www.southampton.ac.uk/healthsciences UK and EU enquiries [email protected] +44 (0)23 8059 5500 International enquiries: [email protected] +44 (0)23 8059 9699 LEADING THE WAY IN HEALTHCARE 55% Health Sciences Undergraduate and Pre-registration Courses 2016 When finished with this document please recycle it. Reach your goals at Southampton by combining your ambition, your talent and our support. Choosing the right place to study is an important decision, with many factors to think about. Join us, an institution in the top one per cent of world universities* and a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities. At Southampton you are taught by world-leading academics on courses that are designed around you. We get you ready for the global jobs market, while giving you a great student experience. Here at Health Sciences we also give you everything you need to gain professional accreditation, hands-on learning, solid employment prospects and an outstanding values-based curriculum. So take a closer look and see for yourself exactly what we can do for you and your future career. CHOOSE SOUTHAMPTON Contents 04 Choose Southampton 12 Our people 16 Your student experience 18 Accommodation 22 Course overview 24 Course information 40 Registration with your professional body 41 Support 42 Applying and funding 43 International Students 44 Travel details 46 How to find us CHOOSE SOUTHAMPTON: LUND EXCHANGE A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY Each year a number of occupational therapy students participate in an exchange The city of Southampton has a history of innovation and exploration. programme with Lund Former students WORLD CLASS University in Sweden. As a forward-thinking University, we uphold these values in our often travel overseas Many individuals within education and research; join us to forge your successful future. to provide healthcare the Faculty have world-class reputations. â Our students can study in 54 countries across the world around the world. â Our 195,000 graduates are part of a network of We are an professionals that covers 180 countries institution in the â Our academics make a difference on every continent â Our business, government and non-government TOP 1% organisation partners span the globe of global universities â We are part of the Worldwide Universities Network, Some courses give a collaboration of knowledge from around the world you the opportunity to study abroad. Health Sciences Dean, Professor Jessica Corner, was made a Dame in 2014 for services to healthcare BERRY research and education. BREAKTHROUGH Academic Bashir Lwaleed participated in research that revealed the North American Our academics are chokeberry may boost the recognised as effectiveness of some occupying the We have leading edge of their cancer drugs. disciplines. There are opportunities 322 to work on partnerships in international 54 countries projects. around the world TACKLING EBOLA SAFE Nursing graduate MALAWI STAFFING William Pooley travelled PROJECT to Sierra Leone to Professor Peter Griffiths In 2014 a group of Health help fight the battle was chosen to review Sciences students went to against Ebola. national guidelines Malawi to help build a medical about safe hospital centre and gain experience of Find out more staffing levels. conditions now rare in the UK. www.southampton.ac.uk/ global 4 5 To gain a global perspective of my profession. Sam Douglas BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy By choosing to study Occupational Therapy at Southampton I had the opportunity to participate in an exchange programme with Lund University in Sweden. This enabled me to gain a new perspective on my chosen career by mixing with aspiring occupational therapists over there. It also enabled them to gain a new perspective through their contact with me. As a group we have had an abstract of our Lund project work accepted for the Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference on Aging and Society in Washington Find out more D.C for November 2015, which has given me a massive boost. To discover more about Sam’s story, please visit I feel I now have greater insights about my role, which will help me not only be a better entry-level practitioner, but also help inform my career choices. www.southampton.ac.uk/hs_sam Join in the conversation: #myambition 6 7 To work in an influential role within the Department of Health Alex Collyer BN (Hons) Child and Adult “I chose to study at the University of Southampton because it offered a dual-programme which opens up a hundred specialities, spearheads you for jobs in the acute sector and gives the NHS a more flexible workforce. Studying at Southampton I receive all the benefits that a Russell Group university affords in a city which is home to a leading regional trauma centre. Last year I secured a place on the National Junior Leadership Academy, which is a programme that gives leadership training to student nurses. This led to me winning a Cavell Leadership Award. As part of my award I was fortunate to spend the summer working for Jane Cummings, the Chief Nursing Officer for England.” Find out more To discover more about Alex’s story, please visit www.southampton.ac.uk/ hs_alex Join in the conversation: #myambition 8 9 Our graduates CHOOSE SOUTHAMPTON: are targeted by the Become top 100 Become a a student graduate recruiters community ambassador in the country DESIGN YOUR OWN volunteer EDUCATION Excellent Your course is developed and taught by world experts placement partners Your course offers you breadth as well as depth GET AHEAD â As well as attending lectures and seminars, you can access many lectures and learning resources on the move FOR YOUR â We work with you to make programmes more flexible CAREER Network â Employers are actively involved in shaping your degree programme with top Wi-Fi employers at across all our careers fairs campuses 3 million books, journals and reports in Advice our libraries from your 24-HOUR Laboratory personal ACCESS TO study tutor Interactive online discussions VIRTUAL LEARNING 50,000 Meet people e-books from over 130 countries Opportunities to work abroad Our Enabling INNOVATIVE SOCIAL Services provide LEARNING support when you LIFE need it Group Values based project work curriculum that Socialise fits employers’ in our bars expectations and cafés Online Join one of our assessment 200 clubs Patient simulators and societies Research and virtual wards led learning Find out more www.southampton.ac.uk/choice 10 11 OUR PEOPLE Southampton people have a passion to change the world through their DR CATHERINE BOWEN research and collaborations with global partners SENIOR LECTURER Catherine was the first â Our lecturers push the boundaries podiatrist to receive a Chartered of knowledge Scientist Award in 2014 â You are taught differently; our research informs your education â We provide you with a rich curriculum with additional opportunities to broaden your multidisciplinary knowledge â You are involved with important research as it unfolds â We offer you a vibrant culture of partnership and collaboration PROFESSOR DAN BADER in our academic community BIO-ENGINEERING AND TISSUE HEALTH Dan has helped develop a new type of pressure sensor for BETHANY WALKER amputees which could prevent dangerous sores DR WENDY WIGLEY NURSING STUDENT DIRECTOR OF Bethany will join 100 others PROGRAMMES to climb Canada’s 3,363 Wendy has been given the prestigious title of metre Mount Edith Cavell Queen’s Nurse by community nursing charity in August 2015 The Queen’s Nursing Institute. The title CLAIRE WHISTLER indicates a commitment to high standards of PHYSIOTHERAPY patient care, learning and leadership GRADUATE Claire spent two months in Bolivia working at a school for children with special needs Find out more www.southampton.ac.uk/people Join in the conversation: #myambition 12 13 CHOOSE SOUTHAMPTON: CHANGE THE WORLD Leaders in dementia care research Did you know? There could be more than 70 million people with dementia worldwide by 2030 - that’s according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. As a result, healthcare services need to make rapid progress in treating this often misunderstood condition. By way of response, Health Sciences researchers from Occupational Therapy have established strong links between cognitive deterioration and low amounts of mental stimuli. To do this they used a snoezelen room, which is a tranquil, multi-sensory space full of lights, images, sounds and shapes. One of the leaders of the research, Dr. Lesley Collier, said: The cognitive deterioration we see in people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is not just due to the decline of the brain, it is also due to the environment around the person. “We have found that by modifying the amounts of stimuli that people are bombarded with on a day-to-day basis and adjusting the sensory input to meet sensory need, Alzheimer’s symptoms can appear less.” Dr. Collier then added: “It is important to me that my research is translated into practice. Occupational Therapy here is recognised as being at the forefront of the field. As such, Southampton is a prime location to move multi-sensory research into practice.” PREVENTING DETERIORATION Our researchers have found multi-sensory environments can help preserve cognitive and occupational behaviour. GLOBAL IMPACT REDUCING We are working with healthcare organisations around the world DEMENTIA to introduce multi-sensory environments into their SYMPTOMS treatment regimes. Our work focuses on allowing people to practise everyday tasks in controlled environments. Find out more www.southampton.ac.uk/ researchfacilities 14 15 YOUR STUDENT EXPERIENCE When you come to the University of Southampton you automatically 01 The Bridge Bar 02 Oxford Street, Southampton become a member of the Southampton University Students’ Union, also 03 Try Taekwondo known as SUSU: an independent organisation run by students for students 04 Socialise with friends that makes sure your time at University is the best that it can be.