SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE OF THE YEAR POSTGRADUATE THE TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES PROSPECTUS 2017 GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2016 CONTENTS CONTENTS Welcome to the University of Dundee 04 Excellence and innovation 06 OUR COURSES Campus resources 09 Anatomy, Forensics and Employment and careers 12 Human Identification 24 Life in Dundee 14 Art and Design 26 Accommodation 16 Business 27 Money matters 19 Centre for the enhancement of Academic Skills, Teaching, Learning Come and see for yourself 21 and Employability (CASTLE) 30 How to apply 22 Computing 31 Our courses 23 Dentistry 34 How to find us 69 Education and Social Work 36 City map 70 Energy, Petroleum, Mineral and Water, For any enquiries about our courses or applying: Printed by Law Policy and Management 39 Admissions and Student Recruitment, Sterling - www.sterlingsolutions.co.uk Engineering, Physics, Mathematics 42 University of Dundee, Nethergate, Photography by Dundee DD1 4HN Environment, Architecture, Chris Scott - www.chrisscottphotography.co.uk, T: +44 (0)1382 383838 Geography, Planning 45 Indre Urbanaviciute, E: [email protected] Humanities and Politics 46 Lewis J Houghton - www.lewspics.com, www.dundee.ac.uk/study/pg Shahbaz Majeed - www.framefocuscapture.co.uk, Law 52 Produced and published by Dundee.com, Ivon Bartholomew, Medicine 55 External Relations at the University of Dundee Ross Fraser McLean and Donald Milne Nursing and Health Sciences 59 Designed by © University of Dundee 2016 Psychology 61 Creative Services, External Relations The University of Dundee is a registered Our Research degrees 63 at the University of Dundee Scottish Charity, No. SC015096 2 3 WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Welcome to the University of Dundee High-quality teaching, world-leading world, with well over 80 countries > ranked No. 1 in Scotland for six years Our students also enjoy the benefits of research, and a £200 million investment represented in the University community. running for student satisfaction studying at a university consistently placed in a compact, friendly campus with an We offer world-leading undergraduate and in the UK top 10 for graduate employment. > ranked in the World’s Top 20 for Overall unrivalled position in the heart of the city postgraduate courses in a range of subjects Compared to other Scottish cities, Dundee Average Satisfaction in the 2014 centre - it’s no wonder we have been named including law, engineering, business, boasts more sunshine, lower rainfall and a International Student Barometer (ISB) Scottish University of the Year. medicine and life sciences. warmer climate due to its sheltered location survey of EU and international students We’re an established university with a The University of Dundee is: on the coast. The majority of students live on progressive and dynamic outlook. Our > Scottish University of the Year or near the campus and benefit from easy number one in the UK in the Times international reputation attracts top-class > (The Times and Sunday Times access to Scotland’s beautiful countryside. Higher Education ‘150 under 50’ 2016 students and academics from across the Good University Guide 2016) 4 5 EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION Excellence and innovation World-Leading Research research in the biological sciences of any The University of Dundee is one of the University in the UK, and achieved an strongest research hubs in Europe with an outstanding set of results across the STEM international reputation in life sciences, subjects - science, technology, engineering medicine, engineering, computing, art & & mathematics - where the University’s design and the humanities. quality profile was the highest in Scotland. Research in three areas were in the UK’s Over 30% of our funding comes from research top 10 - civil engineering 3rd, mathematics and we are committed to translating our 8th and general engineering 7th. research outputs into innovative solutions for health, the environment and the economy. > Our medical and life sciences research is We have strong links with the commercial world renowned, with particular expertise sector and are committed to engaging with in cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease the public to increase awareness of the and neglected tropical diseases. significance of our research to society. > A compound which has the potential to > The University of Dundee was ranked in treat malaria patients in a single dose has the World’s top 200 universities by the been identified through a collaboration Times Higher Education World University between our Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) Rankings 2015/16. and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). > In 2015 we were awarded the Times Higher > World-leading research on spacecraft Education 2015 Gold Award for Citations – technology has been going on in computing awarded to only the top 10% of universities at the University of Dundee for over a What our students think... > Good social life (joint 3rd in the UK) ranked in the core indicators. decade. This has led to the SpaceWire standard which is now used in £10 billion The University of Dundee was ranked 2nd We were also ranked 1st in Scotland and > In the recent Research Excellence worth of spacecraft by space organisations in Scotland for all-round student experience 7th in the UK for overall average satisfaction Framework 2014, Dundee recorded the around the world. in the Times Higher Education Student in the 2014 International Student Barometer highest level of 4-star, or ‘world-leading’, Experience Survey for the sixth year running (ISB) survey of EU and international (January 2016). students. In the same survey, Dundee also scored We were also ranked top in Scotland and highly on: 15th in the UK in the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS). The NSS also rated Dundee > Good central / convenient facilities University Students’ Association (DUSA) the (ranked 1st in the UK) top university students’ union in Scotland > Cheap shop/bar/amenities and fourth in the whole UK. The University (ranked 1st in the UK) also recorded overall satisfaction of 90 per cent, higher than the sector average. > Good students’ union (joint 2nd in the UK) 6 7 EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION CAMPUS RESOURCES Discovery > The University of Dundee played the New research projects are continually key role in an international partnership involving researchers from London, Bergen Campus resources launched, creating an exciting and challenging environment for staff and and Ramallah which led to the design of Academic Skills students, and helping to transform lives and implementation of screening measures Dundee has invested £200m locally and globally. Some of our current for child trauma. in developing a 21st century www.dundee.ac.uk/asc projects include: > Collaborative research carried out at the campus to provide you with In addition, the University provides a wide > Our Centre for Anatomy and Human University of Dundee has suggested range of academic support from staff in Identification have pioneered techniques, that the diabetes drug metformin may the resources and support Academic Skills in partnership with the standards and datasets for facial depiction reduce occurence of cancer. This has led required for the best student Schools. We are committed to helping you: to worldwide investigations into the use and identification of the dead to generate develop the skills and knowledge that of metformin as a cancer preventative experience possible. > images and models from human remains. underpin our programmes of study and measure and the development of new Support Recently the team was the focus of the research. BBC Two four part series – History Cold drugs mirroring the effect of metformin. www.dundee.ac.uk/studentservices Case – where they also used historical > prepare for employment in your chosen > World-leading research on fluid flows in Adapting to university life can be detective work to build a picture of a man’s career path. pipes by the team in civil engineering challenging, but we offer a range of support life - and death; giving him his face back has found direct practical application in services from our team of very approachable for the first time in 800 years. fields as diverse as road/rail tunnel design trained professionals to ensure your personal, > Our work in the 3D visualisation of practice and offshore engineering. financial and social wellbeing. shipwreck sites has led to the clean-up of > Multidisciplinary mathematical modelling environmental disaster sites and changes has developed a better understanding of to the business practices of international the link between drug-dose and drug- salvage companies. efficacy to improve cancer treatment. Design in Action (DiA) is a 5m > £ > Researchers in the Centre for Knowledge Exchange (KE) Hub for the Environmental Change and Human Creative Economy, funded in 2012 by the Resilience (CECHR) are working on a Arts and Humanities Research Council to number of projects including assessing demonstrate design as a key strategy for climate change and impacts on the quality economic growth and innovation within and quantity of water, and considering industry. models of decentralised electricity supplies. > Researchers at the University of Dundee have shown how plasma levels of brain/B- type naturietic peptide can help diagnose types of heart failure. 8 9 CAMPUS RESOURCES CAMPUS RESOURCES IT Facilities > Face-to-face expert support from International Students Weekend hospitality visits to www.dundee.ac.uk/it professional library staff. www.dundee.ac.uk/international/support Scottish families. Visa workshops to give advice and UoD IT is responsible for the University’s > Specialist subject librarians for all At the University of Dundee we have guidance on visa extensions. central IT systems, including: academic subjects. students from over 80 countries, creating an international community, which benefits all The Students’ Union (DUSA) runs many > over 800 generally available PCs on campus > Flexible learning spaces – silent study > our students. societies of interest to international - sited in library study zones and computer zones, general study zones ideal for group students, for example, the Pakistani suites across campus.