2019 - 2020 HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES Accessible and highly regarded degree pathways (Accredited by world class universities)
www.southessex.ac.uk/university our partners Our qualifications explained
HNC – Level 4 and HND – Level 5 Higher National Certificates (HNC) and Higher National Diplomas (HND) are job-related qualifications. HNCs and HNDs reflect the requirements of professional organisations and meet the National Occupational Standards for each sector or industry. They are an ideal choice for students seeking a cost-effective, vocational pathway to higher education. CertEd – Level 5 The Certificate in Education (Further Education and Skills Sector) is a Level 5 teaching qualification which has a teaching/training practice requirement. PgCE – Level 6 The Professional graduate Certificate in Education is a teacher training programme that will gain you a teacher training certificate in the post compulsory sector. BA (Hons) – Level 6 A Bachelor of Arts, BA (Hons), is a bachelor’s degree awarded for an undergraduate course or programme that follows a humanities curriculum. BSc (Hons) – Level 6 A Bachelor of Science, BSc (Hons), is a bachelor’s degree awarded for an undergraduate course or programme in science-based or technical studies.
2 Our degrees and higher career path or to continue Welcome education qualifications with further study. are awarded by leading Welcome to South Essex We hope that you enjoy institutions, including the discovering more about South College University Centre, University of East Anglia, the we hope that you find a Essex College University University of Arts London, The Centre and the benefits programme that meets your Open University and Pearson. needs and aspirations. of studying here, and look Our ambition is to provide forward to seeing you at one By choosing to study at this you with a qualification of our Higher Education open vibrant, modern College you that equips you with the events in the near future. can be assured of receiving a knowledge and transferable high quality education and an Colin Bladen-Kopacz skills to successfully Dean (Higher Education) excellent student experience. embark on your chosen
Read more at www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents /Framework-Higher-Education-Qualifications-08.pdf www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean /compare-different-qualification-levels 3 10 reasons to study at South Essex College University Centre
1. Career-focused degrees Our programmes are designed in partnership with businesses to ensure you’re fully prepared for employment. Our tutors have a wealth of industry experience and our College and staff maintain close links with companies in Britain and abroad.
2. Quality partnerships mean quality outcomes for our students Our programmes are accredited by top class institutions giving you the opportunity to study for a qualification that will steer you into the career of your dreams or smooth your progress to further studies.
3. More time with your tutor Our classes are small so you get more personal attention and a more personalised learning experience which maximises your opportunity to achieve great things.
4. Flexibility and convenience Some of our students come straight from sixth form while others have taken a break or spent time in work prior to starting their degree. This means you’ll always find people at College just like you and mix with a diversity of people who will enrich your life.
5. Technology and resources Our campuses are full of industry-specific equipment, labs, studios and study areas. You will also benefit from The Forum Southend-on-Sea and the East Wing at Thurrock, each of which has spectacular modern facilities.
4 10 reasons to study at South Essex College University Centre
6. Great opportunities for mature students Getting back into education when you have a few more years on the clock can be a challenge, but here at South Essex College University Centre we can offer you top class, affordable study near to your home. Previous experience can often be taken into account when applying for higher education courses.
7. Saves you money Our programmes are very competitively priced and you can save up to £10,000 by choosing to study with us.
8. Accessibility Transport links are excellent with all our campuses being very close to bus and railway stations that have direct links to London. At Southend the railway station is less than a minute away from our main reception and the expanding Southend airport, with its international links, is less than three miles away. Thurrock campus is situated a two minute walk from the train station and town centre.
9. Earning potential Undertaking a higher education course with us is an investment in your future. Graduates earn a higher starting salary than non-graduates and can expect their salary to rise at a faster rate. Ten years later, on average, degree-qualified men earn 30% more and women 46% more than non-graduates. (National Careers Service)
10. Personal development Student life is not all about studying, it’s also about meeting new people, forming new friendships and making the most of the opportunities that higher education can provide. Studying with us will increase your life experiences by learning new skills and developing new interests, helping you become a more confident and well-rounded adult. 5 Our campuses South Essex College University Centre is proud to offer a wide range of full Honours Degrees, Higher National Certificates & Diplomas (HNCs and HNDs) and teaching qualifications at our centres in Southend and Thurrock.
The Forum, Southend-on-Sea The Forum Southend-on-Sea is a £27 million ultra-modern library and learning zone located opposite our Southend Campus. It boasts a superbly stocked integrated municipal and academic public library, a modern teaching facility for South Essex College University Centre which supports the delivery of our Higher Education courses, a learning space for the University of Essex, the Focal Point Art Gallery, a 200-seat lecture theatre and refreshment facilities.
Thurrock campus Our £45 million campus offers you cutting edge services including specialist workshop spaces in the campus’ East Building linked to our Construction and Engineering programmes and state-of-the-art studio spaces for our Costume Construction degree.
The Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre Our Costume Construction degree has been set-up in partnership with the Royal Opera House (ROH), and is based at High House Production Park in the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre, which is home to ROH’s collection of 20,000 costumes and wigs.
6 Essex - a great place to study All of our campuses are close to London, a city that has everything. Fantastic food, unrivalled entertainment with its clubs, theatres, cinemas, pubs, cafes, live music and comedy clubs not forgetting the many museums, galleries and exhibitions. Essex has an international reputation for its entertainment. With loads of festivals, concerts and events going on throughout the year.
Arts and festivals There’s a strong community of artists in the town with regular shows and exhibitions at galleries such as the Old Waterworks, the Beecroft Southend-on-Sea and the Focal Point Gallery in The Forum Southend- Southend is a buzzing seaside town offering an eclectic mix of on-Sea which feature visits on-trend entertainment with great pubs, clubs and live music. from international artists. We have great beaches and green spaces to relax in. The town has recently been awarded a Purple Flag which is a national Southend’s theatres, the accreditation that recognises excellence in the management Cliffs Pavilion and the Palace of town and city centres at night. It is the 'gold standard' Theatre, attract major West for night time destinations and entertainment areas. So, we End touring productions, have Blue Flag award-winning beaches, Green Flags for our as well as concerts, ballet, parks and now a Purple Flag for our night time economy. opera and comedy. A convenient place to live There are also various festivals throughout the The Southend campus is located in the heart of Southend year including the Southend High Street, with shops, restaurants and bars barely a Film Festival (April), Village stone’s throw away. The transport links are excellent with a Green Festival (July), Leigh comprehensive bus network and two major London-bound Folk Festival (June), and train lines (including nine rail stations in the borough). Village Beach Festival (July). 7 Sport and leisure Windsurfing, sailing and kite surfing are all on your doorstep, with speedboat racing and a sailing regatta also taking place every year. If hiking along the estuary appeals to you, you will enjoy picturesque Hadleigh Country Park and a range of coastal walks. For mountain bike fans the track created for the 2012 Olympics offers a challenging off-road course for both cyclists and runners.
Parks, gardens and history Southend has a number of lavish parks, public gardens and woodland. It is a town steeped in history with an 11th century castle, an ancient priory and Food and drink churches mentioned in the With over 300 places to eat in the borough, from large chains Domesday Book as well as and independent family-run restaurants to our own Waves several local museums. restaurant, Southend offers a choice of global cuisine.
Thurrock At our University Centre Thurrock you will discover that the area is rich in history and culture, with no shortage of stimulating activities from days spent visiting stately homes to heady weekends at music festivals.
8 Our partners
University of the Arts London (UAL) The University of the Arts London offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. Its graduates go on to work in and shape creative industries worldwide. The university draws together six renowned colleges, each with its own world-class reputation, including Central Saint Martins. Each has a long established, global reputation for producing outstanding work.
University of East Anglia (UEA) UEA is world-renowned for excellence both in learning and research. With alumni including Booker Prize-winning authors Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro and Anne Enright, the university ranks in the world top 1% according to the Times Higher Education world rankings 2015/16 and was also rated 12th in the in the prestigious Complete University Guide league table in 2017.
Pearson Building on their extensive body of applied research, Pearson’s experts design, and our tutors deliver programmes that empower learning. This year over 100,000 students in the UK and worldwide will choose an HNC or HND to help them progress in their career. A Pearson’s-accredited qualification is recognised by employers globally.
The Open University The Open University has provided learning programmes for over two million students. Its programmes are respected and recognised by employers and educational institutions world-wide. The CertEd and PgCE programmes offer practice-focused qualifications suitable for people working, volunteering or seeking to further their career in the education sector.
9 HNC General Engineering student Gareth Read lands dream job "My career potential has opened up massively. In the last 16 months I have travelled abroad with work having never been abroad beforehand – I didn’t even have a passport. Four years ago I was working in a factory and on Sunday I fly out to Japan to train on a new machine."
Postcard auction by Art & Design Students The exhibition, in the Southend Campus Gallery, included artwork interpreting future fashion and colour trends. Students auctioned off their original designs and winners of each design received their postcard in the post.
Early Years Education student, Katie Anderson established her own outdoor learning centre after graduating. “If I hadn’t left my job and done this degree at South Essex College, I would never had stumbled across this farm or even come to Burnham where Muddy Boots Farm is but I did and I’m lucky because I’ve got it all.”
Students get hands on with mock CSI crime scene First year Criminology and Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) degree students put their investigative skills to the test by becoming crime scene investigators for the day.
10 Students bring historic play to life Higher Education Performing Arts students put on a fantastic production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. The students put on three professional shows of the production in front of audiences of students, staff, friends and family.
Criminology and Forensic Investigation degree student, Sam Charman gained employment with an international company and did forensic investigations at the site of a national disaster. “Without this degree I don’t think that I would be able to process the work that I am doing now."
Degree students enjoy cultural trip to Budapest Degree students studying on the graphic design, costume construction, interior design and fashion design courses spent three days exploring the Hungarian capital’s treasures to stimulate their studies.
Digital Animation degree graduate, Steve Young is now a teacher and continues to work in the creative industry. "This is a great opportunity for students to be creative and to get a foot in the door of the media industry."
11 How to find us
The Forum Elmer Square Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 1NE
Telephone 01702 215 011 Email [email protected]
Thurrock campus High Street Grays Essex RM17 6TF
Telephone 0845 52 12345 (+44 for international calls) Email [email protected]
The Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre High House Production Park Vellacott Close (off London Road) Purfleet RM19 1RJ
Telephone 01708 892621
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Accounting & Finance BSc (Hons) 14 Certificate in Education (CertEd) 16 Computer Games Design BSc (Hons) 18 Construction & the Built Environment HNC 20 Costume Construction BA (Hons) 22 Counselling BA (Hons) 24 Criminology & Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) 26 Digital Animation BA (Hons) 28 Early Years Education BA (Hons) 30 Fashion Communication BA (Hons) 32 Fashion Design BA (Hons) 34 Film & Television Production BA (Hons) 36 Fine Art BA (Hons) 38 General Engineering HNC 40 Graphic Design BA (Hons) 42 Interior Design BA (Hons) 44 Performing Arts (Acting Pathway) HND 46 Performing Arts (Dance Pathway) HND 48 Photography BA (Hons) 50 Professional graduate Certificate in Education (FE and Skills Sector) PgCE 52 Psychology & Sociology BSc (Hons) 54 Special Educational Needs & Disability Studies BA (Hons) 56
13 BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance
This degree is awarded by the Campus University of East Anglia Southend UCAS Code TBC Cost per year £9,000
Seeking Professional Accreditation
Includes a Microsoft Surface Pro
Introduction
This course will develop careers in management The core modules will offer knowledge, skills and or business, developing scope for exemption from understanding in the key commercial awareness, the ACCA for papers F1 to accounting disciplines critical and analytical F9 and accreditation for this of financial reporting, thinking. You will aquire will be sought on completion management accounting, the problem-solving skills of the validation. The course finance, taxation and audit. required in a rapidly changing programme also allows for It will provide a conceptual business environment. potential exemptions from foundation for professional CIMA, ICAEW and CIPFA. 14 "This course will develop knowledge, skills and understanding in the key accounting disciplines of financial reporting, management accounting, finance, taxation and audit."
Year One Entry Requirements • Introduction to A minimum of 88 UCAS management accounting points from one or more • Introduction to of the following financial accounting • At least two A-levels • Quantitative methods • BTEC Level 3 Extended for accounting Diploma Diploma/ • Business and economic Subsidiary Diploma/ What's covered? environment Certificate [QCF] • Professional skills • BTEC National Award/ Graduate destinations for accountants Certificate There is a good supply of Year Two • Diploma [NQF] Accounting and Finance International Baccalaureate • Management accounting employment opportunities • International Baccalaureate for decision making for graduates in the Essex and control area and nationally. Many • Access to Higher Education • Financial reporting graduates pursue professional Diploma 30 credits at Merit/Distinction • Financial markets training to obtain further and investment professional qualifications • GCSE English and Maths at leading to careers in grade C (old specification) • Taxation finance, management, or Grade 4 (new • Principles of auditing public sector, forensic specification) or above • Company law and accountants, actuaries and OR a Level 2 equivalent governance actuarial analysts, business such as functional skills advisers or stockbrokers. Year Three Other career paths within • Strategic management related professions accounting include data analysts, data • Advanced financial scientists, economists, reporting licensed conveyancers, • Corporate financial management consultants, management purchasing managers, retail bankers and tax advisers. • Audit practice • Dissertation/project For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 15 (CertEd) Certificate in Education
This course is validated by the Campus Open University Southend Course Code 5616 Cost per year £2,250 To apply visit: southessex.ac.uk/ course/certificate- education-certed
Introduction
The Certificate in Education in the post compulsory to start a career in a teaching is a Level 5 teaching sector this course will or training role or if you are qualification which meet your requirements. a teacher or trainer who is has a teaching/training This course is ideal if you seeking career progression practice requirement. work, or want to work as in your area of work. If you wish to gain a a teacher or trainer in the nationally-recognised further education and skills Level 5 teaching certificate sector, if you are in or want
16 "This course is ideal if you work, or want to work as a teacher or trainer in the further education and skills sector"
A variety of teaching What can I do after this? • A minimum of 100 hours strategies are used, such as This course is a nationally of teaching across the group interaction, paired and recognised teaching duration of the course individual work, one-to-one qualification in the Lifelong (50 hours across each seminars, guest speakers, Learning Sector. Graduates year of study for part- support from subject can therefore apply for QTLS. time) during which you specialist mentors and regular have full responsibility N.B. This qualification tutorial input. A range of for planning, delivering does not cover primary interactive technologies are and assessing specific
What's covered? school teaching. taught and are available area/s of the institution’s for use by trainees. Entry Requirements provision. The placement Part-time programme • Hold a Level 3 qualification should be within a local in their chosen school teaching 14-plus • Study four modules per subject specialism students, a local sixth-form year, eight modules across teaching post-16 learners the two year programme • Hold GCSE maths and or a local college teaching English at C / 4 grade • One evening per post-16 or adult learners or above, or equivalent week in college (numeracy or literacy at • A mentor in the workplace Full-time programme Level 2, such as Functional who is a qualified teacher/ • Study eight modules Skills, Learn direct lecturer (i.e. PgCE or Cert in one year etc – Evidence of this Ed) and where possible is a subject specialist in the • Two days in college, will be required during same area as the trainee two on placement the application cycle teacher. Where the mentor • We will consider Modules is not a subject specialist applicants holding • Principles of teaching the trainee teacher will overseas qualifications and learning require the support of a that are equivalent to named subject coach • Developing teaching those described above. and learning For an assessment of • A completed Teaching and • Behaviour management overseas qualifications Mentor Hours form from contact National Academic your workplace which you • Enabling learning Recognition Information will be provided with prior by assessment Centre for the United to our diagnostic event to • Theories and principles Kingdom (NARIC). If confirm both of the above in pedagogy NARIC deem your English • A 500-word written piece, • Developing resources language qualification prescribed following for inclusive practice not to be equivalent application and returned • Wider professional practice to a GCSE grade C or to the ITE team prior to above, you must hold • Action research project or at interview (for details an IELTS qualification please contact ITETeam@ with a minimum score southessex.ac.uk) of 7 in each element. N.B. Applicants must hold these qualifications before applying for the course information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 17 BSc (Hons) Computer Games Design
Important: this course will run subject to validation by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code WG24 Cost per year £8,000
Includes a trip to Europe
Introduction
If you have commitment and an awareness and enthusiasm for original ideas, along with the desire to become a member of the future generation of computer games developers, this is the perfect programme for you.
18 "Become a member of the future generation of computer games developers"
Year one Live briefs Entry Requirements • Contextual studies Every two to three months You will need a minimum of • Visual storytelling you will undertake a 'one 64 UCAS points from one hour challenge', where or more of the following: • 3D modelling and texturing you will need to model • GCE A level Year two or develop something. • BTEC Diploma or • Game level design What can I do after this? Extended Diploma or • Games animations As a BSc (Hons) Computer Access to HE Diploma
What's covered? • Professional and Games Design graduate • It is expected that cultural development you will be prepared for Students should have: employment in the creative • Mobile game GCSE English and Maths industries such as the development techniques grade 4 (C), or if English computers games, film is not the student’s first Additional feature and TV, visual effects and language, IELTS (Academic) Business workshops (optional broadcast industries. In 6.0 or equivalent. with no additional cost). addition to this you could • Other qualifications pursue software development Year three will be considered on opportunities. You may • Dissertation project an individual basis. also wish to continue your • Final major project studies at Masters level, Appropriate experience/ development to specialist postgraduate skills may also be taken into • Final major project design programmes, or consideration and mature students who do not meet • Computer games alternatively to professional minimum academic standards management teacher training courses. will need to demonstrate Graduate destinations Additional features equivalent work experience. • AET Level 3 Award in Students have progressed In these cases candidates Education and Training to a range of companies, may be required to attend (optional with no not just in computer games an interview and/or provide additional cost). development. Graduates a portfolio of academic progress into games and Guest speakers and creative work, in effects studios, but also order to determine their Students benefit from several animation, rigging TDs and suitability to the course guest speakers from industry, motion capture. Typical including Adam Dewhirst, graduate jobs include: Lead Modeller on Marvel's • FX artist Guardians of the Galaxy. • Concept artist Field trips • Environment artist Students have recently had the opportunity to • Visual designer visit games studios in • Level designer France and Germany. • Animation programmer For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 19 HNC Construction & the Built Environment
This course is validated by Campus Pearsons Thurrock UCAS Code 40079 Cost per year £3,250
Introduction
Our Higher National and employer-based projects Developed in consultation Certificate course offers a you will gain a unique blend with employers by Pearson, good balance of academic of general skills along with this course is suited for theory and practical specific industry knowledge those pursuing a career industry knowledge which in sustainable construction in construction & the is firmly aligned to your management. Content on built environment. job requirements from day the course centres around one. Through high quality current UK and International lectures, case study research Building Projects. 20 "Theory and practical industry knowledge which is firmly aligned to your job requirements from day one"
The course is assessed Guest speakers through coursework. You You will also have the will complete assignments opportunity to attend guest that focus on the speaker lectures delivered practical application of by industry experts from the assessment criteria, the Chartered Institute providing a realistic scenario of Building and the Royal for you to adopt, making Institute of Chartered maximum use of work- Surveyors (RICS). What's covered? related practical experience Field trips and reflecting typical practice in the construction You will benefit from Entry Requirements and built environment. educational trips to key UK You will need a minimum of The HNC is graded pass, construction projects, such 64 UCAS points from one merit or distinction. as The National Self Build & or more of the following: Renovation Centre and the Contact hours • BTEC Level 3 Construction Othona zero carbon project. • One day a week • AVCE/GNVQ in a related Graduate destinations • Six hours contact time vocational area (Level 3) Students progressing comprising lectures • An A-level with from the course have and study sessions strong performance gone to work for: • One hour tutorial in relevant subjects • Gilles-Surveyors The HNC Construction and • A related Access to Higher • Skanska the Built Environment has Education Certificate mandatory units in design • Bradford Watts or other related Level principles and application, • Sharkey 3 qualifications science and materials, group • Related work experience project in the construction supported by GCSEs at industry and health, grades A*-C or equivalent safety & welfare. Other • You will also need GCSE units will include applied English and Maths at maths and management grade C (old specification) principles & application. or Grade 4 (new There is strong emphasis on specification) or above analysis and evaluation of OR a Level 2 equivalent subject-specialist concepts such as functional skills and procedures. By the • All candidates will be end of the programme you required to attend will have gained significant an interview sector skills knowledge and competence to • Portfolio-based interview undertake middle to senior management responsibilities. For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 21 BA (Hons) Costume Construction
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Thurrock UCAS Code B5L2 Cost per year £9,000
Introduction
A unique opportunity in The course emphasises Purfleet, the first national partnership with the Royal the cut and construction centre of excellence for Opera House. Combining techniques for costume. technical and backstage all the expected areas of Delivered from specialist skills which is also home study with the additional workshops in the new Bob to the Backstage Centre benefits of working alongside and Tamar Manoukian and Acme Studios High professionals from one Costume Centre at the High House Artists’ Studios. of the most prestigious House Production Park in theatres in the world. 22 "A unique opportunity in partnership with the Royal Opera House"
Year one Year three Entry Requirements The first year of the You will undertake a number You will need a minimum of programme will introduce of final extended projects 64 UCAS points from one you to concepts of design, of your own personal or more of the following: pattern cutting and garment focus which is supported • At least two A-levels production techniques. by written elements and a • BTEC Level 3 Extended visual portfolio of work. Units Diploma/Diploma/ • Costume in context Units Subsidiary Diploma/
What's covered? • Textiles for costume • Cultural and Certificate [RQF] construction historical study • BTEC National Award/ • Costume construction I • Live exhibition Certificate/Diploma [NQF] development / • Costume construction II • International Baccalaureate personal project • Costume design • AQA Baccalaureate • Professional portfolio Year two • Progression Diploma • Live exhibition Expanding on your learning • Advanced Diploma in the first year, year two • You will also need GCSE offers opportunities to English at grade C (old work with live briefs and specification) or Grade undertake work placements. 4 (new specification) Units or above OR a Level 2 equivalent such as • Costume construction III functional skills • Costume interpretation • Portfolio-based interview • Costume conservation • Work placement
• Costume design II What can I do after this? Students successfully You can progress to a career completing year two may in a variety of roles including progress to year three or will costume construction, be eligible for the award of a costume design, touring Diploma of Higher Education. theatre, textiles, dying and breaking down, women’s wear, menswear, tailoring, prop costume, running wardrobe, costume conservation and restoration. For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 23 BA (Hons) Counselling
This degree is awarded by the Campus University of East Anglia Southend UCAS Code B940 Cost per year £8,500
Course fees are inclusive of personal therapy, clinical supervision, and professional membership and insurance
Introduction
This course will develop your theoretical knowledge and philosophy to self and to personal and professional practical counselling skills. practice. You will also develop integrity whilst promoting You will develop effective a critical and analytical sound ethical practice. working practices through understanding of the We aim to train you from a working with clients, diversity of the therapeutic person-centred and existential developing your personal community, broad counselling base whilst integrating and professional skills base, theory, methodologies of methodologies that develop and applying theory and practice and the role of counselling in wider society. 24 "Develop your personal and professional integrity as a counsellor whilst promoting sound ethical practice"
The specific aim of this Guest speakers Course includes programme is to offer You will benefit from several • 30 hours of you a rigorous theoretical guest speakers working at Personal Therapy and practical training as a organisations including, for • A minimum of 25 hours baseline for your professional example: Cruse Bereavement Clinical Supervision counselling practice. Care; Chelmsford Prison; • BACP Membership Work placements Basildon Women's Refuge (student) In the last two years of Centre; Southend Young People's Drug and Alcohol • Personal Indemnity
What's covered? your programme you will Insurance in years 2 and 3 be required to undertake a Team; and Transpire work placement totalling What can I do after this? Entry Requirements 100 clinically supervised, You can progress You will need a minimum of voluntary counselling hours. onto postgraduate 64 UCAS points from one We will offer ideas in the programmes including: or more of the following: first year, and provide leads Counselling; Psychotherapy • English Language for potential placements and Counselling; Therapeutic GCSE at grade C/4 or you can apply to. Counselling; Counselling above (or equivalent) Personal therapy Children and Young • Successful at interview You are required to undertake People; Psychology; and All applicants interviewed 30 hours of personal therapy Psychological Research must provide a suitable in the first two years of the Graduate destinations written submission programme to enhance When you have graduated outlining personal and/or your personal development you will be able to pursue professional reasoning for and self-awareness. You a number of different undertaking the course. will be required to become career options including: student members of an • DBS (Disclosure and appropriate professional, Counsellors in a variety of Barring Service) regulatory body, such as the settings including schools, All successful applicants BACP (British Association of counselling agencies, for this course must Counselling & Psychotherapy) charitable organisations, undergo an enhanced Course fees are inclusive of personal therapy, and to maintain personal corporate entities and Disclosure and Barring clinical supervision, and professional membership and insurance indemnity insurance in line wellbeing organisations. Service (DBS) check before with industry requirements. Other settings that require enrolling on the course. good communication skills • Interview in the fields of mental health and social services For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 25 BSc (Hons) Criminology & Forensic Investigation
This degree is awarded by the Campus University of East Anglia Southend UCAS Code LF64 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
This programme allows behaviour and the principles to learn how to collect and you to progress to a career of crime scene investigation. process evidence from mock in criminology, forensic You will have access to scenarios. You will develop investigation or investigative extensive study resources your understanding of the policing. Society needs including our automotive types of crime committed to deal with crime more workshop, digital forensic and theories behind these effectively, which requires computer software and a crimes whilst looking an understanding of the crime scene room for you at elements of offender underlying causes of criminal profiling and rehabilitation. 26 "Progress to a career in criminology, forensic investigation or investigative policing."
Year one What can I do after this? Entry Requirements • Introduction to criminology Potential career routes You will need a minimum of • Crime scene investigation include working in main 64 UCAS points from one stream policing (possibly as or more of the following: • Introduction to policing an officer or crime scene • At least two A-levels • Introduction to forensics technician), the criminal • BTEC Level 3 Extended • Academic skills and justice and prisons system Diploma/Diploma/ applied practice or in businesses that may be Subsidiary Diploma/ at risk from financial fraud What's covered? Year two Certificate [QCF] or cyber-crime. Graduates • Criminological from this degree programme • BTEC National Award/ research methods may also seek employment Certificate/Diploma [NQF] • Criminal investigation in related areas such as International Baccalaureate and the justice system teaching or probation after • International Baccalaureate a period of further study. • Serious offenders • Access to Higher Education and imprisonment Graduate destinations Diploma 30 credits at • Role of the expert witness Employment from previous Merit/Distinction. • Forensic taphonomy graduating cohorts have • For any qualification and entomology included roles within Essex not identified above the and Metropolitan Police, HE Admission Team will Year three disaster victim identification, determine equivalences • Dissertation counter terrorism within through UKNARIC. financing, teaching, domestic • Professional development • You will also need GCSE abuse co-ordinators, • Terrorism, security and English and Maths at laboratory testing, prison political violence grade C (old specification) workers, crime scene or Grade 4 (new • Critical issues in fatality investigators and within specification) or above management human rights groups such as OR a Level 2 equivalent Guest speakers Amicus. Students have also such as functional skills. There are several guest progressed on to higher level speakers during the training and have entered programme, for example: Masters Qualifications in Crime scene investigators Criminology, Terrorism from Essex Police; counter- Studies, Digital Forensics, terrorism experts; and senior Anthropology and Research. ranking police officers In addition, graduates of the programme have also Field trips undertaken teacher training There are a number of and have achieved either field trips as part of the QTS or QTLS, enabling programme, these are them to take up roles in optional and not included in mainstream schools across the cost of the programme. the primary, secondary and Visits include: a biolab to further education sectors.
see skeletal remains, the information call: 0845 52 12345 For more Hunterian Museum.
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 27 BA (Hons) Digital Animation
Important: this course will run subject to validation by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code W615 Cost per year £8,500
An international trip; recent destinations have included LA and New York
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Introduction
Digital animation is a in these and other industries. growing field used in a The degree focuses on range of industries with building essential knowledge applications in everything and skills in digital animation, from Hollywood movies to meeting the demands for advertising and video games. a diverse range of realistic This programme introduces commercial scenarios you to the technology and across a range of media skills needed for employment platforms and contexts. 28 "A diverse range of realistic commercial scenarios across a range of media platforms and contexts"
Year one Entry Requirements • Historical and You will need a minimum of contextual studies 64 UCAS points from one • Ideas factory or more of the following: • Principles of animation • GCE A level • Animation production • BTEC Diploma or Extended Diploma or Year two Access to HE Diploma
What's covered? • Art fundamentals • Students are expected for animation to have acquired: GCSE • Concept development English and Mathematics: Graduation destinations • Narrative animation Grade 4 (C) or above, The majority of our graduates or if English is not the • Character performance find employment in film student’s first language, Year three and TV production studios, IELTS (Academic) 6.0 • Dissertation advertising companies, or equivalent. publishing houses and • Final major project • Other qualifications web design firms. Studio development will be considered on start-ups also occur among an individual basis. • Final major project our graduates as a direct • Professional development result of the positive Appropriate experience/ collaborative atmosphere skills may also be taken into Guest speakers on the programme. consideration and mature A series of guest speakers students who do not meet Graduates have progressed to are included as part of minimum academic standards animation studios including: the programme. will need to demonstrate • Fox International Channels Field trips equivalent work experience. • Blue-Zoo Studios Students benefit from In these cases, candidates several field trips including • Nerve Studios may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a residential trip to Los You can progress to a portfolio of academic Angeles and the VFX postgraduate study including: Festival in London and creative work, in • MA Animation order to determine their Live briefs • MA Character Animation suitability to the course. You will have the opportunity • MA Illustration and to build your portfolio Visual Media through live briefs. • MA Interaction Design Communication For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 29 BA (Hons) Early Years Education
This degree is awarded by the Campus University of East Anglia Southend or Thurrock UCAS Code X310 Cost per year £8,000
Including First Aid & Safeguarding Course
Introduction
As an early years professional children’s earliest educational Education, you will learn you can help to transform experiences. High quality this underpinning theory children’s lives and play experiences with trained and research, enhance an instrumental role in and committed staff will your critical thinking, learn helping to prepare them prepare children most to become a reflective for learning and later life. effectively for later learning. practitioner and discover Increasingly research By choosing to study for the skills needed to facilitate shows the importance of the BA (Hons) Early Years children’s development.
30 "As an early years professional you can help to transform children’s lives"
Year one Work placements Some graduates also decide • Play and learning There is a requirement to work for a year as a Teaching Assistant before • The early years professional to undertake a minimum work placement of one progressing to a PGCE. • Curriculum studies day per week for 24 weeks Entry Requirements • Social constructs of across all 3 years of the You will need a minimum of childhood: the changing programme. Two thirds 64 UCAS points from one nature of children of students placement or more of the following: and childhood activity must be carried out What's covered? • At least two A-levels • Introduction to research within an EYFS setting. • BTEC Level 3 Extended • Perspectives on children’s Guest speakers Diploma/Diploma/ development You will benefit from several Subsidiary Diploma/ Year two guest speakers as part of Certificate [QCF] the programme, including: • Social constructs of • BTEC National Award/ special education teaching childhood: families, Certificate/Diploma [NQF] practitioners, a speech inequalities and International Baccalaureate and language therapist, social justice a counselling specialist. • International Baccalaureate • Transitions and the role Third year students from • Access to Higher Education of the professional the programme also deliver Diploma 30 credits at • Pedagogy and to levels 4 and 5 in areas of Merit/Distinction early learning special academic interest. • For any qualification • Exploring and investigating Graduate destinations not identified above the mathematics and science in HE Admission Team will Students who successfully the early years curriculum determine equivalents complete the BA (Hons) through UKNARIC. • Language, literacy and Early Years Education degree communication are typically very successful • You will also need GCSE • Research methods at finding employment in English and maths at and proposal professional roles within grade C (old specification) or Grade 4 (new Year three the early years and wider education sectors. specification) or above • Dissertation OR a Level 2 equivalent Our students progress • Professional practice such as functional skills. into an outstanding range • Childhood in context: of jobs, including: where are we heading? • Working in an early • Creativity in the curriculum: years setting overseas, a holistic approach including Japan • Psychological perspectives • Nursery management on children's behaviour • Sure Start centres • Portage services within social services
• Police family liaison worker information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 31 BA (Hons) Fashion Communication
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code W213 Cost per year £8,000
Image credit: Marichu Baloro, Year 1 Fashion Communication
Introduction
This course embraces the photography and styling specifically for careers in changing technologies whilst expanding your marketing, public relations, in fashion’s visual skills with report writing to styling, fashion photography, communication and support your creative work. visual merchandising, marketing sectors. You will This programme focuses fashion buying, creative develop an understanding of on developing the most publishing, branding, trend marketing and promotion. relevant skills and knowledge forecasting and illustration. You will develop a personal to the fashion industry, signature with art direction, 32 "Develop a personal signature with art direction, photography and styling"
Year one End of year show • Senior trainer and • Visual communication • You and your fellow professional make- up artist for MAC • Fashion styling and students will decide on photography the venue and design • Freelance set and costume an end of year show. designer for TV/Film • Trend prediction • Professional promotion, • Masters in Education • Brand promotion including progression, at Open University • Fashion illustration portfolio development • Freelance fashion
What's covered? • Cultural context and degree show photographer for • Live project briefs set Industry links newspapers/magazines by industry or national Course leaders and tutors • Students have also competitions, such as are current practitioners progressed onto a H&M, Animal, Hi-Tec in fashion publishing, PGCE course and Year two graphic design, marketing, then to teaching. photography and illustration. • Digital image – film, Entry Requirements video, web What can I do after this? You will need a minimum of • Work placement Following completion of the 64 UCAS points from one – one month BA (Hons) degree, you can or more of the following: progress to postgraduate • Personal Directed Project • A-levels, preferably study including the following – previous projects in art and design Masters programmes at include the creation of • BTEC National Diploma University of the Arts London: short films, designing a with a minimum magazine, web design • Strategic fashion marketing of pass profile and creating promotional • Fashion retail management • Access to Higher Education materials and products • Fashion photography Diploma Level 3 Year three • Fashion communication • Higher National Diploma • Dissertation Graduate destinations (for possible direct • Self-directed entry onto year two) Students have progressed Honours Project to gain excellent careers • Foundation Diploma in in many fields. The Art and Design Level 4 Image credit: Marichu Baloro, Year 1 Fashion Communication majority of graduates • Other qualifications gain employment within will be considered on the fashion or marketing an individual basis industries, including: • You will also need GCSE • Public relations assistant English at grade C (old for RewardStyle.com specification) or Grade • Marketing assistant 4 (new specification) for Marks & Spencer or above OR a Level - Ladieswear 2 equivalent such as functional skills • Visual merchandiser for Next • Portfolio based interview For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more • Public relations assistant for Simmi Shoes
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 33 BA (Hons) Fashion Design
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code W220 Cost per year £8,000
Image credit: Charlotte Nichols, Year 3 Fashion Design
Introduction
Employing over 800,000 required for a range of aided design and textiles. people and worth over £26 fashion-based careers from Access to the many billion per year, fashion is designer or pattern cutter other resources of the art the third largest industry to merchandiser or buyer. and design department in the UK. This fast-paced This programme provides you will enable you to be course has been designed with skills and knowledge experimental while pursuing to respond to industry of garment construction, your creative vision. requirements and provide the pattern cutting, computer skills and technical expertise 34 "engaging opportunities to showcase work to a wider audience" Image credit: Sharon Baldwin, Year 3 Fashion Design Year one Work placements • Drawing and visual A work placement unit in Interpretation year two offers the chance • Digital application 1 to gain invaluable industry experience and transferable • Technical studies skills to strengthen your • Fashion design exploration CV and skillset ahead Year two of your future career.
What's covered? • Creative pattern cutting Live briefs/projects • Computer Aided Visits from industry Manufacture (CAM) professionals are an integral Entry Requirements part of the programme. • Cultural contexts and You will need a minimum of Competitions and links dissertation proposal 64 UCAS points from one with industry personnel or more of the following: • Advanced design provide exciting, engaging • A-levels, preferably application (work opportunities to showcase in art and design placement) work to a wider audience. • BTEC National Diploma Year three Field trips with a minimum • Dissertation You will take part in of pass profile • Research and sourcing organised trips to exhibitions, • Access to Higher Education galleries and professional • Subject realisation Diploma Level 3 studios to provide exposure • Professional promotion to industry practice. In • Higher National Diploma Your three years will year two international (for possible direct culminate in an end trips are available. entry onto year two) of year show. Graduate destinations • Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Level 4 Our graduates have followed prestigious • Other qualifications careers in design, pattern will be considered on cutting, production, buying, an individual basis merchandising, styling, retail • You will also need GCSE management and garment English at grade C (old Image credit: Charlotte Nichols, Year 3 Fashion Design technology, including: specification) or Grade • Public relations assistant 4 (new specification) for RewardStyle.com or above OR a Level 2 equivalent such as • Marketing assistant functional skills. for Marks & Spencer • Portfolio based interview • Visual merchandiser for Next • Public relations assistant for Simmi Shoes
• Senior trainer and information call: 0845 52 12345 For more professional make- up artist for MAC
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 35 BA (Hons) Film & Television Production
Important: this course will run subject to validation by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code P320 Cost per year £8,500
An international trip; recent destinations have included LA and New York
Odeon Limitless card
Introduction
This degree programme production management. and television standards. offers a combination of It offers professional You will be taught by theory and practical work competence in film and lecturers who are industry in all areas of Film and television production within practitioners alongside TV production focussing a nurturing environment that visiting professionals who on practical units in the simulates a media industry will share their contemporary television studio, location workplace, equipped to expertise through practice- filming, sound & vision, professional digital film based workshops. scriptwriting and film 36 "A nurturing environment that simulates a media industry workplace"
Year one Industry links Entry Requirements • Introduction to creative You will benefit from our You will need a minimum of production, writing and outstanding links with 64 UCAS points from one research techniques industry, including James or more of the following: • Ideas factory Esposito of Underground • GCE A level Films, Lennox Brothers • Historical and contextual • BTEC Diploma or and ESG Media. • Production Extended Diploma or End of year show Access to HE Diploma • Digital editing What's covered? Your end of year show or • It is expected that students Year two film project will be screened will have achieved: GCSE • Cinematography as part of Southend Film English and Maths; Grade Festival. In the lead-up to this, • Creative portfolio 4 (C) or above, or if English you will also benefit from is not the student’s first • Social media impact workshops, such as those language, IELTS (Academic) • Film and television studies offered at the BFI London 6.0 or equivalent. Film Festival to learn how Additional feature • Other qualifications to set-up your own event. Business workshops (optional will be considered on with no additional cost) Field trips an individual basis. Year three You will benefit from the Appropriate experience/ opportunity to take part • Production management skills may also be taken into in one or more field trips. consideration and mature • Digital title sequencing Typical locations include: students who do not meet • Final project Los Angeles; New York; minimum academic standards • Dissertation project BFI London Film Festival; will need to demonstrate Visual Arts Festival; BVE • Additional features equivalent work experience. at the ExCeL in London; In these cases candidates • AET Level 3 Award and live TV productions may be required to attend in Education and including Pinewood and ITV an interview and/or provide Training (optional with Additional Features a portfolio of academic no additional cost) These are optional and and creative work, in • Film project (optional) offered free of fees. order to determine their suitability to the course. A short teaching qualification, including Scan to view showreel opportunities for teaching theory and practice. There will be a film project designed to fulfill the assessment requirements for year 3 units. The final film will be exhibited at the Southend Film Festival in May, which will entitle
it to recognition on the information call: 0845 52 12345 For more Internet Movie Data Base.
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 37 BA (Hons) Fine Art
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code W100 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
Fine artists continually sculpture, and printmaking, challenge ideas, inviting to video, performance society to broaden its attitudes and photography. and encourage a healthy level of debate and change. This programme provides you with a broad knowledge of fine art across a range of mediums from painting, drawing, 38 "Fine artists continually challenge ideas, inviting society to broaden its attitudes"
Year one Entry Requirements • Introduction to fine art You will need a minimum of • Historical and 64 UCAS points from one contextual studies or more of the following: • Thematic, technical and • At least two A-levels conceptual development • BTEC/UAL Level 3 • Introduction to Extended Diploma/ studio practice Diploma/Subsidiary
What's covered? Diploma/Certificate [RQF] Year two • BTEC National Award/ • Professional practice Final year show Certificate/Diploma [NQF] • Studio practice You will undertake a • Access to Higher • Site specific artwork professional exhibition Education Diploma of your work at the end • Research methodologies • International Baccalaureate of year three. You and • Cultural contexts and your fellow students will • AQA Baccalaureate dissertation proposal decide the venue. • Progression Diploma Year three Graduate destinations • Advanced Diploma • Dissertation Our graduates have gone on • You will also need GCSE • Subject realisation to become internationally- English at grade C (old • Professional practice acclaimed artists, curators, specification) or Grade art critics, lecturers, teachers 4 (new specification) Work placements and workers in diverse roles or above OR a Level and live briefs within the creative industries. 2 equivalent such as There are excellent One of our recent graduates functional skills opportunities to gain is currently working at Paul • Portfolio based interview practical experience in the Siggins - The Mosaic Studio. form of live briefs. You will also have the opportunity Graduates have also to exhibit your work in the progressed to postgraduate College's Campus Gallery study, including overseas, and at outside venues such with one student studying as The Old Waterworks an MA in Australia. and The Victoria Plaza. Graduates also progress to Guest speakers postgraduate study in the UK, including MA Fine Art, MA The programme Painting and MA Drawing at regularly includes guest University of the Arts London. speakers, including visual artist, Shaan Syed. For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 39 HNC General Engineering
This course is validated by Campus Pearsons Thurrock UCAS Code 35147 Cost per year £3,250
Introduction
This is the perfect programme good balance of academic of general skills along with if you aspire to specialise theory and practical specific industry knowledge in engineering. You will industry knowledge which in the field of engineering. learn in an industry- is firmly aligned to your The ability to study part-time standard environment with job requirements from day alongside your job, allows industry trained tutors. one. Through high-quality you to gain an industry- Our Higher National lectures, case study research recognised qualification that Certificate course offers a and employer-based projects is accepted around the world. you will gain a unique blend 40 "You will learn in an industry-standard environment"
This programme is offered Industry links Entry Requirements part-time so you can work • IPECO You will need a minimum of in the engineering industry • Laing O'Rourke 64 UCAS points from one alongside your studies. You or more of the following: will be in college one day What can I do after this? • BTEC Level 3 Engineering per week, and we can liaise Following graduation with your employer to help from the HNC, you are • AVCE/GNVQ in a related shape the course to meet eligible to progress onto a vocational area (Level 3) your needs. In the second Higher National Diploma • A-levels in maths and What's covered? year there is a work-based (HND) or onto a full science subjects project, so you can study degree programme. • A related Access to Higher a topic that supports your Education Certificate career progression and your or other related Level employer. Currently we 3 qualifications have students from a range of companies including • Related work experience Procter and Gamble. supported by GCSEs at grades A*-C or equivalent The course is assessed through coursework. You • You will also need GCSE will complete assignments English and GCSE Maths at that focus on the practical grade C (old specification) application of the assessment or grade 4 (new criteria, providing a realistic specification) or above OR a Level 2 equivalent scenario for you to adopt, Additional costs making maximum use such as functional You are required to of work-related practical • Interview required bring your own personal experience and reflecting protective equipment (PPE). typical practice in industry. However, the College will The HNC is graded pass, provide tools and there merit or distinction. are no additional costs. Practical assignments Graduate destinations enable the manfacture of products. You will also Previous students have engage in simulated virtual progressed to study at environments to assess Greenwich University and how you engage with the Open University. practical requirements. Contact hours • One day per week, 9am until 5pm. • This year the programme is running on Wednesdays. For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 41 BA (Hons) Graphic Design
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code W210 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
This programme treats Our strength is in our each year. This allows us to the various subject areas determination to provide really get to know you and within design not as you with a pro-active, ensures that you in turn, will discrete disciplines but as creative atmosphere, which always have a tutor available interweaving lines of enquiry. looks at and responds to to discuss your practice. Because of this, we use a unit current and future trends structure which encourages in the industry. We run a individual creativity. small tight-knit course of around twenty students in 42 "Provide you with a pro-active, creative atmosphere"
Year one Exposure postgraduate education. The • Introduction to graphic Visibility is essential and you positive atmosphere on the communication are strongly encouraged programme often results in some of our graduates • Historical and to organise, host and starting their own graphic contextual studies promote your work through static exhibitions (locally design studios such as • Illustration and nationally), digital award-winning local design • Digital design solutions platforms (websites, blogs) studio, Six Red Squares. • Typography and end of year shows. Entry Requirements What's covered? • Alternative media You are encouraged to visit You will need a minimum of & thinking design studios and speak 64 UCAS points from one with employers about their or more of the following: Year two work prior to graduation. • At least two A-levels • Experimental design Previously, the course has • BTEC/UAL Level 3 solutions invited industry leaders to Extended Diploma/ • Corporate ID & branding attend portfolio reviews to Diploma/Subsidiary select students for placement. • Graphic design in three Diploma/Certificate [RQF] dimensional contexts Work placements • BTEC National Award/ and live briefs • Self-directed project Certificate/Diploma [NQF] Year two has a work • Literature review and • Access to Higher placement unit which dissertation proposal Education Diploma supports you in securing • Work placement a 60 hour placement. • International Baccalaureate Year three This is followed in year • AQA Baccalaureate three by a unit focusing • Dissertation • Progression Diploma • Industry-led brief on your own professional promotion as you prepare • Advanced Diploma • Subject realisation to enter the workplace. • You will also need GCSE • Professional promotion Field trips English at grade C (old specification) or Grade Industry links There are several fields trips 4 (new specification) Because our staff are to support your learning or above OR a Level practicing in various areas studies including: design 2 equivalent such as of design, strong and agencies and the Design functional skills progressive links with Museum in London. • Portfolio-based interview industry are integrated Graduate destinations within the course structure. Many of our graduates Live projects and briefs find employment with have been set by leading design studios or set up practitioners, companies as freelance designers for and publications in recent design studios, advertising years, including leading agencies, publishing advertising agency Oglivy houses, printing firms or Mathers, Kew Gardens web and digital design For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more and Universal Studios. studios. Others choose to further their studies through
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 43 BA (Hons) Interior Design
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend UCAS Code W250 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
Interior design is an exciting AutoCAD, InDesign, be able to explore these job and rewarding career and working on live projects, opportunities and find your there are a huge range of undertaking work experience place within the industry career opportunities within opportunities and taking whilst working on projects the industry. You will be part in interesting visits. This of your own choice. The introduced to industry course offers strong industry course covers a range of CAD software and industry links with a programme of interior design such as processes which will include exciting ‘live’ projects and residential, hospitality design using Photoshop, SketchUp, work placements. You will and commercial interiors. 44 "Strong industry links with a programme of exciting ‘live’ projects"
By joining the course, you Work placement Industry Links will become part of our In year two there is a work G1 Architecture interiors team, which is placement unit where you Howden Kitchens a unique and supportive can identify the area of Fiducia interiors, London learning environment. We interior design that suits have a maximum of 20 you best and we help you Entry Requirements student places available secure a placement to gain You will need a minimum of per year group, which further industry experience 64 UCAS points from one allows more contact to support your studies. or more of the following: What's covered? time with all students. Live projects and • At least two A-levels Our course team are industry industry links professionals who practise as • BTEC/UAL Level 3 We promote industry freelance interior designers. Extended Diploma/ awareness as much as Diploma/Subsidiary Year one possible on the course Diploma/Certificate [RQF] • Interior design process to enable students to • BTEC National Award/ be completely prepared • Historical and Certificate/Diploma [NQF] contextual studies for starting their career in the industry. • Access to Higher • Design drawing Education Diploma Trips • Technical drawing/CAD 1 • International Baccalaureate Students benefit from • Construction technology a wide range of trips • AQA Baccalaureate • Interior design studies including: Exhibitions and • Progression Diploma Year two design studios in London • Advanced Diploma • Exhibition design What can I do after this? • You will also need GCSE • Technical drawing/CAD 2 You can progress to English at grade C (old postgraduate study including: specification) or Grade • Professional promotion • Interior Design 4 (new specification) • Retail design or above OR a Level • Interior and Spatial Design • Cultural contexts and 2 equivalent such as dissertation proposal • Architectural functional skills Interior Design • Work placement • Portfolio based interview Graduate destinations Year three The great majority of • Dissertation students progress into • Subject realisation industry following • Professional promotion graduation, including: • Junior designers progressing to midweight designers in a range of industries including residential, retail and leisure • Prestigious international information call: 0845 52 12345 For more design companies
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 45 HND Performing Arts (Acting Pathway)
This course is validated by Campus Pearsons Southend UCAS Code H882 Cost per year £7,000
Includes a trip to Europe
Introduction
This course offers strong the skills you need to become prepare you to enter the industry links with a a versatile and creative performance industry having programme of exciting ‘live’ performance practitioner, developed a broad skills base projects and opportunities able to work in a wide range through practical training in for work placements which of fields within the industry, various disciplines. You will often result in job offers at from performer to artistic have opportunities to engage the end of the programme. director, arts administrator with a variety of external This course will help you gain to pedagogue. Our holistic performance practitioners. approach is designed to 46 "Work in a wide range of fields within the industry, from performer to artistic director"
Year one Graduate destinations Entry Requirements • Creative arts Many graduates progress You will need a minimum of professional practice to further academic study 64 UCAS points from one • Development of and performance training. or more of the following: acting skills Some have also taken up • At least two A-levels teaching by embarking • Innovative theatre • BTEC Level 3 Extended on the PgCE programme performance Diploma/Diploma/ offered here at South Essex Subsidiary Diploma/ • Physical theatre College University Centre. What's covered? performance Certificate [RQF] Other graduate • BTEC National Award/ • Voice and speech destinations include: development & practice Certificate/Diploma [NQF] • One of our graduates • Access to Higher Year two is working in London Education Diploma • Alternative approaches with the internationally- to acting renowned community • International Baccalaureate theatre company • Applied contemporary • AQA Baccalaureate Chicken Shed performance practice • Progression Diploma • Another acting graduate • Preparation, process and • Advanced Diploma is currently touring Italy production in creative arts as a T.I.E performer • You will also need GCSE • Research project with Theatrino Educo English at grade C or above (old specification) or • Theatre directing • Two of our acting grade 4 (new specification) graduates have successfully OR a Level 2 equivalent set up their own theatre such as functional skills. company, performing their first show in June 2017 Audition requirements at The Hen & Chickens You will be asked to perform venue in Islington a two-minute monologue or present a concept pitch for a directing project, which you will have prepared in advance of the audition. NB: if choosing to perform a monologue, the piece Field trips you select should be You will benefit from from a published play. industry-related work Your practical audition experiences including will be followed by an overseas performance interview with the course projects such as travelling team. You will also need to to Italy to work with provide an example of some internationally-acclaimed written academic work. theatre company
Teatro dei Borgia information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 47 HND Performing Arts (Dance Pathway)
This course is validated by Campus Pearsons Southend UCAS Code 4B22 Cost per year £7,000
Includes a trip to Europe
Introduction
This course is designed to You will work as a member of for the varied employment be vocationally driven with the in-house dance company opportunities within the a focus on strong industry developing your skills base industry. Our holistic links delivered through a through levelled classes in approach and company programme of exciting all genres. You will also have ethos will ensure that you ‘live’ projects working the chance to nurture your enter the industry having with current external own creative voice through developed a broad skills base professional choreographers. choreographic projects through practical training aimed at preparing you in various disciplines. 48 "Developed a broad skills base through practical training in various disciplines"
Year one Entry Requirements • Choreography for You will need a minimum of solo performance 64 UCAS points from one • Classical ballet background or more of the following: and technique • At least two A-levels • Dance for musical theatre • BTEC Level 3 Extended • Jazz dance techniques Diploma/Diploma/ and performance Subsidiary Diploma/
What's covered? Certificate [RQF] • Tap dance techniques and performance • BTEC National Award/ Graduate destinations Certificate/Diploma [NQF] Year two Many graduates progress • Access to Higher • Choreography for to further academic study Education Diploma group performance and performance training. • International Baccalaureate • Contemporary technique Some have also taken up and performance teaching by embarking • AQA Baccalaureate • Jazz dance technique on the PgCE programme • Progression Diploma and analysis offered here at South Essex • Advanced Diploma College University Centre. • Preparation, process and • You will also need GCSE production in creative arts Other graduate English at grade C or destinations include: • Tap dance analysis above (old specification) or and performance • One of our dance grade 4 (new specification) graduates is working OR a Level 2 equivalent on the X-Factor as a such as functional skills. backing dancer Audition requirements • This year our HND dancers You will participate in two supported Katie Perry’s dance classes of contrasting BRIT Awards performance genres before presenting • A dance graduate a solo of your own choice has performed on (between 1 ½ - 2 minutes Britain’s Got Talent in length). The practical sessions will be followed by an interview with the course team. You will also need to provide an example of some written academic work. For more information call: 0845 52 12345 For more
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 49 BA (Hons) Photography
This course is validated by the Campus University of the Arts London Southend or Thurrock UCAS Code W642 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
This programme is designed Talented and skilled will engage with experienced to provide you with the skills, photography graduates lecturers who come from a knowledge and experience are continually sought to wide range of creative and to become a highly skilled, provide the industry and professional disciplines who creative and distinctive fine art sectors with fresh will enable you to develop professional photographer. ideas, new perspectives and your own personal ideas. The programme covers innovative approaches to a range of genres, creative problem solving in approaches and contexts. visual communication. You 50 Image credit: Maisie Freedman, Year 2 Photography 12345 52 0845 call: information more For 51 At least two A-levels BTEC/UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma/ Diploma/Subsidiary Diploma/Certificate [RQF] BTEC National Award/ Certificate/Diploma [NQF] Access to Higher Education Diploma International Baccalaureate AQA Baccalaureate Diploma Progression Advanced Diploma will also need GCSE You English at grade C (old specification) or Grade 4 (new specification) or above OR a Level 2 equivalent such as functional skills Portfolio-based interview Entry Requirements You will need a minimum of will You one 64 UCAS points from of the following: or more • • • • • • • • • • www.southessex.ac.uk/university Exhibitions Field trips Additional costs Graduate destinations relations, freelance freelance relations, promotional business and as individual skills, as well preparation planning and progression. for career The College has a permanent gallery space and students have the opportunity to in organise and participate exhibitions in preparation for the final year exhibition at venues such as Brick Lane in London as part Range series of the Free of graduate shows. will have the opportunity You to engage with numerous field trips, including The Gallery, Photographer’s Michael Saatchi Gallery, National Hoppen Gallery, Portrait Gallery Tate Modern and many more. In addition to the course will be other costs fees, there associated with studying on the programme graduates are Previous working for magazines, photo libraries, within the and press fashion industry, music industry and events. Many graduates also set- up their own successful businesses. Employers include the NHS and Bonhams auctioneers. you Following the degree, may also wish to study at postgraduate level. "Become a highly skilled, creative creative highly skilled, a "Become and distinctive professional photographer" professional distinctive and Refinement of photographic intentions Subject realisation Dissertation development Professional and portfolio Professional studies Professional Sound and vision Time and memory Professional development project placement Work Cultural contexts and dissertation proposal Explore and experiment Explore Visual persuasion Fashion and identity Photojournalism and documentation Cinema and the constructed image Historical and contextual studies
Work placement Work Contact hours Year three Year Year two Year Year one Year Units in years two and three Units in years two and three support your continuous development, professional helping you learn about key legislation, the industry, creative interpreting briefs, negotiating fees & expenses, copyright, client-photographer 13 hours per week, over two and a half days in years one and two, and over two days in year three. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What's covered? What's PgCE Professional graduate Certificate in Education (FE and Skills Sector)
This course is validated by the Campus Open University Southend or Thurrock Course Code Part time: 5617 Full time: 80046 Cost per year Part time: £2,750 Full time: £7,750 To apply visit: southessex.ac.uk/pgce
Introduction
The Professional graduate work, or want to work of work. The programme Certificate in Education as a teacher or trainer in is mapped to the LSIS (Further Education and the further education and requirements for the Diploma Skills Sector) is a Level 6 skills sector, if you are in in Teaching in the Lifelong teaching qualification which or want to start a career Learning Sector (DTLLS). has a teaching/training in a teaching or training practice requirement. role; if you are a teacher or This course is ideal if you trainer who is seeking career progression in your area 52 "Support from subject specialist mentors and regular tutorial input"
A variety of teaching N.B. This qualification as the trainee teacher. A strategies are used, such as does not cover primary completed Teaching and group interaction, paired and school teaching. Mentor Hours form from individual work, one-to-one Entry Requirements your workplace which you seminars, guest speakers, will be provided with prior • Hold an honours degree or support from subject to our diagnostic event to equivalent. We use the UK specialist mentors and regular confirm both of the above NARIC (National Academic tutorial input. A range of Recognition Information • A 500-word written piece, interactive technologies are prescribed following
What's covered? Centre) guidelines to make taught and are available international comparisons application and returned for use by trainees. to the ITE team prior to • Hold GCSE Maths and Part-time programme or at interview (for details English at C / 4 grade please contact ITETeam@ • Study four modules per or above, or equivalent southessex.ac.uk). year, eight modules across numeracy or literacy at the two year programme Level 2, such as Functional • Satisfactory initial • One evening per Skills, Learn direct assessment in literacy week in college etc – Evidence of this and maths. Applicants are expected to achieve Full-time programme will be required during the application cycle a score of 50% in order • Study eight modules to be made an offer • We will consider in one year onto the course applicants holding • Two days in college, overseas qualifications • Work placements within an two on placement that are equivalent to educational or community Modules those described above. environment will require an enhanced DBS check. • Principles of teaching • A minimum of 100 hours and learning of teaching across the Additional Entry requirements – Part time • Developing teaching duration of the course and learning (50 hours across each • You must be working in a year of study for part paid educational position. • Behaviour management time) during which you Additional Entry • Enabling learning have full responsibility requirements – Full time by assessment for planning, delivering • You must secure a suitable • Theories and principles and assessing specific teaching placement. in pedagogy area/s of the institution’s Whilst the ITE team will provision. The placement • Developing resources give advice on how to should be within a local for inclusive practice apply for positions we school teaching 14-plus • Wider professional practice do not provide you with students, a local sixth-form a teaching placement. • Action research project teaching post-16 learners It is the responsibility What can I do after this? or a local college teaching of the prospective post-16 or adult learners This course is a nationally- trainee to arrange their recognised teaching • A mentor in the workplace own placement. qualification in the Lifelong who is a qualified teacher/ Learning Sector. Graduates lecturer (i.e. PgCE) and information call: 0845 52 12345 For more can therefore apply for QTLS. where possible is a subject specialist in the same area
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 53 BSc (Hons) Psychology & Sociology
This degree is awarded by the Campus University of East Anglia Southend UCAS Code L340 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
This course is ideal if you want and sociological disciplines. to enhance your knowledge It is specifically designed to use and understanding of human applied research to understand behaviour and society. the world and human The programme provides behaviour across the lifespan. you with the ability to apply theory, concepts and ideas across both psychological
54 "Enhance your knowledge and understanding of human behaviour and society."
Year one Guest speakers Membership (GBC). By • Foundations of psychology • Dr Josh Davis (University of gaining this, you will be eligible to apply for a place • Classical and Greenwich and Researcher on a society-accredited contemporary sociology in Super-Recognition) postgraduate training • Karen Turrell (Simply Stride) • The individual and society programme and in time • Introducing research • Emma Callaghan progress to gaining Chartered methods in psychology (Restorative and Mediation Membership (CPsychol) of and sociology Services Development the Society. Your programme What's covered? Manager Essex Police) leader will be able to advise • Work-related skills of accredited programmes. in social sciences • Jacki Simpson (Volunteering Matters) Entry Requirements Year two Workshops You will need a minimum of • Qualitative and 64 UCAS points from one quantitative research • Brief introduction to British Sign Language or more of the following: • Social division and • At least two A-levels inequalities • CV Writing • BTEC Level 3 Extended • Developmental psychology • Interview Techniques Diploma Diploma/ • Social psychology Subsidiary Diploma/ • Work related practice Graduate destinations Certificate [QCF] • Social policy Graduates have gone • BTEC National Award/ on to careers such as Year three Certificate Diploma [NQF] education, research (Office International Baccalaureate • Final major project for National Statistics), • International Baccalaureate (dissertation) project management • Psychology of and support workers. • Access to Higher Education mental health and Students have also entered Diploma 30 credits at mental disorders Masters Qualifications in Merit/Distinction Psychology, Social Work, • Health psychology • You will also need GCSE Fashion Psychology, Mental English and maths at • Current issues and trends Health, Clinical and Forensic grade C (old specification) in contemporary society Psychology. Graduates have or Grade 4 (new • Sociology of crime also undertaken teacher specification) or above and deviance training and have achieved OR a Level 2 equivalent Contact hours either QTS or QTLS, enabling such as functional skills. them to take up roles in • 13-14 hours per mainstream schools. week, comprising: Graduates wishing to The contact hours include a progress in psychology combination of taught and can undertake a British practical sessions, in addition Psychological Society (BPS) to workshops and debates. conversion award through an accredited institution which
will provide an opportunity information call: 0845 52 12345 For more to become eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 55 BA (Hons) Special Educational Needs & Disability Studies
This degree is awarded by the Campus University of East Anglia Southend UCAS Code X161 Cost per year £8,000
Introduction
This programme is ideal if you This degree will ensure that (including learning disabilities, want to progress to teaching, you become familiar with physical disabilities and social work or management theoretical and legislative mental health issues) and in the special education and knowledge and possess embark on a work placement social care sectors. It will give the skills required to be that is central to the course. you the skills and knowledge able to work in a variety of you need to create safe, educational and care settings. stimulating and supportive You will be able to support learning environments. people with specific needs 56 "Knowledge you need to create safe, stimulating and supportive learning environments"
Year one Field trips Graduates frequently • Introduction to theoretical You will benefit from several undertake postgraduate perspectives in education optional specialist field trips. study, including an MA in Social Work. Recent and disability studies What can I do after this? graduates have taken up • Legislation and Possible career routes include management positions policy for SEND teaching in primary schools, in special needs schools, • Introduction to special needs schools and whilst another now specific needs the post-compulsory sector. manages a children's unit.
What's covered? Graduates go on to teach • Policies and procedure Entry Requirements in workplace settings in schools designated for children with mild and You will need a minimum of • Effective working practices severe learning disabilities, 64 UCAS points from one Year two or manage special units, or more of the following: • Identifying and supporting community care centres • At least two A-levels individual needs or training centres. This • BTEC Level 3 Extended degree also prepares you • Specific needs Diploma/Diploma/ for employment in a wide Subsidiary Diploma/ • Developing and range of other social care Certificate [QCF] delivering learning or educational settings. support programmes • BTEC National Award/ You can pursue further Certificate/Diploma [NQF] • Case study study at postgraduate International Baccalaureate • Educational inquiry level or continue in • International Baccalaureate Year three vocational training at another institution. • Access to Higher Education • Workplace-based project Diploma 30 credits at Graduate destinations • CPPD Merit/Distinction. Previous graduates have • Practice and innovation • For any qualification gone on to the Primary SCITT in supporting SEND not identified above the programme and then into HE Admission Team will • Mental health teaching or have studied determine equivalences • Protection and vulnerability for a PGCE and then taught through UKNARIC. Work placement in the lifelong learning sector. Some have done a • You will also need GCSE You will be at your work Masters in Social Work and English and Maths at placement a minimum of one Social Work Practice or have grade C (old specification) day per week between 9am pursued careers in mental or Grade 4 (new and 4pm. You will need to health, care management, specification) or above have secured a placement student support services, OR a Level 2 equivalent by the October half-term. pastoral management, such as functional skills. Guest speakers managed behavioural • DBS (Disclosure and The programme features units, worked in a pupil Barring Service) a number of industry and referral unit and in some sector-specific professionals. cases where an Early Years practitioner qualification
(level 3) has been held have information call: 0845 52 12345 For more been employed in an Early Years (0-5 years) SEND role.
www.southessex.ac.uk/university 57 Entry requirements What are the entry our offer-making and do not If you have already started a requirements for plan to introduce any major higher education course at higher education? changes to our standard another college or university Entry requirements for conditional offer levels from and wish to transfer, we specific courses are explained 2017 entry onwards. are happy to consider your with the course details in We will continue to consider application on the basis this prospectus and are applications in an individual of qualifications obtained available on the website on and holistic way. We will elsewhere. The College works the individual course listing continue to take all aspects within the guidelines of the pages at www.southessex. of the UCAS application structures of the European ac.uk/coursefinder?he=1 into consideration, in line Credit Transfer System (ECTS). You will be expected with our Higher Education Please contact headmissions to possess: Admissions Policy: @southessex.ac.uk in the first instance to discuss further • GCSE English www.southessex.ac.uk/ before making an application. Language grade C (old higher-education/higher- specification) or grade education-policies They will arrange for a tutor 4 (new specification) Under the new GCSE from the relevant course or above or equivalent structure we plan to equate to contact you to discuss such as Functional Skills a mark of 4 in the new GCSE your individual situation in English Level 2 (all to the current grade C. before you formally apply. programmes of study) Where possible, we Access to Higher • GCSE maths grade C (old encourage referees to provide Education Diplomas specification) or grade a link in the UCAS Reference The College offers Access 4 (new specification) or to the information on their courses for mature students above or equivalent such school or college’s policy in who have the potential to as Functional Skills in respect of what qualifications study for a degree but do Maths Level 2 (selected and subject areas they are not have the relevant entry programmes of study). offering. The College will qualifications. This one year If you would like to discuss continue to monitor and qualification will help you your eligibility before review the impact of the develop the knowledge, skills submitting a formal qualification reforms and may and confidence needed for application, please contact update our admissions policy degree level study even if our Course Adviser Team accordingly in the future. you’ve been out of education at courseadvisers@ If you would like further for a long time. Access southessex.ac.uk advice about specific Diplomas are recognised across the UK and Access Statement on qualification qualifications and whether students are often high reform from 2017 they will be considered please achievers who progress entry onwards do not hesitate to contact us by email headmissions@ to exciting new careers. The College has considered southessex.ac.uk We offer Access to Higher reforms to the UK Education Diplomas in qualifications in relation Are the requirements a variety of subjects. to our Undergraduate the same for mature Admissions Policy and our applicants? Read more at entry requirements. We UCAS provides useful tailored www.southessex.ac.uk/ recognise that schools and information about university higher-education/ colleges will face challenges study: www.ucas.com/ entry-requirements over the next few years; as a students/wheretostart/ result, we will continue our maturestudents approach of being flexible in
58 What are the entry Exceptional Entry DBS (Disclosure and requirements for Some of our courses Barring Service) international students? offer entry to mature Your chosen course may If English isn’t your first students if they don’t meet require you to undergo an language, you will need the entry requirements enhanced Disclosure and to show that you have but do possess related Barring Service (DBS) check a recognised English professional experience or before enrolling on the language qualification. professional qualifications. course. DBS identification Entry requirements for You will need to demonstrate documents are verified by international students can by interview, exceptional trained staff in line with be found on our website at entry portfolio (this is DBS guidelines as part of www.southessex.ac.uk/ likely to include evidence the admissions process. If higher-education/ of paid or unpaid work applicants decide to choose entry-requirements experience) and/or written us as their place of study our DBS team will be in contact Please note if you require Tier assessment that you are to arrange this check usually 4 Visa sponsorship, English suitable for the course. around May/June, prior to language criteria is detailed at In the first instance enrolment to ensure this we suggest you email www.gov.uk/tier- is in place for the start of headmissions@ 4-general-visa/ semester. There will be an southessex.ac.uk to knowledge-of-english administration charge for discuss your application If you would like to discuss this service and you will be your eligibility before Portfolio requirements advised of this once you submitting a formal You will be required to show apply (for 2018/19 entry this application, please contact a portfolio that demonstrates was £44). Students will not our International Team on a high level of visual skill, be enrolled until their DBS 0845 52 12345 or via email at creativity, commitment, and Disclosure Certificate has international@southessex. self-motivation. You need to been completed and issued. ac.uk or headmissions@ show that you are capable Disclosure and Barring southessex.ac.uk of applying original thought checks cannot be carried Where do I get to any given problem and out for applicants who are information on visas that you have a high level not, or have never been and immigration? of independent thinking. resident in the UK. Applicants who reside, or previously Please see the UKCISA All work should be clearly have resided overseas will website and the British labelled with your name be required to provide a Council website. Both and the title of the course criminal record check or organisations produce useful you have applied for. You certificate of good conduct information and guidance will also be required to from their country or that will assist you in applying demonstrate evidence of countries of residence prior for a visa and help prepare any theoretical studies and to entry on to the course. you for life in the UK. examples of written work should be included. Disclosure and Barring Service: Read more at Each course that requires a www.homeoffice. www.southessex. portfolio interview will have gov.uk/agencies- ac.uk/international specific requirements. Please public-bodies/dbs/ check website for details.
59 Fees and funding Do I have to pay Does household income please contact hesupport@ anything up-front? affect me getting a southesex.ac.uk or No, you don’t have to pay tuition fee loan? phone 01702 220696. anything before you start No, tuition fee loans are not Please note your studies. Student loans based on household income. If you already hold a higher are available to UK and EU As long as you are eligible education qualification students to cover tuition to apply, you will receive the when applying for entry fees and are repayable only full tuition fee amount. to our higher education after you graduate and earn How do the loan programmes you may not over the UK repayment repayments work? be eligible for further tuition threshold which is currently loan funding. We strongly You’ll only start making £25,000 a year, £2,083 a urge you to visit www.gov. repayments when your month or £480 a week. uk/browse/education/ income is over the UK student-finance or contact Here are some key facts repayment threshold, which Student Finance England about tuition fees: is currently £25,000 a year, direct 0845 300 50 90. • College bursaries and £2,083 a month or £480 financial assistance may be a week. If your income To find out if you qualify, available to support paying falls below the repayment contact our higher for your tuition fees (for threshold, repayments education team by more information please will stop and only re- emailing admissions@ visit www.southessex. start when your income southessex.ac.uk ac.uk/higher-education/ is over the threshold. For further information fees-and-funding) You repay 9% of your income please visit: www.gov. • If you are a first time over £25,000 a year, £2,083 uk/student-finance higher education student, a month or £480 a week.. Will there be other costs? you can apply for a Alternatively If you wish, you Your main costs for tuition fee loan to cover can pay the costs of your higher education will the cost of your course; tuition in full at enrolment. be tuition fees and the these loans are provided For full information on cost of books, printing/ by the government how to apply please visit photocopies and equipment, Am I eligible for a www.southessex.ac.uk/ however there may also tuition fee loan? higher-education/fees- be other costs to consider To be eligible for a tuition fee and-funding or if you such as accommodation loan you must fulfil certain have any questions you and living costs. criteria with regards to: can email HEfinance@ Do international students UK/EU residency status southessex.ac.uk have other costs? the university or college How long will it take When you apply for a UK you are studying at and me to repay my loan? Tier 4 student visa, you will the course you are taking This will vary depending need to demonstrate that previous higher education on how much you have you have sufficient funds in study (first time students) borrowed, but the balance place to cover your tuition You can visit the following of your loan will be fees and living costs. The website for more information automatically written off amount of money you must www.gov.uk/student- after 30 years. If you require have available for living finance/who-qualifies further information on any of expenses depends on the the issues regarding finance length of your course. or feel you need to discuss your finances with an adviser
60 Will I be supported throughout my studies? Our aim is to support you Is there financial Our experienced adviser from application through to advice available? facilitates support for your graduation ceremony Yes, our advisers can discuss students with a variety of with the highest quality money matters with you and disabilities, recognising that information, advice and inform you of the financial individuals may have very guidance. Our student support you may be eligible different needs. If you have services team has been for from both Student Finance a formal diagnosis and are assessed for, and attained, England and the College. a home student, additional the highest quality standards. They will support you with support may be available to Where can I get careers any applications and can you in the form of Disabled advice and guidance? help you to understand your Students’ Allowance (DSA). We can assist you with Our careers service will budget whilst you study. your application for DSA provide you with all the For more information and help you arrange a advice and resources you on financial support DSA Needs Assessment. need to research your chosen see page 60 or visit Please visit career and to enhance your www.southessex.ac.uk/ employment prospects in higher-education/ www.southessex.ac.uk/ today’s competitive graduate fees-and-funding higher-education/ job market. You will have fees-and-funding Can I get extra support access to advice and while I’m studying? More Information guidance on career choice For more information about and planning, progression to Yes, our trained counsellors the type of support and further study and employer are available to provide facilities available to students information throughout confidential support and with particular learning your time with us. One-to- advice. They can also difficulties or disabilities, one impartial guidance is provide contact details for please make contact with us available by appointment specialist support groups as early as possible so that and advisers can be found and organisations. Our we can discuss your needs. in student services. chaplain supports staff and students from all faiths Call student services on Our careers advisers have and religious groups. access to a wealth of 0845 52 12345 information on graduate Is there support available email hesupport@ careers and occupational if I have a disability? southessex.ac.uk information written by the Yes, our disability adviser will or visit our website at Association of Graduate be able to provide you with www.southessex.ac.uk/ Careers Advisory Services. advice and support about he-student-services Free magazines and employer studying with us if you have a directories are also available. disability or long term health For further information You can also access online condition that is likely to have please visit careers information and an impact on your studies. www.gov.uk/disabled- e-based guidance (e.g. You can access confidential, students-allowances- Prospects Planner test) ongoing guidance relating dsas/overview and discuss outcomes to your individual needs, with a careers adviser. which may include a specific learning difficulty, a physical or sensory impairment, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, or mental health difficulty.
61 Frequently asked questions about the admission process What does the College feel What qualifications do Will any courses require about vocational courses? I need if English is not me to sit additional Most of our courses have a my first language? aptitude tests? strong vocational element and The following standards We will not ask you to applications from students are required: take any of the existing taking certain vocational IELTS (Academic Version) aptitude tests (eg LNAT, qualifications are welcomed. BMAT) as a pre-requisite 6.0 (for first year entry onto Students who have a mixed for admission. We believe undergraduate programmes) portfolio of qualifications that the existing system for (BTEC National Award/ 6.5 (for direct entry assessing applicants provides Certificate and A-levels) onto the second year of enough information to are also welcomed. undergraduate programmes) make informed decisions. Does the College use Please see individual entry Does the College accept unit grades in the profiles as this may differ the Extended Project? between programmes admission process? If your results fall short We do not use unit grades as TOEFL (paper-based test) of the offer level by a standard procedure; however 540, 76 on IBT for first small margin, for example unit grade information year entry to all courses one A-level grade, your may be used on receipt Extended Project result will The College can accept of examination results be taken into account by the other tests including: for individual applicants academic admissions tutor. • Cambridge English: who do not meet the Please see individual entry Advanced (CAE) - overall conditions of their offer. profiles as this may differ Cambridge English scale Will the College between programmes score of B2 with 52+ accept A-level General (prior to January 2015) For information please visit Studies and A-level www.southessex/ Critical Thinking? • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) - overall highereducation/ Yes. All of our departments Cambridge English scale entryrequirements accept either A-level General score of 169. No less Studies or A-level Critical than 162 in each skill Thinking, as these awards (from January 2015) require you to demonstrate a range of skills and knowledge. • Test in English for Educational Purposes Is it necessary to (TEEP) - 3 have maths/English qualifications to enter • GCE O-level or GCSE a degree course? English Language or Use of English - grade C Yes, this is an essential entry criterion in addition to any • Hong Kong Certificate of Level 3 requirements. English Education - 3 • International Baccalaureate English B Syllabus (Standard Level) - 4
62 What else will be taken into account when making offers? • GCSE performance, • Enrichment and extra- • Any relevant mitigating including possession of curricular activity, circumstances which prerequisites (e.g. maths including work experience, have a bearing upon and/or English at grade C) qualifications (e.g. Duke your application • AS-levels, including subject of Edinburgh, Young mix and declared results Enterprise), positions of responsibility held, • A-level or equivalent evidence of non-academic qualifications, including achievements and subject mix, need for engagement in relevant prerequisites, and cultural and social activities, predicted grades which would be indicated • Good personal statement, in your personal statement expressing clear motivation • Reference from to study the subject and school or college demonstrating academic skills such as critical • Interview/audition thinking, analytical skills performance (if required) and problem-solving • Portfolio evidence skills, as well as good (if required) communication skills
63 Accommodation
University Square, Southend How much does it cost? is purpose-built student As a guide, contracts for accommodation, right next the academic year 2018-19 to the Southend campus. are expected to be available The accommodation offers from £139.30 per week for 562 student rooms including a single en-suite study room 65 studio flats. All rooms and £171.85 per week for are en-suite with eight to a studio room. Payments ten students sharing a flat are due once a term. with a full kitchen and Great reasons to stay: dining facilities. Each room • All-inclusive of bills, is networked with 24-hour How do I apply for cleaning and internet high speed internet access accommodation? provided at no extra cost. • Live with your friends; Download an application Residents can enjoy the apply together as a group form from our website. Wi-Fi and laundry facilities. • Just five minutes to lectures You can also contact the accommodation team Who can apply for • Close to transport networks accommodation? on 01702 220441 or • Convenient location just email accommodation@ All students aged over 18 on off Southend High Street southessex.ac.uk full or part-time courses. • On-site gym with Read more at discounted membership www.southessex.ac.uk/ rates (additional accommodation charges apply) • Out-of-hours residents’ support team of student volunteers • 24-hour reception and security presence
64 Student Union
When you enrol with us, you automatically become a member of the College’s Student Union which is part of the National Union of Students (NUS). Run by students, the Union exists purely to improve your College experience both academically and socially and make your time with us exciting and memorable. This membership gives you access to advice and information, discounts on parking, shopping, stationery and many other useful benefits to make living on a student budget easier. You can take an active part in shaping the Union by running for a position as an Executive Officer in the annual elections. The Student Union also runs various charity events and awareness campaigns. Being a student at South Essex College University Centre is your opportunity to play an active role in our community, make friends, learn new things and ensure your voice is heard. Check out the Student Union’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/secsu
65 Disclaimer The information in this document is believed to be accurate at the time of publication, however, changes may be made at a later date. The courses offered by South Essex College University Centre are under constant review and development, so students and their representatives should always contact the College directly for the most up-to-date information or visit our website www.southessex.ac.uk/university Location disclaimer The College reserves the right to change the location of courses, so students and their representatives should always contact the College to confirm.
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