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ABOUT MILTON KEYNES CAMPUS Our Milton Keynes campus is the latest addition to the vibrant and diverse University of Bedfordshire population of 20,000 students from around the world.

The campus and facilities Our Milton Keynes campus is located in the centre of Milton Keynes; close to shops, businesses and local amenities. It is easy to get to if you live locally and it is very well connected, being within 40 minutes of London by fast train.

The campus itself is well equipped with the latest facilities including: • High specification teaching rooms with top-quality audio visual and ICT equipment (seating up to 50 students), ensuring optimal delivery of courses • Two special purpose electronics and telecommunications laboratories providing specialist equipment for our future engineers • A large general purpose computer lab giving hands-on experience to IT students • A Continuing Professional Development suite so local businesses, organisations and residents can benefit from short courses and professional training • A student social space to meet up with friends and colleagues, as well as for important events and get-togethers

• A n extensive Learning Resource Centre offering over 1,000 books, quiet study areas with individual study pods and group study facilities • A cafe serving a selection of hot and cold food options, and providing you with a place to relax with friends • Business pods to facilitate group projects and meetings • A big data suite to help prepare you for your future career • A graphic design lab featuring a range of Mac equipment, as well as other facilities to help you make the most of your course High quality education We are committed to excellence in our teaching, learning and support: • In 2017 Bedfordshire received a Silver award in the first ever Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), with teaching quality at a Gold standard • Many of our teaching staff have extensive industry experience and have received National Teaching Fellowship Awards for their outstanding contributions to teaching • We provide exceptional academic and personal support for our students with award-winning tutors and online resources • Excellence in academic standards – courses underpinned by our world-leading research Courses Many of our courses are niche to the local area and the needs of the Milton Keynes knowledge economy, as well as local and national businesses. We offer Foundation degrees, Honours degrees and Master’s degrees, as well as Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Employability Our courses integrate the latest developments in your subject area with current professional, industry or commercial practices to make sure you have the knowledge and skills wanted by employers. Our award-winning Careers and Employment Service helps you develop your future career, giving help with everything from writing your CV to job hunting.

Milton Keynes benefits from a dynamic and varied business and education community which is embracing the campus as a great addition to the city. Our courses offer practice placements, sandwich years, assessment centre experiences, industry days and mini-consultancy projects for employers to ensure you have the opportunity to gain industry-related work experience and build strong networks whilst at University.

Location Milton Keynes campus is ideally placed with excellent transport links to London and the Midlands, and internationally, as well as local connections. It is just a five-minute drive or 15-minute walk from the rail and bus stations and is well served by coach companies. There are hundreds of businesses in close proximity to the campus, as well as all the amenities Milton Keynes has to offer.

OPEN EVENING PROGRAMME MILTON KEYNES CAMPUS During the Open Evening you will be able to get an overview of what the course covers and qualifies you for. You will also be able to speak to our admissions team and expert academics to get all of your questions answered.

You can book an appointment with an academic from 4pm-7pm.

Book an academic appointment for the following subjects: • Applied Early Years Studies (Top up) BA (Hons) • Applied Education Studies BA (Hons) • Applied Special Educational Needs and Disability Studies (Top up) BA (Hons) • Business Management FD of the Arts • Business Management (with placement) BA (Hons) • Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) • Data Science BSc (Hons) • Early Years Studies FD of the Arts • Electronic Engineering MSc • Events Marketing and Management (with placement) BA (Hons) • Graphic Design FD • Graphic Design (with placement) BA (Hons)

• Human Resource Management (with placement) BSc (Hons) • Integrated City Urban Planning & Design BA (Hons) • Journalism (with Placement) BA (Hons) • Mathematics and Finance (with placement) BSc (Hons) • New Enterprise Creation PgCert • Professional Social Work Practice BSc (Hons) • Psychology and Criminal Behaviour (Top up) BA (Hons) • Public Administration (Top up) BSc • Public Relations in Practice (with placement) BA (Hons) • Sensors and Smart Cities MSc • Special Educational Needs and Disability Studies FD of the Arts • Sport Science and Physical Education FD of Science • Telecommunications Management MSc

GETTING HERE: MILTON KEYNES CAMPUS The Milton Keynes campus is 54 miles from London and is served by great road and rail links.

By car Milton Keynes is conveniently located on the M1. If approaching from the south take the first exit of the roundabout at Junction 14. From the north take the third exit of the roundabout at Junction 14, on to Childs Way (A4146). Continue on Childs Way until South Saxon roundabout, taking the third exit onto Saxon Gate. At the traffic lights turn right onto Avebury Boulevard and Milton Keynes campus will be on your right opposite the Intu shopping centre.

By train You can catch any of the frequent trains between London and Milton Keynes Central – it usually takes about 40 minutes into London Euston.

It can take just 55 minutes to Birmingham New Street and, being on the West Coast Main Line, a wide variety of national and local routes are available though Virgin, London Midland and Southern rail companies. Use the national rail journey planner to find your easiest route.

By coach Milton Keynes is very well served by coach companies – it has the second busiest coach station in the UK, offering coach services up and down the M1 and as far as Scotland; to various airports, to Oxford and Cambridge, Peterborough, Northampton and London, as well as connections between these services.

To find out more check the websites of these major coach companies – Greenline, Stagecoach and National Express.

For further travel information and directions please visit: www.beds.ac.uk/directions

Milton Keynes campus University of Bedfordshire Saxon Court Avebury Boulevard Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire United Kingdom MK9 3HS To find out more, contact the Recruitment team: T: +44 (0)300 3300 073 E: opendays@beds.ac.uk W: www.beds.ac.uk/opendays Chat to us live, Monday-Friday between 8.30am-5pm via: www.beds.ac.uk

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