For general undergraduate enquiries contact: The Enquiry Centre t: +44 (0)115 951 5559 The University of Nottingham Undergraduate Prospectus 2014 NOTTM N84 f: +44 (0)115 846 8062 Undergraduate e: [email protected] w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy Prospectus 2014 www.nottingham.ac.uk Undergraduate Open Days Friday 28 June 2013 Saturday 29 June 2013 Friday 13 September 2013 Saturday 14 September 2013 www.nottingham.ac.uk/opendays _75449 UG14_cover_v1.indd 1 29/01/2013 09:18 Welcome to the Welcome Open days world of Nottingham to A world top Our recent graduates work in A world top 75 36 25 your university* countries worldwide* choice for * According to the QS World * Full-time first-degree home graduates in employment of known destinations employers** University Rankings 2012. from the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2010/11 collection. future ** According to the QS World University Ranking by Employer Reputation 2012. Undergraduate Open Days Friday 28 June 2013 Saturday 29 June 2013 Friday 13 September 2013 Saturday 14 September 2013 www.nottingham.ac.uk/opendays You can take advantage of our guided campus tours or explore the campuses independently. 1 322 _75449 UG14_cover_v1.indd 2 29/01/2013 09:18 Congratulations! You’ve just taken the first We hope you find this prospectus useful. If you have any step on what is likely to be one of the most questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us or better still, visit us on an open day (see page 321). We look forward to exciting, eye-opening journeys of your life. welcoming you to our campuses soon. Whatever you plan to study, whatever your Discover more: background, we can help you on the road to www.nottingham.ac.uk professional and personal success. Ranked Over 2nd 42,000 Welcome to the world of Nottingham in a survey of students are enrolled at universities targeted our campuses in the UK, by top employers* China and Malaysia * The Graduate Market in 2013 – High Fliers Research. Jubilee Campus, which is home to the Business School and the Schools of Computer Science, Contemporary Chinese Studies and Education, as well as shops, restaurants and halls of residence. 2 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 2 29/01/2013 14:10 Nottingham life Foundation courses 49 World-class education 5 Study What You Love 7 Arts 55 Student life 9 American and Canadian Studies 57 Sporting life 11 Archaeology 61 Cultural life 13 Art History 65 Campus life 15 Classics 69 University Park Campus 17 Culture, Film and Media 75 Jubilee Campus 19 English 83 Sutton Bonington Campus 21 French and Francophone Studies 89 Healthcare sites 23 German Studies 95 Our international campuses 25 History 103 Accommodation 27 Modern Languages 107 City life 29 Music 111 Academic life 33 Philosophy 115 Study abroad 35 Russian and Slavonic Studies 119 Support networks and services 37 Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies 127 International students 39 Theology and Religious Studies 135 Mature and part-time students 41 Careers and employability 43 A new beginning 47 Engineering 139 Architecture and Built Environment 141 Chemical and Environmental Engineering 145 Civil Engineering 149 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 153 Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering 159 Contents 3 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 3 29/01/2013 09:13 Medicine and Health Sciences 163 Social Sciences 247 Medical Physiology and Therapeutics 165 Business 249 Medicine 169 Contemporary Chinese Studies 253 Midwifery 173 Economics 257 Contents Nursing 177 Education 263 Physiotherapy 181 Geography 267 Veterinary Medicine and Science 185 Law 271 Politics and International Relations 275 Science 189 Sociology and Social Policy 279 Biochemistry 191 Biology and Zoology 195 International campuses 283 Biosciences 199 The University of Nottingham Ningbo China 285 Chemistry 207 The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus 289 Computer Science 211 Genetics and Human Genetics 215 How to… 293 Mathematical Sciences 219 Natural Sciences 225 How to… apply 295 Neuroscience 229 How to… finance your degree 299 Pharmacy 233 How to… apply for accommodation 303 Physics and Astronomy 237 How to… find us – maps 305 Psychology 243 How to… translate higher education jargon 311 How to… find your course 313 How to… contact us 319 Connect with Nottingham 320 Open days 321 With its bright seats, the Portland Atrium, on University Park Campus, is a cheerful spot to catch up with friends. 4 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 4 29/01/2013 09:13 World-class education “A University of Nottingham education is distinctive in its combination of research-led teaching, an international environment, and our attention to students’ development. We aim to guide each student to fulfil their academic potential and to prepare for their life as a global citizen.” Alan Ford, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at The University of Nottingham 5 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 5 29/01/2013 09:13 Excellence in teaching We attach a great deal of importance to the connections Your education will be delivered by a group of people between research and teaching. Learning a subject at dedicated to their field. Many of them – like our Nobel university level has a lot in common with the research Prize-winning academics Sir Peter Mansfield and the late process itself. The quest for understanding, and learning Sir Clive Granger – have made significant contributions to how to ask questions are important outcomes from our the world’s knowledge of their subject. teaching activities. Even at the early stages the excitement of making new discoveries can be seen. We base our teaching on traditional values and focus on developing you as an individual. Combined as it is with the An international approach best in technology, such as systems that allow you to ask The University began in Nottingham and our UK campuses World-class education questions via text during selected lectures, our approach continue to grow. In 2000 and 2004 we opened campuses will make studying an inspiring experience. We’re also in Malaysia and China respectively and these are also going committed to preparing you for the real world. As well from strength to strength. However, we’re not just about as the transferable skills that each of our degrees foster, establishing campuses abroad: we operate on a global certain courses are recognised by professional bodies to scale in everything we do. Our academics carry out research give you a head start in industry. across the world, to benefit people all over the world, and our students come from over 150 countries. We have World-renowned research links with more than 320 universities in over 40 countries The latest Research Assessment Exercise, an independent and offer numerous study abroad opportunities. Most review of UK research, classed more than 90% of our importantly, recognising the position of higher education in research as being of international quality and put us in the UK a global context means that our courses embrace a broader top 10 in 27 different subjects. Our discoveries range from perspective on the discipline. As a result, we produce research into magnetic resonance imaging to developments graduates who are better able to communicate and to in world-leading clean chemistry and engineering. understand a diverse and global society. Hard at work in the Djanogly Learning Resource Centre, which has space for silent and group studying. 6 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 6 29/01/2013 09:13 Study what you love 7 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 7 29/01/2013 09:13 When you make your university decisions, What’s more, in a research-intensive university like our best piece of advice is to think about Nottingham, there are plenty of opportunities to direct your own study, particularly in the final stages of your degree. what you’ve enjoyed studying. Which That means working at the edge of understanding with staff subjects have stayed with you after the who are as eager to develop their knowledge as you. lesson? What do you do in your free time? Whichever degree you choose at Nottingham, you’ll What would you like to know more about? be asked to practise and hone your approach to the If you study what you love, you’ll be more likely to see transferable skills that all employers value. Study what you love your degree as a series of opportunities, not assignments. You’ll also be able to improve those skills while doing Spurred on by curiosity, you’ll work hard but the rewards extra activities that you enjoy – be that studying abroad, will make your efforts worth it. completing work experience, working towards the Some people worry that they have to choose between Nottingham Advantage Award or getting involved in clubs studying what they love and enhancing their employment and societies. prospects. We disagree: our degrees are what you make of Make the most of your degree: study what you love. them. If you study what you love, the work will seem less like work and more like a series of fascinating questions. And if Discover more: you enjoy something, you’re more likely to work harder at it, www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywhatyoulove which could lead to a higher degree classification. A labour of love – students discuss their work in The Mix bar in the Hugh Stewart hall of residence. 8 _75449 UG14_text_v1.indd 8 29/01/2013 09:13 Student life The Students’ Union has over 200 societies and more than 70 sports clubs, as well as a huge range of other opportunities to learn new skills and make new friends. What will you do? What will you experience? We love our societies, and so do thousands of students. These are just a few of the societies, clubs and projects There are over 200 to choose from, and our Students’ Union we offer.