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A92 A90 Dundee University of St Andrews Undergraduate Prospectus 2012 A90 Travelling to Perth Key Facts Contact Details www.st-andrews.ac.uk A92 Firth of Tay A9 Leuchars A913 ST ANDREWS St Andrews A91 University Established 1413 University Main Number 9 Cupar Teaching commenced in 1411. The main switchboard of the University is: A91 Bus / Coach M90 T: +44 (0)1334 476161 ay A915 St Andrews bus station is very close to the centre of ilw a Student Experience Quality Our website is at: www.st-andrews.ac.uk R B913 town. Timetables can be accessed from: 8 St Andrews has been judged to be the UK’s top multi- www.travelinescotland.org.uk A915 A917 faculty university in the National Student Surveys 6 of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. It continues to Student Recruitment & Admissions A92 Our latest online materials about studying at Rail perform strongly in national and international HE A977 St Andrews can be found at: The nearest train station is league tables. Leuchars (5 miles from M 9 0 www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions h t • Guardian University Guide 2011: St Andrews) on the main line A92 Kirkcaldy r If you need to contact us in writing about studying here, o 1st in Scotland / 4th in UK from London (King’s Cross) – Kincardine A921 F our address is: on Forth 3 f Edinburgh – Aberdeen. o • Times Good University Guide 2011: M876 University of St Andrews, Timetables and an online t h 1st in Scotland / 4th in UK i r route planner can be found at F St Katharine’s West, 16 The Scores, • Independent Complete University Guide 2011: St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AX, Scotland. www.travelinescotland.com 1st in Scotland / 6th in UK There are buses running M9 A1 If you need to send a fax to Student Recruitment & regularly (every 15 minutes) from • SundayTimes University Guide 2010: Admissions, our fax number is: Leuchars train station into St Andrews. 1st in Scotland / 7th in UK F: +44 (0)1334 463330 Taxis are also available at the station. M8 Undergraduate Prospectus Undergraduate Prospectus • QS World Rankings – 95th Edinburgh A 6 8 For Prospectus Downloads Road 0 10 km • TimesHigherEducation World Rankings: This prospectus can be viewed and downloaded at: See sketch map A702 20th Arts and Humanities www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/ug/prospectus (a) From south, cross Forth Road Bridge • National Student Survey 2010 – 1st in Scotland, joint 2012 Entry 2012 Entry and proceed north along M90 to junction 3. top multi-faculty UK For Visits Follow the A92 until just before Cupar, then If you would like to organise a visit to St Andrews, join the A91 to St Andrews or on M90 continue please book online at: Teaching Quality www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/visit to junction 8, then by A91 to St Andrews. The only university in Scotland to have achieved the top ratings of Excellent or Highly Satisfactory for every (b) From south-west, either go east along M8 to unit in the original Teaching Quality Assessments, For Prospective Student Enquiries Forth Road Bridge and then by route (a), or by If you have an enquiry and you have not yet applied to and the highest accumulating average TQA rating in Kincardine Bridge and A977 towards Kinross, joining study at St Andrews, please contact the relevant following Scotland. M90 at junction 6 and exit at junction 8 as above. email address: Aberdeen All Schools have been consistently given the top rating (c) From north-west leave Perth on M90 then by A913 to UK/EU: [email protected] Dundee of ‘Broad Satisfaction’ in subsequent five-yearly reviews, Cupar and St Andrews. ST ANDREWS Rest of World: [email protected] Glasgow and the University also earned Broad Satisfaction in (d) From north via Dundee, cross Tay Road Bridge on A92 and Edinburgh QAA-led Institutional Review. after 1 mile via A919 to Leuchars and A91 to St Andrews. For Post-application Enquiries Newcastle If you have an enquiry and you have already applied Research Quality to St Andrews, please contact the relevant following Specific driving directions can be obtained from: The latest Research Assessment Exercise information can Belfast email address: www.multimap.com or: www.mapquest.co.uk be found on page 5. Leeds This prospectus is available in Large Print, Braille, or Audio, on request to UK/EU: [email protected] Liverpool Rest of World: [email protected] Air Completion Rates Print & Design on +44 (0)1334 463020 The nearest airports are Edinburgh (EDI), Dundee (DND), Dublin Manchester At 98%, one of the highest in the UK and the highest in If you need to phone the Student Recruitment & Glasgow (GLA) and Aberdeen (ABZ). Scotland. Birmingham Admissions Unit our number is: More information: www.baa.com for flights and connections. T: +44 (0)1334 462150 LONDON People The editorial and design team thank all contributors, especially Special Collections in the University Library for the historic quotes Cardiff and photographs, and also to the students and alumni who provided profiles and soundbites used throughout this prospectus. Bristol Student FTE (as of December 2010): For Accommodation Enquiries Parking Undergraduates: 6,024 If you have an enquiry about residential accommodation Free parking in St Andrews town centre is extremely limited, Cover photographs are by: broad daylight, Ben Goulter, Simon Prosser and Peter Adamson. All other photographs are Postgraduates: 1,706 at St Andrews please contact: however metered parking is available. by Rhona Rutherford unless otherwise indicated. Photographers with s after their names are the winners of the student Students from the UK: 57% photographic competition. Student Accommodation Services, Students from the EU: 12% Residential and Business Services, Produced by Print & Design, University of St Andrews, February 2011. Overnight Accommodation Students from Overseas: 31% The Tourist Information Office has lists of approved accommodation in the area. Butts Wynd, North Street, All the information in this prospectus is correct at time of going to press. Students in University maintained They will be able to reserve accommodation for you as well as offering ideas of where to St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AJ, Scotland. accommodation: 52% The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland. No: SC013532 go, what to see and, of course, the best ways of getting there. There are plenty of Hotels, Town population (incl. students) c.18,000 Guest Houses and Bed & Breakfasts in the town/area to suit most tastes and budgets. T: +44 (0)1334 462510 F: +44 (0)1334 462500 Staff FTE (as of 31 July 2010) E: [email protected] St Andrews Tourist Information Office Outwith term-time, you may be able to stay in Academic: 949 70 Market Street, St Andrews University managed accommodation. For more Other: 1,192 Printed by Pindar information, contact Residential & Business Services Universities & Colleges Admissions By printing our prospectus on Revive 100 white silk and Revive 100 white lite silk, 100% recycled papers, the environmental UCAS Code S36 T: +44 (0)1334 472021 Service (UCAS) Academic Year 2012-13 impact was reduced by*: 22,784 kg of landfill, 620,270 litres of water, 74,150 kWh of electricity, 5,163 kg CO2 of greenhouse E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1334 462000 For details of key dates please see: UCAS, Rosehill, New Barn Lane, gases and 37,024 kg of wood. W: www.standrews.co.uk W: www.discoverstandrews.com www.st-andrews.ac.uk/semesterdates/ Cheltenham, GL52 3LZ. Source: European BREF (data on virgin fibre paper). Carbon footprint data audited by the CarbonNeutral Company. T: +44 (0)871 468 0 468 Results are obtained according to technical information and are subject to modification. W: www.ucas.ac.uk * compared to a non-recycled paper Visiting Days St Andrews The Student Town (KY16) For information, and to book a place on one of our Visiting Days, please go to: Orientate Yourself English (Kennedy Hall). 56 (L2) A prominent landmark, the Cathedral English (Castle House / (no.79), is at the bottom of the aerial Poetry House) . 57 (L2) www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/visit photo opposite. English Language Teaching . 9 (F3/4) Photo by Elisa Annecchini s Photo by Jamie Burns s Environmental Health and Distances: Safety Services. .70 (K4) From Fife Park (1) to the Scottish Oceans Estates. 81 (N5) Institute (82), 40 minutes walking pace, Evening Degree. 47 (J2) 29 15 minutes cycling. From Admissions Evening Language Teaching. 9 (F4) A 27 28 9 Come and meet our Visiting Day Team! (30) to St Mary’s College (68), 8 minutes Events. 36 (J2 ) 1 to walking pace, 2 minutes cycling. 1 D THE SCORES THE SCORES Fife Contemporary Art and un 54 de 32 41 42 Craft (Town Hall) . 65 (J3) Alphabetical Index e BUTTSWYND 43 an 30 Fife Park (UG & PG). 1 (A4/5) d L 0 100m 200m 300m euc 33 40 44 55 Admissions. 30 (J1) Film Studies . 35 (J2) hars NORTH STREET 31 53 22 MURRAY PK Advice & Support Centre (ASC) 38 (J2) Finance Office . 80 (L5) 19 C 56 IT OTSFO BB RD 39 46 Albany Park (UG & PG). .83 (N6/O6) French. .59 (K2/3) SCALE 20 A CR 45 57 Y 34 35 36 Alumni Relations. 36 (J2) North 51 2 18 R 38 47 Ancient History. 40 (J1/2) Gannochy House (PG). 58 (K2/L2) Haugh OA 48 49 17 21 37 50 Andrew Melville Hall (UG). 3 (C2/3) (The) Gateway. 18 (F2) D HOPE ST 60 52 Angus House (PG). 26 (I3) Geography & Geosciences .