put learning into practice and engage with tutors and opportunities in both public and commercial sectors, peers. You can choose to study full-time or part-time. with roles in wellness coaching, active living consultancy, exercise psychology and much more. Graduates are also We have vast experience of delivering courses in this way, ideally placed for postgraduate study in various fields of and we recognise the importance of flexible learning in science and technology. the 21st century. Drawing on multi-media technologies, the elements are broken down into various engaging digital formats to help you learn; providing interaction Routes to postgraduate study between your tutors and peers. MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology You will explore a wide-ranging curriculum, covering MSc Applied Research subjects such as applied sport psychology techniques, group dynamics and leadership (social psychology), PhD Sport and Exercise Psychology research methods, cognitive psychology, psychobiology, physical activity and mental health, developmental psychology, stress, and resilience. You will accrue field and lab-based experience within both sport psychology and the sport sciences.

TOP 10 for Sports Science

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209 S Sport and Exercise Science

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) C601 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year C604 48 4 (foundation year delivered at Stoke- on-Trent Sixth Form College) Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline and biomechanics, the psychology of sport and exercise, From working with world-class athletes to developing and look at coaching and teaching in sport. young people through sport, the sport and exercise sector provides all kinds of opportunities to impact Year 2 topics include research and graduate employability peoples’ lives. Endorsed by the British Association of in sport and exercise, physiological assessment and Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), this course will intervention, as well as biomechanics and kinesiology. teach you how to get the best out of your client – whether they’re an athlete or a less active individual. In year 3, you’ll focus on personal and professional development in sport and exercise, alongside other Working in sport, and within a healthcare context, you’ll modules. use our first-class equipment for analysing sporting performance – and you’ll develop a critical understanding Course features of key areas in sport and exercise science, such as • Developing Research Skills in Sport and Exercise physiology, psychology, and biomechanics. We’ve • Academic and Employability Skills in Sport and Exercise invested over half a million pounds on updating and • Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics building sport and exercise laboratories to provide state- • Fundamentals of Nutrition and Metabolism of-the-art facilities for your learning. • Coaching and Teaching in Sport • Fundamentals of Psychology of Sport and exercise. What’s more, this course follows our brand-new pathway structure, meaning that during your second year you can choose to specialise in Strength and Conditioning, For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. which tailors your modules towards the specific subject and gives you a focused expertise. This will be reflected Graduate destinations on your degree certificate to enhance your employment Graduates from our Sport and Exercise Science degree opportunities in your chosen specialism. have gone on to be sports scientists working with professional clubs and athletes and healthcare and What you’ll do exercise professionals working with GP referrals and Throughout this course, your practical skills will be in rehabilitation. Some go on to be personal trainers, developed by working in both laboratory and field entrepreneurs in sport and leisure, cardiac physiologists. settings, and by using our first-class facilities to plan, Others have continued their studies to Masters or PhD design and carry out analysis and interpretation of human level. performance. There will also be the opportunity to work in our student-led clinic, under the supervision of BASES accredited staff. Routes to postgraduate study You will develop your interpersonal skills through working with real athletes and with individuals in a healthcare MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology context or community setting – all so that you can PhD Sport Science MSc Sports Coaching communicate eloquently, both verbally and in writing. MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science Year 1 will begin by developing your research skills in PGCE PE PGCE Primary with PE sport and exercise. We’ll introduce exercise physiology

Affiliation: The BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science course TOP 10 100% 95% is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and for Sports student Employability* Exercise (BASES), this does not currently include Science satisfaction* the new strength and conditioning pathway. *Destinations of The Guardian League *National Student Leavers from Higher Tables 2019 Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) See page 64 for more information on the structure of pathway courses. 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 210 Sports Coaching S

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BA (Hons) C603 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year C605 48 4 (Foundation year delivered at Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College) Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. We always welcome non-standard qualifications, please contact us directly or visit the website for more details.

Course outline In your final year, you’ll typically spend one day each Do you want to help athletes and teams perform at their week on a mandatory work placement. Working in a absolute best? Or maybe you like the idea of helping to well-supported sports-related professional environment, shape sports policy? Wherever your sporting ambitions you will fine-tune your future career path and significantly lie, we’ll give you the practical skills and knowledge you’ll increase your employability prospects. We’ll also help you need to build a successful career in sports coaching and develop your soft skills, such as how to communicate with development. colleagues and clients effectively, time-management and decision-making. These skills are invaluable when seeking We have established relationships with Stoke City FC, Port a career in the growing sports coaching and development Vale FC, local and regional schools, coaching companies industry. and organisations across a wide variety of team and individual sports. These provide excellent placement Course features opportunities, enabling you to apply your skills in a real- • Coaching and Teaching in Sport world setting. • Fundamentals of UK Sports Policy • Placement: Sports Development and Coaching Under the watchful eye of our expert coach educators, • Coaching, Analysis and Skill Acquisition you’ll develop your practical coaching skills across a variety • Advanced Coaching and Teaching Skills of sports. These skills are further enhanced by analysing • Drugs in Sport athlete and team performance, using cutting edge Dartfish and Prozone motion and match analysis technologies. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

A foundation year is available for applicants who do not Graduate destinations have the appropriate entry qualifications for direct entry to Graduate destinations from our Sports Coaching degree the degree level course. The foundation year for this course include: has a long track record of success in providing a smooth • Sports development officer - local authorities and transition to the BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching degree or national governing bodies of sports any of our other three-year sport and exercise courses at • Sports coaches working with athletes across a variety of Stoke-on-Trent. sports in the UK and abroad • Match analysts at professional sports clubs What you’ll do • Entrepreneurs in sport and leisure, setting up their own Our course helps you to develop to a high professional companies standard, ready to work and excel in today’s dynamic • Personal trainers working with recreational athletes sports industry. You’ll acquire the skills and knowledge to work within the sports development sector, with modules relating to sports management, development, sociology Routes to postgraduate study and policy. MSc Sports Coaching Different people learn in different ways, so we teach MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology students through a blend of lectures, practical sessions, guest speakers, tutorials, workshops, seminars and virtual MA Applied Research learning environments. Your coach education lecturers will PGCE PE use active learning principles to demonstrate best practice methods for the practical application of coaching theory. PGCE Primary with PE

TOP 10 90% for Sports student Science satisfaction*

The Guardian League *National Student Tables 2019 Survey 2018.

211 S Sports Journalism

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) I765 112 3 BA (Hons) with a foundation year P505 48 4 (foundation year delivered at Stoke- on-Trent Sixth Form College)

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline Course features With outstanding employment outcomes, our Sports • Writing for Sport Journalism degrees are the perfect pathway to a career in • Media Law the sports media industry. • Sports Broadcasting • Sports Newsdays Our Sports Journalism course covers all areas of • Production Journalism journalism for sport in depth, including print, broadcast • Shorthand and production, as well as underpinning the theory and history of journalism. For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website.

You are taught by experienced academics with an Graduate destinations impressive network of contacts for you to access – perfect Graduates from our Sports Journalism degrees are for securing a placement in industry, which is highly employed throughout the world of sport, in major UK encouraged. broadcast organisations and beyond (e.g. BBC Sport, Sky Sports News, ITV Sport, and Eurosport). Many of the A foundation year is available for applicants who do not 92 English professional football league clubs currently have the appropriate entry requirements. The foundation employ Staffordshire University Sports Journalism year for this course will provide a smooth transition to the graduates. Others work for PR agencies, newspapers and BA (Hons) Sports Journalism degree. digital sports media outlets. What you’ll do You’ll develop your sports news, feature writing and broadcasting skills. You’ll also receive essential technical Routes to postgraduate study training in editing and production techniques in MA Sports Broadcast Journalism preparation for work placement in a sports journalism environment. The course is taught from our state-of-the- art newsrooms, which contain the latest industry-standard equipment. You’ll participate in our Sports Newsnights which are broadcast on Facebook Live, covering the action as it happens from our broadcast newsroom or from sporting locations.

The Sports Journalism course will also explore media law and shorthand to National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) standards.

94% 95% student Employability* satisfaction* *Destinations of *National Student Leavers from Higher Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

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Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years) BSc (Hons) BC96 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline You’ll complete a research project in your final year, Are you interested in helping athletes recover from as well as the professional placement experience. The injury? Or maybe you want to design injury prevention placement should combine clinical and field experience programmes for sports teams? Whether you have to broaden your skill set. On graduation, you will be a ambitions of working within the professional sports professional sports therapist ready to work across the environment or running your own clinic, our accredited dynamic sports industry. Sports Therapy degree gives you the skills, knowledge and experience needed to treat and rehabilitate both Course features professional and amateur athletes. • Rehab Techniques and Sports Massage • Foundations in Sports Therapy With sports therapy backgrounds in private practice, • Developing Research Skills, Enhancing Careers and professional and semi-professional sport, our lecturers Personal Success bring practical experience along with academic • Physiology, Biomechanics and Nutrition knowledge. Teaching combines formal lectures with • Sports Injuries practical laboratory and clinical workshops. • Research and Career Development in Sport and Exercise • Biomechanics and Kinesiology As a Sports Therapy student, you’ll be guaranteed a • Vertebral Assessment and Interventions placement, internship or volunteering opportunity to • Sports Therapy Practice develop real-world skills. We also provide the experience • Professional Placement in Sports Therapy of work under the supervision of The Society of Sports Therapists accredited staff, to deliver treatments in our For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. sports therapy laboratory. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Graduates from our course can be found in a variety of With the support of our experienced lecturers, you’ll build settings such as: skills in injury assessment, exercise rehabilitation and soft • Working with sports teams and clubs as sports techniques including massage and joint mobilisation therapists or massage therapists skills. You’ll also develop a scientific understanding of the • Running a business or sports therapy clinic physiological response to exercise. • Working in injury clinics alongside sports therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors

• Working with elite athletes in a variety of sports You will learn how to provide first aid and emergency including football, rugby and martial arts trauma management in a high-pressure sports setting, and our Staffordshire University Sports Therapy Clinic will Many graduates also go on to postgraduate study. give you experience of a professional working practice. You’ll also work at a variety of events and venues. Past students have worked at Stoke City FC, Port Vale FC, Notts County FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, St Routes to postgraduate study George’s Park and Widnes Vikings. They have also MSc Applied Research supported local marathons. MSc Sports Coaching

Key skills you will learn during the course include MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology anatomy, biomechanics, sports massage, rehabilitation MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science techniques, electrotherapy, soft tissue therapy, spinal mobilisations, and physiological response to exercise, PhD Sport Science kinesiology and nutrition.

Accreditation: The Society of Sports Therapists TOP 10 100% 100% for Sports student Employability* Science satisfaction* *Destinations of The Guardian League *National Student Leavers from Higher Tables 2019 Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 213 S Surface Pattern and Textile Design

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) W740 112 3

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be individually assessed via interview with portfolio.

Course outline You’ll have the chance to visit – and even exhibit at Do you have a keen eye for pattern or a passion to create various trade fairs. Additionally, you’ll present your work innovative textiles? If you’d love to see your designs to peers and employers at our annual degree show. You on surfaces such as fabrics, wallpapers, stationery and could even apply to exhibit at New Designers in London, ceramics, a degree in Surface Pattern and Textile Design where many of our students have enjoyed great success, can help you develop your expertise. winning awards and securing work placements and press coverage. Ideal for anyone who wants to create patterns and designs for interiors, fashion and more, this course Course features covers everything from initial research through to design • Visual Studies awareness, development and realisation. • Colour in Design • The New Artisan We have fully equipped workshops and studios kitted • Printed Textiles out with impressive facilities such as digital wallpaper • Commercial Opportunity printing, screen printing, dyeing, sewing machines, • Design Futures ceramic decoration facilities, a rug making room, transfer • The Stitched Surface printing, a digital fabric printer and laser cutters. • Personal Investigation • Research, Analysis and Communication Our academics are well qualified in their specialist areas • Final Year Major Project and Show and continuously develop their skills and knowledge to ensure that we are at the forefront of design and the For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. requirements of industry. Every year, specialist lecturers and successful alumni return to share their knowledge Graduate destinations and advice. Many of our graduates now work as designers for companies such as Hallmark, Denby, FUSION/CPH in What you’ll do Copenhagen, Denby, and Design Works International in This Surface Pattern and Textile Design course has been New York creating products such as textiles, ceramics, created for students wishing to specialise as designers and wallpaper and gift cards. Some have set up in and creators, with a desire to enhance surfaces for business as freelancers, while other graduates have interiors and fashion. You will create innovative designs become stylists, buyers, trend forecasters, studio and develop your skills in drawing, print and embroidery. designers, lecturers and teachers. Our teaching programme includes hands-on practical workshops and demonstrations by tutors and specialist technicians. Individual and group tutorials take place in the dedicated studio where self-assessment, critical Routes to postgraduate study analysis and reflective practice are encouraged. MA Ceramic Design

We have strong links with industry, providing exciting MA Degree by Negotiated Study opportunities for work placements, ‘live’ industry projects, competitions and freelance work – and they often lead to offers of sponsorship, study visits and employment. We’ve worked with huge companies such as Hallmark Cards, Next and Wilko in the past.

No. 1 100% 100% student Employability* in England satisfaction* *Destinations of The Guardian League *National Student Leavers from Higher Tables 2019 Survey 2018. Education (DLHE) (#2 overall) 2018.

For more information on our employability scores, please see page 53. 214 Tourism Management Top-up T

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

BA (Hons) top-up N833 HND/FdA/DipHE 1

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course.

Course outline We will teach you about the different cultural approaches This degree will give you the knowledge and skills you to tourism and, most importantly, how to develop need to progress within a range of tourism and hospitality economic impact assessments – all skills which will make organisations in the UK and abroad. you very employable.

The course has been developed in accordance with the Course features Higher Education Academy’s Hospitality, Leisure, Sport • Global Cultures and Destinations and Tourism Network guidelines. It has also gained • Digital Marketing employer support through links with regional and • Tourism Destinations national tourism organisations. • Sport, Leisure and Hospitality • Sustainable and Ethical Tourism You’ll get to experience the tourism and events industry • Tourism Management Project through a range of visits in the UK and overseas. These include leisure attractions, hotel resorts and large scale For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. events. Our overseas residential study tour is a highlight of the course; in previous years we have been to Graduate destinations Barcelona and Iceland. Graduates from this course have gone on to roles such as: • Conference and event managers What you’ll do • Tourism planning and development officers for local You’ll develop a range of practical skills including and national destination management organisations communication, technology application, creativity, • Operations and social media managers for decision making and problem solving. Drawing from a international tour operators like TUI range of disciplines, you’ll gain an understanding of the • Business travel consultants at Clarity Travel key business concepts underpinning tourism. Management • Cabin crew for Emirates and British Airways We offer the opportunity to take part in a work placement so you can put your new-found skills to good use and gain vital experience to add to your CV. You will also work with a local business on a project that could involve Routes to postgraduate study marketing, organising or even developing your own Master of Business Administration event. MSc Digital Marketing Management As well as all the hands-on experience you’ll gain, we’ll MSc International Business Management teach you about the business of tourism. It is, after all, the world’s largest service sector. Many economies have devoted substantial resources into developing tourism.

215 V Visitor Attraction and Resort Management

Award UCAS code Typical UCAS tariff point offer Duration (Years)

FdA N834 80 2

Typical entry criteria, please refer to website for full UCAS offer information by course. Shortlisted applicants will be assessed via interview.

Course outline Throughout your studies, your time in the classroom The visitor attractions sector is experiencing tremendous will relate directly to the practical experience and skills growth both in the UK and overseas, with the most development you’ve gained while working as part of the notable increase being in visits made to family attractions. resort team. VisitBritain predict that we will have a tourism industry worth over £257 billion by 2025 – just under 10% of UK Course features GDP and supporting almost 3.8 million jobs. • 20-week paid work placement at Alton Towers Resort • Managing the Customer Experience If you’re looking to establish a career in visitor attractions; • Visitor Attraction and Resort Management that growth is great news. This course is unique in the • Operations and Business Environment UK and has been developed in partnership with Alton • Conference and Event Management Towers, part of the Merlin Group. This offers you a great • Human Resource Management opportunity to work anywhere in the world after you • Hospitality and Hotel Management graduate. • Business Development and Sales Management • Understanding Legal Liability in Visitor Attraction and As part of the course, you will complete a 20-week, paid Resort Management work placement with Alton Towers Resort, allowing you to combine work and study in a truly unique learning For an up-to-date module overview, please refer to the website. environment. Graduate destinations What you’ll do Students will have the opportunity to apply for career This two-year course will give you the knowledge, skills vacancies within Alton Towers and the wider Merlin group and work experience you’ll need to progress in this following successful completion of the programme. exciting and diverse industry. Designed in accordance with guidelines published by the Events, Hospitality, There are many roles in this sector, which includes Leisure, Sport and Tourism (EHLST) network, it is museums, galleries, gardens, historic properties, country delivered in close association with Alton Towers Resort, parks, steam railways and theme parks. Jobs are available which is located just half an hour’s drive from our for full-time, part-time and seasonal staff, and roles Stoke-on-Trent campus. The resort is part of Merlin vary from operations manager to human resources Entertainments PLC, the world’s second largest visitor co-ordinator. Staffordshire University also offers you the attraction operator, employing around 22,000 people in opportunity to top up your qualification into a full BA global attractions across 22 countries. (Hons) Event Management, Business Management or Tourism Management. In Year 1 you will be employed for 10 weeks at Alton Towers Resort, working in front-line roles in retail, hotel and park operations. Following this hands-on learning experience, you should be ready to work at team leader level in Year 2, when you’ll complete a further 10-week placement.

In association with: Alton Towers Resort

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218 STAFFORD OPEN DAYS

Centre of Excellence Stafford Dedicated healthcare Open Days

SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2019 SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 2019 SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2019 SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2019 SATURDAY 21 MARCH 2020

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SHREWSBURY OPEN DAYS

Centre of Excellence Shrewsbury Dedicated healthcare Open Days

SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2019 SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2019 SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER 2019 WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2019 SUNDAY 22 MARCH 2020

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219 WORK

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