STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY STAFFORDSHIRE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2018 PROSPECTUS UNDERGRADUATE ENDLESS CONNECTIONS ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES For more detailed information on courses or studying at Staffordshire University visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate Find us on: S72 www.staffs.ac.uk/socialmedia M9468 03.17 Contents 5 Welcome 38 Graduate success 6 How to apply 43 Sports provision 8 5 ways to join us 46 Experts to inspire Stoke-on-Trent city campus 10 Why choose Staffordshire University? 50 Ground-breaking research Open Saturday 10 June 2017 12 Visit us 52 Higher and Degree Apprenticeships days Saturday 19 August 2017 14 Open days 56 Glossary Saturday 23 September 2017 16 Great times in an amazing city 57 Tuition fees and financial support Sunday 15 October 2017 18 A new connected city campus 58 Teaching and learning Saturday 25 November 2017 20 Leading the way in digital learning 59 Accommodation costs Saturday 24 March 2018 22 Excellence in healthcare education 60 Entry requirements Saturday 16 June 2018 24 Accommodation 62 UCAS tariff 28 Your course, your way 64 New courses Book your place at: www.staffs.ac.uk/opendays 30 Your Students’ Union 65 Course listing 33 Earn while you learn 74 Course A-Z 35 A great support network 250 Open day dates 36 World of work 2 251 Welcome from Professor Liz Barnes, Vice-Chancellor I am delighted that you are considering Staffordshire University. We put our students at the heart of everything we do. Our students are from diverse backgrounds, with a range of interests, drivers and ambitions. We support you to have a great experience, achieve your potential and be the best you can be. We are a connected university, with excellent facilities providing specialist spaces, working with employers, local communities and partners overseas. Digitally led, we enable connection, anytime and anywhere. Your time here will be rewarding, exciting and challenging and the more that you put into it, the more you will achieve. We support you from application to graduation and seek to stay in touch as you progress. Our graduates go on to do great things. We have big ambitions. Providing students with innovative and applied learning that integrates world-class research and teaching is just the start. Our links with employers ensure you will graduate with the perfect mix of academic knowledge and practical skills, enabling you to pursue your career and fulfil your ambitions. Our values are to be ambitious and inspirational, brilliant and friendly, curious and daring and, above all, ‘Proud to be Staffs’. To find out more, come and pay us a visit; feel what it is like to be on campus and to study with us. We look forward to meeting you. Our staff and students would love to show you around and tell you more. I think that you will love Staffordshire as much as we do and we really look forward to welcoming you. 3 4 Welcome to your connected future Welcome to Staffordshire University, where students are Our city campus, industry links and work experience always put first. opportunities mean you’ll be well connected to the real world from day one. You don’t just need a degree; We’ve invested £75 million over the last few years in new you need connections. That’s why we make sure all our buildings, learning spaces and state-of-the-art facilities, and students develop links with businesses, so that half the we’ve worked hard to make sure our people are among the battle of getting your foot in the door is already won. best in the business. In short, we’re creating what we call The Connected University – the future of education. From the moment you arrive, you’ll be supported every step of the way, so that when you graduate, you’ll leave More than anything else, we know that coming to university with so much more than a degree. You’ll leave connected can be daunting. That’s why, when you study with us, you’ll be and with an edge over your peers. consistently supported to realise your potential and achieve your career goals. Wherever you want to go, we’ll help you get there. 5 Joining us Ready to study with Staffordshire University? If you want to study part-time you can apply If you’re planning to study here full-time directly to the University using the links on the then you’ll need to apply through UCAS, course pages of our website. the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. You can find out more about them For more information: at: www.ucas.com Visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply Call: 01782 294400 To complete your UCAS application, you’ll Email: [email protected] need the UCAS course code for each course you’re applying for, as well as the campus code where applicable. You’ll find these on our website, in the course information section, or on the UCAS site. You’ll also need our Institution Code which is S72. 6 pre-application post-application CHOOSE YOUR UNIVERSITIES OFFER HOLDER DAY MARCH > SEPTEMBER 2017 BY INVITATION ONLY, FROM JAN > APRIL 2018 UCAS EVENTS UCAS EXTRA NOW OPEN FEBRUARY 2018 MARCH > JUNE 2017 MAKE YOUR FINAL CHOICE VISIT OUR OPEN DAYS* (FIRM/INSURANCE) SATURDAY 10 JUNE 2017 SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 2017 SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2017 CHOOSE YOUR ACCOMMODATION MARCH 2018 TEST DRIVE YOUR DEGREE SEPTEMBER > DECEMBER 2017 APPLY FOR FINANCE MARCH > APRIL 2018 CAMPUS VISITS CLEARING OPENS RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2 JULY 2018 UCAS OPENS A LEVEL RESULTS DAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 AUGUST 2018 UCAS DEADLINE ENROL - WELCOME TO 15 JANUARY 2018 STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY *Our open days run throughout the year, more dates are available at: www.staffs.ac.uk/opendays 7 5 ways to join us Depending on your situation, there are 2. BTECS five main routes that you can take to begin studying at Staffordshire University. Because many of our students join us with BTEC qualifications, you’ll find we know how to help you put your vocational experience to good use. There are two main BTEC pathways: 1. A levels • BTEC Level 3 is the equivalent of studying If you have taken or are taking GCE A A levels and will allow you to start a degree levels, the exact grades and subjects you programme in the first year. need will depend on the course you want • BTEC Level 4 HNC and Level 5 HND will allow to study. You’ll find all the requirements you to progress to some degree programmes listed on our online course pages. in the second or final year of the course. We do this by mapping the modules and content of the course you have already taken to our course, to ensure you have covered all the necessary content of the course you want to study. To find out more, please contact our Enquiries Team who will be happy to advise you further. 8 4. Step Up to HE Step Up to HE is a free 10-week course designed to give you a taste of what it’s like to study at university. The course is tailor-made for anyone who doesn’t quite have the qualifications or the confidence to dive straight into a UCAS application. Many of our Step Up to HE students are mature learners who 3. Access to HE Diploma haven’t been in a learning environment for a while and need a bit of a boost to get them back into it. Most Further Education colleges in the UK offer Access to HE courses in a range of Over two modules we’ll cover all the crucial skills subjects at Level 3. These special diplomas you’ll need, such as preparing for lectures and are specifically designed to take you into gathering research. You’ll also get to sample a 5. Foundation level courses the subject you want to study. They cover variety of the courses we offer and you’ll receive everything from Health and Science to Law, individual course and career guidance with plenty A number of our degrees are available with a Criminology and a whole lot more. of one-to-one support. Successfully completing foundation year. Helping bridge the gap between Step Up to HE will allow you to study a range of your school or college qualifications and your Many of our students come through an subjects at Staffordshire University. Then, when chosen degree. Foundation courses tend to have Access to HE path, so you’ll find that we know you’re ready to apply, we’ll give you all the help you lower entry requirements and are designed to exactly how to support you. Once you apply, need with your UCAS application. Past students prepare students for seamless transition onto a we’ll cross-reference the units you’ve studied who have completed Step Up to HE have gone on full degree course. Taking a foundation course, at college to help you get a lot closer to the to a wide range of degrees, including Law, Business then progressing on to a full degree, will extend course - and the career - you want. and Computing. the total study period by one year. To find out more, or to apply for our Step Up to HE course, call: 01782 294400 or visit: www.staffs.ac.uk/stepup 9 Why choose Over the last few years, we’ve spent no less than £75 million across our campuses. Our investments include: • A £30 million Science Centre • £11.5 million spent on television, music, games design and Staffordshire University? motion-capture suites in the Cadman Studios Investing in your future • £8.7 million worth of specialist computing facilities in the At Staffordshire University, we don’t believe in new Digital Kiln standing still.