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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CAREERS ADVISOR GUIDE 2 3

ACCOMMODATION & GREEN SPACES

Students will have the opportunity to live in our Peel Park Quarter, which has unbeatable proximity to university buildings & facilities. Peel Park Quarter is our thriving student village offering affordable luxury in a safe and secure environment. All rooms are private with an en-suite bathroom and shared living space and kitchen. OUR John Lester and Eddie Coleman Courts are perfect for students studying a nursing or health related course, as they are located CAMPUS next to our Frederick Road Campus. Our main campus sits right next to Peel PEEL PARK CAMPUS Park, one of the oldest public parks in the country. Peel Park, having recently Our main campus, Peel Park, offers your students the best of both worlds: undergone a £2.5 million restoration to bring state-of-the-art learning facilities within minutes of a world-class city, set it back to its former glory, the park provides against beautiful green spaces to relax and socialise in. a beautiful green space to relax outside of lessons. Peel Park campus includes our vibrant student village ‘Peel Park Quarter’, offering affordable luxury accommodation in a safe and secure environment. Students are a stone’s throw from learning spaces, the library, Student Union and campus shop. LIVING IN

MEDIA CITY UK CAMPUS Manchester has retained its title as the best UK city to live for several consecutive years, We are the only University to have a campus beating London to the top spot. Living costs at MediaCityUk so if you’re students are are amongst the lowest in the UK. Rent, looking for a career within the media petrol, groceries, public transport and dining industry we couldn’t be better placed. Our out all cost significantly less than in the MediaCityUK campus shares a skyline with south of . the BBC, ITV & Dock10 and everything they need for a world-class university experience. Manchester has the biggest student population in Europe and is an incredibly Our MediaCityUK campus is connected multicultural, creative city with many to the Metrolink tram system, and the students choosing to stay and live in number 50 bus is free for students to travel Manchester once they have graduated. between sites. 4 5

/ Student Finance & Budgeting WHAT WE CAN Our Student Finance & Budgeting talk encourages students to begin thinking about the outgoing costs of student living and how to successfully manage their finance throughout a degree. We will cover areas such as OFFER YOUR tuition fees and student loans along with details of the scholarships available at Salford. STUDENTS / Why Study at the ? CAREERS CONVENTIONS AND HIGHER Our courses open doors to rewarding and challenging careers in health, EDUCATION FAIRS science, engineering, the arts, the built environment, media, law and business. This presentation includes details about our location, the campus We are happy to attend school or college HE fairs and career events to run a accommodation, work placements and extracurricular activity available to stand and answer student’s questions about studying at University. students choosing to study with us.

SUPPORTING YOUR EVENTS / Arts & Media opportunities at the University of Salford We have a dedicated southern team who can support talks, fairs and Find out more about or fantastic location at Media City UK and our workshops for years 12 and 13. We can tailor a range of outreach activities unbeatable digital, arts and media links with industry. Our Media City UK at your sixth form or College to the needs of your students, to help support campus is situated in the heart of , home to the BBC, ITV & them make important decisions about their future Higher Education and Dock 10. Take a closer look at our state of the art media facilities. career choices. Please contact Sophie Threlfall at: [email protected] should you be interested in booking any of the below sessions or developing / Preparing for your UCAS Fair something more bespoke with us. We will be in your area in the weeks leading up to the UCAS events and would be delighted to discuss with your students the right questions TALKS to ask of themselves and the universities to ensure they find the best Providing timely information and advice can be hugely beneficial to Year 12 place for them. and Year 13 students as they make important decisions about their future. / University Life Up North We have created our range of talks to inform and encourage students, aiding the transition into Higher Education. Examples of some of the talks we are We showcase the countless benefits of university life in a new able to provide are set out below: city up north. New friends, experiences, places to explore, gigs to go to and cheaper costs of living are just some of / Introduction to Higher Education the reasons that make Manchester & Salford a great place Choosing the right university and course is an important decision but it to live and study. Find out more about why over 100,000 can be difficult to know where to start with over 37,000 courses in the students chose to study in this number 1 city! UK to choose from. Our introduction to HE talk will provide students with / Bespoke Subject Specific Talks information on the benefits of university study, how to choose a course, finance, accommodation and the UCAS process. If you have a specific subject in mind we endeavor to tailor talks to the needs of / Personal Statements – Hints and Tips your students. Please don't hesitate The Personal Statement is the one chance a student has to show passion to inquire with your specific for their subject area when applying to universities. Our hints and tips requirements. presentation followed by a facilitated workshop provides students with good and bad examples along with a step-by-step guide to structuring a Personal Statement that makes an impact! 6 7 WHAT WE CAN VISITING OFFER YOU US

SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR LAUNCHPAD NEWSLETTER If you would like to hear more about events and activities taking place at the SALFORD University of Salford you can sign up to our Launchpad Newsletter. TEACHER AND ADVISOR CONFERENCES We run a number of events for Teachers' and Advisors' each year to allow you to gain further information about particular subject areas. They offer you the chance to see the facilities,

meet the tutors and take part in Q&A sessions. We would be delighted for MANCHESTER you to join us up on campus. Please contact us for more information on how to book your place.

ROCHDALE NORWICH BURY LONDON CONFERENCE MILTON KEYNES OLDHAM SOUTHEND We also run a southern conference in central London each year, WIGAN LONDON SALFORD where we bring our academics to speak to you. TAMESIDE

MANCHESTER All details of what we can offer you and your students SOUTHAMPTON TRAFFORD STOCKPORT can be found online at: www.salford.ac.uk/workwithus Q Please contact us to discuss or book in any of the above at: [email protected]

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Clifford Whitworth Library

Anechoic chamber

Digital perfomance lab Bodmer labatory

Patient Simulation Suite

CAMPUS TOURS We are happy to welcome school and college groups onto the University Campus to provide an insight in to University life. We aim to make these visits bespoke events to fit the requirements of your students and can arrange subject specific Human Performance Labatory Fashion Studios taster sessions as part of the day. 10 11

OUR PATIENT SIMULATION SUITE WE’RE A CAMPUS REASONS TO FOR STUDENTS OF NURSING, BASED UNIVERSITY MIDWIFERY AND ALLIED HEALTH LOCATED ONLY CHOOSE PROFESSIONS IS RECOGNISED AS A CENTRE 15 MINUTES SALFORD £650 OF EXCELLENCE. WALK FROM MILLION REGENERATION SCHEME IN LOCAL AREA MANY OF OUR COURSES ARE ACCREDITED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES, SUCH AS OUR ACADEMICS WON RESEARCH PROJECT OF THE YEAR AT Manchester named HIGHER EDUCATION BEST AWARDS 2016 UK CITY Degree to live in Apprenticeships We’ve invested The Economist's Global Liveability in the areas Index 2018 of Healthcare, Business, Surveying and Salford was recognised Engineering in 2017 as one of the £ best places in the UK for Salford 160 business start-ups, with the holds the number of new companies Social Enterprise MILLION in our facilities launched in the past year over the last outstripping London, Leeds and Manchester. five years. Manchester Evening News, May 2017 8 9 NORTHERN QUARTER BEETHAM TOWER MANCHESTER TOWN HALL ARNDALE SHOPPING CENTRE PRINTWORKS NATIONAL MANCHESTER PICCADILLY FOOTBALL MUSEUM MANCHESTER ARENA DEANSGATE CASTLEFIELD SPINNINGFIELDS MANCHESTER

THIS IS SALFORD MAXWELL BUILDING Located in Greater Manchester, in the SALFORD North-West of the UK, the University of Salford is perfectly positioned just 2km from CLIFFORD WHITWORTH LIBRARY PEEL PARK Manchester city centre to give students the NEWTON BUILDING best of both campus and city life. LADY HALE BUILDING Manchester is home to over 100,000 students PEEL PARK SALFORD CRESCENT QUARTER NEW ADELPHI from across the globe – the largest student BUILDING TRAIN STATION population in Europe – creating a wonderful UNIVERSITY HOUSE place to live and study.

ATMOSPHERE The University is extremely accessible from SPORTS CENTRE CHAPMAN BUILDING the South. London is just over 2hrs by train KITCHEN AND BAR and Salford has good train links to regional and national train services via Salford FAITH CENTRE BUILDING Crescent train station, which is based on our campus. Manchester Airport is only 30 minutes by train from Salford Crescent. Direct flights are available from London Heathrow, Southampton, Exeter & Southend. BRIAN BLATCHFORD Alternatively driving via the M40 and M6 will take approximately 4 hours and we have lots NEW COMPUTING, ALLERTON BUILDING of parking on site. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BUILDING UNDER Our excellent transport system makes travel CONSTRUCTION across Manchester and Salford as easy as can be. The University is on many busy bus routes and the Metrolink runs from MediaCityUK. JOHN LESTER & EDDIE COLMAN There is also a bus that offers free travel COURTS to our students between our Peel Park and Frederick Road campuses and MediaCityUK. 10 11

/ Cambridge Pre-U Student Finance England / UAL Diplomas in Art and Student Finance England: WHAT TO STUDY Design www.gov.uk/contact-student- / Rock School Music finance-england THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD OFFERS COURSES Practitioners qualifications IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: Finance information regarding UCAS points for each course can found elsewhere in the UK is also available. / Accounting and / Fashion / Politics and on our online course listings, visit Finance / Film, TV and Media History www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder Student Finance Northern / Acoustics, Audio / Games Design / Prosthetics and Ireland: and Video / Geography and Orthotics Here's our handy points calculator www.studentfinanceni.co.uk/ contact/general-enquiries/ / Architecture Environment / Psychology UCAS AS A BTEC / Art & Design / Journalism / Radiography POINTS LEVEL LEVEL Student Finance Wales: / Biology / Law / Social Policy and 56 - A* D* www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/ / Biomedicine / Maths Social Work 48 - A D contact / Business and / Midwifery / Sociology and 40 - B - / Music Criminology ASK US / Chemistry / Nursing / Sport, Exercise 32 - C M / Computer Science / Occupational and Nutrition 24 - D - The University of Salford’s Ask Us / Construction, Therapy / Wildlife and 20 A - - team provide learners with the best Property and / Performing Arts Zoology 16 B E P help, support and guidance through Surveying / Pharmaceutical The full course list 12 C - - their studies. / Counselling and Science can be found online 10 D - - Students will have an extensive Psychotherapy / Photography at: www.salford. 6 E - - support network covering everything / Engineering / Physics ac.uk/course- from practical help like on-site / English and / Physiotherapy finder childcare, to emotional wellbeing Creative Writing / Podiatry FINANCE through our faith centres and At the University of Salford, fees for support groups. We also have a team ENTRY REQUIREMENTS in both subjects where GCSE’s are students from the UK, EU, Channel of trained and experienced advisers taken in Northern Ireland or Wales, Islands and Isle of Man studying a to help students work through any Our courses have individual entry however some may require a grade 5. full-time undergraduate degree are issues they may have and help them requirements and some require £9,250* per year for the first year to find solutions. We accept all of the following specific subjects. Visit the full course of study. information on our website to find qualifications We do all we can to accommodate The fees for UK/EU students will personal circumstances in a range of out if this applies to the course / A/AS Level your students are interested in. Our vary depending on the number of areas including (but not limited to): / BTEC Award minimum entry requirement for a credits taken per year. Financial wellbeing and counselling, disability / Welsh Baccalaureate degree course is two A Levels or support is available to undergraduate and learner support, LGBTQI, money equivalent, but some courses will / Access to Higher Education students to help with the cost of matters, care leavers and estranged require three A Levels. Diploma university, this may include a tuition students. fee loan and/or a maintenance loan. / Scottish Higher/Advanced For further information please visit Most courses also require a minimum Higher of grade 4 in GCSE English and Further information on funding and www.salford.ac.uk/askus / International Baccalaureate Maths, (or grade C for qualifications student loans is available through / Irish Leaving Certificate taken prior to 2017), or a grade C *Please note, this figure is correct at the time of printing (October 2018), but the amount is likely to increase (Higher) for each subsequent academic year by a fixed amount to take into account of inflation. 12

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