Undergraduate opportunities
CHOOSE SUFFOLK
Choose choice itself.
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At the University of Suffolk, you’re a name and not a number.
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all.
We are a community of unique individuals building bright futures, our way. We enable you to step back and see the bigger picture, getting you closer to where you see yourself.
Experience a place with endless possibilities.
ZOOM IN
SEE SUFFOLK YOUR WAY
Suffolk, the place for choices - it’s where you decide.
Go to quirky cafés, lively bars, join the crowds for match day or enjoy festivals big and small. A day at the beach – no problem. A night out in London – just a train ride away.
Enjoy affordable living in a great location – it’s your place at your pace.
WATERFRONT CAMPUS
Nestled along the Ipswich marina, our inviting campus offers outstanding amenities tailored specifically to our students. With all buildings conveniently situated just minutes apart, you can grab a book from the library, swing by the on-campus student gym for a workout and unwind with a refreshing beverage at MIX Café + Bar, all before taking a leisurely stroll into town.
Our students benefit from learning with lecturers who are experts in their field. From technology to social science, health to arts, business to life sciences, you will enjoy small class sizes and individual access to lecturers.
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STUDY WITH US
We know that everyone learns in different ways, so our courses use pioneering Block and Blend and Double Block module structures.
Instead of multiple modules followed by an exam, you will study one or two modules at a time followed by an assessment. Don’t take our word for it –our students say it works for them.
“ B EING ABLE TO FOCUS ON ONE TOPIC AT A TIME IS ESSENTIAL TO MINIMISING MY STRESS AND MAXIMISING WHAT I CAN ACHIEVE.”
Morgan Horton, year 2
ARTS
▪ Open-access space and individual workstations
▪ Audio/visual equipment, iMacs, lightboxes and pack-shot photography area
▪ 3D workshops, printmaking studio and screen-printing, lino cutting, etching, laser-cutting, plastics vacuum forming, sculpture, ceramics and woodworking facilities
▪ Film and post-production studios, editing laboratory and colour grading suite
▪ Digital darkrooms, Mac suites and Adobe Creative Cloud access
▪ Photographic equipment including lighting, digital and analogue cameras
Our arts facilities demonstrate our commitment to fostering creativity and innovation amongst our students.
From spacious workshops to cutting-edge studios, our campus is a playground for aspiring artists and designers.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Our world-class facilities serve as the cornerstone for groundbreaking research and hands-on learning.
Equipped with cutting-edge laboratories, simulation centres, and collaborative spaces, our campus is a dynamic environment where tomorrow’s healthcare leaders and scientific pioneers are nurtured.
▪ Simulated adult and children’s hospital wards, and a midwifery birthing unit
▪ Radiography imaging suite
▪ Ambulance and simulated streetscape paramedic learning environments
▪ Specialist science laboratories for elite sports analysis and practical physiotherapy
▪ Computerised phantom-heads for dental studies
TECHNOLOGY
▪ Cyber security and highspecification digital forensics laboratories to simulate cyberattacks, conduct forensic investigations, penetration testing, and malware and cryptographic analysis
▪ Games laboratories with ultrawide screens and workstation spec. desktop computers
▪ Consoles and games available from the library
▪ VR headsets, eye-tracking laboratory, Rokoko Motion Capture suits, EEG and ECG equipment, and a 3D printing laboratories
On campus and at our DigiTech Centre in BT’s Adastral Park, students thrive on pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From coding to robotics, artificial intelligence to cyber security, curiosity is cultivated.
Campus Buildings
Student Accommodation
Students’ Union
Enterprise and Careers Zone
Legal Advice Centre
Student Centre
MOVE Gym
MIX Café + Bar
University Parking
James Hehir Building
Athena Hall
CREATE YOUR PLACE
Going to university is about independence, meeting new people, trying new food, visiting new places and living with other students.
Athena Hall, our main student residence with en-suite accommodation, is on the beautiful Ipswich waterfront and a stone’s throw to our academic buildings. Other accommodation options are also available within walking distance of the University. Tour our accommodation when you come to an Open Day
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SPORTS AND SOCIAL
Good mental health and wellbeing is your essential study aid. At Suffolk you might want to join sports and social clubs to exercise, make new friends, release any tension, or to simply join in on the fun!
Together with our Students’ Union (SU) we have the facilities and space to give you lots of choice for your spare time. Whether you decide to join a club, competitive sports team, a planned coastal walk or an escape room challenge, you will find lots to share and enjoy.
FUTURE PLANS
Build the foundation.
We make it easy for you to enhance your job prospects while you study.
Embrace opportunities embedded in your course, your outside interests, an SU society, or even paid work from our Jobs Board.
Our Enterprise and Careers Zone is your go-to place for help and advice to ensure you stand out in the jobs market. We know life can throw surprises at you so, as part of our alumni community, we will continue to support you after you graduate, for as long as you need it.
JUST ASK
Our Student Life team are available to help, whatever your question or challenge. They will direct you to services across the University and are on-hand from day one, right through to graduation.
To help you settle into student life, we run a Student Mentor scheme. Mentors organise activities, regular meet-ups, and help you to find your feet.
Many of our students will be eligible for bursaries and awards.
Support Services
▪ Chaplaincy
▪ Counselling
▪ Disability and Wellbeing
▪ Finance
▪ Library and Learning
A GREENER UNIVERSITY
Sustainability informs our decision-making, every day and is embedded in our courses and activities.
As a next generation behaviour-change influencer, you will have opportunities to be part of our sustainability initiatives, many of which have helped us become the top university for reducing carbon emissions.
Through the Suffolk Sustainability Institute and other centres, we support research collaborations, like the innovative Smart House. 97% of our waste is recycled 90% of our electricity comes from verifiable renewables
Students are invited to tend to our on-campus allotment.
NEXT STEPS
Now it’s time to dig deeper.
Check our course list to find the subject or area that interests you. Visit uos.ac.uk to get more details and chat to students and academics on Unibuddy to pick their brains about your options.
Come along to an Open Day to explore the campus, go to a course talk and chat to students.
“GET ON GROUP CHATS TO TALK TO COURSE MATES OR PEOPLE LIVING IN ACCOMMODATION, THIS MAKES IT NICER WHEN YOU BEGIN YOUR STUDIES.”
Emily Hodgson, year 2
OUR COURSES
Biomedical Science (with Foundation Year)
Business Management with pathways in Digital Entrepreneurship, Digital Innovation, Digital Marketing, and Build Your Own
Childhood: Primary Education with QTS
Computing with pathways in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Web and Mobile Development, and Create Your Own
Criminology
Criminology and Sociology
Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Diagnostic Radiotherapy
Digital Film Production
Early Years and Primary Practice
Early Years and Primary Practice (Progression Route)
(Hons) 112
Games Development
Graphic Design
Graphic Design (Graphic Illustration)
Health and Wellbeing (Nursing Associate)
112
Subject
(Hons) 112 M102 Law with Criminology
Mental Health Nursing
Midwifery
Nutrition and Human Health
Nutrition and Human Health (with Foundation Year)
Paramedic Science
(Hons) 112 M101
(Hons) 112
(Hons) 112 B720
(Hons) 112
(Hons) 80
Psychology and Counselling
Psychology and Criminology
Psychology and Sociology
Radiotherapy and Oncology
Screenwriting
Sociology
Sport and Exercise Science
Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Science
Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation Science (with Foundation Year)
(Hons) 112
(Hons) 80 C180
Norwich
(40 mins away)
Cambridge
(1 hour 15 mins away)
IPSWICH
Colchester
(17 mins away)
Felixstowe
(15away)mins
London
(1 hour 10 mins away)
Approximate train journey times from Ipswich
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