Your
Undergraduate Prospectus 2015
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I really enjoy living in Leicester – it is a vibrant city with a great mix of different cultures.
History
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Celebrations
Leicester is home to one of Britain’s biggest and best-loved markets. They sell everything there from groceries, meat and fish to clothing.
In the lanes you’ve got all these little old boutiques that sell vintage clothes and things you wouldn’t expect to find in your general high street stores.
Nightlife
The city is big enough that it will take you three years to discover everything about it, but it’s small enough so you won’t be completely lost the entire time you are here.
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There’s no better way of finding out more about the University of Leicester than coming to one of our Open Days.
Saturday 14th June 2014 Focus on Medicine Day Wednesday 25th June 2014 Undergraduate Taster Day (all subjects) Thursday 24th July 2014 General Open Day (all subjects) Friday 25th July 2014 General Open Day (all subjects) Saturday 20th September 2014 General Open Day (all subjects) Saturday 25th October 2014 General Open Day (all subjects)
The University of Leicester is a leading UK university committed to international excellence through the creation of world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. Leicester is the most socially inclusive of Britain’s top-20 leading universities.
You’ll be able to: • Find out all you can about courses from the people who teach them – it’s your chance to quiz the tutors. • Have a look round the campus - check out our facilities and just get a feel for the place. • Visit our accommodation to see where you might like to live. • Experience a taster lecture.
Top five questions to ask: 1 What course modules are on offer and do you get a choice?
Ranked in the top
20 of
major national league tables out of over
120
universities
13th 14th in the Guardian University Guide
16th
2013
our Students’ Union was named HE Students’ Union of the Year in the NUS Awards
in the Times and Sunday Times University Guide
Top University
Leicester is ranked in the top
in the East Midlands
in the Complete University Guide
in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014.
2 What kind of careers support is there? 3 Can I have a year abroad or in industry? 4 What’s the cost of living like? e.g. travel, accommodation, going out. 5 Can I study a language in addition to my degree?
Leicester is ranked in the top
20
in the UK for research citations per academic
Leicester was named runnerup University of the Year in the Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2014.
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*QS World University Rankings 2013 and Times Higher Education World Rankings 2013
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Contents Welcome 2 Your Learning Experience
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Your City
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Your Career
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Your Support
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Your Students’ Union
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Your International University
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Your Campus
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At-a-Glance Guide
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Your Accommodation
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Your Sport
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The Courses
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American Studies
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Media and Communication
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Archaeology and Ancient History
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Medical Sciences
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Biological Sciences
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Medicine 160
Chemistry 86
Modern Languages
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Computer Science
Natural Sciences
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Economics 98
Operating Department Practice: Diploma in Higher Education
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Engineering 104
Physics and Astronomy
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English 110
Politics and International Relations
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Film Studies
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Psychology 194
Geography 118
Sociology 198
Geosciences 122
Part-Time Degree Study and Foundation Degrees
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Criminology 94
History 126 History of Art
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International Foundation Year
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Law 136 Management Studies
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Physiotherapy 208 Your Application
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Your Maps
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Adult Learners
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List of Courses
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Mathematics 146 1
Welcome to the
University of
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At Leicester we believe that our world changing research produces the highest quality teaching – and will inspire
you to go
further
Our research is all about pushing the boundaries and breaking new ground – whether it’s our revolutionary work in DNA fingerprinting, the discovery of Richard III or breakthroughs in the treatment of degenerative diseases – we consider education and knowledge to be a power for good. But this is not just about what we do – this is about you. We’re equally as passionate about giving you the chance to find your own way, make your own discoveries and put your mark on the world. We know our work is better in a shared academic community that includes you. Where you’re coming from and your journey up to this point will have given you your own personal perspectives and ideas. These, along with your energy and willingness to ask the difficult questions, benefit both you and us. At Leicester you’ll be taught by our leading academics who are at the cutting-edge of their disciplines. By sharing their enthusiasm you’ll be immersed into a stimulating and innovative learning environment. Great things happen when inspiring academics get the opportunity to teach bright and committed high-flyers. You’ll graduate with that extra dimension – a degree from a leading institution and an inquisitiveness and sharpness of mind that can take you to the highest level. This is what makes the Leicester experience unique.
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Learning Experience
My research is crucial to my teaching because I can keep my students informed of the latest developments in the field. Dr Jo Appleby, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History
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Leicester students share our academics’ passion for their subject That’s what makes the experience at Leicester so special. Studying at university requires you to be motivated, ambitious and dedicated to your subject. It can be a challenge, but that is exactly what higher education is about. At Leicester we’re not only proud of our reputation as a world-class institution, but also for being a friendly, inclusive and supportive community. Our commitment to your education means that you will be taught by leading research academics. Their enthusiasm and knowledge combined with your appetite for learning is an inspiring and infectious mix. It creates a reciprocal, high-quality learning environment that enables you to reach the very top. This is your degree so you will have the chance to shape it the way you want. You can explore your personal interests through optional modules and projects. Alongside lectures, smaller informal seminar groups and tutorials will give you a voice – allowing you to share your opinions, present ideas and debate theories with your fellow students and academics. Our credentials are impressive and so is our success in delivering the very best education for our students.
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Teaching that’s inspired by research
The teaching is without doubt of an exceptional standard. Maryam, Medical Physiology
As part of our continued focus on research excellence, we’re intent on bringing together imaginative, insightful and inventive people to tackle global intellectual, medical, scientific, cultural, environmental and economic issues. Our approach and our world-class research reputation continues to encourage the best academic minds to join our teaching staff – innovators at the cutting-edge of their field. As you’ll see throughout this prospectus, our researchers have made some pretty impressive discoveries. These academics will help you to realise your potential and compete alongside the very best. We have one of the highest proportions of researchactive staff in the UK and the 2013 QS World University Rankings placed us in the top 20 in the UK and the top 2% of universities in the world for research citations per academic.
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A flexible approach to suit you At Leicester we continue to push boundaries and look at new and exciting ways to deliver our worldclass teaching; we are discussing a significant addition to our undergraduate programmes, which would focus on increasing flexibility, combination and choice. This new, flexible approach will allow you to develop a blend of knowledge and skills that reflect your unique subject interests and career aspirations. You could study areas that are related or totally diverse, combining subjects across the areas of arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. We believe providing flexibility and a multidisciplinary learning opportunity will be a valuable addition to our strong Single and Joint Honours programmes. Not only that, we believe your opportunities for employment after graduation will be increased. More information about this exciting new approach will be available on our website as our plans develop.
The lecturers are all passionate about their chosen field and really want to impart their knowledge to their students. Jonathan, Chemistry
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Superstars Our students recognise the efforts of their lecturers through the Superstar Awards. In 2013/14 Professor Peter Kraftl from the Department of Geography was one of the academics recognised. Here is his take on teaching at Leicester. “I teach Human Geography and my specialism is research with children and young people. I teach a module on identity, which looks at young people, youth culture, sub-cultures and education. As with everyone in the department, teaching my research interests means that I’m always enthused by the topics. I have been fortunate enough to work with people who are quite forward thinking and innovative in their methods and my approach has been influenced by seeing those people in action. Good teaching is a combination of factors. You have to be passionate about your subject but you must also be able to empathise with your students. That doesn’t mean patronising them or making things too simple – it’s about putting yourself in their shoes and understanding how they learn. It’s also about engaging with them in different ways; I try never to talk at my students because they tend to be more responsive if they’re encouraged to think about new ideas for themselves and feel that they can put their ideas forward. You have to be completely honest and open if you want to get the best out of your students. That means that the whole learning process is aligned and that there’s a connection between learning outcomes, the aims of individual sessions, the activities we do, and the assessment and feedback. It’s also about creating a space where students are happy to participate and comfortable with getting involved. That changes depending on the each person – some don’t like speaking out in front of others – but they should be made to feel happy in a group setting.“ 8
It’s about creating a space where students are happy to participate and comfortable with getting involved. Professor Peter Kraftl, Lecturer, Department of Geography
We solved the mystery of the burial of England’s most controversial monarch, Richard III. What will you discover? Archaeologists from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History have discovered and exhumed the body of Richard III. Using cutting-edge scientific and archaeological techniques from field excavation to ancient DNA analysis, we have proven his identity and unlocked the secrets of his death.
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Academic Facilities
Leicester is a great place to study, sharpen your skills, meet friends, gain knowledge and be set up for the rest of your life. Harriet, Law
The award-winning £32 million David Wilson Library is a light, airy, five-storey building providing state-of-the art facilities for all our students. We invest over £6 million per year in the Library. Selfservice loan and return, group study rooms, hundreds of PCs, netbook loans, wireless access throughout, staffed Help Zones, 24/5 opening during term time, plus a bookshop and café create a first-class study environment. Our Librarians can provide detailed advice on finding and using information, and help you make the most of the resources available in the Library and on the web. You can also use our online guides to finding information for your coursework. There is access to over one million printed volumes and a digital library of 23,000 electronic journals and over 350,000 eBooks. Our electronic resources can be accessed from anywhere you have an Internet connection.
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The Library also has extensive collections of rare books and archives, ranging from the 12th to the 21st centuries, with particular strengths in English local history, medieval manuscripts and the work of a number of modern literary authors. w: www.le.ac.uk/library
Subject Resources Your department will have the very latest technology and resources necessary for you to make the most of your talents, whether that’s high-end laboratory equipment, software for data analysis or specialist archives. Learning at Leicester also embraces the newest online technology. Our Virtual Learning Environment, Blackboard, is stacked with handy resources such as discussion forums, web links or podcast lectures.
Future Development We’re continually developing our facilities with you in mind. A recent investment of £55 million, combined with our £1 billion development plan, will support our ongoing campus development – ensuring we provide world-class resources that meet the needs of modern and ambitious students.
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Study Abroad Opportunities Studying abroad is a wonderful and life-changing opportunity that is offered by many of our departments. Whether sipping an espresso in a Parisian café or surfing waves at sunrise before class in Australia, you will have the chance to experience a different academic climate and immerse yourself in new cultures and lifestyles. As well as enjoying a vibrant social life, your confidence, demonstrable language skills and global outlook will enhance your careers prospects considerably.
Abroad
in Lyon, France Rachel French and English Studying in France was a big change from the norm because their curriculum is so different. Whereas I focused on literature in the English half of my English and French BA, they learn every facet of a subject from language and translation through to literature and phonetics. My first two years prepared me with the knowledge and skills I needed but it was certainly a lot of work during contact hours – offset by the fact I didn’t have any homework or coursework. The year abroad wasn’t only a chance to become more academically independent. Organising my flights, accommodation and contacting the university meant that I was largely responsible for my year abroad and so felt more self-reliant before I even got out there. When I did, I was met with a beautiful city that’s similar in appearance to Paris but benefits from being smaller so you’re always likely to bump into someone you know while exploring. I spent plenty of time in the opera house there thanks to the student rates and even managed to travel to Switzerland. 12
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in Lyon, France and Bogotá, Colombia Archie European Studies My year abroad was split between two countries since I take French and Spanish. I spent the first term in Lyon where I lived with a French family in a room overlooking the Alps. Living with a family helped my language skills – I was speaking French from dusk until dawn, which I doubt I would have done had I been in student accommodation. I chose to go to Latin America in my second term because it was an opportunity that I couldn’t see cropping up again. I was helped by the Santander Travel Award, which you can apply for if you’re studying in Latin America. I moved to Bogotá where I lived with another Leicester student and three Colombian students. I swapped my view of the Alps for the Andes and spent time outside studying dancing salsa in the local bars – it was a great change of pace. I even got to meet the President of Colombia! It wasn’t part of the course but I happened to be taking a tour of the palace when he walked by and introduced himself. Having been back in the UK for a term now, I can tell that my language skills have improved. I have a better grasp of both Spanish and French because I was able to practise them in a native environment. I also have a better appreciation for the cultural aspects of my degree. I can now better understand what I’m reading because I’ve had the chance to live it.
Another great way to experience a different culture is through our summer school programmes in China, South Korea and Taiwan. Generous scholarships are available, including free tuition and accommodation. For more details on study abroad, including financial support available visit: www.le.ac.uk/studyabroad 13
Study Abroad Opportunities
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in Turin, Italy Richard English
I spent an academic year over in Turin, Italy, and I would go back and do it again and again – easily. The year was like a café-based, CV-fortifying dream: I spoke Italian every day; visited every site in Turin and every city north of Naples; shopped every week at the largest outdoor market in Europe; studied English Literature in the country that inspired so many of its greatest writers; made friends across the vast continent; ate gorgonzola most days; rose to the challenge of figuring out how to pay my bills; and read novels on the balcony in the Alpine sun. There’s no denying that there were challenges at times, but Turin was a city that I loved. During that year I adapted to that Piedmontese capital just as much as I’ve done with Leicester back here. It’s like having a second home in Europe. My view on a year abroad is that you won’t regret it, so you should do it. Being given the choice to study for a year in a cosmopolitan European city is not, in my opinion, a particularly hard choice at all. I studied at the home of Nutella, Fiat, Garibaldi, and the elegant hot chocolate coffee drink known as ‘bicerin’. If that sounds tempting, study abroad may just be for you. It certainly was for me.
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in Amsterdam, Netherlands Sarah English Taking a year abroad was a big factor for me when choosing my university. My year was a great chance to expand my degree since you take broader subjects like the Arts or Sciences in Holland. I took Arts so I got to do stuff that I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise: I did a film course and I took a module on American literature. I got involved with the Erasmus Student Network and worked with the activities committee. We organised a trip to Berlin, meals and pot-luck dinners and all sorts of trips to places around the Netherlands. That wasn’t the only travelling I did. I went InterRailing with some friends and visited Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. I never would have done that if I hadn’t gone on a year abroad. I didn’t speak Dutch before I went abroad so I took the Erasmus intensive language scheme. It’s completely free and you spend a month in the country you’ll be studying in. They help you sort your accommodation as well. I took that in July, came back in August then went over for my first term in September. Travelling to and from home wasn’t an issue either because Amsterdam was only a thirty minute flight away from Essex, where I live!
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Industry Opportunities Many departments have links to leading businesses and organisations. Taking advantage of this and spending a year working in a related industry can give you the edge – you can pick up specialist workplace skills, network with potential employers and get insights into your career path options.
I knew from the beginning that I wanted to take an industrial placement so I could decide what career would be right for me. Engineering is such a broad subject that it’s not set in stone where your degree will take you.
in Industry
Laura Mechanical Engineering with Industry
I spent my industrial placement with Cummins Power Generation after meeting their representatives at the NEC placement exhibition. I worked as a research and development engineer, which involved researching papers on new technologies and attending talks from companies that Cummins were interested in investing in. After that, I’d go in to test sales and watch the development stages. During my placement I was made project leader so I got to manage others, which was a big opportunity and I was surprised at how well I adapted to the task. As well as managing people I had a say in how technologies were tested, which gave me a lot confidence. I’ll be going back to Cummins after I graduate but working in project planning instead. They granted me a scholarship for the rest of time at Leicester. I was one of four people who were awarded a scholarship.
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I took the year in industry because I wanted to get a feel for work in the engineering sector and apply my university studies to a job. I went to the Careers Fair and spoke to Aero Engine Controls – part of the Rolls Royce Group. The scheme was a rotating one so even though I was based in one section I got to move about and see how different parts of the business worked. I spent time in the materials laboratory and gained experience working on the shop floor to see how parts were assembled. My dayto-day was spent with technical services where I was responsible for investigating technical faults with a particular engine and identifying the problem – but there was plenty more to do. Some high priority projects came in, which created a real buzz in the workplace as everyone worked together to solve the problem.
in Industry Ben Mechanical Engineering with Industry
Rolls Royce gives priority to hiring industry placement students because they spend a year training you and you become familiar with the business. We were told from the start that the placement was a year-long interview – if we showed progress and they liked us, we’d be given priority notice when applications opened. I was offered a job before the end of the placement, which was great! I can now concentrate on my studies without worrying about where I’m heading after graduation. In addition, during my final years back at Leicester I will receive a financial bonus from the company and opportunities for summer placements.
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Industry Opportunities I spent my year in industry working at Perkins Engines Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.
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Anthony Aerospace Engineering with Industry
I began with the Global Engines Department (GED), which develops the next generation of engines and is largely concerned with making sure that engines work just as effectively while adhering to EU emissions regulations. I then moved to the Strategic Cost Management team, which looked at all the product ranges, cost-reducing anything on the engine. This was definitely my favourite part of the year because it was demanding and I was able to get on-board with projects that I was interested in. It wasn’t all hard work though. I got to participate in a charity three-peak challenge, a 24-hour endurance trek up the three highest peaks in England, Wales and Scotland. I also got to go on a machine appreciation day where you “appreciate” some of the machines that are powered by Perkins engines. It’s a lot of fun and you get to understand what your work goes towards and what it makes possible. I found the year really useful. In terms of skills, I’ve improved ten-fold compared to before I started. It’s also allowed me to look at myself and how I conduct myself in a business environment.
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The opportunity to undertake a year in industry was an important factor when I was choosing my degree. I felt it was important to try out the career I was interested in as it would give me an invaluable insight into what the job realistically entails.
in Industry Maryam Medical Physiology
I secured a position at GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical company, where I carried out research into Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a progressive form of lung disease. I planned and carried out experiments and then analysed the results to help define the cellular mechanisms involved in the disease, and determine the effects of compounds on these mechanisms with the aim of decreasing or halting the disease progression. I shared my data with other scientists by giving presentations at meetings where I explained the methods and reagents I used and the data I generated. My degree has undoubtedly helped me to grasp the techniques used in experimental design and the pharmaceutical concepts I learnt have really come in useful when analysing my data and applying the results to see what they mean in the disease context. It was amazing working alongside experienced scientists and doing research that has potential when it comes to creating medicines to target disease.
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Career
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A first-class education is a given... But you also need an edge, an advantage, a head-start in the competitive world of recruitment.
Brought to you by your Career Development Service
With your drive and determination the Career Development Service can help you develop the skills and abilities that will not only enhance your early career prospects, but will stay with you for life.
Get Started Career development at Leicester isn’t just about getting some work experience and writing a CV; we help you to look at the bigger picture. We start working with you from the moment you arrive, through to your graduation and beyond. We’ll encourage you to try new things and to be reflective about what you want from your career – what it is that really drives, inspires and motivates you. We’ll also help you analyse the skills and experiences you already possess and what you need to develop to be ahead of the crowd. There is a career path for everyone, even if you’re not sure what it is yet. Our role is to help you identify what interests you and to support you in making the most of your time at Leicester. By working with us you’ll develop the skills and experience needed to make a winning application.
The preparation session and research really allowed me to get the most out of meeting the employers face-to-face, I feel really ready to make my application. Laura, Geography
The way to make the most of you is to work with us from the moment you arrive at Leicester. You take responsibility for your own journey from the outset and we’ve got the knowledge and resources to spur you on to success. Your first year is the time to get involved and get a taste for all the opportunities out there.
For more details
www.le.ac.uk/careers
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Gain Experience
We were extremely impressed with the calibre of students we spoke to. Especially with the preparation and thought they had put in before attending the event. Farida Lockhat, Jaguar Landrover
Your academic achievements are essential, but to really be the stand out choice for recruiters you need to gain experience, develop your skills and know how to tell your story. Starting from your first year we’ll support and guide you through a variety of programmes and activities to help you gain experience and build up a range of skills that will stay with you for life. Whether it’s making a difference through volunteering, using our enterprise and business start-up experts to become your own boss, or meeting employers and learning more about the exciting opportunities they offer. When you arrive at Leicester you’ll have access to MyCareers, the gateway to all the events, activities and workshops we offer. MyCareers is also the portal to the latest internships, work placements and graduate jobs, some of which are available exclusively to Leicester students.
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Some ways we develop you We want you to follow your passion. So whether you want to make a difference in the voluntary sector, reach the top in high-flying business or be the next big thing in media, there are specially designed programmes and activities here at Leicester that can support you in getting the skills, experiences and exposure you need. These include:
Student Groups and Leadership Course Rep Sabbatical Officer Mentor Student Groups Peer Assisted Learning* Part-time Work and Internships
Internships and Part-Time Jobs Vacation Work Student Engagement Team Working in Social Enterprise* Business Projects Leicester Ambassador Experience Employability*
Business Start-up and Enterprise Starting a Social Enterprise Student Ventures, Enterprise Fellowship Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Tomorrow’s Managers* Entering Competitions and Awards
Volunteering Volunteering Projects Volunteering Award* Tomorrow’s Teachers*
World and Media Newspaper and Broadcast Journalist Languages at Leicester Exchange and Study Abroad * Accredited by the Leicester Award, our flagship employability programme.
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Meet Employers
Some of our partners:
A Leicester degree has currency with leading graduate employers and they are keen to meet you. Representatives from different industry sectors visit campus all year round, offering workshops and talks on different career pathways. Our Festival of Careers is one of the largest graduate recruitment events in the UK. In 2013 over 160 employers attended this four-day event to promote internships and over 12,500 different graduate roles. We are the only university in the UK to insist our students take part in a preparation programme before they meet employers. Our support saw us shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award and highly commended by the Association of Graduate Recruiters in 2013. More importantly, when employers visited Leicester 83% rated their conversation with students as either ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.
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What does your current job involve?
Graduate Profile
I am on a two year fast-track management graduate scheme with the aim of becoming a Branch Manager. Currently I’m a Personal Banker, I’m the person you would see to open an account or take out a loan. I got the role after going to the University’s Festival of Careers in my second year. I had a couple of companies in mind, including Santander. I was worried that not having a financial background would be an issue but the representatives suggested this role for me. I applied and went through each stage; online tests, phone interview, and finally an assessment centre. I found out two days later that I had been successful!
Name: Sophie Hurst Course: BA (Hons) French and Spanish Year of Graduation: 2013 Current Job Title: Graduate Retail Banking Manager Company: Santander UK
In a customer-facing role it’s really important to have a good basis of communication and confidence, and my experiences at Leicester definitely helped develop these. The Career Development Service allowed me to understand how to make my CV more attractive to prospective employers and practise assessment centre skills. Eventually I would like to be able to use my language skills, which is an option open to me in a Spanish company. Despite not having a financial background, I am thriving in this environment and feel I have been able to open doors for myself in terms of my career. Don’t assume that just because you don’t have a background or experience in the exact field that you will be automatically rejected. Often a wider skill set and willingness to learn is exactly what a company is looking for.
What does your current job involve?
Graduate Profile
I’ve had a passion for maths as long as I can remember and I’ve grown increasingly interested in its applications. My current role involves providing technical and product advice to customers, being a liaison between the commercial and development teams and creating relevant industry material. My first contact with Data Interchange was in my second year at the Festival of Careers. I submitted my CV and was invited to their head office for an interview and assessment. A month later I received a formal job offer. The Career Development Service proved invaluable. I completed the Leicester Award which included reflecting on the work experience and skills I gained, and identifying what I needed to develop before making a successful application. I also took advantage of one-to-one appointments to get feedback on applications and practice online testing and interviews.
Name: Josh Dade Course: BSc Financial Mathematics Year of Graduation: 2013 Current Job Title: Technical Consultant Company: Data Interchange
My time at Leicester really helped my development. My course developed my problem solving, reasoning and strategising skills as well as statistical analysis and scientific computing. I was also a committee member of Bright Futures, a student group whose aim is to connect students with employers. This gave me an opportunity to develop organisational and event management skills – transferable skills which will be useful to me now and in the future.
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Paid internships for you
We are the first top-20 university to launch a major paid internship programme. This new programme will create up to 500 paid internships – providing you with a fantastic opportunity to benefit from a professional workplace experience during your degree. Not only will you be enhancing and developing your employability skills, but you will gain valuable insights into what employers expect from graduates joining their business. We know you have your own personal career aspirations so you will have a choice of different industries to enter. Internships will be available for 4-12 weeks and be hosted by a range of local and national business and organisations as well as opportunities within the University. If you undertake an internship as part of this programme your host employer will also pay you a competitive salary. To get onto the internship programme there will be an application and selection process; the Career Development Service will be offering a programme of workshops to help you successfully complete this.
Brought to you by your Career Development Service
www.le.ac.uk/careers
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Intern Profile
Amy Media and Communication
“Internships are a great way to try out a career and gain relevant employment experience to enhance your CV when applying for graduate roles. I couldn’t look back on my time as an intern at the University more fondly and I certainly wouldn’t be where I am today without the skills and experience I developed there. The fact that the University of Leicester recognises the importance of internships is a testament to the fantastic experience it provides for its students. In addition to the placement I also benefited from monthly sessions with the University’s Career Development Service, which further enhanced my employability and helped me to secure a graduate role in the same industry following my placement.”
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Students’ Union
I am loving the social life at the University! There are so many social events which you can get involved in. Laura, Geography 28
The Students’ Union will play a big part in your life The University of Leicester Students’ Union is your union. Your lecturers and tutors are here to help you learn – we’re here to help with everything else. So if you’re eager to play a sport, want to earn some money, fancy doing a bit of volunteering or just need a place to meet your mates for coffee, we provide all of those things. In 2013 we won the prestigious NUS Students’ Union of the Year award. This is because we understand your needs – everything we do is aimed at ensuring your experience at Leicester is exceptional. Since 1923 the Students’ Union has achieved legendary status – generations of Leicester students have enjoyed live music, memorable nights out and discovered something new in the Percy Gee building. Today we’re still doing the same, and a recent £15 million revamp means we can offer you the very best facilities. At the heart of the building is the Square – your “living room on campus”, where you can relax, unwind and catch-up with your friends. And of course we’re also organising fantastic nights out as we are the only union with an O2 Academy on campus. A partnership with the Academy Music Group means you get some awesome acts and club nights right on your doorstep. But we know there are other priorities for our 22,000 members, such as getting a part-time job with decent wages, needing a sympathetic ear or having someone to stand up for you. Our Education Unit and Support Services will be there for you all the way. And by employing students in our bars, venues, shops and restaurants, we can help you grow with training and opportunities to progress to leadership roles.
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Students’ Union
The University of Leicester has an amazing atmosphere. Laura, Sociology
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The Students’ Union is home to over 150 student groups, covering practically everything from Asian Dance to Muggle Quidditch. It’s safe to say that whatever your passion, it’s highly likely there’s a group that will welcome you with open arms. You also have the chance to try something completely new, maybe that’s having your own radio show, learning how to fence or joining a band. And if there really isn’t a group that takes your fancy, we’ll help you start one. Being part of a society is a sure way of meeting likeminded people and having fun. But there’s more to it than socialising – involvement is a great way of developing knowledge and training in specific fields, or developing your employability skills through positions of responsibility.
My Society Emily President of the Baking Society “We began life with social events, such as themed tea-parties where everybody would bring something that they’ve made to share. Since I became President, we’ve begun baking classes so you can learn how to make the perfect pastry or cake. We’ve also organised field trips to places like Cadbury World and the Good Food Show. Charity fundraising is a large part of our society. Last summer we produced a recipe book to raise money for the local hospice charity, LOROS. It’s sold at their shops and in the University bookshop. It all kicked off with a big book launch. Ali Imdad, who was on the Great British Bake-Off 2013 and is a Leicester graduate, came along and held some baking master-classes – a couple of lucky visitors even won his cakes in a raffle. We’ve got a great society because you can learn something and get to know people in a relaxed environment. And being able to bake a cake and bring it back to your halls after a class is the best way of making friends!”
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Arts on Campus
Being at Leicester has been an amazing, exciting experience – the best choice I’ve ever made. Kirsty, Geography
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To find out more about the societies here
www.leicesterunion.com/groups
There is a thriving arts scene on campus whatever your artistic or cultural taste. One night you could be watching the next big thing at the O2 Academy, the next you could be enjoying a performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra. The arts are well catered for by the Students’ Union performance societies, whether you are interested in big band music, ballroom dancing or even burlesque. Vocalists can audition for the Chamber Choir, pitch into the fun of the LU Chorus or join in with the gospel sounds of LU Voices. The Orchestral Society performs famous works by great composers while Band & Gig Soc will team you up with those bandmates you’ve been looking for (book a rehearsal room in the SU and who knows, perhaps a support slot at the O2 Academy beckons…). Or if you want to tread the boards, LU Theatre present
works old and new, from the popular ‘Proteus’ tryout nights to the complete works of Shakespeare, in order, without a break (it takes four and a half days). For something different, try the University’s own arts centre, Embrace Arts, where jazz, classical, spoken word, dance and theatre are all on the menu, along with art exhibitions, free lunchtime recitals and courses in everything from portraiture to pottery, belly dancing to batik, stencilling to salsa. Students can get discounts on courses and workshops.
Music Scholarships Our music scholarships support students wishing to pursue their musical activities whilst at the University of Leicester.
Alumni Music Scholarship: £500 per year Available to singers and all instrumentalists and comprises lessons with local teachers.
Philharmonia Scholarship: £500 per year If you play an orchestral instrument this scholarship enables you to have lessons with members of the prestigious Philharmonia Orchestra.
For more information please visit
www2.le.ac.uk/institution/music/scholarships
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Live Music
The best student music venue in the country. Zane Lowe, Radio 1
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O2 Academy is made up of three superb music venues Situated in the your Students’ Union building, the O2 Academy caters for all tastes. The Students’ Union, housed in the Percy Gee building, is at the heart of the campus. O2 Academy Leicester, a state-of-the art live music and club venue, is integral to the Students’ Union building and the place to go for gigs and nights out. Its first-class facilities mean that it can cater for the biggest live acts on the touring circuit. O2 Academy Leicester is the second largest purpose built live music venue in the city with a 1,450 capacity. The Percy Gee building has hosted some legendary live acts over the years, including The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Smiths and the Arctic Monkeys. With O2 Academy Leicester, this tradition has continued – Ben Howard, Chase & Status, Example, Jake Bugg and Kasabian have all brought the house down in the stunning venue. With a vibrant local scene there are also two additional venues on site: O2 Academy 2 with a 500 capacity and O2 Academy 3, which holds 250.
For more information contact the O2
www.facebook.com/o2academyleicester
www.o2academyleicester.co.uk
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Campus
Everyone around campus is so welcoming and I love the friendly atmosphere. Pamela, Mathematics
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Our campus offers the best of both worlds It’s compact so nothing is more than a few minutes’ walk, and you can be sure that you will bump into someone you know on the way. But we’re also ideally located right in the heart of Leicester – so you’re within easy reach of the city centre. Our campus architecture ranges from the Victorian grandeur of the Fielding Johnson Building to the state-of-the-art David Wilson Library, all presided over by the three towers which form the University’s distinctive silhouette, including our world-famous Engineering Building and the Charles Wilson Building, which from the right angle looks exactly like the Transformer, Optimus Prime! There’s plenty of green space to relax. Along the edge of campus is Victoria Park – in the summer it’s packed with students playing football, Frisbee or trying to revise; in winter it’s full of snowmen and snowball fights. We’re committed to sustainability in everything that we do and intend to reduce our carbon footprint by 60% by 2020. All new developments are designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible, including elements such as solar panels, rainwater harvesting, sustainable materials and natural ventilation. Even our ultramodern super-computer ALICE is energy efficient, with an innovative cooling system. If you’re a cyclist you can benefit from our huge underground bicycle park, subsidised D-locks and free on-campus ‘Dr Bike’ maintenance events. Biodiversity is important too with more than 400 species of wild plants and animals recorded on University property – keep an eye out for the Pipistrelle bats which flit around campus on summer evenings.
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Accommodation
My room feels like my new home, it’s so comfortable, and the en-suite is a very handy bonus. Josie, Geography/Geology
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It’s important that you feel at home Our halls of residence provide comfortable and safe accommodation that makes the settling in process so much easier. Moving away from home for the first time and starting university is one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking times of your life. Living in halls with other University of Leicester students is the best way of settling in – you’ll get to know each other, find your own space and be able to get involved with what Leicester has to offer. It’s really important to us that you feel at home during your time here. We offer numerous packages so you can choose a place to live that suits you best – catered, self-catered, standard or en-suite. Adapted rooms for students with disabilities are available at most locations. You are guaranteed a room in University allocated accommodation if you firmly accept our offer of a place and apply for accommodation by 1 September 2015.
Looking
after YOU
We hope you have a happy and memorable time whilst staying in our accommodation. We have a team of Residential Advisers to provide support and guidance to students living in halls of residence. They are students themselves and actively promote a sense of community within each residence to maintain the safety, health and wellbeing of all students.
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Oadby Student Village
It was the best year of university having all your friends living with you. Being in such a nice environment really helps you through your first year. Peter, Law
Oadby Student Village has a buzzing social life in the beautiful surroundings of the University’s Botanical Garden – it’s little wonder it’s so popular with first year undergraduates. There are three halls of residence close to each other, each with its own character and community. Oadby Student Village is 3.5km from campus and regular bus services operate between the accommodation, University campus and the city centre. By obtaining a student bus pass, you can use all the bus routes in Leicester.
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Mealtimes are also a great opportunity to catch up with friends – either in the dining halls in catered accommodation, or whilst cooking and eating with your flatmates in self-catered accommodation. At Oadby each hall has its own social facilities. There is a huge variety of social events and entertainment, including hall balls and formal dinners, battle of the bands competitions, pool tournaments and intramural sporting events.
Arts in the Village If you fancy taking up a new hobby or challenge then Arts in the Village is for you. The awardwinning programme varies each year and offers everything from music lessons to dance classes, comedy workshops to open mic nights.
Sport There are plenty of ways to work up a sweat or exercise your competitive streak whilst living at Oadby. There are regular inter-hall sports tournaments, intramural opportunities and the University’s excellent sports facilities, including the Roger Bettles Sports Centre, are just a short walk away. See page 46 for more information.
Oadby The town of Oadby has plenty to keep you occupied, including restaurants, cafĂŠs, bars and, most importantly, a 24-hour supermarket.
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Oadby Student Village Halls of Residence Beaumont and Digby Hall
3.5km from campus Catered and Self-catered Standard and En-suite Bar Music Practice room Laundrette Contract Length: 30-39 weeks Price per week: From £77.00 Price per year: From £3003.00
Gilbert Murray and Stamford Hall
3.5km from campus Catered and Self-catered Standard and En-suite Bar Laundrette Contract Length: 30-39 weeks Price per week: From £77.00 Price per year: From £3003.00
John Foster Hall
3.5km from campus Catered and Self-catered Standard and En-suite Bar Music Practice room
Beaumont Hall is the oldest Hall of Residence and is surrounded by the University’s magnificent Botanic Garden. Beaumont is home to our Arts in the Village programme.
Various buildings make up Gilbert Murray and Stamford Hall (GMS), which is next door to the University’s Sports Centre. There is lots of green space and excellent social facilities, including ‘S’ Bar – the main hub for social activities in Oadby Student Village.
John Foster Hall is our newest accommodation, with high quality en-suite rooms, together with a number of older converted buildings.
Laundrette Contract Length: 30-39 weeks Price per week: From £77.00 Price per year: From £3003.00
Please note all prices shown are for 2013 entry and that accommodation fees for 2015 entry will be set in early 2015.
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The University bendy bus runs between Oadby Student Village, main campus and the city every 10 minutes.
City Living Halls of Residence Opal Court
500m from campus Self-catered All En-suite Common Room Laundrette
Opal Court is a private development located around five minutes walk from campus and within easy reach of the city centre and main train station.
Contract Length: 42 weeks Price per week: From £122.08 Price per year: From £5127.36
Nixon Court
500m from campus Self-catered Standard and En-suite Common Room Laundrette Contract Length: 42 weeks Price per week: From £100.10 Price per year: From £4204.20
Mary Gee Houses
2km from campus Self-catered Standard Common Room Laundrette Contract Length: 39 weeks Price per week: From £81.20 Price per year: From £3116.80
Nixon Court is a short walk from campus and offers a mix of standard and modern en suite facilities. Nixon Court has benefited from a recent development with over 200 new rooms and new kitchens.
Mary Gee Houses are located in the leafy suburb of Stoneygate and is just a short walk from Queens Road, a busy studentfriendly area full of bars and independent shops.
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Applying For Accommodation
Students holding Conditional Offers applying through UCAS You will be able to apply for accommodation online when you make Leicester your Firm Choice on your UCAS form. You will then receive an email from the Accommodation Office giving you instructions on what you need to do (this will be around March 2015). Once you get your final results and your place at the University is confirmed, we will email you again to confirm your place in accommodation.
allocated a room. You will not need to apply again. The room you will be allocated will be based on availability when your place at the University is confirmed, not at the point at which you originally apply. All correspondence with you is done via email. Please ensure that the email address you use on your UCAS form is one you can easily access.
Students holding an Unconditional Offer
If you make Leicester your Insurance Choice on your UCAS form or come through Clearing, you will be able to apply for accommodation once your place at Leicester is confirmed. You will receive an email from the Accommodation Office giving you instructions on what you need to do.
If your place at Leicester is already confirmed, you will be able to apply for accommodation online from March 2015. You will receive an email giving you the appropriate instructions in late March 2015. Once you have submitted your application, you will be made an offer of accommodation by email usually within 15 working days.
How Places are Allocated
All undergraduate students who apply for university accommodation before 1 September 2015 for entry in 2015 are guaranteed an offer of University allocated accommodation.
Your application will be logged until you receive your final results. Once your final results are confirmed, provided that you have met the conditions of your offer, you will be automatically
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We revolutionised crime detection when we invented genetic fingerprinting. How will you change the world? The implications of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ discovery in the labs at Leicester were to become massively far reaching. His pioneering technique has become integral to modern criminal investigations, crime scene analysis, paternity testing, twin studies and immigration disputes.
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Get involved with sport at Leicester Whether you’re an elite athlete or just looking to stay fit and have fun doing it, we have something for you. If you have a competitive streak, you can pull on the Team Leicester jersey and join our University sports clubs in their pursuit of glory in national and regional competitions. Alternatively, you can gather together a group of friends and battle it out in our intramural competitions. For those who just want to play for fun or unwind after a long day, there are a variety of indoor sports halls, outdoor courts and all-weather pitches that can be booked as and when the feeling takes you. If you want to stay fit without committing to sports teams we have two state-ofthe-art sports centres – both of which are filled with modern equipment, including cardio and resistance machines, free weights and have a swimming pool. And if you don’t fancy the gym or pool we also run a packed programme of group fitness classes – from yoga to circuit training to body combat and Zumba – there’s even the dreaded bleep test if you feel up to it.
To find out more
www.le.ac.uk/sports
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Facilities
It’s great to have gyms on campus and at Manor Road; they have all the facilities I need. Chris, Geology
We recently invested £10m into a refurbishment and expansion programme that has resulted in two fantastic sports centres – the Roger Bettles Sports Centre at Manor Road and the Danielle Brown Sports Centre on campus – so you’re never far from a workout. At both sites you can work up a sweat in the gym, enjoy a swim and luxuriate in the sauna, steam room and spa pool. You can also get stuck in with badminton, futsal, tennis and much more thanks to our indoor sports halls, outdoor courts and all-weather pitches. Your key to all of these sports provisions is the Sport Membership. Membership gives you access to all of our sports facilities, pitches and courts. There are a variety of packages to suit your needs and budget.
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Intramural sport Intramural sport is designed to promote participation through sport and all abilities are welcome – you just need the desire to give it a go! You can join forces with groups of friends, through your halls of residence or academic departments and enter a variety of leagues and cups in a range of sports.
Scholarships The University has a proud sporting heritage and we are committed to attracting and developing the very best in promising young talent. We offer sports scholarships aimed at students who have competed at county level and above. The scholarships give you the essential flexibility and support needed if you want to pursue both sporting and academic excellence at the University of Leicester. Our generous packages can contribute to an increased standard of performance on an individual level, as well as across the University in our distinctive sports.
Sports Teams American Football
Lacrosse
Athletics
Mountaineering
Badminton
Netball
Basketball
Rugby League
Boat Club
Rugby Union
Cricket
Running
Dodgeball
Snow Sports
Fencing
Squash
Football
Surf Club
Golf
Swimming
Handball
Table Tennis
Hockey
Tae Kwon-Do
Equestrian
Tennis
Jiu Jitsu
Ultimate Frisbee
Karate
Volleyball Waterpolo
Kayak
Applications are especially welcome in fencing, hockey, rugby union, basketball, tennis, squash, volleyball and lacrosse, although we do consider individuals that perform in other sports and meet our criteria. w: www.le.ac.uk/sports
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Sports Teams
The social side of the club is as important as the sporting side. The instant you join you have a network of friends who are all looking out for you. Jonathan, English
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To find out more
www.le.ac.uk/sports
Our diverse sports clubs welcome members of all abilities from total beginners to casual and keen competitors. Traditional sports such as football, rugby, hockey and rowing are all on offer but it doesn’t stop there. You can learn the practical and competitive elements of martial arts such as tae kwon-do and jiu-jitsu or take a step up from your run-of-the-mill frisbee to ultimate frisbee. If you’re looking for something a bit different, you can pit yourself against nature with the Mountaineering Club, Surf Club, and the Ski and Snowboard Society, which all arrange specialist trips throughout the year.
Team Leicester You’ll never forget the first time you get to wear your university’s colours. It’s a proud moment and one you’ll carry with you through your university life. You can represent Team Leicester as they take part in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions against other universities throughout the country. Many clubs also compete in local leagues and play representative matches both midweek and at weekends.
Varsity Varsity is a highlight in the University calendar. Every year our sports teams take on local rivals De Montfort University for a coveted trophy and local bragging rights. The showcase matches are in football and rugby union where the men’s and women’s teams play their matches under floodlights at Leicester’s elite sports stadia. The footballers play at the 30,000 seat King Power Stadium, home of Leicester City, and the rugby teams clash on Leicester Tigers’ legendary Welford Road pitch. Thousands of students from across Leicester come and boisterously support their teams, creating an unforgettable atmosphere and experience for the players.
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City
I think Leicester is up there with the best cities. It’s safe, diverse and offers so much. Michael, Law 52
Leicester is a vibrant and diverse city The city centre is just a short walk from campus so you are never far from the action. In three years Leicester really can become your city. It’s large enough that you will always be able to find something new and exciting to do, but compact enough that you will feel as though you have got to know it as somewhere you can call home. With two universities in the city centre 12% of Leicester’s population are students, so there is always something happening whatever you’re into – sport, culture and the arts, shopping or going out. You can explore Leicester’s rich history from its Roman origins, associations with King Richard III and the recent past through its varied museums. New Walk Museum and Art Gallery near the campus is particularly worth visiting and holds a permanent exhibition of Picasso ceramics. Ideally located in the centre of England, Leicester is well connected by road, rail and air. London and Birmingham are only an hour’s journey on the train, while East Midlands and Birmingham airports are close by, making the city easily accessible from other parts of the world.
Fact
about Leicester
Did you know Leicestershire is one of only three counties allowed to make Stilton Cheese and the only place which can produce genuine Melton Mowbray pork pies? Oh, and did we mention Leicester is the home of Walkers Crisps?
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Shopping and Eating
The city is big enough that it will take you three years to discover everything about it, but it’s small enough so you won’t be completely lost the entire time you are here. Jemma, Archaeology and Ancient History
Leicester can satisfy any shopaholic’s needs – the Highcross Shopping Centre is 110,000 square metres of leading highstreet shops and restaurants, centred around the Showcase De Lux cinema and a flagship John Lewis store. For something more unusual, take a wander around The Lanes where there are fantastic boutiques and speciality shops with a dash of vintage couture. Leicester is home to the largest outdoor covered market in Europe – and one of the oldest, with a history stretching back to the 13th century. Fruit and veg, clothes, bags and books – you can buy almost anything at Leicester Market! After all that hard work shopping, you will need a good meal. Leicester’s cultural diversity is reflected in the stunning range of cuisine available, with restaurants representing all corners of the globe. Curry fans will know that Leicester is home to the
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magnificent Golden Mile on Belgrave Road – a “must visit” for an authentic taste of India – Leicester wasn’t named Curry Capital of Britain for nothing! As a true student city, Leicester has a huge variety of bars and clubs offering student nights and discounts, as well as hidden gems off the beaten track. Near the campus, Queens Road offers some more quirky bars and shops with a more relaxed, bohemian feel – a favourite with students.
Want
to know more?’
Leicester International Music Festival www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk Leicester Comedy Festival www.comedy-festival.co.uk Curve Theatre www.curveonline.co.uk De Montfort Hall www.demontforthall.co.uk Phoenix Square www.phoenix.org.uk Leicester Museums www.leicester.gov.uk/museums
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Arts and Culture
© Russell Pollard
I really enjoy living in Leicester – it is a vibrant city with a great mix of different cultures. Jerome, Engineering
Leicester is famous for its diversity and offers you an amazing chance to dive into many different cultural celebrations. Leicester’s renowned celebration of Diwali (the festival of light) is the largest outside India with up to 35,000 people attending the spectacular lights switchon, stunning street parades and dazzling fireworks. If you can’t make it to Notting Hill, the UK’s second biggest Caribbean Carnival is right here in August with amazing food and a party atmosphere. The Arts are well catered for in Leicester: Curve and De Montfort Hall host theatre and musicals, whilst there is always an eclectic mix of live music at the O2 Academy and venues around Leicester. Film buffs can enjoy the luxurious Showcase De Lux or the art-house Phoenix Square. Leicester Comedy Festival is one of the world’s top comedy festivals with big names and experimental shows.
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Sport in Leicester The Foxes, the Tigers and Grace Road – Leicester is a city of sporting excellence. Leicester City Football Club has a colourful history and fans are looking forward to a long awaited return to the Premier League welcoming the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal – fingers crossed this will be our year! A visit to their home, The King Power Stadium is an essential part of your time in Leicester. Rugby fans will need no encouragement to watch the formidable Leicester Tigers, hopefully heading for yet another league title. Even better, your arrival here in October 2015 will coincide with the Rugby World Cup, which will feature several matches in Leicester with some of the world’s best players on show. Or perhaps basketball is your game – we are home to the Leicester Riders, 2013 British Basketball League (BBL), Play off and Cup champions. In the summer months, head over to Grace Road Cricket Ground to watch Leicestershire pile on the runs in the county championship or watch Friday night T20 action in the Nat West T20 Blast competition.
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Support
I’ve been given advice on organising my time, which modules to take, and advice on personal aspects of my life. Melissa, Physics and Astronomy 58
Support, fees and finance We want your time at Leicester to be as happy and fulfilling as possible. You can be assured that there is support and advice on hand if you need it.
Learning Support Getting to grips with a new way of learning can be a challenge but it is important if you are going to make the most of your experience. The Learning Development Team can help you to refresh, extend and develop your academic skills. They run lively workshops, provide online guides and tutorials, and one-to-one consultations. w: www.le.ac.uk/succeedinyourstudies
AccessAbility Centre Dyslexia and Disability Support The AccessAbility Centre offers a wide range of support services to disabled students. If you have a sensory disability, a mobility or mental health difficulty, a specific learning difficulty, such as dyslexia, or a long term condition of any kind which you will be managing as you study, you should get in touch with the AccessAbility Centre staff. They offer pre-entry contact or visits to discuss your requirements, assistance with Disabled Students’ Allowance applications, the organisation of alternative exam arrangements, and oneto-one specialist support. In addition, each academic department has an AccessAbility Tutor. All academic members of staff are aware that they need to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that students can fully participate in their course. AccessAbility Centre: t: (minicom) 0116 252 5002 e: accessable@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/accessability
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Student Welfare Service The Student Welfare Service provides guidance, information and support on many issues including: • Finance • Accommodation • Private sector housing • Advice for international students, particularly in relation to immigration Information about student finance can be found on the Student Welfare website. w: www.le.ac.uk/welfare
Care Leavers We are keen to assist and support young people who have been in local authority care or who have been supporting themselves without parental help before the age of 18. The Student Welfare Service can provide information and advice about funding and accommodation before you come to University. Advice and support services tailored to your own personal circumstances while you are at Leicester are also available. Home students who have been in local authority care may also qualify for an annual University of Leicester Care Leavers’ Bursary of £1,500 for each year of an undergraduate course. The Student Welfare Service: t: 0116 223 1185 e: welfare@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/welfare
Both my department and AccessAbility have been indescribably marvellous! Stephen, Politics
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Your Health and Wellbeing Your wellbeing is very important to us. We offer numerous services to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The Healthy Living Service The Healthy Living Service provides direction to appropriate health care and also co-ordinates events to support a balanced lifestyle. t: 0116 223 1268 e: healthyliving@le.ac.uk w: go.le.ac.uk/healthyliving
Counselling Service For those students who feel they need some more support, or who want to address personal issues, the University’s Counselling Service offers short-term individual and group counselling. t: 0116 223 1780 e: counselling@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/healthandwellbeing
Mental Wellbeing Service For students who are managing mental health issues, the Mental Wellbeing Service offers a
variety of discreet and confidential support services to assist students in lessening the impact these issues might have on their studies. If required, the service can co-ordinate a network of support from those available both within the University and in the wider community. t: 0116 252 2283 e: mentalhealth@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/healthandwellbeing
Chaplaincy All the major world religions have representatives on campus. The Chaplaincy is an information resource for world faiths. World Faiths Advisers exist for Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist students. Muslim students have prayer rooms set aside for their needs on campus. The Chaplaincy is a place to meet new friends; to relax, pray and discuss faith. It is open each day and welcomes everyone regardless of faith. It is a base for many student Christian societies. Chaplains provide support, advice and counsel, and are happy to discuss matters of faith with students. The Chaplaincy presents an opportunity for students to explore spirituality through worship and discussion groups. Chaplaincy: t: 0116 285 6493 e: chaplaincy@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/chaplaincy
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Fees and Finance Our generous scholarship arrangements for UK and EU students reflect our aim of recruiting the brightest and best students regardless of background.
University of Leicester Tuition Fees What tuition fee will the University of Leicester charge for 2015? The fee for full-time undergraduate degrees will be £9,000 per year.*
What will this fee be used for? Your tuition fee will be invested in all the elements that make the Leicester experience a great one – the main element is the teaching you will receive. You will benefit from the continued expansion of our world-class facilities and we’re also investing in our award winning Careers Development Service so you will get the maximum support in achieving your full potential when you graduate. Compulsory fieldwork and equipment costs for core modules of your course will be included in this fee.
How do I pay the fee? You do not have to pay your tuition fee up front. All first time Home/EU students, irrespective of household circumstances, can take out a Tuition Fee Loan from the Government which covers the cost of the tuition fee for each year of your course. Because it is a loan, you do have to repay it. You will start paying the money back the April following your graduation, if you are earning at least £21,000 per year.
The level of support from the department is exceptional. Alex, Psychology
Interest will be charged on the loan as soon as you take it out. The amount of interest is on a sliding scale from the rate of inflation, up to the rate of inflation plus 3%. This means graduates on lower salaries will be charged less interest than those on higher salaries. Thirty years after course completion, all outstanding debt will be written off and repayments will stop. Part-time students are also entitled to take out a loan. If you have studied in higher education before, you may not be entitled to funding for all or part of your course. Contact a Student Finance Adviser for advice (details on page 65).
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Year in Industry Fees If you take a year in industry, we propose that you pay £1,000.
More information on participating in the Erasmus programme at Leicester is on our website: w: www.le.ac.uk/studyabroad
Erasmus and Year Abroad Fees
Scholarships
If you are planning to do an Erasmus year as part of your degree (European exchange) or study abroad for a year that is not part of the Erasmus exchange scheme, we will charge £1,250 for this year. This is the only tuition fee that you will need to pay.
Our generous package of scholarships is offered on the basis of academic performance and needs. We have designed the package working with the local Colleges of the University of Leicester Network (CULN) and specific schools to identify the most deserving students.
Erasmus Grants The Erasmus grant is non-means tested and is in addition to any standard student loans or grants that you may be entitled to from the Government. The grant rates are set on a yearly basis by the British Council and are administered by the University of Leicester. For 2013/14 the grant varied from €310 to €370 a month depending on the country you visit. In addition to the standard Erasmus grants, there are a number of one-off grant payments for eligible students: Erasmus disability funding; Erasmus widening participation funding; and target country funding. These supplementary grants are designed to encourage a wider participation of students within Erasmus to a larger number of European countries.
Your eligibility for a scholarship will depend on a number of factors, including your residency. If you live in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Europe it will affect your eligibility. Scholarships payments are not made whilst you are studying away from the University, eg. during a period of Study Abroad, ERASMUS or a Year in Industry. The most up-to-date information is available on our website with lots more information about our scholarship arrangements, including details of eligibility criteria and the small print. w: www.le.ac.uk/fees2015 Separate scholarship arrangements exist for International students. Please see our website for more information. w: www.le.ac.uk/international * or the higher fee cap to be set by the Government in spring 2014.
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Sport and Music Scholarships at Leicester Sport Scholarships We offer sports scholarships aimed at students who have competed at county level and above. The scholarships aim to give that essential flexibility and support required for those wanting to pursue both sporting and academic excellence at Leicester. w: www2.le.ac.uk/offices/sports/scholarships
Music Scholarships
When and How do I Apply for Government Support? You must apply each year for the Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan and Maintenance Grant. You are not obliged to take the loans or the maximum amount available to you. For 2015 entry, you can apply from early in 2015. The deadline for applying will be announced on the relevant website (below). You should complete your application in plenty of time to ensure funding is in place once you start at university.
For talented musicians we offer music scholarships of £500 each year, plus professional tuition and travel costs. Auditions take place annually, usually in October.
Applications are made through the relevant website.
w: www2.le.ac.uk/institution/music/scholarships
Alternative arrangements are in place for students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Government Support for Living Costs
w: www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance if you are living in England.
w: www.saas.gov.uk if you are living in Scotland.
The Government offers additional financial support for living costs.
w: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk if you are living in Wales.
Living Costs
w: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk if you are living in Northern Ireland.
If you are moving away from home to come to Leicester, you will need to consider living costs. Costs will include: your accommodation, food, books and equipment, societies, clothes, travel and entertainment. There are two main forms of financial support for Home students from the Government that can help you manage your living costs:
1. Maintenance Loan The Government offers a Maintenance Loan of up to £5,555* per year. The maximum amount you can receive depends on your household income. This loan is in addition to the Tuition Fee Loan and is repaid in the same manner.
2. Maintenance Grant The Government also offers a non-repayable grant of up to £3,387*. The amount you can receive depends on your household income. Students from families with incomes up to £25,000 will be entitled to the full grant. Students from families with incomes up to £42,620 will be entitled to a partial grant. *Figures for 2014 entry.
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Other Assistance If you have children, a physical disability or learning difficulty, there is a range of financial support available from the Government. w: www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
Mature Students Mature students are eligible for the same support as other students. Where assistance is meanstested, the income of you and your partner is assessed.
Part-time Work Finding a balance between academic activities, social commitments and paid work is an important consideration while at university. Many students at Leicester do work through the University vacation and/or term time. The Leicester branch of Unitemps, based in the Student’s Union building, specialises in finding part-time work for students. e: unitemps@le.ac.uk w: www.unitemps.co.uk
Help and Advice For the latest information on fees, bursaries and scholarships, please see the University’s finance website. w: www.le.ac.uk/fees2015
Your
Scholarships
Alternatively you can contact: Scholarships Officer t: 0116 252 2597 e: ugscholarships@le.ac.uk For general advice about students funding including loans, awards and grants, contact: Student Finance Advisers: t: 0116 223 1185 e: welfare@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/welfare This information is correct at the time of going to print. The University reserves the right to make changes to its scholarship arrangements, withdraw aspects of the scheme or add new elements. Changes to the scheme will appear on our website and you should check back regularly for updates.
We are committed to attracting the brightest and the best students to Leicester regardless of background. Our generous package of scholarships is offered on the basis of academic performance and needs. We estimate that over half of our new entrants will receive some support. For the latest information about scholarships and to check your eligibility for 2015 entry, see www.le.ac.uk/fees2015
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International University
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We have welcomed international students to Leicester for many years We value highly our international students’ contribution to the University’s academic, social and cultural life. Studying in another country can be very fulfilling. Your studies will contribute to your future career objectives and your experience can play a significant part in your personal development.
Before You Apply Visits to your country University staff travel overseas frequently and are always pleased to meet students and discuss study opportunities. Details of upcoming visits are posted on our website. w: www.le.ac.uk/international The University has agents worldwide who can provide information on the University and help with your application. A list of agents is available from the International Office.
Visiting Leicester before you start We are happy to show international students around the campus. You can join a University Open Day or we can arrange for an individual visit at any time. Please contact the International Office. e: international.office@le.ac.uk
I have really got into the student life here. It will be an unforgettable experience in my life. Tian, Mathematics
Qualifications and English Language Requirements Academic qualifications We have extensive experience in evaluating qualifications from all over the world. If you have a query about the recognition of your qualifications contact the Admissions Office. e: admissions@le.ac.uk 67
Applicants whose first language is not English, and who have not lived in a country where the first language is English for at least three years immediately prior to the start of the course, should normally include one of the following in their qualifications: GCE Ordinary or Cambridge 1119 or GCSE or IGCSE English Language, grade C or above. British Council IELTS 6.0 to 7.5 depending on the degree programme. Biological Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences degrees require 6.5. Law requires 7.0 and Medicine requires 7.5. TOEFL iBT 80 to 110 depending on the degree programme. Biological Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences degrees require 90. Law requires 100 and Medicine requires 110. The University also accepts a wide range of other English language qualifications. w: www.le.ac.uk/englishskills We offer English language courses for students who do not meet the English language requirements for their chosen degree course. w: www.le.ac.uk/eltu
International Foundation Year If your qualifications do not meet the requirements of our degree courses, we offer specialist preparation for direct progression to our undergraduate degrees. The foundation programme has been tailor-made for
international students. Please see page 134 for more details. w: www.studygroup.com/isc/leicester
Finance and Funding Tuition Fees For further information on tuition fees please visit our website: w: www.le.ac.uk/international
Cost of Living in Leicester The cost of living in Leicester is very reasonable compared with many other cities in the UK. It is very difficult to estimate living costs, as every student has different expectations. We think that, for 2015–16, approximately £800 per month would cover living costs for a student lifestyle, including accommodation, food, local travel, books and stationery, as well as clothing, leisure and personal expenses.
Scholarships A wide range of scholarships and awards is available. e: scholarships@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/international
Working and studying Many international students take part-time jobs. However you need to balance working and studying successfully. If your course lasts more than six months you are allowed to work for up to 15 hours a week in term-time, and full-time during vacations. You can find all kinds of casual jobs on and off campus.
We offer guidance and support to help you prepare for your studies and make the most of your time at Leicester: • Advice from University of Leicester staff visiting your country • An extensive worldwide network of advisers and agents • Comprehensive pre-arrival information • English language preparatory programmes • Study Skills Programme • International Foundation Year • International Students’ Welcome Programme • Continuing English language support • Ongoing study support • Specialist international student advisers • International chaplain • International careers advisers
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International Students’ Welcome Programme
Study Abroad at Leicester
We strongly encourage all international students to attend the International Students’ Welcome Programme, held during the week before the start of the academic year. The programme provides an excellent opportunity to settle in, meet other students and carry out essential tasks such as opening a bank account, registering with the police and complying with immigration rules.
Can I study at Leicester without taking a qualification? The University’s popular Study Abroad Programme welcomes students from over 80 partner universities worldwide for either one semester or a full academic year. You can gain academic credits for transfer towards your degree at your home university. If your university does not have a formal exchange agreement with us, we offer value for money in our fee-paying programmes.
Applying Degree Courses Applicants for degree courses should apply through UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Please see page 209 for more details. t: +44 871 468 0468 e: enquiries@ucas.ac.uk w: www.ucas.com
For more information and an application form visit our website. w: www.le.ac.uk/studyabroad
European Exchange Programme (Erasmus)
International Foundation Year Applicants for the International Foundation Year should visit the website for details on how to apply. w: www.studygroup.com/isc/leicester
English Language Programme English Language Programme applicants should apply directly to the University using the online application form. w: www.le.ac.uk/eltu
International Office contact details International Office, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK. t: +44 116 252 2296 e: international.office@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/international
The University of Leicester has agreements with over 100 universities throughout Europe for the exchange of students wishing to study abroad under Erasmus. Each year we welcome over 200 students under this scheme. Details of participating degree programmes are referred to in the relevant subject entries in this prospectus. e: erasmus@le.ac.uk
Study Abroad students from the EU Students from other European universities that do not have an Erasmus exchange agreement with the University of Leicester can apply to study as fee-paying Study Abroad students. Details are available from the Study Abroad team.
Applying
University life is very different to what I was used to in Kenya. However I soon settled into it and found the Welcome Programme very beneficial.
Study Abroad applicants should apply directly to the University using the Study Abroad application form, which can be downloaded from the website. e: studyabroad@le.ac.uk w: www.le.ac.uk/studyabroad
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At-a-Glance Guide The at-a-glance boxes give you key pieces of information about subject area and department. They are guide to the strengths and features of each department. Below is guide to what each fact means and where it has been sourced from. Not every subject will have all the facts below in their at-a-glance box.
Places
Applications
The number of places allocated to all courses in that department. The exact places per course will vary. This refers to 2011/12 entry is therefore for indicative purposes only and will change on a regular basis.
The number of applications made to all the courses listed within the subject page. This refers to 2011/12 entry is therefore for indicative purposes only and will change on a regular basis.
115 820
Places
91
Applications
%
95
Employability
The position in the latest league tables provided by the 2014 Guardian, Times and Sunday Times or Complete Guides.
2014 League Tables:
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rd Guardian
Students Survey ranking: % National of students studying Chemistry satisfied overall with their course.
Employability The percentage of students from the department who are employed or in further study. This is the latest available data, which comes from the 2011/12 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, an annual survey that the Government requires all higher education institutions in the UK to conduct.
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National Student Survey Score Percentage of students from the subject area that are satisfied with the course. Scores come from the latest (2013) National Student Survey (NSS) results and shows most appropriate JACS level data for the department. For more about the NSS see www.hefce.ac.uk/whatwedo/lt/ publicinfo/nationalstudentsurvey
Study abroad This section tells you where you can study abroad with the department. The departments have exchange partnerships with universities all over the world. • The Leicester tuition fee for the year abroad is £1,250. You don’t pay the overseas university tuition fees. • You can still access government financial support for your year abroad. • ERASMUS (European exchange) students can receive an Erasmus grant and there’s no need to apply. In 2013/14, this was between €310-375 per month spent abroad.
Year in industry This section tells you about the year in industry opportunities provided by the department. Departments have their own partnerships with industry. • You will be paid for many industrial placements • The University of Leicester tuition fee for that year is £1,000
• There are supplementary grants for students from low-income families.
Fieldwork This section tells you what fieldwork opportunities the department offers. Not all departments have field courses.
Recent graduate destinations This section lists examples of what recent graduates from the department have gone on to do – companies they work for and types of postgraduate courses. • Examples of the jobs and employers comes from the 2011/12 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, an annual survey that the government requires all higher education institutions in the UK to conduct.
Scholarships This section tells you what scholarships are available from the department. These scholarships are offered in addition to the University’s scholarships (see page 63). Not all departments offer scholarships.
Career development This section tells you what sort of support the department provides to assist with your career progression after university.
Find out more A quick reference to departmental contact details for any queries.
• The University’s Career Development Service also offers a full range of employability programmes (see page 20).
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American Studies Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
BBB BA American Studies ABB BA American Studies
3 yrs T700 4 yrs T701
with a year abroad
BA English and American Studies
See page 112
I love the diversity of the course and the prospect of studying abroad for a year.
BA History and American Studies
See page 129
Charlotte, American Studies
Joint courses also available
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30-32 points, plus any subject requirements. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: No specific requirements. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/american-ug
30 Places 2014 League Tables:
3 97 rd
Guardian
%
200 Applications
7
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Times/ Sunday Times
National Student Survey:
of students studying American Studies satisfied overall with their course.
Find out more www.le.ac.uk/american-ug Admissions enquiries t: 0116 252 5281 e: ahladmissions@le.ac.uk Course enquiries t: 0116 252 5009 e: amstudies@le.ac.uk
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Welcome to American Studies at Leicester Despite being a relatively young nation, America’s history is defined by the enormity of the changes that have shaped it – the War of Independence, the American Civil War, the Wall Street Crash and the Civil Rights Movement. The impact of the country’s rapid growth has been felt, in one way or another, throughout the world and any conversation from economics to cinema, from politics to human rights, will be directly or indirectly affected by American ideas and developments. At Leicester you will be able to explore all that has made America what it is today. Our courses are so popular because of the depth and breadth of expertise in the Centre for American Studies here across American history, literature, politics and film. While historic and traditional America features strongly on our degrees, the contemporary moment is a particular focus, whether in fiction, politics or cinema, making our programmes especially lively and relevant. The variety of people, ideas and actions that have built America is reflected in our module choices. The first year will give you a thorough grounding in the different aspects of American Studies and from then on you will have more and more freedom to direct your degree and choose module subjects that fascinate you.
Study abroad
USA and Canada
Why choose American Studies at Leicester? • For the past ten years we have achieved a top three ranking in at least one of the big three subject ranking league tables. • On the American Studies with a Year Abroad degree you will have the chance to experience North America first-hand, spending the third year of your programme at one of our partner universities across the United States and Canada. And with over thirty partner institutions to choose from, you are sure to be able to find somewhere to suit you. • We have an excellent record in the National Student Survey. 97% of our students who graduated in 2013 were satisfied overall with the course. • Our annual lecture series invites distinguished speakers to deliver talks on topics closely related to those which you will be studying. Previous speakers include Prof. Stephen J. Whitfield, Mary Beth Norton, Allison Graham and Andrew Rudalevige. • Travel scholarships of up to £400 are available for second year students who wish to broaden their understanding of a particular aspects of American Studies. Many students use the funding to enhance their dissertation research but it is not a compulsory part of your course.
We have over 35 partner institutions in the USA and Canada including: • Arizona State University • University of Alabama • California State University • University of Calgary • University of Florida • University of Georgia • University of Miami • University of Mississippi • University of North Carolina • University of Oregon • University of Southern Maine • University of Texas • University of Windsor (Canada) • St John’s University, New York • San Diego State University • State University of New York at Buffalo For a full list see www.le.ac.uk/american-ug
Career development • The University’s annual Festival of Careers is a four day event that attracts graduate employers from across a wide variety of sectors and industries. This is the perfect opportunity for you to think about where your degree will take you and gain face-toface time with employers. • The growth of the global market means that many jobs in the public and private sectors have an international and often a transatlantic dimension. Employers are looking for independence, creativity, maturity and a broad cultural outlook, all of which are provided through the course.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: BAM Nuttall, Hargreaves Lansdown, Marketing in Partnership, RAPP Media, Space NK Limited. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA History, MA International Relations and Security, MA Media and Public Relations.
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BA American Studies This is for you if you are fascinated by the United States, want to learn more about its literature, history, visual culture and politics, are keen to develop your own areas of expertise and follow your own academic interests through an extensive choice of relevant modules.
First Year • American History 1607-1877 • American History 1877-Present • The American West • Classic US Texts • Introduction to American Politics • Modern American Writing
Second Year • The American City • American Film and Visual Culture • Diplomatic History: American Foreign Policy 1898-1945 • Ethnicity and Diversity in American Life • Ethnicity and Diversity in American Literature 1950-2000 Selection of optional modules including: • From Beer to Fraternity • Domestic Revolutions • Slavery, The Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States • A World Connected: Welfare, Economy and Government since 1945
Third Year • Dissertation Selection of optional modules including: • American Culture after 9/11 • American Political Development • American Masculinities • The American Presidency • The American Revolution • The Civil Rights Movement • Coming of Age in America • Crime and Punishment in African American History • Ideals of Womanhood • Indigenous Peoples of the Americas • McCarthy’s America? Domestic Anti-Communism in the USA • Modern Monsters: Contemporary American Texts • New York Stories • The Presidency of Franklin D Roosevelt • Slavery in the Americas • Understanding Screenplays • Women in Cinema
BA American Studies with a Year Abroad This course offers the same teaching programme as BA American Studies. However you will have the opportunity to spend a year at one of our 36 American and Canadian partner institutions. This is an ideal way to gain first-hand knowledge and direct experience of North America.
Student Profile
Jenny BA American Studies
I spent my year abroad living and studying in Naperville (Illinois), United States as part of my degree in American Studies. The cultural differences and variety of life did not disappoint me. My classes were a mix of American literature, politics, history and urban studies, and to be able to apply what I was learning everyday in casual conversation was exciting. I lived only an hour’s train ride from the city of Chicago and was able to explore the bustle of the global city most weekends. I was able to fully immerse myself in American culture, and Naperville and Chicago never ran out of things for me to occupy my time – American football games, Broadway musicals and amazing shopping trips were just a few of my experiences in America. I made lifelong friends during my experience and totally recommend doing a year abroad.
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We’re questioning what it means to be ‘un-American’. What ideas will you challenge? In 2012, the Romney campaign followed Sarah Palin’s previous description of Barack Obama as ‘un-American’. But does anyone know what it means? With unprecedented access to archival material from a number of different disciplines, researchers in our Centre for American Studies are able to provide the first ever history of those described as ‘un-American’.
Discover more: www.le.ac.uk/discover
Archaeology and Ancient History Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
BBB
BA Archaeology with optional year abroad
3/4 yrs V400
ABB BA Ancient History and
3/4 yrs VV41
ABB BA History and Archaeology
3/4 yrs VV14
ABB BA Ancient History and History
3/4 yrs V110
Archaeology with optional year abroad with optional year abroad with optional year abroad
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30-32 points. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics and English Language Grade C. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/arch-ug
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371
Places
92
Applications
%
Employability
2014 League Tables:
4
Find out more www.le.ac.uk/arch-ug Admissions enquiries t: 0116 252 5281 e: ahladmissions@le.ac.uk Course enquiries t: 0116 252 2772 e: arch-anchist@le.ac.uk
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Welcome to Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester Our aim as archaeologists and ancient historians is to enhance our understanding of the diverse societies of the past through the traces they have left in the form of material objects and texts. As a member of our School of Archaeology and Ancient History, you will be provided with a fertile and stimulating environment for learning, which will enable you to contribute to our understanding of the past. We are a world-leading department with outstanding strengths in both archaeology and ancient history. We offer one of the leading courses in the country combining the two disciplines. With all of recorded time at our disposal, we will cover topics ranging from as far back as human evolution and the first use of stone tools 2.6 million years ago through to the present day. Teaching reaches across the globe, from SE Asia and Australia via North Africa and Europe, to the Eastern US. You will have the chance to study a wide array of topics during your time here but our staff have particular expertise in Roman Archaeology, Prehistory, Historical Archaeology, Archaeological Theory and the Archaeological Sciences, as well as all aspects of Classical (Greek and Roman) History.
Study abroad
Canada
Europe
I came to Leicester because of the friendly environment and I love the hands-on experience I get here. Australia
Robert, Archaeology and Ancient History
Fieldwork • Year One – Fieldwork at a local dig site including the Iron Age hillfort, Burrough Hill. This is the perfect opportunity to learn and perfect the practical skills required for field work.
Why choose Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester? • We are ranked the 4th best archaeology department in the country (Guardian league table 2014). • You will receive practical training from ULAS (University of Leicester Archaeological Services), who were involved with the discovery of Richard III. • A number of cash awards are available to you in each year, rewarding exemplary academic achievement. • We run an incredible week-long study tour Rome and also offer fieldwork opportunities across Britain and as far away as America. • We have brand new, specialist facilities (including a new Osteology lab) and an outstanding range of equipment for archaeological science in general (nine specialist laboratories, four of which are dedicated to teaching, but all of which are available for student use). • By volunteering in our unique Archaeology and Ancient History in the Community programme you can gain accreditation for the Leicester Award for Employability.
• Year Two – You have the chance to expand your reach. You may stay locally, travel further afield in the UK or even take part in our field school in Connecticut, USA. • Year Two – The Rome study tour is a weeklong exploration of the ‘Eternal City’ and the innumerable sites that can be found there.
Career development • We have dedicated work experience and outreach tutors who organise placements for you in schools, museums, field archaeology units, archives, laboratories and on external projects – complementing the volunteering provision within the University. • You can choose to take career-focused modules (such as Professional Skills; Archaeology and Ancient History in Education) and volunteer for the Leicester Award in Archaeology and Ancient History in the Community.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Amazon, Archaeological Solutions, Barclays, Fair Traders Co-Operative, Heathcotes, Sir John Moore Foundation, Veritau. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Ancient History and Archaeology, MA Archaeology, MA International relations, MA Museum Studies, MSc Classical Art and Archaeology, MSc Forensic Investigation, MA Maritime Archaeology.
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BA Archaeology This is for you if you want to unearth the lives and societies of the past by piecing together the material evidence that they have left behind.
First Year • Archaeology: The Essentials • Archaeological Research • Fieldschool • Introduction to World Archaeology AD • Introduction to World Archaeology BC • Practical Aims and Methods in Archaeology • Using Archaeological Evidence Selection of optional modules including: • Introduction to Roman History
Second Year • Archaeological Survey and Geomatics • Professional Skills • Theory in Archaeology Selection of optional modules including: • The Archaeology of Prehistory from the Paleaolithic to the Bronze Age • Artefact Analysis • Environmental Archaeology • Iron Age and Roman Archaeology • Living in Towns: Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeological Approaches • The Mediterranean in the Ancient World • Towards Modernity: Postmedieval and Historical Archaeology
Third/Final Year • Dissertation of your choice Selection of optional modules including: • The Origins of Modern Humans • Early Christian Europe • Archaeobotany • Archaeozoology • Archaeology/Ancient History in Education • The Archaeology of Culture, Contact and Colonialism in North America • Archaeologies of Space and Place • Archaeology of World Religions • Ceramic Technology • European Bodies in Prehistory and History • Forensic Archaeology • Human Skeletal Analysis • Origins and Revolutions? The Emergence of Agriculture • Roman Britain • Roman Settlement and Society in Northwest Europe • Warfare, Violence and Conflict in Antiquity
BA Ancient History and Archaeology This is for you if you want to delve into the ancient world and get your hands on the artefacts and literature that has formed our understanding of it.
First Year • Introduction to World Archaeology BC • Archaeology: The Essentials • Language Tools for Ancient History: Latin • Introduction to Roman History • Introduction to World Archaeology AD • Fieldschool • Language Tools for Ancient History: Greek • Introduction to Greek History
Second Year • Sources, Methods and Theory in Ancient History • Theory in Archaeology Selection of optional modules including: • Iron Age and Roman Archaeology • Professional Skills • Towards Modernity: Postmedieval and Historical Archaeology • Roman Imperialism and its Consequences • Archaeological Survey and Geomatics • Artefact Analysis • The Mediterranean in the Ancient World • Politics and Society in the Late Republic • The Development of the Greek City State • Classical and Post-Classical Latin • Roman Social History
Third/Final Year • Dissertation of your choice Selection of optional modules including: • Archaeobotany • Archaeozoology • Archaeology/Ancient History in Education • The Archaeology of Culture, Contact and Colonialism in North America • Archaeologies of Space and Place • Classical Art in Context • Forensic Archaeology • Households and Domesticity in the Ancient World • Human Skeletal Analysis • The Origins of Modern Humans • Roman Britain • Sparta and the Greek World • Troy and its Reception • Warfare, Violence and Conflict in Antiquity
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BA History and Archaeology
BA Ancient History and History
This is for you if you want to dig a level deeper than your A level studies and learn the skills and concepts that allow us to confirm or challenge, with material evidence, that which written sources tell us.
This is for you if you want to return to the foundations upon which modern history stands, studying the great civilizations of antiquity and the nations that rose in the wake of their demise.
First Year
First Year
• From Renaissance to the Enlightenment • Introduction to World Archaeology BC • Introduction to World Archaeology AD • Archaeology: The Essentials • Making of the Modern World • Monarchy and Society • Fieldschool
• From Renaissance to the Enlightenment • Introduction to Greek History • Introduction to Roman History • Language Tools for Ancient History: Greek • Language Tools for Ancient History: Latin • Making of the Modern World • Monarchy and Society
Second Year
Second Year
• Perceiving the Past • Theory in Archaeology Selection of optional modules including: • The Archaeology of Prehistory from the Paleaolithic to the Bronze Age • Archaeological Survey and Geomatics • Artefact Analysis • Blood, Position and Power: The Nobility of Later Medieval England • Iron Age and Roman Archaeology • The Mediterranean in the Ancient World • Professional Skills • Towards Modernity: Postmedieval and Historical Archaeology
Third/Final Year • Dissertation of your choice Selection of optional modules including: • Archaeobotany • Archaeology/Ancient History in Education • The Archaeology of Culture, Contact and Colonialism in North America • Archaeologies of Space and Places • Archaeology of World Religions • Archaeozoology • Ceramic Technology • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • European Bodies in Prehistory and History • Forensic Archaeology • Human Skeletal Analysis • Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, c.1350-1650 • The Nazis and Cinema • Warfare, Violence and Conflict in Antiquity
• Sources, Methods and Theory in Ancient History Selection of optional modules including: • Aegean and the Near East • Blood, Position and Power: The Nobility of Later Medieval England • Classical and Post-Classical Latin • The Development of the Greek City State • Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union • From News to History; Contemporary History and the Media • Race and Ethnicity • Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union • Roman Imperialism and its Consequences • The Roman Principate • Roman Social History • Politics and Society in the Late Republic
Third/Final Year • Dissertation of your choice Selection of optional modules including: • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • The Decline of a World Power: British Foreign and Defence Policy 1892-1968 • The French Revolution • The Holocaust: Genocide in Europe • Households and Domesticity in the Ancient World • Israel/ Palestine: The Story of a Land • Presidency of FDR • Sparta and the Greek World • The Greek World after Alexander • Troy and its Reception • When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the 20th Century
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Biological Sciences Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BSc Biological Sciences ABB BSc Biological Sciences
(Biochemistry) ABB BSc Biological Sciences (Genetics) ABB BSc Biological Sciences (Microbiology) ABB BSc Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) ABB BSc Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) ABB BSc Biological Sciences (Zoology)
The course is fascinating. I love laboratory practicals as we get hands-on experience with different organisms and complex equipment. Ze-Lyn, Biological Sciences
3/4 yrs C100 3/4 yrs C700 3/4 yrs C400 3/4 yrs C500 3/4 yrs B140 3/4 yrs B1B2 3/4 yrs C300
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: Normally at least two A levels in relevant science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. Two AS levels may be considered in place of one A2 level. General Studies is not accepted. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points, including at least two relevant science subjects at Grade 6 at higher level. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: English Language, Mathematics, and Chemistry normally required at Grade C or above if not held at A2/AS level. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/biologicalsciences-ug
312 1928 Places
93
Applications
%
Employability
100
%
2014 League Tables:
3
rd Guardian
National Student Survey:
of students studying Biological Sciences satisfied overall with their course.
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Welcome to Biological Sciences at Leicester Our research expertise is formidable. We are globally recognised for our excellence in genetics and the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, but our worldclass research spans the range of the biosciences. We take our teaching as seriously as our research. Our academics are enthusiastic about their work and they are keen to share their knowledge and insights with you. As a result we are proud of our consistently excellent scores in the National Student Survey (NSS) (1st for Biosciences in 2013 Survey). We deliver courses across the breadth of the biosciences. Our broad range of expertise allows you to choose from a wide variety of modules and specialise in areas that really interest you. You will also have the chance to undertake your own research project. You will be supervised by research specialists and develop professional lab-based techniques and academic skills that are crucial for careers in the biosciences.
Study abroad
USA
Europe Japan
• Barcelona, Spain • Algarve, Portugal • Lyons, France • American Universities • Nara, Japan
Year in industry • We offer placements with many pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and UCB-Celltech.
Why choose Biological Sciences at Leicester? • We are consistently highly ranked in national league tables – 3rd for Biosciences in the UK 2014 Guardian University Guide. • We offer an outstanding student experience. We were ranked 1st for overall student satisfaction in the 2013 NSS (with 100% of students satisfied with their course) and 2nd for student satisfaction in the UK 2014 Guardian University Guide. • You’ll be taught by world-leaders. 50% of our staff place in the top 1% of their research field. We are especially renowned for the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, which has had massive implications for areas such as forensics. • You can get hands-on work experience through our year-long industry placements with leading employers. • Your practical classes and individual research projects use our well-equipped laboratories, giving you experience of some specialist techniques e.g.electron microscopy, NMR, PCR or patch clamping. • We are the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning in Genetics. • High performing students well may be considered for a transfer to Medicine.
• Placements are also available at research institutes, including the Medical Research Council and Sanger Centre.
Career development • A series of lectures – ‘Careers After Biological Sciences’ – feature alumni giving insights and tips into their career experiences. • We offer a range of internal research placements working in research labs in the summer vacation between the Second Year and Third Year, giving you the chance to develop your scientific skills. • We run an analysis of our students’ career intentions, which leads to bespoke bioscience careers events in the summer term. • We run departmental seminars where you can hear from national and international experts in the biosciences – allowing you to enhance your knowledge and get useful insights into topical themes in the fields.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Abacus International, Age UK, Biofocus, Credit Suisse, Eden Biodesign, Mahle Engine Systems, Nike, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, St George’s Hospital, Serco, Teva Pharmaceutical, Twycross Zoo, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Example Postgraduate Courses: MBChB Medicine, MSc Molecular Pathology and Toxicology, MRes Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, MSc Cardiovascular Sciences, PGCE Secondary Science, PhD Biochemistry, PhD Genetics. 81
Biological Sciences Common First Year The First Year is common to all our undergraduate courses and modules and provides a sound base for advanced study across the breadth of the modern biological sciences: • Biochemistry • Microbiology and Cell Biology • Adaptation and Diversity • Genes • Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
Student Blogger
Chris Biological Sciences
I am studying a mixture of Physiology and Pharmacology, Zoology and Microbiology. I’ve been away on the ERASMUS scheme, which is a great opportunity to go travelling to places you never thought of. View Chris’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
BSc Biological Sciences This is for you if you want a flexible programme that gives you the opportunity to study across the breadth of biological sciences but also to take your learning to the forefront of current research.
Common First Year (see left) Second Year • Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Genomes • Microbiology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Plant Identification Skills • Evolutionary and Developmental Biology • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Bioinformatics • Neurobiology and Behavioural Ecology • Field Ecology • Biochemistry I: From Genes to Proteins • Biochemistry II: Molecular Cell Biology • Biochemistry III: Cellular Regulation of Energy and Metabolism
Third/Final Year • Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Evolutionary Genetics • Infection and Immunity • Human Genetics • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience • Ecology for Sustainability • Comparative Neurobiology • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Oceanic Biology: From Plankton to Whales • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Genomics: A Microbial Perspective • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Environmental Microbiology • Genes and Development • Brain and Behaviour • Virology • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System • Behavioural Ecology in Nature • Current Research Topics in Animal Behaviour • Molecular Ecology and Evolution
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BSc Biological Sciences (Biochemistry)
BSc Biological Sciences (Genetics)
This is for you if you want to understand the crucial role played by biomolecules in life; how processes of living things are explicable in terms of the properties and interactions of the molecules from which they are made – and how errors in these processes can cause disease.
This is for you if you want to understand why research in genetics and molecular biology is at the cutting-edge of today’s biosciences, from synthetic life to the use of stem cells to treat human disease.
Common First Year (see left)
Second Year
Common First Year (see left)
• Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Genomes • Microbiology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Biochemistry I: From Genes to Proteins • Biochemistry II: Molecular Cell Biology • Biochemistry III: Cellular Regulation of Energy and Metabolism
• Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Genomes • Microbiology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Evolutionary and Developmental Biology • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Bioinformatics • Biochemistry I: From Genes to Proteins • Biochemistry II: Molecular Cell Biology • Biochemistry III: Cellular Regulation of Energy and Metabolism
Third/Final Year
Third/Final Year
• Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Evolutionary Genetics • Infection and Immunity • Human Genetics • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Genomics: A Microbial Perspective • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Environmental Microbiology • Genes and Development • Virology • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
• Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Evolutionary Genetics • Human Genetics • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience • Comparative Neurobiology • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Genomics: A Microbial Perspective • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Genes and Development • Brain and Behaviour • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Second Year
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BSc Biological Sciences (Microbiology)
BSc Biological Sciences (Neuroscience)
This is for you if you want to understand the central role of microorganisms in biotechnology, in maintaining a habitable Earth as well as their roles in health and disease.
This is for you if you want to investigate the highly complex organisation of the brain, which controls so many functions including learning and memory, sensation, motor control, and human behaviour. Working alongside leading neuroscientists, you will also examine a number of neurological disorders including neurodegenerative diseases and anxiety/ depression.
Common First Year (see page 82) Second Year • Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Genomes • Microbiology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Evolutionary and Developmental Biology • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Bioinformatics • Neurobiology and Behavioural Ecology • Field Ecology
Third/Final Year • Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Evolutionary Genetics • Infection and Immunity • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience • Comparative Neurobiology • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Genomics: A Microbial Perspective • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Environmental Microbiology • Genes and Development • Virology • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System • Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Common First Year (see page 82) Second Year • Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Genomes • Physiology and Pharmacology • Evolutionary and Developmental Biology • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Bioinformatics • Biochemistry I: From Genes to Proteins • Biochemistry II: Molecular Cell Biology • Biochemistry III: Cellular Regulation of Energy and Metabolism
Third/Final Year • Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Evolutionary Genetics • Human Genetics • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience • Comparative Neurobiology • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Genomics: A Microbial Perspective • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Genes and Development • Brain and Behaviour
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BSc Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) This is for you if you are interested in understanding how the human body works, ranging from detailed cellular mechanisms through to how drugs interact with receptors to affect various physiological processes.
Common First Year (see page 82) Second Year • Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Microbiology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Bioinformatics • Biochemistry I: From Genes to Proteins • Biochemistry II: Molecular Cell Biology • Biochemistry III: Cellular Regulation of Energy and Metabolism
Third/Final Year • Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Infection and Immunity • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience • Comparative Neurobiology • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Genomics: A Microbial Perspective • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Brain and Behaviour • Virology • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
BSc Biological Sciences (Zoology) This is for you if you want to study biology at the level of the whole organism, and if you have particular interests the behavioural and evolutionary ecology of animals and the diverse ecosystems in which they live.
Common First Year (see page 82) Second Year • Research Topic Selection of optional modules including: • Microbiology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Plant Identification Skills • Evolutionary and Developmental Biology • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Bioinformatics • Neurobiology and Behavioural Ecology • Field Ecology • Biochemistry I: From Genes to Proteins • Biochemistry II: Molecular Cell Biology • Biochemistry III: Cellular Regulation of Energy and Metabolism
Third/Final Year • Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Evolutionary Genetics • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology • Ecology for Sustainability • Comparative Neurobiology • Microbial Biotechnology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Oceanic Biology: From Plankton to Whales • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Environmental Microbiology • Genes and Development • Virology • Behavioural Ecology in Nature • Current Research Topics in Animal Behaviour • Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Full course information: www.le.ac.uk/biologicalsciences-ug 85
Chemistry Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BSc Chemistry ABB MChem Chemistry ABB MChem Chemistry with a
3 yrs F100 4 yrs F105 4 yrs F106
Year in Industry
With the skills I’ve gained I feel ready to enter the working world in any number of different career paths. Jonathan, Chemistry
ABB MChem Chemistry with a Year Abroad 4 yrs F107 ABB BSc Chemistry with Forensic Science 3 yrs F1F4 ABB MChem Chemistry with 4 yrs F1FK
Forensic Science – with an optional Year Abroad or in Industry
ABB BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry 3 yrs F154 ABB MChem Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4 yrs F153
– with an optional Year Abroad or in Industry
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: A level in Chemistry. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points for the BSc and MChem (with grade 5 in higher-level Chemistry) programmes. BTEC National Diploma: BTEC Diploma in Applied Science with DDD, plus an A level in Chemistry and any subject/GCSE requirements. Please contact the Department before you apply. Access to HE: 60 credits overall with 45 credits at level 3. Pass with distinction in 60% of all level 3 credits. This includes at least 15 credits of Chemistry at level 3. GCSE: A in GCSE Mathematics. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/chemistry-ug
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Welcome to Chemistry at Leicester The Department of Chemistry at Leicester is one of the best in the UK for both teaching and research. We have a reputation as a friendly, supportive department that produces highly trained graduates with skills valued by employers. This is because we offer high quality courses that are designed to give you a wide range of employment opportunities, and are carefully structured to ensure you will cover all the relevant topics. One of the great strengths of our degrees is their flexibility, allowing you to move between courses at the end of your first year. Whichever degree you study, you will always benefit from our excellent teaching, our well-equipped laboratories, our high-quality welfare provision and academic support. You will also reap the benefits of the cutting-edge research being carried out in the department by our academics – the same academics who teach you. Our specialist research areas include atmospheric chemistry, chemical biology, materials and interfaces, spectroscopy and dynamics, and sustainable synthesis and catalysis. You can be sure of learning about the very latest breakthroughs in each area throughout your course. In your final year, you will carry out your own personal research project, working under one of our academic staff applying the knowledge and practical skills which you have gained on the course – placing you at the cutting-edge of chemistry research.
Study abroad
USA and Canada
Europe
• USA: New York, Ohio, Colorado, Florida • Europe: Nice, Stuttgart, Galicia, Sienna • Australia: Melbourne • Canada: Vancouver
Australia
Year in industry • Each MChem degree student has the option of spending a year in industry. • Recent host employers include: GlaxoSmithKline, Astra Zeneca, 3M, BASF, the Ministry of Defence, Lubrizol and Reckitt Benckiser.
Why choose Chemistry at Leicester? • We are ranked 3 in the 2014 Guardian Guide. rd
• All of our degrees are accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry. • We are consistently ranked highly in the National Student Survey. In 2013, 95% of Leicester Chemistry students were satisfied with their course. • You will have access to a wide range of equipment from spectrometers (UV-Vis/FTIR) and gas/liquid chromatographs (GC, GC/MS and HPLC) through to high-field NMR spectrometers, atomic force microscopes, high-resolution mass spectrometers, and an X-ray diffractometer. • You can carry out cutting-edge research that can make a difference. A number of our final year project students have had their research published in leading scientific journals. • We are breaking new ground in a number of different research areas. We are developing new ionic liquids for use in metal processing; discovering new ways of enhancing latent fingerprints so more evidence can be collected from crime scenes; and developing real-time air-fingerprinting technology that can diagnose a patient’s illness by merely sampling their breath. Our research directly feeds in to the course content so you are taught the most up-to-date chemistry. • ChemSoc is our friendly student society that organises social events, sports fixtures and other activities.
• You will be paid by your host employer for your work. Salaries vary but the average is around £16,000 p.a. • It is possible to combine your year in industry with a year abroad by spending a year hosted by an overseas employer.
Career development • On our MChem degrees you can spend a year in industry, allowing you to develop the professional competencies that employers demand. • We have a dedicated Careers Tutor who organises careers events throughout the academic year. • A specialist teaching module will provide you with guidance on searching and applying for jobs, and on writing CVs and application letters.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Amcor, British Gypsum, Grundon Waste Management, HM Revenue and Customs, Infinium, Johnson Matthey, LGC, Quotient Bioresearch, Reckitt Benckiser, Santander, Sunchemical, SVA Ltd. Example Postgraduate Courses: MSc Analytical Science, MSc Cancer Chemistry, MSc Chemical Engineering, MSc Chemical Research, MSc Green Chemistry, MSc Physical Chemistry, PGCE Secondary Science, PhD Atmospheric Chemistry, PhD Chemistry, PhD Engineering, PhD Life Sciences, PhD Organic Chemistry. 87
BSc/MChem Chemistry (Including Year Abroad and Year in Industry courses) This is for you if you love chemistry and you want a thorough understanding of its many areas. Chemistry is sometimes called ‘the central science’, and this degree could lead you to a rewarding career where you could make a real difference to society.
First Year • Chemical Principles • Chemistry Special Topics • Co-ordination Chemistry • Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry (Practical) • Introduction to Chemistry (Practical) • Kinetics and Thermodynamics • Organic Reactivity and Mechanisms • Organic Structure and Functional Groups
Second Year • Bifunctional Molecules • Chemical Techniques Practical • Chemistry with Rings • Colloids and Interfaces • Kinetics and Mechanisms • Molecular Spectroscopy • Organometallic Chemistry • Science Communication and Career Skills • Synthetic and Physical Chemistry Practical Selection of optional modules including: • Bioanalytical Chemistry • Introduction to Analytical Chemistry • Material Science • Polymer Chemistry
Third Year • Advanced Analytical Chemistry • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry • Advanced Organic Chemistry • Chemistry Project Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Physical Chemistry • Biological Chemistry • Metals in Organic Synthesis
Fourth Year (MChem only) • Advanced Structure Determination • Advanced Synthetic Methods • Cancer Chemistry • Computational Chemistry • Earth System Science • Green Chemistry • Research Project
BSc/MChem Chemistry with Forensic Science This is for you if you love chemistry but want to get first-hand knowledge of the chemistry needed in forensic science; do you have what it takes to be a chemistry crime fighter?
First Year • Co-ordination Chemistry • Criminal Justice System • Introduction to Chemistry (Practical) • Introduction to Forensic Science • Introduction to Law • Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry (Practical) • Kinetics and Thermodynamics • Organic Reactivity and Mechanisms • Organic Structure and Functional Groups
Second Year • Bifunctional Molecules • Bioanalytical Chemistry • Chemical Techniques Practical • Colloids and Interfaces • Introduction to Analytical Chemistry • Kinetics and Mechanisms • Molecular Spectroscopy • Organometallic Chemistry • Physical and Synthetic Chemistry Practical • Science Communication and Career Skills
Third Year • Advanced Physical Chemistry • Advanced Organic Chemistry • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry • Forensic Science Selection of optional modules including: • Biological Chemistry • Metals in Organic Synthesis • Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Fourth Year (MChem only) • Advanced Forensic Science • Advanced Structure Determination • Advanced Synthetic Methods • Cancer Chemistry • Computational Chemistry • Earth System Science • Green Chemistry • Research Project
Opportunity Year 3 Field Trip to a Crime Scene House
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BSc/MChem Pharmaceutical Chemistry This is for you if you love chemistry but want to understand the way chemists develop new drugs; from curing cancer to treating malaria, chemists are at the forefront of drug design.
Student Blogger Will Chemistry
First Year • Chemical Principles • Co-ordination Chemistry • Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry (Practical) • Introduction to Biochemistry • Introduction to Chemistry (Practical) • Introduction to Physiology • Kinetics and Thermodynamics • Microbiology • Organic Reactivity and Mechanisms • Organic Structure and Functional Groups
I love that Chemistry tries to explain how the world works. The course at Leicester teaches you the importance of being able to communicate scientific advancements to everyone. View Will’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Second Year • Bifunctional Molecules • Bioanalytical Chemistry • Chemical Techniques (Practical) • Chemistry with Rings • Colloids and Interfaces • Kinetics and Mechanisms • Molecular Spectroscopy • Organometallic Chemistry • Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Practical) • Physiology and Pharmacology • Science Communication and Career Skills
Third Year • Advanced Organic Chemistry • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry • Biological Chemistry • Chemistry Project • General Paper • Metals in Organic Synthesis • Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Fourth Year (MChem only) • Advanced Structure Determination • Advanced Synthetic Methods • Cancer Chemistry • Green Chemistry • Research Project
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Computer Science Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BSc Computer Science ABB BSc Computer Science
3 yrs G400
ABB BSc Computer Science
with a Year in Industry
4 yrs G402
ABB BBB BBB ABB
MComp Computer Science
4 yrs G410
BSc Computing
3 yrs G405
4 yrs G401
with a Year Abroad
Through my placement year at Nissan, I have been able to see how well Leicester prepares its students for all aspects of work. Olawale, Computer Science
BSc Computing with a Year Abroad 4 yrs G406 BSc Computing with a Year in Industry
4 yrs G407
BBB BSc Computing with Management 3 yrs G4N1 BBB BSc Computing with Management 4 yrs G4NF
with a Year Abroad
ABB BSc Computing with Management 4 yrs G4NG
with a Year in Industry
Computer Science at Leicester
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 30-32 depending on degree. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with D*D*D for G400, G401, G402, G407, G410 and G4NG. D*DD for all other degrees. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics Grade C or above is required for all degrees. Mathematics Grade B is preferred for G400/G401/G402/G410. English Language Grade C or above usually required for G4N1/G4NF/G4NG. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/compscience-ug
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Welcome to The Computer Science Department at Leicester is young, dynamic and takes a scientific and rigorous approach to computing. We recognise that computing is a vibrant and diverse discipline that ranges from the management and architecture of global IT projects, through to the scientific development of innovative theories and technologies. With such variety we will help you to build on your strengths and interests, whether they lie in creativity, inventiveness, scientific problem-solving, or in applying business sense and organisation. Project work forms a vital part of your understanding and is seen as highly desirable by employers. Second year projects will teach you the demands of working in a professional environment as you work to deliver projects that are commissioned by real clients. In your final year, you will take a project into your own hands, exercising your creativity and innovation to design a solution and applying all that you have been taught to deliver it. Previous projects have included 3-D games, mobile phone/tablet apps, security software, internet telephony and programming robots. Our academics are working on national and international projects and we work together with top researchers around the world to push the boundaries of knowledge, so the modules you study are modern, cover state-of-the-art topics and are taught by experts.
Study abroad
Europe
• Valencia, Spain • Frankfurt, Germany • Rome, Italy
Year in industry • You can extend your course to a four-year degree by spending a year working on an industrial placement.
Why choose Computer Science at Leicester? • All of our degrees are accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) – the Chartered Institute for IT – so you can be confident that your degree will not only provide you with industry-standard skills and techniques, but will also give you an edge in an increasingly competitive graduate marketplace. The BCS has commended us for producing excellent project work and for the high quality of our student support. • You will have 24-hour access to general-purpose laboratories, containing fully networked Windows/ Linux dual-boot PCs, and wireless access for laptops. We also have a networking laboratory with specialised wired and wireless equipment. • Your excellent work could win you one of our academic prizes, which are sponsored by Alstom, Bloomberg, Freestyle Interactive and the British Computer Society. • You can extend your course to a four-year degree by spending a year abroad or a year in industry between your second and third years.
• A year in industry will enhance your profile with professional knowledge and experience but also mature you so you can get the most out of your final year. • The Department and the University offer advice and assistance and you can get considerable guidance from our Industrial Advisory Board.
Career development • External speakers from industry give guest lectures on many of our modules, introducing you to the context of how the latest computing innovations are used in industry. • You will work on a project commissioned by a real client and gain an insight into the practices of design, implementation and professional project management. • You will be taught how to specify, design and develop software systems, gaining the technical skills and insights that employers value very highly.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: ABM Software; Aveva; Compuware; Dynamic Platform Limited; Excelian; Innovise Software; Novacroft; Playtech; Tata Consultancy Services; Thomson Reuters; UK Defence. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Network Computer Systems; PhD Computer Science.
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BSc Computer Science
MComp Computer Science
(Including Year Abroad and Year in Industry courses)
This is for you if you want all that our BSc course offers with the opportunity to further raise your expertise and understanding to a point where you could start a career at a more senior level or embark on a research degree.
This is for you if you are fascinated by the possibilities that computers provide in the modern world and want to acquire an academic education and training in computer science that includes both fundamental concepts and state-of-the-art trends.
First Year • Computer Systems • Data Structures and Development Environments • Databases and Web Applications • Discrete Structures • Logic and Problem Solving • Program Design • Study Skills and Professional Practice
Second Year • Automata, Languages and Computation • Functional Programming • Multimedia and Computer Graphics • Operating Systems, Networks and Distributed Systems • Software Engineering Group Project • Software Engineering and System Development • Software Project Management and Professionalism • User Interfaces and HCI
Third/Final Year • Computer Science Project Selection of optional modules including: • Analysis and Design of Algorithms • Compression Methods for Multimedia • Communication and Concurrency • Cryptography and Internet Security • Distributed Systems and Applications • Software Measurement and Quality Assurance • System Modelling • Web Technologies
First Year • Computer Systems • Data Structures and Development Environments • Databases and Web Applications • Discrete Structures • Logic and Problem Solving • Program Design • Study Skills and Professional Practice
Second Year • Automata, Languages and Computation • Functional Programming • Multimedia and Computer Graphics • Operating Systems, Networks and Distributed Systems • Software Engineering Group Project • Software Project Management and Professionalism • User Interfaces and HCI
Third Year • Computer Science Project Selection of optional modules including: • Analysis and Design of Algorithms • Compression Methods for Multimedia • Cryptography and Internet Security • Software Measurement and Quality Assurance
Fourth Year • MComp Project • Personal and Group Skills Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced System Design • C++ Programming and Advanced Algorithm Design • Financial Services Information Systems • Internet and Cloud Computing • Service-Oriented Architectures
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BSc Computing (Including Year Abroad and Year in Industry courses) This is for you if you are fascinated by how computing underpins most aspects of modern life and want to learn how to understand and solve complex computing problems, beginning from customer requirements followed by the design, specification, programming and testing of a computer solution.
First Year • Databases and Web Applications • Data Structures and Development Environments • Discrete Structures • Program Design • Study Skills and Professional Practice Selection of optional modules including: • Computers and Society • Internet Computing
Second Year • Computer Systems • Financial and Business Computing • Multimedia and Computer Graphics • Software Engineering Group Project • Software Engineering and System Development • Software Project Management and Professionalism • Operating Systems, Networks and Distributed Systems • User Interfaces and HCI
Third/Final Year • Computing Project Selection of optional modules including: • Analysis and Design of Algorithms • Cryptography and Internet Security • Distributed Systems and Applications • Web Technologies
BSc Computing with Management (Including Year Abroad and Year in Industry courses) This is for you if you want to learn how to understand and solve complex computing problems as well as develop a good understanding of businesses, management techniques and organisations.
First Year • Databases and Web Applications • Data Structures and Development Environments • Discrete Structures • Foundations of Management • Introduction to Marketing • Program Design • Study Skills and Professional Practice
Second Year • Operating Systems, Networks and Distributed Systems • Organisational Behaviour • Software Engineering Group Project • Software Engineering and System Development • Software Project Management and Professionalism • User Interfaces and HCI Selection of optional modules including: • Buyer Behaviour • Corporate Social Responsibility: Theory and Practice • Financial and Business Computing • Multimedia and Computer Graphics • Stock Market Analysis and Equity Valuation
Third/Final Year • Computing with Management Project Selection of optional modules including: • Analysis and Design of Algorithms • Corporate Finance • Critical Analysis for Management • Cryptography and Internet Security • Distributed Systems and Applications • International Business • Managing Knowledge in Organisations • Software Measurement and Quality Assurance • Strategy • System Modelling • Web Technologies
Full course information: www.le.ac.uk/compscience-ug 93
Criminology Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA Criminology
3 yrs M930
Joint course also available
LLB Law and Criminology
See page 138
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma at DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics and English Language at C or above. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/criminology-ug
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Welcome to Criminology at Leicester We are one of very few departments in the country that is exclusively dedicated to researching and teaching criminology. As such, you will benefit from a pure, focused and definitive education in the study of crime. Proof of our staff’s influence can be seen in those who rely on our work. We are a first point of contact for journalists needing information and advice on crime issues, and our department is regularly called upon by national and local governments to assist with policy development. Due to our dedicated emphasis on criminology we have a wide array of research interests, projects and networks. These include the Probation Cultures Project, Extremes of Human Cruelty, Forensic Science, Gender, Retail Crime, Domestic Violence, Prison Architecture and The Leicester Hate Crime Project, which is Britain’s biggest ever study of hate crime victimisation. Our research expertise feeds directly into our teaching programme, providing innovative and exciting content, as well as keeping you abreast of current debates on crime and criminal justice. As a student in our department, you will be encouraged to air your own ideas and contribute to debates that are constantly being renewed and revived as our society changes.
Study abroad
My degree has given me real insight into the criminal justice system, offenders, and a broader understanding of society as a whole.
USA
Lorna, Criminology
• California Long Beach – one semester in Year Two.
Career development • Our departmental Careers Tutor offers support and advice relating to your career aspirations.
Why choose Criminology at Leicester? • Leicester is one of very few universities in the country to have its own department exclusively dedicated to researching and teaching criminology. • We are highly ranked – 3rd in the 2014 Guardian University Guide and 8th in the 2014 Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide. • Our department is home to some of the UK’s leading criminologists so all our teaching is researchled. Our expertise covers a diverse range of themes, from community policing and offending behaviour to hate crime, sentencing, prisons and probation. • Our Scarman Lecture series invites senior policymakers and thought-leaders to deliver papers on topical crime matters. These lectures will give you a rounded and thoroughly informed grasp of the issues that surround our society. • You can Study abroad at California State University, Long Beach. This is an exciting, semester-long opportunity to study criminology from a different perspective – broadening your outlook and increasing your employability. • We have an excellent track record of students entering related graduate roles, including the police service, prison, probation and youth offending services, community and voluntary organisations, Government agencies or academic research.
• Our Working in Criminal Justice module provides you with an opportunity to explore different Criminal Justice environments. Workshops are supported by a various criminal justice partners (e.g. prison, probation), who provide guidance on specific working environments and employment opportunities. • Our Being a Criminologist programme runs throughout your degree and has a strong employability focus. It features: – Visits to the Criminal Justice System. – Volunteering opportunities. – Guest lecturers from the Crime and Criminal Justice System, offering insights from some of the most prolific thinkers in the study of crime and helping you keep you up-to-date with some of the Criminology’s most topical issues. • The opportunity to study overseas provides you with a broader perspective on Criminology.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Leicestershire Police, West Midlands Police, Victim Support, Women’s Aid, The Cardinal Group, Childreach International, HSBC. Example Postgraduate Courses: MSc Applied Criminology; MSc Criminology; MA Social Work; MSc Security, Policing and Terrorism.
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BA Criminology This is for you if you are fascinated by crime and its causes, crime prevention, how offenders are punished, how victims are treated and how the criminal justice system functions, from the police through to the courts and beyond.
First Year • Introduction to Criminal Justice • Crime in Focus • Victims and Offenders • Research Methods 1 • Theories of Crime and Criminality • Society in Transformation
Second Year • Prisons, Probation and Punishment • Policing • Research Methods 2 • Sociology of Deviance • Working in Criminal Justice Optional module from: • Advanced Policing • Crime and the Media • Crime, Law and Justice • Drugs, Crime and Society • Gender and Crime • Psychology and Crime • Youth Crime and Justice
Student Blogger Thomas Criminology
I would bet that if you pick up any newspaper today there will be at least two to three articles which feature content related to Criminology. View Thomas’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Third Year • Dissertation • Clinical Criminology Three optional modules from: • Crimes of the Powerful • Crime, Law and Justice • Crime, Technology and Social Control • Cultures of Crime • Forensic Science and Criminal Justice • Hate Crime
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We’re helping to shape hate crime policy in the UK. What will you stand up for? Research by our Department of Criminology is highlighting how certain forms of hate crime are often overlooked by criminal justice agencies and local authorities. This is helping to establish more formalised protection for people targeted because of their identity, ‘difference’ or perceived vulnerability.
Discover more: www.le.ac.uk/discover
Economics Typical Offer Course
ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB
UCAS Duration Code
BA Economics BA Business Economics BA Financial Economics BA Banking and Finance BSc Economics BSc Business Economics BSc Financial Economics BSc Banking and Finance
3 yrs 3 yrs 3 yrs 3 yrs
L100 L112 L111 LN13
3 yrs L102 3 yrs L113 3 yrs L115 3 yrs NL31
The lecturers all conduct research in their specialist areas and they work to feed this in to what we are being taught.
Joint course also available
Joanne, Economics
BA Management Studies and Economics BA Politics and Economics BSc Mathematics with Economics
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Welcome to
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: Three A levels normally considered as a minimum. Two AS levels or vocational AS levels will be considered in place of an A level. General Studies and Critical Thinking not accepted. BSc: Mathematics A level grade B required. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points and 5 in SL Mathematics. BSc: 5 in HL Mathematics. BTEC National Diploma: DDD in Business diploma. With a strong GCSE background. BSc: Plus B grade in A level Mathematics. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics GCSE level grade B for BA courses. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/economics-ug
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Economics at Leicester The Department of Economics offers high quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, led by cutting-edge research in the fields of business, economics and finance. We are a young, dynamic and vibrant economics department, and among the best in the UK. There are many indicators of our success – in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, 100% of the departments research work has been rated as world-leading, internationally excellent or recognised internationally. We pride ourselves on our reputation for teaching and research excellence. You will be taught by leading experts who have both an excellent academic reputation and real world experience. Our staff are internationally renowned and have acted as advisers and consultants to many international and national organisations, including the European Central Bank, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank of Poland, the Central Bank of Greece and a number of UK Government departments. The close relationship between research and teaching is one of the great advantages of studying with us. We welcome talented students and leading researchers from countries all over the world. The Department has a great history and an exciting future and invites you to be part of our continuing success.
Study abroad
Europe
USA
• Toulouse, France • Leuven, Belgium • Valencia, Spain • Madrid, Spain
• Göteborg, Sweden • Regensburg, Germany • Milan, Italy Australia
The department also has opportunities to study abroad in the USA, Canada and Australia.
Year in industry You can undertake a year of full-time paid work in a suitable internship. You will be supported via sessions on: • Researching placement opportunities • Making successful applications
Why choose Economics at Leicester? • We are highly rated for student satisfaction, with 88% student overall satisfaction (National Student Survey 2013). • We have a first-rate graduate employment record. 91% of Economics graduates (2011/12) were in either in employment and/or further study. • We have excellent facilities, including 12 Bloomberg terminals. These allow you to see how traders work and, by using the industry standard platform, they will help develop the skills that leading employers ask for. It will also enable you to access financial news and information, including real-time stock quotes 24/7. • Gain a global outlook and real-world experience through our year abroad and year in industry opportunities. • We run a popular seminar programme delivered by our staff and guest speakers from prestigious institutions around the world. Gain valuable insights and debate current economics topics with these leading scholars.
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Career development • You can participate in an employability development programme. Working with well-known employers you undertake a business game scenario, giving you a taste of the graduate recruitment process. • You will be offered the opportunity to study the syllabus for the Claritas Investment certificate, which has recently been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute*. • You have the chance to undertake project work with student societies and employer-led organisations. • Our Student Support Manager provides information, advice and guidance on the graduate job application process. *Students studying BA/BSc Banking and Finance and BA/BSc Financial Economics only.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Baker Tilly, De Lage Landen, Deloitte LLP, Deutsche Bank Global Business Service, HM Revenue and Customs, Jaguar Land Rover, Leicester City Football Club, Marketing Birmingham, MET Traders, Next, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Economics and Finance, MSc Economics, MSc Economics and Health Economics, MSc Finance and Investment, MSc International Business and Development. 99
BA Economics
BA Business Economics
This is for you if you want a comprehensive and critical understanding of the ideas, concepts and issues central to economics. It also equips you for a career in the public and private sector, including financial services, business management and the government economic service.
This is for you if you want to develop your understanding of modern economic analysis and ideas, and of their relevance to a variety of business and financial decision contexts. It prepares you for careers in the business and financial sector, including business management, finance and accountancy.
First Year
First Year
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Maths for Economists 1 • Maths for Economists 2 • Statistics for Economists 1 • Statistics for Economists 2
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Maths for Economists 1 • Maths for Economists 2 • Statistics for Economists 1 • Statistics for Economists 2
Second Year
Second Year
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Introductory Econometrics • Game Theory • Topics in Applied Econometrics • Economic History
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Introductory Econometrics • Game Theory • Topics in Applied Econometrics • Principles of Finance
Third Year
Third Year
• Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Business Management and Strategy • Dissertation and Research Presentation Skills • Government Intervention in the Economy Selection of optional modules including: • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Managerial Economics • The Global Economy • Accounting • Investment Management • Mathematical Finance
• Business Management and Strategy • Managerial Economics • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Dissertation and Research Presentation Skills • Accounting Selection of optional modules including: • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • The Global Economy • Investment Management • Government Intervention in the Economy • Mathematical Finance
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BA Financial Economics
BA Banking and Finance
This is for you if you want to develop your understanding of the principles of economics and an appreciation of their application to the study of financial systems and institutions. It prepares you for careers and training opportunities in both the public and private sectors, including banking and finance, central banking and regulatory agencies.
This is for you if you want to develop detailed knowledge and critical awareness of the main ideas, concepts, models and principles in economic analysis and their application to the study of financial systems and institutions. It also prepares you for careers and training opportunities in the private sector, including banking and finance, and in central banking and regulatory agencies.
First Year
First Year
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Maths for Economists 1 • Maths for Economists 2 • Statistics for Economists 1 • Statistics for Economists 2
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Maths for Economists 1 • Maths for Economists 2 • Statistics for Economists 1 • Statistics for Economists 2
Second Year
Second Year
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Introductory Econometrics • Principles of Banking • Topics in Applied Econometrics • Principles of Finance
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Introductory Econometrics • Principles of Banking • Topics in Applied Econometrics • Principles of Finance
Third Year • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Dissertation and Research Presentation Skills • Accounting Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Business Management and Strategy • Managerial Economics • The Global Economy • Investment Management • Government Intervention in the Economy • Mathematical Finance
Opportunity If you choose Investment Management as an option you will have the opportunity to study the syllabus and undertake the examination for the Claritas Investment certificate, which has recently been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute. Attaining the certificate will help you stand out from the crowd because it is a professional qualification that employers in the financial services industry instantly recognise and value.
Third Year • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Dissertation and Research Presentation Skills • Investment Management Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Business Management and Strategy • Managerial Economics • The Global Economy • Accounting • Government Intervention in the Economy • Mathematical Finance
Opportunity You will have the opportunity to study the syllabus and undertake the examination for the Claritas Investment certificate, which has recently been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute. Attaining the certificate will help you stand out from the crowd because it is a professional qualification that employers in the financial services industry instantly recognise and value.
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BSc Economics
BSc Business Economics
This is for you if you want to investigate in depth the application of mathematics and statistics to core areas of economics. This course offers an excellent preparation for careers in economic research, statistical forecasting and econometrics, as well as those in traditional areas of economics such as management, finance and accountancy.
This is for you if you want to delve deeper into the application of mathematics and statistics to economics and business. It also offers an excellent preparation for careers in economic research, statistical forecasting and econometrics, as well as those in traditional areas of economics such as management, finance and accountancy.
First Year
First Year
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Calculus and Optimisation • Probability and Probability Distributions • Linear Algebra • Statistical Inference
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Calculus and Optimisation • Probability and Probability Distributions • Linear Algebra • Statistical Inference
Second Year
Second Year
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Econometrics 1 • Econometrics 2 • Game Theory • Economic History
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Econometrics 1 • Econometrics 2 • Game Theory • Principles of Finance
Third Year
Third Year
• Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Econometrics 3 • Business Management and Strategy • Applied Econometrics Project • Government Intervention in the Economy Selection of optional modules including: • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Managerial Economics • The Global Economy • Accounting • Investment Management • Mathematical Finance
• Econometrics 3 • Business Management and Strategy • Managerial Economics • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Applied Econometrics Project • Accounting Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • The Global Economy • Investment Management • Government Intervention in the Economy • Mathematical Finance
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BSc Financial Economics
BSc Banking and Finance
This is for you if you want to know more about applying mathematics and statistics to economics and finance. It also prepares you for specialist quantitatively orientated careers in financial economics, research and forecasting, as well as those in the areas of business management, finance, banking and accountancy.
This is for you if you want to develop an in depth understanding of the application of mathematics and statistics to economics, banking and finance. It prepares you for specialist quantitatively orientated careers in banking and finance, research and forecasting, as well as areas of business management and accounting.
First Year
First Year
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Calculus and Optimisation • Probability and Probability Distributions • Linear Algebra • Statistical Inference
• Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1 • Calculus and Optimisation • Probability and Probability Distributions • Linear Algebra • Statistical Inference
Second Year
Second Year
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Econometrics 1 • Econometrics 2 • Principles of Banking • Principles of Finance
• Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Econometrics 1 • Econometrics 2 • Principles of Banking • Principles of Finance
Third Year
Third Year
• Econometrics 3 • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Applied Econometrics Project • Accounting Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Business Management and Strategy • Managerial Economics • The Global Economy • Investment Management • Government Intervention in the Economy • Mathematical Finance
• Econometrics 3 • International Finance • Financial Derivatives • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Applied Econometrics Project • Investment Management Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Microeconomics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Business Management and Strategy • Managerial Economics • The Global Economy • Accounting • Economics of Education • Government Intervention in the Economy • Mathematical Finance
Opportunity If you choose Investment Management as an option you will have the opportunity to study the syllabus and undertake the examination for the Claritas Investment certificate, which has recently been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute. Attaining the certificate will help you stand out from the crowd because it is a professional qualification that employers in the financial services industry instantly recognise and value.
Opportunity You will have the opportunity to study the syllabus and undertake the examination for the Claritas Investment certificate, which has recently been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute. Attaining the certificate will help you stand out from the crowd because it is a professional qualification that employers in the financial services industry instantly recognise and value.
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Engineering Typical Offer Course
Mechanical Engineering
Software and Electronic Engineering
3/4 yrs General Engineering
All BEng Electrical and Electronic
4/5 yrs
Communications and Electronic
MEng
H401
H643
H606
H105
H305
GHQP
H644
H607
H107
H306
HGQP
H691
H603
H104
H307
HG6Q
H640
H604
H100
H300
GH6Q
H641
H609
H102
H302
HGQQ
H690
H600
H103
H301
GHQQ
MEng with H405 Industry MEng with H402 Year Abroad
H400
BEng
Duration
All MEng
Aerospace Engineering
AAB-ABB BBB
BEng with H404 Industry BEng with H403 Year Abroad
Other qualifications and requirements
Engineering at Leicester
Subject specific requirements: Mathematics and a physical science. Two AS levels considered in place of one A level. General Studies accepted. International Baccalaureate: MEng: Pass Diploma with 34-32 points. Including Mathematics and Physics. BEng: Pass Diploma with 30 points. Including Mathematics and Physics. BTEC National Diploma: MEng: D*DD. BEng: DDD. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: English Language normally required at grade C or above. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/engineering-ug
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Welcome to At Leicester we offer a range of specialist degree courses founded on a unified philosophy of engineering teaching, which ensures you receive the breadth of technical knowledge demanded of a professional engineer. Established more than 50 years ago and based in one of the most iconic 20th Century buildings of any UK university, we are a truly international community of men and women who share a passion for our discipline. We pride ourselves on being a friendly department, where members of staff will take the time to get to know you and your fellow engineering students and support you throughout your studies. All our undergraduate degrees have a common first year, which will give you an extensive base of knowledge to build from. This means that you can transfer between the different subject areas at any time during your first year if a particular field of engineering sparks your interest. Later on in your course, you will study your chosen field in more depth and gain specialist understanding of particular areas, preparing you for work at the forefront of advances in technology. Throughout your course, theory and practice are integrated, challenging you and motivating you towards engineering and related careers with an appreciation of social issues and legal requirements.
Study abroad
USA
• USA: Florida, New York, Oklahoma, Ohio • Australia: Melbourne
The course covers a wide variety of topics and can be tailored to your specific career goals. Jamie, Engineering
Why choose Engineering at Leicester? • All our MEng and BEng degrees are accredited by the Engineering Council. The four-year MEng degree is the direct route to chartered engineering status (CEng). • Our teaching is led by our research, which means that you will be taught by academic staff who are actually leading and driving current developments in engineering. You will reap the benefits of learning about this cutting-edge work as it happens. • Our degrees feature guest lectures by leading engineers from local companies, such as Rolls-Royce. • The contact time you will have with teaching staff at Leicester is significantly higher than the national average for engineering students across the UK. • Our student motor-racing society, Leicester Racing, competes with other universities in Formula Student events. • Our areas of research expertise include bioengineering, control systems, power electronics, embedded systems, thermofluids and mechanics of materials. • The University of Leicester is building ASDEC, the UK’s first laser vibration scanning measurement and modal-analysis centre. ASDEC will serve the automotive, aerospace and space sectors.
Australia
Year in industry • A ‘with Industry’ degree includes a one-year placement with a sponsoring company after your second year. • Companies where students have taken placements include: Rolls Royce, Ford Motors, Intel UK, Network Rail, Porsche Engineering Services, Aero Engine Controls, Babcock International, Auto Electrical Services, Force India F1 Team and Jaguar Land Rover.
Career development • All our courses are influenced by the needs of industry. Visiting engineers from industry deliver teaching in lectures, seminars and the laboratory. • You will learn how to conceive, design and implement solutions, working in teams and presenting your ideas to professors from engineering industries. • Our excellent links with industry means your project work may include visits from industrial partners and working with engineers in these companies. • In our Engineering Management module you will compete with other teams running virtual car companies.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Aero Engine Controls, Caterpillar, Darchem Engineering, ITP Engines UK Ltd, Jaguar Land Rover, National Instruments, Northern Powergrid, Qinetiq, Rolls-Royce, Saab Seaeye, Triumph Motorcycles, Turbo Power Services, Ultra Electronics. Example Postgraduate Courses: MSc Engineering Project Management, MSc Mechanical Design, MSc Wireless Communication, PGCE Science and Physics, PhD Advanced Composites, PhD Engineering. 105
MEng/BEng Aerospace Engineering This is for you if you want to be involved in one of the most rapidly developing industries. This course provides the knowledge and skills required to work in this exciting area and includes a practical flight test at a later stage of your degree.
Common First Year As part of our unified philosophy of engineering teaching, all our degrees have a common first year. This will give you an extensive base of knowledge and allow you to transfer between degrees if you want. Modules covered: • Electrical and Electronic Engineering • Electrical Engineering Design • Engineering Design • Experimentation • Maths with Computation • Mechanical Engineering
Second Year • Classical Control • Computer-based Modelling • Design and Management • Introduction to Materials and Aircraft Performance • Mechanics of Structures • Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Third/Final Year • Digital Control • Flight Dynamics, Control and Navigation • Management • Signal Processing • State Variable Control • Third Year Project
Fourth Year (MEng only) • Advanced Composite Mechanics • Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics • Advanced Fluid Dynamics • Advanced Solid Mechanics • Aerospace Materials • Current Trends in Aerospace • Design Project Management • Fourth Year Project • Engineering in Society, Ethics and Professional Development • Holistic Aeroengine Design • Modelling and Classification of Data • Nonlinear Control • Robust Control • Systems Engineering and Spacecraft Systems • Understanding Surfaces
MEng/BEng Communications and Electronic Engineering This is for you if you want to learn more about an area of engineering that society relies on in many ways, building from a broad engineering base to specialise in topics including digital and analogue electronics, embedded systems, communications, radio systems and control.
Common First Year (see left) Second Year • Classical Control • Communications • Computer-Based Modelling • Design and Management • Electromagnetism and Electronics • Embedded Systems
Third/Final Year • Digital Control • Introduction to Radio and Digital Communications • Management • Modelling and Classification of Data • Programmable Electronics • Signal Processing • State Variable Control • Third Year Project
Fourth Year (MEng only) • Design Project Management • Fourth Year Project • Engineering in Society, Ethics and Professional Development • Nonlinear Control • Radio Systems • Radio Communications • Robust Control
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MEng/BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MEng/BEng General Engineering
This is for you if you want to learn about one of the fastest growing branches of engineering, incorporating specialisations such as power generation and transmission, electrical machines and actuators, programmable electronics, communications and control systems.
This is for you if you want to build a broad base of engineering knowledge, taking modules from the full range of engineering subjects. It will prepare you for employment where engineers have to work closely with each other towards a common goal.
Common First Year (see left) Second Year • Classical Control • Communications • Computer-Based Modelling • Design and Management • Electrical Engineering • Electromagnetism and Electronics
Third/Final Year • Digital Control • Electrical Power • Introduction to Radio and Digital Communications • Management • Programmable Electronics • Signal Processing • State Variable Control • Third Year Project
Fourth Year (MEng only) • Advanced Electrical Machines • Design Project Management • Electrically Controlled Motors • Embedded Systems • Engineering in Society, Ethics and Professional Development • Fourth Year Project • Radio Communications • Radio Systems • Robust Control • Modelling and Classification of Data • Nonlinear Control
Common First Year (see left) Second Year • Classical Control • Communications • Computer-Based Modelling • Design and Management • Electrical Engineering • Electromagnetism and Electronics • Embedded Systems • Materials: Properties and Processing • Mechanics of Structures • Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Third/Final Year • Digital Control • Electrical Power • Introduction to Radio and Digital Communications • Management • Materials: Failure Mechanisms and Tribology • Signal Processing • State Variable Control • Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics • Third Year Project
Fourth Year (MEng only) • Advanced Composite Mechanics • Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics • Advanced Electrical Machines • Advanced Fluid Dynamics • Advanced Solid Mechanics • Aerospace Materials • Design Project Management • Digital Communications • Electronically Controlled Motors • Embedded Systems • Fourth Year Project • Holistic Aeroengine Design • Modelling and Classification of Data • Radio Communications • Robust Control • Systems Engineering and Spacecraft Systems
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MEng/BEng Mechanical Engineering
MEng/BEng Software and Electronic Engineering
This is for you if you want to understand how new technologies are improving the performance of mechanical systems. Mechanical engineering has been transformed by the use of powerful computeraided tools for design, performance prediction and manufacturing, and the use of modern materials.
This is for you if you think you will enjoy applying modern computing power to real life engineering. For every processor chip used in a desktop PC, hundreds of embedded processors are used almost everywhere, from cars to MP3 players to washing machines.
Common First Year (see page 106)
• Data Structure and Development Environments • Electrical and Electronic Engineering • Electrical Engineering Design • Maths with Computation • Program Design
Second Year • Classical Control • Computer-Based Modelling • Design and Management • Materials: Properties and Processing • Mechanics of Structures • Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Third/Final Year • Digital Control • Management • Materials: Failure Mechanisms and Tribology • Signal Processing • State Variable Control • Third Year Project
Fourth Year (MEng only) • Advanced Composite Mechanics • Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics • Advanced Fluid Dynamics • Advanced Solid Mechanics • Aerospace Materials • Design Project Management • Fourth Year Project • Engineering in Society, Ethics and Professional Development • Holistic Aeroengine Design • Modelling and Classification of Data • Nonlinear Control • Robust Control • Systems Engineering and Spacecraft Systems • Understanding Surfaces
First Year
Second Year • Classical Control • Design and Management • Electromagnetism and Electronics • Embedded Systems • Operating Systems, Networks and Distributed Systems • Software Engineering and System Development
Third/Final Year • Cryptography and Internet Security • Digital Control • Distributed Systems and Applications • Introduction to Radio and Digital Communications • Management • Programmable Electronics • Signal Processing • Software Measurement and Quality Assurance • State Variable Control • Third Year Project
Fourth Year (MEng only) • C++ Programming and Advanced Algorithm Design • Design Project Management • Engineering in Society, Ethics and Professional Development • Fourth Year Project • Modelling and Classification of Data • Nonlinear Control • Radio Communications • Radio Systems • Robust Control
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We’re developing cutting-edge technology for helicopter rotor blades. Where will your innovation take you? Researchers in our Department of Engineering are designing a complex control system which coordinates new devices for helicopter rotor blades. The devices, which must be precisely controlled, reduce vibration meaning that instruments last longer and passenger discomfort and pilot fatigue are reduced.
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English Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA English 3 yrs Q300 ABB BA English and American Studies 3/4 yrs QT37
with optional year abroad
ABB BA English and History
3 yrs VQ13
Joint courses also available
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BA Spanish and English
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BA Film Studies and English
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BA History of Art and English
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Subject specific requirements: BA English: A level in English (Language or Literature or combined). BA Eng/Hist: A levels in English (Language or Literature or combined) and History. International Baccalaureate: 32 points, including 6 in Higher Level English. BTEC National Diploma: DDM and an additional subject specific qualification. Please contact the department regarding eligibility. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/english-ug
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English at Leicester Our School of English is internationally recognised for excellence in both teaching and research. Our academics are constantly pursuing innovative approaches to literature and as one of our students you will benefit from being taught by the very people who are leading their fields. Due to the wealth of experience that our academics offer, you will explore English literature in every period. To complement such an impressive breadth of knowledge, your dissertation and a variety of special subject offerings will allow you to add depth of understanding in those subjects that you find most fascinating. With 31 full-time academic staff in the School, we work across all areas of English, from the development of slang to the work of Salman Rushdie, and from Old English to post-colonialism. Particularly strong areas of expertise include the English language, Victorian literature and creative writing. We pride ourselves on our accessibility and friendliness. Our pastoral care system is first-rate, and feedback and participation are encouraged through the Student-Staff Committee, where lecturers and student representatives from all years meet to discuss the issues that affect you. The English Society, run by students for students, arranges numerous events, including theatre trips, creative writing workshops, and an annual ball for all members of the School.
Study abroad
There is such a broad range of literature and language, from Old English right through to contemporary writing.
Europe
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ERASMUS destinations: • Bologna, Italy • Milan, Italy • Amsterdam, Holland • Geneva, Switzerland
Why choose English at Leicester? • We achieve consistently excellent overall student satisfaction ratings in National Student Surveys (93% in 2012 and 2013; 94% for BA English joint 6th in UK). • Our research rating is excellent. 95% of our research has been designated as having world-leading and international status. The research expertise of our academics directly informs your teaching. • Each year we organise Literary Leicester, a festival showcasing the best of local and internationally renowned talent. This is your opportunity to learn from and ask questions of some of the greatest writers of our time. The festival began in 2008 and has since attracted authors such as Sue Townsend, Carol Anne Duffy, Will Self, Amitav Ghosh, Jacqueline Wilson and Sarah Waters. • Our employability modules give you experience in areas such as teaching and publishing. • You have the chance to broaden your horizons by studying abroad in Europe as part of the ERASMUS scheme. Spend a year at one of our partner institutions across Europe including Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
• Helsinki, Finland • Paris, France • Salzburg, Austria • Leipzig, Germany • Heidelberg, Germany
Career development • We organise annual employability workshops to help you realise your career ambitions and consider what progress you should be making towards employment at each stage of your degree. • We offer a first year optional module on Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This will increase your own understanding of the English language and provide practical teaching experience. It leads to the highly respected Cambridge CELTA qualification, which will allow you to teach both in this country and abroad. • Our English and Education final year module is for those interested in teaching and provides practical experience with a placement in a local school. • You can gain experience in the publishing industry with the final year Transcultural Writing and the Publishing Industry module.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: EEL Events, Endeavour Press and Chalke Authors, Exposed Magazine City Events Guide, Jaguar Corporate Sales, Motor Neurone Association, Pioneer Publishing Ltd, Princeton University Press, The Learning Services, Virgin Media Business, Youth Education Project. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Advertising, MA English, MA English Literature, MA Human Rights and Human Ethics, MA Journalism (National Council for the Training of Journalists qualification), MA Modern Literature, MA Gender, PGCE. 111
BA English This is for you if you want to explore the richness of English Literature from the medieval period to the present, with the chance to specialise in an array of fascinating topics from literature, language and creative writing.
First Year • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Reading English • Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries • Variation and Change in the English Language Selection of optional modules, for example: • American Literature • Ancient History • Creative Writing • Film Studies • History • Modern languages (French, Spanish, Italian) • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/ CELTA
Second Year • Chaucer and the English Tradition • Concepts in Criticism • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660-1789 • Medieval Literatures • Renaissance Literature • The Study of Language – Old English
Third Year • Dissertation • Post War to Postmodern: Literature 1945-Present Day • Romantics and Victorians: Literature 1789-1870 • Victorian to Modern: Literature 1870-1945 Selection of optional modules, for example: • Coming of Age in America: Representations of Adolescence • Contemporary Women’s Writing: 1960-Present Day • Before Homosexuality? Representing Same-sex Desire • New York Stories: Tales of the City • Postcolonial Afghanistan: From the Great Game to the War on Terror • Tragedy • The Thatcher Factor: The 1980s in Literature • Slang and the www • Classical and Post-Classical Latin • The Myth of Mars and Venus Revisited: Language and Gender • Libertine Literature 1660-1690 • Gothic: From Otranto to Wuthering Heights • Transcultural Writing and the Publishing Industry • Understanding Screenplays
BA English and American Studies This is for you if you want to study how the different history and cultures of two countries with a shared language have produced two fascinating literary canons. This degree also offers the opportunity to undertake a year abroad at an American university.
First Year • American History: 1877-Present • Classic US Texts • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Modern American Writing • Reading English • Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Second Year • American Film and Visual Culture • Concepts in Criticism • Ethnicity and Diversity in American Life • Ethnicity and Diversity in American Literature: 1950-2000 • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660-1789 • Renaissance Literature
Third/Final Year • English or American Studies Dissertation • Romantics and Victorians: Literature 1789-1870 • Victorian to Modern: Literature 1870-1945 • Post War to Postmodern: Literature 1945-Present Day Selection of optional modules, for example: • Before Homosexuality? Representing Same-sex Desire • Coming of Age in America: Representations of Adolescence • Contemporary Women’s Writing: 1960-Present Day • Kingdoms of Ice and Snow: Exploration in Writing and Film • Literature after 9/11: Disordered States • Modern Monsters: Contemporary American Texts • New York Stories: Tales of the City • Postcolonial Afghanistan: From the Great Game to the War on Terror • Science Fiction Cinema • Transcultural Writing and the Publishing Industry • Understanding Screenplays • Writing Prose Fiction
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BA English and History This is for you if you want to explore how the world changed and developed around the great authors of history and how those changes influenced their works.
First Year • Europe Reshaped, 1815-1914 • From Renaissance to Enlightenment, Early Modern Europe, c. 1450-1715 • Monarchy and Society AD 800-1300 • Reading English • Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries • Variation and Change in the English Language
Second Year • Chaucer and the English Tradition • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660-1789 • Perceiving the Past • Medieval Literatures
Student Blogger Richard English
I enjoy writing creatively, which is why I’m studying English. I also spent an unforgettable year studying in Italy. View Richard’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Third Year • Dissertation Selection of optional modules, for example: • Romantics and Victorians: Literature 1789-1870 • Victorian to Modern: Literature 1870-1945 • Post War to Postmodern: Literature 1945-Present Day • Church and State in Medieval Literature • The Forms of Modern Poetry • Love and Death: The Novel in Nineteenth-century Russia and France • Gothic: From Otranto to Wuthering Heights • Crime and Literature 1600-1750 • Filming the Middle Ages • Advanced Old English Language • Libertine Literature 1660-1690 • Narrating the Nation • Visions of Hell: The Fiction of Evelyn Waugh and Muriel Spark • Victorian Outsiders: Englishness and Jewishness in the Nineteenth-century Novel • Late Victorian Gothic: Texts and Context • Modern Monsters: Contemporary American Texts • Medicine and Literature in the Nineteenth Century • Jane Austen: the Novels, their Contexts and Adaptations • Historical Fiction • Screen Gothic • British Popular Culture since 1945 • The Golden Age of French Cinema, 1930-1955
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Film Studies Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA Film Studies and the Visual Arts 3 yrs PV33 ABB BA Film Studies and English 3 yrs PQ33 ABB BA Film and Media Studies 3 yrs P900 Joint course also available
BA Modern Languages with Film Studies
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Other qualifications and requirements
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Subject specific requirements: Film Studies and English: One A level should be in English Language, English Literature or English Language and Literature. International Baccalaureate: 32 points, including 6 in Higher Level English for Film Studies and English. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/film-ug
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Film Studies at Leicester Film Studies at Leicester explores the history, theory and art of film – the most universal of all the popular arts. During your time with us you will gain a thorough grounding in the history of cinema as a social practice and an appreciation of a wide range of different national cinemas, film cultures, styles and genres. You will also go beyond the silver screen itself to learn about the processes involved in making films – including making your own film – and to understand the role that film plays in the wider society and culture. We believe in teaching that is informed by research – you will study a broad range of topics that reflect the current intellectual agenda of Film Studies, as well as looking at the contemporary and the classics. Our academics have a variety of research interests including Hollywood, British cinema and television and European cinemas. As such, your learning will have a global view on the visual arts so that you can appreciate the myriad interpretations and conceptions of film that have emerged from different cultures, societies and languages. In addition, our module in film production can develop your practical film-making skills. Our approach is truly multi-disciplinary and allows you to benefit from the input of several of Leicester’s internationally-recognised departments. Our friendly and approachable departmental staff will support you throughout your degree.
The course was a balance of kinaesthetic and visual learning, enabling you to acquire knowledge and then put it into action.
Study abroad
Europe
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• Pisa, Italy • Bonn, Germany • Montpellier, France • Amsterdam, Netherlands • Other destinations are available
Why choose Film Studies at Leicester? • We have excellent facilities, including a fully equipped Film Theatre. • Film Studies and the Visual Arts and Film Studies and English students have the chance to study abroad at one of our partner institutions in Europe. This is a great opportunity to broaden your horizons by exploring different cultures and academic climates • Our Film Production module helps you learn about the technical and creative processes that go on behind the camera and about how these shape films. • We run a rolling programme of visiting public lectures form eminent scholars and creatives in art and film. • The student-led Film Society allows you to get together with like-minded people to watch and discuss film. Alongside weekly screenings there are socials, including cinema trips, film quizzes and many more.
Career development • The modules Film Production and Film Journalism have an applied focus – helping you develop the skills and knowledge required for careers in these areas. • We run a dedicated Academic Study in the Workplace module. • We have a programme of visiting careers talks by leading experts in the arts and film industries who can provide insights into employment pathways.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Athena Theatre, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Intercept IT, Odeon Cinema, Phoenix Square Leicester, Porta Romana, The London Speaker Bureau, University of Leicester, Vodafone, WCP, Westwood Rock. Example Postgraduate Courses: MRes Film, MSc Historic Conservation, PGCE.
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BA Film Studies and the Visual Arts
BA Film Studies and English
This is for you if you love watching and appreciating movies, and want to understand how they work and their importance in the modern world.
This is for you if you enjoy analysing film and literature, and want to understand their changing relationship.
First Year
First Year
• Approaches to Film Production and Consumption • Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace • Reading Film • Realism and the Cinema
• Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Reading English • Reading Film • Realism and the Cinema • Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Second Year • American Film and Visual Culture • Film Production • Researching World Cinemas • Long Essay Selection of optional modules, for example: • Introduction to British Cinema • Film Journalism • History of Italian Cinema • Italian Art and Architecture 1500-1700 • Italy Field Trip
Third Year • Dissertation on a topic of your choice Selection of optional modules, for example: • British Popular Culture since 1945 • The Cinema of Luis Buñuel • Classical Aesthetics and its Legacy • Conceptual Art and its Aftermath • Drawing to Painting in the Italian Renaissance • The Golden Age of French Cinema 1930-45 • Holbien to Hilliard: Painting in the Sixteenth Century • Italian Post-War Directors • Italy and the North 1550-1700 • The Media on Film • Science Fiction Cinema • Screen Gothic • Seriality in Film and Media • Understanding Screenplays • Women in Cinema
Second Year • Film Production • American Film and Visual Culture • Researching World Cinemas • Renaissance Literature • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660-1789 • Concepts in Criticism
Third Year • Dissertation on a topic of your choice from Film Studies or English Selection of optional modules, for example: • Before Homosexuality: Representing Same-Sex Desire • British Popular Culture since 1945 • Coming of Age in American: Representations of Adolescence • Contemporary Women’s Writing • The Forms of Modern Poetry • The Golden Age of French Cinema 1930-45 • New York Stories: Tales of the City • Postcolonial Afghanistan: From the Great Game to the War on Terror • Post-War to Postmodern: Literature 1945-Present • Representing the Holocaust • Romantics to Victorians: Literature 1789-1870 • Science Fiction Cinema • Screen Gothic • Seriality in Film and Media • Understanding Screenplays • Victorian to Modern: Literature 1870-1945 • Women in Cinema
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BA Film and Media Studies This is for you if you are keen to draw on approaches based in the humanities and social sciences in examining film and other media.
First Year • Approaches to Film Production and Consumption • Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace • Introduction to Media and Communication • Reading Film • Realism and the Cinema • Topics in Media and Communication
Second Year • American Film and Visual Culture • Analysing Communication Processes • Film Production • Media, Identity and the Popular • Researching World Cinemas • Television Studies
Student Blogger Tom Film Studies
One of the reasons why I enjoy my course so much is because I have the freedom and the resources to study and write about some of my moviemaking heroes. View Tom’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Third Year • Dissertation on a topic of your choice from Film or Media Selection of optional modules, for example: • Science Fiction Cinema • Seriality in Film and Media • The Media on Film • Advertising, Culture and Communication • Working in the Creative Industries • Media Law • Screen Gothic • British Popular Culture since 1945 • Women in Cinema • The Golden Age of French Cinema • Music as Communication • Media and the Body
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Geography Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB ABB ABB ABB
BA Geography
3 yrs L700
BSc Geography
3 yrs F800
BA Human Geography
3 yrs L720
BSc Physical Geography
3 yrs F840
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: 32 points. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics and English Language at grade C. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/geography-ug
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I love my course at Leicester because of the strong emphasis on practical fieldwork. Samuel, Geography
Welcome to Geography at Leicester At the interface of the human and the physical environments, geography is an integrative discipline that fosters a broad perspective on the problems of today’s world and equips you with a variety of transferable and employable skills. The Department of Geography at Leicester provides a stimulating, supportive and friendly environment in which to study contemporary geography. Our flexible degrees allow you to either specialise in particular areas of geography – such as physical geography or human geography – or combine topics that bridge the science/social science interface. Throughout your degree there will be an emphasis on gaining practical skills and putting them to use in a critical manner. You will receive all of the training needed to carry out independent research in a range of contexts. The Department has a broad range of research expertise, which spans the scope of the discipline and feeds directly into our teaching. Key areas include tropical and arid environments, past and contemporary environmental changes, cultural geography, activism and development geography. In a department renowned for its friendliness and community spirit, the favourable staffstudent ratio means that you will be a member of the team, not just an anonymous face.
Study abroad
USA and Canada
Europe
• Europe: Spain, France, Finland and Netherlands • Canada: Vancouver and Calgary • USA: Texas and Ohio • Australia: Adelaide and Sydney
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Scholarships • The Susan Wiley Fund supports students attending third year optional field classes.
Career development
Why choose Geography at Leicester? • We offer a range of once-in-a-lifetime field trip opportunities: you could visit the Amazon Rainforest, Kenya or the Mojave Desert to name a few. • All field classes in your first and second years are 100% subsidised by the University. • You can broaden your horizons and knowledge by spending a year abroad. • Leicester is internationally renowned for our work on Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Our state-of-the-art GIS facilities include a 3D virtual reality theatre for data visualisation. • You will have access to our specialised laboratories, including: an Environmental Stable Isotope Lab for organic compound analyses; a Geochronology Lab; a Palaeoecology Lab for the study of micro-fossils such as pollen; and a Geomorphological Hardware Modelling Lab with a rainfall simulator and flume channel that allow studies of sediment transport under controlled conditions. • GeogSoc, our student-run departmental society, is the only student society in the UK affiliated to the European Geography Association (EGEA).
• Two second year modules address your career needs: Workplace Geographies develops your understanding of the job market; Geography in Education involves placements in local secondary schools. • We have a dedicated careers tutor. • You will receive regular email digests containing information about career fairs, job opportunities, career development courses and information to help you boost your employability. • The Department has well-established links with many businesses and government departments, including Natural England, the European Space Agency, the Home Office, BP Exploration, Infoterra Ltd and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Barnet Council, BMW, British Gas Business, Chambers Commodities, Chatsworth Estate, Electrobase RP, FINDMaps, Kent County Council, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, Leicestershire Police, Livos Energy, Lloyds Banking Group, MUR Shipping, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Navy, UK Border Agency. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Landscape and Culture, MA Risk Management, MRes Geography, MSc Democracy, Politics and Governance, MSc Geographical Information Systems, MSc Geological and Environmental Hazards, MSc Global Environmental Change, MSc Human Resource Management, MSc Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, MSc Town Planning, PGCE Geography. 119
BA Geography
BSc Geography
This is for you if you are interested in geography but want to concentrate on the discipline’s social science themes. The BA Geography is a holistic human geography degree that bridges science and the social sciences whilst remaining focused on the core elements that distinguish human geography. You can switch to BSc Geography at the end of your first year should you wish.
This is for you if you are interested in a rounded geography degree but wish to focus on the physical science (physical geography) aspects of the discipline. You retain the option to incorporate some human geography, particularly through themes that bridge the science and the social science disciplines. You can switch to BA Geography at the end of your first year, should you wish.
First Year
First Year
• Environment, Nature and Society • Evolution of the Earth System • Exploring our Digital Planet • Fieldwork Skills for Professional Geographers • Introduction to Globalisation and Global Inequalities • Land-Ecosystem Dynamics • Skills for Professional Geographers • Working with Geographical Information
• Environment, Nature and Society • Evolution of the Earth System • Exploring our Digital Planet • Field and Lab Techniques for Physical Geographers • Introduction to Globalisation and Global Inequalities • Land-Ecosystem Dynamics • Skills for Professional Geographers
Second Year • Geographical Research in the Field (overseas field course) • Thinking Space • Workplace Geographies OR Geography in Education Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Issues in Digital Geographies • Contemporary Issues in Human Geography • Environment and Development • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Global Geopolitical Economy • Social and Cultural Geographies
• Geographical Research Design (overseas field course) • Lab, Field and Data Handling Techniques • Workplace Geographies • Geography in Education Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Issues in Digital Geographies • Contemporary Issues in Physical Geography • The Dynamic Biosphere • Environment and Development • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Social and Cultural Geographies • Understanding Landscapes
Third Year
Third Year
• Contemporary Digital Geographies • Contemporary Environmental Challenges • Geographies of Culture and Representation • Geography and the Everyday Politics of Identity • Global Environmental Change • Kenya: Environment, Gender and Development (field class) • Nature, Culture, Country: Southwest USA field course (field class) • Postcolonial Perspectives in and of Africa • Remote Sensing for Geographers • Spaces of Social Change • Dissertation (final year research project)
• Arid Environments • The Biosphere in the Earth System • Californian Drylands (field class) • Contemporary Digital Geographies • Contemporary Environmental Challenges • Drainage Basins • Global Environmental Change • Ice Ages and Climate Change • Neotropical Rainforests (field class) • Remote Sensing for Geographers • Water Quality Processes and Management • Dissertation (final year research project)
Field trip
Year 2 Residential field trip to New York, fully funded by the University Year 3 Optional residential field trips to Kenya or the southwest USA (bursaries available)
Second Year
Field trip
Year 1 Residential field trip to Devon, fully funded by the University Year 2 Residential field trips to the Lake District and Spain, fully funded by the University Year 3 Optional residential field trips to the Amazon Rainforest and California (bursaries available)
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BA Human Geography
BSc Physical Geography
This is for you if you are interested in geography from a purely social science perspective. The BA Human Geography degree focuses on the core elements that make up human geography, but provides room to explore the social sciences more broadly through supplementary modules in other departments (including Economics, Criminology, Archaeology and Modern Languages) – there is no Physical Geography.
This is for you if you are scientifically or numericallyminded with an interest in the Earth and environmental sciences. You will supplement physical geography modules with complementary courses from other science departments, such as Geology, Chemistry or Mathematics – there is no Human Geography.
First Year • An Introduction to Globalisation and Global Inequalities • Core Concepts in Human Geography • Environment, Nature and Society • Fieldwork Skills for Professional Geographers • Skills for Professional Geographers • Working with Geographical Information • Exploring our Digital Planet • Plus optional modules outside Geography
Second Year • Geographical Research in the Field (overseas field course) • Thinking Space • Workplace Geographies OR Geography in Education Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Issues in Digital Geographies • Contemporary Issues in Human Geography • Environment and Development • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Global Geopolitical Economy • Social and Cultural Geographies
Third Year • Contemporary Digital Geographies • Contemporary Environmental Challenges • Geographies of Culture and Representation • Geography and the Everyday Politics of Identity • Kenya: Environment, Gender and Development (field class) • Nature, Culture, Country: Southwest USA field course (field class) • Postcolonial Perspectives in and of Africa • Remote Sensing for Geographers • Spaces of Social Change • Dissertation (final year research project)
Field trip
Year 2 Residential field trip to New York, fully funded by the University Year 3 Optional residential field trips to Kenya or the southwest USA (bursaries available)
First Year • Evolution of the Earth System • Exploring our Digital Planet • Field and Laboratory Techniques for Physical Geographers • Land-Ecosystem Dynamics • Skills for Professional Geographers • Working with Geographical Information • Plus optional modules outside Geography
Second Year • Geographical Research Design (overseas field course) • Geography in Education • Lab, Field and Data Handling Techniques • Workplace Geographies Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Issues in Digital Geographies • Contemporary Issues in Physical Geography • The Dynamic Biosphere • Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Understanding Landscapes
Third Year • Arid Environments • The Biosphere in the Earth System • Californian Drylands (field class) • Contemporary Environmental Challenges • Contemporary Digital Geographies • Drainage Basins • Global Environmental Change • Ice Ages and Climate Change • Neotropical Rainforests (field class) • Remote Sensing for Geographers • Water Quality Processes and Management • Dissertation (final year research project)
Field trip
Year 1 Residential field trip to Devon, fully funded by the University Year 2 Residential field trips to the Lake District and southern Spain, fully funded by the University Year 3 Optional residential field trips to the Amazon Rainforest and California (bursaries available)
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Geosciences Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BSc Geology AAA MGeol Geology ABB BSc Applied and
3 yrs F600
AAA MGeol Applied and
Environmental Geology
4 yrs F611
ABB AAA ABB AAA
BSc Geology with Geophysics
3 yrs F660
MGeol Geology with Geophysics
4 yrs F661
BSc Geology with Palaeobiology
3 yrs F6C1
4 yrs F601 3 yrs F610
Environmental Geology
What I like most is the lecturers’ willingness to talk to you about a groundbreaking piece of research they’re doing. Stephanie, Geosciences
MGeol Geology with Palaeobiology 4 yrs F6CC
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: Three A levels usually required, normally including at least two from: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Use of Mathematics or Physics. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 (or 34 for MGeol) points including appropriate higher level science subjects. BTEC Nationals: Contact department to check if subject appropriate. Pass Diploma with DDD. Access to HE: Pass science diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including at least 30 credits at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics and English Language normally required at grade C. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/geosciences-ug
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Welcome to Geosciences at Leicester The Department of Geology at Leicester provides a friendly, dynamic and supportive environment in which to learn about the evolution of our planet from geoscientists at the forefront of their field. Our teaching is led by our research and you will be taught by staff recognised internationally for their expertise in three main fields: Palaeobiology, Crustal Processes, Geophysics and Borehole Research. Because all our degrees include common modules in the first year, you can transfer between courses as you discover those aspects of the geosciences which inspire you most and best match your particular interests and career aspirations. We pride ourselves on our excellent staff-student relations and have high student satisfaction levels not least because of our small group teaching and tutorials, which provide individually tailored academic and pastoral support throughout your degree. You can study for a three-year BSc or a fouryear MGeol, which includes an independent research project on a topic chosen by you. During this project you will work with specialist analytical facilities and learn the skills required to succeed in a research environment. Some of our previous MGeol projects have been published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Study abroad
Europe USA
• Tucson, USA • Christchurch, New Zealand • Europe
New Zealand
Year in industry • You can take a year out from your studies, working in industry. Placements have included the National Grid, Ministry of Defence, E.on and the British Antarctic Survey.
Why choose Geosciences at Leicester? • In your first year you will visit the Isle of Arran, one of the most geologically varied spots on Earth. Further field trips will take you (dependent on your choice of degree) to Anglesey, Spain, Welsh Basin, NW Scotland, Tenerife, Cornwall or Sicily, while locally you will have the chance to explore the internationally important Precambrian rocks under Charnwood Forest. • Our active student society organises talks, meetings, field trips and departmental social activities. Three further groups provide more opportunities for those with interests in economic geology, geophysics and palaeobiology. • Each year we offer up to £5,000 of student prizes for academic achievement and overall performance. • The Department is home to SEIS-UK, the UK’s national seismology research facility, and is a leading participant in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, the world’s largest Earth science research project. • Our reference collection of rocks, minerals and fossils runs to more than 120,000 specimens. • We even have our own dinosaur! Jane the T Rex, a fully mounted skeleton outside our departmental office, is the only sub-adult specimen in Europe. • All our degrees are accredited by the Geological Society of London.
Scholarships • You can apply for dedicated bursary schemes run by Aggregate Industries, Micromine and SRK Consulting. These have a total value of £13,500 and include work experience with the sponsor.
Career development • Our dedicated Careers Tutor is a former working geologist with years of industrial experience. • A wide range of companies from across the geoscience sector attend our annual Geology Careers Day. • We provide up-to-date information exclusively for our undergraduates on current vacancies, work experience opportunities and options for further study.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Anglo American Exploration Brazil; BP; Ghazal Minerals; Gnomic Geological Services; Health Protection Agency; Hugh Stuart Exploration Consultants; National Trust; Network Stratigraphic Consultancy Ltd; Queensland Mining and Exploration Consultants. Example Postgraduate Courses: MSc Hydrogeology; MSc Geographical Information Systems; MSc Taxonomy and Biodiversity; PhD Earth Sciences; PhD Metamorphic Petrology Ar-Ar dating; PhD Palaeobiology; PhD Geophysics. 123
BSc/MGeol Geology This course will give you the knowledge and skills for understanding the theory and application of geology to Earth processes and systems. It integrates traditional sciences to provide a broad education in many aspects of the geosciences.
First Year Modules include: • Dynamic Earth • Atoms to Rocks • Geological Maps and Structures • Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record • Planetary Geology • Tutorials
Second Year Modules include: • Interpreting Geological Maps • Advanced Stratigraphic Methods • Magmatic and Metamorphic Processes • Depositional Processes and Environments • Dynamic Lithosphere • Tutorials
Third Year • Geochemistry • Global Tectonics • Dissertation (MGeol only) Selection of optional modules including: • Controls on Depositional Systems • Diversity and Evolution of Vertebrates • Mineral Exploration Techniques • Geological Application of Microfossils • Petroleum Reservoir Petrophysics • Physical Volcanology • Planetary Science
Fourth Year (MGeol only) • Hot Topics • Master’s Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Igneous Petrogenesis • Methods and Modelling in Palaeoclimatology • Remote Sensing and GIS • Rock Physics and Natural Hazards
Fieldwork
Isle of Arran (Yr 1), Spain and Anglesey (Yr 2), NW Highlands or Tenerife or Cornwall (Yr 3), Sicily or Urban Geology (Yr 4), Independent Field-Based Projects (Yr 2 and Yr 3)
BSc/MGeol Applied and Environmental Geology This course will help you understand the context of applying geoscience to human activities within the ever-changing needs of a growing world population. It will prepare you to meet the fundamental challenges of locating and managing Earth resources whilst minimising the environmental impact.
First Year Modules include: • Natural Resources and the Environment • Geological Maps and Structures • Mineralogy • Atoms to Rocks • Dynamic Earth • Tutorials
Second Year Modules include: • Ore Suite Report • Introductory Mineral Deposits • Magmatic and Metamorphic Processes • Dynamic Lithosphere • Interpreting Geological Maps • Tutorials
Third Year • Environmental Geoscience • Mineral Exploration Techniques • Advanced Mineral Deposits Selection of optional modules including: • Geochemistry • Petroleum Reservoir Petrophysics • Reservoir Geoscience • Global Tectonics
Fourth Year (MGeol only) • Hot Topics • Master’s Research Project Selection of optional modules including: • Remote Sensing and GIS • Ore Genesis • Mineral Economics • Rock Physics and Natural Hazards
Fieldwork
Isle of Arran (Yr 1), Spain and Anglesey (Yr 2), Cornwall (Yr 3), Sicily or Urban Geology (Yr 4), Independent Field-Based Projects (Yr 2 and Yr 3)
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BSc/MGeol Geology with Geophysics
BSc/MGeol Geology with Palaeobiology
This course will provide hands-on geophysics project work to develop your practical skills, inspire your learning and fire your enthusiasm. You will develop specialist expertise in geophysical exploration methods and your skills in physics, mathematics and IT.
This course allows you to combine the knowledge and skills base of a degree in geology with the development of expertise in the scientific study of fossils.
First Year
Modules include: • Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record • The Sedimentary World • Mineralogy • Geological Maps and Structures • Natural Resources and the Environment • Tutorials
Modules include: • Dynamic Earth • Micro to Macro • Planetary Geology • Geological Maps and Structures • Atoms to Rocks • Tutorials
Second Year
Second Year Modules include: • Near Surface Geophysics • Principles of Geophysics • Dynamic Lithosphere • Depositional Processes and Environments • Magmatic and Metamorphic Processes • Tutorials
Third Year • Reflection Seismology • Geophysical Data Analysis • Reservoir Geoscience Selection of optional modules including: • Controls on Depositional Systems • Environmental Geoscience • Planetary Science • Petroleum Reservoir Petrophysics
Fourth Year (MGeol only) • Global and Crustal Seismology • Master’s Research Project • Hot Topics Selection of optional modules including: • Rock Physics and Natural Hazards • Mineral Economics • Remote Sensing and GIS
Fieldwork
First Year
Isle of Arran (Yr 1), Spain and Anglesey (Yr 2), Sicily or Urban Geology (Yr 4), Independent Field-Based Projects (Yr 2 and Yr 3)
Modules include: • Exceptional Preservation of Fossils • Major Events in the History of Life • Depositional Processes and Environments • Interpreting Geological Maps • Advanced Stratigraphic Methods • Tutorials
Third Year • Dissertation • Diversity and Evolution of Vertebrates • Geological Application of Microfossils Selection of optional modules including: • Environmental Geoscience • Geochemistry • Isotope Geochemistry and Palaeoenvironmental Research • Reservoir Geoscience • Controls on Depositional Systems
Fourth Year (MGeol only) • Evolutionary Palaeobiology • Master’s Research Project • Methods and Modelling in Palaeoclimatology • Hot Topics Selection of optional modules including: • Remote Sensing and GIS • Mineral Economics • Rock Physics and Natural Hazards
Fieldwork
Isle of Arran (Yr 1), Welsh Basin (Yr 2), Sicily or Urban Geology (Yr 4),Independent Field-Based Projects (Yr 2 and Yr 3)
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History Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA History
3/4 yrs V100
ABB BA Contemporary History
3/4 yrs V140
ABB BA History and Politics
3/4 yrs VL12
with optional year abroad with optional year abroad with optional year abroad
ABB BA History and American Studies 3/4 yrs VT17
with optional year abroad
Joint courses also available
BA Ancient History and History
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BA History and Archaeology
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BA International Relations and History
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BA English and History
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Other qualifications and requirements
History at Leicester
Subject specific requirements: A level History (preferably) International Baccalaureate: 32 points with a 6 at Higher Level BTEC National Diploma: DDM. Please contact department regarding eligibility. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: No specific requirement Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/history-ug
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Welcome to As one of the largest history departments in the UK, we can offer you a broad choice of periods and subjects, from the 5th century to the contemporary world and from English local history to globalisation. Flexibility is at the heart of our degrees. Your first year will be spent acquiring foundation skills and knowledge in your areas of interest. Later on you will have the freedom to select your modules and build a degree around topics that inspire you. With experts in a plethora of topics, you will always be able to find modules that pique your curiosity and quench your thirst for knowledge – from peopling Australia to the history of drinking in America. Since history is not confined to one place, nor will you be. Our department shares links with universities across Europe, Australia and America. By choosing to study abroad you will not only gain new perspectives on the past but witness new life, cultures and people in the present. We understand and empathise with the increasing pressure and expectations faced by young people and we take a broad-minded approach to considering applicants from a wide-range of educational backgrounds. You will be part of a genuinely friendly and inclusive academic community of students and staff. We creatively support your intellectual development while preparing you for your journey beyond academia.
Study abroad
USA
The wide variety of module choices has allowed me to develop my interest in specific areas of history, including Urban history. Elizabeth, History
Europe
Australia
ERASMUS destinations: • Pisa, Italy • Strasbourg, France • Reims, France • Munich, Germany
• Humboldt, Germany • Berlin, Germany • Malta • Salamanca, Spain • Valencia, Spain
• Australia (various placements available) • USA (various placements available) • Other Study Abroad destinations possible
Why choose History at Leicester? • We have satisfied students – 92% of history students were satisfied with their course in the 2013 National Student Survey. • Our staff teach and research across an exceptionally wide range: Britain, Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia, and from the medieval to modern periods. This is reflected in the diversity and breadth of modules that you can study. • We have an excellent research rating. 90% of our research has been designated internationally significant. • We have been awarded £3.9 million in new research grants over the past 5 years, placing us 4th nationally for research income in the UK. This ensures our academics are working at the cutting-edge. • We have two School-based research centres – English Local History and Urban History – and co-involvement in five more: Centre for American Studies, Centre for Medical Humanities, Medieval Research Centre and the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust Studies.
Career development • The History in the Classroom module includes practical teaching experience by incorporating a placement in a local school. • History Apprentice is a careers event specifically designed to help you realise the potential of a degree in History and teach you how to present that potential to employers.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Adaptive Globalization, Amazon, AYC Intercultural Programme, BBC, Lloyds, Munich RE General Services Ltd, NHS, Rothamstead Research, Unilever, Vodafone UK. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Contemporary History, MA International Relations and World Order, MA Museum and Heritage Management, MA Political Theory, MA Security, Terrorism and Insurgency, MA Urban History, MRes History, MSc Rural Estate and Land Management.
• Our staff edit leading academic journals: Family and Community History, Rural History, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, Urban History. • The student-led History Society is one of the largest societies in the University and has won a Best Student Group award for its support network and regular academic and social events, including the annual English and History ball. 127
BA History
BA Contemporary History
This is for you if you want to delve into the past and understand how the movements, ideas and people that shaped the past are still affecting the present and informing our future.
This is for you if you want to concentrate on recent history alongside contemporary politics and international relations. If your main interests lie in twentieth-century history, it allows you to concentrate on a focused chronological period, with modules covering global topics.
First Year • Europe Reshaped • Making History • Making of the Modern World • Monarchy and Society • People and Places • Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Second Year • Perceiving the Past • Historical Research Methods • Group Project Selection of optional modules including: • Agincourt and Orleans: Lancastrian England and Valois France, 1413-1453 • Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History • From News to History: Contemporary History and the Media • Gender History • Ireland Under the Union • Peopling Australia • Race and Ethnicity • Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union • Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction in the US • A World Connected: Welfare Economy and Government Since 1945
Third/Final Year • Dissertation Selection of optional modules including: • After Hitler • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • The Crusading Movement, 1270-1396 • The Decline of a World Power: British Foreign and Defence Policy 1892-1968 • The French Revolution • The Holocaust: Genocide in Europe • Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, c.1350-1650 • Israel/Palestine: The Story of a Land • The Nazis and Cinema • Presidency of FDR • When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the 20th Century • Women in American Society from Civil War to First World War
First Year • Making History • Europe Reshaped • International Relations since 1945 • Making of the Modern World • People and Places • Introduction to Political Systems OR Current Issues in International Relations
Second Year • Perceiving the Past Selection of optional modules including: • Political Ideas • International Security Studies • Domestic Revolutions: Women, Men and the Family in American History • Imperialism and De-Colonisation • From News to History: Contemporary History and the Media • Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History, 1839-1989 • History in the Classroom • A World Connected: Welfare, Economy and Government since 1945 • Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union • The Making of Modern British Politics, 1906-2007
Third/Final Year • Dissertation Selection of optional modules including: • British Politics and European Integration • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • Church, State and Belief in Soviet Russia, 1941-1991 • The EU: Policies, Issues and Debates • Global Justice and Human Rights • The Politics of Counter-Terrorism • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons • Rising Powers in the Global Order • When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the 20th Century • Diasporas and Migrations in the Modern World • Parties and Politics in Britain, 1914-1974 • The Transformation of Leicester, 1945-1980 • Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • The Nazis and Cinema: Holocaust and Representation
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BA History and Politics This is for you if you are interested in the complementary disciplines of History and Politics. You will develop an awareness of the contemporary world and a clear perception of the historical roots of its social, economic and political structures, ideas and problems.
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BA History and American Studies This is for you if you want a global outlook to your studies that focuses on the exponential growth and subsequent influence of the USA. You also have the opportunity to study for a year in either the USA or Europe.
• Europe Reshaped • International Relations since 1945 • Introduction to Politics • Making of the Modern World • American History since 1877 • Introduction to Political Systems OR Current Issues in International Relations
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• Perceiving the Past Selection of optional modules: • Religious History • Domestic Revolutions: Women, Men and the Family in American History • Deviance and Disorder in the Early Modern City • Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union • The Making of Modern British Politics, 1906-2007 • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • Globalisation
• Perceiving the Past • Ethnicity and Diversity in American Life • The American City • Diplomatic History: US Foreign Policy, 1898-1945 Selection of optional modules including: • Domestic Revolutions: Women, Men and the Family in American History • From News to History: Contemporary History and the Media • Gender History • History in the Classroom • Imperialism and De-Colonisation • Religious History
Third/Final Year • Dissertation Selection of optional modules including: • The Imperial Economy: Britain in the Wider World 1815-1914 • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • The Decline of a World Power: British Foreign and Defence Policy 1892-1968 • Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, c.1350-1650 • The Politics of Counter-Terrorism • South African Foreign Policy • The Politics of Slavery • Parties and Politics in Britain, 1914-1974 • Political Satire, 1681-1792 • Crime and Punishment in African American History • Food, Diet and Health in Early Modern Europe • Jacobitism in Britain and Europe, 1688-1808 • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • Decline of a World Power: British Foreign and Defence Policy, 1892-1968 • Women in American Society from the Civil War to the First World War • Making Nazis: Propaganda and Persuasion in the Third Reich, 1935-1945
• Europe Reshaped • American History, 1776-1877 • Introduction to US Politics • American History since 1877 • Making of the Modern World • The American West
Third/Final Year • Dissertation Selection of optional modules including: • After Hitler • Brave New World? City, Culture and Identity in Post-War England • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • The Decline of a World Power: British Foreign and Defence Policy, 1892-1968 • Facing Modernity: Jews in Central Europe • The Holocaust: Genocide in Europe • Israel/ Palestine: The Story of a Land • Making Nazis • McCarthy’s America • The Nazis and Cinema • Parties and Politics • Presidency of FDR • The Transformation of Leicester • When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the 20th Century • Women in American Society from the Civil War to the First World War
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History of Art Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA History of Art ABB BA History of Art and English
3/4 yrs V308 3/4 yrs VQ33
The course offers a great variety of topics from the Italian Renaissance masters to Dada and Surrealism; with a mix of art theory and art philosophy. Josie, History of Art
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Subject specific requirements: History of Art and English: One A level should be in English Language, English Literature or English Language and Literature. International Baccalaureate: Pass with 32 points. History of Art and English: Pass with 32 points, including 6 in Higher Level English. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: No specific requirements. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/artfilm-ug
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History of Art at Leicester The History of Art and Film department is internationally renowned for its high standards of research and teaching. At Leicester you will gain an impeccable education in visual literacy. You will explore the history and theory of art, from classical antiquity through to the present day, and critically examine and debate key themes such as: the role of art in society; the effect of art upon human emotions; the relationship between the written word and the visual image; the nature of creativity; and the notion of artistic ‘genius’. In summary, you will come to understand art as a window that looks out onto many of the most interesting aspects of our culture, both past and present. The degrees we offer reflect our broad areas of research excellence, so you can expect to be taught in modules covering not only the established canons of art and film history, but also more specialist subjects that are frequently refreshed to reflect our newest research. As a small department we pride ourselves on our friendly and approachable culture, which makes for a relaxed and supportive teaching environment that we think gets the best out of our students. Classes are small, informal and intimate, creating an excellent teaching and learning experience.
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• Pisa, Italy • Bonn, Germany • Montpellier, France • Amsterdam, Netherlands • Other destinations are available
Why choose History of Art at Leicester? • Our month-long, subsidised study trip to Rome, Siena, Venice, Pisa, Padua and Florence during the second year is an exciting and valuable opportunity to study Italian art and architecture in the company of one of our Renaissance experts. • Our cutting-edge research covers a broad range of themes, including: Medieval and Tudor art, sculpture and architecture; Italian art and compositional theory from the Early Renaissance through to the Baroque; 18th and 19th century historicism, heritage and conservation; 20th century through to contemporary art, photography and sculpture; Modernist through to contemporary architecture, planning and theory; British and American cinema, serials and television; and Popular culture, media, videogames and comics. • We have an excellent record for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 90% of students were satisfied with their course in 2013. • Our high-profile work is featured regularly in the international media. For example, the 2012 Royal Academy ‘Bronze’ exhibition, which took nearly a quarter of a million visitors was conceived and led by members of staff in the department. • Our vibrant student-led Art and Aesthetics Society arranges an active programme of lectures by invited artists, practical art-classes, gallery visits and a variety of other social events.
Career development • We have excellent links with the arts industries. Our Careers Director has worked in the curating of exhibitions, editing art journals, as well as in the auction house sector, and is ideally placed to advise on careers in these areas. • We run a programme of visiting careers talks by leading experts in the arts and film industries who can provide insights into employment pathways. • The modules Film Production and Film Journalism have an applied focus – helping you develop the skills and knowledge required for careers in these areas. • Internship opportunities are available in various fields, from museum and auction house work to journal editing and film studio work. • We run a rolling programme of visiting public lectures form eminent scholars and creatives in art and film.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Athena Theatre, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Intercept IT, Odeon Cinema, Phoenix Square Leicester, Porta Romana, The London Speaker Bureau, University of Leicester, Vodafone, WCP, Westwood Rock. Example Postgraduate Courses: MRes Film, MSc Historic Conservation, PGCE.
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BA History of Art This is for you if you are enthused by painting, sculpture and architecture, and would like to learn how to read through them into the histories that lie behind.
First Year • Introduction to History of Art I • Words and Pictures • Introduction to History of Art II • Theory and Practice of Art History • Optional Module Optional modules also available in the departments of English, History, Ancient History and Archaeology and Modern Languages.
Second Year • Documents of the History of Art • European Art 1890-1940 • Italian Art and Architecture 1400-1600: comprising of an Italian field trip (Rome, Pisa, Siena, Florence, Venice) over the Easter Vacation. • Long Essay Selection of optional modules including: • The Artist in Medieval England • Researching World Cinemas • American Film and Visual Cultures • Reading Film • Realism and the Cinema Optional modules also available in the departments of English, History, Ancient History and Archaeology and Modern Languages.
Third Year • Dissertation (10,000 words) on a subject of your choice Selection of optional modules including: • Italy and the North • B-Films and Serials • British Cinema and Society 1930-1950 • Classical Aesthetics and its Legacy • Conceptual Art and its Aftermath • The Death and Life of Modernist Architecture • Hollywood and Melodrama • Comics and Popular Culture
BA History of Art and English This is for you if you would like to trace the interplay of the visual image and the written word through history, in the work of artists and writers in an array of different genres.
First Year • Introduction to the History of Art, part I • Introduction to the History of Art, part II • Theory and Practise of Art History • Reading English • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Renaissance Drama: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Second Year • Documents of the History of Art • European Art: 1890-1940 • Italian Art and Architecture 1400-1600 • Renaissance Literature • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660-1789 • Concepts in Criticism
Third Year You choose a 20 credit Dissertation in English, or a larger 40 credit Dissertation in History of Art on a subject of your choice. Selection of optional modules including: • Italy and the North • B-Films and Serials • British Cinema and Society 1930-1950 • Classical Aesthetics and its Legacy • Conceptual Art and its Aftermath • The Death and Life of Modernist Architecture • Hollywood and Melodrama • Love and Death: The Novel in 19th century Russia and France • Contemporary Women’s Writing: 1960-Present Day • Gothic: from Otranto to Wuthering Heights • Representing the Holocaust • Filming the Middle Ages • Understanding Screenplays • The Thatcher Factor: The 1980s in Literature • Jane Austen: The Novels, their Contexts and Adaptations • On the Road Again: The Canterbury Tales after Chaucer
Opportunities Meet and hear from internationally famous novelists and poets through events run by the Department of English’s Centre for New Writing and at the annual Literary Leicester festival.
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We’re using cutting-edge technology to rebuild lost carvings. What will you piece together? History of Art meets deep space in a new project that sees scanning and analytical techniques borrowed from space science to rebuild damaged tomb monuments in a virtual environment. For the first time in centuries, we will be able to view these monuments as they were originally intended.
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International Foundation Year Course
Duration
Economics and Management Foundation 9 mths, full-time Engineering and Technology Foundation 9 mths, full-time Science Foundation
9 mths, full-time
Society and Culture Foundation
9 mths, full-time
Entry requirements Academic: Good high school graduation grades or equivalent level of academic achievement. Country of residence/nationality: The programme is open to international students only (UK/EU students are not accepted). Age: Students must be at least 17 years old at the start of the programme (students aged under 18 on entry to the programme must have a UK-based guardian). English Language Level: For direct entry to the Foundation Year: IELTS 5.0 (with minimum 5.0 in writing), or equivalent. For English Language Preparation prior to your academic programme: equivalent of IELTS 4.0. If you do not have an IELTS, you will need a satisfactory score in another valid Secure English Language Test (SELT). SELTs are tests recognised by the UK Border Agency as a valid assessment of your English language level. For a full list of SELTs please visit the UK Border Agency website. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/isc
Find out more www.le.ac.uk/isc Student Enrolment Advisers University of Leicester International Study Centre 1 Billinton Way, Brighton BN1 4LF UK For an application form or for course enquiries: t: 01273 339333 f: 01273 339398 w: www.le.ac.uk/isc
Welcome to International Foundation Year at Leicester The International Study Centre (ISC) offers specialist preparation for direct progression to a wide range of undergraduate degrees at the University of Leicester. The Foundation Year, delivered at the ISC, has been tailor-made for international students who have completed high school but who do not yet meet all the academic or English language entrance requirements for direct entry to a Bachelor’s degree. It combines academic modules with study skills and English language training. The University of Leicester ISC is run by Study Group, a world leader in education and training for international students. You can begin the Foundation Year in either September or January for degree entry the following September. If you need extra English language support you can take one term of English Language Preparation before your Foundation Year.
Did you know? 94% of University of Leicester International Study Centre students who completed their course were offered a place on a degree programme at the University in 2013.
Teaching, learning and assessment The International Foundation Year provides a highly supportive learning environment, introducing you to the style of teaching that you will experience when you progress to your degree. You will take part in tutorials, seminar-style classes and larger group lectures. Your progress will be monitored at all times to make sure you remain on track to complete the programme successfully and progress to your degree. You will also benefit from regular assessment through examination and marked coursework.
Skills gained The International Foundation Year is designed to ensure that you are fully prepared for Bachelor’s degree study at the University. It will improve your English, academic and study skills and give you the confidence to succeed in your chosen degree.
Progression to your degree On joining the International Foundation Year, you will receive a conditional offer of a degree
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place at the University. Once you have successfully completed the programme and have met the required entry standards, you will proceed directly to your preferred degree programme. The choice of degree subjects includes: Banking and Finance; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Computer Science; Criminology; Economics; Engineering; Geography; Geology; International Relations; Law; Management Studies; Mathematics; Media and Communication; Medical Biochemistry; Medical Genetics; Modern Languages, Physics; Politics; Psychology and Sociology.
Key facts Who is the programme for? International students who have completed high school but who are not yet academically qualified for a degree.
Programme structure: Five core modules and Five route modules.
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Law Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
AAB LLB Law with optional year abroad 3/4yrs M100 AAB LLB Law and Criminology 3 yrs ML26 AAB LLB Law with a Modern Language 4 yrs M2R9
(includes year abroad)
AAB LLB Law with Politics 3 yrs M2L2 AAB LLB/MaĂŽtrise in English and French 4 yrs M120
Law (includes 2 years in France)
Graduate Entry (LLB Law Senior status) 2 yrs M101
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: LLB/MaĂŽtrise: A level French or Equivalent required. Law with Modern Language: A level (or equivalent) in a foreign language.
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LLB Senior Status: A University degree from a recognised and certified institution, equivalent to an undergraduate degree from a British University with an overall average of a high 2:2 or equivalent. Applications from other countries welcome.
Law at Leicester
International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 34 points. BTEC National Diploma: DDD, with strong GCSE background. Access to HE Diploma: Pass, with at least 45 credits at level 3, including 39 at distinction. GCSE: English Language grade C. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/law-ug
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A law degree equips you with the academic skills required for a career as a solicitor or barrister and also makes you a highly desirable graduate in other professions. At Leicester we offer a cosmopolitan, friendly and supportive environment in which to study this fascinating subject. You will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of legal subjects, as well as the foundation subjects recognised by the Law Society and Bar Council as satisfying the academic stage in legal education. Your study will take a variety of approaches, including analysis of cases and statutes and the role of law within its social, economic and political context. We pride ourselves on our friendliness and approachability. You are encouraged both to give feedback and to participate in decisions through elected representatives. This is reflected in the fact that our Student Law Society has an office (and a voice!) in the Law School and is one of the largest student bodies in the University. Unlike some universities, at Leicester we do not require applicants to have taken the National Admissions test for Law as we are not convinced that LNAT scores provide additional information which we cannot get from your exam grades and school report.
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I really enjoy the fact that your learning is supported by smallsized tutorial groups, which allow you to take part in intense discussions and ensure you understand all areas of the law.
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Career development • Two dedicated law careers tutors are on hand to discuss career options, upcoming opportunities and give advice about different firms. • Our Law Fair is held annually and attracts over 40 law firms and other graduate employers, as well as providers of the LPC, BPTC and LLM qualifications.
Why choose Law at Leicester? • The Harry Peach Library is our dedicated Law reference library. A traditional wood-panelled room, it provides quiet study spaces and houses additional copies of the main law reports, statutes and journals. • You will have opportunities to gain practical and meaningful work experience during your degree with the Innocence Project and Legal Advice Clinic. Both projects are greatly enhanced by the fact that you will work closely with a supervising solicitor and barrister. • The Student Law Society is a large and dynamic body which organises a broad range of social and voluntary activities, such as debating, mooting, client interviewing and negotiating. Leicester students have been successful in these competitions both nationally and internationally. • The School of Law is home to four research groups specialising in European Law and Internationalisation, Consumers and Essential services, legal theory and labour law. • The University of Leicester School of Law Legal Studies Working Paper Series and e-Journal is distributed globally via the Social Sciences Research Network. • The Law Ball is an annual event, sponsored by solicitors firms, which is open to all law students and considered one of the most prestigious department events for students.
• Our Barristers’ Fair is the main careers event for those wanting to go to the Bar, and involves Chambers and Bar Professional Training Course providers. • We host a wide range of external speakers every year, representing the whole legal profession. • You get the chance to develop your legal skills during the course: – The Legal Advice Clinic allows you to advise non-law students on legal issues (with support from academics and local solicitors). – The Innocence Project enables you to work on real-life potential miscarriages of justice, with a view to referring cases back to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. – Your professional competencies can be enhanced by getting involved with the debating, client interviewing, negotiating and mooting activities, organised by the Student Law Society.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Allen and Overy, Amnesty International, Baker and McKenzie, Blake Lapthorn, Burma Volunteer Program, Capita, Carr Hepburn, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Eversheds, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Manchester United FC, NatWest, Proddow Mackay Law Ltd, Santander. Example Postgraduate Courses: Bar Professional Training Course, LLM Commercial Law, LLM Gender Sexuality and Law, LLM Human Rights and Justice, LLM International Economic Law, MA International Journalism. 137
LLB Law
LLB Law and Criminology
This is for you if you want a flexible qualification that gives you a solid foundation in Law, as well as a choice of many interesting optional modules. This programme is a qualifying law degree.
This is for you if you want a thorough grounding in Law, as well as an understanding in aspects of criminology such as the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behaviour.
First Year
First Year
• Civil Justice • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Criminal Justice • Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning • Law of Contract • Law of Tort
• Constitutional and Administrative Law • Introduction to Criminal Justice • Law of Contract • Law of Tort • Theories of Crime • Victims and Offenders
Second Year
Second Year
• Criminal Law • EU Law • Land Law One optional module from list below
• Criminal Law • EU Law • Policing • Prisons, Probation and Punishment Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Policing • Crime and the Media • Crime, Law and Justice • Drugs, Crime and Society • Gender and Crime • Youth Crime and Justice • Working in Criminal Justice
Third Year • Equity and Trusts Three optional modules from list below
Optional modules • Commercial Law • Company Law • Conflict of Laws • Competition Law and Policy • Criminology • Employment Law • Family Law • Human Rights and Civil Liberties • International Law • Intellectual Property • Jurisprudence • Law of Evidence • Law and Political Theory • Medical Law
Third Year • Clinical Criminology • Equity and Trusts • Land Law Selection of optional modules including: • Crimes of the Powerful • Crime, Law and Justice • Crime, Technology and Social Control • Cultures of Crime • Forensic Science and Criminal Justice • Hate Crime
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LLB Law with a Modern Language This is for you if you want to appeal to multi-national law firms, where having language skills, knowledge of another legal system and the experience of having lived abroad can be a distinct competitive advantage when beginning your legal career.
First Year • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Introduction to Law • Law of Contract • Law of Torts • Language module
LLB Law and Politics This is for you if you want to study a combination of Law and Politics modules to gain an understanding of public policy in its legal context.
First Year • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Introduction to Law • Introduction to Politics: Ideas and Ideologies • Introduction to Political Systems • Law of Contract • Law of Torts
Second Year
• Criminal Law • EU Law • European Texts in translation • Language module
• Criminal Law • EU Law • Law optional module Selection of optional modules including: • The American Presidency • Communism in East Europe • Democratisation of East-Central Europe
Third Year (Year Abroad)
Third Year
Second Year
• Modules will depend on the partner university you attend.
Fourth Year • Equity and Trusts • Land Law • Language Module • Modern and Postmodern in World Literature
• Equity and Trusts • Land Law Selection of optional modules including: • The Changing Character of War • Commercial Law • Company Law • Competition and Law Policy • Criminology • Dissertation • Employment Law • Equity Trusts • Family Law • Feminism • Global Justice and Human Rights • Human Rights and Civil Liberties • Intellectual Property
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LLB/Maîtrise in English and French Law This is for you if you are bilingual and want a law degree that gives the perfect foundation for working either for European bodies or in law firms with cross-border interests. This degree programme qualifies you for the professional examinations of both France and England/Wales. • Applicants for LLB/Maîtrise are interviewed and must be fluent in both French and English; levels of linguistic competence will be tested at an interview, conducted in both languages, by representatives from Strasbourg and Leicester.
First Year • Civil Justice • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Criminal Justice • Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning • Law of Contract • Law of Tort
LLB Senior Status This is for you if you already have a degree and want to complete a law degree at a more academic and advanced level than the Graduate Diploma in Law or the Common Professional Examination
First Year • Civil Justice • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Criminal Justice • Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning • Law of Contract • Law of Tort
Second Year • Criminal Law • Equity and Trusts • European Union Law • Land Law
Second Year • Criminal Law • Equity and Trusts • European Union Law • Land Law
Third Year • Droit administratif • Droit civil • Droit commercial • Droit public/constitutionnel • Two optional modules
Fourth Year Maîtrise examination in the subjects required to obtain one of these maîtrises: • Droit européen dominante privée • Droit européen dominante publique • Droit européen des affaires
Opportunity The Law Faculty of the Université de Strasbourg will help you find unpaid work placements in one of the European institutions (or private practices) situated in that city.
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We’re conducting pioneering research into domestic violence. What injustice will you fight? Professor Mandy Burton in our School of Law is a leading expert in the field of domestic violence and has advised the Government in this area. Her research has examined the effectiveness of legal responses to domestic violence and protection for victims.
Discover more: www.le.ac.uk/discover
Management Studies Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB ABB ABB ABB
BA Management Studies
3 yrs N200
BA Management Studies (Finance) 3 yrs N340 BA Management Studies (Marketing) 3 yrs NN25 BA Management Studies (Organisation Studies)
3 yrs NN21
ABB BA Management Studies and Economics
3 yrs NL21
ABB BA Management Studies with Politics 3 yrs N2L2 ABB BSc Accounting and Finance 3 yrs 72N7 Joint courses also available
BSc Mathematics with Management
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BA Modern Languages with Management See page 170 BSc Computing with Management
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BSc Computing with Management with a Year Abroad
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BSc Computing with Management with a Year in Industry
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Welcome to Management Studies at Leicester Management expertise is complex and ever-changing. At Leicester we approach management and organisation so far as it affects not only upon the lives of managers, but also the lives of more or less everybody. We are distinguished by our critical approach to questions of organisation, finance, accounting and marketing. This approach underpins everything we do, both within the classroom as well as outside it. Indeed, we are known for the ‘Leicester model’ of management studies – an approach that challenges the status quo and seeks to give voice to those individuals, groups and societies who are traditionally overlooked in global management and organisational processes. With our distinctive approach to the study of management, you can be certain that our degrees will provide you with a wealth of exciting learning experiences and a qualification that will serve you well in your life and career for many years after graduation. Our academics’ research informs your teaching meaning the course content will provide opportunities for the critical, inter-disciplinary, culturally comparative and historical study of management expertise. At Leicester you will always be encouraged to explore your own interests – allowing you to fully develop your intellectual abilities in a supportive, inclusive and diverse atmosphere.
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Other qualifications and requirements
Leicester offers a unique take on management whilst consistently preparing us for life after education. Jaanuja, Management Studies
International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points, with 4 in SL Mathematics. Grade 5 in SL Mathematics required for NL21 and 72N7. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM, plus any subject/GSCE requirements. DDD for BSc Accounting and Finance. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Mathematics and English Language at grade C. For BA Management Studies and Economics and BSc Accounting and Finance grade B Mathematics GCSE required. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/management-ug
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Why choose Management Studies at Leicester? • We are ranked in the top-10 for Business and Management Studies by the Guardian University Guide 2014.
• France • Netherlands • Hungary • Denmark
Career development
• The BA in Management Studies has been approved by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) to provide direct entry onto the Professional Certificate in Marketing.
• The third year optional module Critical Management in Practice allows you to undertake a summer placement with the opportunity to link this with critical management theory.
• Our unique, multi-disciplinary approach to management draws on anthropology, cultural studies, economics, sociology, politics and psychology – as well as traditional management theories.
• We will fully support you if you decide to take a full year of your studies to undertake a work placement.
• On the BA in Management Studies you can opt to follow your interests and specialise in Marketing, Finance or Organisation Studies by studying certain optional modules and writing your final year dissertation on a related topic. • We are a member of the Association of Business Schools. • Our small-group teaching allows you to be fully engaged in our international community of academics and students. • Our film club, Reel Management, allows you to study issues of management, finance and marketing as portrayed on the silver screen.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Bloomberg, Chesham Insurance, CLSA, Deloitte, EDF Energy, Enfield Council, Goldman Sachs, Hornbuckle Mitchell, HSBC, Jones Long Lasalle, Leicester City FC, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Roshal Space Consultants, Santander, Sense UK, Systagenix Wound Management, Venn Group, Zenith Optimedia. Example Postgraduate Courses: Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, LLM Public and International Law, MSc Human Resource Management and Consulting, MSc International Management, MSc Management, Accounting and Finance, MSc Marketing and Strategy, MSc Marketing Management. 143
BA Management Studies (Including pathway degrees) This is for you if you are fascinated by the way society is organised and, in particular, the way humans relate to one another and the ways in which people whether individually, in groups or institutions, persuade, exhort and expect others to do what they want.
First Year • Economics for Management • Foundations of Knowledge • Foundations of Management • Information Management • Introduction to Accountancy • Introduction to Marketing • Understanding and Using Statistical Information
Second Year • The Business Environment • Consumer Research • Financial Management • Managing Research • Organisational Behaviour • Research Methods Selection of optional modules including: • Corporate Social Responsibility • Crisis Management • Global Brands: Theory and Practice • Human Resource Management • International Marketing Communications • International Finance • Operations Management • Organisational Psychology • Stock Market Analysis and Equity Valuation
Third Year • Critical Analysis for Management • Dissertation • Strategy Selection of optional modules including: • Analysing Quantitative Data • Business Ethics • Collecting Qualitative Data • Consumer Culture: Globalisation, Materialism and Resistance • Corporate Finance • Critical Management in Practice • Cyberpsychology • Derivative Pricing • Doing Qualitative Research • International Business • Managing Knowledge in Organisations • Survey Research for Management Studies
BA Management Studies and Economics This is for you if you are interested in how society is organised and how this relates to markets and their workings as an institution of social organisation.
First Year • Maths for Economists 1 • Foundations of Management • Introduction to Marketing • Macroeconomics 1 • Microeconomics 1 • Maths for Economists 2
Second Year • Business Environment for Economics • Consumer Research • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Organisational Behaviour Selection of optional modules including: • Corporate Social Responsibility • Crisis Management • Global Brands: Theory and Practice • International Finance • International Marketing Communication • Operations Management • Stock Market Analysis and Equity Valuation
Third Year • Accounting • Advanced Macroeconomics • Advanced Microeconomics • Critical Analysis for Management • Strategy Selection of optional modules including: • Analysing Qualitative Data • Analysing Quantitative Data • Business Ethics • Collecting Qualitative Data • Consumer Culture: Globalisation, Materialism and Resistance • Corporate Finance • Derivative Pricing • Financial Derivatives • International Business • International Finance • Management Science • Managerial Economic • Managing Knowledge in Organisations • Survey Research for Management Studies
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BA Management Studies with Politics
BSc Accounting and Finance
This is for you if you are interested in how society is organised and political institutions as a form of social organisation.
This is for you if you are interested in understanding how managers, shareholders and other stakeholders make decisions in organisations. This degree will provide you with skills, expertise and analytical knowledge necessary for working in areas such as professional accountancy, investment banking, investment analysis, management consultancy and financial management.
First Year • Economics for Management • Foundations of Management • Introduction to Accountancy • Introduction to Marketing • Introduction to Politics • Introduction to Political Systems
Second Year • The Business Environment • Consumer Research • Organisational Behaviour Selection of optional modules including: • Corporate Social Responsibility • Crisis Management • European Union Politics • Global Brands: Theory and Practice • Globalisation • Government and Democracy in the UK • International Marketing Communications • International Security Studies • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • Operations Management • Political Ideas
Third Year • Critical Analysis for Management • Strategy Selection of optional modules including: • American Political Development • British Politics and European Integration • Business Ethics • Communism and Eastern Europe • The Conservatives – Crisis and Recovery • Consumer Culture: Globalisation, Materialism and Resistance • Corporate Finance • Derivative Pricing • International Business • Managing Knowledge in Organisations • The Politics of War and Peace: Northern Ireland after 1972 • South African Politics • Survey Research for Management Studies
First Year • Financial Accounting • Management Accounting • Foundations of Finance • Foundations of Management • Foundations of Economics • Understanding and Using Statistical Information
Second Year • Accounting, Decision Making and Control • Foundations of Financial Reports Analysis • Corporate Finance • Corporate Governance • Financial Market Products: Futures and Forwards • Research Methods • Option Module
Third Year • Financial Markets Products: Derivatives • Advanced Financial Accounting: Regulation and Auditing • Social Studies of Finance • Dissertation • Option Module Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Management Accounting • Accounting for Small and Medium Enterprises • Accounting for Non-Profit Organisations • Behavioural Finance • Technology in Financial Markets • Public Accounting • Performance Measurement in Financial Institutions
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Mathematics Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
AAB BSc Mathematics AAB BSc Mathematics
3 yrs G100
AAB BA Mathematics AAB BSc Mathematics
3 yrs G102
The course here offers a wide range of modules and it’s great to learn from staff who are passionate about what they are teaching.
3 yrs G103
Pamela, Mathematics
AAB MMath Mathematics AAB MMath Mathematics
4 yrs G105
4 yrs G101
with a Year in Europe
with a Year in USA
4 yrs G107
with a Year in USA
AAB AAB AAB AAB
BSc Mathematics with Management 3 yrs G1N1
BSc Financial Mathematics
3 yrs GN13
BSc Mathematics with Economics
3 yrs G1L1
BSc Mathematics and Actuarial Science
3 yrs GN1H
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: A/AS levels: Grade A Mathematics is required at A level for all degrees in this section. Two AS levels considered in place of one A-level. Languages and General Studies also accepted. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 34 points including 6 in HL Mathematics. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Please contact Department regarding eligibility. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction in relevant mathematics modules. GCSE: French, German or Italian at grade C or above (or equivalent) required for the BSc Mathematics (with a year in Europe) degree course. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/maths-ug
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Welcome to Mathematics at Leicester The Department of Mathematics at the University of Leicester is home to an enthusiastic group of mathematicians, both staff and students. Our internationally acclaimed research informs all our degrees, keeping you in touch with the latest developments and applications in mathematics. You will be taught by our leading academics, ensuring that your learning experience is the best that it can be. Our degrees are all built around a common core of modules that will give you a thorough grounding in mathematics. Mathematical software such as Maple and Matlab is introduced into the teaching early in the first year through computer laboratory classes and further developed in later years. Leicester has a strong international reputation for innovative research in financial mathematics, actuarial sciences, numerical analysis, scientific computing, mathematical biology, dynamical systems, algebra, topology and geometry. This diversity of research expertise is reflected in the wide range of specialist modules we offer – providing you with the opportunity to specialise in areas of mathematics according to your interests and aspirations. We will support you throughout your degree. As well as regular tutorials and seminars, our regular drop-in learning sessions, run by both staff and postgraduates, will not only enhance your learning but allow you to get to know others in the Department.
Study abroad
USA
Europe
• Europe: Denmark, Germany, Italy, France, Greece • USA: New York, California, Florida and Ohio
Year in industry • Our Mathematics with Management degree gives you the option of spending a year in a sponsoring company or organisation. This will give you firsthand experience of working in a mathematics related career, enhance your employability skills and allow you to network with people in industry.
Why choose Mathematics at Leicester? • You can pursue your individual interests through our wide range of optional modules. This provides you with the chance to shape your degree according to your graduate ambitions. • Completion of certain modules on the Mathematics and Actuarial Science course gives professional accreditation from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, including exemptions from the Profession’s exams (CT1-CT8).
Career development • The Business Applications of Mathematics module gives you the opportunity to experience the application of mathematical theory and mathematical modelling in a business context. • Our drop-in sessions are tailored to develop employability skills. • If you study Mathematics with Management you can develop your professional skills through a year in industry.
• If you study Mathematics with Management you can enhance your employability skills with a year in industry.
• Completion of certain modules on the Mathematics and Actuarial Science course gives professional accreditation from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
• Mathematics with Economics students are able to specialise in statistics and econometrics, with your final year project being in business statistics.
• Training in computing and programming is available for all students, helping you develop work-place skills.
• You can broaden your cultural horizons and experience a different academic climate by studying abroad for a year. • We have a thriving, student-led Maths Society (SUMS) that organises a range of social activities and guest lectures throughout the year. • As an internationally-renowned department, we regularly host national and international mathematics conferences, which attract leading speakers from across the globe. • The University of Leicester hosts the East Midlands Branch of the Mathematical Association.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Aveva, AXA Insurance, Baker and Tilly, Barclays, Chaucer Syndicates Ltd, Clarilis Ltd, Coventry Building Society, Deloitte LLP, Ernst and Young, Hayes School, Hymans Robertson, KPMG. Example Postgraduate Courses: MBA, MSc Actuarial Science, MSc Banking Practice and Management, MSc Finance and Management, MSc Financial Mathematics and Computation, MSc Mathematics, MSc Medical Statistics, PGCE, PhD Mathematics. 147
BSc/BA Mathematics
MMath Mathematics
(Including Year Abroad courses)
(Including Year in USA course)
This is for you if you are fascinated by the beauty of mathematics and want a thorough understanding of all aspects of mathematics and its applications in our modern world.
This is for you if you wish to combine an undergraduate degree with a Master’s degree. After this four-year course, which includes a substantial project in the final year, you will be well prepared to embark on a postgraduate research degree.
First Year • Calculus and Analysis • Introductory Statistics • Linear Algebra • Probability Selection of optional modules including: • Elements of Number Theory • Mathematics and Society • Newtonian Dynamics • Plane Geometry
Second Year • Algebra: Groups, Rings, Fields and Applications • Differential Equations and Dynamics • Elements of Topology • Linear Algebra • Investigations in Mathematics Selection of optional modules including: • Applied Econometrics • Business Applications in Mathematics • Linear Statistical Models The second year of the G103 BSc Mathematics with a Year in USA course will be spent in the USA.
Third Year • Mathematics Business or Mathematics Research Project • Complex Analysis Selection of optional modules including: • Curves and Surfaces • Data Mining and Neural Networks • Equations of Mathematical Physics • Generalised Linear Models • Finite Element Theory and its Applications • Groups and Symmetry • Communicating Mathematics • History of Mathematics • Irreducible Polynomials and Squaring the Circle • Representation Theory of Finite Groups • Scientific Computing • Topology and its Applications
First Year • Calculus and Analysis • Introductory Statistics • Linear Algebra • Probability Selection of optional modules including: • Elements of Number Theory • Mathematics and Society • Newtonian Dynamics • Plane Geometry
Second Year • Algebra: Groups, Rings, Fields and Applications • Calculus and Analysis • Differential Equations and Dynamics • Elements of Topology • Introduction to Computing • Investigations in Mathematics • Linear Algebra Selection of optional modules including: • Applied Econometrics • Business Applications in Mathematics • Linear Statistical Models The second year of the G107 MMath Mathematics with a Year in USA course will be spent in the USA.
Third Year • Readings in Mathematics • Complex Analysis
Fourth Year • Advanced Methods of Derivative Pricing • Financial Mathematics II • Advanced Readings in Mathematics Third/Fourth Year optional modules include all those offered for Third Year BSc Mathematics (see left), plus: • Mathematics Project • Number Theory • Operations Research • Topics in Mathematical Biology
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BSc Mathematics with Management
BSc Financial Mathematics
This is for you if you want to combine the depths of mathematical methods with a good knowledge of business oriented management skills, gaining an appreciation of the relevance of theory to the solutions of specific management problems.
This is for you if you particularly want to get an in-depth knowledge of how to apply mathematical methods to model financial processes. No matter what position you ultimately hold in the financial world, certain key mathematical skills are essential. It is these core skills that the Financial Mathematics degree will provide.
First Year
First Year
• Calculus and Analysis • Foundations of Management • Introductory Statistics • Introduction to Accountancy • Linear Algebra • Probability
• Calculus and Analysis • Introductory Statistics • Linear Algebra • Macroeconomics • Microeconomics • Probability
Second Year
Second Year
• Applied Econometrics • Business Applications in Mathematics • Calculus and Analysis • Differential Equations and Dynamics • Financial Management • Introduction to Computing • Linear Algebra • Linear Statistical Models • Stock Market Analysis and Equity Valuation
• Applied Econometrics • Business Applications in Mathematics • Calculus and Analysis • Differential Equations and Dynamics • Intermediate Macroeconomics • Introduction to Computing • Linear Algebra • Linear Statistical Models • Macroeconomics and Finance
Third Year
Third Year
• Generalised Linear Models • Mathematics with Management Project • Operations Research Selection of optional modules including: • Communicating Mathematics • Complex Analysis • Curves and Surfaces • Equations of Mathematical Physics • Groups and Symmetry • History of Mathematics • Introduction to Financial Mathematics • Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics • Irreducible Polynomials and Squaring the Circle • Number Theory • Scientific Computing • Strategy
• Introduction to Financial Mathematics • Generalised Linear Models • Scientific Computing Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Macroeconomics • Communicating Mathematics • Complex Analysis • Corporate Finance and the Capital Market • Econometrics • Equations of Mathematical Physics • Financial Derivatives • Financial Mathematics Project • History of Mathematics • International Finance • Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics • Investment Management • Operations Research
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BSc Mathematics with Economics
BSc Mathematics with Actuarial Science
This is for you if you want to gain a thorough knowledge of mathematical methods and an awareness of their diverse applications in economics and the financial world.
This is for you if you want to get an in-depth knowledge of the use of mathematical methods and skills in actuarial science, with a view to a career as a financial mathematician or actuary, or in the broader financial sector.
First Year • Calculus and Analysis • Introductory Statistics • Linear Algebra • Probability • Microeconomics 1 • Macroeconomics 1
Second Year • Econometrics 1 • Business Applications in Mathematics • Calculus and Analysis • Differential Equations and Dynamics • Econometrics 2 • Introduction to Computing • Linear Algebra
Third Year • Applied Econometrics Project • Econometrics 3 • Generalised Linear Models Selection of optional modules including: • Scientific Computing • Introduction to Financial Mathematics • Complex Analysis • Introduction to Actuarial Mathematics • Advanced Microeconomics • Financial Derivatives • Operations Research • History of Mathematics • Communicating Mathematics • Equations of Mathematical Physics • Advanced Macroeconomics • Economics of Education • Investment Management • Management Science
First Year • Calculus and Analysis • Linear Algebra • Probability • Introductory Statistics • Microeconomics • Macroeconomics
Second Year • Applied Econometrics • Applied Statistics • Cash Flow Analysis and Interest • Finance and Finance Reporting • Introduction to Computing • Linear Statistical Models • Mortality Modelling • Principles of Financial Modelling
Third Year • Actuarial Mathematics Project • Actuarial Products And Liabilities • Actuarial Statistics • Financial Engineering • Financial Mathematics • Professional Skills • Project
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We’re using mathematical techniques to solve the puzzle of icy dust in outer space. What ideas will you challenge? Professor Nikolai Brilliantov from our Department of Mathematics has developed a mathematical model which explains for the first time, the enormous plume of dust and water which erupts into space from the South Pole of Enceladus, Saturn’s sixth-largest moon.
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Media and Communication Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA Media and Communication ABB BA Media and Society
3 yrs P910 3 yrs PL33
Joint course also available
BA Film and Media Studies
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Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: All subjects accepted. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: No specific requirements. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/mediacomm-ug
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2014 League Tables:
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85
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Welcome to Media and Communication at Leicester The Department of Media and Communication at the University of Leicester has been at the forefront of media research since 1966. The Department has grown rapidly in recent years with significant increases in student and staff numbers – an indication of our success. Media and Communication is a dynamic and fast-changing field, encompassing sociological, psychological, ethical and technological issues, and much more. Our teaching is informed by these developments and you will cover exciting topical themes including news and journalism; the applications of new wired and wireless digital technologies; commercial advertising and social marketing; film, music and celebrity; media law and regulation; and politics and global affairs. You will be taught by our experienced, highly qualified academic staff who are proud of their supportive learning environment. You will learn a range of theoretical and methodological approaches and an ability to apply these to a wide range of media-related phenomena. You will also be able to explore your own particular interests in a wide range of media issues and debates – and immerse yourself in the study of their social, economic, political, and cultural contexts.
Study abroad
USA and Canada
What I enjoy the most about this course is its versatility, from looking at the role of the media in politics to making our own short films. Natalija, Media and Communication
Why choose Media and Communication at Leicester? • We are highly ranked – 7th in the 2014 Complete University Guide and 9th in the 2014 Guardian University Guide. • We have excellent facilities. For your practical work you will have access to professional standard film, sound and editing equipment. • You have the chance to study abroad – a fantastic opportunity for you to broaden your academic experience, enhance future career prospects and find out what it’s like to live in a different country. • We give you the skills and experiences to equip you for a graduate career: 88% of our graduates are in work and/or further study six months after graduation. 90% of those going into full-time work entered graduate-level jobs. • Our work is supported by major government and international organisations such as the Home Office, Ofsted, the NHS, UNESCO, ESRC and the Department for Education and Skills.
Australia
• Illinois, USA • Utah, USA • Miami, USA • Windsor, Canada • Victoria, Australia.
Career development • We run employability courses on advertising, working in the creative industries and TV production. • Our Departmental Careers Tutor can support and advise you on careers matters throughout your time with us. • We organise external speaker events, industry visit days and other initiatives in collaboration with local and national media organisations, giving you valuable insights into the professional media world.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: 4mediarelations, American Express, HMRC, PHD Worldwide, Sashkeys Media, Stockdale Martin. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Film and Film Culture, MA Journalism.
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BA Media and Communication This course provides you with a broad understanding of the role of media and communication nationally and internationally and of contemporary issues in the following study areas: mass media and communication, new/digital media, media production, news reporting/ journalism, and film and cultural studies.
First Year • Mass Media/Television • Media and Globalisation • Media Production • Media Topics and Case-Studies • Social Change, Identity and Media • Why Study the Media
BA Media and Society This course draws together the core content of media and sociology courses to enable you to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of key debates and phenomena that inform and underpin the relationship between the media and society.
First Year • Doing Social Research • Media and Globalisation • Media Topics and Case-Studies • Social Change, Identity and Media • Sociological Imagination • Why Study the Media
Second Year
• Creative Audiences • Film Production and Consumption • Media and Politics • Media, Culture and Identity • Methods in Analysing Media and Communication • New Media and the Wired World • News Production and Reporting • Television Production
• Creative Audiences • Media and Politics • Media, Culture and Identity • Methods in Analysing Media and Communication Three sociology modules – two core and one optional, including: • Digital Sociology • Sociological Theory • Sociology of Deviance • Sociology of Fashion • Youth, Culture and Politics
Third Year
Third Year
Second Year
• Dissertation Selection of optional modules include: • Global Affairs and Communications • Journalism, PR and Advertising • Media and Gender • Media, Celebrity and Fan Culture • Media Law • Music as Communication • Online Activism and Protest • Science and Risk Communication • Technology, Culture and Power • The Media on Film • Working in the Creative Industries
• Dissertation Optional media and sociology modules, including: • Global Affairs and Communications • Journalism, PR and Advertising • Media and Gender • Media, Celebrity and Fan Culture • Media Law • Technology, Culture and Power • The Media on Film • Music as Communication • Online Activism and Protest • Science and Risk Communication • Working in the Creative Industries • Ageing, Death and the Life Course • City Life and Social Order • Culture, Identity and Representation • Education and Social Justice • Football and Society • Global Poverty and Development • Health, Illness and the Body • Memory, Society and Self • Science and Society
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We’re finding out how internet and satellite broadcasting are transforming news media in the Arab world. Where will your journey take you? Our Department of Media and Communication is investigating the rapid development of the Arab news industry and its evolving audiences. As the internet and transnational satellite television services such as Al Jazeera have become increasingly dominant, countries whose citizens were formerly exposed only to state-controlled or politically polarised news sources have reacted in different ways: some opening themselves up to more channels of information and some strengthening their regulatory systems. In some countries the changing news environment has helped to create the conditions for widespread social change.
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Medical Sciences Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB ABB ABB ABB
BSc Medical Biochemistry
3/4 yrs C720
BSc Medical Genetics
3/4 yrs C431
BSc Medical Microbiology
3/4 yrs C521
BSc Medical Physiology
3/4 yrs B120
The biomedical focus of my degree is the perfect platform for me to pursue my interests in medicine and medical research. Rosewan, Medical Sciences
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: Normally at least two A levels in relevant science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. Biology compulsory for Medical Physiology and Chemistry for Medical Biochemistry. Two AS levels may be considered in place of one A2 level. General Studies is not accepted. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points, including at least two relevant science subjects at Grade 6 at higher level. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: English Language, Mathematics, and Chemistry normally required at Grade C or above if not held at A2/AS level. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/medical-ug
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2014 League Tables:
3
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National Student Survey:
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Welcome to Medical Sciences at Leicester Our research expertise is formidable. We are globally recognised for our excellence in genetics and the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, but our worldclass research spans the range of the biosciences. We take our teaching as seriously as our research. Our academics are enthusiastic about their work and they are keen to share their knowledge and insights with you. As a result we are proud of our consistently excellent scores in the National Student Survey (NSS) (1st for Biosciences in 2013 Survey). We deliver courses across the breadth of the biosciences. Our broad range of expertise allows you to choose from a wide variety of modules and specialise in areas that really interest you. You will also have the chance to undertake your own research project. You will be supervised by research specialists and develop professional lab-based techniques and academic skills that are crucial for careers in the biosciences.
Study abroad
USA
Europe Japan
• Barcelona, Spain • Algarve, Portugal • Lyons, France • American Universities • Nara, Japan
Year in industry • We offer placements with many pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and UCB-Celltech.
Why choose Medical Sciences at Leicester? • We are consistently highly ranked in national league tables – 3rd for Biosciences in the UK 2014 Guardian University Guide. • We offer an outstanding student experience. We were ranked 1st for overall student satisfaction in the 2013 NSS (with 100% of students satisfied with their course) and 2nd for student satisfaction in the UK 2014 Guardian University Guide. • You’ll be taught by world-leaders. 50% of our staff place in the top 1% of their research field. We are especially renowned for the discovery of DNA fingerprinting, which has had massive implications for areas such as forensics. • You can get hands-on work experience through our year-long industry placements with leading employers. • Your practical classes and individual research projects use our well-equipped laboratories, giving you experience of some specialist techniques e.g.electron microscopy, NMR, PCR or patch clamping. • We are the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning in Genetics. • High performing students well may be considered for a transfer to Medicine.
• Placements are also available at research institutes, including the Medical Research Council and Sanger Centre.
Career development • A series of lectures – ‘Careers After Biological Sciences’ – feature alumni giving insights and tips into their career experiences. • We offer a range of internal research placements working in research labs in the summer vacation between the Second Year and Third Year, giving you the chance to develop your scientific skills. • We run an analysis of our students’ career intentions, which leads to bespoke bioscience careers events in the summer term. • We run departmental seminars where you can hear from national and international experts in the biosciences – allowing you to enhance your knowledge and get useful insights into topical themes in the fields.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Abacus International, Age UK, Biofocus, Credit Suisse, Eden Biodesign, Mahle Engine Systems, Nike, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, St George’s Hospital, Serco, Teva Pharmaceutical, Twycross Zoo, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Example Postgraduate Courses: MBChB Medicine, MSc Molecular Pathology and Toxicology, MRes Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, MSc Cardiovascular Sciences, PGCE Secondary Science, PhD Biochemistry, PhD Genetics. 157
BSc Medical Biochemistry
BSc Medical Genetics
This is for you if you want to understand the role of biochemistry and molecular biology in understanding, diagnosing and treating disease.
This is for you if you want to understand the role of genetics and molecular biology in understanding, diagnosing and treating disease, including clinical research, genetic testing and genetic counselling.
Common First Year Core modules in your first year will provide you with a good grounding in the biological and medical sciences in preparation for advanced study in your second and third years. • Biochemistry • Genetics • Microbiology • Cell and Developmental Biology • Physiology and Pharmacology • Neuroscience • Medical Sciences Tutorials and laboratory work are integral to all of these modules, supporting the lecture material and enabling you to develop your analytical and practical skills. If you perform at first-class level in your first year, you may apply to be considered for a transfer to the first year of the Medicine MBChB programme.
Second Year You take six modules from a large number offered by departments within the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, including: • Research Topic. This prepares you for your final year research project and covers bioethics, experimental design, literature searching and presentation skills. • Targeting Biochemical Knowledge to Medical Problems • Physiology and Pharmacology • Biochemistry: From Genes to Proteins • Bioinformatics
Common First Year (see left) Second Year You take six modules from a large number offered by departments within the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, including: • Research Topic. This prepares you for your final year research project and covers bioethics, experimental design, literature searching and presentation skills • Genomes • Current Issues in Medical Genetics • Genes, Development and Inheritance • Bioinformatics
Third/Final Year You take a total of four modules from a wideranging list that includes: • Human Genetics • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Evolutionary Genetics A compulsory Final Year Research Project provides an opportunity to undertake original research. Analytical and Education Research projects are also available.
Third/Final Year You take a total of four modules from a wideranging list that includes: • Biochemical Mechanisms in Human Disease • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology • Protein Complexes: From Cells to Molecules • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience A compulsory Final Year Research Project provides an opportunity to undertake original research. Analytical and Education Research projects are also available.
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BSc Medical Microbiology
BSc Medical Physiology
This is for you if you want to understand infectious diseases, which are responsible for a third of all deaths and are the major cause of death in infants and young children.
This is for you if you want to understand how the human body works, ranging from intricate cellular processes to the function of organs, and how malfunctions in these processes can lead to disease.
Common First Year (see left)
Common First Year (see left)
Second Year
Second Year
You will take six modules from a large number offered by departments within the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology. You can opt to specialise or retain a broad approach.
You take six modules from a large number offered by departments within the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, including:
The modules include: • Research Topic. This prepares you for your final year research project and covers bioethics, experimental design, literature searching and presentation skills • Microbiology I • Microbiology II • Medical Microbiology • Bioinformatics
• 2 x Physiology/Pharmacology modules • Pathophysiology of Disease • Key Skills Two optional modules from the following disciplines: • Biochemistry • Genetics • Animal Sciences • Microbiology
Third/Final Year
The modules contain:
You will take a core module.
• Practical classes to teach you how to handle microorganisms safely and with confidence. • The option to visit industrial and medical microbiology laboratories.
• Understanding Disease
Third/Final Year You take a total of four modules from a wideranging list that includes: • Infection and Immunity • Microbial Biotechnology • Advanced Topics in Medical Microbiology • Virology A compulsory Final Year Research Project provides an opportunity to undertake original research. Analytical and Education Research projects are also available.
At least two optional modules from a list including: • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience • Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System • Brain and Behaviour One non-physiology module may also be taken from modules within Biological Sciences. A compulsory Final Year Research Project is taken in which you will have an opportunity to undertake original research, ranging from measuring ion channel currents to detecting changes in Ca2+ concentration within single cells. Analytical and Education Research projects are also available.
Recent projects have included: • Analysis of Virulence of Enteric Pathogens • Determination of the Mode of Action of Bacterial Toxin • Control of Innate Immunity • Causes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Medicine Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
AAA
MBChB Medicine
5 Yrs A100
1st or 2.1 Honours Degree
MBChB Medicine – Graduate Entry
4 Yrs A101
I chose Leicester because you get patient contact from year one. This keeps me focused on what I will be doing throughout my career. Jacob, Medicine
Other qualifications and requirements MBChB Medicine (A100) Subject specific requirements: Four AS levels, including Chemistry and Biology, excluding General Studies. Three A levels, including Chemistry, excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking. International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 36 points including Chemistry and Biology at Higher Level. Grade 6 is required in all subjects. Access to Medicine: These courses are considered. Enquire with the Department for further details. GCSE: A minimum of grade C in English Language, Mathematics and Sciences. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/medicine-ug
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Welcome to Medicine at Leicester There has been a Medical School at the University of Leicester for over 30 years. Our experience ensures an excellent standard of teaching and a supportive community. Our brand new facilities (opening in 2015) provide a state-of-the art learning environment. Our Medicine course is integrated, meaning that you will acquire the medical knowledge and professional competencies that are essential to practise medicine effectively. At the same time you will also have the chance to get hands-on experience – working with real patients on hospital wards from the beginning. Throughout the course you will be working with academics at the cutting-edge of their fields and medical practitioners working at the sharp end of the NHS. Their teaching is directly influenced by their expertise in such diverse fields as heart disease, cancer and genetics – some of the areas where Leicester’s reputation is truly global. Our aim is to prepare new doctors to meet the challenges of healthcare in the 21st Century. When you graduate you will take forward the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that are required to practise medicine effectively and successfully, and be prepared for the inevitable changes in practice that will occur in the future.
Medicine Open Day 14th June 2014 The Medicine Open Day is a great chance for you to find out more about studying at Leicester and ask any questions. You will have the chance to: • Attend talks covering the course, how to get a place and the students’ perspective. • Meet current staff and students. • View and take part in demonstrations. • See our facilities. • Visit the campus, including the library, accommodation and the Students’ Union. You can book your place at www.le.ac.uk/opendays Please note that places will fill quickly. *We take part in the other University of Leicester open days, but we are unable to offer such a comprehensive programme.
Why choose Medicine at Leicester? • We are highly ranked – currently 9th in the 2014 Guardian University Guide. • We offer the smallest clinical teaching groups in the UK. This is due to our many partnerships with hospitals in the region, from Leicester’s big city hospitals to Lincoln and Northampton. • We have excellent, dedicated facilities for medical education, including a large dissecting room. We have maintained the learning of anatomy through extensive study of cadavers. • Our new medical teaching building (opening in 2015) will enhance our already excellent facilities. • If you’re excited by medical research you can opt to take an intercalating year. You will have the chance to conduct an academic research project working alongside our world-leading academics. • You will have the chance to devise and undertake your own seven-week medical project – the Elective. Your elective can be anywhere in the world and many students use this opportunity to travel and get medical experience in a completely new environment. • We have a vibrant student community. LUSUMA (Leicester University Students’ Union Medical Association) organises academic, sporting, charity and social events throughout the year, as well as being a source of peer support. Visit www.lusuma.com
How to get a Place We are a highly rated Medical School so competition for places is keen. We are seeking men and women from all backgrounds who will have a thoughtful, caring and compassionate approach to medical practice. As well as your academic grades, the selection process comprises: Written Application Form – We wish to see academic achievement and evidence of a motivation towards a career in medicine. We know getting work experience in hospitals, GP surgeries, residential homes can be difficult to obtain. Experience involving working with people is key – the important aspect of any work experience is what you learn from it. UKCAT – The UK Clinical Aptitude Test assesses your verbal, quantitative and abstract reasoning, decision making and situational judgement. There is no curriculum to study, however you can complete practice tests online and via an app. Visit www.ukcat.ac.uk Interview – We run a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) approach, rather than a single, formal interview. Across various stations you will be assessed on your communications skills, problem solving abilities and your motivation for a career in medicine. There is more information about applying to Leicester on our website, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), our Admissions and Selections Procedures and how we score candidates. Visit www.le.ac.uk/sm/le 161
MBChB Medicine Our courses are split into two phases.
Phase I Phase I lasts five semesters (two-and-a-half years) for five-year students, and three semesters (oneand-a-half years) for four year students. It will equip you with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to undertake clinical work in Phase II.
However, medicine also requires a commitment to lifelong learning. You should be prepared to reflect on your skills and organise your own, self-directed study.
Assessment Each module has a formal assessment. To progress from Phase I to Phase II you must pass assessments on core material as well as Student Selected Components.
What you will learn Medical Sciences You will develop a deep understanding of the structure and function of the human body and how this relates to health and illness. Interdisciplinary modules delivered by expert clinicians and scientists will introduce each topic. In each module you will learn abnormal and normal function, and how the topic is relevant to medical practice. Modules include: • Molecules, Genes and Disease • Tissues of the Body • Nervous System • Infection and Immunity • Clinical Problem Solving To see a full list of modules and how the course fits together see www.le.ac.uk/sm/le
Student Blogger
Liberty-Breeze Medicine
The biggest plus point for me was early exposure to clinical skills such as history taking and examination, it really appealed to me that from day one they were being developed.
Clinical Skills Alongside the scientific knowledge, you will learn professional communication and examination skills. You will initially work with simulated patients – actors and volunteers, before meeting real patients. Social and Behavioural Medicine Understanding people is vital to good medical practice. By working with patients in community attachments you will appreciate that patients’ social and psychological dimensions affect the illness they suffer, how they react to illness and the consequences for them. Student Selected Component (five-year students) Doctors must be able to critically evaluate evidence. In the Student Selected Components you choose a discipline to study in depth, allowing you to assess scientific evidence and designs of studies.
Learning Methods Core teaching is a blend of lectures and small-group activities. In group work activities you actively solve problems related to clinical cases. Practical and dissection classes advance your clinical skills and your anatomical knowledge.
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Phase II
Support and Social Life
Phase II is full-time clinical work and lasts two-and-ahalf years for both five- and four-year students.
The Clinical Environment Working with doctors in hospitals is the best way to apply your knowledge, gain experience and learn more. Through themed placements you will benefit from the apprenticeship of working with expert practitioners and their medical colleagues. In each placement you will be part of a clinical team caring for patients – the range of patients and illnesses you see will reflect the demands on doctors, preparing you for the working environment after you qualify. We have clinical placements in various hospitals in the city, county and region, as well as community attachments (e.g. primary care). This means that you will experience a diverse range of environments, colleagues and patients. It also means we offer the smallest clinical teaching groups in the UK. Your placements will include:
Medicine is a demanding course that will test you to the limits of your inner resources. It’s important that you have a good support network. Within the medical school you will be allocated a personal tutor, who can offer feedback and advice on subjectrelated or personal issues. All new medical students attend a pre-sessional induction week (prior to the University’s Freshers’ Week). This introduces you to the medical school, the course and, most importantly, each other.
LUSUMA It’s important to have a good social life and a balanced lifestyle. LUSUMA (Leicester University Students’ Union Medical Association) is run by students for students and organises a huge variety of social events, sports clubs, academic and medical interest groups, as well as providing support and resources for all medical students at Leicester. Visit www.lusuma.com
New Facilities
• Acute Care • Child Health • Peri-operative Care • Cardio-respiratory Care • Mental Health Care To see the full list of placements and how the course fits together see www.le.ac.uk/sm/le
Learning Methods For each placement you will be given clear outcomes defining what you should be able to do by graduation. Structured activities in a workbook guide you through. Student Selected Component (all students) There are four three-week attachments where you choose what to study. This allows you to pursue your own interests and explore possible careers.
Assessment You will receive continual feedback on your clinical skills for each placement. There are also two integrated examinations, one in the middle of Phase II and one towards the end. Assessment is via observation of your clinical practice combined with written papers.
A new £42 million Centre for Medicine, opening in 2015, will enhance our already outstanding facilities. The building will feature new lecture theatres, seminar rooms, and laboratory facilities, and harness the very latest technologies for teaching medicine. It will also act as a focal point for Leicester’s medical research, allowing our academics to collaborate and generate new knowledge and research into major chronic diseases, including kidney disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and patient safety.
Research Opportunities – Intercalate If you’re interested in medical research and/or enhancing your career prospects you can take an Intercalated BSc Honours Degree by full-time research. This adds an extra year between years 2 and 3, or 3 and 4. You’ll work on a project of your choices alongside our expert researchers. Recent projects have included: • What’s the story about PSA testing? An analysis of publicly available information and advice. • Developing microRNAs as biomarkers for cutaneous melanoma. • Specific airways resistance in young children: which index is best? • Assessment of arterial stiffness in stroke survivors, using the novel vicorder apparatus.
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Modern Languages Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB ABB
BA French and Italian
4 yrs RR13
BA French and Spanish
4 yrs RR14
BA Italian and Spanish
4 yrs RR34
BA French and English
4 yrs RQ13
BA Italian and English
4 yrs RQ33
BA Spanish and English
4 yrs RQ43
BA Modern Languages and Translation
4 yrs 16Q9
ABB BA European Studies ABB BA Modern Language Studies ABB BA Modern Languages with
4 yrs RL99
ABB BA Modern Languages with
4 yrs R9NG
ABB BA Modern Languages with
4 yrs R8P3
ABB BA Modern Languages with
4 yrs 7Q19
Management
Management and English as a Foreign Language
Film Studies
Translation
4 yrs T901
and Culture
Joint course also available
LLB Law with a Modern Language
75
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Employability
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National Student Survey:
of students studying Modern Languages satisfied overall with their course.
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Camilla, Modern Languages
4 yrs R9NF
ABB BA Translation and Interpreting 3/4 yrs 2Q00 ABB BA International Communication 3/4 yrs 9Q83
The diversity of my degree is the aspect that I most enjoy. I have combined English and Spanish elements of the degree with European Literature modules.
Welcome to Modern Languages at Leicester Language is the one true way of broadening your horizons. To speak another language is to understand another culture, another history and better appreciate your own. It is also an unparalleled way of increasing your employability and puts you ahead of those candidates with similar ambitions who are monolingual. At Leicester we ensure that you do not simply speak new words but comprehend new meaning. In order to achieve this, you will be taught by predominantly native speakers who have more than a mere academic grasp of their respective languages. Our course options include the study of a range of thought-provoking cultural modules, and a number of our degree programmes allow students to combine the study of Modern Languages with other subjects from the Humanities and Social Sciences such as English, Politics, Management or Law. Our research specialisms include French and Francophone Studies, Italian Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Translation and Interpreting Studies, as well as the study of culture and communication. All of which are areas of expertise in an already impressive knowledge base across a wide range of fundamental language topics.
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: B or above in a foreign language (except for BA International Communications). Only one language (French, Italian or Spanish) can be taken from beginners level. For degrees with English, B in A level English (Language or Literature or combined). International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points including 6 at Higher level in a modern language. For degrees with English, 6 points at Higher level in English. For the BA Translation and Interpreting, 6 points at Higher level in Chinese or Arabic. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma at DDM, plus any subject requirements. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: No specific requirements. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/modernlang-ug
Study abroad
Why choose Modern Languages at Leicester? • We are a highly rated department – 10th in the 2014 Guardian Subject League Tables. • We offer a fully-funded Summer School abroad after the first year, allowing you to immerse yourself in a different culture and language. The Summer School really enhances your confidence and linguistic skills – great preparation for your year abroad. • We achieved a score of 92% student satisfaction in the last National Student Survey (NSS). 100% of students agreed on the intellectually stimulating character of their course. Since the start of the NSS, our different languages have repeatedly been voted into first place. • Our members of staff are at the forefront of their research fields, evidenced in the latest Research Assessment Exercise, which rated 90% of the School research as internationally significant. • Our small group teaching means you will have a greater opportunity to participate in debates and receive more personal feedback on your progress. • We run Languages@Leicester – an in-house, extracurricular programme offering you the chance to study European and non-European languages, including Japanese and Chinese.
Canada
Europe
South America
• Belgium • Canada • Colombia • France
• Italy • Mexico • Spain • Switzerland
Career development • In most cases your Year Abroad can include teaching assistantships as well as work placements. • Our annual Careers Week includes seminars exploring diverse career paths. Speakers have come from European embassies and the EU. • You will have a tailored Personal Development Plan outlining your actions and goals which is supported by your Personal Tutor.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Anglo French Adjusters Ltd, Comunidad de Madrid, Dachser, ESA Market Research, Mercedes Benz and Financial Services, Hibu UK Ltd, Ministry of Education – Spanish Government, RBS, Unilever. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Human Rights and Global Ethics, MA Journalism, MA Translation Studies, PGCE, Graduate Diploma in Finance. 165
BA French and Italian
BA French and Spanish
This is for you if you wish to achieve linguistic fluency in two languages as well as develop a really in-depth knowledge of two highly influential and internationally relevant cultures.
This is for you if you wish to achieve linguistic fluency in two languages as well as develop a really in-depth knowledge of two highly influential and internationally relevant cultures.
First Year
First Year
• Core Skills for Language Learners • French Language • Italian Language • Understanding Contemporary France Selection of optional modules including: • Authors and Genres • Italy Since 1945 • Textual Analysis • 20th Century French Literature
• Core Skills for Language Learners • French Language • Spanish Language • Understanding Contemporary France Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Spain • Latin American Culture and Society • Spanish Literature and Film • Textual Analysis • 20th Century French Literature
Second Year • French Language • Italian Language Selection of optional modules including: • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • European Texts in Translation • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • Interpreting French • Introduction to French Linguistics
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • French Language • Italian Language Selection of optional modules including: • Bilingual Writing and Self-Translation • French Cinema • Gender and Power • Immigration and Ethnicity • Interpreting French • Italian Post-war Directors • Italian Women’s Writing • Visions of Modernity
Second Year • French Language • Spanish Language Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Mexican Cinema • Drugs and Displacement in Contemporary Colombian Culture • Interpreting French • 20th Century Jewish Literature • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA • South American Narratives of Dictatorship and Exile • The Mexico-US Border • The Spanish Civil War
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • French Language • Spanish Language Selection of optional modules including: • Art and Society in Spain • Bilingual Writing and Self-Translation • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • New Argentine Cinema • Reinventing the Past: Historical Fiction in the 19th and 20th Centuries • The Spanish Picaresque
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BA Italian and Spanish
BA French and English
This is for you if you wish to achieve linguistic fluency in two languages as well as develop a really in-depth knowledge of two highly influential and internationally relevant cultures.
This is for you if you wish to study French and explore Francophone cultures as well as continuing to develop an in-depth knowledge of English language and literature.
First Year
First Year
• Core Skills for Language Learners • Italian Language • Spanish Language Selection of optional modules including: • Authors and Genres • A History of Spain • Introduction to Post-Unification Italy • Latin American Culture and Society • Spanish Literature and Film
• Core Skills for Language Learners • French Language • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Reading English • Understanding Contemporary France • Variation and Change in the English Language Selection of optional modules including: • Civilisation Française • 20th Century French Literature
Second Year
Second Year
• Italian Language • Spanish Language Selection of optional modules including: • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • Italian Society and Culture under Fascism • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA • South American Narratives of Dictatorship and Exile • The Mexico-US Border • The Spanish Civil War • Argentina from Perón to Kirchner
• Concepts in Criticism • European Texts in Translation • French Language • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660 to 1789 • Renaissance Literature Selection of optional modules including: • Bande Dessinée • Introduction à la Francophonie • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • Introduction to French Linguistics
Third Year
Third Year
• Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
• Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year
Fourth Year
• Italian Language • Spanish Language Selection of optional modules including: • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • Art and Society in Spain • Putumayo: the History and Culture of a Latin American Conflict Zone • New Argentine Cinema • Italian Post-war Directors • Italian Women’s Writing • Visions of Modernity
• French Language • Modern and Postmodern World Literature • Post-war to Postmodern: Literature 1945–Present Day Selection of optional modules including: • Late Victorian Gothic • Bilingual Writing and Self-Translation • Contemporary Women’s Writing: 1960-Present Day • Interpreting French • New York Stories: Tales of the City • Slang and the WWW
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BA Italian and English
BA Spanish and English
This is for you if you wish to acquire proficiency in Italian and a comprehensive understanding of Italian culture as well as continuing to develop an in-depth knowledge of English language and literature.
This is for you if you wish to gain an in-depth knowledge of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures throughout the world, at the same time as continuing to develop an in-depth knowledge of English language and literature.
First Year • Core Skills for Language Learners • Italian Language • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Reading English • Variation and Change in the English Language Selection of optional modules including: • Authors and Genres • Introduction to Post-Unification Italy • Italy Since 1945
Second Year
First Year • Core Skills for Language Learners • A Literary Genre: The Novel • Reading English • Spanish Language • Variation and Change in the English Language Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Spain • Latin American Culture and Society • Spanish Literature and Film
• Concepts in Criticism • European Texts in Translation • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660 to 1789 • Italian Language • Renaissance Literature Selection of optional modules including: • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • History of Italian Cinema • Italian Linguistics • Italian Society and Culture under Fascism
Second Year
Third Year
Third Year
• Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
• Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year
Fourth Year
• Italian Language • Modern and Postmodern World Literature • Post-war to Postmodern: Literature 1945–Present Day Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Italian Fiction • Visions of Modernity • Late Victorian Gothic • Jane Austen: the Novels, their Contexts, and Adaptations • Representing the Holocaust
• Spanish Language • Modern and Postmodern World Literature • Post-war to Postmodern: Literature 1945–Present Day Selection of optional modules including: • Autobiography and American Literature • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • New Argentine Cinema • Understanding Screenplays • The Thatcher Factor: The 1980s in Literature • Tragedy
• Concepts in Criticism • European Texts in Translation • From Satire to Sensibility: Literature 1660 to 1789 • Renaissance Literature • Spanish Language Selection of optional modules including: • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA • The Mexico-US Border • The Spanish Civil War
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BA Modern Languages and Translation This is for you if you wish to combine the in-depth study of a foreign language and its culture with the acquisition of advanced skills in translation and/or interpreting.
First Year • Chosen Language • English Text Analysis • Introduction to Interpreting • Introduction to Translating • Introduction to Translation Studies • Practical Translation
Second Year • Chosen Language • Consecutive Interpreting • Electronic Tools for Translators • Practical Translation • Translation Studies Selection of optional modules including: • 20th Century Jewish Literature • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • Italian Cinema • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA • Drugs and Displacement in Contemporary Colombian Culture • The Spanish Civil War
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • Audiovisual Translation • Chosen Language • Translation Project Selection of optional modules including: • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • The Spanish Picaresque • Putumayo: the History and Culture of a Latin American Conflict Zone • New Argentine Cinema • Italian Women’s Writing • Modern and Postmodern World Literature • Immigration and Ethnicity • Reinventing the Past: French historical fiction in the 19th and 20th century
BA European Studies This is for you if you want to combine the in-depth study of French, Spanish or Italian language and culture with that of contemporary European Politics. You will study one main language throughout the course alongside relevant politics modules. In each year you will also study a third element consisting of further modules in your main language and/ or politics, or of modules from a variety of other arts and social science subjects, including a second language.
First Year • Chosen Language • Current Issues in International Relations • International Relations since 1945 • Introduction to Political Systems Selection of optional modules including: • Introduction to Politics • Italy Since 1945 • Latin American Culture and Society
Second Year • Chosen Language • European Union Politics Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Mexican Cinema • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • Introduction to French Linguistics • Italian Society and Culture under Fascism
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • Chosen Language Selection of optional modules including: • British Politics and European Integration • Dissertation • Interpreting French • Migration and Ethnicity • Parliamentary Politics • Putumayo: the History and Culture of a Latin American Conflict Zone • Gender and Power • Italian Women’s Writing
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BA Modern Language Studies
BA Modern Languages with Management
This is for you if you want to develop your linguistic abilities in different languages, acquire an in-depth insight into the cultures of the people who speak them and explore an additional subject of interest to you.
This is for you if you want to combine language skills with cultural insight and in-depth knowledge of management theory and practice. The course offers you the flexibility to specialise in a language, or languages, of your choice.
This course allows you to study two languages plus a third subject, which can also be a language (only one language can be taken at beginners level). In the final year you focus on your two main languages.
First Year • Chosen Languages • Core Skills for Language Learners Selection of optional modules including: • Understanding Contemporary France • 20th Century French Literature • Introduction to Post-Unification Italy • Contemporary Spain • Latin American Culture and Society
Second Year • Chosen Languages Selection of optional modules including: • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • Italian Cinema • Italian Society and Culture under Fascism • Introduction à la Francophonie • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA • The Spanish Civil War
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • Chosen Languages Selection of optional modules including: • Art and Society in Spain • Bilingual Writing and Self-translation • Dissertation • Interpreting French • Italian Women’s Writing • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • Modern and Postmodern World Literature • New Argentine Cinema
First Year • Chosen Language(s) • Foundations of Management • Introduction to Marketing Selection of optional modules including: • Authors and Genres • Civilisation Française • Contemporary Spain • Understanding Contemporary France • 20th Century French Literature
Second Year • Chosen Language(s) • Organisational Behaviour Selection of optional modules including: • 20th Century Jewish Literature • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • Introduction to French Linguistics • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • European Texts in Translation • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA • International Marketing Communications • Global Brands: Theory and Practice • Operations Management
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • Chosen Language(s) • Strategy Selection of optional modules including • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • Italian Women’s Writing • Modern and Postmodern World Literature • Interpreting • Bilingual Writing and Self-translation • Immigration and Ethnicity • International Business • Business Ethics • Critical Analysis for Management
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BA Modern Languages with Management and English as a Foreign Language This is for you if you want to continue developing your English language skills at the same time as developing equivalent capacities in another European language and an in-depth knowledge of management theory and practice. • This degree is intended for students who are NOT native speakers of English.
First Year • Chosen European Language • English as a Foreign Language • Foundations of Management • Introduction to Marketing
BA Modern Languages with Film Studies This is for you if you wish to combine language skills with cultural insight and an in-depth knowledge of the world of film, one of the major contemporary art forms.
First Year • Chosen Language(s) • Reading Film • Realism and the Cinema Selection of optional modules including: • Understanding Contemporary France • Authors and Genres • Introduction to Post-Unification Italy • Latin American Culture and Society • Latin American Literature and Film • Spanish Literature and Film
Second Year
Second Year • Chosen European Language • English as a Foreign Language • Organisational Behaviour Selection of optional modules including: • Business and Communication • European Texts in Translation • Human Resource Management • Introduction à la Francophonie • Introduction to French Linguistics • Language and Literacy • Latino/a Caribbean Literature from the USA
• Chosen Language(s) • American Film and Visual Culture • Researching World Cinemas Selection of optional modules including: • Contemporary Mexican Cinema • Introduction to French Cinema • Italian Cinema
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Third Year
Fourth Year
• Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university. Under certain conditions, it may also be possible to undertake an approved work placement.
• Chosen Language(s) Selection of optional modules including: • British Cinema and Society: 1980s and 1990s • Seriality in Film and Media • Screen Gothic • Dissertation • Hollywood and Melodrama • Women in Cinema • New Argentine Cinema • Italian Postwar Directors • Visions of Modernity • Art and Society in Spain
Fourth Year • Chosen European Language • English as a Foreign Language • Strategy Selection of optional modules including: • Bilingual Writing and Self-Translation • Gender and Power • Immigration and Ethnicity • Interpreting French • Media and Society • Shakespeare and Language • New Argentine Cinema • International Business • Business Ethics
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BA Modern Languages with Translation
BA Translation and Interpreting
This is for you if you want to combine the development of your foreign language skills and cultural insight with learning about the theory and practice of translation.
This is for you if you aspire to become a translator working between Chinese and English or between Arabic and English. You will also take a European language (French, Italian or Spanish), which can be studied at either advanced or beginner level.
First Year • Chosen Language • Chosen History and Culture • English Text Analysis • Introduction to Interpreting • Introduction to Translating • Introduction to Translation Studies
Second Year • Chosen Language • Consecutive Interpreting • Electronic Tools for Translators • Practical Translation • Translation Studies Selection of optional modules including: • Bande Dessinée • Challenging Perspectives: Conflict and Relations in French Culture • Introduction to French Linguistics • History and Culture in Twentieth-Century Italy • Contemporary Mexican Cinema • South American Narratives of Dictatorship and Exile • The Theatre of Federico García Lorca
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.
Fourth Year • Audio-visual Translation • Chosen Language • Dissertation • Translation Project Selection of optional modules including: • Latin American Boom Literature: Language and Creation • The Spanish Picaresque • Art and Society in Spain • New Argentine Cinema • Visions of Modernity • Gender and Power • Immigration and Ethnicity
• For students whose native language is not Chinese or Arabic, an A level in Chinese or Arabic (grade B or above) or equivalent is required.
First Year • Chosen Language • English Text Analysis • Introduction to Interpreting • Introduction to Translating • Introduction to Translation Studies • Practical Translation 1
Second Year • Consecutive Interpreting • Electronic Tools for Translators • Practical Translation 2 • Translation Studies
Third Year • Your third year is spent abroad studying at a partner university, acting as an English Language Teaching Assistant, or on an approved work placement.*
Fourth Year • Advanced Translation • Audio-visual Translation • Conference Interpreting • Dissertation • Translation Project
*Industry Experience
• Students doing the BA Translation and Interpreting can do an approved work placement in the UK in the field of translation or interpreting. It is possible to spend one semester on a study placement with one of our exchange partners abroad and the other semester on a work placement in the field of translation or interpreting.
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BA International Communication and Culture This is for you if you wish to develop a broad understanding of the forces that shape the way we communicate in a globalised world. You will also take one of the languages on offer in the School (French, Italian or Spanish) or study English as a foreign language.
First Year • Chosen Language • Media and Communication Systems in an International Context • Media Texts and Audiences • Key Issues in International Communications • Media Production and Communication Practice 1
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Second Year • Chosen Language • Communications Research: Approaches and Methods • Media Production and Communication Practice 2 • Global TV • International News
Third Year • For students studying French, Italian or Spanish, the third year is spent at one or two of our partner universities abroad. Alternatively, you may spend the third year as an English language Teaching Assistant in a school, or on an approved work placement abroad. • Students studying English as a foreign language complete this degree in three years, without a year abroad.
Fourth Year • Chosen Language • International Media Campaigns • PR Practice in a Globalizing World • Corporate Communication in a Global Context • New Media Practice in an International Context Selection of optional modules including: • Migration, Identity and Development • Mediating Distant Suffering • Comics Across Cultures
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Natural Sciences Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BSc Natural Sciences AAA MSci Natural Sciences
3 yrs FCG0 4 yrs GFC0
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: At least 2 sciences at A level (for example, but not limited to; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics). International Baccalaureate: BSc – 32 points, including at least one science at Higher level at 5. MSci – 36 points, including at least one science at Higher level at 6. BTEC National Diploma: BSc – DDM, MSci – DDD. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 to include a substantial number of distinctions in Science subjects. GCSE: BSc – Mathematics grade B, MSci – Mathematics grade A. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/natsci-ug
30 Places
57 Applications
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Welcome to Natural Sciences at Leicester The Natural Sciences degrees delivered by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science at Leicester offer an alternative approach to traditional Natural Sciences programmes – a truly integrated, research-led programme of study. The course modules are multidisciplinary in content and are taught through a Research Based Learning approach. This enables you to tackle cuttingedge scientific issues and to acquire a sound knowledge across the scientific disciplines. You will study fundamental and advanced scientific concepts from Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, but in interdisciplinary contexts where the connections between them are emphasised. This enables you to study much of the core material to the same level as in degrees in the single science disciplines. The programme thrives on the University’s strong culture of interdisciplinary research – from green chemistry to biophysics, climate change to forensic science, and sustainable development to astrobiology. This research focus feeds into the degree programme itself: you will be trained to become an active researcher from the very start of the degree. You will become practiced at confronting problems in novel situations in preparation for a career in research or a science-related field.
Study abroad
Canada
• McMaster University, Canada
The course is well suited to my love for all the sciences. Ruth, Natural Sciences
Why choose Natural Sciences at Leicester? • You will have the chance to undertake exciting, once-in-a-lifetime field work at Lake Bogoria in the Kenyan Rift Valley. You will work on a sciencebased project to benefit the local community. • You can broaden your horizons and experience a different academic perspective by studying abroad for a semester or year in Canada. • The I-Science Society is run by students and organises a host of social and academic events throughout the year.
Career development • The unique research-focused structure of the degree provides the ideal preparation for graduate careers in and beyond science. • Our Management for Science modules allow you to develop applied business-related knowledge and skills, including entrepreneurship, financial management, and change management. • Our Science Communication modules teach you how to present scientific ideas to the public through different media. This is ideal if you want a career in teaching, marketing or the media.
Recent graduate destinations
• We run a regular Research Lecture series. Distinguished interdisciplinary scientists talk about their research, giving insights from leaders in the field.
Example Employers: Royal College of Ophthalmologists, RBS, Metropolis International, KPMG, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
• Our degrees have formal recognition from the Institute of Physics.
Example Postgraduate Courses: MBBS Medicine, MSc Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, MSc Forensic Science, PGCE Secondary Science, MSc Nuclear Engineering, PhD Cell Physiology and Pharmacology.
• Small class sizes and friendly staff foster a collegiate atmosphere, and contribute to a supportive learning environment. • Natural Sciences students’ interdisciplinary expertise and research training means they are well-placed to make contributions to scientific progress – sometimes even before graduation! Some final year students’ research projects have been published in the scientific literature.
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BSc Natural Sciences
MSci Natural Sciences
This is for you if you want to cover the breadth of science, exploring current interdisciplinary scientific issues via a research-based approach that prepares you for a wide range of careers in industry or scientific research.
This is for you if you want all that our BSc offers with the opportunity to extend your knowledge and employability with specialist research directed by your personal interests.
First Year • Ecology • Introduction to Biochemistry and Chemistry • Laboratory Science I • Mathematics for Science I • Methods and Techniques I • Neuroscience and Computation • Origins of Science • Solar and Planetary Science Selection of optional modules available: • Advanced Study: Chemistry • Management for Science • Sustainable Development
First, Second, Third Year (see BSc Natural Sciences) Fourth Year • Advanced Study Topic IV • Science of Complex Systems • Scientific Computing • Research Project IV
Second Year
Student Profile
• Astrobiology and Astrophysics • Biophysics, Physiology and Metabolism • Chemistry in Drug Design • Energy in Physics and Chemistry • Forensic Science • Laboratory Science II • Mathematics for Science II • Methods and Techniques II Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Study: Biological Science • Advanced Study: Physics • Mathematical and Computational Modelling • Science Communication
I have a great interest in areas of research that cross more than one discipline, in particular astrobiology and computational chemistry applied to biological systems, so I knew this course was what I was looking for. I’m also the course rep for my year and Academic Officer for the Interdisciplinary Science Society, meaning I get to interact with postgraduates hosting seminars on their research – there’s a lot of interdisciplinary science at Leicester!
Third Year
David Natural Sciences
View David’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
• Paleoclimates and Climate Modelling • Sensing and Signalling in Biology and Physics • Evolution • Interdisciplinary Research Journal • Laboratory Science III • Mathematics for Science III • Methods and Techniques III • Molecular Cell Biology and Nanoscience • Research Project III
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We revealed that biofuels may not be as eco-friendly as first thought. What assumptions will you challenge? Research by the Department of Geography into greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations has calculated that levels of CO2 emissions are more than 50% higher than previously thought – and warned that the demand for ‘green’ biofuels could actually be costing the Earth.
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Operating Department Practice Course
Duration
Dip HE Operating Department Practice
2 years
Currently this is not a UCAS course; applicants should apply directly to the South Trent School of Operating Department Practice where they will be given the opportunity to select their preferred parent hospital. This is a full-time course and is not available on a part-time basis.
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: All students must be 18 years of age by the start date of the programme. The minimum academic entry criteria to the programme are: 5 GCSE passes A*-C (must include Mathematics, English and a Science) OR 3 GCSE passes A*-C (must include English, Mathematics or Science), along with an NVQ Level 3 in a care related subject. OR A full QAA approved Access to Higher Education Diploma in a suitable subject area. Applicants whose first language is not English will need to demonstrate an achievement equivalent to IELTS Level 6.0. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/msce/odp
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Welcome to Operating Department Practice at Leicester Registered Operating Department Practitioners (ODP) provide high standards of patient care and skilled support alongside medical and nursing colleagues during the anaesthetic, surgical and recovery phases of the perioperative period. The ODP’s role involves the application of theory to practice in a variety of clinical settings. Established in 1976, The South Trent School of Operating Department Practice is a specialist school for the delivery of academic and vocational training within the Operating Department. This Diploma course, offered within the University’s School of Medicine, gives you an unrivalled opportunity to gain a professionally accredited, academically rigorous qualification to practise as an ODP. It will allow you to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as an Operating Department Practitioner. We believe that the integration of academic and work-based learning is the best way to develop ODPs who are well equipped to meet the needs of future employers. We work closely with a group of approved Parent Hospitals to ensure that you receive a thorough education, as well as the necessary experience to develop your clinical skills and that you are exposed to the reality of employment.
Career development ODPs may work in a wide range of areas including transplant teams, orthopaedic clinics, obstetrics and emergency care. There are also opportunities in management, research, education and training. The course follows the requirements of the professional College of Operating Department Practitioners and the Health and Care Professions Council. It promotes: • Your ability to study independently. • Your appreciation of the need to integrate theory and practice.
This is a very challenging course but every day is rewarding – you cannot get better than that. Kylie, Operating Department Practice
Why choose Operating Department Practice at Leicester?
• Your capacity for clinical reasoning, including the evaluation of practice and critical analysis of research. • Your understanding of the areas and types of knowledge and how these are integrated in the curriculum. This includes the need for a broad view of the context of practice. • Your commitment to lifelong learning. We use a range of learning and teaching methods to help you meet all the programme outcomes, including: • Lectures
• The South Trent School of Operating Department Practice is consistently in the top three ODP schools in the National Student Survey – indicating we have very satisfied students.
• Small group work
• 100% of our graduates are employed. Demand for Operating Department Practitioners is high. There are many opportunities for continuing employment, professional development and advancement within the NHS and the independent healthcare sector.
Throughout the course we will adopt a progressive approach so that your skills are acquired at an acceptable pace. This will help you integrate theory and practice, and develop personally as well as professionally.
• You will be taught by a dedicated team who have experience of operating department management, clinical-based education and specialist areas of clinical work. • We have an excellent reputation as being an approachable and caring institution that is committed to the welfare of our students. • This Diploma course, offered within the University’s School of Medicine, gives you an unrivalled opportunity to gain a professionally accredited, academically rigorous qualification to practice as an ODP. It builds upon training courses that have been taking place in Leicester for many years.
• Supervised practice • Self-study and reflective learning
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Local, regional and National NHS hospital trusts and the independent sector hospitals. Example Postgraduate Courses: Health Care studies, First Assistant, Mentoring in Health and Social Care, Healthcare-related Masters programmes, Physician’s Assistant.
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Dip HE Operating Department Practice This is for you if you want to develop the underpinning knowledge, clinical practice and personal development opportunities to enable you to perform consistently, confidently and independently as an Operating Department Practitioner.
First Year The programme takes place over a continuous twoyear period with programmes normally commencing in the Spring and Autumn each year. The programme is divided into 11 compulsory modules. • Foundations of Operating Department Practice • Foundations of Surgical Practice • Foundations of Anaesthetic Practice • Practice Development 1 • Foundations of Peri-Operative Care in the Multiprofessional Healthcare Environment
Second Year • Application of Operating Department Practice 1 (Specialities) • Development of Peri-operative Care Practice in the Multiprofessional Healthcare Environment • Post Anaesthetic Care Practice • Application of Operating Department Practice 2 (Critical Care) • Practice Development 2 • Critical Analysis and Evidence-Based Practice
Student Profile
Kylie Operating Department Practice
The course is only 24 months long so it’s what you would call intensive! In your clinical placements you are able to have a variety of different specialties. The highlight for me personally was my paediatric placement. I was very apprehensive at first because, having children myself, I was concerned I would show my emotions but I can guarantee this has been the best experience so far. The staff are committed to you throughout your time here – they are supportive and I have developed a good professional relationship with them. The course certainly prepares you for this profession and it’s the best step I’ve ever taken.
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We’ve developed the sick bay of the future. Where will your enterprise take you? A cross-disciplinary team from the Departments of Medicine, Space Research (Physics) and Chemistry has combined their cutting-edge expertise to create a world-first, non-invasive disease detection facility. The Diagnostics Development Unit is designed to detect the “sight, smell and feel” of disease without the use of invasive probes, blood tests, or other time-consuming and uncomfortable procedures. The design of the Unit, which scans the patient with a selection of instruments while lying in a hospital bed, brings us one step closer to the sick bays of science fiction shows such as Star Trek.
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Physics and Astronomy Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB AAB
BSc Physics
3 yrs F300
MPhys Physics
4 yrs F303
BSc Physics with Nanotechnology
3 yrs F391
MPhys Physics with Nanotechnology 4 yrs F390 BSc Physics with Astrophysics
3 yrs F3F5
MPhys Physics with Astrophysics
4 yrs F3FM
BSc Physics with Planetary Science 3 yrs F3FN MPhys Physics with Planetary Science 4 yrs F394 BSc Physics with Space Science and Technology
3 yrs F365
AAB MPhys Physics with Space Science 4 yrs F366
and Technology
Other qualifications and requirements Subject specific requirements: Students must be studying A level Mathematics and A level Physics or the equivalent. International Baccalaureate: 34 points, including at least 5 in both higher level Mathematics and higher level Physics. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with at least DD and at least grade B in A level Mathematics. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3 including a minimum of 30 credits at distinction in Physics and Mathematics subjects. GCSE: No specific requirements. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/physics-ug
120 722 Places
88
%
Applications
2014 League Tables: Times th Times Guardian
9
National Student Survey:
of students studying Physics and Astronomy satisfied overall with their course.
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Welcome to Physics and Astronomy at Leicester The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester is a world-class centre for teaching and study with an unparalleled history of scientific research. Our work in X-ray and observational astronomy spans more than half a century, from the first ever British satellite Ariel 1 in 1962 to ESA’s Gaia space observatory. Our other research strengths include space instrumentation, theoretical astrophysics, radio and space plasma physics, condensed matter physics and Earth observation science. All this research expertise feeds directly into our teaching. No matter where your interests lie, you will be taught by international experts. We are a friendly, inclusive department with an excellent staff-student ratio. This allows smallgroup teaching in tutorials, problem solving workshops, seminars and laboratory classes. As a Leicester physics student you will have access to outstanding facilities, including our supercomputer, clean rooms, nano-microscopy centre and stateof-the-art undergraduate laboratories. The flexibility of our degrees means that you can easily mix and match option courses and even projects from different specialities – from planetary science to nanotechnology – to suit your individual interests and career aspirations. You can transfer between BSc and MPhys at any time in your first or second year.
Study abroad
USA and Canada
Europe
Australia
I chose Leicester due to its expertise in space research. The University’s reputation in this field was something I was already aware of. Andrew, Physics and Astronomy
Why choose Physics and Astronomy at Leicester? • We are ranked 9th in the 2014 Guardian League Table. • All of our courses are accredited by the UK Institute of Physics. • Since 1967, there has always been at least one active Leicester-built instrument in orbit on an ESA or NASA spacecraft. • Our excellent staff-student ratio (one of the best in England) means you will benefit from lots of small group teaching, regular feedback and support – including weekly tutorials, problem classes, and research projects in every year. • You will gain valuable experience of high performance computing using a 500 core supercomputer reserved for undergraduate use. We also have a 3618 core research machine and host part of DiRAC, the UK’s supercomputing facility for particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. • You will have access to two computerised telescopes at our observatory: a 20-inch PlaneWave with CCD camera, and a 12-inch Meade. • Our unique ‘Physics Special Topics’ module is an in-house journal, providing valuable experience in the peer review process. Student papers from Phys.Spec.Top. have received international media coverage and include ‘Physics of a Falling Batman’ and ‘Could Bruce Willis Save the World?’
• Europe: France, Germany, Turkey • USA: Arizona • Canada: Ontario • Australia: Melbourne
Year in industry • You can opt to spend your third year on an industrial placement.
Career development • In the third year you will have the option to do a ten-week group research project with one of our industrial partners such as EADS Astrium, Domino Printing, or Weatherford International. You will gain invaluable project, budget and team management experience working in a professional environment on a real project that has real impact for the company. • We have a dedicated Careers Tutor in the department, who can provide information, advice and guidance on the graduate job application process. • Our year in industry and study abroad opportunities allow you to develop your professional skills.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: 3D X-ray Inc, BAE Systems Detica, ESR Technology, Knight Sound and Light, NatWest, Omniceutica, Qinetiq, Weatherford International, Zeeko Ltd. Example Postgraduate Courses: MSc Aeronautics and Space Engineering, EngD Efficient Fossil Energy Technologies, MSc Advanced Engineering, MSc Renewable Energy Engineering, PGCE Physics with Maths, PhD Astrophysics, PhD Engineering, PhD Hyperpolarised Xenon Functional Lung Imaging, PhD Low Temperature Plasma Physics. 183
BSc/MPhys Physics This is for you if you want to study matter and energy on all scales from the sub-atomic to the size of the visible Universe, acquiring an appreciation of the scope and impact of modern physics and the use of mathematics, computing and experimentation to solve important, real-world problems.
First Year • Dynamics • Electricity and Magnetism • Laboratory Physics • Light and Matter • Mathematical Physics • Waves and Quanta Selection of optional modules including: • Great Experiments • Modern Physics
Second Year • Condensed Matter Physics • Electromagnetic Fields • Laboratory Physics • Mathematical Physics • Scientific Inference Selection of optional modules including: • Fractals and Chaos • Principles of Flight
Third Year • Atoms and Nuclei • Pair Research Project • Physics Challenge • Quantum Mechanics • Radiation and Matter Selection of optional modules including: • Applied Nuclear Power • Elementary Particles • Radio Systems • Relativity
Fourth Year (MPhys) • Advanced Core Physics • Advanced Study Project • Individual Research Project • Physics Special Topics Selection of optional modules including: • General Relativity and Black Holes • Lasers and Quantum Optics • Quantum Fields • Quantum Finance and Social Science
BSc/MPhys Physics with Nanotechnology This is for you if you want to learn about the physics of the very-small – to design, fabricate and understand the structures at the nanoscale that are contributing to transformative new technologies in computing, medicine and the environment.
First Year • Dynamics • Electricity and Magnetism • Laboratory Physics • Light and Matter • Mathematical Physics • Waves and Quanta Selection of optional modules including: • Digital Electronic Systems • Nanophysics
Second Year • Condensed Matter Physics • Electromagnetic Fields • Laboratory Physics • Mathematical Physics • Scientific Inference Selection of optional modules including: • Biophysics • Quantum Devices
Third Year • Atoms and Nuclei • Pair Research Project • Physics Challenge • Quantum Mechanics • Radiation and Matter Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Materials • Digital Imaging • Elementary Particles • Medical X-rays and NMR
Fourth Year (MPhys) • Advanced Core Physics • Advanced Study Project • Individual Research Project • Physics Special Topics Selection of optional modules including: • Applied Quantum Mechanics • Magnetic Systems • Nanostructures • Quantum Fields
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BSc/MPhys Physics with Astrophysics
BSc/MPhys Physics with Planetary Science
This is for you if you want to understand how physics and mathematics affect the constituent parts of the Universe, exploring concepts such as the Leicesteridentified ‘kilonova’ (an explosion following the merger of a neutron star and black hole) and investigating the ultimate fate of our galaxy using the University of Leicester supercomputer.
This is for you if you want to know more about the formation and evolution of our solar system – for example, studying and monitoring our own planet, searching for life on Mars, or investigating the space environments of the gas giants.
First Year • Dynamics • Electricity and Magnetism • Laboratory Physics • Light and Matter • Mathematical Physics • Waves and Quanta Selection of optional modules including: • Observational Astronomy • The Sun and Stars
Second Year • Condensed Matter Physics • Electromagnetic Fields • Laboratory Physics • Mathematical Physics • Scientific Inference Selection of optional modules including: • Galaxies and the Universe • Stellar Atmospheres
Third Year • Atoms and Nuclei • Pair Research Project • Physics Challenge • Quantum Mechanics • Radiation and Matter Selection of optional modules including: • Cosmology • Elementary Particles • Extreme Stars • Stellar Structure and Evolution
Fourth Year (MPhys) • Advanced Core Physics • Advanced Study Project • Individual Research Project • Physics Special Topics Selection of optional modules including: • Cosmological Structures • General Relativity and Black Holes • Space Instrumentation • Supermassive Black Holes
First Year • Dynamics • Electricity and Magnetism • Laboratory Physics • Light and Matter • Mathematical Physics • Waves and Quanta Selection of optional modules including: • Planetary Exploration • Terrestrial Planets
Second Year • Condensed Matter Physics • Electromagnetic Fields • Laboratory Physics • Mathematical Physics • Scientific Inference Selection of optional modules including: • Jovian Planets and Moons • Planetary Remote Sensing
Third Year • Atoms and Nuclei • Pair Research Project • Physics Challenge • Quantum Mechanics • Radiation and Matter Selection of optional modules including: • The Earth from Space • Life in the Universe • Planetary Plasma Environments • Planetary Science
Fourth Year (MPhys) • Advanced Core Physics • Advanced Study Project • Individual Research Project • Physics Special Topics Selection of optional modules including: • The Natural Environment • Planetary Surfaces • Space Instrumentation • Space Plasmas
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BSc/MPhys Physics with Space Science and Technology This is for you if you are fascinated by Earth observation, space astronomy and the study of the Solar System – and the space technology that enables this science to be done. You will be taught by staff directly involved in exciting missions such as Bepi-Columbo and Swift.
First Year • Dynamics • Electricity and Magnetism • Laboratory Physics • Light and Matter • Mathematical Physics • Waves and Quanta Selection of optional modules including: • Science from Space • Space Technology
Student Blogger
Lilian Physics and Astronomy
Physics students can go from one lecture discussing the formation of our galaxy to another teaching the structure of the atom and the universe at a tiny scale. View Lilian’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Second Year • Condensed Matter Physics • Electromagnetic Fields • Laboratory Physics • Mathematical Physics • Scientific Inference Selection of optional modules including: • Spacecraft and Mission Design • Spaceflight Dynamics
Third Year • Atoms and Nuclei • Pair Research Project • Physics Challenge • Quantum Mechanics • Radiation and Matter Selection of optional modules including: • Applied Nuclear Power • Human Spaceflight • Life in the Universe • Rocket Propulsion Systems
Fourth Year (MPhys) • Advanced Core Physics • Advanced Study Project • Individual Research Project • Physics Special Topics Selection of optional modules including: • Aerospace Engineering • Space Instrumentation • Space Plasmas • Thermal Physics
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We’ve found an area on Mars that could have supported life. Where will your curiosity take you? Dr John Bridges from the Space Research Centre in our Department of Physics and Astronomy is a member of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory team. By exploring Gale Crater on Mars with the Curiosity Rover, the team has shown that an area of this crater could have been habitable for microbial life.
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Politics and International Relations Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA Politics ABB BA International Relations ABB BA International Relations
3 yrs L200
ABB BA Politics and Economics ABB BA Politics and Sociology
3 yrs LL12
What I have enjoyed most is examining different perspectives on the most pressing contemporary issues.
3 yrs LL23
Leo, Politics and International Relations
3 yrs L250 3 yrs LV21
and History
Joint courses also available
BA History and Politics
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BA Management Studies with Politics
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LLB Law with Politics
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Other qualifications and requirements
Welcome to
International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points minimum. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDM Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Grade B required in Mathematics for BA Politics and Economics. For BA Management Studies with Politics: Grade C required in English Language and Mathematics. No specific requirements for any other course. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/politics-ug
110 638 Places Applications
91
%
90
% Guardian Employability
Independent National Student Survey: of students studying Politics satisfied overall with their course.
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Politics and International Relations at Leicester The Department of Politics and International Relations at Leicester is a dynamic and friendly community. Politics has been taught at Leicester since the 1940s and we have always been at the cuttingedge of British political science – we aim to fire your intellectual curiosity about the politics of the world. As well as examining the workings of the political system in Britain and other states, you will explore some of the most important and interesting issues in politics: Who holds power and why? Is there a crisis of political participation? What are the appropriate limits to individual liberty? Is globalisation a positive process? When is war just? and many more. Our lecturers produce internationally renowned, cutting-edge research, and are keen to share their knowledge. During your time with us, we will encourage you to focus your studies on your own areas of interest. All our degrees offer a wide range of exciting module choices – and as our lecturers have such diverse interests, you will receive enthusiastic support and guidance for whichever area you choose. We are aware of the expectation for a degree to enhance your career prospects. With this in mind, we have worked with the University of Leicester Career Development Service to design modules that will ensure you are well equipped to secure graduate roles or places on postgraduate courses.
Study abroad
Europe
• Liège, Belgium • Pécs, Hungary • Giessen and Jena, Germany • Bratislava, Slovakia • Semester abroad available to single honours students • Year abroad available for History and Politics students
Why choose Politics and International Relations at Leicester? • The Department is home to Politics Review, the leading magazine for students of Politics. • We are proud to have happy students. We have been ranked in the top five for student satisfaction in every National Student Survey since 2005. • You have the chance to study abroad for up to a year. In an increasingly global community this is a great opportunity to travel, experience a different culture and study politics from differing perspectives. • You are encouraged to get involved with the thriving Politics Society. It organises a series of events, including visiting speakers, socials and an annual Summer Ball attended by students and staff. • We are internationally recognised for the quality of our research. Particular strengths include: the role of the intelligence services; the politics of arms sales, ethics and war; South Africa’s democratic transition; the peace process in Northern Ireland; and American social policy.
Career development • The optional, non-credit Politics in Action module in Year 2 helps you develop a range of transferable skills to apply for placement opportunities, reflect on a placement experience and enter the job market. • The Parliamentary Studies module is approved and co-taught by staff at the Houses of Parliament and has the support of The Speaker and the Clerk of the House in the House of Commons, and the Lord Speaker and the Clerk of the Parliaments in the House of Lords. Included in this module is an opportunity to visit Parliament.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Air MTM Ltd, Chapman Black, Fidelity Worldwide Investment, Global Energy Ventures, House of Commons, Leicestershire Police, Liberal Democrats, Media Trust, Ministry of Justice, Minster Law. Example Postgraduate Courses: Graduate Diploma in Law, MA History, MA Human Rights and Global Ethics, MA International Development, MA Political Communication, MA Political Science, MA Security Studies, MSc Development Studies, MSc Human Rights, PGCE History, PGCE in Primary Education.
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BA Politics
BA International Relations
This is for you if you want to understand where power lies in political systems and how this affects the organisation of society.
This is for you if you want to understand the distribution of power in the international arena and how individual nation states interact with each other and with international organisations.
First Year • Current Issues in International Relations • International Relations since 1945 • Introduction to American Government and Politics • Introduction to Politics • Introduction to Political Systems • Key Skills for Politics and International Relations
Second Year • European Union Politics • Globalisation • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • International Security Studies • International Theory • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • Political Analysis • Political Ideas
Third Year Selection of optional modules including: • American Political Development • The American Presidency • The Changing Character of War • The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery • The EU: Policies, Issues and Debates • Global Justice and Human Rights • Political Parties in Western Democracies • Politics and the Environment • The Politics of Counter-Terrorism • The Politics of Intelligence • The Politics of Slavery • Rising Powers in the Global Order
First Year • Current Issues in International Relations • International Relations Since 1945 • Introduction to American Politics • Introduction to Politics • Introduction to Political Systems • Key Skills for Politics and International Relations
Second Year • European Union Politics • Globalisation • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • International Security Studies • International Theory • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • Political Analysis • Political Ideas
Third Year Selection of optional modules including: • American Political Development • The American Presidency • British Politics and European Integration • The Changing Character of War • The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery • The EU: Policies, Issues and Debates • Feminism • Global Justice and Human Rights • Interpreting British Foreign Policy • Parliamentary Studies • Populism and Politics: West and East • Political Participation in Britain • Political Parties in Western Democracies • Politics and the Environment • The Politics of Counter-Terrorism • The Politics of Intelligence • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons • The Politics of Slavery • The Politics of War and Peace: Northern Ireland after 1972 • Rising Powers in the Global Order • South African Foreign Policy • South African Politics
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BA International Relations and History This is for you if you want to investigate the evolution of the international political system and the workings of the contemporary world.
First Year • American History, 1877-Present • Current Issues in International Relations • Europe Reshaped, 1815-1914 • International Relations Since 1945 • Introduction to Politics • The Making of the Modern World
Second Year • Perceiving the Past Selection of optional modules including: • Anglo-Saxon England before Alfred • Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History • European Union Politics • From Beer to Fraternity: The History of Drinking in North America • Gender History • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • International Theory • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • The Making of Modern British Politics, 1906-2007 • Race and Ethnicity • Religious History • Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union • Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction in the US
Third Year Selection of optional modules including: • American Political Development • The American Revolution • British Politics and European Integration • The Changing Character of War • The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968 • The Decline of a World Power: British Foreign and Defence Policy 1892-1968 • The EU: Policies, Issues and Debates • Facing Modernity: Jews in Central Europe • The French Revolution • Ideals of Womanhood in 19th Century America • The Imperial Economy: Britain in the Wider World 1815-1914 • Indigenous Peoples of the Americas c1350-1650 • Israel/Palestine: The Story of a Land • McCarthy’s America • Political Satire 1681-1792 • Presidency of FDR
BA Politics and Economics This is for you if you are interested in the nature of political economy and want to bring together insight from two of the fundamental disciplines in social science.
First Year • Introduction to Politics • Introduction to Political Systems • Macroeconomics 1 • Maths for Economists 1 • Maths for Economists 2 • Microeconomics 1
Second Year • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • Political Ideas • Intermediate Microeconomics 1 • Intermediate Microeconomics 2 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 1 • Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 Selection of optional modules including: • European Union Politics • Globalisation • International Security Studies • Political Analysis
Third Year • Dissertation in Politics or Economics Selection of optional modules including: • Advanced Macroeconomics • Advanced Microeconomics • American Political Development • British Politics and European Integration • The Changing Character of War • The Conservatives: Crisis and Recovery • Economics of Education • The EU: Policies, Issues and Debates • Global Justice and Human Rights • Government Intervention in the Economy • International Finance • Management Science • Managerial Economics • Politics and the Environment • The Politics of Intelligence
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BA Politics and Sociology This is for you if you are interested in the way that society is organised and how the political world either reinforces or challenges the prevailing social order.
First Year • International Relations Since 1945 • Introduction to Politics • Introduction to Political Systems • Research Methods • Social Change, Identity and Behaviour • Society in Transformation
Second Year • Political Ideas • Government and Democracy in the United Kingdom • The Making of Contemporary US Foreign Policy • Research Methods • Social Class and Inequalities Selection of optional modules including: • European Union Politics • Globalisation • The Global Sex Trade • International Security Studies • Japan: Culture, History and Power • Political Analysis • Sex, Gender and Morality • Sociology of Deviance • Sociology of Fashion • Youth Culture and Politics
Student Blogger
Abshir Politics and International Relations
University will allow you to pursue the knowledge necessary to develop. You will learn to adapt in challenging circumstances. View Abshir’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Third Year Selection of optional modules including: • Beasts and Boundaries: Sociology, Science and Nature • City, Life and Social Order • Culture, Identity and Representation • Drugs and Society • Education and Social Justice • The EU: Policies, Issues and Debates • Football and Society • Global Poverty and Development • Interpreting British Foreign Policy • Political Participation in Britain • Political Parties in Western Democracies • The Politics of Counter-Terrorism • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons • Populism and Politics: West and East • Rising Powers in the Global Order • Social Movements
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We’re shedding new light on multi-party politics in Britain. How will you make your mark? In the first academic study of its kind, researchers from our Department of Politics and International Relations examined the attributes and attitudes of UKIP candidates and voters at the 2010 general election. The diversity of characteristics and concerns they identified challenge the perception that UKIP is simply a single-issue party or the ‘Tory Party in exile’.
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Psychology Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
AAB Psychology AAB Applied Psychology AAB Psychology with Cognitive
3 yrs C800
AAB Psychology with Sociology
3 yrs C8L3
3 yrs C811 3 yrs C8BC
Neuroscience
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 34 points. BTEC National Diploma: Pass Diploma with DDD. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 with 30 credits at distinction, plus the three GCSEs or equivalents stated below. GCSE: Mathematics or Statistics, English Language, Biology or Core Science plus Additional Science at least at grade C. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/psychology-ug
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I come away from every lecture understanding something new about the human condition. Alex, Psychology
Welcome to Psychology at Leicester The School of Psychology at Leicester is committed to teaching and research excellence within an enthusiastic and friendly community. Our high quality, accredited courses are designed 
to give you a comprehensive grounding in psychology whilst preparing you for professional careers or further study following graduation. Psychology is a far-reaching subject and over time you will develop your individual areas of interest. We offer an array of optional modules, some of which are unique in the UK, allowing you to shape your degree and explore further those psychology topics which engage and interest you the most. Our research-led teaching means you will learn from leading academics delivering cuttingedge knowledge. We also provide you with the opportunity to conduct your own psychological research, from design right through to analysis of data and write-up – developing your academic and practical experimentation skills in our dedicated research facilities. Psychology is a fascinating area and our academics aim to encourage and develop your understanding. Our regular programme of guest lectures is sure to spark your enthusiasm and open up new avenues of interest.
Career development • We have a departmental careers tutor who organises regular employability events and can give individual advice. • We have an extensive programme of lectures and talks from invited speakers. Chartered psychologists from a broad range of areas (occupational, clinical, forensic and counselling) give insights into how they achieved their career paths and what the subject can involve. • Our annual careers event in the summer term, Intentions after Graduation, is designed to help your focus on potential careers and the ways into them. • Our careers activity is based on feedback from current students – our focus is on your priorities.
Why choose Psychology at Leicester? • All our psychology degrees are accredited as conferring eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). • We are highly ranked – currently 9th in the 2014 Guardian University Guide. • We run a range of different degrees and flexible courses allowing you to follow your own interests. • We have dedicated, state-of-the-art facilities with specialist equipment including eye trackers for reading research, an EEG to measure electrical response in the brain and a virtual reality laboratory to create studies in the spatial cognition field.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Abacus Tuition, Age UK, Allianz Insurance, Globetech Solutions, Hornbuckle Mitchell Ltd, HSBC, ITN, NHS, Northants Police, Prison Service, RNIB College, University College London. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Criminology, MA Social Work, MSc Forensic Psychology, MSc Management, Finance and Accounting, MSc Neuroscience, MSc Occupational Psychology, MSc Psychological Research Methods, PGCE Primary, PGDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, PhD Experimental Psychology.
• All our teaching is informed by world-leading research and delivered by academics who are passionate about their research. We have a strong research tradition in a variety of areas, ranging from biological and cognitive psychology, through to more social and applied areas including forensic and social psychology.
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BSc Psychology
BSc Applied Psychology
This is for you if you wish to comprehensively study and research psychology covering its diverse fields in breadth and depth, as well specialising in specific areas of individual interest.
This is for you if you want to pursue further study or a career in an applied area of psychology. You will be taught by applied psychologists and undertake advanced applied research to prepare for careers in occupational psychology, the criminal justice system or in clinical settings.
Common First Year The BSc Psychology, BSc Applied Psychology and BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience share a common first year. It will provide you with a firm grounding in both basic and applied psychology and give you practical research experience. • Abnormal Psychology • Applied Psychology • Approaches to Psychology • Biological Bases of Behaviour • Developmental Psychology • Introduction to Perception and Cognition • Introductory Psychology • Psychology Practical Work – Statistics and Laboratory • Psychology Research Skills • Social Psychology
Second Year • Abnormal Psychology and Individual Differences • Biological Psychology • Cognitive Psychology • Psychology Practical – Statistics and Laboratory • Social Behaviour and Development
Third Year • Brain and Cognition • Social Behaviour and Development Selection of optional modules including: • Behavioural Neuroscience • Child Forensic Psychology • Clinical Psychology • Cognitive and Clinical Neuropsychology • Co-operation, Conflict and Social Dilemmas • Evolution, Cognition and Behaviour • Individual Differences • Legal Psychology • Quantitative Behavioural Genetics and Developmental Psychopathology • Psychology of Love and Attraction • Visual Cognition • Working Environment Psychology
Common First Year (see left) Second Year • Abnormal Psychology and Individual Differences • Applied Practical • Biological Psychology • Cognitive Psychology • Information Technology and Psychology • Psychology Practical – Statistics and Laboratory • Social Behaviour and Development
Third Year • Applied Research Methodology • Brain and Cognition • Occupational Psychology • Social Behaviour and Development Selection of optional modules including: • Legal Psychology • Clinical Psychology • Psychology of Love and Attraction • Individual Differences You will complete a psychology research project into an area that interests you. You can contribute substantially to cutting-edge research that is being conducted in the School.
You will complete a psychology research project into an area that interests you. You can contribute substantially to cutting-edge research that is being conducted in the School.
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BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
BSc Psychology with Sociology
This is for you if, in addition to psychology, you are interested in the neural mechanisms underlying human behaviour.
Common First Year (see left)
This is for you if in addition to psychology, you have an interest in how the social world works. Sociology covers a wealth of contemporary and topical issues. Two-thirds of your time is spent studying psychology and the remaining third is spent studying sociology.
Second Year
Common First Year (see left)
• Abnormal Psychology and Individual Differences • Psychology Practical – Statistics and Laboratory • Biological Psychology • Cognitive Psychology • Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience Practical • Social Behaviour and Development
You will study the common first year with the following sociology modules replacing two psychology modules: • Social Change, Identity and Behaviour • Society in Transformation
Third Year
• Abnormal Psychology and Individual Differences • Social Behaviour and Development • Biological Psychology • Cognitive Psychology • Psychology Practicals – Statistics and Laboratory • Classical Sociological Theory or Social Class and Inequalities Selection of optional modules including: • Gender, Sex and Morality • The Global Sex Trade • Japan: Culture, History and Power • Sociology of Deviance • The Sociology of Fashion • Youth Culture
• Brain and Cognition • Research Methods and Applications in the Neurosciences • Skills and Perspectives in Cognitive Neuroscience • Social Behaviour and Development Selection of optional modules including: • Behavioural Neuroscience • Clinical Psychology • Cognitive and Clinical Neuropsychology • Evolution, Cognition and Behaviour • Visual Cognition You will complete an independent research project in an area of cognitive neuroscience that interests you. You can contribute substantially to cutting-edge research that is being conducted in the School.
Second Year
Third Year • Brain and Cognition • Social Behaviour and Development Selection of optional modules including: • Behavioural Neuroscience • Child Forensic Psychology • City Life and Social Order • Clinical Psychology • Cognitive and Clinical Neuropsychology • Cooperation, Conflict and Social Dilemmas • Culture Identity and Representation • Drugs and Society • Education and Social Justice • Evolution, Cognition and Behaviour • Football and Society • Individual Differences • Legal Psychology • Psychology of Love and Attraction • Visual Cognition You will complete a psychology research project into an area that interests you. You can contribute substantially to cutting-edge research that is being conducted in the School.
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Sociology Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB BA Sociology
3 yrs/part time L300
Joint courses also available
BA Media and Society
See page 154
BA Politics and Sociology
See page 192
BSc Psychology with Sociology
See page 197
Other qualifications and requirements International Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 32 points. BTEC National Diploma: DDM. Access to HE: Pass relevant diploma with 45 credits at level 3 including some at distinction. GCSE: Grade C in English Language and Mathematics. Full entry requirements at www.le.ac.uk/sociology-ug
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Welcome to Sociology at Leicester We were one of the first Sociology Departments established in the UK, and offer an international reputation, a wealth of experience in teaching and an enviable research pedigree. Our courses provide a thorough and exciting grounding in key areas of sociological analysis, theory and research. During your time with us, you’ll be getting to grips with contemporary and topical issues in society – areas where our academics are conducting research at the cutting-edge: education and society; sport and deviance; children and childhood; identity, fashion and consumption; migration and citizenship; media and communication; the global sex trade and cosmetic surgery; class, gender and ethnicity; age and the life course; happiness and well-being, and more. Flexibility underpins our degree structure, which means that you will get to shape the content of your degree to suit your own interests and career pathways. Whichever direction you choose, you will be taught by enthusiastic scholars who are keen to share their expertise with you. We provide many opportunities for you to enhance your degree. Under expert and supportive supervision you can conduct your own chosen sociological research project. You will collect data in the field, analyse it and write it up. You can also choose to study abroad, a great way of broadening your horizons and experiencing a different academic climate.
Study abroad
USA
I really enjoy my seminars as I get to put forward my ideas and my views to my peers. Laura, Sociology
Why choose Sociology at Leicester? • We are highly ranked – 8th in the 2014 Guardian League Table • We are proud to have happy students. We receive excellent student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey. We are particularly noted for the quality of our teaching and the support students receive from staff. • Staff members regularly contribute to major national and international journals and have authored or edited nearly 50 books. Sociology Review, the key periodical for school and college sociology students, is also edited in the Department. • You have the opportunity to study abroad in locations in Europe or in the USA – a fantastic way to expand your knowledge, develop new skills and experience a completely new environment.
Europe
• Lund, Sweden • Krakow, Poland • Long Beach, California • Athens, Georgia • Buffalo, New York • Gainesville, Florida • Arlington, Texas
Career development • The second year module, Sociology and the World of Work, will prepare you for life after University and show you how the theory of sociology is put into practice in the workplace. • You will regularly discuss career preferences with your personal tutors at each level of study, building up a profile of your optimum career pathways. • You can use your own work experience as a focus for your Third Year research project, providing a more reflexive approach to thinking about future careers.
Recent graduate destinations Example Employers: Barclays, Harrow Council, Hertfordshire Police, NHS, Npower, Rawlings Community School, RHWL Architects, Santander, The Green Energy Company. Example Postgraduate Courses: MA Contemporary Sociology, MA Journalism, MA Social Work, MSc Occupation Therapy, MSc Poverty and Development.
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BA Sociology This is for you if you want an excellent general grounding in sociology, covering theory and social research methods and with opportunities to choose your own specialist areas for study.
Student Blogger Amy-Rose Sociology
First Year • Ethnicity and Society • Research Methods • Society in Transformation • Social Change, Identity and Behaviour • Social Class and Inequalities • Sociological Imagination • Work, Employment and Society
Second Year • Classical Sociological Theory • Research Methods Selection of optional modules including: • The Global Sex Trade • Japan: Culture, History and Power • Sociology of Deviance • Sociology of Fashion • Sociology of the World of Work • Youth Culture
It is a discipline I find to be fascinating and, more importantly, opens many doors – whether that be as a teacher, social-worker or within the police force. View Amy-Rose’s blog at studentblogs.le.ac.uk
Third Year • Dissertation • Modern Sociological Theory Selection of optional modules including: • Beasts and Boundaries • City Life and Social Order • Culture, Identity and Representation • Drugs and Society • Education and Social Justice • Football and Society • Global Poverty and Development • Social Movements and Collective Action
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We’re examining how brands and celebrity culture influence children. How will you make your mark? Research by our Department of Sociology studied the influence of fashion on youngsters between the ages of five and 12. They found that even at this age brands and logos are highly important to some children, influenced by family attitudes, peer pressure and celebrity culture.
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Part-time and Foundation Degrees Course
Duration
Foundation Degree in Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations via Distance Learning
3 yrs
Foundation Degree in Drug and Alcohol Counselling and Treatment by Distance Learning
3/4 yrs
Foundation Degree in Security and Risk Management
3/4 yrs
BA Security and Risk Management
18 mths
BA (Hons) Educational Studies
2 yrs
BA (Hons) Humanities and Arts
3/5 yrs
BA (Hons) Archaeology
6 yrs
BA (Hons) Ancient History and Classical Archaeology 6 yrs
Find out more www.le.ac.uk/lifelonglearning
Welcome to
Course enquiries t: 0116 252 5962 e: lifelonglearning@le.ac.uk
Part-time and Foundation Degrees at Leicester Lifelong Learning Our dedicated Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning offers a variety of courses, which are taught in a friendly and relaxed setting by tutors specially trained in adult learning. We understand that your needs may be different from those of full-time undergraduate students and have developed the course support and provision, together with further education colleges, private sector and public sector organisations to ensure your needs are met.
Study modes Part-time study Studying part-time enables you to benefit from the same facilities and staff as full-time students. You can use your study as a route into a new career or to develop an existing one by building on your skills and gaining relevant qualifications. Distance Learning Our distance learning courses provide you with the flexibility to study when you choose, enabling you to organise your learning around work and family commitments. 202
We offer the following Certificates of Higher Education: • Advice Work • Creative Writing • Global Ecology and Wildlife Conservation via Distance Learning • Counselling • Humanities and Arts • Leadership and Business Management • Certificate in Management Practice via Distance Learning • Psychology
Foundation Degrees Foundation Degrees are degree-level qualifications which involve a combination of work-based learning, lectures and online study. Our degrees have been developed directly with employers to ensure we teach the skills they require. Foundation Degrees are designed for those who wish to attain news skills to further or change their career while still at work. They can also act as an alternative into mainstream higher education and can offer the possibility of fast-tracking onto a full honours degree course. All modules are supported by interactive online activities, tutorials and course material. You will need to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Each module is assessed by a combination of written assignments, online activities and project based work.
What can you study at Leicester • Part-time Certificates and Diplomas. These courses provide first and second year degree level study over two years. • Part-time Foundation Degrees. Foundation courses are designed for those who wish to attain new skills and knowledge required by employers. They are equivalent to an HND or the first two years of an Honours degree.
Many students who enrol on the courses will be in full time employment. However, this is not always necessary, and people currently not in employment and wishing to start a career may also benefit from studying one of our Foundation Degrees. Certain GCSEs, or equivalent, are normally desirable and relevant prior experience is always taken into account. Each of our Foundation Degrees has its own entry requirements. Please contact the course admissions tutor or secretary for details. Depending on the mode of study, they usually take two-to-four years to complete.
Please note, you should apply directly to the University for these courses rather than through UCAS.
Funding Financial support for students taking undergraduate part-time courses is available, including loans to cover the cost of tuition fees. These loans do not need to be repaid until you are working and earning over a certain minimum amount. If you are studying whilst working, you may find some support is available from your employer.
Certificates and Diploma Programmes
Please contact the relevant course admissions tutor or secretary to find out the fees for your course.
We run a number of certificate and diploma programmes, offering part-time study over two years. Certificates of Higher Education are suitable for people who have no prior academic qualifications and are equivalent to the first year of a degree.
Progression opportunities As a foundation degree graduate you will have many different options. You may decide to progress onto a full Honours degree, or go on to take further professional development programmes.
Studying for a certificate can offer an alternative route to entry to some of our degree course. Please contact the individual course admissions tutor to discuss these possibilities.
Our progression programmes are designed to help you develop strong academic and vocational skills to boost your long-term employment prospects or to change career.
• Other BA and BSc courses can be studied part-time at Leicester. Please see individual course entries for details on whether part-time provision is available.
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Foundation Degree in Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations via Distance Learning Mode of study: Via online Distance Learning Duration: 3 years Entry requirements: The course provides the knowledge and skills involved in setting up and managing voluntary organisations effectively. Course content also explores the changing social, political and demographic contexts in which voluntary/ community groups operate. The Foundation degree can be ‘topped up’ to a BA Honours degree.
Level One • Voluntary and Community Organisations – Structures and Skills • Managing People • Social Policy and the Third Sector • Managing Funding and Finance • Work Based Learning and Personal Development
Level Two • Managing Contracts • Managing Risk and Uncertainty • Influencing, Campaigning and Marketing • Strategic and Project Management • Research Methods and Work Based Project
Foundation Degree in Drug and Alcohol Counselling and Treatment by Distance Learning Mode of study: Taught via online/distance learning; plus 20 days of intensive workshop in Leicester spread throughout the course. Duration: 3 or 4 years part-time Entry requirements: No formal qualifications are required to enrol. The course provides an introduction to drug and alcohol counselling for a broad range of people. It will provide the skills, knowledge base and expertise needed to use counselling skills as a drug and alcohol treatment worker. It provides an opportunity for people to train as drug and alcohol treatment workers, and help clients along their individual pathways to recovery. You will need to complete a two-year placement with a drug or alcohol treatment agency in order to complete the course.
Level One • Introduction to Counselling Skills • Introduction to Substance Misuse • Assessment and Treatment • Motivational Interviewing • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Developing the Therapeutic Relationship
Level Two • Addiction and Society • Life Issues and Substance Use • Dual Diagnosis • Drug and Alcohol Counselling Placement – Year 1 • Dissertation • Drug and Alcohol Counselling Placement – Year 2
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Foundation Degree in Security and Risk Management Mode of study: Distance Learning Duration: 3 or 4 years part time
BA Security and Risk Management The BA in Security and Risk Management is a topup course available to those who have already completed the Foundation Degree with us. It enables you to gain the additional 120 credits that are required to achieve a Bachelors Degree.
Entry requirement: The Foundation Degree in Security and Risk Management is designed in consultation with employers, professional bodies and other industry representatives. It offers professionals working in the modern security industry the opportunity to further their understanding of the principles and practices involved in the assessment and management of risk in a global society. Leicester is one of the few dedicated Criminology Departments in the UK, meaning we are able to offer you genuine expertise in a supportive learning environment.
Please note that the BA is only available to those who have already completed the Foundation Degree in Security and Risk Management.
Level One
This programme presents students who have successfully completed the Department of Criminology’s Foundation Degree in Security and Risk Management with the opportunity to progress to a Bachelors Degree in Security and Risk Management. This challenging course offers advanced knowledge and understanding through teaching tailored to meet the exacting, changing and rising standards of the security industry.
Level 1 modules will introduce you to the key concepts and subject areas associated with security and risk management. • Introduction to Security and Risk • Understanding Risk and Security • Understanding Leadership and Management • Safety, Security and Crime • Crime Prevention • Information Technology and Security
Level Two Level 2 modules develop and apply the knowledge and skills you have gained during Level 1 at a more advanced level, examining specialised topics involving security, risk, crime and management in greater depth. • Introduction to Research Methods • Research Design • Security Management and Business Continuity • Managing Security in the Workplace • Crime in Context • Developing Skills for Managing Security
Course type: Full degree Mode of study: Distance Learning Duration: 18 months Entry requirements: Successful completion of Foundation Degree in Security and Risk Management.
• Crime and Organisations • Research Methods • Professional Studies • Risk and Global Security • Dissertation
Graduate Opportunities This course is a must have for professionals working within the security industry. Feedback from students has shown the value this qualification can have in securing promotion and successfully applying for more senior managerial positions in the security industry.
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Part-time and Distance Learning at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History Part-time You can take the BA Archaeology and BA Ancient History and Archaeology part time over four-eight years. Please see page 76 for more information.
Applications should be made directly to the University’s Admissions Office, not through UCAS.
Distance Learning You can take BA Archaeology and BA Ancient History and Classical Archaeology via distance learning. These courses enable you to pursue your personal or professional interest in archaeology. Applications should be made directly to the School of Archaeology and Ancient History.
Mode of study: Distance Learning, part-time
BA (Hons) Ancient History and Classical Archaeology
Duration: 6 years
Mode of study: Distance Learning, part-time
Start dates: February, June, October
Duration: 6 years
Course aims and objectives
Start dates: February, June, October
BA (Hons) Archaeology
The aims of this course are to: • Introduce you to key themes in the study of archaeology and enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the wide chronological and geographical range of the discipline. • Provide you with practical, hands-on experience of fieldwork and laboratory work.
Course structure
Course aims and objectives The aims of this course are to: • Introduce you to key issues in the study of the past through textual and material remains and to reflect on the contrasting and complementary images that these approaches generate. • Introduce you to two ancient languages.
Course structure
Level 1 (part-time years 1 and 2) • Aims and Methods in Archaeology AND five modules from the following: • Early Prehistory • Later Prehistory • Introduction to Classical Archaeology • Medieval Archaeology • Historical (Post-medieval and Industrial) Archaeology • Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Middle Nile
Level 1 (part-time years 1 and 2) • Aims and Methods in Archaeology • Introduction to Classical Archaeology • Introduction to Roman History • Introduction to Greek History • Greek and Latin Language for Ancient History AND one of the following modules: • Later Prehistory • Archaeology of Egypt, Nubia and the Middle Nile
Level 2 (part-time years 3 and 4) • Archaeological Theory • The Rise of States in the Old World • The Mediterranean in the Medieval World • Interpreting Archaeological Evidence • Being Human: Evolution and Prehistory • Fieldschool
Level 2 (part-time years 3 and 4) • The Age of Augustus • Deconstructing Sparta • Greco-Roman Slavery • Archaeology of the Roman World • Archaeological Theory AND one of the following modules: • Fieldschool • The Rise of States in the Old World • The Medieval Mediterranean
Level 3 (part-time years 5 and 6) • Households and Families in the Past • Archaeological Practice • The Archaeology of Urbanism • Archaeology, Religion and Belief • Individual Dissertation in Archaeology
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Level 3 (part-time years 5 and 6) • Archaeology of Urbanism • Archaeology, Religion and Belief • Households and Families in the Past • Empires and Imperialism Ancient and Modern • Individual Dissertation in Ancient History or Classical Archaeology
BA (Hons) Humanities and Arts Course type: Full degree Mode of study: Campus-based, part-time Duration: 3 years (5 year route also available) Entry requirements: One of the following: Completed Certificate of Higher Education, Completed professional qualification, CATS /Open University credits, part completed higher education courses. This course offers you the chance to gain an interdisciplinary degree in: literature; history; religion and philosophy; and the arts (art history, architecture and popular culture). You will be able to obtain a University of Leicester degree alongside your other life commitments.
Year 1 • The Urban Experience • European Architecture • Critical Approaches to Texts • Religion in the Modern World • Exploring Poetry Selection of optional modules including: • Rome – Epics and History • The Making of Modern Europe, Interpreting • Popular Culture and Transformation in Europe
Student Profile
Jo Bailey Humanities and Arts
I had always wanted to go to university but never had the opportunity or was too afraid to apply because I didn’t think I was clever enough. I was a little apprehensive at first but nothing beats that immense sense of achievement when you step onto that stage and receive your degree certificate. There is loads of face-to-face support available from tutors, administrative staff and fellow students so you are not alone. The tutors are wonderful people who want you to do well and there’s a real sense of camaraderie with your fellow students. Studying has broadened my outlook and given me the confidence to realise my ambitions.
Year 2 Selection of optional modules including: • Philosophy via Film • Mosaics-Manuscripts-Masterpieces • Ancient Greece – Culture and Drama • Texts in Modern Christian Theology
Year 3 • The Medieval Worldview • The 20th Century, Roman Britain • The Novel in International Perspective • Key Developments in 20th Century Art and Architecture • The Pursuit of Liberty – The Development of European Political Thought • Theatre and Drama in Renaissance England • Fans, Canons, Scriptures, Cults • Pre-Raphaelite Art • Histories of Everyday Things Please note all modules are subject to availability and may vary from year to year. The degree can be relevant to a range of career options, for example in arts and business administration, advertising, marketing or the media. A number of students do the course before opting to train as teachers. Many students go on to postgraduate study at the University of Leicester. 207
Physiotherapy Typical UCAS Offer Course Duration Code
ABB
BSc Physiotherapy
3 yrs B160
Other qualifications and requirements A levels: ABB at A2 level including a biological sciences subject, excluding General Studies. BTEC Extended National Diploma; in either Sports and Exercise Science, or Health Studies, or Applied Science: D* D* D, plus AS level Biology at minimum grade B. International Baccalaureate: 34 points, including 3 subjects at Higher Level grade 6 to include a biological science. Previous degree: 2:1 Honours degree (results to be sent direct to CU by 31 July 2014). All offers are subject to satisfactory Health Clearance and CRB disclosure. Full entry requirements at www.coventry.ac.uk
Find out more www.coventry.ac.uk For more information about this degree please contact Coventry University on: t: 02476 795 959 e: genenq.hls@coventry.ac.uk
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BSc Physiotherapy The University of Leicester part delivers a BSc Physiotherapy degree. This course is a Coventry University degree that has 30 places based at the University of Leicester campus. Teaching takes place at the two campuses of Leicester and Coventry and students admitted to the degree are part of the Physiotherapy Department at Coventry University but live and mostly study at Leicester. The advantage of being taught in this way is that you will benefit from the expertise of teaching at both universities and also have access to the academic and social facilities of both Leicester and Coventry. Successful graduation gives you eligibility to apply to register with the Health and Care Professions Council and this registration allows you to use the title of physiotherapist and to practise physiotherapy. Graduates are also eligible to apply to join The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. The University of Leicester physiotherapy campus accepts applications from UK NHS funded students and from UK and International self-funding applicants. You apply as normal through UCAS selecting Coventry University (C85) as the institution, Physiotherapy (B160) as the course, and Campus Code 3, as the preferred location, if you wish to study at Leicester. UK and International self-funding applicants can apply direct to Coventry University. Further information and help about how to apply to this degree can be obtained at Coventry University.
Application Applying You should apply to Leicester through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for full-time undergraduate courses. All applications are done online and full instructions are available through on the UCAS website www.ucas.com
When to apply for 2015 entry You can start submitting your application to UCAS from 1 September 2014. The normal closing date for applications to UCAS is 15 January 2015. The closing date for Medicine is 15 October 2014. We advise that you make your application as early as is consistent with having made a careful consideration of universities and courses.
It is in your best interests to apply before 15 January 2015, however late applications are in practice accepted by UCAS and the University of Leicester. These are considered at the University’s discretion and in the light of the number of applications received before the 15 January deadline. The institution code for Leicester is LEICR L34
Your application timeline Now Summer 2014 15 January January – March 2015 Spring Summer 2015 October 2015
Do plenty of research into your course preferences – use this prospectus and our website www.le.ac.uk/study Find out more at one of our Open Days www.le.ac.uk/opendays Submit your application to UCAS Receive offers from your choices Come to a Post Applicant Day – another chance to have a look around Work extra hard to get the grades you need! Start university
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College House Computer Science
Maps
Physics and Astronomy
Bennett
Rattray Lecture Theatre
Charles Wilson
Attenborough
Archaeology and Ancient History
MA YO
R’S
WA LK
Bennett Link
UNIVERSITY ROAD
AD
Maurice Shock Medical Science Percy Gee Students’ Union
AS
TER
RO
Adrian
LA
NC
George Porter
Embrace Arts
Hodgkin
Henry Wellcome
Central Research Facility
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Computer Centre
The Gatehouse Chaplaincy Centre
Department Locations Michael Atiyah
Adrian Building: Biological Sciences Astley Clarke Building: Economics, International Office
Library
Attenborough Building: Arts, Social Sciences, Film Theatre
Engineering
Bennett Building: Geography, Geology Bennett Link: Astronomy Charles Wilson Building: Accommodation Office Restaurants and CafÊs, Sports Hall Fielding Johnson Building: General Enquiries, Admissions, Corporate Services George Porter Building: Chemistry Henry Wellcome Building: Psychology, Biochemistry Ken Edwards Building: School of Management Medical Sciences Building: Medical School, Audio Visual Services, Television Studio Percy Gee Building: Students’ Union, Career Development Service, Welfare Service, Banks, Bars, O2 Academy Leicester, Shop David Wilson Library: AccessAbility, Bookshop
Car Parking
Ken Edwards
Fielding Johnson
Astley Clarke
Danielle Brown Sports Centre
Car Parking on campus is very limited! Students, other than disabled students, are only allowed to bring motor vehicles on to any part of the University site after 5.30pm on Mondays to Fridays, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. There are alternative car parks located within 5 to 15 minutes walk of the campus. You will be sent details if you are visiting the University. Visiting disabled applicants should contact the Student Recruitment Office: t: 0116 252 2674 e: study@le.ac.uk
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Leicester City Centre
Brookfield House
Location of University Departments not primarily housed on Campus Departments/buildings
Location
Beaumont & Digby Hall
Stoughton Drive South
Brookfield House
266 London Road
Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine (Dept. Admin.)
Robert Kilpatrik Clinical Sciences
Cardiovascular Sciences (Dept. Admin.)
Glenfield General Hospital
Childrens Cancer & Leukemia Group
9 Princess Road West
Conference Services
Stamford Hall Stoughton Drive South
Gilbert Murray & Stamford Hall Manor Road, Oadby
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Health Sciences (Dept. Admin.)
22-28 Princess Road West
John Foster Hall
Manor Road, Oadby
Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit
22-28 Princess Road West
Opal Court
Lancaster Road
Sports & Recreation
Manor Road/Stoughton Road
Stamford Hall
Stoughton Drive South
Student Health Service
203 Victoria Park Road
Leicester Area Map How to Find Us By Train: Leicester lies on the London St Pancras– Sheffield, the Birmingham–Norwich/Stansted, and the Coventry–Lincoln lines. Journey times are: from London 70 minutes; Sheffield 75 minutes and Birmingham 60 minutes. The University may be reached on foot in 15 minutes from the station. By Air: There are direct bus services to Leicester from the regional airports: Birmingham International and East Midlands International airports and from London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports as well as direct trains from London Stansted. By Car: The route recommended is the bestsignposted one. From M1 (North and South) Junction 21/M69: Follow A563 Outer Ring Leicester South/East for four miles to lights at junction with A50/A5199 Northampton road. Turn left, signposted A50/A5199 City Centre, and follow the Welford Road for 1.4 miles to junction with University Road. In detail note sequence along Welford Road: two sets of lights; past shops and filling station; New Road Inn and Homebase on left. At next set of traffic lights turn right onto University Road. Note playing fields and Sports Centre on right.
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Adult Learners Mature students make a significant contribution to the academic and social life of the University and we value the diversity and experience they offer to the learning community here at Leicester. We encourage applications from people aged 19+ at entry for all of our full and part-time programmes. Whether you return to study for career enhancement, or simply to satisfy your personal ambitions or interests, the University will help you to achieve your goals. All applicants for full-time study should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Most of our courses will consider a range of entry qualifications but requirements vary and you are very strongly advised to contact one of the University’s advisers, listed on the right, before submitting your UCAS application. For entry to full-time undergraduate courses, individual admissions tutors will also be happy to advise on the suitability of your qualifications and experience. They may invite you to attend an informal interview before you submit your UCAS form. The following full-time undergraduate programmes can also be studied part-time during the day: • BA Archaeology
Students aged 19+ are eligible for admission to Access to Higher Education courses delivered in local colleges of Further Education. Access to HE courses do not stipulate any entry requirements and offer a broad programme of learning that will prepare students for degree level study and that can usually be taken either part or full-time. Before making an application or embarking upon any other course of study to gain entry to a degree level course, all prospective mature students are strongly encouraged to contact one of the University’s advisers. These advisers will be able to offer encouragement and impartial guidance on entry requirements, childcare, accommodation, disability or special learning needs. Information about the ways in which students are funded can be found at www.direct.gov.uk. The University also offers specialist financial advice for students thinking of taking full or part-time degree programmes, including pre-application money advice based upon individual circumstances. To seek preentry advice, please contact the following advisers.
Student Finance Advisers (Welfare) t: 0116 223 1185 e: welfare@le.ac.uk For detailed information and advice regarding financing your studies, including related costs such as childcare and accommodation.
• BA Ancient History and Archaeology
Admissions Office
• BA Film Studies and the Visual Arts
t: 0116 252 5281 e: admissions@le.ac.uk
• All BA and BSc Geography options • BA History of Art • All Modern Language programmes except joint degrees • Sociology The University’s Institute of Lifelong Learning offers a part-time BA in Humanities and a BA Counselling. These courses are designed to fit around the needs of students who work or who have family commitments and they attract many students without the usual entry requirements. The Institute also offers a wide range of Certificate of Higher Education courses which have no formal entry requirements and which may be used to gain entry to BA Humanities and to other university undergraduate programmes. Foundation Degrees are suitable for students who wish to further or change their career while still in work and also act as an alternative route into mainstream Higher Education. 214
For enquiries about the application process please contact the Admissions Office. For enquiries about entry requirements for a particular course, please refer to the contact provided in the relevant course details.
Careers Service t: 0116 252 2004 w: www.le.ac.uk/careers Advisers are available to provide detailed information and advice about the career options open to you after taking a degree course.
AccessAbility t and minicom: 0116 252 5002 e: accessable@le.ac.uk Any student who has a disability is encouraged to contact the AccessAbility Centre, either to make an appointment on an Open Day or UCAS visit day, or just to make contact and discuss the issues by email or telephone.
List of Courses
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A
Economics, BA...........................................................100
Accounting and Finance, BSc....................................145
Economics, BSc...........................................................102
Aerospace Engineering, MEng/BEng.......................106
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MEng/BEng...107
American Studies, BA..................................................74
Engineering and Technology Foundation...............134
American Studies with a Year Abroad, BA................74
English and American Studies, BA...........................112
Ancient History and Archaeology, BA........................78
English and French Law, LLB/MaĂŽtrise in..................140
Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, BA (Hons)...................................................................206
English and History, BA.............................................113
Ancient History and History, BA.................................79 Applied and Environmental Geology, BSc/MGeol...124
Economics and Management Foundation...............134
English, BA.................................................................112 European Studies, BA................................................169
Applied Psychology, BSc............................................196
F
Archaeology, BA..........................................................78
Film and Media Studies, BA......................................117
Archaeology, BA (Hons)............................................206
Film Studies and English, BA....................................116
B Banking and Finance, BA..........................................101 Banking and Finance, BSc.........................................103 Biological Sciences (Biochemistry), BSc......................83 Biological Sciences, BSc...............................................82 Biological Sciences (Genetics), BSc.............................83 Biological Sciences (Microbiology), BSc.....................84
Film Studies and the Visual Arts, BA........................116 Financial Economics, BA............................................101 Financial Economics, BSc...........................................103 Financial Mathematics, BSc.......................................149 French and English, BA.............................................167 French and Italian, BA...............................................166 French and Spanish, BA............................................166
Biological Sciences (Neuroscience), BSc.....................84
G
Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology), BSc........................85
General Engineering, MEng/BEng............................107
Biological Sciences (Zoology), BSc..............................85
Geography, BSc..........................................................120
Business Economics, BA.............................................100
Geology, BSc/MGeol..................................................124
Business Economics, BSc............................................102
C Chemistry, BSc/MChem................................................88 Chemistry with Forensic Science, BSc/MChem...........88 Communications and Electronic Engineering, MEng/BEng................................................................106 Computer Science, BSc................................................92 Computer Science, MComp........................................92 Computing, BSc...........................................................93 Computing with Management, BSc...........................93 Contemporary History, BA........................................128 Criminology, BA...........................................................96
D Drug and Alcohol Counselling and Treatment by Distance Learning, Foundation Degree in...............204
Geography, BA..........................................................120
Geology with Geophysics, BSc/MGeol......................125 Geology with Palaeobiology, BSc/MGeol.................125
H History and American Studies, BA............................129 History and Archaeology, BA......................................79 History and Politics, BA.............................................129 History, BA.................................................................128 History of Art and English, BA..................................132 History of Art, BA......................................................132 Human Geography, BA.............................................121 Humanities and Arts, BA (Hons)...............................207
I International Communication and Culture, BA......173 International Foundation Year.................................134 215
International Relations and History, BA..................191
P
International Relations, BA......................................190
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, BSc/MChem.....................89
Italian and English, BA..............................................168
Physical Geography, BSc............................................121
Italian and Spanish, BA.............................................167
Physics, BSc/MPhys.....................................................184
L Law and Criminology, LLB........................................138 Law and Politics, LLB.................................................139
Physics with Astrophysics, BSc/MPhys.......................185 Physics with Nanotechnology, BSc/MPhys................184 Physics with Planetary Science, BSc/MPhys..............185
Law, LLB.....................................................................138
Physics with Space Science and Technology, BSc/MPhys..................................................................186
Law with a Modern Language, LLB.........................139
Physiotherapy, BSc.....................................................208
M
Politics and Economics, BA.......................................191
Management Studies and Economics, BA...............144
Politics and Sociology, BA.........................................192
Management Studies, BA.........................................144
Politics, BA.................................................................190
Management Studies with Politics, BA....................145
Psychology, BSc..........................................................196
Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations via Distance Learning, Foundation Degree in...................................................................204 Mathematics, BSc/BA.................................................148 Mathematics, MMath................................................148 Mathematics with Actuarial Science, BSc................150 Mathematics with Economics, BSc...........................150 Mathematics with Management, BSc......................149 Mechanical Engineering, MEng/BEng......................108 Media and Communication, BA...............................154 Media and Society, BA..............................................154 Medical Biochemistry, BSc.........................................158
Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience, BSc.........197 Psychology with Sociology, BSc................................197
S Science Foundation...................................................134 Security and Risk Management, BA.........................205 Security and Risk Management, Foundation Degree in...................................................................205 Senior Status, LLB......................................................140 Society and Culture Foundation...............................134 Sociology, BA.............................................................200 Software and Electronic Engineering, MEng/BEng...108 Spanish and English, BA............................................168
Medical Genetics, BSc................................................158 Medical Microbiology, BSc........................................159
T
Medical Physiology, BSc............................................159
Translation and Interpreting, BA.............................172
Medicine, MBChB......................................................162 Modern Languages and Translation, BA.................169 Modern Language Studies, BA.................................170 Modern Languages with Film Studies, BA...............171 Modern Languages with Management and English as a Foreign Language, BA..........................171 Modern Languages with Management, BA............170 Modern Languages with Translation, BA................172
N Natural Sciences, BSc.................................................176 Natural Sciences, MSci...............................................176
O Operating Department Practice, Dip HE..................180 216
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