Your guide to University Campus Barnsley Your guide to University Campus Barnsley 1 All details in this Contents guide are correct at the time of print. Any changes will be listed Why University Campus Barnsley? 4-5 at universitycampus. Visit us 6-7 barnsley.ac.uk/ updates Campus tour 8-9 Fees and finance 10-11 Entry requirements 12-13 How to apply 14-15 Find the right course for you 16 Part-time courses 17 Animal Management 20-21 Art and Design 22-23 Automotive Engineering (Motorsport) 24-25 Business 26-27 Business (Management) 28-29 Computing and Systems Development 30-33 Construction and Project Management 34-35 Construction and The Built Environment 36-37 Early Years 38-39 Engineering 40-43 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 44-45 Graphic Design 46-47 Hair and Beauty 48-49 Health and Social Care 50-51 Hospitality Management 52-55 Learning Support 56-57 Music, Media and Performance 58-59 Public Services 60-61 Sport 62-63 Teacher Training 64-65 Travel and Tourism Management 66-69 Facilities and support 70-71 Students’ Union Barnsley 72 Accommodation 73 International students 74-75 Enterprise 76-77 Feel at home in Barnsley 78-81 Important information 82-83 How to find us 84-85 Every care has been taken to ensure the information contained within this guide is accurate at the time of print (March 2016). Any subsequent changes to the information in this guide will be published on the updates page on our website at universitycampus.barnsley.ac.uk/updates This course guide is available in alternative formats including audio, braille and large print on request. 2 Welcome to University Campus Barnsley This guide covers everything you need Our degree programmes are awards of Sheffield to know about studying with us. From Hallam University, the University of Derby, the the courses we offer to the facilities we University of Huddersfield and the University provide, you’ll get a really good idea of of Hull and the Higher National Certificate and Diploma programmes are validated by Pearson what life at University Campus Barnsley – great partnerships dedicated to delivering a (UCB) is like. quality experience for our students. At UCB we put our students first and are For more information about UCB, go to our committed to giving you the skills and support website at universitycampus.barnsley.ac.uk, you need to go on to achieve great things. The call us on +44 (0)1226 216 165 or better still, latest figures show that nine out of 10* of our come along to one of our Open Days where you students went on to work or further study within can tour our historic, centrally located campus, six months of graduating which demonstrates meet the tutors and take a stroll around Barnsley just how well UCB can prepare you for the next town centre. Find out more on page 7. step on your journey. *From the Destination of Leavers’ Survey 2013/14 Your guide to University Campus Barnsley 3 Why University Campus Barnsley? Nine out of 10* of our students went on to work or further study within six months of graduating 4 *From the Destination of Leavers’ Survey 2013/14 Here at UCB we think carefully about your future Our current students say this is one of the best career prospects – after all, we know that the things about UCB and why they chose to study main reason you want to continue studying is to here rather than anywhere else. get the job you want at the end of it. Our courses are designed to maximise your development and We are also incredibly proud of our facilities. With teach you the things you’ll need to progress on smaller class sizes there is no waiting around to to further study or get a job in the industry you use equipment. Our Music students can access choose. mixing desks and recording studios. In the Media department you can get to grips with a motion By studying at UCB you will benefit fromhigh capture suit, HD and 4K cameras, Steadicam, academic standards, expert staff who are professional green screen and computer labs passionate about their subjects, excellent with industry standard media software. Our facilities and, on many courses, professional Art students have access to workshops and experience through placements. This means studios dedicated to different disciplines. Animal that by the time you graduate you’ll already Management students are based at our working have a CV to be proud of. farm and Sports students can make use of the great facilities at Honeywell Sports Campus. UCB is a small campus and our students enjoy a great level of contact with tutors. You’ll be able Barnsley itself is a student friendly, vibrant town to get in touch with them as and when you need with great nightlife. Barnsley is located a short to, arrange extra tutorials and you definitely won’t drive from Sheffield and Leeds, close to both be just another student in a group of hundreds! the M1 motorway and some of the UK’s most spectacular countryside. Your guide to University Campus Barnsley 5 6 Visit us Come along to one of our Open Days to explore itinerary and session times. It will also make the campus, meet the tutors and get more registration quicker for you on the day. information on the courses you are interested in studying. You can also find out about student If you can’t attend our upcoming Open Days but finance, fees, accommodation and student do want to visit us, don’t worry! We can arrange life. While you’re here you can take a walk a campus visit for you, just call us on into the town centre and see the array of bars, +44 (0)1226 216 165 restaurants and shops that Barnsley has to offer. For information on how to find us, please turn to Our Open Days are on: page 82. • Tuesday 28 June 2016 Interviews • Monday 22 August 2016 Once you have applied to UCB you will be invited to an informal interview to talk to tutors in more To attend any of our Open Days, please register detail about what the course entails. There will at universitycampus.barnsley.ac.uk/open-days also be a chance to take a campus tour at this Once you’ve done so you’ll be sent further stage if you haven’t already visited us. information about the event including the Your guide to University Campus Barnsley 7 Campus tour A little taste of what UCB has to offer… Come along to one of our Open Days to see our amazing facilities for yourself. See details on page 7. Mac suite CAD and BIM software for Construction Art workshop 8 Honeywell Sports Music studio Campus University Campus Barnsley Library Wigfield Farm The Open Kitchen Restaurant Film studio Your guide to University Campus Barnsley 9 Fees and finance Our tuition fees are £5,995* per year for full-time courses. Part-time course fees are calculated on a course-by-course basis. How does the fee system work? The table below will give you an idea of how much Eligible students can apply for a tuition fee loan you might repay each month: from Student Finance England at the same time as applying for other maintenance support. Repayment per Annual salary There are no up-front fees to pay and you will only month start repaying your student loan once you have £16,000 £0 left university and are earning over £21,000** a year. £21,000 £0 £22,000 £7 How do I pay my loan back? £25,000 £30 If you start studying in September 2017 or later, £30,000 £67 the earliest you’ll start repaying is the April after you leave your course if your annual income £35,000 £105 is over £21,000**. Repayments are deducted automatically by your employer in the same For more repayment information visit way they deduct tax and national insurance Web: www.studentloanrepayment.co.uk payments. If you stop working or if your salary drops below £21,000 per year then your student loan repayments would stop automatically. 10 *Based on 2016 entry information. ** Based on 2015 entry information. All information on these pages is correct at the time of print. Any changes will be listed at universitycampus. barnsley.ac.uk/ updates Help with living costs may also be able to apply for Adult Financial support with living costs is available for Dependants’ Grant.* full-time, eligible students. If eligible, the amount For more information on any aspect of student you receive will depend on your household finance, call Student Finance England on income. This means the total annual income +44 (0)300 100 0607 or go to before tax of anyone you live with, such as your www.gov.uk/student-finance parents or partner. Maintenance Loan Students can receive up to £8,200* per year as Remember a Maintenance Loan if they are living away from • You can get a working and earn home. The Maintenance Loan is repaid alongside loan to cover your more than £21,000 the tuition fee loan once you’re earning over tuition fees and per year. £21,000* per year. help with living costs. • On average, Help for trainee teachers graduates earn Some teaching courses attract government • Students don’t £12,000 a year funding. For more information see pay – graduates more than non www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching pay. You only begin graduates over to pay back your their working Help for parents loan once you start lives.*** There are a number of schemes that can help parents to balance the cost of childcare and For up-to-date information go to study, including Childcare Grants and Parents’ www.gov.uk/student-finance Learning Allowance.