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This is City. Undergraduate Prospectus 2020/21 www.city.ac.uk Introduction 2 2 This is City Why City? 10 Business and the professions 12 Employability 14 Work placements 16 Startup City 18 Global connections 20 Investing in spaces Life at City Open for full course listings 22 Student life 26 Student support 28 International student life 30 Accommodation 32 Sport at City 34 Learning 36 Academic facilities 38 Libraries and IT services 40 Funding 42 Scholarships, bursaries and prizes 44 Alumni Degrees at City 46 School of Arts & Social Sciences 90 Cass Business School 116 School of Health Sciences 142 The City Law School 150 School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering Applying to City 184 A guide to entry requirements 186 UCAS: The new tariff 188 Foundation courses at partner institutions 189 International Foundation programme 190 The next step 193 London Underground map 195 Maps, address and transport links Index 194 Course index 46 School of Arts & Social Sciences 50 Criminology BSc 52 Criminology and Psychology BSc 54 Criminology and Sociology BSc 2019 56 Economics BSc This is City. 58 Economics with Accounting BSc 60 English BA Open Days 62 Financial Economics BSc 64 History BA th 66 History and Politics BA Saturday 29 June 68 International Political Economy BSc 70 International Politics BSc th 72 International Politics and Sociology BSc Saturday 5 October 74 Journalism BA 76 Media, Communication and Sociology BSc See www.city.ac.uk for full details. 78 Music BMus 80 Music, Sound and Technology BSc 82 Politics BSc 84 Psychology BSc 86 Sociology BSc 88 Sociology with Psychology BSc 90 Cass Business School 94 Accounting and Finance BSc 96 Actuarial Science courses 98 Actuarial Science BSc 99 Data Analytics and Actuarial Science BSc 101 Finance with Actuarial Science BSc 102 Business Management courses 104 Business Management BSc 105 Business with Finance BSc 107 Business with Marketing BSc 108 Business Management, Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship BSc 109 International Business BSc 110 Finance courses 112 Banking and International Finance BSc 113 Finance BSc 114 Investment and Financial Risk Management BSc 116 School of Health Sciences 120 Adult Nursing BSc 124 Children’s Nursing BSc 126 Health and Social Care BSc 128 Mental Health Nursing BSc 130 Midwifery BSc 132 Optometry BSc or MOptom or Tricia Adrykaputri Introduction to Optometry HE Certificate Business Management BSc, first year 134 Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) BSc 136 Radiography (Radiotherapy and Oncology) BSc I chose to study at Cass Business School because 138 Speech and Language Science BSc of how reputable the School is, as well as the 140 Speech and Language Therapy BSc thorough information I received from the staff who were patient in answering all of my questions. 142 The City Law School Marketing is currently my favourite module, the 146 Law LLB interactive learning style and supportive lecturer 148 Legal Practice (Online) LLB have really helped me excel in the subject. 150 School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering Vrushank Dalal 154 Aeronautical Engineering MEng or BEng Computer Science BSc, fourth year St John Street, outside 158 Biomedical Engineering MEng or BEng I always knew I wanted to study Computer Science City’s impressive 160 Civil Engineering MEng or BEng and City has been an excellent choice. I have College Building. 162 Computer Science MSci or BSc sharpened my skills and knowledge while studying 164 Computer Science with Cyber Security MSci College Building here and have made lifelong friends. What I enjoy See campus map 166 Computer Science with Games Technology MSci or BSc most about City is the wide range of facilities, from 168 Data Science MSci inside back cover. dedicated spaces for different courses, to the six-floor 170 Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng or BEng 172 Engineering MEng or BEng library and the well-equipped CitySport. City has 174 Mathematics BSc helped me confirm my career path: to be a software A 176 Mathematics and Finance BSc engineer in a well-known IT company. City also 178 Mathematics with Finance and Economics BSc offers many career fairs, events and opportunities 180 Mechanical Engineering MEng or BEng to get you closer to the professional world. Introduction THIS is City 2 City, University of London www.city.ac.uk 3 Undergraduate Prospectus 2020/21 This is City. Turning the page is your first step on a path of personal growth and achievement. For 125 years, our academics and students have used education, research and enterprise to transform their lives This is City and the lives of their community and the world. City, University of London is the university of the City of London. We have strong links with the City, not least because the Lord Mayor of London is our Rector. We are pleased to be able to offer scholarships for academic excellence and with guaranteed accommodation for all of our first-year undergraduates, we ensure that our students are only steps away from the world-leading minds and state-of-the-art facilities that guide you on your path to a successful and satisfying career. City joined the University of London in September 2016, further strengthening the diverse, academically excellent environment that City provides. Itʼs a place for you to study alongside leading academics in one of the world’s most cosmopolitan and opportunity-filled cities: London. This is City. Turn the page and take your first step. Professor Sir Paul Curran President A place of transformation. This is City. 4 City, University of London www.city.ac.uk 5 Undergraduate Prospectus 2020/21 A world of opportunities This is City and diversity. This is Cit y. City, University of London is located at the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the world. The UK capital is a truly global city, boasting a wealth of jobs across a range of industries and some of the world’s top cultural attractions. A degree at City gives you all of this on your doorstep and a tremendous platform to explore everything that London has to offer. Iconic workplaces are a London speciality. To name just a few: the City of London, the Bank of England, Canary Wharf, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, the Inns of Court and East London Tech City. London is also an exceptionally diverse city, with 3.4 million overseas-born inhabitants from 270 countries who speak over 300 languages. Wyclif Street, on the approach to Northampton Square. College Building See campus map inside back cover. A Pictured, left to right: Rashi Shah, Business Management BSc, third year; Lewis Regan, Criminology and Sociology BSc, third year; Rahul Jugnarain, Economics with Accounting BSc, third year; Mahsa Roshanzamir, Accounting and Finance BSc, second year. 6 City, University of London www.city.ac.uk 7 Undergraduate Prospectus 2020/21 This is City London is our playground. An unrivalled central location. This is City. Packed with everything from shops, cafés and restaurants to museums, galleries and arts venues; from leading Premier League football teams to nightclubs; and from cityscapes to green spaces, London is a city for everyone. City’s main Northampton Square campus sits between three of London’s most popular districts. Islington offers tantalising dining and shopping options, Shoreditch buzzes with entrepreneurial creativity and lively nightlife, while Clerkenwell is a hub for trend-setting design and cosy bars. City is just minutes away from the shopping, restaurants and entertainment on offer near to Angel tube station. Upper Street See local area map inside back cover. Pictured, left to right: Monika Veleva, Law LLB, third year; Martina Fidanova, Management BSc graduate. 8 www.city.ac.uk 9 This is City Whether you are a complete beginner, have represented your school or college or even played at county and national level, City offers so many opportunities for you to participate in sport. Many of our sports teams compete in either British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues or the London Universities Sports Leagues (LUSL). Competing in the largest Action shot from a City versus Brunel men’s volleyball match. student sports facility CitySport See local area map in central London. inside back cover. 5 This is City. Pictured: Abdelrahman Elmagdoub (jumping), Mechanical Engineering MEng, fourth year; Ayub Abubakarov (at the net), Business Management BSc, first year. BUSINESS and the professions 10 City, University of London www.city.ac.uk 11 Undergraduate Prospectus 2020/21 City has a strong reputation for academic excellence Our academic staff are engaged in research that is and a close relationship with business and the transforming the world in which we live. Whether they professions. In 1894, the Northampton Institute was are developing biomedical sensors to improve survival founded to “promote the industrial skill, general rates of patients in intensive care, or leading research knowledge, health and wellbeing” of young men into social attitudes across Europe, our academic staff and women from Islington. The Institute became are at the forefront of their fields. ‘The City University’ in 1966, when it was granted a Royal Charter, but our close links to business and Research excellence the professions remain as important today as they A key component in City’s academic excellence is were 125 years ago. Our students benefit from these its research strength. The December 2014 Research relationships both during their studies and when the Excellence Framework (REF2014) results, which Business and the professions time comes to start their careers. assessed research quality at British higher education Undergraduate degrees at City have been developed institutions, was exceptionally important for City. by outstanding academic staff with the input of In less than three years, we made a greater improvement employers and leading figures in industry.