WITH a DIFFERENCE Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22
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UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2021/22 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME QUALIFICATIONS CAREER-FOCUSED COURSES COVENTRY UNIVERSITY DEGREES WITH A DIFFERENCE Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22 www.coventry.ac.uk/cus WELCOME We offer a higher education experience designed to fit around your life and commitments. Block learning, teaching just one module at a time, no end of year exams and smaller class sizes all help to make studying at CU Scarborough achievable. If you study with us, you’ll have the Our courses are career-focused and Discover more Apply Support opportunity to benefit from a modern, wherever possible include opportunities 06 Study 50 70 Take a look through our prospectus, forward-thinking higher education for you to source internships and 08 Select your mode 52 Entry requirements 72 Support with your studies explore what we have to offer and institution and upon graduation, placements to help boost your discover why CU Scarborough could 10 Select your intake 54 Your finance and fees 73 Your wellbeing a qualification awarded from employability skills and prepare you for be the right choice for you. Or come 12 Select your level 56 Application process 74 Your future Coventry University1. the world of work. along and see us in person. Our Open 76 International students Days provide the perfect opportunity 78 Visit us Accessible learning Student-friendly coastal campus to talk to our staff and students, and 14 Courses 58 Student life We’re committed to making higher We’ve invested £14 million in a view our facilities. 16 Access to higher 60 Coast life education accessible, so if you haven’t state-of-the-art campus in the heart of education 64 Accommodation 80 Coventry options got the qualifications needed to go Scarborough, on the beautiful North straight onto a degree course, you Yorkshire coast. Built around a central 18 Foundation years 66 Students’ Union 82 CU can choose from an Access to Higher atrium, our building features fully 20 Degree courses 68 Student Q&A 84 Coventry University Education Diploma, foundation year or equipped engineering and clinical skills 88 Coventry University Higher National Certificate (HNC), and labs, IT suites, a library, café and lots of London upon successful completion progress to individual and group study spaces. an undergraduate course. 90 Key contacts | 2 | 1 CU Scarborough is part of the Coventry University Group. | 3 | Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22 www.coventry.ac.uk/cus DEGREES WITH A DIFFERENCE Study one module Career-focused courses at a time No one knows it better than the experts, At CU Scarborough you’ll only study that’s why we employ academics with one module at a time, allowing you the relevant industry experience, to ensure opportunity to study topics in depth that we can teach the necessary theory and give assignments your full attention and practical elements needed to enter before moving on. Each module lasts for the workplace. We aim to offer degrees six weeks and is assessed as you go, in course areas where we can find rather than having end of year exams. industry demand, in an attempt to create graduates who are sought-after by local employers. No end of year exams Exam situations can be scary even for Affordable course fees those with the best grasp of their subject. We’ve moved away from traditional end In order to make higher education of year exams, to more modern accessible to as many people as techniques which allow for different possible, we keep our tuition fees types of assessment in each module, competitively priced. In addition, including coursework. As well as getting our block learning model can provide the chance to prove your knowledge you with the opportunity to work through a variety of methods, you alongside your studies. should be able to avoid any last-minute revision stress. Block learning Our structured timetables of either morning or afternoon classes give you the convenience of regular hours and the possibility of fitting in other commitments, such as a part-time job or family responsibilities, around your studies. | 4 | | 5 | Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22 www.coventry.ac.uk/cus STUDY We can offer you the flexibility to choose when in the year you want to start your studies, and depending on your qualifications, what entry point you are able to start your learning experience at. Sian-Tyler Robson Primary Education & Teaching Studies There are set morning or afternoon classes so studying fits around your work and social life easily. I work in the morning and study in the afternoon which is really convenient for me. I hate exams, I don’t do very well in them so I find no end of year exams perfect! | 6 | | 7 | Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22 www.coventry.ac.uk/cus SELECT YOUR MODE Work and family commitments often mean that not everyone can commit to a traditional full-time degree. We offer two study modes to help make our degrees accessible to as many people as possible. Full-time If you choose to study full-time you can expect up to 20 hours of learning activities per week. The majority of this will be face-to-face teaching, with the addition of individual and group tutorials and independent/online learning. Classes usually run Monday to Friday at a fixed time each day, either in the morning (9am-1pm) or afternoon (1.30pm-5.30pm). Part-time If you choose to study part-time you’ll usually receive seven hours per week direct face-to-face delivery and three hours per week blended learning. Outside of this, there will also be independent study and online support1. Depending on the course, teaching normally takes place either 9am-5pm one day a week, or 6pm-10pm two evenings a week. Our diagram on page 11 explains more about how our intakes and study styles work. | 8 | 1 Part-time study is only available for certain courses and is subject to numbers. | 9 | Please see our course pages for more information. Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22 www.coventry.ac.uk/cus Intake/study chart Full-time: Full-time: Full-time: Part-time: September November January one day SELECT starters starters starters a week YOUR INTAKE Module Module SEPT one one We understand a September start doesn’t suit everyone, which is why we offer course intakes throughout the year, along with OCT block structure teaching so you will only study one module at a time. Modules Module Module NOV two two Our courses run in six-week blocks, and you will study one module in each block, worth 30 credits. When each module is completed and the coursework produced is formally assessed, you will begin the Module Module Module Module next block and the next module. JAN three three three two Full-time students normally study four blocks per year. Each block will require you to successfully complete 300 hours of study commitment, with 120 of those hours completed at your campus location participating in FEB/ Module Module Module Module learning activities. MAR four four four three Part-time Full-time Part-time study works within a similar Full-time students take four modules block structure but with more space each year providing 120 credits between blocks. Part-time students per stage. usually study up to three blocks September Module Module throughout the academic year, but APR return one one A full-time academic year represents a subject to the course and availability single stage. 360 credits are needed for a could potentially study four blocks, full Honours degree, a HND requires 240 allowing a degree to be completed credits and a HNC requires 120 credits. in three years. Full-time students have a choice of six Part-time students have a choice of September or Module Module entry points in September, November, entry points in September, January, JUN November return two four January, February/March, April and June. February/March and June. JUL January return September return Please note: This table represents an insight into the intake structure at CU Scarborough. | 10 | For more options and confirmed course running times, please see contact us. | 11 | Undergraduate Prospectus | CU Scarborough | 2021/22 www.coventry.ac.uk/cus Access to Higher Education Diplomas Offered by SELECT CU Scarborough Foundation years YOUR LEVEL (Application made via UCAS) BTEC/A levels We aim to make higher education accessible, even if you don’t have the qualifications needed to go straight onto a degree course. At CU Scarborough you can start your studies at different entry Join at an advanced level if you have the points depending on your qualifications and experience. required entry criteria. HNC Stage 1 degree Honours degree Access to Higher (Level 4) Option to exit with a HNC (you can The undergraduate Honours Education (HE) Diploma re-join the course at a later date). degree is a widely recognised Level 6 Access to Higher Education Diplomas qualification offered by the UK are Level 3 qualifications which prepare university system. We currently offer adults without traditional qualifications a range of BA, BEng, BSc and LLB for study at university. The qualification Join at an degrees at CU Scarborough. It typically is widely recognised by UK universities, takes three years of full-time study advanced level if subject to individual institutional entry you have the to achieve a degree and become requirements. Successful completion required entry criteria. a graduate. of one of our Access courses will HND guarantee entry to a wide range of Stage 2 degree Higher National degrees at CU Scarborough. (Level 5) Option to exit with a HND (you can Certificate (HNC) re-join the course Top-up degree at a later date).