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NWICH UNIVERSITY Of GREE ERGRADUA1iE UND S PROSPECMU 202012021 . ', .... ' .' . _-- ·_ � . �� greenwich.ac.uk �� UNIVERSITY of �� GREENWICH University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR Thank you for reading our undergraduate prospectus for 2020–21. I am delighted that you’re considering joining our exciting community here at the University of Greenwich. Within these pages you’ll find out why studying with us can be so rewarding and how we will help you realise your ambitions and achieve extraordinary things. Whichever degree you’re considering, our dedicated team of academics and professionals will be with you every step of the way, helping you to reach your full potential. We foster new ideas and new ways of working and instill in our students a passion for embracing challenges with creativity and confidence, as well as a limitless thirst for knowledge. It is this sort of commitment that earned us a silver rating and unveiled improved sports influential leaders in fields in the inaugural Teaching and social facilities at Avery such as business, charity, Excellence Framework. Hill and Medway. education and politics, and are committed to using their We are relentlessly ambitious As a student here, you will knowledge to improve the for our students and proud benefit from access to world around them. first-class facilities on three of their achievements. By beautiful campuses, two in the joining us, you will follow in I very much hope you find Royal Borough of Greenwich the footsteps of graduates a course that sparks your and one in Medway, Kent. who include winners of a curiosity and spurs you on to Since 2014, we have opened a Nobel Prize, an Oscar and an discover more. I look forward to new student hub, library and Olympic gold medal. Many welcoming you to the university hall of residence in Greenwich, of our former students are in the new academic year. Professor David Maguire Vice-Chancellor 2 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 CONTENTS Welcome to our Subjects to study 20 university 4 Course listings Our campuses 6 Greenwich 7 Architecture, landscape and Avery Hill 8 the built environment 24 Medway 9 Business 28 Your career 10 Computer science, mathematics, Our alumni 11 and games and digital media 46 Students' Union 12 Education 56 Sports and fitness 14 Engineering 64 International students 16 Health 72 Student support 18 Humanities and Open Days 19 social sciences 80 Law and criminology 88 Media and creative arts 92 Science 98 Course index 110 Apply for a course 114 3 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 Welcome to our university THE UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE £80 million+ Silver rating in the Teaching Excellence invested in labs, social Framework London and teaching spaces, is ranked as and sports facilities in the best city the last five years in the world for students1 38,000+ £25 million students from spent on new BRAND-NEW more than computing and 2 teaching facilities in social facilities on countries 160 our Dreadnought Greenwich Campus Building inc. a gym, radio studio and café TOP RATED + for course 50 COURSES quality accredited by 96% of current (4 out of 5)3 leading and former students professional bodies would recommend the university 4 1 QS Best Student Cities 2 3 University Compare Figure includes students studying at our international partners overseas 4 Uni Compare Awards for Student Experience 2017/18 4 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 Welcome to our university % 91EMPLOYABILITY students in employment or further study 6 months a er graduation5 % of students in employment91 or further study 6 months a er graduation 5 students in employment or further study 6 months a er graduation5 5 Figure based on UK-domiciled full-time undergraduate university leavers in 2015–16 who are in work, further study or seeking work % of students in employment91 or further study 6 months a er graduation5 5 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 Welcome to our university STUDY AT OUR GREENWICH CAMPUS STUDY AT OUR AVERY HILL CAMPUS LONDON STUDY AT OUR MEDWAY CAMPUS 6 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 Our campuses GREENWICH CAMPUS 5 reasons you’ll love our Greenwich Campus Stunning setting You'll probably recognise Greenwich Campus: its iconic buildings on the banks of the Thames have been used as a backdrop to countless films and TV shows. They’ll also look great in your graduation snaps. Epic new student space The go-to place for students is the Dreadnought Building, a historic façade that’s had a 21st-century makeover inside. Accommodation Think warehouse proportions We have four student halls of with glass lifts, basement bar residence within easy walking and gig area, and loads of distance of Greenwich Campus space to study and socialise. and all the attractions of the Cool teaching facilities town centre. Opened in 2014, our Stockwell Our Greenwich halls are within Street Building is home to easy reach of transport links to a high-tech library, a gallery central London. space, film and TV studios, and one of Europe’s largest Cutty Sark Hall: shared teaching and learning green self-catering flats with single roof landscapes. en-suite study bedrooms. Wow-factor neighbourhood Daniel Defoe Hall: en-suite Greenwich is one of the study bedrooms in flat shares, prettiest areas in London with studios and two-bedroom flats. big views across the river to McMillan Student Village: Canary Wharf. There’s also a studio flats and en-suite lively vibe all year round with study bedrooms with a shared tons to see and do. kitchen. Best of London life Devonport House: Central London is closer than en-suite study bedrooms you think – just 25 minutes in shared self-catering flats away on London transport. for postgraduate and older Or hop on a river boat and students (25 years and over). get to London Bridge in less Students studying at Greenwich than half an hour. also have the option of living on gre.ac.uk/greenwich our Avery Hill Campus. 7 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 Our campuses AVERY HILL CAMPUS 5 reasons you’ll love our Avery Hill Campus Students galore It’ll be easy to find uni mates. More than 1,200 students live in the Student Village, so the campus has a lively vibe during the week and at weekends. Green side of London No ugly high-rises to spoil your view here. Avery Hill is surrounded by acres of Instagrammable green spaces, and there’s a high street and multiplex cinema up the road. Accommodation Ready-made social life Many students living in the The Dome sits in the middle of Student Village study at Avery the campus and is the go-to Hill, but it’s also a great location place for students studying and if you study at Greenwich and living here. It’s a great place to you're looking for the benefits hang out with friends, have a of on-campus accommodation. game of pool, or play ping-pong If you’re living in one of our or table football. Avery Hill halls of residence, you Close to everything also have the option of parking A canteen, café, shop, on campus by purchasing a launderette and cashpoint on- student resident permit. site means you don’t have to Aragon, Boleyn and venture very far for anything. Seymour Courts: flats for four There’s a free university bus or five students with single service to Greenwich, and study bedrooms, and shared central London is only 30 kitchen and bathroom facilities. minutes away by train. Maisonettes for six or seven Serious about sport students are also available. There are two all-weather Cleves, Howard, Parr and pitches, a fully equipped gym Tudor Courts: flats and (which you can use for a fee), maisonettes with single tennis courts and a five- en-suite study bedrooms court sports hall. The campus and shared kitchens. Most also plays host to Varsity, accommodation here is shared our annual intercampus by six students, but flats in tournament. Tudor Court are larger and offer gre.ac.uk/avery-hill space for nine students in each. 8 University of Greenwich undergraduate prospectus 2020–21 Our campuses MEDWAY CAMPUS 5 reasons you’ll love our Medway Campus Fantastic lab space We’re a specialist centre for engineering and science. There’s industry-standard lab space and you’ll have access to cutting-edge technology, including specialised robotics equipment. Weekday lie-ins You won’t need to catch a bus or train to get to class. Everything is on your doorstep. Lecture theatres and labs are Accommodation just a five-minute walk from Medway Campus offers student halls. on-campus accommodation Buzzing with life that's close to all the academic Medway Campus is home to and social facilities you'll need. thousands of students, so Residents can purchase a it’s easy to meet people. Life student parking permit. There centres around The Deep End. are five halls in all providing a It’s a huge social space with total of 350 study bedrooms. loads going on, from comedy and music gigs to quiz nights. Adelaide, Forte, Merlin, Sunne and Wolfe Houses: flats with Scenic setting en-suite study bedrooms and Historic buildings sit alongside modern, state-of-the-art shared kitchens. teaching and accommodation facilities. There are tennis courts and a piazza-style area. Closer than you think A mall with shops, a multi- screen cinema, restaurants and bars is a five-minute walk away. Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham are on your doorstep, and there are fast transport links to London and the Kent coast.