UWTSD
Birmingham Learning Centre
2020 Prospectus
Contents University History
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About Birmingham Learning Centre
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Why Study with UWTSD?
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Intakes 7
PROGRAMMES Certificate of Higher Education Skills for the Workplace Certificate in Higher Education Skills for the Workplace - Health and Social Care
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BA (Hons) Leadership and Management
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in Skills for the Workplace
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BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care
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BA (Hons) Business Management
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BA (Hons) International Hotel Management
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Entry Requirements
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How to Apply
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Contact Us
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University
History
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Three Centuries of learning and teaching, providing an education fit for the future go hand in hand at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David was formed on 18 November 2010 and holds the distinction of being one of the UK’s newest as well as its oldest universities. It was created from the merger of Trinity University College and University of Wales Lampeter. The latter was awarded a charter in 1828, which was extended for the creation of the new university, meaning that Trinity Saint David holds the oldest royal charter in England and Wales after the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. In 2011 HRH the Prince of Wales became its Royal Patron.
The UWTSD Group includes Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion as part of a dual sector group structure comprising further education colleges and the university.
Historically the University and its founding institutions have placed their degreeawarding powers in abeyance and offered degrees of the University of Wales. UWTSD began to award its own degrees in July 2014.
The UWTSD Group has over 25,000 learners across 17 campuses in rural and city locations. Together we deliver clear, tangible benefits for learners, employers, industry and communities by offering a vocational approach from entry level to postdoctoral research. The Group will be further strengthened with the merger of University of Wales into UWTSD in due course.
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Welcome to
University of Wales Trinity Saint Davd
Birmingham Learning Centre
UWTSD Birmingham is located in Sparkhill and Birmingham's City Centre, both vibrant neighbourhoods that have been established to provide opportunities for people of all backgrounds to study a higher education programme in their community. 4
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About the Centre
Key Features
The Sparkhill Centre opened in March 2018 and the Quay Place Centre in January 2020, both having developed into thriving learning centres where Home and EU students are able to learn new skills for the workplace, develop their existing skills, build confidence and meet others with similar goals. It is a friendly and lively environment where we aim to assist our students in developing their potential to the full.
• Flexible full-time University courses • Continues throughout the year • Designed to enable you to balance family and work commitments alongside your studies • Bite-sized units and project-based • Practical assessments and a focus on real-world skills development
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Why study with
UWTSD? Excellent Teaching Programmes that are underpinned by our research faculty and taught by lecturers at the forefront of their fields.
Internationally recognised degrees A degree from a UK university symbolises the quality of education that potential employers will recognise everywhere.
Focused Learning
Great Location
Our campus has small class sizes ensuring a focused learning environment and a high degree of interaction.
Easy access in Birmingham at the heart of vibrant communities.
Student Support
Connected
Our friendly on-campus student service team is always available to help and support you to settle into university life.
We aim to ensure that you get the most from your studies and form long-lasting relationships with alumni and the university.
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We hope to be part of your future when you become one of the many students who choose to fulfil their potential with us. Our intake dates are: January
May
September
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Certificate of Higher Education
Skills for the * Workplace (Level 4)
'Want to progress in your workplace or build your own business? Then DEVELOP your skills and step on to the CAREER ladder! You could develop your skills, improve your self-confidence and restart your career. Designed to give you the tools to apply your personal transferrable skills to the workplace; the confidence to anticipate problems and find solutions, to work independently and with other people, to plan things out before you start and complete the things that you’ve started… the skills that employers want! Successful candidates gain: Certificate of Higher Education in Skills for the Workplace
Modules: • Academic and Employability Skills • Digital Skills and Research Methods • Effective Team Working and Communication • Problem Solving and Decision Making • Professional Career Development • Managing Enterprise in the 21st Century All of the teaching links theory with practice and ensures that each module is contextualised within real workplace situations and challenges.
Progression Options: On successful completion of the Cert HE, there are options to progress to degree programmes of study and you could obtain your Honours degree with a further two years study! Level 5 & 6 in BA Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace
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Course Location: Birmingham
Language: English
Study Options: Full-time / Flexible Delivery
Study Length: 1 Year
Entry Criteria We are interested in people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. The applicants will have to pass the written test and the interview with one of our academics in order to be accepted onto the course.
* Currently this course is open to UK and EU students, and any international students not on Tier 4 visas.
Registration 3 times a year: January, May, September
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Certificate of Higher Education in Skills for the Workplace
Health and * Social Care (Level 4)
Want to progress in your workplace? Then DEVELOP your skills and step on to the CAREER ladder! You could develop your skills, improve your self-confidence and restart your career. Designed to give you the tools to apply your personal transferrable skills to the workplace; the confidence to anticipate problems and find solutions, to work independently and with other people, to plan things out before you start and complete the things that you’ve started… the skills that employers want!
Modules: • • • • • •
Academic and Employability Skills Digital Skills and Research Methods Effective Team Working and Communication Problem Solving and Decision Making Professional Career Development Psychology for Health and Social Care
Progression Options: On successful completion of the Cert HE, there are options to progress to degree programmes of study and you could obtain your Honours degree with a further two years study! Level 5 & 6 in BSc Health and Social Care
Successful candidates gain: Certificate of Higher Education Skills for the Workplace (Health & Social Care)
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Course Location: Birmingham
Language: English
Study Options: Full-time / Flexible Delivery
Study Length: 1 Year
Entry Criteria We are interested in people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. The applicants will have to pass the written test and the interview with one of our academics in order to be accepted onto the course.
* Currently this course is open to UK and EU students, and any international students not on Tier 4 visas.
Registration 3 times a year: January, May, September
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BA (Hons)
Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace The Leadership and Management Skills for the Workplace (BA) is designed both for progression from the Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education Skills for the Workplace and for credit transfer from other business related programmes. In terms of subject content, the title “for the workplace� reflects the contextualisation of each module to the personal workplace experiences of the learners. This project based, discursive approach to study ensures that generic theoretical models are consistently explored within a workplace context ensuring continued relevance to the needs of employers and career progression.
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Course Location: Birmingham
Language: English
Study Options: Full-time
Study Length: 3 Years
Level 5 � � � � � �
Developing Workplace Critical Thinking Developing Relationships and Workplace Achievement Workplace Culture and Organisational Efficiency Knowledge and Information Management Skills for the Workplace Understanding and Engaging in the Customer Experience Managing Projects in the Organisation
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� Emergent Leadership Skills for the Workplace � Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills for the Workplace � Developing Innovation and Creativity for Business Advantage � Strategic Management for SMEs � Leading and Implementing Workplace Change � Coaching and Mentoring Skills for the Workplace
* Currently this course is open to UK and EU students, and any international students not on Tier 4 visas.
Registration 3 times a year: January, May September
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BSc (Hons)
Health and * Social Care The programme provides the knowledge and skills needed to work in a range of roles within health and social care. The course will develop student knowledge, critical understanding, intellectual and practical skills relating to established principles and practice in health and social care; Aimed to prepare students for the workplace by developing their transferable skills and providing opportunities for work-experience;
Modules: Level 5 • • • • • •
Principles of Health and Care Practice Children, Young People and Families Complementary Therapies Introduction to Research Introduction to Physiology Public Health Policy
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• Living with Care: The Older Person • Mental Disorders and Psychopathology • Health, Welbeing and Sustainable Development • Community Care and Development** • Continuing Professional Development • Health Portfolio Dissertation** • Research Project**
Enhance students’ employability by preparing and entering them for a career or career development in the health and social care field by developing professional skills and providing the opportunity to apply them in vocationally relevant contexts.
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Course Location: Birmingham
Language: English
Study Options: Full-time
Study Length: 3 Years
Entry Criteria Successful completion of Level 4 CertHE Skills for the Workplace Health and Social Care (120 credits). ** Denotes optional module pathways; students either select a 40 credit dissertation or the two 20 credit modules highlighted.
* Currently this course is open to UK and EU students, and any international students not on Tier 4 visas.
Registration 3 times a year: January, May, September
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BA (Hons)
Business Management This course is an ideal insight into the fast-moving world of business today. It has been designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed within the public, private or thirdparty sector. Students who wish to study this programme may come from a wide variety of subject backgrounds including, but not necessarily, business management.
Modules: Level 4 • Academic Skills • Accounting Fundamentals • Introducing the Modern Workplace • Community Engagement • Marketing Fundamentals • The Global Business Environment Level 5 • Data Handling & Business Intelligence • Entrepreneurship • Management Accounting • Management Economics • Managing People • Project Management Level 6 • Dissertation • International Business Communications • Leadership and Management Theory and Practice • International Financial Management • Strategic Management & Sustainability
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Course Location: Birmingham
Language: English
Study Options: Full-time
Study Length: 3 Years
Entry Criteria A wide range of international qualifications which are equivalent to two A Level passes, including International Baccalaureate and European Baccalaureate are recognised. The University will normally accept students who have completed a recognised International Foundation Programme, for example, those offered by UK Further Education Colleges, Universities, and Colleges of Higher Education.
* Currently this course is open to UK and EU students, and any international students not on Tier 4 visas.
Registration 3 times a year: January, May, September
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BA (Hons)
International Hotel Management The BA (Hons) International Hotel Management course is unique in terms of its provision of work-based vocational training in a Marriott Hotel alongside academic study at UWTSD. Furthermore, as this programme is delivered over two years rather than the conventional three, it represents excellent value for money. There is an increased demand for graduates with practical experience, greater work-based competency, and effective management skills. This collaborative programme is designed to produce graduates who not only have a firm understanding of the academic theory underpinning the industry but have been given the opportunity to apply this theory to their practice during placements at a Marriott Hotel. There is a clear link between academic modules and a structured placement programme in hotels from the leading hotel chain in the world. We constantly aim to improve the programme by listening to our students and industry partners to ensure that our students gain the range of skills necessary to progress their future careers.
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Course Location: Birmingham
Language: English
Study Options: Full-time
Study Length: 2 Years
Modules: Level 4 & 5 � � � � � � � � �
Hospitality and Guest services Marketing Essentials Business Skills for the International Hotel Industry Hotel Placement: Food and Beverage operations Hotel Placement: Operating Hotel Facilities Hotel Placement: Hotel Administration and Front Office Personnel Resourcing and Development Financial Management for the Hotel Industry Foreign Languages and Cultural Awareness
Marriott Forest of Arden Country Club
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Management and Organisational Behaviour Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Management Entrepreneurship Applied Placement: Food and Beverage Operations Applied Placement: Guest Service Operations Applied Placement: Hotel Administrator Organisasional Consultantancy Contemporary Themes in the Hotel and Hospitality Sector Global Tourism and Distination Management
* Currently this course is open to UK and EU students, and any international students not on Tier 4 visas.
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Entry Requirements
How to Apply
Entry to the courses is based on individual merit and experience as well as a demonstrable commitment and motivation to study. All applicants are required to undertake a brief English language literacy test to assess reading and writing skills.
Applications to our full time undergraduate courses can be made directly to University of Wales Trinity Saint David using our online application form.
We are an employment-focused university, dedicated to ensuring our students from diverse backgrounds develop the academic knowledge and practical skills to thrive. All of our courses are part of the University’s aim to widen access to higher education and, whilst it is desirable that applicants possess previous qualifications, the whole ethos of this provision is to provide the opportunity to those who would not normally qualify for entry to a degree programme.
Once you have selected your preferred programme of study, you will need to make an application. Applications can be made through our online form, which can be accessed on the University's website:
www.uwtsd.ac.uk/birmingham/how-to-apply
All applicants are required to sit an admission test and are interviewed. Any offer to study on a course offers are based on an individual’s intention, motivation and readiness to work hard to succeed in their studies. A list of our current Agents is on the website:
www.uwtsd.ac.uk/birmingham
UWTSD ranked in the
top 5 UK universities for student satisfaction with teaching quality. - The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
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Contact Us Sparkhill Centre 636A Stratford Road Sparkhill Birmingham B11 4AR
Quay Place Centre Quay Place (Victoria House) Edward Street Birmingham B1 2RA
Birmingham Lampeter Carmarthen Swansea Cardiff
For more information about the Birmingham Learning Centre or to discuss the programme and our future study offerings, please email:
birminghamadmissions@uwtsd.ac.uk or call: 0121 229 3000
London
0121 229 3000 www.uwtsd.ac.uk/Birmingham @UWTSDBirmingham
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