MCAD Off-Campus Study Programs
BRIGHTON England
University of Brighton
Community Cosmopolitan Diverse
The College The University of Brighton is a thriving academic community of about 23,000 students and a genuinely international university – 1,100 international students from 105 countries study at two of the university’s campuses. The graphic design and illustration studios are located on the Grand Parade site. Integral to the Brighton cultural scene, located in the center of the city, opposite the Royal Pavilion and close to the beach and boardwalk.
Daily Life Students meet with the instructor and get direction, then work independently from 9a.m. – 5p.m. in classrooms and group studios. The buildings close at 8p.m. and are open for three hours on Saturday. The student union has over 40 activity clubs and societies.
The City The seaside city is bright and bustling, upbeat and unconventional, cosmopolitan and con- temporary. It’s a place where students can be themselves - or reinvent themselves. In fact students make up over ten percent of the city population. Brighton offers something for everyone whether its sports, music, shopping, or talking with peers over a meal. Visitors and residents love Brighton for the sea, the beach, the Regency architecture, the extrava- gant Royal Pavilion, two piers and the Lanes (the fishing village from which Brighton developed) now a maze of narrow thoroughfares packed with boutiques and cafes ranging from vegan to fish n’ chips.
Brighton’s cultural life is rich and diverse. The Theatre Royal, the Dome, the University’s Sallis Benney Theatre, the Gardner Arts Centre, and many smaller venues provide a variety of live performances including pre-London productions. The Brighton Festival, which runs for three weeks each May, is the largest arts festival in England and features a mixture of traditional and innovative musical and performing arts. A major festival exhibition is staged each year in the university’s Grand Parade gallery.
University of Brighton MCAD Off-Campus Study Programs
Eligibility
Semester spring (January-June)
Major graphic design illustration
Status 3.0 GPA junior (60-89 credits) 2 students Expectations
Credits 15-studio credits
Curriculum independent and group projects emphasis on experimentation add-on extension studies classes available in photography, liberal arts, book arts and community projects self-structured, self-disciplined
Facilities over 1,400 computers available in the labs highquality and highspeed printers
Language English
Visa Police registration required, however student visa strongly suggested from the UK consulate in Chicago.
Housing Apartment-style dormitory halls are all mixed sex and self-catered with shared kitchen. Phoenix Hall has communal areas. Most suites are equipped with broadband internet and have private or en suite bathroom facilities. May be placed in international student flat. Up to $4,500 rent and $500 deposit for spring and summer semesters.
Environment seaside, historical architecture active arts scene
University of Brighton MCAD Off-Campus Study Programs
Living Arrangements Halls of Residence Over 1,900 places in both self-catered and catered halls in Brighton and Eastbourne. Different types of hall accommodation are available at some of the best prices in the South-east.
University-managed Housing An additional 300 places are available in university-managed housing in the private sector. Personal contents insurance are included in rents and all properties meet with high safety standards.
Transportation Phoenix Hall dormitory fifteen minute bus ride or thirty minute walk to campus. Grand Parade’s central location places it at the heart of the Brighton and Hove bus networks. 50 minutes to London by train.
Food Dining The university has a wide variety of on-site restaurants, cafes and bars. During term-time, these offer a range of catering from snacks and sand- wiches to full cooked meals. The Grande Parade academic building cafe bar provides food between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Fridays.
Catered halls Catered halls provide a breakfast and main evening meal within the costs of the accommodation. The following halls of residence are catered: Eastbourne: Welkin Halls Falmer: Paddock Field (catered and self-catered available) Moulsecoomb: Moulsecoomb Place Varley: Ashdown House
Culture Social Scene Brighton has over 200 pubs and wine bars and several pre-club bars, such as the popular Komedia café-bar, offering live entertainment. On the club- bing scene there’s a choice of over 30 nightclubs, located throughout the city and at beach level and catering for every taste. Over 400 cafes and res- taurants to choose from Indian or Greek, Mexican or Italian, vegetarian or seaside fish ‘n’ chips the fierce competition keeps prices affordable. Brigh- ton is a shoppers’ paradise. You’ll find all the familiar high street names under one roof in the Churchill Square shopping mall and quirky offbeat specialist shops – selling everything from second- hand records and clothes to bric a brac and wholefoods – in the North Laine. Browse the Lanes for stylish independent shops or take a stroll down to the marina for designer outlets. International student party held in January with students from all Brighton schools: art and architecture, engineering, medicine, et cetera.