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ONE UNIVERSITY

10,000 EXPERIENCES UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

2014

UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

VISIT US – OPEN DAYS The best way to fully absorb the atmosphere of our university, and get an impression of what student life is like, is to visit us. Attending an open day provides an opportunity for you, and your family, to see our beautiful campuses and hear ﬁrst-hand from our own students what it’s like to live and study at the university. • Talk to the academic staff who will be teaching you. • Find out more about your course of interest.

OPEN DAY DATES

• Chat to current students and hear about their own experiences. • Take a student-led campus and accommodation tour. • Speak to staff regarding the application process, accommodation, fees and ﬁnance.

• Wednesday 5 June 2013

• Find out more about employment opportunities and planning for your future career.

• Saturday 22 June 2013 • Saturday 21 September 2013 (Teacher Training only) • Saturday 12 October 2013 • Saturday 9 November 2013 • Saturday 7 December 2013

To ﬁnd out more and book your place, please visit: www.glos.ac.uk/ugopen

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT UNIVERSITY IS A BIG DECISION

CONTENTS OPEN DAYS

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visit us to experience the atmosphere of life at an open day

COURSE FINDER

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WELCOME TO OUR UNIVERSITY

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ﬁnd out more about who we are

EMPLOYABILITY

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gateway to work experience opportunities

Oxstalls Campus

In this prospectus we bring together all the information you need to decide whether we are the right university for you. It sets out our courses, explaining what they cover and what jobs they can lead to. It explains the range of activities we offer to enrich your experience as a student, and identifies the support we provide to help you find secure accommodation, to settle in, and to know where to find help if you need it.

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ﬁnd out about how we look after you

LOCATION

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information about the local area

ACCOMMODATION

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ﬁnd out about the accommodation available both on campus and off campus

SPORT FOR ALL

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ﬁnd out more about the sport opportunities available

YOUR STUDENTS’ UNION

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what is the SU?

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AFTER UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

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what happens after you graduate?

OUR COURSES MORE TO THINK ABOUT including:

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Money matters How do I study? How do I apply?

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UCAS TARIFF

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COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

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GETTING HERE / CAMPUS MAPS

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A-Z INDEX

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COURSE FINDER Accounting and Business Management Accounting and Financial Management Advertising Animal Biology Animation Applied Sport and Exercise Studies Applied Health Studies Biology Business and Marketing Management Business Information Technology Business Management Business Management and Strategy Children and Young People’s Practice Computer Games Design Computing Counselling Creative Media Creative Writing Criminology Criminology and Psychology Criminology and Sociology Drama Early Childhood Studies Ecology and Environmental Science Economics Education and Learning Education Studies English Language English Language and Creative Writing English Language and Linguistics

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English Literature 84 English Literature and Creative Writing 85 English Literature and History 86 English Literature and Language 87 Events Management 88 Events Tourism Management 90 Fashion Design 91 Film 92 Film Production 93 Film Production with Animation 94 Fine Art 95 Fine Art - Photography 96 Forensic Computing 98 Geography 99 Graphic Design 100 Health and Social Care Practice 102 Health Community and Social Care 103 Health Professional Courses 104-105 History 106 History and Religion, Philosophy and Ethics 108 Hotel and Resort Management 109 Hotel, Resort and Events Management 110 Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management 111 Human Resource Management 112 Humanities 113 Illustration 114 Information & Communications Technology 115 Information Technology 116 International Business Management 117 Journalism 118

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Landscape Architecture Law Marketing Marketing, Advertising and Branding Mass Communications Media Production Mental Health Practice Multimedia Web Design Music and Media Management Performing Arts Person Centred Health Care Practice Photography - Editorial and Advertising Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Popular Music Primary Teacher Training Product Design Psychology Psychology and Sociology Radio Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Retail Management Social Work Sociology Sport and Exercise Sciences Sport Science Sports (Coaching) Sports (Development) Sports (Fitness) Sports and Dance Education

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Sports Coaching Sports Coaching and Development Sports Coaching and Education Sports Development Sports Education Sports Education and Development Sports Education and Science Sports Fitness and Physical Activity Sports Journalism Sports Leadership Sports Management Sports Management and Development Sports Strength and Conditioning Sports Therapy Strategic Events Management Strategic Hospitality Management Strategic Sports Management Strategic Tourism Management Television Production Theology and Religious Studies Tourism Management Visual Communications Youth Practice Youth Studies Youth Work

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WELCOME TO OUR UNIVERSITY With over 10,000 students currently studying at the University of Gloucestershire, we hope that you too will choose to become part of our university. We understand that it’s not just what happens in the lecture theatre that makes a difference to your education. University is a life choice. It’s the friends you make, the experiences you have, the skills you learn and the help you receive that makes your student journey enjoyable, both on- and off-campus. Getting involved in campus life is the quickest way to become part of the university community and to create your own University of Gloucestershire experience. Each campus has its own unique identity yet they all have the same vibrant and welcoming sense of community.

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FRANCIS CLOSE HALL CAMPUS (FCH) AND CENTRE FOR ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY, HARDWICK

A Cheltenham landmark for nearly 200 years, with its historic buildings, state-of-the-art facilities and warm and friendly atmosphere, the campus is fondly regarded by past and current students alike. The Centre for Art and Photography (CAP) at Hardwick is only a few minutes’ walk away from FCH and provides the perfect creative environment and studio space to a number of our arts, design and photography-based courses. Cheltenham’s shops, bars and restaurants are within easy walking distance of the Francis Close Hall campus so those essential shopping trips and nights out are practically on your doorstep. To see for yourself, please visit: www.glos.ac.uk/living/virtualtours

FRANCIS CLOSE HALL Location: Cheltenham Distance from town centre: 0.5 miles Subjects: School of Art and Design, Institute of Education and Public Services, School of Humanities, School of Natural and Social Sciences. Facilities: refectory, Chapel, Helpzone, student bar, library, laboratories, IT suites.

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Francis Close Hall is really close to Cheltenham town centre so you don’t need to worry about transport costs, everything is in walking distance. Cheltenham is a lovely area to be in as well.” Jane Keal BA (Hons) Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

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OXSTALLS CAMPUS Oxstalls campus opened in 2002 and has quickly gained a reputation for its friendly and sociable atmosphere. Oxstalls has a multi-purpose gym, excellent sports laboratories including a bio-pod, bio-deck, climate chamber and bio-chemistry lab, a sports hall and outdoor facilities. Oxstalls campus is located approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the centre of Gloucester with its shopping centres, stunning Cathedral and regenerated Docks. To see for yourself, please visit: www.glos.ac.uk/living/virtualtours

OXSTALLS CAMPUS Location: Gloucester Distance from town centre: 1.5 miles Subjects: School of Leisure, School of Sport and Exercise. Facilities: active learning space, all-weather pitch, ﬁtness suite, laboratories, sports hall, sports studio, sports therapy clinic, refectory, bar, pool tables, IT suites, Helpzone.

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Oxstalls has great facilities from the ﬁtness suite and strength and conditioning room to the refectory and student bar.” James Lloyd BSc (Hons) Sports Strength and Conditioning

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PARK CAMPUS Formerly a botanical garden in the 1820s, Park embraces the traditional and contemporary, from Regency villas to state-of-the-art labs, and has been home to students in Cheltenham for over 80 years. Set in a stunning landscape, it’s easy to see why Park has been called one of the most beautiful campus sites in the country. Park campus is approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the centre of Cheltenham where you will ﬁnd an array of lively bars and nightclubs, shops and restaurants. Even closer, within a 5 minute walk, you will ﬁnd Bath Road where you can purchase all your daily essentials. To see for yourself, please visit: www.glos.ac.uk/living/virtualtours We believe the best way to get a feel for the university and its campuses is to come and visit us and see for yourself. Book on to one of our open days today www.glos.ac.uk/open

PARK CAMPUS Location: Cheltenham Distance from town centre: 2 miles Subjects: School of Accounting and Law, School of Business and Management, School of Computing and Technology, School of Media.

I wanted to live on a campus-based site where everything that you needed was there rather than living on a city-type university where everything is spread out and Park campus had it all!” Andrew Pitt BA (Hons) Business Management

Facilities: Helpzone, JobShop, library, IT suites, launderette, medical centre, refectory, student bar, Students’ Union.

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EMPLOYABILITY My Degreeplus internship led to me getting paid work, my ﬁrst real-life landscape architecture job.” Anna David MA Landscape Architecture Student

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Here at the University of Gloucestershire we’ll help you to build the knowledge, skills and conﬁdence to make the ﬁrst step on the career ladder.

PLACEMENTS Placements are a key aspect of many of our undergraduate programmes. They offer students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained during study directly in the work environment, which can signiﬁcantly enhance their employability prospects after graduating.

Our employability hub can help you with: • Degreeplus • Placements • Careers

Student Helpzone

At the university, we try to provide a great education for all our students, so that through your course you gain knowledge, insight and understanding about the subject you are studying. Hopefully, you will get a good qualification at the end of it. But, these days that’s not enough. As well as getting your qualification, we want to help you gain the skills and capabilities that employers are looking for when they recruit new graduates. When you leave us at the end of your course, we want you to feel confident that you are well prepared to go out and land a great job.”

DEGREEPLUS Degreeplus is our innovative initiative that will enable you to gain the skills and experience to be successful in the workplace. With a dedicated office on each campus, we’re on hand to give you advice and support on all things employability-related.

The university offers reliable and practical knowledge to both students and employers. The dedicated placements teams on each campus will assist students with a wide range of both short-term and long-term placements that are available in the UK and abroad. Over 2,500 students each year go on placement.

Gateway to opportunities We can help you discover the fantastic range of opportunities across all our campuses. Whether you want to become a student ambassador or get involved with Tone Radio, there will be something for you!

Examples of placement providers include; John Lewis, Messier-Dowty Ltd, Warner Brothers, the BBC, GE Aviation, Mars, GSK, IBM, Cheltenham Borough Council, Cheltenham Town FC, Stroud District Council, Cheltenham Festivals and Revolver Records.

Internships With a wide variety of work experience opportunities at our ﬁngertips, you can put your theory into practice and boost your CV.

For further information visit: http://placements.glos.ac.uk

Volunteering Our great links with many third sector and community organisations means that you’ll be spoilt for choice in ﬁnding a fulﬁlling volunteering internship.

During my placement year, I worked as a Marketing and PR assistant. My role encompassed traditional marketing, social marketing and PR. I had a huge inﬂuence on the company’s rebrand, as well as their new fully integrated e-commerce website. I introduced marketing campaigns throughout a range of products, built relationships with top UK journalists and celebrities and worked with many local companies. The experience I gained was invaluable: I had a real impact on the company and learnt about all aspects of their business.”

Development workshops We provide a range of exciting employability workshops to develop your skills and help you get on the ﬁrst step of the career ladder. For further information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/degreeplus

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CAREERS The careers team provides information, advice and guidance to support students in developing their employability and planning for their future career, through: • careers sessions delivered within academic programmes, tailored to the needs of speciﬁc subject areas • workshops to develop career management skills • individual advice and guidance meetings • an ‘advice by email’ service • careers fairs • employer presentations • our new on-line graduate vacancy service – UGO (University of Gloucestershire Opportunities) • University of Gloucestershire Employability Award

Employability Awards 2012 - winners

To ﬁnd out more, visit: http://insight.glos.ac.uk/careers For further information on all our employability opportunities, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/employability

EMPLOYABILITY AWARD The University of Gloucestershire Employability Award is open to all students and is designed to give formal recognition to achievements outside your academic programme.

THE BUSINESS PLANNING PROGRAMME Develop your enterprise skills and learn how to start a new business through our Business Planning Programme. FREE to students, staff and alumni. Unleash the entrepreneur in you!

The award not only demonstrates to employers that you have gone the extra mile but also enables you to identify your strengths and achievements. There are many activities you can use to get your award, examples include: acting, volunteering, part-time work, being a club captain, member of SU executive or society committee, student ambassador, student mentor, residential assistant, course representative and many more.

Like us: www.facebook.com/uogenterprise Follow us: twitter @uogenterprise Visit us: www.glos.ac.uk/enterprise

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STUDENT ENTERPRISE NETWORK Meet like-minded entrepreneurs and get real-life business experience with our student-led society. Beneﬁt from FREE business advice, talks and training.

The Gloucestershire Employability Award is a great way to stand out from the crowd. It shows that you’ve not only got the skills to succeed in the workplace but also that you’ve taken the time to reﬂect and develop yourself alongside your studies at the University of Gloucestershire. Whenever I recruit at graduate level, this is exactly the kind of addition I like to see to a CV.”

90% of our graduates are in employment or further study six months after completing their degree.

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LOOKING AFTER YOUR WELL-BEING We want you to remember your university days as some of the happiest of your life. We have invested in our student services to ensure that you receive the best support in all aspects on your university life.

Student Helpzones The Student Helpzone is your first port of call for help with all aspects of living and learning with us. With a Student Helpzone located on every campus, you will be able to access a team of trained advisers who are happy to deal with your queries over the phone, by email or face-to-face. They offer confidential advice and support on academic and personal issues, from finding your course timetables to your mental wellbeing. The Helpzones are open every weekday and provide both a drop-in and appointment service. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/helpzones

Student Finance Team Whether you’re getting to grips with tuition fees, student loans, maintenance grants or bursaries, our student ﬁnance advice team can help you. They can advise on all aspects of student funding, including guidance on Access to Learning Fund awards and other forms of university funding. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/moneyadvice

Student Achievement Team The student achievement team offers a wide range of interventions and support options to students seeking to improve their academic work and enhance their study skills. For those students requiring support with English Language, the service offers speciﬁc language support tailored to their needs. Advice and guidance can be accessed through workshops, 1:1 appointments across the university and via online resources. To ﬁnd out more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/studentservices

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Healthcare We work closely with two local practices which offer a student-focused service. If you study in Cheltenham, you’ll be supported by a medical centre at Park campus, provided by one of our partner surgeries. If you study in Gloucester, we link with a doctor’s surgery adjacent to our Oxstalls campus. We recommend that you register with a local GP as soon as possible. If you’re already registered with a dentist we recommend you continue to do so even if they’re not local to the university. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/studentservices

Residential Support If you’re living on-site, our residential support team will look after your welfare. Residential Assistants are either second or third year students and as well as offering pastoral care on a daily basis, you can also meet them when they help out on our open days. To ﬁnd out more about them, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/accommodation

Student Counselling The university has a team of qualiﬁed, experienced counsellors. The service we provide is free and conﬁdential, and by exploring your feelings in a safe and independent environment we can help you to gain focus on your situation and make the most out of your time at university. We offer a range of services from drop-in sessions for an informal chat, one-to-one sessions, workshops on stress management and general coping strategies, specialist sexual health counselling and couples counselling. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/counselling

Well-being and Mental Health Support Mental health and well-being advisors offer support with anything to do with your mental health, such as anxiety, depression, ﬂuctuating moods, poor sleep or serious mental health issues. The support is practical and may involve stress management, exchanging information, developing coping strategies or problem solving. People often ﬁnd that taking preventative steps early helps them to avoid having to face more complex problems in the longer term. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/studentservices

Disability, Dyslexia and Learning Support We offer a conﬁdential support service for students with disabilities and speciﬁc learning difficulties even before you arrive. Our team offer advisory visits to the university prior to a formal application so if you’re thinking about studying with us then please get in touch before submitting your UCAS application. Our disability advisors hold regular drop in sessions at our Helpzones and are more than happy to arrange meetings to provide all the information our students need. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/disability

Academic Support Every student is given their own Academic Review Tutor (ART) and is part of a small academic group.

Faith and Spiritual Support Our faiths and chaplaincy team, together with Spiritual Companions, offers support for students and staff with contacts from the Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities. Staff and students are welcome to attend regular events which include weekly prayer breakfasts and discussions over tea and toast, exhibitions, special events (eg, Remembrance Day and the Christmas carol service), as well as meditation and an international cafe. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/chaplaincy

Via group and one-to-one meetings, they will support you through induction and reviewing your progress throughout the year. At the end of term, they’ll provide vital feedback with an academic health check. In addition the university also offers Study Skills workshops to all students at no extra cost. Whether it’s ﬁnding your lecture room or ﬁnancial guidance, our student services team are here to help. Packed with a range of information, their web pages give more details on how they can help you make the most of your time with us. For more information, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/studentservices

Libraries Open seven days per week during term time, our libraries provide access to books, e-books, journals and online resources to support your learning supported by state-of-the-art self-service kiosks, PCs, Macs, laptops for loan and wireless internet access. You will be able to access library resources when you are off-campus and use study spaces when you are on-campus ranging from individual quiet space to group study areas. On arrival you will receive an induction session and then specialist subject support throughout your course as you develop your study skills. Advice is always available in person in the libraries and online via ‘Ask the Library’.

Supportive Childcare Juggling childcare and study can be a challenge, but we can help you with our knowledge of local childcare providers. We work with local nurseries and are always happy to discuss any childcare issues with our prospective students. To ﬁnd out more about registered childcare providers and local schools in Gloucestershire, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/studentservices or email: childcareadvice@glos.ac.uk

Student Safety We take safety issues seriously which is why we have recently launched Campus Watch, a partnership between Gloucestershire Police, the University of Gloucestershire and the Students’ Union. Similar to the more familiar Neighbourhood Watch scheme, it aims to bring additional security and safety to those who live, work and study at the University of Gloucestershire. Students are encouraged to volunteer for the initiative. For more information, visit: www.yourstudentsunion.com/campuswatch

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WHERE WE ARE The University of Gloucestershire is a campus university located in the county of Gloucestershire, in south west England. It’s in the Cotswolds, famous for its outstanding natural beauty. Big enough to offer something for everyone but small enough to call home.

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One of Gloucestershire’s assets is its location between many of the UK’s economic centres. Excellent rail and road links mean that Birmingham, Cardiff and Bristol can be reached in under an hour, London is just two hours away, and Manchester can be reached by train in two-and-a-half hours.

Cheltenham Festivals

Cheltenham is known for its Regency architecture but has much more to offer than just history. It is renowned for excellent shopping and, with more than 100 bars, clubs, cafes and restaurants, there is plenty of choice for socialising. The numerous festivals and events, including the popular horse races, attract visitors from all over the world. Gloucester’s heritage is being brought back to life with the re-development of the historical Victorian docklands. River cruises, art house cinema, comedy and live music all add to the mix in a city that has something for everyone. Sports fans can join the crowds at the Kingsholm ground to watch the famous Cherry and Whites play premiership rugby.

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ACCOMMODATION

Leaving home for pastures new can be a challenge but our accommodation team is on hand to help you make the right move, whether on- or off-campus. We guarantee to help all first year applicants to find accommodation registered with the university accommodation office. The options available, including halls of residence and a range of university-registered flats, houses and lodgings in the community, are outlined in our Accommodation Guide. The university has approximately 1,350 places in halls, all furnished with bed, wardrobe, drawers/shelves, chair, desk and internet access in the study bedrooms and fully-equipped kitchens. Laundry facilities are on or near each campus.

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There is a residential support team which is responsible for pastoral support to residential students. This team consists of residential support advisers who are full-time staff and residential assistants who are returning students recruited by the accommodation department. The residential support team is on hand to assist you with a variety of issues that may arise while living in residences, including welfare and maintenance issues. Security, cleaning and maintenance teams also help ensure the smooth running of halls.

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The accommodation department holds a large database of external student housing that meets the university’s strict safety procedures. Lodgings are where a tenant lives in the same property as the landlord. We ﬁnd that this option is particularly popular with international and older students.

FRANCIS CLOSE HALL Location: Cheltenham Distance from town centre: 0.5 miles Halls of Residence: Shaftesbury Hall, Hardwick, Maidenhorn, Whitehart, St George’s Halls, St Mary’s Halls, Pittville Halls, Regency Halls.

If you decide halls of residence are not for you, then you may wish to consider shared houses or flats in the private sector. Some first year students and a large majority of returning students choose this option. This involves finding property away from campus and living with your fellow students for the academic year.

OXSTALLS CAMPUS Location: Gloucester Distance from town centre: 1.5 miles Halls of Residence: Oxstalls Halls, Ermin Hall, Upper Quay.

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For further information, please contact: Accommodation Office University of Gloucestershire Francis Close Hall Swindon Road Cheltenham GL50 4AZ

PARK CAMPUS Location: Cheltenham Distance from town centre: 2 miles Halls of Residence: Park Villas, Park Challinor, Eildon and Merrowdown, Pittville Halls, Regency Halls, Eildon and Merrowdown annexe.

Tel: 01242 714544 Email: accommodation@glos.ac.uk Web: www.glos.ac.uk/accommodation

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SPORT FOR ALL

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The University of Gloucestershire has been celebrating the sporting life for nearly two centuries. And after 150 years of training teachers and building the foundations of physical education and school sport in the county, the staff and students of today continue to pursue their passion for sport on and off the pitch, with our proud traditions continuing to ﬂourish for all levels and interests. Our unique sporting offer can take you to the heights of elite sport as a player, coach or official; it offers superb opportunities for volunteering, employability skills and transformational learning, and ensures that, whatever your level, there are excellent sporting and exercise opportunities on your doorstep. Leading the way at elite level are the University of Gloucestershire All Golds – the only universityowned professional rugby league club in the world. Rubbing shoulders at this level are our representative teams and individual athletes who compete in the British Universities and College Sport (BUCS) championships. Many of our teams are at premiership level, and we have a proud history of success across many sporting disciplines. We also offer unique support programmes for referees, and our graduates now include officials at the very highest levels of both rugby union and football.

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Our coaches, leaders, officials and volunteers make a huge impact on communities in the UK and further aﬁeld. Students from across the university can develop additional qualiﬁcations to help them contribute to our ground-breaking community projects, including No Limits, our disability sports project, PhASE, the innovative student enterprise, and the award-winning international development initiative, Sport Malawi.

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Providing new opportunities is at the heart of our UNIversal Sport programme, offering everybody the chance to try new sports from archery to Zumba, and to take part in our popular UNIversal leagues, tournaments and festivals. Students can enjoy our own excellent facilities as well as those owned by our community partners at Leisure@Cheltenham, Oxstalls Tennis Centre and the Prince of Wales Stadium. Off the pitch, our nationally recognised sports courses are giving students the skills they need for the working world, while the Exercise and Sport Research Centre conducts research of sport, exercise and health-related areas with more than 80 staff and research students on board. Times may have changed, but we still strive to play our part in Gloucestershire’s sporting life, promoting sport, well-being and opportunities for all.

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YOUR STUDENTS’ UNION

Run by students, for students, the Students’ Union (SU) is with you every step of the way through your university life.”

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Studying with us means you automatically become a member of the SU. Independent of, but working closely with the University of Gloucestershire, the SU is a charity that represents all of its members and can speak on their behalf. This is our primary aim. Offering support and advice on every aspect of student life, SU staff are always happy to help with any questions you have or issues you may face. You’ll always ﬁnd a friendly face at the SU and they can help you discover new opportunities, develop your skills, try new experiences and make friends. There are SU offices at Oxstalls, Park and FCH. There’s nothing like a friendly face to make you feel at home when you start university.

Volunteering Our students love doing their bit and every year Raise and Give (RAG) raises thousands of pounds for good causes in Gloucestershire and beyond. Helping you to help others, volunteering opportunities enable staff and students to develop their skills by sharing their time, skills and knowledge with the community. Projects range from Splash, (a swimming group for 6 to 11-year-olds) to Activity Time, which encompasses a wide range of activities based on literacy and communication themes for children, aged 7 to 11. Every Christmas the SU holds a tea dance for the local community and the Diamond Club provides a weekly social session for adults with learning disabilities.

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Around 100 Superstars (Superstars are existing students who provide support during Freshers’ to help you move into university) are on hand when you arrive to help you settle in and ﬁnd your way around at the start of term. They are a mine of information about living and learning with us. The university also runs a student ambassador scheme.

I want to become a teacher and so I was attracted to volunteering because I could gain experience of working with children. Also, I wanted to meet new people and do something outside of university. I have been working on the SU Splash project for three years and their Activity Time project for two years. I was the leader of Activity Time and we did different activities for the children each week. These experiences were really rewarding and it has helped my conﬁdence grow a lot. I also volunteer once a week at a local primary school. It is good to get involved as much you can as it helps to increase your skills. I have improved my leadership, communication and organisational skills in particular. Thanks to my experiences I have now been accepted onto a PGCE course here at the university.”

Clubs and Societies Our SU is home to more than 100 sports clubs and societies. From athletics to lacrosse and from psychology to debating, our students are spoilt for choice. As members of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS), our students regularly compete against other institutions. The university does well in the BUCS tables each year and we take our sport very seriously. However we give a warm welcome to all abilities - it doesn’t matter whether you’re a dedicated athlete or just fancy a little exercise and some fun, the SU holds a ‘sport for all’ ethos with a thriving weekly sports evening.

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To ﬁnd out more, visit: www.yourstudentsunion.com Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/uogstudentsunion Follow us on Twitter: @yoursu

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All Work and No Play With bars and social spaces, there’s plenty of opportunity to take a break from your books, relax and meet up with friends. The SU works hard to keep students entertained all year round, from Freshers’ Week onwards. Freshers’ Week is one of the largest events in the student calendar, giving new students a chance to ﬁnd out more about living and learning with the University of Gloucestershire’s SU. The SU also hosts a Summer Ball each year, which is attended by thousands of students dressed in their ﬁnest, who want to celebrate in style. Previous acts include The Fratellis, Girls Aloud, Fun-Lovin’ Criminals, Athlete, the Hoosiers, Feeder and a host of Radio 1 DJs.

Representation The SU is the independent representative for all UoG students. It is a student-led organisation and the SU invites all students to help shape their student experience. Every year the student body elect four full-time officers and eleven part-time officers to lead the SU on behalf of students. This could be you! You have the power to change and develop the SU for the better and represent 10,000 students. Students are invited to hold us to account on our actions and to pass motions as to what they think we should be focusing on, on behalf of the student body. In addition, the SU oversees the Course Rep system, which provides a vital mechanism to ensure that concerns from the student body are reported and questions are answered. Course and campus reps sit on important committees and are the voice of their fellow students.

Plus throughout the year, the SU runs open mic nights, quizzes and competitions, providing the chance to take time out and make new friends. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, Tone Radio is just one of the ways students can develop their skills and meet new friends. Students can present or produce their own show from our state-of-the-art studios and the students also have the chance to broadcast externally, for example from the award-winning Wychwood Festival, held in Cheltenham. The SU website is constantly updated with information and the community is also kept up to date with our student newspaper, Space.

I am extremely excited to be part of the team here in the Students’ Union, helping to ensure that we provide the services and support our students need to make their university experience the best it can be. I am delighted to be able to help students improve their CV by combining enjoyment with responsibility, which in turn helps with life, careers and development post-university. I look forward to developing positive relationships with all the students I work with, starting a dialogue that will continue to help them during their time here at University of Gloucestershire and hopefully beyond!”

Students gain real skills writing the articles, editing and arranging photographs to produce a monthly edition of Space, which is distributed around each campus to all students. The SU welcomes student contributors from all courses, not just journalism.

JobShop The SU employs students, who work in admin, technical and promotional roles. The SU’s JobShop could also help you ﬁnd suitable work while you study and during the holidays, with local employers advertising a wide range of part-time jobs through the JobShop. SU staff can help you further your career prospects and point you in the right direction when you have an employment-related issue.

Laura Ballard SU JobShop Coordinator

The SU JobShop also runs JobShop Temps, which is a service placing students in casual roles within the university.

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FURTHER STUDY In today’s economy, it’s essential to stand out from the crowd when you enter the job market. A sure way to boost your employability is to build on the knowledge that you’ve gained during your undergraduate degree with a postgraduate or professional programme. Or, if you’ve had a change of heart, it’s an ideal opportunity to get on the right career track by studying for a relevant masters degree. So if you’re looking ahead, then keep in mind that the University of Gloucestershire has a wide range of taught and research-based postgraduate degrees and professional courses that have been designed with local industry professionals and government institutions to make them relevant for employment today. With our ﬂexible course options, even if you have a busy life you’ll be able to ﬁt studying around employment and other commitments.

As a postgraduate student, you can expect small class sizes and a supportive environment where individual needs are catered for and personal ambition is encouraged. With research that has been rated as internationally excellent across most of our 24 subject areas, you’ll be able to draw on the vast knowledge, expertise and support of our experienced researchers and supervisors throughout your study. You’ll have the opportunity to make important contacts with fellow students, many of whom hold senior management positions, and gain conﬁdence as you learn new skills and knowledge. As a former University of Gloucestershire undergraduate student, you may even be eligible for a fee discount.*

ALUMNI When you graduate, you’ll automatically become a member of our thriving Alumni Association. With a global network of over 39,000, we can provide you with support for your future path in life. From free careers guidance, enterprising and networking opportunities to discounts for further study, as a former student, a variety of beneﬁts and services will be available to you. We’ll also be able to help you keep in touch with or rediscover old friends and acquaintances. To ﬁnd out more visit: www.glos.ac.uk/alumni You can also follow our Alumni Association on Facebook: www.facebook.com/UOGAlumni

If you do choose to further your studies, then we’ll be on hand to guide you towards the best route for your future career with dedicated information sessions and regular postgraduate open events in your ﬁnal year. Please contact us or visit our website for more information: Tel: +44 (0) 1242 714500 Email: postgrad@glos.ac.uk Web: www.glos.ac.uk/postgraduate

I loved the fact that our design studio and lecture rooms were all in the same place, next to the lecturers’ offices, which made us feel like a complete group. I also loved the freedom to design in the way I wanted to and the fact that each individual’s skills were embraced.” Elena McEwan MA Landscape Architecture

* You may be eligible for a fee discount if you start a new postgraduate course after successfully completing a full-time undergraduate degree with us.

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ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time NN24 4 year placement NNF3 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

This course offers students the opportunity to study key issues from both the accounting and general business disciplines. A degree in this area offers graduates the opportunity either to fast-track their professional accountancy qualification, or to embark on a career in business, secure in the knowledge that their specialist skills in accounting and finance make them extremely marketable. You will also gain a solid understanding of the complexities involved in business and management and the key issues relating to sustainability in business, and you will have the opportunity to develop the necessary skills to become an effective manager. Students can opt to study for the professional examinations of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants alongside their degree course, achieving both the degree and the professional qualification more quickly and cost-effectively. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Management Contexts • Introduction to Financial Accounting • Introduction to Management Accounting Year 2 Compulsory modules: • Management Accounting • Financial Accounting • Managing Business Operations Placement year You have the opportunity to spend your third year in a paid work placement. A number of high profile accountancy related placements in companies such as IBM, Sony, Marks & Spencer and Xerox are available each year, as well as in accountancy practices ranging from small local and regional firms to the Big Four companies.

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Year 3 • Building and Sustaining Strategy • Strategic Financial Management • Strategic Management Accounting Benefits • significant exemptions from professional accountancy qualifications • accreditation of prior learning enabling those with the Association of Accounting Technicians qualification to fast-track their degree studies • a dedicated team of professionally qualified tutors with significant practice and industry experience providing vocationally relevant teaching Career opportunities • accountant in practice or industry • financial services roles • general or specialist business management roles How will the course be assessed? The course uses a variety of methods of assessment, to give every student the opportunity to reach their potential. These range from the more traditional examinations and essays, to simulations, presentations, portfolios and podcasts.

Dorcas Adeboye BA (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management “The location was one of the major things that inﬂuenced my decision to come here. The campus where my course is situated is very quiet and conducive to learning.”

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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

ADVERTISING

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time NN43 4 year placement NN34 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Accounting and Business Management p50 • Business Management p61 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

Are you a good communicator? Could you get to grips quickly with complex financial issues and communicate them clearly to others? If so, a career in finance or accountancy could be for you. You don’t need to have an A-level in business or accounting, or necessarily a maths A-level, although a good GCSE is a must. What you will need to succeed is an interest in global business and financial issues, good problem-solving abilities, and the ability to express yourself and your ideas clearly in writing and speech.

Year 3 • Corporate Accountability • Environmental and Social Accounting • Advanced Taxation Benefits • significant exemptions from the professional examinations of the ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW • accreditation of prior learning enabling those with the Association of Accounting Technicians and other relevant qualifications to fast-track their degree studies • a dedicated team of professionally qualified tutors with significant practice and industry experience providing vocationally relevant teaching

Accounting and financial professionals occupy some of the most senior management positions in industry and commerce, and the rewards which are available reflect this. A degree in this area offers you the opportunity either to fast-track your professional accountancy qualification, or to embark on a career in business, secure in the knowledge that your specialist skills in accounting and finance makes you extremely marketable. The degree is structured towards increasing graduates’ employability, with specific modules allowing you to focus on developing the skills employers want. In some cases additional accreditation, such as Microsoft Excel Expert accreditation, can be gained for these, enabling you to build your CV as you study.

Career opportunities • practice with an accounting firm, specialising in corporate finance, auditing or taxation • industry, specialising in either finance or management • financial services

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Management Accounting • Introduction to Financial Institutions • Financial Accounting

How will the course be assessed? Presentations, group work, ‘reallife’ simulations and practical tasks involving projects with real businesses, traditional essays and examinations.

Year 2 • Financial Economics • Business and Company Law • Audit in Context

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Placement year (optional) You have the opportunity to spend your third year in a paid work placement. A number of high-proﬁle accountancy-related placements in companies such as IBM, Sony, Marks & Spencer and Xerox are available each year, as well as in accountancy practices ranging from small local and regional to global ﬁrms.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time N561 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • selection is normally by interview and portfolio of art/ design/creative writing work Related courses • Graphic Design p100 • Marketing, Advertising and Branding p122 • Photography – Editorial and Advertising p130 • Radio p139 • Television Production p170 Professional contacts/ industry links • Saatchi and Saatchi • Ogilvy • Adam & Eve DDB • AMV BBDO • Bartle Bogle & Hegarty • McCann • IRIS Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Tim Riley, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO • Melanie Lynch, BBH • Peter Liffen, Saatchi and Saatchi • Nicola Heathcote, Palmer Hargreaves • Mike Waudby, Ogilvy Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations D&AD

The Advertising course at Cheltenham provides a dynamic and stimulating environment for anyone seeking a successful start to a career in advertising. Wherever you are, wherever you go, you can’t avoid them. From the high street to the Internet, advertising messages surround us competing for our attention. But how are these messages created? And what makes them work? As an Advertising student you’ll immerse yourself in the creation of effective communications. You’ll work as part of a creative team as an art director or conceptual copywriter developing strategies and campaigns for a wide range of online, ambient, print, radio and television advertising. You’ll beneﬁt from our links with top international agencies, including AMV BBDO, Saatchi and Saatchi and Ogilvy. Many of our agency contacts provide excellent work placement opportunities as well as motivational visiting speakers who offer unique insights into their working world.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Advertising • Photography and Art Direction • Advertising Design Year 2 • Advertising Agency • Creative Advertising • Professional Practice Year 3 • Creative Portfolio • Advertising Awards • Creative Exhibition Beneﬁts • top London agency links with Saatchi & Saatchi, Rapier, Ogilvy, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO • live briefs set by D&AD awardwinning Creative Directors • work placement opportunities Career opportunities • creative advertising • account management • public relations • marketing management • direct marketing How will the course be assessed? Coursework and creative presentations.

Our course provides you with a complete introduction to advertising forms, systems and practices. You’ll gain experience of creative art direction and effective copywriting from practising creative directors. You’ll also have the opportunity to work towards winning top international awards. If you’re looking for a career in advertising, the University of Gloucestershire is the ideal place to start.

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ANIMAL BIOLOGY COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track C191 3 year full-time C190 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system; also GCSE English and Maths at C grade or above Related courses • Biology p58 • Geography p99 • Psychology p136 Professional contacts/industry links • Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust • Royal Society for Protection of Birds • West Midlands Safari Park • Bee Guardian Foundation Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Simon Pickering, Ecologist at Ecotricty Green Energy • Martin Fowlie, Communications Officer at BirdLife International • Elizabeth Pimley, Senior Ecologist at Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy • Sarah Mason, People and Wildlife Officer, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Recognised course

Combining up-to-the-minute scientiﬁc knowledge with contemporary laboratory and ﬁeld methods, our Animal Biology course takes a theoretical and practical approach to the study of the diversity, physiology, ecology, evolution and behaviour of animals.

Student Survey for the past four years, and studying with us will equip you with advanced and specialised knowledge, scientiﬁc skills, and allimportant transferable skills such as project management. We also offer the chance to obtain academic credit for work-based Internships to make your CV stand out in a competitive job market.

Studying Animal Biology at the University of Gloucestershire allows you to explore animals’ form and function, how they are adapted to their environment, and how they interact with one another. Central to the course is a large practical element: the majority of modules include some ﬁeld or laboratory work to ensure that you develop a good understanding of the ‘bigger picture’, including the impact that human activities and global change will have on animals. We also offer residential ﬁeld courses to destinations such as the Swiss Alps and Mankwe wildlife reserve in South Africa. Our laboratory includes up-to-date microscopy and audiovisual technologies, as well as several leaf-cutting ant colonies and aquaria. The strong practical elements of the course make it possible to acquire the subject skills that will make you highly employable.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Diversity and Evolution • Fundamentals of Ecology • Introduction to Biological Methods

Our staff are well-placed to get you where you want to be in the working world and publish regularly in international journals and we have excellent links with local and national organisations, as well as international research partnerships that will help you to gain work-related experience. There are also opportunities to work with staff on research projects to further enhance your employability. Our Animal Biology degree programme has gained top marks for student satisfaction in the National

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Year 2 • Animal Behaviour • Biogeography • Equine Biology Year 3 • Avian Biology • Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology • Advanced Skills for Biosciences Benefits • exciting curriculum • many opportunities for fieldwork in the UK and beyond • links to animal focused organisations and charities • innovative, engaging teaching methods in a modern laboratory setting Career Opportunities • field or laboratory scientist • practitioner or consultant in zoos, conservation organisations, and ecological establishments • teaching in schools, colleges, museums and field centres How will the course be assessed? Coursework, “real-world” style research and consultancy-based projects, and examinations.

ABIGAIL RAYNER BSc (Hons) Animal Biology “The lecturers are always enthusiastic about their subject and the ﬁeld trip opportunities have been amazing, including going to a South African game reserve – undoubtedly the highlight of my time here at university.”

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HONOURS DEGREE TOP-UP

ANIMATION*

APPLIED SPORT AND EXERCISE STUDIES

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W615 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Creative Media p68 • Film Production p93 • Fine Art p95 • Illustration p114 Professional contacts/ industry links • Aardman Animations • The Little Entertainment Group • Max Bear Productions • Creative Skillset Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park and Hardwick Centre for Art and Photography

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From TV commercials to feature ﬁlms; animation is in demand and we can provide the preparation you need to join the industry. This exciting new course offers students the opportunity to develop a professional standard portfolio of work across a wide variety of animation techniques with modules delivered by both industry specialists and experienced lecturers. Alongside the practical elements you will develop the tools to analyse, evaluate and research your own practice and that of the industry at large allowing you to explore the context of your own work against the historical timeline of animation. From the fundamental principles of hand drawn animation, through life drawing, motion study and sequential narrative to traditional and digital 2D and 3D animation production, students will be well placed to enter the animation industry in many levels and genre.

With a dedicated careers planning department and the expert training you will receive here at the University of Gloucestershire, you will be very well placed to enter the industry and develop your own professional practice. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Drawing • Introduction to Animation • Sequential Illustration • Sound recording for Animation Year 2 • Reading Animation • Building Narrative Animation • Compositing and Post Production • Work Placement Year 3 • Animation Major Project • Advanced Post Production and VFX • Extended Essay Beneﬁts • Close industry links • Practitioner tutors • Excellent facilities: green screen studios, post-production suite, industry standard software and cameras

Workshops and seminars on character design, backgrounds and sets and the fundamentals of the production pipeline, including script, storyboard, sound and post-production will play a major part in this program.

Career opportunities • traditional animation production • digital animation production • storyboard artist • post-production and compositing • animation production management

During the three-year course you will develop a deep understanding of ﬁlm narrative, studio practice, teamwork, advanced digital compositing and professional production for both 2D & 3D animation and you will ﬁnd your animation specialism.

How will the course be assessed? Course work: practical assessments and written reﬂection.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) C605 Entry requirements • successful completion of a foundation degree/HND in any sport and exercise disciplines • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

This course is aimed at students who have already completed a HND/foundation degree in any sport related area. It aims to build upon the existing knowledge base of the students and encourage students to actively engage with opportunities already present to gain academic credit for workbased learning and negotiated independent studies in the practice environment. The Faculty of Applied Sciences has a welldeveloped process for providing placement opportunities for students who do not live or work in the area; Co-ordinated through our placement department, via innovative schemes such as Sport CVs, we aim to tailor placement learning to the student’s areas of interest and through our experiences we have developed excellent links with a broad range of industry partners, both local, regional and national. The programme is designed to offer students choice in what they study, so that they are able to tailor their degree to fit in with not only their personal strengths and interests but also align to possible future study routes and career pathways. Where possible, students work on projects commissioned by external agencies and partners and are actively encouraged, as part of their assessment, to deliver projects as part of our commitment to community engagement. We appreciate that students entering their final year of study from a broad array of study routes require support and guidance, both academically and pastorally. Each student is allocated an ART (Academic Review Tutor) to make the transition into higher education as seamless as possible. Students benefit

from lecturers who embrace the concept of active learning and our expertise covers the broad areas of sport and exercise science including biomechanics, pedagogy, coaching, philosophy, physiology, psychology and sociology. The current undergraduate student numbers in the broad range of ‘sport and exercise’ programmes exceed 800, and over 500 students are registered for sports education, sports coaching and sports development fields. Illustrative modules • Research Project (Compulsory) • Advanced Professional Experience (Compulsory) • Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise (Compulsory) • Advanced Planning For Community Sports Initiatives (Optional) Should students not take up the optional module listed above, they are allowed to choose 30 CATS off any other sports related degree offering within the Faculty of Applied Sciences (excluding additional placement modules and modules where prerequisite qualifications exist). Benefits • work placement in a discipline of your choice over the academic year (equivalent to 240hrs) • development of research in a discipline of your choice • opportunities to deliver on projects and enhance your personal portfolio • flexible teaching methods with core modules programmed for 2 days a week Career opportunities • sports coaching • teaching routes • sports development • personal training How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations and written examinations. www.glos.ac.uk • T: 0844 846 4 846

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BIOLOGY

BUSINESS AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track C100 3 year full-time C101 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system; also GCSE English and Maths at C grade or above Related courses • Animal Biology p54 • Geography p99 • Psychology p136 Professional contacts/industry links • Health Protection Agency • Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust • Ecotricity Green Energy • Cotswold Wildlife Park Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Jennie Latham, Microbiologist at the Health Protection Agency • Veronica Lawrie, Senior Ecologist at Atkins Global Ecological Consultancy • Simon Pickering, Ecologist at Ecotricty Green Energy • Martin Hall, Biomedical Research Entomologist, Natural History Museum Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Recognised course

Biology is an exciting science for the modern world. Many of the big science debates and ‘hot topics’ of the moment – GM foods, disease epidemics, the human genome project, environmental pollution, habitat loss, and even some aspects of climate change – are inherently biological. Studying Biology at the University of Gloucestershire allows you to explore issues such as these within a series of interesting and topical modules. Central to the course is a large practical element: the majority of modules include some ﬁeld or laboratory work to ensure that you develop a good understanding of the ‘bigger picture’, including the impact that human activities and global change will have on animals. We also offer residential ﬁeld courses to destinations such as the Swiss Alps and Mankwe wildlife reserve in South Africa. Our biology laboratory includes up-to-date microscopy and audiovisual technologies, as well as excellent facilities for studying microbiology and environmental biology. The strong practical elements of the course allow the development of subject skills that will make you highly employable. Our Biology staff are well-placed to get you where you want to be in the working world. All staff publish regularly in international journals and we have excellent links with local and national organisations, as well as international research partnerships that will help you to gain workrelated experience. There are also opportunities to work with staff on research projects to further enhance your employability. Our Biology degree programme has gained top marks for student

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satisfaction in the National Student Survey for the past four years, and studying with us will equip you with advanced and specialised knowledge, scientific skills, and all-important transferable skills such as project management. We also offer the chance to obtain academic credit for workbased Internships to make your CV stand out in a competitive job market. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Diversity and Evolution • Cells to Organisms • Introduction to Biological Methods Year 2 • Contemporary Issues in Biology • Microbe-Human Interactions • Ecological Impact Assessment and Monitoring Year 3 • Conservation Biology • Microbial Biotechnology • Pollution in Ecological Systems Benefits • diverse curriculum focusing on biological systems and the fascinating relationships between life sciences and the environment • exciting and well-supported field and laboratory work opportunities • attentive, dedicated staff at the forefront of their fields

COURSE DETAILS UCAS Code 3 year full-time NN2N 4 year placement NND5 Entry Requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Management p61 • Marketing p121 • Marketing, Advertising and Branding p122 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

The Business and Marketing Management course takes a holistic approach to studying businesses in different contexts and from different perspectives. The course aims to prepare students for the management challenges of the 21st century. The course also promotes both employability by engaging students in responding to a variety of authentic business and marketing problems and international perspectives on business through educational trips abroad, and/ or study for a period of time in another country. This course allows the study of business management, whilst also developing more focused understanding of marketing in the business context. In addition, students are expected to demonstrate learning through a wide range of assessment methods within the course. The course also prepares students for further study for both professional examinations in the business management area, and/or postgraduate study.

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Business Contexts • Management Contexts • Marketing Skills Year 2 • Managing Business Operations • Managing Human Resources • Marketing Research and Analysis Year 3 • Building and Sustaining Strategy • Strategic Marketing • Understanding How Brands Work Beneﬁts • the use of varied teaching and learning methods and technologies • industry relevant assessments • focus on employability Career opportunities • general management • marketing management • consulting • entrepreneurship How will the course be assessed? Report writing, presentations, business planning/marketing plans, pitches for funding, examinations, essays and reﬂective assessments.

Career opportunities • laboratory work in healthcare, environmental organisations and the pharmaceutical industry • ﬁeld scientist or consultant in conservation, ecology and environmental management • teaching in schools, colleges, museums and ﬁeld centres How will the course be assessed? Coursework, “real-world” style research and consultancy-based projects, and examinations. www.glos.ac.uk • T: 0844 846 4 846

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BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track G522 3 year full-time G520 4 year placement G521 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Computer Games Design p64 • Computing p66 • Forensic Computing p98 • Information and Communications Technology p115 • Information Technology p116 • Multimedia Web Design p126 • Product Design p135 Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park

With the ever increasing use of telecommunications and computing in supporting business, the demand for adaptable problem solvers with knowledge both of organisations and of information technology has grown. Business information technologists are those hybrid managers who can combine their understanding of the business function with knowledge of the concepts and techniques associated with applications. Business Information Technology is one of our longest running degrees within the School of Computing and Technology and has moved with the times since its inception to adapt to new methods and practices. The course focuses on the way businesses use computers to undertake functions that are vital to achieving a competitive advantage. Graduates will be well qualified to contribute to the identification, introduction and management of IT. Flexibility is a central feature and subject options allow various routes to a degree. An important feature of the teaching is the use of integrative practical studies examining the applications of business systems. Highly vocational in content, this degree offers students flexibility and choice. Students gain the knowledge and skills that industry requires for a wide variety of roles. The course covers business systems design and implementation, project management, current internet technologies and how to apply computer applications such as databases to solving business needs. Teaching materials are enhanced by the research outputs from staff members who have supported local businesses in their implementation of information systems and technologies. Through a lively and varied mix of teaching methods and assessment, you will be challenged in both theoretical and practical areas. Emphasis is placed on developing your team working and management skills

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to boost your value in today’s workplace. The optional year-long placement offers the opportunity to consolidate and extend your knowledge and skills in a relevant work-place role and to use that experience to maximise your learning potential in your ﬁnal year of study. Career opportunities in Business Information Technology are excellent. Students graduating with a degree in Business IT annually are among the top majors in the university in terms of number of job interviews and average starting salaries. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Information Technology and Data Presentation • Introduction to Web Development • Programme and Software Development Year 2 • Managing IT in Organisations • Database Application Development • Network Implementation Placement year (optional) Opportunity to spend your third year in a paid work placement. Year 3 • Strategic Business and IT Management • Business Intelligence • Advanced Database Systems Beneﬁts • strategically align IT projects to business objectives • the impact of new technologies on business and society • looks at the newest concepts, strategies and methods Career opportunities • business/system analyst and developer roles • system and project management • information management

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track N202 3 year full-time N200 3 year fast-track placement N20A 4 year placement N101 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Accounting and Business Management p50 • Business and Marketing Management p59 • Business Management and Strategy (1 year Top-Up) p62 • Human Resource Management p112 • International Business Management p117 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Angie Petkovic, Managing Director, APT Marketing (Cheltenham) • Maryann Neudegg, Head of Human Resources, Rickerbys LLP (Cheltenham) • Simon Graham, Environmental Strategist, Commercial PLC (Cheltenham) Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park

If your aim is to develop your ability to solve problems and deal effectively with business challenges, our Business Management degree, with its focus on problem solving and sustainability, will be just what you’re looking for. This course has been designed to provide a formative, but highly integrated ﬁrst year of study. You will be introduced to the key functional areas of business including, marketing, human resource management and ﬁnance. Our Business Management degree will help you gain a solid understanding of the complexities involved in business and management. It will give you the opportunity to develop the necessary skills to become an effective manager. These skills will be further enhanced if you take advantage of the placement year. The Business Management degree is ideal if you want to maintain a focus on business whilst having maximum choice in your programme of study. Enterprise is also an important aspect of the course. You will examine issues of innovation, sustainability, diversity, globalisation and other strategic concerns of business management. This will provide you with the opportunity to develop your entrepreneurial skills.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Integrative Project • Business Contexts • Management Contexts Year 2 • Marketing for Decision Makers • Practice of Leadership in Organisations • Managing Human Resources Placement year (optional) Opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary. Year 3 • Building and Sustaining Strategy • Managing Operations Globally • New Business Enterprise Benefits • active teaching style and authentic modes of assessment • development of your creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills • an integrated and holistic perspective on business • relevance to contemporary issues and problems in business management Career opportunities • general business management • specialist management roles • public sector management How will the course be assessed? The assessment reflects the range of teaching and learning activities. Methods include essays, seen and unseen examinations, presentations, reflective diaries, group work, role play, case studies, digital stories, field trips and projects.

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S PRACTICE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) N211 Entry requirements • an HND, Diploma of Higher education, Foundation Degree or equivalent (businessrelated) of a merit/distinction standard Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Business Management p61 • Strategic Events Management (1 year Top-Up) p166 • Strategic Hospitality Management (1 year Top-Up) p167 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Dylan Griffiths, former Regional Manager for Small and Medium Enterprises, National Westminster Bank • Steve Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, Lilian Faithfull Homes Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

Do you already hold a higher diploma qualification in business in the UK or overseas? If you’ve got the right qualifications, the Business Management and Strategy course provides a route to complete an honours degree in one year. To apply you’ll need an HND, Graduate Diploma, Diploma in Higher Education, or other British or international equivalent taken at a good standard, within Business Management. You must have both the basic knowledge and aptitude to benefit from this concentrated course, and a clear focus on the next level of achievement. You’ll build on your current knowledge and skills and apply them in a strategically-focused manner. There is a wide choice of modules covering accounting, human resources management, international business, marketing and operations. A variety of teaching, learning and assessment methods are practised on this intensive course. By receiving credit for your previous studies you make more efficient use of your time by focusing on new learning. You then have a basis from which to move your career forward, typically into management roles, or to develop more advanced skills through further study.

Illustrative modules • Building and Sustaining Strategy • Strategic Marketing Principles • Corporate Financial Management • Strategies for Globally Responsible Leadership • Cultural Issues in Management • Managing Operations Globally Beneﬁts • one-year BA (Hons) award • strategic focus • vocationally relevant Career opportunities • general business management in the private sector • public sector management • specialist management roles such as human resource management, marketing, accounting • international business roles How will the course be assessed? Case studies, presentations, projects, essays, exams, group work, reﬂective diaries.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time L520 Progression Potential for progression to professional or vocational degrees in areas such as BA Early Childhood Studies, BSc Health, Community and Social Care, BA Youth Studies. This can be followed by professional Masters level degrees in Social Work, Youth Work, Nursing Teaching, subject to meeting entry requirements. Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 120 using the UCAS tariff system • enhanced CRB clearance, employer support if employed and placement if not employed • evidence of learning from experience where UCAS points are insufficient Related courses • Early Childhood Studies p75 • Health and Social Care Practice p102 • Mental Health Practice p125 • Social Work p142 • Youth Studies p176 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

This innovative course has been designed for students for whom helping vulnerable children and young people achieve is important. Designed in partnership with employers, this course will enable you to develop the skills and knowledge you need for delivering social care services for all children including those who are disadvantaged and for disabled and their carers within the context of integrated services. It will facilitate careers in settings such as family centres, early years settings, extended schools, local authorities, youth services, the third sector or residential units. It has a particular focus on working with children in need and children with disabilities and their parents. You’ll attend university one day each week and will be at work, or in a voluntary work placement, for a minimum of two days per week alongside your studies. All of the tutors involved in this course have practical experience and are able to demonstrate how ideas work in real life situations. The first year of this two-year course will help you to develop study skills and reflective practice. It will cover the nature of the children’s workforce, good practice, concepts of childhood, child development and the social, legal and policy context. The second year provides for specialisation in particular areas of practice and settings. Most modules are inter-disciplinary. Students can access modules on the BA Early Childhood Studies degree by attending on alternative days. Students attending one day per week can access the final year of BSc Health, Community and Social Care.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Development of Children and Young People • Work Place Practice • Working with Children and Young People Year 2 • Working with Children with Disabilities • Working with Children, Families and Communities • Interpersonal Skills for the Caring Professional • Consolidation of Reﬂective Practice Beneﬁts • strong emphasis on work-based learning and assessment • employer engagement with the design and delivery of the course and modules • study support for applicants returning to education Career opportunities • children’s, young people’s or early years’ centres – community family work • extended schools or voluntary agencies – exclusion, parental support work or project work • residential or day centres – childcare work • early years professional How will the course be assessed? Assessment will be continuous and will include coursework, workbased projects, direct observations of practice and portfolios. All tasks are designed to be relevant to your emerging work role.

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COMPUTER GAMES DESIGN* COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track I621 3 year full-time I62A 4 year placement I62C Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computing p66 • Forensic Computing p98 • Information Technology p116 • Multimedia Web Design p126 • Product Design p135 Professional contacts/ industry links • Headstrong games • Jagex games studio • Rare Ltd • Code Masters • British Computer Society Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Opportunity to become Adobe Certiﬁed Associate Students may apply for membership of the British Computer Society. p y

If you have a passion for playing computer games, take your interest a step further. This course gives you the chance to transform your interest and enthusiasm for computer games and entertainment into a career, and open up real job opportunities. You’ll develop the design, technical and business skills you need to produce interactive games for a variety of platforms and devices. In addition to games for entertainment, you’ll learn to develop serious, interactive games for product promotion and demonstration as well as training purposes. Core topics include graphics, animation, 3D modelling, game-play, programming, audio and video, interactive design, psychology, multiplayer and collaborative working and networks. You will design worlds, levels, characters and plots, thus turning you from a mere ‘player’ into a ‘creator’. Computer gaming is part of the dynamic interactive new media industry, covering rapidly expanding markets such as consoles, PCs, the web, mobile devices and digital TV. The modules available mean that you can acquire a balanced range of skills to enable you to contribute in a business environment. You will use industry standard software including Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk 3ds® Max®, Unity and Crysis game engines. A key feature of the course is that it is ﬂexible, in that you can tailor it to be more design or more programming focused. You have the opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Games Production • Graphics, Audio and Video Editing • Programming and Software Development • 2D Animation Year 2 • 3D Animation for Games • Game Engine Programming • User Interaction Studies • Mobile Application Development Placement year Optional placement in year 3 Year 3 • Advanced Group Project • Digital 3D Effects • Advanced Concepts in Games • Individual Research Project Beneﬁts • high quality web-based teaching and learning materials • opportunities to develop an interest into a career • strong links with industry and sponsorship for the end of year show Career opportunities • level and character designer • game programmer • game development project manager • games tester • 3D modeller and animator How will the course be assessed? Coursework including portfolios of design work, games, video cut scenes, presentations and exhibitions.

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SHUVECHNA GOLAY BSc (Hons) Computing “I have always wanted to do something in the computing ﬁeld and learn more about computers. I am enjoying the modules I am taking and the lecturers are very helpful and understanding. The course is building my conﬁdence in COURSE TITLE creating computer programmes.” “Quotation.”

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COMPUTING

COUNSELLING

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track G402 3 year full-time G400 4 year placement G406 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computer Games Design p64 • Forensic Computing p98 • Information Technology p116 • Multimedia Web Design p126 Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Students may apply for membership of the British Computer Society.

With everything from business to healthcare and leisure relying on computing, it’s hard to imagine the world without it. This programme is about creating computer software on time and to speciﬁcation, for use in any area of industry or commerce. During your studies, you will develop technical skills by using industrystandard design methodologies, development tools and programming languages, and life skills by presenting your designs, demonstrating your programs, and working as part of a team. No prior experience is assumed, although you must have an aptitude for logical problem-solving, and an eagerness to learn new methodologies, tools and languages. The skills that you gain will equip you to work as a computer programmer anywhere in the public sector (local and national government agencies, departments etc), or in the private sector (manufacturing, distribution, billing etc). If you choose an optional one-year paid industrial placement it will provide valuable support for your ﬁnal year of study, and an excellent foundation for your future career.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Programming and Software Development • Systems Analysis and Database Design • Introduction to Web Development Year 2 • Object Oriented Software Development • The Forensic Computing Process • Mobile Application Development Placement year Opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary. Year 3 • Software Quality Assurance • Human Computer Interaction • Computer Assisted Learning Beneﬁts • encourages methodical, creative thinking • develops a wide range of software development skills • useful throughout the computing industry Career opportunities • computer software developer • internet programmer • software engineer How will the course be assessed? Course is assessed by a mixture of coursework and examination.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) B940 Entry requirements • GCSE Maths (Grade C) plus a Foundation Degree in Counselling or equivalent academically-validated Level 5 professional training in counselling totalling 240 CAT points. Those qualiﬁed at Level 4 may exceptionally be admitted on the basis of meeting additional criteria. Professional contacts/ industry links The tutors are actively engaged in counselling and supervision practice in the NHS, in private practice, with Employ Assistance Programmes and in the third sector. The tutors are also involved in the work of professional bodies and in research and scholarship. Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

This course builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in your practitioner training to enable you to integrate new and contemporary understandings into your practice. The focus is on developing key knowledge and skills relating to employability and practice and appropriate to the current market place. The content encompasses the major and central debate about whether it is speciﬁc models and interventions or a range of factors common across models that are critical to the effectiveness of counselling. A range of contemporary and holistic views of the person in terms of development, what it is to be human and forms of distress leading individuals to present for counselling is presented. Building upon these the course examines a range of models of counselling from all four major traditions (cognitive and behavioural, humanistic, psychodynamic, systemic) and considers the theory and practice of integration. For each model or approach, the origins, assumptions and context are evaluated. Given the growing national and professional emphasis on empiricallysupported service provision, we pay particular attention to developing your research literacy and your understanding of evidence-based practice and service evaluation. You will have the opportunity to research an area of counselling of interest to you and to write this up as your dissertation.

Illustrative modules • Doing counselling research and evaluating counselling practice • Human development, models of person and psychopathology • Counselling models and approaches • Theory and practice of counselling integration • Counselling dissertation Beneﬁts • enhanced practice through application of advanced knowledge and understanding • development of key knowledge and skills for employability as a counsellor • study mode compatible with both employment and private practice Career opportunities • the NHS, commercial providers and charitable counselling agencies • private practice, including specialist practice • service management • teaching and research How will the course be assessed? Through a range of reﬂective coursework assessments including essays, presentations, critical analyses, an in-class test, a research project and dissertation.

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CREATIVE MEDIA

CREATIVE WRITING

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track P302 3 year full-time P300 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Film p92 • Radio p139 Research • Tutors are all members of MeCCsA Two research centres: • Media, Memory and Community www.glos.ac.uk/ research/mat/mmc • Women, Ageing and Media www.wam-research.org.uk Recent guest lecturers/ speakers Daniel Meadows Professional contacts / Industry links Rural Media Company Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park

Do you want a media course that is not a ‘media studies’ degree? One where you get to think and do - a course that meets your desire to learn more about how, why and for whom media content is made? One that helps you appreciate the fantastic range of media forms and practices that make audiences, readers, viewers and users think, talk, interact and create for themselves? Would you like to create media content yourself? Do you want to understand where your creative ideas could go in the media and creative industries? If so, then it sounds like you want to become one of the multi-skilled media practitioners that the industry needs right now. We are looking for thinkers and doers who want to learn about the media and creative industries and want to acquire the skills to thrive in a creative economy. Our students are rigorous about their ideas and how they put their ideas into practice. They are currently exploring their own creativity while critically reﬂecting upon the history, theory and practice of media. Our students are not shy about their desire to work across a range of media platforms. While they may not be ready to specialise in one area of media they do know that they love all forms from television to gaming, from radio to mobile apps, from ﬁlm to animation. They also know that today’s media professional needs to be digitally literate. If you join us, you will belong to a forward-thinking community of staff and students who will help you discover what it is you really love about media and what part of the industry

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you would like to pursue a career in. We will help you understand what your creative and professional goals are and you will come to understand just what the media and creative industries are looking for in the 21st century. The course is 40/60 theory and practice, offering practical options in screen production, animation, radio and web design/interactive media. You will also get the chance to put your practice into critical contexts, learning about broader media industry concepts, history, digital story-telling and will be able to test out your professionalism and creativity in modules designed to give you access to the fast moving world of media work. Illustrative modules • Media and Creative Industries • Introduction to Animation • Interviewing for Radio • Screen Production • Scriptwriting • Web Design Beneﬁts • staff are published experts and practitioners in their ﬁelds • you will have the opportunity to experience a lot of different aspects of the media • you will be able to tailor learning to your own interests Career paths • multi-platform media practitioner • animation production • creative industries research and leadership • work in community/3rd sector media • web content manager • media researcher/consultant How will the course be assessed? A mixture of coursework, exams and portfolio assessment.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS Code 3 year full-time W800 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Janet Neipris, American playwright and Professor at New York University. Her plays include A Small Delegation, Natives and The Bridge at Belharbour. She has also written To Be a Playwright. Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Committed to helping you to discover your literary aims and interests by fuelling your creativity, we believe exploring the widest possible range of written genres is the key to getting the best out of your writing. The course explores your own potential and embraces everything from fiction, poetry, playwriting and screenwriting. We’re passionate about cultivating ideas every step of the way, from draft to completed manuscript, and are eager to guide students through different styles, contexts and practical projects. Interweaving practice, criticism, analysis and self-reflection, the programme takes a closer look at what lies at the heart of creative writing. The psychology of self-expression, theories of language and the relationship between fact and fiction are all investigated, but writing itself remains the lifeblood of the course. You’ll be encouraged to pursue your written work privately and also in workshop environments and community projects. The wellrespected and internationally influential magazine, Iota, which publishes poetry, prose and reviews, is produced and edited by both staff and students.

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Writing • Reading for Writers Year 2 • Ideas, Inspirations and Contexts • Writing, Re-Writing and Showcasing Your Work • Prose Craft and Practice Year 3 • The Novel • Exploring the Self-Autobiography and Confession • Creative Process - Theories and Models Beneﬁts • be a member of a vibrant writing community • join a creative and intellectually stimulating environment • become a critical thinker Career opportunities • teaching • arts administration • the media • academia • publishing How will the course be assessed? Written assignments (creative) with accompanying critical analysis and oral presentations.

Regular ‘open mic’ nights are a good opportunity to share your work and to meet your fellow writers. During this degree you can develop a range of skills relevant to the working world, in teaching, public relations, journalism, media and arts administration. Alternatively you can take your studies further at MA or PhD level.

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CRIMINOLOGY COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time M900 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Criminology and Psychology p72 • Criminology and Sociology p73 Professional contacts/ industry links Students have good opportunities to volunteer within the Prison Service, Gloucestershire Youth Offending Service, Streetwatch, Gloucestershire Constabulary, Restorative Justice Gloucestershire Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Former Gloucestershire Constabulary Chief Constables Tim Brain and Tony Butler • Gloucestershire Probation Service • Thames Valley Police • Youth Justice Board • Dr Ross Wolf, University of Central Florida • Frank Mullane from Advocacy after Fatal Domestic Abuse (AFDA) • Tony Adams, former Head of Major Crime, Hampshire Constabulary Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

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Seeking to understand crime and disorder in a social context, our programme addresses key questions such as ‘what is crime?’, ‘what causes offending behaviour?’ and ‘how can we reduce crime?’. Criminology is also critically concerned with the workings of the criminal justice process and the various agencies involved in it. Our course engages with the everyday experiences of dealing with crime: the impacts on the victim, the implications for society, and approaches to preventing and deterring criminal behaviour. You’ll examine different types of crime, including environmental and white-collar crime, and develop an understanding of the theoretical assumptions and research evidence that underpin criminal justice policy in an increasingly globalised society. You’ll also consider the importance of accountability and discretion in criminal justice decision-making, as you assess questions such as ‘how just is justice?’, ‘why do women kill?’ and ‘what is to be done about organised crime and terrorism?’. While you can expect to develop a broad theoretical coverage of the central ideas and issues in criminology, the programme also focuses on the practical application of knowledge and the development of employability skills. The use of case studies in learning, contributions from practitioners across the criminal justice system, and the opportunity to gain academic credit for projects based on volunteering or work experience ensure the practical and vocational relevance of the programme is constantly refreshed.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding Criminology • Criminal Justice: From Crime Scene to Court • Introductory Research and Fieldwork Year 2 • Crime and Society: Theorising Crime • Forensic Criminology and Crime Science • Policing in the Community Year 3 • Comparative Perspectives on Criminal Justice • Homicide and Victimology • Environments of Crime • Global Crime Benefits • volunteering opportunities within the criminal justice system • critical engagement with current issues in crime, policing and social order • optional field trips: recent trips have included Belfast and Florida • strong emphasis on employability and vocational relevance and application • graduates can progress to undertake the MSc in Criminology at postgraduate level Career opportunities • police, probation, prison, youth justice, diversionary schemes • crime analysts in public and private sector organisations • housing associations and other partner agencies working with exoffenders • victims support organisations How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, crime scene investigation, case files, projects and presentations.

KONSTANTIN PETROV BSc (Hons) Criminology “My course has changed my understanding of crime and society and guided me to ﬁnd what I really want to do in life, through modules in ﬁeld work and plenty of hands-on learning. Due to the extensive knowledge I have gained studying, I have been able to get accepted as a Special Constable at Gloucestershire Constabulary. ”

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CRIMINOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time MC98 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • GCSE Grade C Mathematics Related courses • Criminology p70 • Criminology and Sociology p73 • Psychology and Sociology p138 • Sociology p143 Professional contacts/ industry links • prison service • Gloucestershire Probation Service • educational and occupational psychology practices Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited as conferring eligibility for graduate basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society, which is the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. Accreditation is subject to taking specified modules and gaining a 2:2 degree classification.

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The course in Criminology and Psychology investigates crime and behaviour from individual, social and global perspectives. During the degree you will investigate how individuals operate, in isolation and in groups, considering themes ranging from the neuroscience of behaviour to high order cognition and the social construction of reality. You will focus on criminal behaviour from a range of perspectives, together with the investigation of crime and the criminal justice system. The degree begins with foundational study that lays the basis for future specialisation. As you progress through your programme you can shape your own programme by choosing specialist options covering the main areas of professional practice in psychology such as forensic psychology, and advanced issues in criminology such as victimology and strategic policing. You can choose to select modules which are required to become eligible for the graduate basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society. Our degree offers a contemporary and diverse syllabus matching national subject benchmarks but also includes a distinctive emphasis on employability and practical application. We emphasise the real world applications of knowledge in the social sciences, using understanding to inform change, and developing a critical stance towards taken-forgranted knowledge. Students develop strong skills of empirical research, evaluation, and judgement together with a range of key transferable skills. Graduates are well prepared for future employment and professional work and, with the insights gained into society and human nature, are well equipped to become active citizens.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations of Psychology • Analysis, Evidence and Theory • Criminal Justice: From Crime Scene to Court Year 2 • Development of the Person • Crime and Society: Theorising Crime • Criminological Psychology Year 3 • Social Psychology: Cognition and Construction • Global Crime • Critical Practice in Psychology Beneﬁts • develops a critical appreciation of human nature and criminal justice • offers a contemporary and diverse syllabus with a focus on employability • includes an optional, credit-bearing internship module • GBC accreditation from BPS Career opportunities • progression to postgraduate study and then to Chartered Psychologist status • criminal justice services (police, probation, prison, youth justice, diversionary schemes) • social and welfare professions How will the course be assessed? As well as essays and a small number of exams, assessments include case studies, research projects, evaluations, group presentations, and personal reﬂections.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time ML93 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Criminology p70 • Criminology and Psychology p72 • Psychology and Sociology p138 • Sociology p143 Professional contacts/industry links: • Gloucestershire Constabulary • HMP Gloucester • Gloucestershire Youth Offending Service • Sheltered housing and housing associations • Streetwatch • Restorative Justice Gloucestershire Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Former Gloucestershire Constabulary Chief Constable Tim Brain • How local councils work: a visit to Shire Hall, Gloucester, and Cheltenham Municipal Offices • Ethnicity, gender, disability, crime: investigating employment and the leisure industry at Cheltenham Racecourse Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

This course brings together perspectives from two disciplines to examine the nature of contemporary social life, with a focus on the causes and implications of crime and disorder. You will become proficient in a range of Criminological and Sociological skills and will progress from foundational to advanced knowledge of the disciplines as well as exploring and appreciating their vital overlaps. Themes running through the course allow for specialisation in Crime, Society and Order, Criminal Justice, Critical Investigation, Sociology in the Real World, Stratification, Inequality and Policy, and Globalisation. The course places an emphasis on active learning and field work to ensure students produce their own knowledge and apply their thinking to a host of real world situations. The programme also focuses on the development of skills which will prepare you for employment, via the use of case studies, contributions from practitioners, and the opportunity to obtain academic credit for projects based on volunteering or work experience which can make your CV stand out in a competitive market.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Social Identities • Criminal Justice: From Crime Scene to Court • Introductory Research and Fieldwork Year 2 • Forensic Criminology and Crime Science • Policing in the Community • Crimes Against Humanity Year 3 • Homicide and Victimology • Visual Culture and the Information Society • Challenges, Risk and Security in a Global Age Beneﬁts • strong emphasis on employability skills and planning potential career paths • critical engagement with current real-world issues • develops an understanding of the assumptions and evidence underpinning criminal justice policy in a globalised society • graduates can progress to undertake the MSc in Criminology at postgraduate level Career opportunities • criminal justice services (police, probation, prison, youth justice, diversionary schemes) • social and welfare professions • social research How will the course be assessed? Essays, projects, reports, strategic planning and evaluations, group presentations, ﬁeldwork, exams, data collection and analysis.

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DRAMA*

EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W40C Entry requirements • Points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system or equivalent plus audition Related courses • Creative Writing p69 • Events Management p88 • Performing Arts p128 Professional contacts/ industry links Everyman Theatre, Gloucestershire dance, Local Primary and Secondary schools, British Actors Equity, local theatres and theatre companies. Annual Programme of theatre trips to underpin the curriculum. Recent guest lecturers/ speakers Backstage tour and meeting cast and the lighting designer of “The Bodyguard” at Adelphi Theatre London; Sean Gleason (BBC TV Director) lectures and practical sessions on acting for TV; Debbie McWilliams - Film Casting Director; Jacqui Crago Voice Coach Royal Shakespeare Company.

This is a practical drama degree course where you will develop the skills required to become a professional actor, studying the acting methodologies of Stanislavski, Adler, and Meisner and learning acting and vocal techniques. The course will examine theatre genres and styles from the Greeks, Shakespeare and Restoration to Post Modernism. Students will work with classical and modern texts, as well as improvisation and contemporary devised work in professional theatres and alternative drama settings. The course also supports the individual student in transition to the workplace, teaching business skills, audition techniques for theatre, television and ﬁlm and providing advice on pathways into the profession. The course is also supported by practical based performance projects and visits, studio and theatre work led by industry professionals.

Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Theatre Histories • Devising Techniques and Ethical Approaches • Approaches to Text Year 2 • Drama in a Social Context • Classical Acting Performance • Physical Theatre Body and Voice Year 3 • Live and Recorded Arts • Individual Showcase • Dissertation Beneﬁts • links with industry professionals • practical technical underpinning • performing in professional theatres Career opportunities • preparation for an acting career • drama teaching (on completion of PGCE) • issue based theatre How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by a combination of practical assessments, supplemented by essays, reﬂective log books, diaries and projects.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time X312 1 year top-up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) X314 Entry requirements • points for degree: 260 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Children and Young People’s Practice p63 • Education Studies p88 Professional contacts/ industry links With early years settings, children centres and schools within Gloucestershire and local museums, art galleries and theatres. Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Children Centre Manager • Child Protection Officer • Museum and Art Gallery Outreach workers • Play Therapists Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations Early Years Professional Status

If you enjoy working with young children, their families and communities then this course gives you a sound academic and professional base on which to build. The course gives you everything you need to prepare for a rapidly expanding employment market which demands ﬂexibility, competence and knowledge. You’ll develop skills which are transferable across different occupational boundaries. Time and opportunity is given to explore all aspects of the development and care of children in the 21st century, including the theory and practice of child development, children within society, early years’ legislation, contemporary childhood and also to think about roles working within a setting and inter-agency teams.

Beneﬁts • gaining of Child Protection, First Aid and Common Assessment Framework certiﬁcates • placements are compulsory twice a year at year 1 and 2 and once a year for a longer block at year 3 • optional trip to a European country to observe practice Career opportunities • can lead to Early Years Professional Status • manager of an early years setting • family support worker How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, projects, displays, electronic discussions and electronic assignments.

Throughout the course there’s a strong emphasis on the development of ICT, collaborative and presentational skills. Each year includes a placement in an early years setting. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Psychology of Childhood • Sociology of Childhood • Special Educational Needs: Listening to children Year 2 • Promoting Children’s Well-being • Promoting Children as Competent Learners • Integrated Working Year 3 • The Thinking Child • Contemporary Issues in Childhood Studies • Developing Leadership

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ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE*

ECONOMICS*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track CF17 3 year full-time C180 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system; also GCSE English and Maths at C grade or above Related courses • Animal Biology p54 • Biology p58 • Geography p99 Professional contacts/ industry links • Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust • Birdlife International • Environment Agency • Royal Geographical Society Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Veronica Lawrie, Senior Ecologist at Atkins Global Ecological Consultancy • John Emsley, Royal Society of Chemistry • Simon Pickering, Ecologist at Ecotricity Green Energy Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

This broad course draws together Biology, Earth Science and Geography to provide a holistic approach to the study of ecological and environmental processes, functions, and interactions. Studying Ecology and Environmental Science at the University of Gloucestershire allows you to explore how species interact with their environment and how that environment itself functions. The flexible course is built around several key themes, including environmental change and applied ecology, allowing you to customise your curriculum according to your interests and career ambitions. Central to the course is a large practical element; many modules include field or laboratory work to ensure that you build allimportant practical skills alongside advanced theoretical knowledge. Our laboratories include key environmental analysis equipment, as well as upto-date microscopy and audio-visual technologies. We run residential field courses in a range of different environments, including, currently, the Swiss Alps and Mankwe wildlife reserve in South Africa. Our staff are well-placed to help you get started on the career path that is right for you. We publish regularly in international journals, and have excellent links with local and national organisations as well as international research partnerships that will help you to gain work-related experience. There are also opportunities to work with staff on various projects to further enhance your employability. Studying with us will equip you with advanced and specialised knowledge, scientific skills, and important transferable skills such as project management. We also offer the chance

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to obtain modular credit for workbased Internships to make your CV stand out in a competitive job market. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Fundamentals of Ecology • Earth Systems and Processes • Practical Environmental Investigations Year 2 • Ecological Impact Assessment and Monitoring • Fluvial Hydrosystems • Geographic Information Systems Year 3 • Pollution in Ecological Systems • Conservation Ecology • Climate Change Benefits • stimulating and diverse curriculum focusing on environmental processes and how species interact with their environment • practically-focused modules with many opportunities to learn industry-standard techniques and use specialised equipment in field and laboratory settings • active links with local, national and international ecological and environmental organisations Career opportunities • field or laboratory scientist • practitioner or consultant for ecological or environmental organisations • teaching in schools, colleges, museums and field centres How will the course be assessed? Coursework, “real-world” style research and consultancy-based projects, and examinations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time L10B 4 year placement L100 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Accounting and Financial Management p52 • Business Management p61 • Human Resource Management p112 • Law p120 • Marketing p121 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

If you are interested in working in banking, finance or government this practical Economics degree with its focus on engaging with real world issues as governments and organisations would approach them will prepare you for your career. Economics examines how governments, organisations and individuals make decisions to allocate scarce resources and enables us to tackle issues that are fundamental to the functioning of society and business. You will examine how government policy, business and financial institutions impact the economy and how we might tackle societal issues including sustainable growth, unemployment, and financial stability in the financial sector. You will also answer questions on how individuals decide which things to buy and businesses determine which products and services to produce. A practical approach to economics will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to become effective in leading analysis, making recommendations, and implementing those recommendations through to conclusion. Throughout the course you will engage with projects that require you to apply the theory and techniques we teach you in real world contexts. The optional placement will allow you to further enhance these skills.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introductory Microeconomics • Introductory Macroeconomics • Quantitative Decision Making • Economics in Practice Year 2 • Applied Economics • Economics and Society • Applications Mathematics • Practical Econometrics Placement year You have the opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary. Year 3 • Applied Project • Contemporary Issues in Economic Theory • Financial Economics • Emerging Economies Benefits • emphasis on practice with active learning opportunities • focus on real world experiences to prepare you for employment • exposure to practicing economists as speakers Career opportunities • Finance • Banking • Government How will the course be assessed? The assessment reflects the range of teaching and learning activities. Methods include essays, seen and unseen examinations, presentations, reflective diaries, group work, role play, case studies, digital stories, field trips and projects.

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FOUNDATION DEGREE

EDUCATION AND LEARNING COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time XX31 Entry requirements • a minimum of two years’ experience working in a paid or voluntary capacity in an educational setting • points for foundation degree: 120 using the UCAS tariff system • some students may be eligible to undertake the course through previous experience without having the full UCAS tariff • undertake a CRB • sign a learning agreement with employers Related courses • Education Studies p80 • Early Childhood Studies p75 • Primary Teacher Training p134 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Also available at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS).

This course provides an opportunity for those working in an educational setting to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding and use these to gain an academic qualiﬁcation. Students, who may have considerable experience in the workplace, combine university attendance of one day per week with employment, on a paid or voluntary basis, for the equivalent of a part-time post. The role of applicants may vary but all will be involved in supporting learning in an educational setting. Modules are designed to deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding of the theory and policies which underpin the practice of those working with a range of learners. There is a strong emphasis on becoming a reﬂective practitioner and one who has the characteristics and attributes to lead others. Workbased modules are designed so that students engage with a range of tasks undertaken in their setting which directly relate to their role; these tasks are then used to develop understanding and skills in university sessions against a backdrop of theoretical perspectives. The course aims to work closely with employers to ensure that it meets local and national requirements and students are required to enter into a Learning Agreement with their employer. Students develop a range of transferable skills which make them desirable to employers such as developing their communication and writing skills, interpersonal and problem solving skills. Students have the opportunity to ‘top-up’ their Foundation Degree to a full degree by progressing onto the university’s BA (Hons)

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Education Studies Course at Level 6; this is very popular and most of our students go on to take up this option. Having completed the BA (Hons) Education Studies Course, students may go on to undertake a postgraduate qualification for example by applying to do a PGCE (Primary) course to gain Qualified Teacher Status. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Communication, Language and Literacy • Promoting Positive Behaviour • Developing Awareness of Special Education Needs • Working Supportively with Others Year 2 • Developing Inclusion • Developing the Role of the Lead Professional • Education in the Digital Era • Working with Families Benefits • allows students to ‘earn and learn’ • strong emphasis on work-based learning and assessment • accreditation given for relevant prior learning • stands alone as a qualification Career opportunities • taking on a lead role in the workplace • provides progression to Level 6 through the BA (Hons) Education Studies programme • teaching (on completion of career path) through PGCE (primary) • provides a career path to CELTA to qualify to teach English as a foreign language How will the course be assessed? Assignments, individual and group presentations, portfolios, case studies, discussion forums, a work based project, undertaking of tasks in the workplace.

MERCEDES DARE BA (Hons) Education Studies “The course gives us such variety by offering work placements. Our career prospects are enhanced as we are able to progress into any number of careers in the ﬁeld of Education, not just teaching.”

HONOURS DEGREE

EDUCATION STUDIES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time X300 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • if you do not have sufficient formal qualiﬁcations, but can demonstrate your ability to study at honours degree level and have more than two years’ professional experience, you may also be eligible for admission • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure Related courses • Education and Learning p78 • Children and Young People’s Practice p63 • Early Childhood Studies p75 • Primary Teacher Training p134 • Youth Studies p176 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • head teachers, lecturers from FE, school teachers, MPs, advisers • recent visits include children’s centre, FE college, schools, Houses of Parliament Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

If, like us, you feel passionate about education and interested to explore this fascinating topic further, then this course could be for you. Whether you want to teach, to work in another education-related context, or are just intrigued to find out more about education and learning, how education is changing, how different social, physical and environmental contexts can impact on educational attainment and subsequent life chances and how education can make a difference to the world, then consider Education Studies as your degree choice. The course covers a wide range of education-focused topics and in addition allows you to take modules from outside the programme to develop subject strength. It provides opportunities for work placement and to explore different educational environments and related careers to help you decide what type of job route you’d like to take in the future. Our programme supports deep learning and develops skills for life leading to a diverse and growing range of employment options within the field of education in its broadest sense; for example in community education, youth work, in residential homes and in schools liaison. A number of our graduates decide to progress on to the PGCE and thereafter go into teaching, but others take the Early Years Professional Status course, do further qualifications in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, or go straight in to work. Our students are highly committed and engage fully in academic studies and wider university life. Many get involved in volunteering opportunities through university and other local

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community projects in addition to taking part in extra-curricular student union activities. Illustrative modules Year 1 • What is Education? • Human Development • Introduction to Psychology in Contexts • Education in Practice Year 2 • Education in an Ethnically Diverse Society • First and Second Language Acquisition, Learning and Development • Education and Society around the World • Overcoming Barriers to Progress Year 3 • Education for Change • Psychology for Practice • Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn • Education and Community Beneﬁts • course can lead directly to employment or to further study • compulsory placements in year 2 and 3, which could be in the UK or abroad • opportunities for exchange visits in America or Europe Career opportunities • teacher (on completion of a PGCE) • schools liaison officer for a museum, adventure centre, or charity • education/training advisor • teacher of English as a Foreign Language

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time Q310 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Creative Writing p69 • English Literature p84 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

In this practical course you will gain knowledge about the inner workings of language, skills in analysing the role that language plays in constructing self and society, and skills in using language effectively to make a difference. The focus is on language which plays a crucial role in forming identities, such as accents and dialects, and the importance of language in overarching issues of the 21st century, such as energy insecurity, climate instability and globalisation. The course has proven effective in increasing students’ confidence and equipping them with oral communication skills, presentation skills, new media literacy, and research skills that are essential both for the workplace and life. The course covers the full spectrum of topics from language acquisition, language and gender, world Englishes, and language change to structural analysis. It is unique in providing students with the opportunity to reflect on their own ethical vision and the future that they want to create for themselves and their society. The course provides skills for a wide range of careers where oral communication, presentation skills, writing skills and ethical reflection form a central part of the job, leaving many paths open for the future.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations of the Human • Language Structure and Identity • Sociolinguistics and Ecolinguistics Year 2 • Analysis of Spoken Language • New Media Literacy • Language and Gender Year 3 • Communication for Leadership • British Dialects and World Englishes • Ethics and Language Beneﬁts • look at contemporary language in action • take a creative and analytical approach to language • study dialect and how it works in communities Career opportunities • ethical business • media • teaching How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by coursework (consisting of presentations, projects, essays and assignments).

How will the course be assessed? Assignments, individual and group presentations, projects, case studies, journals, task booklets, blogs, discussion forums, podcasts and dissertations.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CREATIVE WRITING

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time QWH8 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Professional contacts/ industry links • Cheltenham Festival of Literature Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

This course is practical as well as theoretical and allows you to analyse language in terms of the way it shapes identities, relationships and social structures, including through the use of new media. You will study both language variation and language in use in ways that will help you to get the best out of your writing. In addition to the development of skills in data-gathering and research, you will have the opportunity to explore your own potential in a number of genres, from fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing to creative nonfiction. Through criticism, analysis and selfreflection, you will be encouraged to make valuable connections between the significance of language as communication in the world in which we live and your own writing. You will be taught by both active researchers in English Language and published writers in a variety of genres. A distinctive emphasis of the course is on ethical reflection and the role that language plays, for both consumers and producers, in how we choose to live our lives. Students are able to see their work in print in our annual student anthology and play an active part in the editing and publishing process and have regular opportunities to share their work with fellow writers.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Reading for Writers • Writing • Language Structure and Identity

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Year 2 • Advanced Prose • Analysis of Spoken Language • New Media Literacy

Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system

Year 3 • The Writing Business • Communication for Leadership • Dramaturgy in Practice Beneﬁts • to join a creative and intellectually stimulating environment where your writing will develop and you will be encouraged to take risks and experiment • to look at contemporary language in action • gain opportunities to work in the community and gain highly valued skills Career opportunities • teaching • publishing • ethical business How will the course be assessed? coursework

UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time QQ31

Related courses • English Language p81 • English Language and Creative Writing p82 • English Literature and Language p87 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

The course sheds light on the inner workings of language and the role that English Language plays in society. English Language and Linguistics combines investigation of the structures of language with practical skills in linguistic analysis, revealing how language shapes identities and influences society. Working with widely published linguistics specialists, you will engage with a full range of traditional topics including syntax, semantics, phonology, discourse, language acquisition and the history of English, in addition to specialist areas such as new media, sociolinguistics, forensic linguistics and comparison of English with other languages including Japanese, Xhosa and Spanish. The course also applies knowledge of linguistics to the practical art of effective, convincing communication, helping students develop confidence, problem-solving, teamwork and leadership skills for the future. Assessment methods are innovative and varied and provide hands-on research experience, with opportunities to present findings at conferences and turn essays into publications.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Language Structure and Identity • Sociolinguistics and Ecolinguistics • Reading, Writing and Work Year 2 • Linguistic Construction of Reality • Language Comparison • Language and Gender Year 3 • Communication for Leadership • Forensic Linguistics • British Dialects and World Englishes Beneﬁts • creative and analytical engagement with language structure and use • acquisition of research and communication skills • opportunities to study specialist topics with active researchers Career opportunities • teaching • public service • business leadership How will the course be assessed? Portfolios, presentations, essays, research projects.

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The course provides skills for a wide range of careers where oral communication, presentation skills, writing skills and reﬂection form a central part of the job, leaving many paths open for the future.

The skills you develop will be relevant to a range of careers: teaching, public relations, journalism, media and arts administration, or postgraduate study.

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ENGLISH LITERATURE

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND CREATIVE WRITING

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time Q320 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • English Literature and Creative Writing p85 • English Literature and History p86 • English Literature and Language p87 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Aidan Chambers, Youth Writer • Anna Lawrence Pietroni, Novelist and Writer in Residence Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Celebrating the written word, whether it’s Shakespeare or Shelley, Orwell or Zadie Smith, this degree offers something for everyone who wants to engage with the literary life. Our course will inspire you to develop an area of special focus, such as American literature, literary theory, Irish writing or drama and encourages you to follow your own literary interests. Take a chronological journey from Greek theatre and myth to contemporary writing and explore a wide range of works to help you understand literary forms, poetic language, and how literature ‘writes’ society and history. Through investigation of historical and theoretical contexts, you will read, discuss and write about a wealth of books. You’ll work in small class groups with a team dedicated to research-led, quality teaching. For the lover of literature, Cheltenham’s International Festival of Literature, Gloucestershire’s heritage of war poets, along with our extensive archive collections of the work of Edward Thomas and U.A. Fanthorpe, and our proximity to Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon offer exciting opportunities to enrich your studies. A period of study abroad is also possible as part of the programme. A degree in English Literature can help you develop many skills valuable for the workplace and beyond. You can also take your studies further, opting for an MA or PhD.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Fundamentals: Myth and Drama • The Language of Literature • The Short Story

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Year 2 • Crime Fiction • Renaissance, Revolution and Restoration • The Long Eighteenth Century

Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system

Year 3 • Nineteenth-Century Writing • Travel Fictions • American Literature since 1900 Beneﬁts • exciting, varied programme of study of literature in English • joining an intellectually stimulating academic environment • a chance to be involved in arts events and community projects (including DegreePlus internships) Career opportunities • journalism • media and publishing • teaching and academic careers • the arts and related industries How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, presentations, or portfolios in some upper-level modules.

UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time QW38

Professional contacts/ industry links • Cheltenham Festival of Literature • Parabola Arts, Cheltenham Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Janet Neipris, American playwright and Professor at New York University. Her plays include A Small Delegation, Natives and The Bridge at Belharbour. Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

English Literature and Creative Writing enables you to develop critically and creatively into confident writers. As you master a wide range of writing skills, your work will be grounded in a strong knowledge of English Literature - its forms, genres and history, and its many contexts and traditions. We want you to develop the critical mind in unexpected ways, recognising how reading and writing create emotional literacy and social change. Studying the Humanities means exploring and reflecting on what it is to be human, and we want you to achieve personal as well as academic distinction. Follow your literary interests while you grow as a creative writer. Take a chronological journey from Greek theatre and myth to contemporary writing and explore literature from across the English-speaking world. You will encounter texts that range from medieval folktales to postmodern novels. Cheltenham’s International Festival of Literature offers you the chance to attend sessions with leading authors, and Shakespeare’s birthplace in nearby Stratford-upon-Avon provides further exciting opportunities for study. You’ll be encouraged to pursue your written work individually, in workshop environments, and in community projects. The well-respected and internationally influential magazine, Iota, which publishes poetry, prose and reviews, is produced and edited by both staff and students.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Fundamentals: Myth and Drama • Page and Stage • Writing Spaces Year 2 • Advanced Prose, Poetry, or Drama • Renaissance, Revolution and Restoration • Crime Fiction Year 3 • Autobiography, Confession and Creative Nonfiction • Writing the Novel • Making it New: British Writing from 1910 to the Present Benefits • practising both critical and creative writing in a vibrant academic community • understanding how literature produces and reflects culture and change • communicating with diverse audiences Career opportunities • teaching • journalism • freelance writing • the media • publishing How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by coursework (consisting of presentations, projects, essays and assignments) and examinations.

This degree can help you achieve skills for the working world, in teaching, journalism, publishing, media and arts administration and more. You can also study further, opting for an MA or PhD.

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HONOURS DEGREE

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND HISTORY

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time QV31 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

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Studying English Literature and History provides you with a multi-layered experience of texts and their historical contexts. You will understand the power of a wide range of source documents, including ﬁction, poetry and drama through close, explorative readings, and with speciﬁc attention to testing different approaches and methodologies.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations: Cultural Legacies • Fundamentals: Myth and Drama • Society, Culture and Politics: Europe and the British Isles, 1450-1800

We want you to recognise how studying literature and history equips us for thinking about our lives and the wider world, and this course enables you to follow thematic and chronological strands according to individual interest. For example, you will be able to follow a strand of British or American literature and history. The development of critical skills of analysis, and engagement with the nature of historical and literary enquiry will contribute to a wider sense of the importance of critical thinking and research technique. We want you to develop an intellectual framework for understanding cultural, historical and political, as well as, aesthetic contexts of both historical evidence and literary forms and to become self-reﬂective about your learning.

Placement year Optional placement

Through a mixture of lectures, seminars, on-line activities and tutorials, you will be taught by staff with national and international reputations for research. A distinctive feature of the programme is the approach to varied assessment, including the opportunity to develop employability skills. There is an option to study abroad, either in a European or American university.

How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by coursework (consisting of presentations, projects, essays and assignments) and examinations.

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Year 2 • Renaissance, Revolution and Restoration • Representing the Past • Tension and Conﬂict in Post-war America

Year 3 • Writing about History • Nature: an Intellectual History • Protestantism and Puritanism: Moderates and Radicals in Early Modern England Beneﬁts • examine the historical and literary engagement with issues of contemporary importance • gain practical research experience • acquire highly valued skills in communication, written and oral Career opportunities • archives and museums • publishing • teaching

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time Q390 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

The English Literature and Language course explores the diversity of forms, varieties and historical and theoretical contexts of English Language and English Literature. You will understand both the structural properties of language and the power of language and literature to shape identities, relationships and social structures. We seek to align the study of English Language and Literature with the larger Humanities goal of exploring what it means to be human. We aim to empower you to take an active leadership role in shaping the world around them by gaining communication skills in writing and speaking, and through new media. We want you to engage in self-reﬂection and consideration of the ways in which your studies will equip you for the future, while you investigate how language and literature across time, and through a variety of perspectives, can create social change. As a successful graduate, you will have a thorough understanding of the history and structure of the English language, a sound knowledge of a range of literary texts from all periods and genres, and will be able to critically and theoretically evaluate texts. You will have the opportunity to achieve a critical and reﬂective approach to your academic work and personal lives, as well as bibliographical, research and writing skills. You will learn to be effective communicators as speakers and writers, and to work collaboratively, equipping you for careers in teaching, writing, professional service, or further study.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Sociolinguistics and Ecolinguistics • The Language of Literature • Language Structure and Identity Year 2 • New Media Literacy • Language and Gender • Restoration to Romantics: The Long Eighteenth Century Placement year Optional placement Year 3 • Language Components • Modern Irish Writing • Travel Fictions: Narratives of Self and Space Beneﬁts • look at contemporary language in action • takes an analytical approach to the language of literature • develops valuable skills of communication, research and reﬂection Career opportunities • teaching • ethical business • media How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by coursework (consisting of presentations, projects, essays and assignments) and examinations.

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EVENTS MANAGEMENT COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year fast-track placement N822 4 year placement N820 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses: • Events Tourism Management p90 • Hotel and Resort Management p109 • Hotel, Resort and Events Management p110 • Tourism Management p172 Professional contacts/ Industry links • Cheltenham Borough Council • Gloucester City Council • Cheltenham Festivals • 2000 Trees Festival Recent guest lecturers/ speakers: • 2000 Trees Festival • Cheltenham Town Hall • Gloucester Guildhall and Blackfriars • Group Event Manager, Future Publishing • Gloucestershire Constabulary • Ignite London • Old Down Country Park Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls Associated professional accreditations • Institute of Hospitality Accredited programme • Founder member of the Association for Event Management Education

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Whether it’s celebrating local culture or showcasing the world’s elite athletes, a career in events is always a challenging, dynamic and rewarding one. Located in the heart of the Cotswolds, our Events Management degree course offers you access to some of the most prestigious UK event destinations and we work closely with local partners to enhance our course. With over 20 years teaching experience in the subject, you will be tutored by staff who combine relevant industry experience with active research profiles. Our course is tailored to ensure you acquire industry-specific skills as well as in the core areas of human resource, financial, marketing, and business management. We also offer the opportunity to specialise in particular areas of events management work such as business, celebration and special events, music or sports. Employability is the cornerstone of our approach and you will gain valuable work experience as part of your degree in every year of study, including running your own events. At the heart of this is a 48-week industrial placement which helps to give our graduates a real edge in their future careers. We are a founding member of the UK Association for Events Management Education and our Events Management degree course is validated by the Institute of Hospitality. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Events Management Specialisms • Operational Skills for Events Management • Principles of Resource Management

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Year 2 • Planning Celebratory Events • Event Operations Management • Marketing the Leisure Experience Placement year • a 48-week placement is compulsory for this award which could be in the UK or abroad (4 year programme) • 2x 13 week full-time placements for the 3 year programme • you will also have access to tutors during your placement, and complete a reflective portfolio Year 3 • Critical Issues in Events Management • Event Design and Production • New Business Development • Responsible Events • Fundraising and Sponsorship Benefits • outstanding record of graduate recruitment • tailored course with high-level of events specific content • focus on employability and practical skills throughout • dedicated student events society offering further networking and experience opportunities Career opportunities • event manager for blue-chip company • client/account manager with event production agency • festival manager How will the course be assessed? Assessments include individual and group essays, projects, reports, portfolios, seen and unseen exams, time constrained assessments, case studies, reflective diaries, seminars, presentations, pitches, live and virtual assessments.

TABBY FOX BA (Hons) Events Management “My decision was made by the fact that placement is compulsory on this course. I am learning more and more that work experience is key within events and that placement will put me in much better stead when I graduate. Returning to university after my placement (spent with Red Bull), I’m much more focused on the course and on getting a good degree.”

HONOURS DEGREE

EVENTS TOURISM MANAGEMENT

FASHION DESIGN*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 4 year placement N991 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls Associated professional accreditations • Association of Event Management Education • Students may apply for membership of the Tourism Society (the tourism business society for its professionals) and the Parked Elephant Events Society (the University of Gloucestershire’s own student society)

Events and tourism remain inseparable and operate at local through to global scales bringing employment and enjoyment to many millions of people, with the visitor economy that includes events and tourism employees to over 1.1million people across the UK. For example, the Olympics in London attracted 670,000 visitors over July, August and September; with a total spend of around £920 million.

will gain practical work experience alongside studying the theory. This is complemented by industry visits and guest lecturers. In your third year you will be required to undertake a 48-week work placement which can be taken within the UK or abroad.

Many regions adopt events led tourism as their prime economic activity, while for others the relationship has been long standing and is closely associated with their destination brand. There remain distinct elements within events such as business, sporting, cultural, music, celebratory and life-style events and these all warrant individual investigation within our course. So too, elements of tourism are recognised to be distinctive such as impacts and niche products like dark tourism and heritage attractions management, and these are also investigated within the course.

Year 2 • Niche Tourism • Planning Music and Cultural Events • Risk Management and Legal Issues • Resort Operations Management

Employability remains the operative word within our degree. Our course aims to equip you with the tools to be an insightful manager operating in a local or global business setting. One who is capable of engaging with environmental, socio-cultural, ﬁnancial, human resource, political and ethical issues in the age of instant communication and social-media! We will help you develop strategicplanning, problem solving and communication skills to aid you in the delivery of a high-quality events tourism product. Your tutors all have relevant industry experience and are actively researching in the events and tourism ﬁelds. Throughout your degree, you

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Events Management Specialisms • Principles of Events Management • Experiencing Tourism • Special Interest Tourism

Year 3 • Fundraising and Sponsorship • Destination Marketing • Responsible Events • Critical Issues in Tourism Management Beneﬁts • highly vocational, with a signiﬁcant worked based learning opportunities • close relationship with events and tourism businesses within Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds • fully supportive learning environment Career opportunities Event and also tourism planning and management in the public sector, working in businesses involved in theme parks, marketing, commercial consultancy, corporate event management, sports event management, conferencing and exhibiting and event project development and management. How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, podcasts, feasibility studies, live events, reports and examinations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W230 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • all students accepted through a process of portfolio presentation and interview Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Hardwick, Centre for Art and Photography

This course will nurture your individuality, develop your creativity, and build on your appreciation of fashion and style. To realise your ambitions in Fashion you will need to have excellent creative and practical skills and be equipped to create and capitalise on opportunities in the fast paced fashion industry. Practical briefs in the first year underpin your creative ambitions, introducing the principles of garment production, pattern cutting and developing your design language, drawing and research abilities. Contextual analysis of contemporary and historic applications of garment and accessory design is aligned to the creative practice. Second year practical briefs will help you refine your cutting and design skills. To develop understanding and skills in allied areas of the fashion industry modules include fashion retail and marketing; fashion illustration; fashion photography; fashion journalism. The second year programme contributes to developing your employability and enterprise skills and includes work experience. In your final year you should bring all your skills together to produce your best work. This usually culminates in your final collection presented as a catwalk show. You may want to capitalise on skills and interest you acquired in a cognate area presenting in an alternative approach.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Creative Design and Cutting • Fabrics and Print • Drawing • Design Theory - Culture and Identity Year 2 • Professional Practice/Work Placement • The Fashion Industry (Photography; Journalism; Retail) • Creative Design Specialism Year 3 • Major Final Project • Dissertation • Research Beneﬁts • strong links with design professionals and leading fashion retailers • excellent range of cognate courses • great place to study and live • study visits • work placement Career opportunities • fashion designer • stylist • independent fashion retailer • fashion journalist How will the course be assessed? Coursework

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On graduation you should be a creative problem solver, good communicator and alert to issues surrounding ethical production and sustainability in the fashion and textiles industry.

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FILM

FILM PRODUCTION

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track P30I 3 year full-time P30H Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Creative Media p68 • Creative Writing p69 • English Literature p84 • Film Production p93 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Xavier Mendik, Director of the annual London Cine-Excess International Film Festival and Conference on Global Cult Cinema • Liz John, Scriptwriter for BBC daytime drama Doctors • Michael Clifford, BAFTA award winning ﬁlmmaker Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park

If you love film and want to work in film programming, festivals, marketing and distribution, or have a keen interest in pursuing film research and education then this is the course for you. BA (Hons) Film is an exciting and innovative programme that gives you the knowledge and skills you need to join this rapidly changing and developing industry. You’ll study the processes by which films are pitched and how funding is secured, and you’ll analyse distribution and exhibition methods at regional, national and international levels. You’ll look at how contemporary marketing principles inform the design of a film project and its promotion, and study the varied and changing landscape of film programming and exhibition across the festival and cinema circuits. This will be set alongside the study of world cinema itself, allowing you to appreciate those critical and theoretical contexts and concepts that underpin the study and analysis of global film practice. Digital technology has made a big impact on film distribution and new exhibition platforms, so we bring industry experts in to discuss these changes and share their insights into the future. Through a combination of work placements, industry visits and theoretical understanding of the film industry and its audiences, you’ll be able to take advantage of the new opportunities arising within the film business. Although this is not a film production course, we believe everyone involved in film should have some practical skills in screen production and scriptwriting, so there is a practical strand running through the course.

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You can also test out your professionalism in work placements and event projects. This range of study opportunities, with a clear focus on the diverse practices that characterise the contemporary film scene, will help you take the next step into the exciting world of working in the film industry. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding Film • Film as Commodity • Script Writing Year 2 • Film Festivals • World Cinema • Film Criticism Year 3 • The Art House • Screen Production • Event/Research Project Benefits • specific focus on the film industry in terms of funding, distribution and exhibition, or film research and education • develops relevant skills and knowledge applicable to existing and emergent film industry practice • offers opportunities for work placements and industry visits Career opportunities • film marketing/PR executive • festivals programmer/manager • film archivist, programmer or distributor • film journalism, research or education How will the course be assessed? Essays, case studies, learning reports, career files, presentations, simulations and professional projects.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time P313 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • selection is normally by interview with prospective students usually having completed A-levels, with at least one in an art, ﬁlm or media related subject, or a BTEC National Diploma in a relevant subject, or an Art & Design Foundation course. Related courses • Film p92 • Television Production p170 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Patron – Ben Smithard, BSC, Emmy-Award winning Cinematographer (My Week with Marilyn, Damned United) • Rebecca O’Brien, Producer (The Wind that shakes the Barley, Looking for Eric, Riff Raff ) • Nik Powell, Head of the NFTS and Executive Producer (The Crying Game, Company of Wolves) • Luke Rainey, Colorist (Band of Brothers, Man on Wire) • Esther May Campbell, BaftaAward winning Director (Wallander, Skins) • Trix Worrell, Screenwriter (Quenn and Country, Desmonds) • Simon Haslett, VFX Supervisor (Harry Potter VII, Alice in Wonderland) Study options Full-time Campus Park Associated professional accreditations

All staff are practitioners as well as lecturers, working within Film and Television on a range of projects for companies including Aardman, BBC and The Creative Arts Schools Trust. The course is 85% practical – you will learn HOW to make films BY making films. At every stage of the course you will be involved in at least one production. It is an intense and challenging programme: starting with an introduction to all aspects of pre-production (producing/planning), production (camera, lighting, sound) and post production (editing) at Level 4, students are then encouraged to develop these core skills further through a range of project-based modules including Documentary, Narrative, Film Aesthetics and Specialisms at Level 5, whilst at level 6, have the opportunity to specialise in roles for their final graduation film productions. As well as developing the creative aspect of filmmaking, students work on client-based film projects, making commercial work within an industry model. We constantly renew our curriculum to keep pace with changes in the industry; tutors are involved in cutting edge research and students are encouraged to reflect on their practice and its place in this fast moving world.

Best New Feature at Raindance Film Festival. We run a range of technical workshops, some taught by visiting industry professionals on our up-to-date kit which includes Canon C300’s, prime lenses, professional standard mixers, Sony NEX VG10’s, Canon 7D, Steadicams, Dollies, Jib, portable Greenscreen and a range of lights from traditional redheads to softboxes, Starlight Pros and LED’s. In post-production we train students on AVID and Final Cut Pro 7, and as an Adobe Academy also provide access to Premiere Pro. Students interested in VFX will learn how to use After Effects and Photoshop and have access to the industry standard software Nuke in the dedicated VFX Suite. We run an active Alumni group, students have gone on to work for BBC Television, The Farm Post Production, World Television, Smoke and Mirrors Post Production, Final Cut Post Production, ITV, Mad Dog Casting, Films@59 and on projects including Harry Potter VII, Skyfall, Downton Abbey, Luther, Diary of a Call Girl, Trollied and have been provide placements and work opportunities for current students.

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FILM PRODUCTION AND ANIMATION*

FINE ART

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W690 Entry requirements • Points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • Selection is normally by interview Related courses • Animation p56 • Creative Media p68 • Film Production p93 Professional contacts/ industry links • Aardman Animations • BAFTA • BBC • The Little Entertainment Group Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Patron – Ben Smithard, BSC, Emmy-Award winning Cinematographer (My Week with Marilyn, Damned United) • Rebecca O’Brien, Producer (The Wind that shakes the Barley, Looking for Eric, Riff Raff ) • Nik Powell, Head of the NFTS and Executive Producer (The Crying Game, Company of Wolves) Luke Rainey, Colorist (Band of Brothers, Man on Wire) • Simon Haslett, VFX Supervisor (Harry Potter VII, Alice in Wonderland) • Mark Simon Hewis, Animator/ Director (Rotoscope – Aardman Animations) Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park Associated professional accreditations NAHEMI

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Animation is a growing force in the film industry. This exciting course offers students the opportunity to combine a passion for both and develop a professional standard portfolio of work. All staff are practitioners as well as lecturers, working within Film and Animation on a range of projects for companies including Aardman Animations, BBC and The Creative Arts Schools Trust. As a Creative Skillset accredited School we constantly renew our curriculum to keep pace with changes in the industry; tutors are involved in cutting-edge research and students are encouraged to reflect on their practice and its place in this fast moving world. You will learn HOW to make films BY making films and be involved in at least one production at every stage of the course. It is an intense and challenging programme starting with an introduction to all aspects of Pre-Production - Idea generation, Scriptwriting, Storyboarding, Character Design, Backgrounds and Sets, Production – Cameras, Lighting, Sound and Post Production – Editing, Digital Compositing, VFX. During the three years you will develop an understanding of the scope of animation, film narrative, studio practice and teamwork and gradually specialise in your chosen area. As well as developing the creative aspect of animation and filmmaking, you will work on client-based projects, producing commercial work whilst also developing the tools to analyse, evaluate and research your own practice. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Cinematography, Editing and Sound • Drawing • Introduction to Animation

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• Scriptwriting • Pre-Production Year 2 • Film Specialisms • Building Narrative Animation • Compositing and Post-Production • Work Placement Year 3 • Commercial Shorts • Advanced Post Production and VFX • Portfolio Benefits Field Trips: Cannes Film Festival, France (2012, 2011), European Short Film Festival, Paris, France (2012, 2010), Venice Bienale International Film Festival, Italy (2011, 2010), Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol, UK (2012, 2011, 2010) - Fantasporto Film Festival, Opporto, Portugal (2013) Graduate Films Awards/Screenings: Best Film, British Film Institute New Futures, Best Film at Learning on Screen Awards and films in competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Encounters Short Film festival, Crystal Palace International Film Festival, Exposures Student Film Festival and the London Short Film Festival and recently 3rd year students were shortlisted for Best New Feature at Raindance Film Festival. Active Alumni Group: students have gone on to work for BBC Television, The Farm Post Production, World Television, Smoke and Mirrors Post Production, Final Cut Post Production, ITV. Career opportunities • digital animation production • film directing/editor • storyboard artist • production management How will the course be assessed? Course work: practical assessment and written reflection. *subject to validation

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W100 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • entry is by portfolio and interview and you’ll be selected on the basis of ability, potential, enthusiasm and commitment and your portfolio should include self-initiated work as well as previous coursework Related courses • Fine Art — Photography p96 • Illustration p114 • Landscape Architecture p119 Professional contacts/ industry links • Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum • Meantime Project Space • Jerwood Drawing Prize • The Open West Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Hew Locke • Claude Heath • Marielle Neudecker • Marie-Ann Quay • Clunie Reid • Hurvin Anderson • Sarah Jones • Louisa Fairclough • David Behar Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Centre for Art and Photography (Hardwick), Cheltenham Also available as a fast-track* route at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS). *subject to validation

On our course you will be supported to realise your full creative potential. You will be encouraged to allow ideas to drive your choice of medium, as you are introduced to the practical and conceptual possibilities of a range of different forms and media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, digital technologies, video, performance, text and sound. The interdisciplinary nature of the course will allow you to select and develop a personal programme of study, while actively participating in the collective discussion, debate and exchange surrounding the studio as a whole.

purpose, to meet the challenge of what it means to be a creative practitioner today. You will graduate with a wide portfolio of creative achievements; transferable skills and abilities, allowing you to identify the right postgraduate progression, or to embark on your professional career in the arts.

The vitality of the course will be constantly re-affirmed as you draw inspiration from organised visits to museums and galleries within the UK and Europe. Regular opportunities to exhibit and gain curatorial experience locally, nationally and internationally will allow you to test ideas of context and display. You will also beneﬁt from exciting travel opportunities through a number of travel awards, as well as the annual Hans Brinker award in Amsterdam, and the Rome Scholarship.

Year 3 • Development of Personal Practice • Establishing Professional Links and Contexts • Exhibiting Opportunities in UK and Abroad • Completion of Dissertation (Major Research Project)

Through a rigorous approach to learning about the history, theory and contemporary context of your work, and your commitment to the studio as ‘site for experimentation’, you will be guided to make personal, meaningful, critically reﬂective work. You will be encouraged to develop your own artistic identity, communicating your unique ideas through relevant and powerful creative means. Your three years here will equip you with the skills, conﬁdence, articulation and sense of

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to broad based Fine Art Practice (2/3+4D) • Development of Fundamental Skills, Knowledge and Understanding • Introduction to on-going History and Lecture Programme • Foreign Study Visit Year 2 • Establishing Personal Practice • Experimentation and Exploration • Introduction to Professional Practice • Integration of Theory and Practise

Beneﬁts • dedicated studio space and facilities • international exchanges and placements • range of visiting tutors and artists • regional/national exhibition and curatorial opportunities Career opportunities • practising and exhibiting artist • arts administration • community arts How will the course be assessed? By studio coursework and written theory assignments.

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FINE ART - PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W190 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • entry is by interview and portfolio • entry qualiﬁcations include: Foundation Course in Art and Design, BTEC general Art and Design course, Advanced VCE, Access to Art and Design Related courses • Fine Art p95 • Photography — Editorial and Advertising p130 • Photojournalism and Documentary Photography p131 Recent study visits • Paris • Berlin • Prague • Vienna Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Sarah Jones • Martin Parr • Minnie Weisz • Anthony Luvera • Edgar Martins • Justin Quinnell • Ryan Hopkinson • Ingrid Pollard • Liz Hingley Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Centre of Art and Photography (Hardwick)

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This course uses a creative and highly individual approach to working with photography and related media. From the outset, we foster the idea that students are practising artists and they are given freedom to initiate their own ideas and follow these through to resolution. An emphasis on ideas and how to express them is central to the course, with extensive personal one-to-one tutorials and small group crits. Critical and professional studies are also integral to the course, as is a work placement that has an excellent success rate in helping previous graduates to find employment in photography and related fields. Some have gone on to work in major national galleries, and have work exhibited nationally and internationally, others have gained places on prestigious postgraduate courses, and many have used skills gained on the course to establish themselves as commercial artists. We foster a community of practitioners who work with a diverse range of approaches and practices, ideas and themes. We work in small groups with close and regular contact with tutors. Crits are used extensively to develop work and help explore ideas and the medium itself. Digital and analogue film/darkroom work are given equal weighting, and there are many opportunities to use, for example, alternative processes (such as cyanotypes, albumen printing), large and medium format cameras, studio and location lighting. Video and experimental films are key areas of contemporary art practice and students are encouraged to explore this.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • The Constructed Image • Documentary Photography • History of Visual Culture Year 2 • The Narrative • The Photograph • Personal Project Year 3 • Portfolio • Photographic Exhibition • Advanced Practice Beneﬁts • taught by renowned and established contemporary photo-artists including Richard Billingham who was nominated for the Turner Prize, and won the ﬁrst City Bank Prize • international exchange programmes (eg with Bangladesh) and regular study visits in UK and Europe • dedicated facilities, including studios, digital and analogue equipment and processes Career opportunities • exhibiting and publishing artist • postgraduate study (MA/PhD in Fine Art or Photography) • photography industry • curator or arts administrator How will the course be assessed? Portfolios, essays, research sketchbooks, and exhibitions.

CHARLOTTE RUSSELL BA (Hons) Fine Art - Photography “I love the freedom my course gives me. There’s always room for experimentation. We have group critiques where we bounce ideas off of each other. Inspiration comes through those critique sessions and then we all knuckle down together.”

HONOURS DEGREE

FORENSIC COMPUTING

GEOGRAPHY

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track FI41 3 year full-time IF14 4 year placement G550 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computer Games Design p64 • Computing p66 • Information Technology p116 • Multimedia Web Design p126 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Martin Lee – Message Lab • Andrea Simmons – Hewlett Packard • David Hopkins – Intellectual Property Office Study options Full-time, part-time and fast-track Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Students may apply for membership of the British Computer society

Today digital evidence is crucial in ﬁghting crime and preventing terrorism, as well as in resolving commercial and civil disputes. Forensic computing considers the way that computing technology can be utilised to locate, capture, preserve and document digital evidence, so that it may be used in court of law. You will explore ways to use computers to carry out or support forensic investigations. This includes how to seize, recover and preserve data from computer storage devices and networks. You will also learn how to provide a proper legal chain of custody to maintain the integrity of the data, and how to present data in court as an expert witness. During your studies, you’ll develop new technical skills by learning how to use a variety of specialised software and hardware to examine stored data and network traffic, and new life skills by learning how to describe and document this data. No experience is assumed — all that is needed is an enquiring and occasionally suspicious, mind.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Forensic Computing • Introduction to Web Development • Graphics, Audio and Video Editing Year 2 • The Forensic Computing Process • Network Implementation • Project Management and Professional Issues Placement year Opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary. Year 3 • Advanced Concepts in Forensic Computing • Advanced Concepts in Networking • Individual Research Project Beneﬁts • develops practical, problem-solving skills • blends technical and legal knowledge • offers excellent employment prospects in the data protection, data security and recovery industries Career opportunities • forensic computing expert in both the public sector (law enforcement, security espionage or defence), and in the private sector (data recovery, security or investigation) How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by a mixture of coursework and examination.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours: BSc • 2 year fast-track F801 • 3 year full-time F800 BA* • 2 year fast-track L701 • 3 year full-time L700 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Biology p58 • Criminology p70 • Ecology and Environmental Science p76 • Sociology p143 Study options Full-time, fast-track and parttime Campus Francis Close Hall * subject to validation

Globalisation, sustainability and climate change: the world’s most pressing issues are inherently geographical, putting this subject in the international spotlight. As a degree, geography offers a broad academic experience like no other. With consistent above average graduate employability and diverse career paths, it suits those both with and without a clear sense of their career ambitions. Our course focuses on geography relevant to the present and future to generate well-rounded, sought-after graduates. It provides the flexibility to study for a BA or a BSc, allowing you to develop your interests in Human or Physical Geography. You’ll become proficient in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), work in well-equipped, scientific and IT laboratories and have the opportunity to participate in field trips both in the UK and abroad. Our overseas destinations include Florida, the Swiss Alps, Morocco and Barcelona. You’ll experience an extensive range of assessments to gain a comprehensive measure of your abilities for studying and employment. Our marking system accommodates your rate of adjustment to higher education, ensuring your potential is accurately reflected in your final degree grade.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Earth Systems and Processes • Living in a Globalised World • Practical Environmental Investigation Year 2 • Threats to Civilisation • Geographic Information Systems • Ice Age Earth (BSc) • Conflict and Development (BA) Year 3 • Global Futures • Climate Change (BSc) • Global Crime (BA) Benefits • opportunities for UK and overseas fieldwork • modern and accessible GIS, laboratory and IT facilities • optional, credit-bearing internship Career opportunities • geographic information systems in a wide and increasing range of sectors • teaching, lecturing and research • sustainable development How will the course be assessed? 78% of your degree will be assessed by coursework, including fieldwork reports, presentations and essays. The remainder comprises practicals and exams.

There is also the chance to obtain academic credit towards your degree through our work experience and volunteering programmes, giving you a competitive edge of experience attractive to employers.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W210 Entry requirements • all students accepted through a process of portfolio presentation and interview • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Advertising p53 • Illustration p114 • Photography – Editorial and Advertising p130 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Daniel Eatock • Craig Oldham - Music Design Manchester • Bruce Duckworth, Turner Duckworth • Jonathan Barnbrook • Ken Garland • Adrian Shaughnessy Study options Full-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Designers inform, inﬂuence, educate, entertain and play a vital role in deﬁning the cultural and economic life of contemporary society – they shape the world. They produce ideas in order to communicate and the success of any project will depend on the strength of the idea and the creative skill with which it is executed.

Areas covered Year 1 • The Fundamentals of Visual Language/Developing Creative Practice • Learning Creative Thinking/ Communication and Visual Culture • Creative Skills (+Adobe Accreditation); Projects to help build skills and conﬁdence • Supportive and challenging teaching in a full-time creative studio

Our course is all about creative thinking, ideas, skills and strong links with the creative industries. The programme is designed to prepare you for a career in the creative world, whether through employment in the creative industries, as a creative entrepreneur, or using your creative thinking to inspire an alternative career opportunity.

Year 2 • Creative Practice/Creative Entrepreneur/Creative Industries • Professional Industry Practice, including the opportunity for work placements • All modules designed to allow creative freedom of expression • Modules include Branding/ Packaging, Moving Image, Self Authorship, Typography

Working in our spacious contemporary building, you will have access to computers, printers and the internet in a professional studio environment. You will create ideas for branding, packaging and advertising, print and information design – you’ll explore digital design and moving image, areas of more personal expression and self-authorship and experiment with the hand-made in our excellent printmaking department.

Year 3 • The challenge of creating selfinitiated projects for your portfolio for a future career in the creative industries • Development of industry standard skills ranging from handmade graphics to digital outcomes • Participation in creative design industry awards schemes

Through our extensive range of workshops, you will learn both digital and traditional skills, explore all areas of the subject and develop your own personality and individuality as a designer. You will be hardworking, ambitious and passionate. You will learn to express yourself in distinctive and imaginative ways and demonstrate your curiosity, ambition and attitude through your work in preparation for ﬁnding your place in the professional world.

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Beneﬁts • daily staff contact and teaching • fantastic creative industry contacts • study within a contemporary design studio environment • visits from top creative practitioners Career opportunities • the creative industries • enhanced career opportunities through creative thinking • starting up your own creative consultancy or collective How will the course be assessed? Coursework.

Graduate – now running her own company - Pink Sky “We had lots of input on how the graphics industry works and speakers came from agencies across the country to explain the business models of various styles of agency. Agencies that I’ve spoken to have told me how impressed they are by the graduates from this university who have applied for a job with them. As for me, I’m now the Managing Director of my own design agency.”

FOUNDATION DEGREE

HONOURS DEGREE

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE

HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CARE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time L510 Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 120 using the UCAS tariff system • employer support if employed and placement if not employed • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Health, Community and Social Care p103 • Mental Health Practice p125 • Social Work p142 Progression Progression to BSc Health Community and Social Care at Level 6. Potential for subsequent progression to professional or vocational degrees in areas such as health, community and social care, teaching, occupational therapy or social work. Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

If you’re aspiring to a career in health and social care and want to gain practical experience while developing your knowledge, then this course is ideal. The programme has been developed in close and continuing partnership with employers to ensure its currency, fitness for purpose and your employability. The need for services that provide care for older people is growing as the population ages and there is continued need for community based, hospital or residential care for people with a physical disability or long term health condition. This course will enable you to secure employment in such areas and will begin the process of equipping you for positions of leadership in roles that transcend the traditional boundaries between healthcare and social care. It has been mapped to the new QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services and will provide developmental opportunities towards this qualification. Management modules are available for students who progress to Level 6. The strength of this course is in how the curriculum and tutoring draw upon the knowledge and skills of healthcare and social care and the integration of theory and practice. You’ll be studying alongside people with a wide range of experience and your tutors are all professionally qualified, as nurses, social workers or managers. You’ll learn how to plan and implement good practice in care and understand the implications of the ever-changing legal and policy context. You will learn to become a reflective practitioner, able to use your knowledge of health and social conditions, human growth

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and behaviour to implement evidence based innovations. The course is delivered on one very full day of learning activity each week and requires concurrent paid or voluntary work or a placement. Success on the course will provide a CV packed with experience as well as graduate ability. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology • Adult Care Workforce • Policy Context Year 2 • Care of People with Long Term Conditions • Interpersonal Skills for the Caring Professional • Essential Care Skills Beneﬁts • strong emphasis on work-based learning and assessment • employer engagement with the design and delivery of the course and modules • study support for applicants returning to education Career opportunities • healthcare trusts — assistant practitioners • local authorities — care managers and direct payment workers • voluntary, independent and private sectors — senior assistants and managers How will the course be assessed? Assessment will include coursework, work-based projects, direct observations of practice and portfolios.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS Code Single honours 3 year full-time L511 Entry requirements • points for degree: 220 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

This degree is ideal for those wishing to embark upon a career providing health and social care services to vulnerable children, young people or adults in the community or in a residential setting or to build upon previous study in Health and Social Care. It has been designed to support people who aspire to Assistant Practitioner roles in Healthcare, or Senior or Manager positions in Social Care and has been mapped to the new QCF Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services. The course will also enable those who are unsure of their career direction to identify and then deepen areas of interest, thus to determine their career plans. You’ll discover how to promote the independence, health and wellbeing of individuals, families and groups of people, who may be disabled, in ill health (mental or physical), at risk, in distress, in need of protection, or in conﬂict with the law. You’ll also ﬁnd out more about some of the theory and practice of community development, social care, care of children with disabilities, community health care, drugs and addiction. Working with parents, children and young people, social education, working with older people and those with sensory impairments and/or learning disability, law and social policy and how people develop physically, mentally and emotionally. There are modules in the management of people and settings at Level 6.

polish your CV and work-based skills, and to put your learning into context. For those not wishing to undertake workplace modules a more traditional academic route is also available. Successful students will be able to progress to practitioner or professional levels through further study as a postgraduate student. Illustrative modules • Social Science Perspectives • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology • Interpersonal Skills for the Caring Professional • Community Health and Wellbeing • Criminal Justice • Care of People with Long Term Conditions • Social Education • Developing Communities • Addictive Behaviour • Mental Health • Working with Children with Disabilities Beneﬁts • strong links with the local region and employers • interdisciplinary focus well suited to the needs of generic practitioners • students will have the opportunity to undertake assessed work-based experience at years 2 and 3 • teaching staff with a wide range of practical experience Career opportunities • social and health care agencies • children’s, young people’s and community work How will the course be assessed? Through coursework, assessments, presentations and projects.

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HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COURSES COURSE DETAILS Entry requirements • applicants for professional courses should be practitioners working in a health care setting who hold a current registration with a UK professional regulatory body and have sufficient experience in that clinical area to support them on their chosen course • where supported by their employers, applicants must be able to confirm in writing the authorisation of the appropriate manager(s) or educational leads(s), particularly in relation to payment of fees Application Apply direct to the university Related courses • Health and Social Care Practice p102 • Health, Community and Social Care p103 NMC approved courses • Return to Practice (Nursing) Award • Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education with Teacher Award • Practice Teacher (NMC) Award Study options Part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations • CPS Non-Medical Prescribing is a recordable award with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) • CPS Return to Practice (Nursing) can lead to return to the NMC register

These courses are provided for health professionals from the NHS, independent and voluntary care sectors and Social Services. The multi-professional approach enables students to develop clinical practice, based on analysis of current clinical evidence. Courses provide students working in differing health settings with a range of learning opportunities which, through improving academic skills, develop knowledge, understanding and clinical competence to further improve and develop clinical care. In addition to undergraduate programmes, we provide a range of modules and awards leading to a masters degree for health professionals who wish to develop their learning beyond degree level. Cert HE Person Centred Health Care Practice The aim of the Cert HE Person Centred Health Care Practice is to provide the student with the opportunity to develop the essential knowledge and skills to deliver ‘person-centred’ care as an independent care worker who works within guidelines and protocols as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. The course supports the development of key skills required by a person centred care practitioner. Overarching themes include communication and interpersonal skills, professional and ethical values as well as essential clinical skills for care in practice. Please see the online postgraduate course for further details. www.glos.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate

The university works closely with local healthcare organisations to identify clinical priorities for the continuing professional development of their staff. Our ﬂexible courses are delivered through a variety of learning styles, from traditional lectures to e-learning courses. We endeavour to ensure our courses are provided in learning environments where students feel personally supported in their learning. In addition to the Applied Health Studies degree programme for professionals, we are also pleased to offer short course awards. Individual modules may be taken as associate modules enabling students to further their CPD in employment. Should employers wish to develop an area of learning to support their staff that is not currently available, then please contact us to see if there is the potential to provide a course, or to support you through our accredited work-based learning module.

Applied Health Studies The Applied Health Studies programme provides a wide range of modules, with teaching input provided by specialist clinicians that can be taken either as individual modules in support of professional development plans, or in combinations that provide recognised qualifications within the university. Our courses include: BSc (Hons) Applied Health Studies and Certificate in Professional Studies (CPS) in: • Return to Practice (Nursing) • Non-Medical Prescribing • Flying Start England BSc (Hons) Applied Health Studies The Applied Health Studies degree framework provides a route to enable nurses with a Diploma level qualification to ‘top-up’ to a degree. The degree is made up of smaller awards including the CPS awards above that can be used as building blocks to the degree. Students have a choice of core modules and practicebased learning. CPS Return to Practice (Nursing) The Return to Practice (Nursing) programme is NMC approved. This single module combines clinical placements and theory and enables nurses to develop their skills and knowledge that underpins current professional practice and enables them to return to the NMC register.

CPS Flying Start England A work based leaning module that enables professionals undertaking the NHS Flying Start England Preceptorship programme to obtain academic recognition of their work. Modules Individual modules may be taken separately as an associate student. We provide a range of modules focusing on clinical care in the community and acute settings and on professional issues. Please see the University of Gloucestershire website www.glos.ac.uk for further information. Beneﬁts • emphasis is placed on relating the theoretical underpinning of care provision to the reality of working in health settings • a committed team of educational staff with vast clinical experience across a range of clinical specialities • the ability to use work-based learning and experience towards academic credit Career opportunities Participants will be able to enhance care provision based on a broader and deeper understanding of the underpinning theory and how this impacts on contemporary health care provision.

CPS Non-Medical Prescribing (NMC approved) This two module programme prepares nurses with the knowledge and skills to register with the NMC as Independent Prescribers.

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HISTORY COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time V100 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Creative Writing p69 • Criminology p70 • English Literature p84 • English Literature and History p86 • History and Religion, Philosophy and Ethics p108 • Religion, Philosophy and Ethics p140 • Sociology p143 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Will Kaufman ‘Hard Times and Travellin’: The songs of Woody Guthrie Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

CHRISTEN MOORE Studying the past can teach us about who we are today and this degree will introduce you to innovative ways of exploring history and its role in shaping the modern world. History is an ideal subject for people who are curious about the origins of contemporary social, political and cultural contexts and the challenges facing humanity in the future. Just as people today experience the world around them differently, so history is written, read and represented from a range of perspectives. You’ll develop skills and techniques enabling you to engage with historical evidence and appreciate a range of interpretations. With expertise in American, British, European and Russian history, our staff will introduce you to a range of approaches to history, through the lenses of local studies, gender, culture, politics and the experience of everyday life in the past. As part of your training you’ll learn how to conduct your own research and present your ﬁndings, and you’ll gain hands-on experience using documents and ephemera from archives and local records offices. You will develop critical skills in analysing history and in exploring the past through visual culture, manuscripts and the printed word.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations: Cultural Legacies • Society, Culture and Politics: Europe and the British Isles, 1450 – 1800 • From Revolution to Emancipation and Emancipation to Revolution: the USA and Russia, 1776 – 1921 Year 2 • Victorian Values: Class, Culture, Religion • Religion, Superstition and Fear in Early Modern Europe • Revolution from Above: Stalin and the Soviet Union, 1921-1953 Year 3 • Twentieth Century Britain • Religion, Revolution and Regicide: The British Civil Wars • The Quest for Equality: Civil Rights in the USA Beneﬁts • examine the historical origins of issues of contemporary importance • develop independent learning skills • gain practical research experience Career opportunities • archive or museum management • teaching • local government How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, and presentations.

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HISTORY AND RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS

HOTEL AND RESORT MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time VVD6 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff Related courses • English Language p81 • English Literature p84 • History p106 • Theology and Religious Studies p171 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

History and RPE (Religion, Philosophy and Ethics) is a unique opportunity to study ideas, beliefs and the development of human societies. Students will gain a grounding in both areas and emerge with a range of analytic, interpretative and reﬂective skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of historical periods, religious traditions and philosophical movements. We want you to recognise how studying History and RPE will equip you to think about your life and the wider world, and this course enables you to follow thematic and chronological strands according to your interests. For example, you will be able to study a variety of religious traditions and their beliefs, from Christianity, Judaism and Islam to Hinduism and Buddhism, and you will also be able to study Church teachings and ‘popular’ religious beliefs during the historical early modern period. Alternatively you can examine how various philosophers have responded to nature as well as the historical changes that have taken place in attitudes towards the natural landscape. This course will combine lectures, seminars and on-line activities and tutorials, employing various methods of assessment, and you will be taught by staff with national and international reputations for research, as well as commitment and experience of teaching and learning.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Philosophical and Ethical Arguing • Democracy and Freedom • The Georgians Year 2 • Religion, Superstition and Fear in Early Modern Europe • Philosophy of Religion • Women, Gender and Religion Year 3 • Love, Sex and Death • Nature: An Intellectual History • The Quest for Equality: Civil Rights in the USA Benefits • broad cultural knowledge, where indepth ideas are located in historical settings • sophisticated ethical sensibility, combined with academic and methodological rigour • opportunity to take a field trip abroad to a place of significant historical and religious interest Career opportunities • teaching • journalism • publishing How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed by coursework (consisting of presentations, projects, essays and assignments) and examinations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year fast-track placement N8PG 4 year placement N83G Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Events Management p88 • Hotel, Resort and Events Management p110 • Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management p111 • Strategic Hospitality Management (1 year Top-Up) p167 • Tourism Management p172 Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Associated professional accreditations Accredited by The Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) and Institute of Hospitality Campus Oxstalls

Hotel and Resort Management is a diverse career, whether you are managing an entire resort complete with hotel, leisure and spa facilities, or owning a boutique-style hotel.

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Introduction to Hotel and Resort Management • Hospitality Management Skills in the Workplace • Applied Resource Management

Businesses in this fast-moving sector need managers with a sound grasp of both theory and practice, together with dynamism. Our programme is designed to give you an edge, increasing your employment potential.

Year 2 • The Business of Hotel and Resort Management • Resort Management • Rooms Management • Food and Beverage Management

Placement Year A 48 week full-time placement is compulsory for the 4 year programme, and 2x 13 week full-time placements for the 3 year programme.

Throughout your degree, you will gain practical work experience alongside studying the theory. In your third year you will be required to undertake a 48week work placement which acts as a valuable tool to network. This can lead to employment upon graduation. Our Hotel and Resort Management degree ensures that you will have key management skills required in human resource, ﬁnance and marketing management, which studied alongside industry-speciﬁc modules, making you very employable.

Year 3 • New Business Development • Critical Issues in Hotel and Resort Management • International Hotel and Resort Development Beneﬁts • supported work-based learning in year 1 and 2 • diverse range of national and international paid placements • long standing experience of delivery of hotel management • outstanding record of graduate recruitment Career opportunities • departmental manager in a local or international hotel • spa resort manager • regional manager for a hotel company How will the course be assessed? Assessed by a variety of methods including project work, essays, electronic portfolios, presentations and examinations.

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HOTEL, RESORT AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT

HOTEL, RESORT AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 4 year placement N990 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Professional contacts/ industry links • Institute of Hospitality Accredited Programme Campus Oxstalls

Hotel, Resort and Event Management is a diverse career, whether you are managing an entire resort with hotel and spa facilities, or managing a myriad of events, such as weddings or conferences. This fast-moving sector needs managers with a sound grasp of both theory and practice, together with dynamism. Our programme is designed to give you an edge, increasing your employment potential. Located in the heart of the Cotswolds, our degree offers you access to some of the most prestigious and exciting UK destinations. We actively work with local, national and international partners through visits, guest lecturers, placements and student projects. With over 20 years teaching experience in the subject, you will be tutored by staff who combine relevant industry experience with their active research profiles. Throughout your degree, you will gain practical work experience alongside studying the theory. In your third year you will be required to undertake a 48week work placement. This experience acts as a valuable tool to network with professionals and could lead to employment upon graduation. Our degree ensures that you will have the key management skills required in human resource, financial, marketing and small business studies, which alongside industry-specific modules, makes you very employable.

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Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Principles of Resource Management • Introduction to the Hotel and Resort Sector • Celebratory and Life-Stage Events Year 2 • Planning Celebratory and Special Events • Food and Beverage Management • Event Operations Management Placement Year A 48 week full-time placement is compulsory for the 4 year programme. Year 3 • International Hotel and Resort Management • Event Design and Production • Dissertation Benefits • the course has been designed to allow students flexibility in terms of specific vocational areas within the sectors • diverse range of national and international paid placements • outstanding record in graduate recruitment Career opportunities • conference and event management • wedding planner • spa resort manager How will the course be assessed? Assessed by a variety of methods including projects work, essays, electronic portfolios, presentations and examinations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 4 year placement N99A Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Management p61 • Tourism Management p172 • Hotel and Resort Management p109 Study options Full-time and part-time Associated professional accreditations Accredited by The Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) and Institute of Hospitality Campus Oxstalls

The hospitality and tourism sectors are two of the world’s fastest growing industries, offering exciting career opportunities both nationally and internationally. The tourism and hospitality industries continue to deliver memorable experiences for guests and visitors. To stay competitive, these sectors need graduates with the management skills, ideas and drive to deliver a high quality product at home and abroad. Our degree in Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management will provide you with the cutting-edge skills and knowledge needed. The university, located in the heart of the Cotswolds, is renowned for its prestigious and exciting tourist and hospitality provision. We work closely with local, national and international partners including visits, guest lecturers, placements and student projects. You will be tutored by staff who have extensive industry and research experience. As well as a significant number of industry specific modules you will learn business practices such as marketing, business development and consumer behaviour, but firmly rooted in an industry-related context. You will be encouraged to improve your prospects through a range of extra experiences such as taking external awards, optional field trips, and through the year-long work experience placement in the UK or abroad.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Hotel and Resort Operations • Tourism in the World • Understanding Consumers in Society Year 2 • The Business of Hotel and Resort Management • International Destination Management • Tour Operations • Resort Operations Management Placement Year A 48 week full-time placement is compulsory for the 4 year programme. Year 3 • International Hotel and Resort Management • Destination Management • Career Perspectives Benefits • allows students flexibility in terms of specific vocational areas within the sectors • a wide range of teaching and learning methods • diverse range of national and international paid placements • outstanding graduate employment opportunities Career opportunities • hotel and resort management • tourism management • tour operators How will the course be assessed? Assessed by a variety of methods including project work, essays, electronic portfolios, presentations and examinations.

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

HUMANITIES

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time N60B 4 year placement N601 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Accounting and Financial Management p52 • Business and Marketing Management p59 • Business Information Technology p60 • Business Management and Strategy (1 year Top-Up) p62 • Events Management p88 • Hotel and Resort Management p109 • Marketing, Advertising and Branding p122 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Angie Petkovic, Managing Director, APT Marketing (Cheltenham) • Maryann Neudegg, Head of Human Resources, Rickerbys LLP (Cheltenham) • Simon Graham, Environmental Strategist, Commercial PLC (Cheltenham) Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

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Within this degree, accredited by the CIPD, you will develop business grounding and specialist skills in Human Resource Management (HRM) that will enable you to have a significant impact on the management of people in organisations. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) new Intermediate level standards. By registering as a student member in your first year of study, completing certain modules and a portfolio of activities you can leave with CIPD Associate Professional Membership alongside your degree. This course has been designed to provide a formative, but highly integrated first year of study. You will be introduced to the key functional areas of business including, marketing, human resource management and finance. After the first year you will follow a specialised set of modules that give you a grounding in specialist HRM practices. People are at the heart of all organisations, and people management is widely regarded as the route to business success. This degree is designed for those looking to specialise in people management during their programme of study. As well as following business management modules, you will develop your knowledge in the areas of recruitment and selection and international perspectives on HRM, which will prepare you for a possible career as a consultant, HR officer, recruitment consultant, or management trainee.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Business Skills • Business in Context • Management in Context

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Year 2 • Employee Resourcing and Work Design • Practice of Leadership in Organisations • Managing Human Resources

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Placement year (optional) Opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary. Year 3 • Building and Sustaining Strategy • Managing Operations Globally • Strategic Human Resource Management Benefits • active teaching style and varied modes of assessment • development of your creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills • relevance to contemporary HRM in business management Career opportunities • general business management • specialist HRM roles • recruitment consultant How will the course be assessed? The assessment reflects the range of teaching and learning activities. Methods include essays, seen and unseen examinations, presentations, reflective diaries, group work, role play, case studies, digital stories, field trips and projects.

Entry requirements • points for degree: 260 using the UCAS tariff system

Study options Part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Living in the contemporary world encourages us to confront questions about what it is to be human. Whether in terms of what it means to act well in our lives or to consider what it means to experience ‘happiness’, historians, philosophers, writers and linguists have provided ways of thinking about ourselves in the world under the broad notion of ‘The Humanities’. This part-time degree offers a ﬂexible inter-disciplinary programme, which will allow you to explore study across a range of humanities subjects. You will be free to follow individual interests or to gain a taste of the many different perspectives offered through the study of history, English language and literature, religion, philosophy, ethics and visual arts. Throughout the degree, a strand of core modules will provide an overarching view of your studies through reading and project work, encouraging discussion, both face-to-face and online, and providing opportunities to engage with the political and ethical implications of studying in the humanities. You will also have a dedicated tutor who will guide and advise you through your course, helping you to shape your programme of studies to your developing interests.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations: Cultural Legacies • Reading, Writing and Work • Fundamentals: Myth and Drama Year 2 • New Media Literacy • Representing the Past • Scholarly Research Project Year 3 • Ethics and Language • Twentieth-Century Britain • Love, Sex and Death Beneﬁts • opportunities to choose a selfdesigned route through a range of subjects • creative engagement with fellow students on themed projects • ﬂexible learning and assessment methods, including online discussion and day schools Career opportunities • public sector/charity work • publishing/journalism • media How will the course be assessed? Coursework, portfolios, essays, presentations, exams.

A variety of delivery and assessment methods are used to encourage you to be aware of the relevance of your studies to your own experiences and those of the communities of which you are a part.

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HONOURS DEGREE TOP-UP

ILLUSTRATION

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W220 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will normally have completed a BTEC National Diploma in a relevant subject, or A-levels with at least one in art design or media subjects, or a foundation course in art and design • selection is normally by interview and portfolio of work Related courses • Fine Art p95 • Graphic Design p100 Professional contacts/ industry links • The London Book Fair • International Festival de Bandes-Dessinées Angouleme Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Anne Howeson • Martin Rowson • Isabel Greenberg • Benoit Jacques • Tom Gauld • Simone Lia • Paul Gravett Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Our Illustration course is all about drawing stories. Visual storytelling is given special emphasis because it links to so many aspects of illustration production, eg the graphic novel, children’s books, storyboards and animation, but we also focus on drawn ideas which form a key part of many areas within the wider creative industry, such as game art and digital visualisation. With a full foundation in drawing skills, the ﬁrst year centres on life and location drawing, printmaking, software workshops and animation skills. Second and third years focus on selfauthored projects, investigations into drawn communication and professional practice. The unique strength of our course is its energetic participation in major publishing events such as the Angoulême Bandes Dessinées Festival and the London Book Fair. Professionally produced magazine and book projects showcasing student work are published annually under the imprint of the Pittville Press, and we also organise the Cheltenham Illustration Awards. Our Erasmus exchange programme provides exciting opportunities for students to study abroad. Currently we have students attending Saint-Luc Institut in Brussels and IPAC-Design in Geneva. Olio, our annual, is published every spring before the Degree Show and showcases work by ﬁnal year students, who create their own personal websites which can be viewed via our home site:

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Illustration and Visual Culture • Observational Drawing • Word and Image Year 2 • Sequential Illustration • Reading Animation • Narrative Illustration Year 3 • Portfolio and Promotion • Advanced Narrative Illustration • Research Experiment Beneﬁts • emphasis on visual storytelling and authorship • publishing students’ work under own imprint, Pittville Press • international promotional opportunities Career opportunities • self-published author of graphic novels or children’s books • freelance editorial illustrator • animator How will the course be assessed? Coursework, ﬁnal major project and degree show.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) G427 Entry requirements • Diploma in Higher Education, Higher National Diploma, or Foundation Degree in Computing, Information Technology, Multimedia or related discipline Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computer Games Design p64 • Computing p66 • Forensic Computing p98 • Information Technology p116 • Multimedia Web Design p126 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Students may apply for membership of the British Computer Society p y

As the world moves further into a knowledge economy, the demand and need for higherlevel qualifications increases. So if you’ve previously studied computing-related subjects, this course gives you the opportunity to achieve honours degree standard. This flexible top-up degree is for students who have successfully completed a higher education Level 5 qualification in a computing-related area: • • • •

Diploma in Higher Education Higher National Diploma Foundation Degree other British or international equivalent

You will build on the skills you’ve already developed and select appropriate modules from a wide range, relating your choices to specialist topics you have previously studied. You will be able to focus your programme in information systems and database technology, multimedia, games design, forensic computing or business information technology etc.

Illustrative modules • Advanced Concepts in Forensic Computing • Advanced Networking Concepts • Business Intelligence • Software Quality Assurance • Language Comparison Beneﬁts • highly accessible and ﬂexible credit transfer top-up degree • opportunity to complete a bachelors degree in one year full-time following successful completion of Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree, or Diploma in Higher Education Career opportunities • IT technician • project manager • network manager How will the course be assessed? Primarily coursework and assessments, some presentations and exams.

Supplying suitably skilled graduates for a demanding industry, this course not only adds to your knowledge, but also provides fresh challenge and insight. It’s intensive and fast-paced, as the students are already well-qualiﬁed. If you want to boost your qualiﬁcations, gain new skills and increase your market worth, this programme is for you.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track G503 3 year full-time G502 4 year placement G501 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computer Games Design p64 • Computing p66 • Forensic Computing p98 • Information and Communications Technology p115 • Multimedia Web Design p126 • Product Design p135 Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Students may apply for membership of the British Computer Society

These days everybody knows something about computers, so getting ahead of the game poses a challenge which may seem daunting. You can gain the knowledge you need to give you that competitive edge, or secure that job opportunity, by pursuing our degree in Information Technology. This course develops the critical thinking, analytical capability, creativity and the communication skills that you need to succeed in Information Technology by studying our main themes of System Solutions, Networking and User Support. In Systems Analysis, you will learn how to design databases that will ﬁt each individual customer’s need, including backup and recovery. In Networking, you will learn how to conﬁgure and install network applications. User Support will develop your user interaction, project management and team working skills. Information Technology is a highly valued discipline in both public and private sectors, and the course makes use of real life scenarios to deliver key vocational skills. An important feature of our degree course is the opportunity provided to put theory into practice via short and long term work placements. The year-long placement module is an opportunity for you to apply your theoretical knowledge to real workplace situations.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Programming and Software Development • Systems Analysis and Database Design • Digital Media Design and Development Year 2 • Database Application Development • Network Implementation • User Interaction Studies Placement year Optional one year placement Year 3 • Advanced Database Systems • IT in Society • Advanced Concepts in Networking Beneﬁts • development of highly marketable technical skills • specialist network and database skills • vocational/work-related skills based Career opportunities • IT manager • IT user support • network manager/designer How will the course be assessed? Primarily coursework and assessments, presentations and exams.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time NN12 4 year placement NN1F Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Accounting and Business Management p50 • Business and Marketing Management p59 • Business Information Technology p60 • Business Management p61 • Business Management and Strategy (1 year Top-up) p62 • Human Resource Management p112 • Marketing, Advertising and Branding p122 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Angie Petkovic, Managing Director, APT Marketing (Cheltenham) • Maryann Neudegg, Head of Human Resources, Rickerbys LLP (Cheltenham) • Simon Graham, Environmental Strategist, Commercial PLC (Cheltenham) Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

Businesses are becoming increasingly international, with business working across national boundaries and in global markets. This degree develops the specific skills and knowledge needed to work as a manager in such international business environments. The focus is on problem solving and dealing effectively with international business decision making. This course has been designed to provide a formative, but highly integrated first year of study. You will be introduced to the key functional areas of business including, marketing, human resource management and finance. After the first year you will follow a specialised set of international modules, alongside business management modules. It will give you the opportunity to develop the necessary skills to become an effective manager in an international context. These skills will be further enhanced if you take advantage of the placement year. This course is aimed at students wanting a comprehensive education in business management with a focus on larger organisations and working internationally. You will examine the different technological, social and cultural challenges that affect businesses at both general and regional levels in modules such as Managing International Business and Regional Studies in Business. An optional international field trip is a useful aspect of this course.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Business Skills • Business in Context • Management in Context Year 2 • Managing Business Operations • Regional Studies in Business • International Field Trip Placement year (optional) Opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary. Year 3 • Cultural Issues in Management • The Context of International Business • Building and Sustaining Strategy Benefits • active teaching style and varied modes of assessment • development of your creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills • relevance to contemporary international business contexts Career opportunities • general business management • specialist management roles internationally • international business consultancy How will the course be assessed? The assessment reflects the range of teaching and learning activities. Methods include essays, seen and unseen examinations, presentations, reflective diaries, group work, role play, case studies, digital stories, field trips and projects.

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JOURNALISM

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track P500 3 year full-time P502 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • an interview and/or audition is normally required for entry to this course Professional contacts/ industry links • Sky News • BBC • The Independent • Daily Telegraph Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Richard Peppiat, Former Daily Star reporter, turned tabloid ‘whistle blower’ • John Ryley, Executive Editor, Sky • Gill Sutherland, Production Editor, NME • Jill Douglas, BBC Sport Study options Full-time and fast-track Campus Park Associated professional accreditations

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Designed to create the next generation of journalists who can skilfully and joyfully seize the dazzling opportunities of the digital revolution to inform, engage and entertain. Our course provides a high blend of academic study and vocational training and experience. Students will be taught the skills needed for print, online, radio and television news in simulated newsroom environments, producing real stories they have gathered across all media to strict deadlines. They’ll be introduced to all aspects of journalism at the beginning of the course and by the third year will have an opportunity to specialise in one or more areas. At the core of this course are the foundations upon which good journalism is built, media law, ethics and government and the historical and theoretical context to news. Our teaching staff have a varied background having worked with the BBC, ITV, NME, The Times, Daily Mail, regional newspapers and websites to name a few and all have close contacts with current media professionals and decision makers. They also share an impressive portfolio of published academic papers and textbooks. A series of guest lectures, external moderation and work placements provide students with close contact with the workplace that will help guide and motivate them during their time on the course.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Power of News • Writing and Presentation for Journalists • Law for Journalists Year 2 • Society, Celebrity and Spin • Making Magazines • Sports Journalism • Video Journalism Year 3 • Advanced Journalism Project • Newsweek • Ethics, Censorship and Regulation Beneﬁts • work placement opportunities • opportunities for collaborative work • practical and vocational • strong and challenging academic content Career opportunities • TV production • radio reporting • journalist (online, print, video) • press officer How will the course be assessed? Exams and coursework.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time K310 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • additional requirements: GCSE English Language and Maths at grade C or above or equivalent. • we conduct interviews as part of the admissions process and suitable applicants will be invited to an interview Professional contacts/ industry links: Strong links with landscape practices, manufacturers, Plant suppliers, sustainability consultants & local communities through taught sessions, visits, lectures and exhibitions. Recent guest lecturers/ speakers: • Luke Engelbach, Studio Engelbach • Keith French, Grant Associates • Kim Wilkie, Kim Wilkie Associates • Noel Kingsbury, Horticulturalist • Neil Mattinson - LDA • Michelle Lavelle – 4D LD • Mark Job – Ove Arup Study options: Full-time and part-time Campus: Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations • The Landscape Institute. (LI) • European Federation of Landscape Architecture (EFLA)

Landscape architects plan, design and sustainably manage exterior spaces that enhance the health and well-being of people and our planet. Whether in rural or urban areas, in the UK or across the World, as a landscape architect you could be working at a range of landscape scales; whether producing strategic masterplans for whole geographic regions, designing urban areas, managing ecologically sensitive environments, contemporary community parks or gardens. Chartered by the Landscape Institute, Landscape Architecture is a dynamic and exciting professional career which has opportunities for you to travel and work throughout the UK, Europe and across the World. Our course is aimed at those wishing to work within the chartered profession and is a fusion of Art, Design, Planning, Sustainability and Technologies and is studio based in dedicated studios with industry standard IT, software and printing facilities. We have our own experimental gardens and access to a permaculture garden, where students study the role and function of plants within our landscapes. Students are supported and taught by enthusiastic tutors with a wealth of professional knowledge and experience, as well as visits and lectures from other professional landscape practitioners. Through exercises and workshops you will learn professional transferable skills, explore all areas of the subject and develop your approach as a designer. You will visit project sites, produce surveys, talk and present your proposals to clients; Strategise and produce designs, models, visualisations in traditional or professional digital media; you will also explore the construction process, professional

practice and management issues in order to understand the future of your designed landscapes. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Drawing • Professional Practice: Digital Communication • Sustainable Technology Year 2 • Professional Practice: Digital Communication • Cultural Context: Environment and Legislation • Design Projects Year 3 • Professional Practice: Landscape and Community • Sustainable Technology 3 • Dissertation: Major Research Project Beneﬁts • Landscape Institute accredited course • Dedicated studios with industry standard IT resources • Guest Landscape practitioners • End of year show for employers Career opportunities Many graduates take a year out in private practice in order to gain valuable experience of the landscape profession. The majority of graduates complete their PGDip or MA in Landscape Architecture with us, before gaining employment in private landscape and environmental practices, local authorities, national government agencies, charitable trusts in the UK or abroad. How will the course be assessed? Coursework, design projects, written reports and essays, seminars, presentations, plant identiﬁcation tests and a graphical design dissertation.

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HONOURS DEGREE (LLB)

HONOURS DEGREE

LAW

MARKETING*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS codes Single honours 2 year fast-track M101 3 year full-time M100 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Master Robert Turner, Public Defender service • Rickerby’s solicitors • Wiggins solicitors • Practitioners from Lysons Davidson solicitors Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park Associated professional accreditation Recognised by Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board as meeting the requirements of the academic stage of legal education.

Stimulating, relevant and packed with intellectual challenges, this course gives you the expertise you need for your future career, whether in law or otherwise, and for life in general. Our aim is to provide highly sought after graduates who are able to understand, analyse and apply the law to a variety of situations. This Law Degree – the LLB (Hons) – meets the requirements of the solicitor’s regulation Authority and Bar standards Board for a qualifying Law Degree. Successful completion of the programme enables you to continue on to the vocational stage of legal education. In due course you can qualify as a solicitor or barrister. Many LLB graduates do, however, pursue a variety of other professions. You can complete the LLB degree in two years by following our fast-track programme. Students following this programme will study for an additional period of time during the summer. You’ll study the same programme, but it will be compressed into two calendar years. Why should you come to the University of Gloucestershire? • All classes are taught by lecturers, senior lecturers, course leaders, professors and head of school, not teaching assistants or researchers. • Staff are all professionally qualified • We regularly have guest lecturers; speakers from local law firms and industry • There is flexible learning, there are core modules but also a range or optional subjects • We provide support in obtaining placements and careers advice • In the National Student Survey, our students rate us consistently higher than the average in all areas including ‘staff are good at

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explaining things’, ‘staff have made the subject interesting’, ‘staff have given sufficient advice and support with my studies.’ Illustrative modules Year 1 • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Contract • Tort • Legal Methods and skills Year 2 • Criminal Law • Property Law • Commercial law • Family law • Intellectual property law Year 3 • Equity and Trusts • Environmental Law • Medical Law • World Human rights • IT Law Beneﬁts • students have proceeded to the LPC and are en-route to qualifying as solicitors • our students won the South West mooting cup in 2009-10. There is an active student law society and students may participate in a Streetlaw project. Career opportunities • solicitor/barrister • politics, government, industry • ﬁnancial sector How will the course be assessed? Through coursework and exams and some oral assessment in certain modules.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 years full-time N501 4 years placement N500 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business and Marketing Management p59 • Marketing, Advertising and Branding p122 Associated professional accreditations Upon successful completion of this degree you can gain maximum exemption to study for the Chartered Institute of Marketing awards with the possibility of direct entry to the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing. Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

Marketing is an exciting and dynamic subject and as a core function of any business it is at the heart of the organisations’ activities. A career in marketing requires an understanding of the commercial world, the marketing environment and your customers to enable you to create and deliver customer value through marketing decisions. Whether you desire to travel the world as a marketing executive, own a business or be a part of a corporate marketing team our programme offers the skills, knowledge and exposure for a dynamic and successful career. In your ﬁrst year our marketing program enables you to study the core principles of marketing theory and creating customer value by exploring key elements of business management functions and their interaction. This knowledge is then put into practice through a wide range of hands on, real world activities designed to exercise, test and challenge these new skills. Your second year of study will develop your understanding of key marketing topics, along with exploring the unique challenges of marketing overseas. It will provide you with an engaging and intensive approach to study. You will work individually and in teams, to develop your ability to apply your marketing knowledge to real marketing decisions and will take part in a computer based marketing simulation. Upon completion of your second year you have the option of a paid placement year working in a company. Our well established and connected placement program offers you the opportunity to broaden your understanding and experience in real marketing roles.

flexibility to choose modules to suit your particular area of marketing interest. You will study Strategic Marketing and will develop a clear understanding of how marketing decision making can play a key role in the leadership and direction of an organisation. The ultimate challenge of your final year of study is your dissertation designed by you to research a marketing topic of your choice. This varied, exciting and fun approach to learning ultimately provides marketing graduates practised and ready for today’s challenging business environment. Illustrative modules • Management Contexts • Customer Behaviour • Marketing Management • Market Research and Analysis • New Product and Brand Development • Marketing and Consumer Law • International Marketing • International Marketing Strategies Benefits • key marketing skills integrated with core business management theory • created and taught by tutors with experience in the marketing industries • one year work placement provides critical, real world experience Career opportunities • marketing manager or executive • product manager • international marketing manager • marketing research analyst How will the course be assessed? Essays, reviews and reports; seen and unseen examinations; individual and group portfolios of work, group presentations, projects and practical activities. *subject to validation

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HONOURS DEGREE

HONOURS DEGREE TOP-UP

MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND BRANDING

MASS COMMUNICATIONS

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time N56C 4 year placement N5P1 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Upon successful completion of this degree you can gain maximum exemption to study for the Chartered Institute of Marketing awards with the possibility of direct entry to the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.

Marketing, Advertising and Branding is one of the most intriguing, demanding and creative areas within business and commerce. Through high proﬁle activities such as advertising, promotions and brand management, marketing has become a fundamental driver of modern consumer society. This programme is designed to equip you for a career as a specialist in marketing management, marketing communications or branding.

your marketing recommendations. Combining theory with hands-on experience, this programme will put your knowledge, analytical skills and creativity to the test to ensure that you’re fully equipped to meet the demands of today’s employers.

You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of how marketing communications inﬂuence society and how companies create and maintain brand success. During your studies, there will be frequent opportunities to work on ’live’ marketing communications briefs and real world marketing cases.

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In your second year, you’ll be given the opportunity to work on high intensity, fun, marketing tasks as part of your module assessments including working as a part of a team to pitch your ideas for an advertising campaign. We encourage and support you to draw on your learning from all your marketing modules to challenge your competitive decision making, strategic thinking and budgeting skills. The ﬁnal year offers more ﬂexibility to select modules of particular interest to further focus your skills. For example a campaign planning module is designed to replicate a ‘real world’ agency situation, where you’ll work as part of an agency team with your own individual client to develop a fully integrated campaign. You’ll then pitch your ideas to the client in a live presentation. Modules on marketing strategy and branding use cases to extend your ability to analyse a real situation and present and defend

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You have the opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies and provides valuable experience for today’s competitive job market. A dedicated placements team is on hand to assist you throughout the process of ﬁnding a suitable placement to ensure optimum experience and success.

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Customer Behaviour Marketing Communication Market Research and Analysis Persuasive Advertising New Product and Brand Development e-Marketing E-interactivity and Social Media How Brands Work Campaign Planning Customer Relationship Management

Beneﬁts • specialist programme • created and taught by tutors with experience in the marketing industries • ﬂexible options in module • one year work placement provides critical, real world experience Career opportunities • corporate marketing manager • product or brand manager • media planner • advertising account executive

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) P900 Entry requirements • applicants should possess good grades and have a minimum of two years Higher Education level experience such as a UK Foundation Degree or HND, or an international Higher Education Diploma from overseas Related courses • Creative Media p68 • Film p92 Study options Full-time or Part-time Campus Park

This course covers a broad spectrum of media theories and skills from communications theory, film studies and creative media. The BA Single Honours (Top-Up) gives you the opportunity to topup your existing qualification to a full BA Honours degree through final year entry. It is aimed at home and international students currently studying on a UK HND or Foundation Degree or a Higher Education Diploma overseas. Students can study on a full-time or part-time alongside third year students pursuing their BA (Hons) degrees. Delivery of this course will be via both theory and professional practice sessions. Theory modules will be delivered through a mix of lectures and active workshop-style seminars, while professional modules will be taught in well-equipped classrooms and computer suites allowing handson learning.

Illustrative modules • Investigative Study • Communications Theory • Professionalism and Creativity • Work Placement • Dissertation/Practical Project Beneﬁts • professional skills focus • opportunity to study different aspects of media, communication and culture • progression opportunities on to the masters course Career opportunities Students will be equipped for careers within the communications, media and public relations industries How will the course be assessed? A mixture of coursework and portfolio assessment.

The course culminates in an investigative study or dissertation which will reﬂect your learning and relate to your professional practice. There is also the opportunity to undertake a work placement. You will have the opportunity for research-based learning through our ﬁlm and media research centres. It also serves as ideal progression route into a set of taught media based masters courses running at the university.

How will the course be assessed? A wide range of methods include; essays, reviews and reports; seen and unseen examinations; individual and group portfolios of work, group presentations, projects and practical activities. www.glos.ac.uk • T: 0844 846 4 846

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FOUNDATION DEGREE

MEDIA PRODUCTION

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) P310 Entry requirements • applicants should possess good grades and have a minimum of two years Higher Education level experience such as a UK Foundation Degree or HND, or an international Higher Education Diploma from overseas Related courses • Film Production p93 • Radio p139 • Television Production p170 Study options Full-time or part-time Campus Park

This course covers a broad spectrum of media theories and skills from screen production, communication theory, film studies and professional practice. The BA Single Honours (Top-Up) gives you the opportunity to topup your existing qualification to a full BA honours degree through final year entry. It is aimed at home and international students currently studying on a UK HND or Foundation Degree or a Higher Education Diploma overseas. Students can study on a full-time or part-time alongside third year students pursuing their BA (Hons) degrees. Delivery of this course will be via both theory and practical sessions. Theory modules will be delivered through a mix of lectures and active workshop-style seminars, modules in the production area will be taught in well-equipped purpose built studios. The course culminates in a dissertation or optional practical project which will reflect your learning and relate to your professional practice and there will also be an opportunity for a work placement. You will also have the option for research-based learning through our film and media research centres and to attend talks from industry speakers. The course serves as an ideal progression route into taught film and media masters programmes or to employment in the media production industry.

Illustrative modules • Screen Production • Communications Theory • Collaborative Practice Beneﬁts • professional skills focus • practical hands-on learning • progression opportunities on to the masters course Career opportunities Students will be equipped for careers within ﬁlm, TV and radio production industries How will the course be assessed? A mixture of coursework and portfolio assessment.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time L512 Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 120 using the UCAS tariff system • employer support if employed • placement if not employed • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Children and Young People’s Practice p63 • Health and Social Care Practice p102 • Health, Community and Social Care p103 Progression Progression to BSc Health, Community and Social Care at Level 6. Potential to progress to study at Postgraduate (Masters) level in Professional areas such as nursing, social work, occupational therapy or teaching. Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Having the skills and knowledge to support the emotional well-being of young people and adults is increasingly important in the workplace and in the community — and this course has been designed with this in mind. It has a social care focus and does not provide for registration as a nurse. Success in the Foundation Degree in Mental Health Practice (MHP) will help you make your contribution as a mental health or learning disability practitioner working alongside professionals, or as an emerging manager. It will also enhance your knowledge and skills in areas such as neurosis and psychosis, learning disability, autism, challenging behaviour and dementia. It is strongly founded on the values and practices of person centred care and is ideal for those wanting to work in a community setting. Studying this course will help you learn about major psychiatric conditions, emotional and learning disabilities and how social, biological and environmental factors contribute to their prevention and development. You’ll learn about methods for helping those in need and the legal and policy context in which they operate. You’ll also gain skills in reﬂective practice and communicating with people with mental health problems, as well as skills in working with challenging behaviour. The course has been designed with help from employers; it will enable you to demonstrate occupational competence.

CV with work experience, along with the critical thinking skills you need for academic success. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Adult Care Workforce • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology • Meeting Needs Year 2 • Mental Health • Working with Adults with a Learning Disability • Managing Difficult Situations • Substance Misuse Beneﬁts • strong emphasis on work-based learning and assessment • employer engagement with the design and delivery of the course and modules • study support for applicants returning to education Career opportunities • residential, day or community-based mental health services or learning disability in the local authority or health service — assistant practitioner • substance misuse services — support worker • voluntary, private or independent sectors — senior assistants or managers or healthcare assistants How will the course be assessed? Assessment will include coursework, work-based projects, direct observations of practice and portfolios.

The course is delivered on one very full day of learning each week and requires concurrent paid or voluntary work or placement. It supports career development and management skills for working learners, and helps create a strong

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HONOURS DEGREE

MULTIMEDIA WEB DESIGN

MUSIC AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track G452 3 year full-time G450 4 year placement G451 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • enthusiasm for using up-todate software but no previous experience is required Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computer Games Design p64 • Computing p66 • Forensic Computing p98 • Information Technology p116 • Product Design p135 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Professor Sabine Baumann, University of Wedel, Hamburg Professional contacts/ industry links • Future Publishing • IBM Hursley • Nerv Interactive Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Park Associated professional accreditations Opportunity to become Adobe Certiﬁed Associate Students may apply for membership of the British Computer Society. p y

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How important is web access for you? Anyone can use a template to create a site, but if you’re keen to design innovative, interactive multimedia websites for business and personal use, then this course could be for you.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Digital Media Design • Introduction to Web Development • Games Production Year 2 • Mobile Application Development • Web Application Development • User Interaction Studies

We’ll help you become an expert at designing textual information, 2D and 3D images, animation, audio and video content as well as exploring the scripting necessary to build effective business applications.

Placement year Opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. When you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary.

You’ll use a range of delivery technologies including personal computers and mobile devices as well as large-scale exhibition displays involving imaginative 3D worlds and augmented reality to convey information engaging a range of different users.

Year 3 • Digital Web Marketing • Multimedia in Business and Industry • Digital 3D effects

The purpose may be connected with entertainment, education or the marketing of products and always includes a consideration of the design in terms of the user experience. You’ll develop computing knowledge, design and creative skills as well as commercial awareness of legal and ethical aspects. You can tailor your course to be more technical or more creative in nature. You will cover a wide range of software in the Adobe Master Collection and 3ds® Max® for 3D work. Working in the well-equipped labs and media editing suites prepares you for the teamwork which is essential for the industry.

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Beneﬁts • dynamic atmosphere exploring new developments • high quality web-based teaching and learning materials • strong links with industry including sponsorship for the end of year show Career opportunities • web developer • 2D/3D animator • new media marketing • mobile phone applications developer How will the course be assessed? Coursework including portfolios of design work, websites, presentations and exhibitions.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time N291 4 year placement N292 Entry requirements points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Events Management p88 • Popular Music p132 Professional contacts/ Industry links • Partnership with Cygnus Music Studios, Cheltenham • Yellow Shark Studios, Cheltenham • London songwriters Co-operative Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park

Would you love to work in a dynamic, creative environment and be part of a global multibillion pound industry? There is a growing need for business trained graduates with creative industry skills. Our innovative course is specifically designed to develop your business and management knowledge and provide you with the techniques and skills to enter the music and media and new media industries. Using a wide range of teaching and learning approaches, this course offers: • a combination of practical skills (music, film, video, multimedia) • a solid grounding in all areas of creative industries management and facilitation • experience in creative teamwork • leadership and project management skills • industry knowledge There are practical, industry-based projects and visits, studio work and talks by key industry professionals with whom you are encouraged to network. In your final year you will complete a creative project to a professional standard, which will demonstrate the core skills that you have achieved during your degree.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • History and Context of the Music and Media Industries • Media and Music Industries Management • Film Business: Industry Structure Year 2 • Managing Creative People and Processes • Law for Media and Music Management • Managing a Music Project Placement year (optional) In year 2 there is a compulsory work placement module. This course also offers an optional placement year. Placements undertaken include: Universal, Warner Brothers, Vidzone, Fatcat, Kiss My Face Entertainment, Revolver Records. Year 3 • Global Issues in Media and Music • Harnessing Creative Value • The Live event Beneﬁts • music and media specialist management skills • work placement opportunities • practical projects with contemporary technical equipment Career opportunities • music events manager • studio or band manager • television production manager How will the course be assessed? The course is largely assessed on group work contributions together with personal portfolio entries and essay work.

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PERFORMING ARTS COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W402 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) W401 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • all students will be auditioned prior to offer of a place (including those entering the Top-Up from Foundation Degree courses studied elsewhere) Related courses • Events Management p88 • Popular Music p132 • Sports and Dance Education p149 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers The course utilises a range of professional staff who are employed in the performing arts industries, including: the Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC TV and Frantic Assembly Theatre Company Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

If you’re passionate about performance, then these courses are for you, whether you see yourself as a performer, theatre arts practitioner or working in the creative industries.

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Acting Performance • Devising Techniques and Ethical Approaches (Performance) • Dance Histories • Singing Performance

You’ll learn acting techniques and develop your vocal range and singing skills, underpinned by theoretical study. A range of dance disciplines will be studied covering ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary, including working towards internationally recognised ISTD awards.

Year 2 • Integrated Choreography • Physical Theatre - Body and Voice (Performance) • Classical Acting (Performance)

Due to our excellent relationships with local theatres, schools and colleges, you’ll work with professional practitioners in workshop settings both on- and off- campus, with performances taking place in professional theatre spaces in the county. BA (Hons) The course begins with a high level of guidance and technical underpinning. As your skills develop through applied practice in devised and classical performance, the course progresses to independent learning and offers more choice, allowing you the opportunity to tailor studies to your career aspirations. Work-based learning is integral to the course. Theatre visits locally and further aﬁeld to London and Stratford allow you to compare different performances in a range of settings. Performing Arts (Top-Up) If you’ve previously studied performing arts, this course gives you the opportunity to achieve honours degree standard through a range of performance-based modules alongside a research project.

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Year 3 • Live and Recorded Acts (Performance) • Applied Creative Performing Arts (Performance) • Performing Arts in Education • Individual Showcase Career opportunities • working in professional theatre • TV/ﬁlm work • community and education projects How will the course be assessed? Due to the vocational nature of the course there are many practical assessments supplemented by essays, reﬂective log books/diaries and projects.

ESTHER TAYLOR & OLIVIA FARTHING BA (Hons) Performing Arts “On the Performing Arts course we have almost 30 hours a week of practical contact time with tutors. As the course only takes 20 students a year, it is easy to build a close relationship both with other students in the class and with our professional, encouraging, hard-working tutors.”

HONOURS DEGREE

PHOTOGRAPHY - EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING

PHOTOJOURNALISM AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W640 (6 years part-time) Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system • Or you may have completed a one year Foundation Studies course in Art and Design/ Photography, a creative National Diploma • Or returning to education • attend an interview to show a portfolio of your work and demonstrate your passion for photography Related courses • Advertising p53 • Film Production p93 • Fine Art – Photography p96 • Graphic Design p100 • Photojournalism and Documentary Photography p131 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers Photographers: • Chris Floyd • David Loftus • Marcus Bleasdale Art directors/magazine editors: • Stuart Selner, Cosmopolitan Magazine • Geoff Waring, Hearst Magazines • Fiona Hayes, GQ India • Russian and Indian Vogue Magazine Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Centre of Art and Photography (Hardwick) Associated professional accreditations • Association of Photographers • British Institute of Professional Photographers • Magnum

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The BA (Hons) Photography – Editorial and Advertising course received a perfect 100% student satisfaction score in the 2012, 2011 and 2010 National Student Survey. If you dream of becoming a photographer for magazines, designers, the music, fashion or advertising industries, then this could be the course for you.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Introduction to Creative Editorial and Advertising Photography • Introduction to Manipulated and Moving Image • Photography, Past and Present

The BA (Hons) Photography – Editorial and Advertising course aims to equip graduates to work as commercial photographers and professional practitioners within the contemporary creative professions.

Year 3 • The Professional Photographer • Major Photographic Project • Dissertation

The product of years of interaction with the media industry, this course will equip you with a sound creative, practical and academic platform to launch you into the professional world of photography. Commercial collaborations include Converse, China and Superdry, UK and Brand Nu, Beijing. As part of the course you will undertake a period of work experience within the photographic industry – recent student placements have included working for Mario Testino, Miles Aldridge, Harpers Bazaar magazine, ID magazine, Men’s Health Magazine and Vue Agency. The course looks outwards nationally and internationally, recent study trips include visits to Shanghai and New York and exhibitions at the NEC in Birmingham and in London. In 2012, the course was awarded the Creative Skillset tick. A kite mark of quality, indicating strong links with industry and prepares you well for a career in the creative industries.

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Year 2 • Creative Portfolio Development • Creative Editorial Photography • Creative Advertising Film

Beneﬁts • impressive studios and equipment • combines creative and practical learning with dedicated photographic theory • compulsory work placement minimum one week, part of Professional Practice Career opportunities • professional photographer • advertising/design/magazines • picture agency, production and postproduction How will the course be assessed? Range of assessment types, with the main form being practical coursework, workbooks, written assessments to provide a variety of opportunities for students to demonstrate their skills and knowledge. Follow us on Tumblr: http:// uniglosedandadphoto.tumblr.com Twitter @EDANDADPHOTO

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time WP65 Entry requirements • entry is by portfolio and interview; selection is on the basis of ability and commitment to this area of photography. Your portfolio should include self-initiated work as well as previous coursework • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses: • Fine Art Photography p96 • Journalism p118 • Photography – Editorial and Advertising p130 Professional contacts/ industry links: Students on the course can join the NUJ as student members. Opportunities for work experience at national publications and agencies. Practising photographers deliver workshops and set ‘real world’ assignments. Recent guest lecturers/ speakers: • Facundo Arrizabalaga • Richard Billingham • Annie Bungeroth • Peter Dench • Don McCullin (Honorary Doctorate) Study options: Full-time or part-time Campus: Centre for Art and Photography (Hardwick) Associated professional accreditations Affiliated to the Association of Photographers (AOP). Creative Skillset accredited course.

This exciting specialised course inspires and guides photographers to creatively document and communicate stories about the world that surrounds us. Students learn how to harness the power of photography to create visually arresting images, make intriguing observations and construct engaging narratives. Students develop strategies to contextualise and construct their photographic work to address specific audiences. Creativity and individuality is encouraged and developed alongside an understanding of photography as a historic practice and commercial enterprise. Through the course students develop to become adaptable, confident and insightful photographers who set out to creatively record and document their experiences. This course blends photographic practice, critical analysis, theoretical studies and self-reflection to develop professionalism and an informed appreciation of photography and the narrative potential of photographic practice. Learning to work independently, utilising digital technology and film, you will progress to meet the challenges and opportunities of working in this exciting field of photography. When you join this course you join a select and committed community of photographers who passionately believe in the importance of documenting their world and experiences of it. You will bring your unique perspective to the course and we will guide and challenge you to develop your photographic skills to more effectively articulate your vision through photography. We are a proactive and outward looking course and continue to develop creative links both nationally and internationally.

Work produced by students on the course can be viewed at www.photo-journalism.co.uk Illustrative modules Year 1 • The Power of News • Identity and the Portrait • Photography Skills Year 2 • On Assignment • Documentary Perspectives • Self Publishing • Professional Practice module Year 3 • Major Documentary Project • Landscape: Social and Environmental • Reflections on the Real Benefits • practical and vocational • specialist lecturers and industry links • work placement programme • opportunities for collaborative work Career opportunities • documentary photographer • press/editorial photographer • photo-editing and research • exhibiting and publishing How will the course be assessed? Predominantly assessed through practical photography work. Students undertake a major documentary photography project as well as a written dissertation in their final year.

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POPULAR MUSIC COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W300 Entry requirements • applicants will be short-listed for interview • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system, including relevant qualiﬁcations in either music or music technology at A2 or BTEC HND Level • candidates without formal music qualiﬁcations will be expected to provide an audio portfolio or audition at interview, showing good technical and creative skills Related courses • Music and Media Management p127 • Performing Arts p128 • Radio p139 • Television Production p170 Professional contacts/industry links • Wychwood Festival and 2000 Trees festival • Alan McGee, Creation Management and former CEO of Creation records • Tony Wadsworth, former CEO of EMI Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Andy Franks, UK Manager of Coldplay • Paul Tippler, Producer of Stereolab/Placebo Study options Full-time Campus Park

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If you want to work in the music industry, as musician, producer, songwriter, or with a record label, then this is the course for you. Delivering a practical, creative and academic experience appropriate for the modern music industry, this unique course equips you with all the vital vocational skills you will need. You’ll learn how the music industry works and how music affects all parts of our culture and our lives. You’ll make and record music in our fully sound-proofed studio, using Macintosh computers, learning both Logic Pro and Pro Tools industry standard software. You’ll study the art and composition of songs, as well as tracking, mixing and mastering to a professional standard. You’ll also examine the industry; understand rights and royalties, licensing, marketing and promotion. In the ﬁnal year you’ll combine production and industry knowledge by recording and developing your own product. Tony Wadsworth, former CEO and Chairman of EMI Music UK and Ireland has received an honorary doctorate from the university, and music mogul Alan McGee from Creation records is a visiting fellow. Our blend of the art of music production, industry knowledge, and a strong emphasis on individual creativity makes you more employable and better able to work as a music professional.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Songwriting • Mapping the Music Industry • Studio Production Year 2 • Industry Placement • Production Skills and Techniques • Law for Media and Music Management • Advanced Songwriting Year 3 • From Production to Retail • Applied Studio Practice • The Live Event Beneﬁts • access to industry professionals • vocational aspect of course validated by industry • balance of social theory and music practice Career opportunities • music producer • music industry professional eg marketing manager, promoter, press officer • music creative • songwriter • record label owner How will the course be assessed? Coursework, practical work and simulations.

LAURA GREATOREX BA (Hons) Popular Music “It’s a really extensive and wellstructured Popular Music course which teaches a wide range of skills from the management and organisational side, to the practical sound engineering and mastering side of the industry. It also gives great insight into popular culture from a sociological point of view.”

HONOURS DEGREE

PRIMARY TEACHER TRAINING

PRODUCT DESIGN*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS codes Single honours 3-7 Foundation Stage/ Key Stage 1 X101 5-11 Key Stage 1/ Key Stage 2 X102 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • previous study must include subjects supporting the primary school curriculum, plus GCSE grade B or above in English Language and grade C or above in Maths and a Science subject • experience in an adult role in a primary or early years classroom • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure and ISA registration • more information on the application process can be found on our website in the section ‘Aspiring/Teachers’ Study options Full-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations Leads to the award of Qualiﬁed Teacher status (QTS)

Making the most of national and international developments in Education, this innovative course gives you the skills you need to effectively plan, teach, assess and evaluate an appropriate and exciting curriculum for children at different ages and stages. In 2010, Ofsted judged our primary provision to be ‘Outstanding’. On both the three to seven years route and the ﬁve to eleven years route, you will develop specialisms in two primary curriculum subjects (core and foundation - options include Spanish as a modern foreign language). This will help you to prepare for a subject leader role in school. Working with children will be central to your studies. You will spend at least 24 weeks in a school or early years setting, which will be phased throughout the course. You will also be working closely with school based mentors to develop your knowledge, skills and conﬁdence. Information and communications technology will be an important part of your course, so you’ll be trained to use new technologies to support children’s learning across the curriculum. Throughout your studies you will be supported by a personal tutor who will assist your professional and academic development.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Subject study underpinning the primary curriculum including creative approaches • Two teaching practices • Introduction to understanding and supporting individual learners Year 2 • Further subject and pedagogical study including creative approaches • Two teaching practices • Planning for progression in learning and differentiation Year 3 • Final Teaching Practice (8 Weeks) • Extended pedagogical and subject study • Focus on inclusion and meeting individual needs Beneﬁts • excellent relationships with a diverse range of partnership schools • distinctive opportunities to develop teaching strengths in two primary curriculum subjects • innovative and highly creative approaches to cross curricular learning and teaching Career opportunities • after gaining your BEd, you’ll have Qualiﬁed Teacher status • some teachers become specialists in teaching children with special needs, or join multi-agency teams supporting children’s welfare How will the course be assessed? Assignments (including presentations), observations of school practice and examinations.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time W240 4 year placement W241 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Business Information Technology p60 • Computer Games Design p64 • Computing p66 • Graphic Design p100 • Information Technology p116 • Multimedia Web Design p126 Professional contacts/ industry links • Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) • Institute of Engineering and Design (IED) • Douglas Equipment • AutoDesk, Siemens, Adobe Study options Full-time, part-time Campus Park Associated professional accreditations • Opportunity to gain professional certiﬁcation in the use of CAD/CAM • Course designed to enable IET and/or IED membership

If you are passionate about turning ideas into useful commercial products, this course is for you. You’ll develop the design, technical and business skills and be able to produce creative and desirable objects or designs, which have the potential to solve practical consumer needs and have real business prospects. Throughout your studies you will have opportunities to utilise both individual and team-working skills similar to working in the design engineering industry. For the BSc Product Design you will experience the whole design and development cycle from idea to production. You will utilise a range of design technologies and practical multidisciplinary skills, which will help to enhance your career potential. You will also learn about a variety of design and production techniques as well as marketing, project management, and product testing to produce functional products with commercial potential. For the BA Product Design your focus will be on the design quality and aesthetics to visualise and develop a product idea. You will utilise a range of graphic skills and design techniques and digital technologies to turn ideas into visual forms, which could assist production. You will learn about design history and culture as well as marketing, and management, and product branding. For both the BA and BSc Product design you will have the opportunity to work for a year on a paid placement that counts as part of your studies. A placement year is strongly recommended, because when you graduate, you’ll be more employable and likely to receive a higher starting salary.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Creative and Applied skills for Product design • Computer Aided Design and Simulation • Software Development for Product Design • General Engineering Concepts Year 2 • 3D Design, Animation and Simulation • Project Management and Professional Issues • Human Factors and User Centred Design • Creative Industries and Processes • Product Design and Engineering Processes Placement year Optional placement in year 3 Year 3 • Advanced Group Project • Individual Project and Exhibition • Advanced Concepts in Product Design • Marketing and Branding Beneﬁts • high quality studio and web-based teaching and learning materials • opportunities to develop an interest into a career • strong links with industry and sponsorship for the end of year show Career opportunities • design engineer • industrial design • product development manager • 3D graphic design How will the course be assessed? Coursework including, portfolios of design work, product development, reporting and documentation, presentations and exhibitions. *subject to validation www.glos.ac.uk • T: 0844 846 4 846

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PSYCHOLOGY COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time C800 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Animal Biology p54 • Biology p58 • Criminology p70 • Criminology and Psychology p72 • Psychology and Sociology p138 • Sociology p143 • Sport Science p145 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Jackie Prosser, Lead For South Central Strategic Health Authority • Liz Rolls, Senior Research Associate, Lancaster University Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited as conferring eligibility for graduate basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society, which is the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. Accreditation is subject to taking specified modules and gaining a 2:2 degree classification.

Our Psychology Degree provides a contemporary and diverse syllabus that has distinctive coverage of practical applications of psychology and critical thinking. Our degree offers a wide ranging psychology syllabus matching the curriculum of the British Psychological Society and national subject benchmarks. Topics range from the neuroscience of behaviour to the social construction of reality, combining theoretical coverage with training in a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Our coverage of areas of professional work in psychology prepares students to go on to further training to pursue careers as psychologists. The knowledge and skills developed during the degree also prepare students for other work settings, including market research and human resources, the caring professions and education, and the criminal justice and health systems. The focus on practical applications of psychology extends to improving understanding of psychology in everyday life. One of our goals is to help students to become more thoughtful consumers of psychological claims made in the media and in ‘pop’ psychology, and so we seek to improve psychological literacy, investigating the nature of thinking, including its irrationality and errors, and the motivations underlying behaviour. Another distinctive feature is the development of a critical perspective, encouraging students to question received knowledge and to develop strong skills of evaluation and judgement, which will be applicable to both everyday life and professional work. You will investigate how psychology engages with a range

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of social controversies including questions of race, gender, and sexuality, and consider the contribution psychology can make to achieving social justice.

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Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Introducing Psychological Thought • Developing Psychological Theory • Conceptual Issues in Psychology • Psychology in Everyday Life

“Spending time in the library is a key part of my study at university, with a variety of useful resources and quiet spaces to study. Members of staff are extremely helpful and will point you in the right direction if you can’t ﬁnd what you are looking for. ‘Info bite’ sessions run by the library are a useful tool that will help you throughout your studies.”

Year 2 • Development of the Person • Criminological Psychology • Psychology and Mental Health • Psychology in Education Year 3 • Brain and Cognition • Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Counselling • Occupational Psychology • Psychology of Sex and Gender • Thinking and Reasoning Beneﬁts • GBC accreditation from BPS • focus on practical application of psychology, suitable for a range of careers Career opportunities • health service • personnel management • professional psychologist How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, projects, posters and presentations.

BSc (Hons) Psychology and Sociology

HONOURS DEGREE

PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY

RADIO

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time LC38 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • GCSE grade C in Mathematics Professional contacts/ industry links • prison service • Gloucestershire Probation Service • educational and occupational psychology practices • local schools Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited as conferring eligibility for graduate basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society, which is the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. Accreditation is subject to taking specified modules and gaining a 2:2 degree classification.

Psychology and Sociology is an ideal course for anyone who wants to take a broad perspective on understanding the human condition. Our degree offers a contemporary and diverse syllabus that matches national subject benchmarks while including a distinctive emphasis on employability and practical application. The course investigates broad issues around how societies operate, how social life is shaped by culture, and the impact of globalisation. It also looks more speciﬁcally at how individuals operate, from the neuroscience of behaviour to high order cognition, in isolation and in groups. The course emphasises the real world applications of knowledge in the social sciences, using understanding to inform change, and developing a critical stance towards taken-forgranted knowledge. Students develop strong skills of empirical research, evaluation, and judgement, together with a range of key transferable skills. Graduates are well prepared for future employment and professional work, and with the insights gained into society and human nature are well equipped to become active citizens. The degree begins with foundational study that lays the basis for future specialisation. As the degree progresses you are increasingly able to shape your own programme, placing greater emphasis on one area or another, or keeping a balanced curriculum. Specialist options include the main areas of professional practice in psychology such as occupational and forensic psychology, and advanced issues in sociology such as crimes against humanity and the information society.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations of Psychology • Analysis, Evidence and Theory • Social Identities

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Year 2 • Gender, Culture and Society • Sociology in the Real World • Psychology and Mental Health

Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • entry is normally by interview

Year 3 • Cognition, Neuroscience and Neuropsychology • Challenges, Risk and Security in a Global Age • Critical Practice in Psychology Beneﬁts • develops a critical appreciation of human nature • offers a contemporary and diverse syllabus with a focus on employability • includes an optional, credit bearing internship • GBC accreditation from BPS Career opportunities • professional psychologist • caring professions • social research How will the course be assessed? The course is assessed through a range of innovative methods that test the full range of students’ skills and knowledge. Assessments have been designed to give students ‘real world’ challenges which develop employability skills, such as writing for different kinds of audiences or giving conﬁdent oral presentations.

UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time P30F

Related courses • Creative Media p68 • Journalism p118 • Popular Music p132 • Television Production p170 Professional contacts/ industry links • BBC Gloucestershire • Heart Gloucestershire • Stroud FM Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Peter Nash, Managing Director, Monty Funk Productions • Nick Bull, Head of Programmes, BBC Gloucestershire Study options Full-time Campus Park

Radio is thriving with new talent and original ideas, with more than 90% of us tuning in every day, listening to an average of 20 hours a week. Giving you the expertise to succeed in the industry, this course starts with practical programme making skills including interviewing, voice training, recording and editing. You’ll learn how to create tailored content for your target audience, how to research, script, work to a brief and organise your time, and how to shape material for different genres including magazine programmes, music shows and radio drama. The emphasis is on creativity and pushing the boundaries. During the course, you work in the dedicated radio production studios and production suite using professional broadcast and production facilities. In your final year you’ll benefit from an industry placement that allows you to get first-hand, direct experience. This degree combines practice with theory so you’ll also learn how to analyse radio, understand scheduling and explore issues around media ownership and regulation. You’ll develop the key critical thinking skills that all employers look for in a graduate.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Radio Journalism • From Mic to Mix • Feature Docs for Radio Year 2 • Interviewing for Radio • Turn It Up: Making and Presenting Music Radio • Radio Drama Year 3 • Placement • Live Broadcast • Independent Production Project • Experimental Audio Beneﬁts • student radio station • focus on creativity • industry placement Career opportunities • independent radio/audio producer • live broadcasting • radio management How will the course be assessed? Group and individual coursework assessments.

The student radio station, Tone Radio, broadcasts seven days a week including special festival outside broadcasts.

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RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS

RETAIL MANAGEMENT*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time VV65 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • English Language p81 • English Literature p84 • History p106 • History and Religion, Philosophy and Ethics p108 • Theology and Religious Studies p171 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Why are we here? Is there any point to anything we do? Does God exist? Why should we be good — and what is goodness anyway? Religion, Philosophy and Ethics (RPE) can’t answer all life’s questions for you, but it can help you work out your own answers. The course raises challenging and sometimes complex issues and gives you the skills you need to understand them and engage with them. Religious issues and ethical dilemmas affect us all, be it in our private, public or working lives. RPE offers a programme of study that introduces you to religious traditions, philosophical methods and ethical concerns. The course allows you to explore beyond the obvious and develop a deeper sense of understanding. You’ll gain the critical skills you need to unpick complex issues in which ethical, religious and philosophical ideas intertwine. The three-part approach gives you the chance to choose what’s right for you, while core modules ensure that your studies remain grounded in a philosophical approach. Lectures, podcasts, seminars and workshops are supplemented by an international study visit and extended project work. You will be assessed using a broad range of approaches, giving everyone the chance to contribute.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Judaism • Philosophical and Ethical Arguing • New Religious Movements Year 2 • Islam • Indian Religions • Field Trip to Spain Year 3 • Christianity • Love, Sex and Death • Religion, Philosophy and the Visual Arts Beneﬁts • unique combination of topics that addresses contemporary issues • philosophical depth alongside religious understanding and ethical reﬂection • expert staff across the spectrum of religious and philosophical disciplines • opportunity for study trip to Cordoba in Spain and other trips Career opportunities • this course prepares you for life with philosophical skills to last a lifetime, allowing rigorous and clear thinking — whatever you do with your life • teaching and academia • working in publishing and writing • working across faiths and traditions How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, case studies, exams and portfolios.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time N241 4 year placement N240 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park and work-based

Retailing is a substantial and vibrant element of the UK economy employing approximately 3 million people in around half a million outlets. The retail industry operates in a highly competitive and dynamic environment where successful companies must be able to respond to new innovations and technologies, alternative routes to market and increasingly complex and demanding customer groups. The first year of study will introduce you to key skills and principles that underpin management and learning in retailing and logistics. The retailing and logistics contexts module will equip you to identify analyse and respond to key elements of the macro and micro environments that influence the retailing sector. Understanding how to manage supply chains to enhance the creation of value will be a central element of this stage of your study. Understanding your customers and how to deliver high quality service within the retail sector will be featured in your second year of studies, with a focus on merchandising, buying functions, managing retail operations and identifying new routes to market will enhance your ability to contribute to a competitive and successful retail business. In your final year of study you will develop your management and leadership skills and explore the developments and opportunities in local, national and global retail markets. A project or dissertation will enable you to focus on a specific area of retail management that is relevant to you in your current or future employment and will advance your analytical skills and

ability to make well-argued business recommendations. This programme has been speciﬁcally designed for students who wish to develop a future retailing management career or who already have experience of working in this sector. It is delivered using a variety of teaching styles and methods and may be studied on a fulltime basis or by a combination of work based learning and intensive block delivery modules. Illustrative modules • Introduction to Retail Management • Consumer Behaviour • Managing Supply Chains • Managing and Learning in Logistics • Merchandising • Managing Logistics and Retail Operations • E- Marketing • Leadership for Change • Relationship Marketing • Specialist Retail Contexts Beneﬁts • facilitates academic scholarship combined with work based learning • broad range of modules • a focus on developing problems solving and decision making skills within the context of the retail sector Career opportunities • retail manager • merchandising director • retail buyer • logistics manager • retail analyst How will the course be assessed? A wide range of methods include; project reports, essays, portfolios, presentations and practical activities.

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SOCIAL WORK

SOCIOLOGY

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time L502 Entry requirements • points for degree: 260 using the UCAS tariff system from a maximum of three A-levels (or equivalent level three qualifications) plus at least five GCSEs at grades A to C including Maths and English Language or equivalent level two qualification or Access to Higher Education award (pass with Merit or higher) or other relevant course • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure and meet the required occupational health standards Professional contacts/ industry links Delivered in partnership with: Gloucestershire County Council, Herefordshire Council, Swindon Borough Council, Worcestershire Council and a large number of independent, private and voluntary sector agencies. Study options Full-time Campus Francis Close Hall Associated professional accreditations Health and Care Professions Council

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This course has been developed in partnership with employers and users of social care services and is recognised by the regulatory body for social work the Health and Care Professions Council. Launched in 2003, revised for the 2007 entry, this degree is now the recognised professional qualification for social workers in the UK, and on successful completion, students are eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC as professionally qualified social workers. The course is being continuously developed taking account of any governmental initiatives and/or directives, including recommendations for change emerging from the Social Work Reform Board. At the time of going to press the course is undergoing further revision ready for the 2013 entry. Social workers work with, and provide services for, the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in society. They are employed by a range of statutory, voluntary and private organisations and work in collaboration with colleagues across health services, education, criminal justice and housing. Social workers can be employed in a variety of settings: fieldwork, day and residential care and community development. Current changes in the structure of social care services in the UK are opening up a wide range of employment opportunities for professionally qualified social workers.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Social Work Skills • Social Work in Context: Law and Policy • Human Growth and Development Year 2 • Practice Placement • Risk Prevention, Risk and Protection • Substance Use and Misuse Year 3 • Practice Placement • Social Work and Mental Health • Social Work with Children and Families Placements There is a requirement to undertake assessed work in practice. Beneﬁts • leads to the ability to apply for registered social worker status with the regulatory body for social work • extensive opportunities for practice learning Career opportunities • a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations with both children and adults • many of our graduates have found employment in surrounding social work agencies and in the independent and voluntary sector How will the course be assessed? Exams, presentations, group work, portfolios and practice assessment.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time L300 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses: • Criminology p70 • Criminology and Sociology p73 • Psychology and Sociology p138 Recent ﬁeldtrips • how local councils work: a visit to Shire Hall, Gloucester, and Cheltenham Municipal Offices • ethnicity, gender, disability, crime: investigating employment and the leisure industry at Cheltenham Racecourse Study options: Full-time and part-time Campus: Francis Close Hall

Sociology doesn’t just exist in the classroom. It’s with us every minute of every day. Embedded throughout this course is a focus on the relevance of sociology to the real world and the development of skilled, knowledgeable and highly employable graduates. Students are encouraged from Year 1 to consider a range of potential career paths, build a portfolio of experience in employment or volunteering, and apply their learning to the real world issues they encounter outside the classroom. Whilst you can expect to develop a broad theoretical knowledge of sociological issues, you will also beneﬁt from a range of guest speakers and practitioners, and actively learn on a variety of ﬁeld trips. Additionally, you will engage with a range of IT applications that social scientists can expect to use throughout and beyond their degree. This course equips you with a powerful understanding of how societies operate, how our cultural assumptions structure all aspects of human social life, and how ideas, technologies and cultures shape globalised 21st century societies. You will explore a variety of explanations of the nature of human societies and study the policies and assumptions used in tackling social issues and providing welfare.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Living in a Global World • Social Identities • Introductory Research and Fieldwork Year 2 • Sociology in the Real World • Gender, Culture and Society • Crimes Against Humanity Year 3 • Challenges, Risk and Security in a Global Age • The Postcolonial World • Visual Culture and the Information Society Beneﬁts • strong reputation for student support • opportunities for volunteering and work experience • emphasis on career planning and portfolio development Career opportunities • social and welfare professions • human resources • teaching and research How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, projects and critical reviews.

The course employs a range of teaching and learning methods, both in and outside the classroom, and as you progress in your studies you will be encouraged to specialise and pursue your own research interests. There is also the chance to obtain academic credit for projects based on volunteering or work experience which can make your CV stand out in a competitive market.

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SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES

SPORT SCIENCE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time C600 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Sport Science p145 Professional contacts/ Industry links • The British Psychological Society • Health Professions Council Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

This course will give you a broad and varied programme of study and is ideal for those with career ambitions in sport or exercise. You’ll gain an insight into the underpinning disciplines of sport and exercise including anatomy, biomechanics, philosophy, physiology, psychology and sociology. These discipline areas lead to focused modules later in the programme, for example, Performance Psychology. We have strong links with the local community including local sports clubs, schools, general practitioners and leisure providers. You’ll work closely with staff members who are either accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS), or/and registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC), many of whom provide support to sports performers and health and leisure providers. While studying this professional programme, you will also be able to use our purpose-built sport and exercise laboratory and sporting facilities. Not only does the programme provide the foundation for further study and research, it also opens doors into the sports industry. Sport scholarships are available in a range of sports. The course is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the professional body for sport and exercise sciences.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences • Introduction to Research Methods • Introductory Modules in Physiology, Psychology, Biomechanics, Philosophy and Sociology Year 2 • Performance Analysis for Elite Performance • Physical Activity Pathways and Exercise Referral • Psychology of Sport and Exercise Year 3 • Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation • Environmental Physiology • Cardiac Rehabilitation • Applied Physiology for Exercise, Health and Sport Performance • Mental Health, Exercise and Sport Placement opportunities This course contains an optional placement. You will be required to complete an enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire. Beneﬁts • extensive laboratory facilities • staff at the forefront of research and consultancy • ﬂexibility (especially in the single honours route) to pursue a programme that has breadth as well as depth Career opportunities • applied sport scientist • entry onto PGCE PE • exercise referral schemes • physical activity co-ordinator

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track C602 3 year full-time C603 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Psychology p136 • Sport and Exercise Sciences p144 • Sports Strength and Conditioning p163 Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Oxstalls

The legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games will continue to create opportunities for sport scientists. The role of sport science within both grassroots and elite sport will continue to be increasingly important. Our programme is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) which means our course provides the curriculum, resources and opportunities you need to work in the world of sport science. You will study every aspect of sport science, including physiology, psychology, and biomechanics. You can also specialise within disciplines of your choice, for example nutrition, injury of sports and performance analysis. The course contains work placement modules, allowing you to gain the essential skills and experience required by your future employers within your chosen sport science career. Throughout the three years of the course you will be using purposebuilt physiology, psychology and biomechanics laboratories, including a superb environmental chamber which simulates performance in extreme conditions. If you are interested in becoming a sport scientist, then this is the course for you.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Applied Sport Science • Research Methods Year 2 • Biomechanics of Human Movement • Performance Analysis • Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Conditioning Year 3 • Performance Psychology • Environmental Physiology • Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation • This course contains an optional placement in your second and third year. Benefits • application of sport science knowledge to ‘real life’ performance settings • opportunity to gain knowledge in all sport science disciplines, but also specialise in your chosen area • completion of sport science specific work placement(s) Career opportunities • discipline specialist, such as a sport psychologist, physiologist, strength and conditioning advisor or performance analyst • fitness, coaching and teaching professions • sport science support teams How will the course be assessed? Coursework, portfolio work, presentations, case studies, laboratory work, examinations, projects and group debates.

How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, case studies, laboratory work and group debates.

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SPORTS (COACHING)

SPORTS (DEVELOPMENT)

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time X153 Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 180 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire • students with extensive vocational experience may be considered with lower points Related courses • Sports Coaching p150 Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Jane Powell – Head of Coaching England Hockey Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

The Sports Coaching course seeks to develop innovative and knowledgeable coaches who are able to excel in a wide range of environments. Aiming to produce coaches who embrace a life-long learning philosophy, this course encourages you to use your passion for your profession not only to teach, but holistically develop athletes of all abilities. Our degree will help you develop a strong evidence-based approach to coaching built upon scientiﬁc principles and technical understanding. An appreciation of coaching approaches and learning styles will be developed to maximise the impact and effectiveness of coaching practice. Work experience is central to this programme and in both years, students will spend a considerable period of their time in a coaching setting working with the local sporting community. We have close links with local sports clubs and partners that will provide you with excellent opportunities to be involved in high quality sport and sports coaching, working alongside professionals in their ﬁeld. The course is highly practical and involves many opportunities to coach and engage with the practical outworking of the craft. If you are motivated by the challenge of working with adults and children and have a passion for helping others to enjoy and improve their sporting abilities, then this course could be for you.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Teaching and Coaching in Practice • Coaching Principles • Analysis of Human Movement • Coaching in the Workplace 1 Year 2 • Analysis of Coaching • Coaching Practice • Coaching in the Workplace 2 Beneﬁts • students successfully completing this foundation degree will be able to top-up to year 3 of the BSC (Hons) Sports Coaching Career opportunities • community sports coach • local authority sports development units • national governing bodies How will the course be assessed? A wide variety of assessment modes will be utilised including coursework, presentations, case studies, laboratory work and group debates.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time C607 Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 180 using the UCAS tariff system. • applications will be considered based on industry experience and expertise. Students with extensive vocational experience may be considered with lower points • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure and obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Sports Development p154 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

This course aims to build the foundations of knowledge to understand and analyse the role of sport in the community. This course considers practical approaches and strategies for developing sport in a range of community settings.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Sports Development Principles • Sports Leadership and Coaching • Community and School Sport, Exercise and Health • Introduction to Sociology of Sport and Science • Work Placement

Work-based learning opportunities are central to understanding and to excelling in this career pathway. You’ll have opportunities throughout to experience exciting and varied placement opportunities, including community sports initiatives, sports development organisations, schoolclub partnerships, adapted sport settings and youth sport projects.

Year 2 • Current Policy and Practice Issues • Sports Development Planning and Experience • Coaching Sport in the Community • Adapted Physical Activity • Football in the Community • Sport and Social Exclusion • Work Placement

Opportunities will be available within the course to gain industry recognised qualiﬁcations. Sports development students wishing to pursue their coaching interests can make the most of further opportunities to develop their skills and qualiﬁcations through our volunteering scheme, Sports CVs, which may fund up to 70% of sports coaching awards. Students currently working in the sports industry are also encouraged to apply and a part-time option for study is available.

Beneﬁts • a range of work-based learning opportunities • tutoring from industry experts • opportunity to top up to year 3 of the BSc (Hons) Sports Development or the BSc (Hons) Applied Sport and Exercise Studies Career opportunities • local authority sports development initiatives • sports’ national governing bodies • teacher • community sports providers How will the course be assessed? A variety of coursework assessment tasks will be set including group work, practical activities, reﬂective portfolios, presentations, posters and academic writing tasks.

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HONOURS DEGREE

SPORTS (FITNESS)

SPORTS AND DANCE EDUCATION

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Foundation degree 2 year full-time X154 Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 180 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Applied Sport and Exercise Studies p57 • Sports Fitness and Physical Activity p158 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

This course provides the necessary theoretical underpinning and practical experience to allow you to excel in the expanding and changing health and fitness industry. With obesity fears hitting the headlines more than ever before, perhaps it’s no surprise that business is booming in the sports, fitness and leisure industry. Practical and vocationally-based, this course helps you to make the most out of your abilities and gives you the skills you need to give you the edge in a highly competitive business. Combining theory and practice both in and out of the classroom, we can help you develop the knowledge and personal attributes you need for a successful career in a job which can be enormously rewarding. Work-based learning opportunities are central to understanding and to excelling in this career pathway. All students on the course will have the opportunity to work on placements in the local health and fitness community across both years of study. Appropriate Register of Exercise Professional (REPS) qualifications are embedded within the programme to maximise student employability within the fitness and physical activity setting (*certification fee payable).

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Foundations of Anatomy and Physiology • Nutrition for Fitness and Health • Principles of Health, Fitness and Well-Being • Fitness Instructor Award* Year 2 • Advanced Anatomy and Physiology • Physical Activity and Exercise Referral • Health and Fitness Assessment • Personal Trainer Award* Placement Two compulsory year-long modules that include significant work placements in years 1 and 2. Benefits • provides a comprehensive understanding of the nature of the fitness industry • vocational emphasis is provided through work-related learning • once you have successfully completed the foundation degree you can top up to BSc Applied Sport and Exercise Studies or BSc Sports Fitness and Physical Activity Career opportunities • personal trainer • physical activity promotion officer • fitness/club management • delivering and assessing fitness qualifications How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, exams, case studies, practical sessions and group debate.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time XW35 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Performing Arts p128 • Sports Coaching p150 • Sports Development p154 • Sports Coaching and Development p152 • Sports Education and Development p156 • Sports Education and Science p157 Professional contacts/ industry links • Association for Physical Education (AfPE) • British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists (BASES) Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • teachers and head teachers from schools and colleges across the UK • professional players from Gloucester Rugby and Gloucestershire Cricket Club Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

Exploring and developing the links between how sport and dance are best taught and learnt, this course provides the foundations for entering into dance education and physical education professions. We aim to produce professionals who can teach dance and physical activities for different groups. If you are motivated by working with people of all ages and helping them enjoy and improve their dance and physical abilities, then sports education and dance is for you. The programme emphasises the importance of experiential learning in a practical context. You will examine different dance styles, learning styles and teaching strategies and thanks to our experienced teaching staff with a strong tradition in teacher training, you will develop an understanding of the most scientiﬁc and progressive ways to teach dance and physical activities. Lectures and work related experience, will build your conﬁdence to take advantage of education and physical activity employment.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding Physical Education in Schools • Teaching and Coaching in Practice • Dance Styles and Techniques Year 2 • Teaching and Learning; Young People, Schools and Physical Education • Principles and Concepts of Growth, Development and Movement • Choreography Year 3 • Practice, Policy and Physical Education in Schools • Dance for Education • Independent Project Beneﬁts • placement opportunities in schools, dance companies and community settings • preparation for PGCE (Physical Education Primary Education) • established links with Youth Dance England, Regional Dance Agencies and Dance Training and Accreditation Partnership Career opportunities • community dance leader • teaching • dance development How will the course be assessed? A range of assessments including coursework, exams, practical work and digital presentations.

Associated professional accreditations Our Sport CVs scheme offers students the chance to gain a range of coaching qualiﬁcations.

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SPORTS COACHING COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time X152 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Professional contacts/ Industry links A range of schools, professional and community sports clubs, county sports partnerships Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Jane Powell – Head of Coaching, England Hockey Campus Oxstalls Also available as a fast-track route at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS).

This course aims to produce coaches with a passion for their profession and an understanding of the skills needed for coaching novice to elite performers. Sports coaching looks to develop innovative and knowledgeable coaches who are able to excel in a wide range of environments. If you are motivated by the challenge of working with adults or children and have a passion for helping others to enjoy and improve their sporting abilities, then this course is for you. Our degree will help you develop a strong evidence-based approach to coaching built upon scientiﬁc principles and technical understanding. An appreciation of coaching approaches and learning styles will be developed to maximise the impact and effectiveness of coaching practice. All students on this course will have the opportunity to work in the local sports community. We have close links with local sports clubs and partners, providing you with excellent opportunities to be involved in high quality sport and sports coaching.

Indicative Content Year 1 • Introduction to coaching principles • Investigating the application of a range of scientific disciplines to sports coaching • Introducing enquiry-based and reflective thinking for sports coaches • Compulsory work placement Year 2 • Developing innovative pedagogic strategies and coaching principles • Examining a range of performance analysis strategies • Furthering enquiry-based and reflective thinking for sports coaches • Compulsory work placement Year 3 • Advanced application of scientific principles underpinning sports coaches • Critiquing contemporary issues in sports coaching • Compulsory work placement Benefits • developing an evidence-based approach to coaching • gaining practical experience and coaching in different settings Career opportunities • professional sports coach (including constructing your own company) • working for local authorities • working for National Governing Bodies (NGBs) • Physical education teaching (suitable precursor to PGCE) How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, case studies and exams.

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PETER HABERSHON BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Sport Science (currently studying MRes Sport and Exercise) “I achieve my best results when able to put the theory into practice which is exactly what the university offers. My presenting skills have signiﬁcantly increased as a result of studying here. I was invited to present my dissertation at the BASES student conference, giving me invaluable experience of a high pressure presentation and also experience of how a conference works.”

HONOURS DEGREE

SPORTS COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT

SPORTS COACHING AND EDUCATION

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time CXP1 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Sports Development p154 • Sports Education p155 Professional contacts/ industry links • Sport England • The Youth Sports Trust • The Football Association • The British Sports Trust • The Central Council for Physical Recreation • Gloucestershire Sport & Physical Activity Trust • Gloucestershire County Council • Bath and North Somerset Council • Cotswold District Council • Cheltenham Borough Council • Worcester City Council Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

This course aims to produce students with a passion for their profession and an understanding of the skills needed for working in a coaching and/or development role, especially within a community setting. Sports coaching and development looks to develop innovative and knowledgeable students who are able to excel in a wide range of environments. If you are motivated by the challenge of working with adults and children and have a passion for helping others to enjoy and improve their sporting abilities, then this course is for you. Our degree will help you develop a strong evidence-based approach to coaching built upon scientiﬁc and sociological principles and technical understanding. An appreciation of coaching approaches and learning styles will be developed to maximise the impact and effectiveness of coaching practice within a community setting. All students on this course will have the opportunity to work in the local sports community. We have close links with local sports clubs and partners, providing you with excellent opportunities to be involved in high quality sports development and sports coaching. Graduates from this programme will be well placed to pursue a career explicitly in sports coaching, and/or other related ﬁelds including National Governing Bodies, County Sports Partnerships, youth work, health promotion and local authorities.

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Illustrative modules • Introduction to Research Methods • Sport and Exercise Placement • Introduction to the Sociology of Sport and Exercise • Introduction to Physical Activity and Health Development • Sports Organisations • Teaching and Coaching in Practice • Sports Leadership and Coaching Benefits • develops creative, innovative and reflective practitioners capable of operating in a wide range of sports development and coaching environments • develops students’ passion for the holistic development of children, athletes and coaches through inclusive and ethical practice • helps students to develop an employable profile through the ability to demonstrate a focussed specialism, extensive practical experience in a range of disciplines and entrepreneurial capabilities Career opportunities • national governing body development officers • sports coaches • local authority sports officers How will the course be assessed? The assessment suite comprises written, oral and practical tasks designed to enable students to develop the broad range of knowledge and skills which underpin sports coaching and development practice.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time CX63 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Professional contacts/ industry links • AfPe (Association for Physical Education) • Sports Coach UK • Skills Active Study options Full-time Campus Oxstalls

This course is designed with a commitment to ensuring versatility amongst graduates, and to providing enhanced scope for students to pursue specific interests in both coaching and education. The programme focuses on how learning and performance can be linked and examines these in both a theoretical and practical context. It explores the links between how sports and physical activities are best taught and learnt whilst developing a strong evidence-based approach to coaching built upon scientific principles and technical understanding. Work experience is a focus of the programme and students are encouraged to engage in different placement opportunities. Students can maintain a balance between teaching and coaching or they can develop a specialism in one area as the course progresses. If you are motivated by the challenge of working with adults and children and have a passion for engaging and helping others to enjoy and improve their sporting abilities, then this course could be for you. Graduates from this programme will be well placed to pursue a career explicitly in sports coaching, teaching and other related fields including sports organisations and local authorities.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding Physical Education in Schools • Coaching Principles • Teaching and Coaching in Practice Year 2 • Coaching Practice • Teaching and Learning; Young People, Schools and Physical Education • Research Methods Year 3 • Independent Project • Practice, Policy and Physical Education in Schools (optional) • Reﬂective Practice in Sports Coaching (optional) Beneﬁts • placement opportunities in a wide variety of teaching and coaching settings • opportunity to work with practitioners from the local community • preparation for PGCE course in teaching (primary or secondary) Career opportunities • community sports coach • teaching (primary or secondary) • any role within education or coaching How will the course be assessed? A range of assessments including coursework, exams, practical work and digital presentations.

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SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

SPORTS EDUCATION

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time C601 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Sports (Development) p147 • Sports Coaching and Development p152 • Sports Education and Development p156 Professional contacts/ industry links • Sport England • The Football Association • Youth Sport Trust • the Gloucestershire Sports Partnership • English Federation for Disability Sport • Gloucester County Council Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Professor Mike Collins • Dr Keir Worth (Director of Coaching – England Squash and Racketball Association) Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

This course has earned a national reputation for developing successful careers, ranging from sports development and health promotion to youth work and sports management. This course helps you understand, question and analyse sport and its role in the community. The course offers a distinctive combination of classroom, practical and industry modules and aims to help students develop a critical understanding of the theory that underpins the ﬁeld. There is also the opportunity to develop learning through an extensive range of placements with sport and community organisations. You could play a role in our unique social enterprise, owned and run by students, which co-ordinates and runs sports development initiatives with partners across the county. You’ll develop excellent intellectual and transferable skills, which will prepare you for employment in this progressive and dynamic ﬁeld, or for work and life in other related sectors. We promote innovative teaching and learning that creates a positive environment for students, and encourages individuals to develop within and beyond the curriculum. Illustrative modules Year 1 • Sports Leadership and Coaching • Sport and Exercise Placements • Sports Organisations • Introduction to Physical Activity and Health Development • Introduction to Research Methods Year 2 • Adapted Physical Activity • Sport and Social Exclusion • Sport and Society

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• Football and the Community • Managing Community Initiatives • The Role of Physical Activity in the Community Year 3 • Healthy and Active Lifestyles • Performance Sports Development • Sport, Youth and Community • Evaluating Sports Development • Inclusive Physical Activity Placement opportunities This course contains a compulsory placement module in year 1. You then have the opportunity to continue working in the community in years 2 and 3. You will be required to complete an enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire. Beneﬁts • unique student-owned business (PhASE) • coaching, leadership and placement opportunities • close links with Sport England, The Football Association, Youth Sport Trust, The Gloucestershire Sports Partnership, English Federation for Disability Sport and other local authority partners Career opportunities • local authority sports development officer • olympic agencies • sport and leisure facilities • sports’ national governing bodies • work within Sport England How will the course be assessed? Assessments include coursework, presentations, case studies, group debates and digital stories.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track X155 3 year full-time X151 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Sports and Dance Education p149 • Sports Coaching p150 • Sports Coaching and Development p152 • Sports Development p154 • Sports Education and Development p156 • Sports Education and Science p157 Professional contacts/ industry links a range of schools, professional and community sports clubs Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • teachers and head teachers from schools and colleges across the UK • professional players from Gloucester Rugby and Gloucestershire Cricket Club Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Oxstalls Associated professional accreditations Our Sport CVs scheme offers students the chance to gain a range of coaching qualiﬁcations

Sports Education provides a wide variety of opportunities to help you develop the skills for careers such as physical education teaching, primary and special school teaching and school sport development. The course content emphasises the importance of experiential learning in a practical context and explores and develops your knowledge and understanding of effective teaching and learning strategies. Our experienced and highly qualified teaching staff will help you to develop an understanding of the most scientific and progressive ways to teach sport and physical activities for early years, primary and secondary aged children and for work in adapted physical activity. The university has a strong tradition in teacher training and this course offers an excellent foundation to apply for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. Practical and theoretical lectures take place in our excellent sports facilities, which include a modern sports hall, all weather pitch, fitness gym and a mirrored dance studio. We also have excellent links with local sports clubs and community and leisure facilities. Work placement opportunities are available in years 1, 2 and 3 in a variety of environments for you to experience education and coaching employment. If you’re motivated by working with children of all ages and helping them enjoy and improve their sporting and physical abilities, then the sports education course is for you.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding PE • Work Placement • Teaching Tactics and Strategies Year 2 • Leadership, Young people and Schools • Athletics/Aquatics/Dance/ Gymnastics • Adapted Physical Activity Year 3 • Primary Physical Education • Healthy and Active Lifestyles: Contemporary Perspectives • Independent Project Placement Year This course contains a compulsory placement in your first year. You will be required to complete an enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire. Benefits • work placement throughout the 3 years • preparation for PGCE in Primary Education and Physical Education • study through traditional sport and new physical activity such as; multiskills, parkour, streetdance and lifestyle activities Career opportunities • teaching • school sport development • coaching How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, practical performances, teaching presentations, group presentations, reflective writing, critical writing.

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SPORTS EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

SPORTS EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time CXR1 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Sports Development p154 • Sports Education p155 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

Exploring the links between how sport and physical activities are best learnt, developed and delivered this course provides the foundations for entering into community and education professions. We aim to produce professionals who can develop and teach a range of physical activities for different populations. The programme emphasises the importance of experiential learning in a practical context that is underpinned by theoretical concepts. You will examine context in which policy informs community sport, physical activity and physical education, and apply to teaching, coaching and development practice. Thanks to our experienced teaching staff with a strong tradition in sports development, community practice and teacher training, you will develop an understanding of the most progressive ways to plan and deliver physical activities. Lectures and work related experience, will build your conﬁdence to take advantage of sports education, community development and physical activity employment.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding Physical Education in Schools • Introduction to the Sociology of Sport and Exercise • Teaching and Coaching in Practice • Sports Leadership and Coaching Year 2 • Teaching and Learning; Young People, Schools and Physical Education • Principles and Concepts of Growth, Development and Movement • Managing Community Initiatives • Sport and Society • The Role of Physical Activity in the Community Year 3 • Practice, Policy and Physical Education in Schools • Inclusive Physical Activity • Independent Project • Sports Policy • Performance Sports Development Beneﬁts • placement opportunities in Schools and community settings • preparation for PGCE (Physical Education, Primary Education) • PhASE, student led social enterprise • study through traditional sport and new physical activity such as; multiskills, parkour, streetdance and lifestyle activities Career opportunities • community sports coach • sport and physical activity development • teaching How will the course be assessed? A range of assessments including coursework, exams, practical work and digital presentations.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time CX6H Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Sports and Dance Education p149 • Sports Coaching p150 • Sports Coaching and Development p152 • Sports Development p154 • Sports Education and Development p156 Professional contacts/ industry links • Association for Physical Education (AfPE) • British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists (BASES) Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls Associated professional accreditations Our Sport CVs scheme offers students the chance to gain a range of coaching qualiﬁcations.

Exploring and developing the links between how sport and physical activities are best taught and learnt, this course provides the foundations for entering into sport and education professions. We aim to produce professionals who can teach a range of physical activities for different groups. The programme emphasises the importance of experiential learning in a practical context. You will examine context in which sport and exercise scientists work, develop different teaching and learning styles and assess how these are informed by policy. You will develop and understanding of key disciplines (ie, anatomy; biomechanics; philosophy; physiology; psychology; sociology) that underpin sport and exercise sciences. Thanks to our experienced teaching staff with a strong tradition in sports science and teacher training, you will develop an understanding of the most scientiﬁc and progressive ways to teach physical activities. Lectures and work related experience will build your conﬁdence to take advantage of education and physical activity employment.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Understanding Physical Education in Schools • Introduction to Psychology of Sport and Exercise • Introduction to Physiology of Sport and Exercise Year 2 • Teaching and Learning; Young People, Schools & Physical Education • Principles and Concepts of Growth, Development and Movement • Biomechanics of Human Movement I Year 3 • Practice, Policy and Physical Education in Schools • Inclusive Physical Activity • Independent Project Beneﬁts • placement opportunities in Schools and community settings • preparation for PGCE (Physical Education, Primary Education) • sport science facilities, purposebuilt physiology, psychology and biomechanics laboratories, including a superb environmental chamber which simulates performance in extreme conditions • study through traditional sport and new physical activity such as; multiskills, parkour, streetdance and lifestyle activities Career opportunities • community sports coach • teaching • ﬁtness industry How will the course be assessed? A range of assessments including coursework, exams, practical work and digital presentations.

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SPORTS FITNESS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

SPORTS JOURNALISM*

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time C60A Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Sports (Fitness) p148 Professional contacts/ industry links established links with local gyms, leisure centres and sports clubs Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls Also available as a fast-track* route at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS). *subject to validation

This course provides the necessary theoretical underpinning and practical experience to allow you to excel in the expanding and changing health and fitness industry. The course is designed to enable you to develop the necessary skills and knowledge required to pursue a career within the fitness and/or physical activity related industry. This programme embeds relevant professional qualifications to enhance employability within these fields. You will focus on developing your theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are relevant within the arena of sports fitness and physical activity. This course contains modules that offer you a broad scientific underpinning, including related anatomical, physiological and psychological concepts; alongside work-related modules that develop practical skills required to excel in the health and fitness industry. Work-based learning opportunities are central to understanding and to excelling in this career pathway. All students on this course will have the opportunity to work on placements in the local health and fitness community in the second and third years of study. Appropriate Register of Exercise Professional (REPS) qualifications are embedded within the programme to maximise student employability within the fitness and physical activity setting (certification fee payable). Moreover, the programme will explore local / national strategies, initiatives and policies which relate to physical activity within the UK.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Exercise Design and Fitness Instruction • Introduction to the Physiology of Sport and Exercise • Introduction to Physical Activity and Health Development

COURSE DETAILS

Year 2 • Advanced Exercise Design and Fitness Instruction • Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Conditioning • Exercise Referral (Optional)

Related courses • Journalism p118 • Radio p139 • Sports Management p161

Year 3 • Advanced Training Techniques • Cardiac Rehabilitation • Injury, Prevention and Rehabilitation Placement opportunities Optional placement year Benefits • provides a comprehensive understanding of the nature of the health and fitness industry • placement opportunities in local fitness centres, sports clubs and schools • opportunity to gain relevant vocational qualifications in the field to enhance employability in the industry Career opportunities • personal trainer • specialist instructor eg cardiac rehabilitation • physical activity promotion officer • fitness/club management • delivering and assessing fitness qualifications How will the course be assessed? A range of assessments including coursework, exams, practical work and digital presentations.

UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time CP65 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system

Professional contacts/ industry links • England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) • Football Association (FA) • Rugby Football Union (RFU) • Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) • Cheltenham Town FC • Gloucester RFC • Gloucester City AFC • BBC Radio Gloucestershire • Gloucestershire Echo Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Jill Douglas – BBC & ITV Sports Presenter • Jacqui Oatley – BBC 5Live and Match of the Day Football Commentator • Nick Harris – MotoGP Journalist, Broadcaster & runs an International Communications Agency • Sharron Davies – Former Olympic Swimmer & Broadcaster • Keir Worth - Performance Director - England Squash and Racketball • Justine Naylor - Performance Director - British Showjumping Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Park and Oxstalls

From football commentaries to features about the latest sporting controversy, the successful sports journalist needs the skills and knowledge to cover it all. BA Sports Journalism is an exciting new course which will prepare students to pursue a career in sports media or communications. It will run alongside our prestigious BA Journalism and Sports Development and Management courses and will be taught by highly experienced professional journalists, sports practitioners and academics. BA Sports Journalism students will learn how to operate as multi skilled journalists in the dedicated newsroom and studios in our renowned Media School. Here they will have the opportunity to cover live sports events and sports news for online, newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. They will also examine the importance and effect of sport in society and the relationship between media sports coverage, audiences and contemporary issues. In their ﬁnal year, students will be able to complete their portfolio of practical work demonstrating a wide range of skills, as well as undertake an industry placement. Previous Journalism students have enjoyed opportunities at Gloucester Rugby Club, Cheltenham Town Football Club, Gloucestershire Cricket Club, TalkSport Radio, BBC Radio Gloucestershire, ITV West and West Country, BBC FiveLive, FourFourTwo and the Gloucestershire Echo. Many have gone into fulﬁlling careers in the regional & national sports media, and with sports clubs and governing bodies, as reporters, producers, editors, press officers and radio commentators.

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Writing and Presentation for Journalists • Media Law • Sport and Social Issues Year 2 • Feature Writing • Histories of Modern Sport: Evidence, Applications and Interpretations • Magazine Journalism Year 3 • The Professional Newsroom • Work Placement • Sport in Consumer Society Beneﬁts • practical and vocational approach • opportunities to cover live sports events • challenging and relevant academic content Career opportunities • sports writer • sports club press officer • sports news reporter • sports content editor/web manager How will the course be assessed? A range of coursework such as essays, presentations and portfolios of practical work.

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SPORTS LEADERSHIP*

SPORTS MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time X156 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system or substantial professional experience Associated professional accreditations additional qualiﬁcations are built into the course Professional contacts/ industry links • Sports Leaders UK • Professional Game Match Officials Limited • Football Association • Rugby Football Union • England and Wales Cricket Board Recent guest lecturers/ speakers • Keir Worth – Performance Director England Squash and Racketball • Chris White – Former World Cup referee and RFU National Referee Academy manager

The BSc (Hons) Sports Leadership course has been developed to embrace the potential of sport to make a difference to people’s lives in a range of contexts. Whether you are interested in coaching, officiating, volunteering or developing a business or new enterprise, this course will help you acquire the leadership qualities to prepare you for 21st Century employment. Supported by Sports Leaders UK, this course will help you develop the range of leadership skills which are valued by employers in a range of different settings. Our students gain ﬁrst-hand authentic and meaningful experiences in the community, whether developing a local sporting activity, leading new business developments or refereeing at elite level.

Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls and various community locations

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Placement • Understanding Leadership • Understanding Organisations Year 2 • Leadership and Partnership Working • Placement • Reflective Practice Year 3 • Enterprise • Sports Mentoring • Placement Benefits • first hand opportunities of working in leadership roles in a range of settings • additional Qualifications from Sports Leaders UK and a range of National Governing Bodies • transferable skills to help you succeed in any workplace Career opportunities • elite refereeing/officiating • leadership roles in sports organisations • enterprise and self- employment • graduate programmes with major corporate employers How will the course be assessed? A mixture of innovative assessment methods will be employed, for example, digital stories, poster presentations, oral presentations, vivas.

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COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year fast-track placement NC26 4 year placement CN6F Entry requirements • points for degree: 260 UCAS tariff system Associated Professional Accreditations • Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) and Skills Active, application currently in progress for endorsement of this course Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Oxstalls

Following the phenomenal success of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, sports managers and providers have the task of ensuring that the nation’s enthusiasm for sport continues. The personal, economic and community beneﬁts of sport are undeniable, but delivering these beneﬁts long term requires creative, skilled and dedicated managers. If you want to succeed in this challenge, and receive the rewards a career in sport management offers, then this is the course for you.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Sports Management Principles and Practice • Sports Leadership and Coaching • Principles of Resource Management

Throughout the course you will get to the heart of what makes sport special, and why both governments and commercial enterprises seek to promote participation. You will explore the need for effective marketing, ﬁnancial and people management, and develop the knowledge and skills you need to put these into practice. There will be opportunities for you to gain both strategic and operational knowhow, perhaps leading to a new business proposition in your ﬁnal year.

Year 3 • Policy and Strategy Appraisal • Critical Issues in Sports Management • Strategic Financial Management • Marketing and Communications

The staff teaching team include experts in business, sport tourism, event planning, facilities management, sports development and physical activity and health promotion. With your lecturers and professors actively involved in research, your lectures will be informed by cutting-edge knowledge. You will also benefit from our first class student-support and student-placement teams, who will help to create the ultimate learning and studying opportunities at the University of Gloucestershire. This course has a significant vocational focus with full-time sports industry placements for both the 3 year and 4 year programmes.

Year 2 • Sport and Social Issues • Risk Management and Legal Issues • Planning Sports Events Placement year A 48 week full-time placement is compulsory for the 4 year programme; and 2x 13 week full-time placements for the 3 year programme. Further opportunities for work experience are also provided.

Benefits • industry-experienced professionals • knowledge gained in employabilityoriented allows for an understanding of sports provision, management and development • opportunities to gain additional (and subsidised) sports industry recognised vocational qualifications Career opportunities • sports events manager • stadium operations manager • sports centre manager • sports entrepreneur How will the course be assessed? Assessments include essays, projects, reports, portfolios, seen and unseen exams, case studies, reflective diaries, and practical presentations.

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SPORTS MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

SPORTS STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year fast-track placement C620 4 year full-time C621 Entry requirements • points for degree: 260 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Events Management p88 • Sports Development p154 • Sports Management p161 • Strategic Management TopUps p166-169 • Tourism Management p172 Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Oxstalls

Managing sport has never been more challenging, or more rewarding. As the value and profile of sport continue to grow, so do the opportunities for a fulfilling career in sports management. The potential personal, economic and community benefits of sport are undeniable, but delivering this post-Olympic legacy requires creative, skilled and dedicated managers. If you want to be up to this challenge, and receive the rewards a career in sports management offers, then this is the course for you. Throughout the course you will get to the heart of what makes sport special, and why both governments and commercial enterprises seek to promote participation. You will explore the need for effective marketing, financial and people management, and develop the knowledge and skills you need to put these into practice. There will be opportunities for you to gain both strategic and operational knowhow, perhaps leading to a new business proposition in your final year. You will be able to study aspects of sport management such as events, facilities, sponsorship and sport development which continue to grow in significance, and present opportunities for both satisfying and rewarding careers. And when you graduate, you’ll be ready to become part of this exciting and challenging industry.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Sports Management Principles and Practice • Sports Leadership and Coaching • Introduction to the Sociology of Sport and Exercise Year 2 • Marketing the Leisure Experience • Sport and Social Issues • Managing Community Initiatives Placement year A 48 week full-time placement is compulsory for the 4 year programme and two 13 week full-time placements for the 3 year fast-track programme. Further opportunities for work experience are also provided. Year 3 • Strategic Human Resource Management • Critical Issues in Sports Management • New Business Development Beneﬁts • industry-experienced professionals leading and delivering your course • on-campus sports facilities and located in the heart of a county committed to quality sporting opportunities Career opportunities • sports development manager • stadium operations and events manager • sports centre manager How will the course be assessed? Coursework, exams, presentations and case studies.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year fast-track C610 3 year full-time C611 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses: • Sport Science p145 • Sports Coaching p150 Professional contacts/ industry links: A variety of professional, youth and amateur sports organisation Study options: Full-time and part-time Campus: Oxstalls Also available as a fast-track route at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS).

Strength and conditioning is a new and exciting area of sport science support that focuses speciﬁcally on the physical preparation of athletes for peak sports performance. Now formally recognised in the UK, strength and conditioning is led by the newly developed UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA). Launched in 2004, the UKSCA has set the professional standard for strength and conditioning coaches working with elite performers in the UK. According to the UKSCA, there have been more strength and conditioning coaches employed in recent times by the home country institutes than any other member of the athlete support team (psychologists, physiologists etc). By the end of this degree, the strength and conditioning graduate will be able to undertake a comprehensive needs analysis for both a sport and an individual performer. Using this information the strength and conditioning graduate will be able to plan and implement periodical training programmes designed to elicit speciﬁc physiological adaptations, such as improving athletic performance or addressing areas of weakness or potential injury. Graduates will be able to demonstrate their safe and effective delivery of strength and conditioning sessions for both individual athletes and groups of performers. In addition, graduates will be able to study aspects of applied physiology that include the acclimatisation of athletes to extreme environmental conditions, issues surrounding the training of female, youth, and senior athletes.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Testing Protocols for Athletic Assessment • Needs Analysis • Introduction to Periodisation Year 2 • Training Methodologies • Athlete Monitoring • Nutritional Strategies • Optional Placement Year 3 • Contemporary Issues in Strength and Conditioning • Advanced Periodisation Strategies • Training with Special Populations • Optional placement II Beneﬁts • extensive practical and laboratory facilities • key competencies of the professional body, UK Strength and Conditioning Association, linked to all compulsory modules • opportunities to gain experience through placements, internships and focus sport coaching • opportunities to undertake additional industry related professional qualiﬁcations Career opportunities • professional, semi-professional, youth or amateur sport • research, education, teaching and coaching • armed forces, NHS and public service How will the course be assessed? A combination of theory and practical examinations, coursework, presentations and case studies.

This course is mapped closely to the UKSCA competencies.

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SPORTS THERAPY COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time C606 Entry requirements • points for degree: 320 using the UCAS tariff system • applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Professional contacts/ industry links • university sports teams • professional football clubs • semi-professional football, rugby and ice hockey clubs • England and GB age-group ice hockey teams Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls Associated professional accreditations The Society of Sports Therapists

Getting athletes back on track is at the heart of this innovative course. You’ll be given the clinical skills to examine, assess, treat and rehabilitate sports injuries, ﬁnally returning the injured athlete to full functionality. Students are encouraged to undertake periods of clinical practice, on and off campus.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Sports Massage • Essential Skills: Pitch-Side First Aid • Functional Anatomy for Sports Therapy

Students who have demonstrated their clinical competence will qualify for full membership of The Society of Sports Therapists and be able to obtain professional indemnity insurance. In the ﬁrst year, the programme focuses on developing understanding and knowledge of the requirements of the sports therapist and of the context in which they work.

Year 3 • Sports Therapy Clinical Practice • Vertebral Joint Mobilisation • Contemporary Practice

The modules develop skills in the practical application of sports therapy as well as providing a sound scientific underpinning and excellent anatomical knowledge. Students are encouraged to work with the university sports teams and outside events during their first year. In the second year, an emphasis is placed on the development of injury assessment, treatment skills and sports specific rehabilitation. Students build on their professional experience whilst working with sports teams and the university sports injuries clinic sessions. The ability to manage research and information is also developed. The final phase of the programme consolidates the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation skills with a yearlong clinical placement module. This year also includes a research project and modules which allow students to examine key issues affecting the industry.

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Year 2 • Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries • Sports Injuries Examination and Assessment • Peripheral Joint Mobilisation

Placement opportunities Compulsory in third year with optional placements in ﬁrst and second year. Beneﬁts • hands-on practical skills throughout course • links with whole range of different sports Career opportunities • owning or working in a sports injuries clinic • working alongside other health professionals • graduates have found work as sports therapists with semi-professional and professional sports teams How will the course be assessed? Examinations, essays, coursework, presentations and laboratory practicals.

BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy “The many placements available, both within the university and externally, have given me the chance to practice clinical skills, which increases your conﬁdence. It’s a practical, hands-on and fun course and the fact that theory is always applied during lessons means you learn in the most efficient way possible.”

HONOURS DEGREE TOP-UP

STRATEGIC EVENTS MANAGEMENT

STRATEGIC HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form N821 Entry requirements • a two-year Diploma in Higher Education, such as HND, Diploma or equivalent Related courses • Business Management and Strategy (1 year Top-Up) p62 • Events Management p88 • Sports Management p161 • Tourism Management p172 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

From mega-events like the Olympics to new product launches, events is one of the fastest growing areas which has implications for marketing, leisure, cultural and social affairs. This focussed course gives you the chance to take a strategic and global view of the events management sector. Your studies provide a great platform for career development, and enable you to deepen your insight and develop your strategic and management skills. If you hold a diploma qualiﬁcation, such as an HND or Dip HE or foundation degree in a relevant subject, you have the chance to move up to honours degree level in just one year (full-time). If you’ve achieved a good standard in your diploma course, one of our full-time programmes could be for you. You’ll need a core qualiﬁcation in your chosen subject area, plus the motivation to rapidly learn more. You need focus and energy to succeed by building on your current skills and knowledge, adding depth and strategic insight. The modules you will study will build on the knowledge from your previous course. You will also undertake an in-depth investigative study on a topic of your choice alongside the taught modules. This course uses varied teaching, learning and assessment methods, which are active in approach and well suited to professional preparation. On completion, you should be well placed to move your career forward, typically by entering a more senior management role.

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Beneﬁts • opportunity to receive honours award in one year • focus on strategic and contemporary issues • fully supported learning environment How will the course be assessed? Reports, practical assessments, examinations, individual and group coursework, scenario planning, business pitches and presentations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) N862 Entry requirements • a two-year Diploma in Higher education, such as HND, Diploma or equivalent Related courses • Events Management p88 • Sports Management p161 • Tourism Management p172 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

Hospitality is one of the world’s largest and fastest industries. It spans a number of different sectors like hotels, restaurants and conferences and is global in scale and scope. This course gives the opportunity to prepare for more senior management roles than usually can be achieved with diploma qualiﬁcations.

typically by entering a more senior management role.

If you hold a diploma qualiﬁcation such as an HND or Dip HE in a relevant subject, you have an opportunity to progress to honours degree level in just one year. You’ll need a core qualiﬁcation in your chosen subject area, plus the motivation to rapidly learn more. You need focus and energy to succeed by building on your current skills and knowledge, adding depth and strategic insight. The modules you will study will build on the knowledge from your previous course, as well as give you a thorough contextual background in hospitality management. You will also undertake an in-depth investigative study on a topic of your choice alongside the other modules.

Illustrative modules • Strategic Financial Management • New Business Development • Marketing and Communications • Investigative Study • Critical Issues in Hotel and Resort Management

The university, located in the heart of the Cotswolds, provides you with a unique opportunity to experience and be a part of the vibrant tourism, event, sport and hospitality industries. We work actively with local, national and international partners through visits, guest lecturers and student projects. Your experience will be further enhanced by being tutored by staff who have relevant industry experience as well as active research proﬁles. Our courses use a varied teaching, learning and assessment methods. They are active in approach and well suited to professional preparation. On completion, you should be well placed to move your career forward,

We accept both overseas and domestic students with diploma or HND awards as well as students wishing to transfer from other Universities. To help you integrate into this ﬁnal year you will be assigned a personal Academic Review Tutor, who will offer advice, guidance and support to enable you to understand your new learning environment.

Career opportunities • departmental manager in a local or international hotel • spa resort manager • administration • regional manager for a hotel company Beneﬁts • opportunity to receive an honours award in one year • focus on strategic and contemporary issues • fully supported learning environment • eligible for higher level graduate recruitment programmes How will the course be assessed? Reports, practical assessments, examinations, presentations, portfolios and a research project.

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STRATEGIC SPORTS MANAGEMENT

STRATEGIC TOURISM MANAGEMENT

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) NC2P Entry requirements • a two-year diploma in Higher Education, such as HND, Diploma, FD or equivalent Study options Full-time Campus Oxstalls

If you hold a diploma qualification such as an Higher National Diploma (HND), Diploma of Higher Education (Dip HE) or Foundation Degree (FD) in a relevant sports-related subject, you have the chance to move up to honours degree level in just one year. If you’ve achieved a good standard in a Higher Education Sports Studies related course, and you have an interest in strategic sports management then this full time intensive programme could be for you. You’ll need a core qualification in sportrelated studies, plus the motivation to learn rapidly. You need focus and energy to succeed by building on your current skills and knowledge, adding depth and strategic insight into the management of sport. You will also undertake an in-depth investigative study of a topic of your choice alongside the taught modules. The focus of the course is on the strategic aspects of sports management. You will study critical issues in sports management and policy and build on skills and knowledge developed in your previous sports studies course by studying key management disciplines such as marketing, finance and human resource management. The focus will be strategic management planning in sports settings. The staff teaching team include experts in business, sport tourism, event planning, facilities management, sports development and physical activity and health promotion. With your lecturers and professors actively involved in research, your lectures will be informed by cutting edge knowledge. You will also benefit from our first class student-support and

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student-placement teams, who will help to create the ultimate learning and studying opportunities at the University of Gloucestershire. The course uses varied teaching, learning and assessment methods. An active approach to learning is adopted and well suited to professional preparation. On completion, you should be well placed to move your career forward, typically by entering a sports management role or starting up your own sports business. Illustrative modules Compulsory modules: • Policy and Strategy Appraisal • Critical Issues in Sports Management • Investigative Study • Marketing and Communications • Strategic Financial Management • Strategic Human Resource Management • New Business Development Benefits • opportunity to receive honours award in one year • focus on strategic and contemporary issues • fully supported learning environment Career opportunities • sports centre manager • sports entrepreneur How will the course be assessed? The course’s approach to assessment reflects the diversity of teaching and learning methods. Assessments include essays, projects, reports, portfolios, seen and unseen exams, case studies, reflective diaries, and practical presentations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) N832 Entry requirements • a two-year Diploma in Higher education, such as HND, Diploma or equivalent Related courses • Business Management and Strategy (1 year Top-Up) p62 • Events Management p88 • Sports Management p161 • Tourism Management p172 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Oxstalls

If you want to update your diploma qualification, or develop new insights by transferring from another institution onto our final year programme, this course, with its focus on strategic development in tourism may well be suitable. Tourism has been viewed as the world’s fastest growing industry for many years and this provides managers with many exciting challenges. With the rise of ethical tourism adding new dimensions to tourism today, traditional managerial requirements of being capable in strategic planning, business development and human resource matters remain key to success. These topics form the nucleus of the content of this course. By blending the study of strategic decision-making and tourism development into your strategic tourism qualification you will be eminently employable in the tourism industry. The tutor team all have relevant industry experience and employ varied and engaging teaching, learning and assessment methods; these are active in approach and staff draw upon up-to-date academic interpretations of contemporary industry problems and business practice to facilitate your preparation for professional life.

or HND awards as well as students wishing to transfer from other Universities. To help you integrate into this ﬁnal year you will be assigned a personal Academic Review Tutor. Illustrative Modules • Sustainability and Ethics in Tourism Management • Contemporary Issues in Tourism Management • New Business Development • Communications and Marketing • Financial Analysis for Managers • Investigative Study Career opportunities Tourism Management — travel agents, visitor attractions, theme parks, ski resort management, tour operators, airlines, tourist information and marketing, tourism planning and development agencies, historical buildings and conservation, commercial consultancy. Beneﬁts • opportunity to receive honours award in one year • focus on strategic and contemporary issues • fully supported learning environment How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, podcasts, feasibility studies, reports and examination.

This award will allow you to compete for employment in the fast growing and dynamic Tourism sector of the economy. You can add further value to your degree by becoming a student member of the Tourism Society, the leading professional society for tourism managers. Our School is also a member of the Institute of Hospitality Management. We accept both overseas and domestic students with diploma www.glos.ac.uk • T: 0844 846 4 846

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TELEVISION PRODUCTION

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time P311 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system • selection is normally by interview Related courses: • Advertising p53 • Creative Media p68 • Film Production p93 • Popular Music p132 • Radio p139 Professional contacts/ industry links: • James Garrett: MD of Bridge Films • Alan Hinchliffe: Lead Editor on Crimewatch • Jane McCloskey: BBC Transformation Engagement and Simplicity Project • Ed Egan: Independent TV Producer • Jina Fucci: MD Films @ 59 Study options Full-time Campus Park Associated professional accreditations

The world of television is changing and we’re rising to these challenges technologically and academically. Our course is professional, combining theory and practice to develop skills that will make you employable. You’ll edit using industry standard software and you will develop core skills in production management, programme research, direction, sound, camera, editing. You will also benefit from an industry placement. In addition to a variety of locationbased projects, you will work in a high-definition studio using HD cameras and equipment enabling you to learn to work in a multicamera environment. You will leave with a solid understanding of the production process, and shoot and edit programmes across a range of television genres. Students also study broadcast history, legislation and regulation, and can show an employer they’re ‘switched on’ to industry trends. The practical staff have current industry experience and the theory staff are published experts in their fields. In addition to established TV theory and techniques, they are also continually researching new developments in online content and 360-commissioning that will help you to develop a unique skillset and theorybase. The course will help to equip you for a future in an exciting and competitive industry.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Scriptwriting for Television • Single-Camera Factual and Drama • Introduction to the TV Studio • Production Management: The Nutsand-Bolts of Producing Programmes Year 2 • Two big TV Studio Productions • Shooting History/Making History Documentaries • Single-Camera Drama • Optional modules in Visual Effects, Sound Design and more Year 3 • Compulsory Industry Placement • Final Major Project – Pitched to, and chosen by, current industry professionals • Advanced Scriptwriting • Collaborative Module – working with external clients Beneﬁts • focus on television • guest lectures and master-classes from skilled experts in various TV ﬁelds • unique skill-set in ‘online’ content production Career opportunities • camera operator • editor • production manager • researcher • tv producer/director

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time V600 Entry requirements • points for degree: 300 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Religion, Philosophy and Ethics p140 Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Gloucestershire draws on a wellestablished tradition of teaching and engaging with the ideas found in the Christian faith. This experience is blended with a detailed engagement with the world’s other major religious traditions, to offer students a unique insight into the religious view of the human condition. The course ranges from the Biblical roots of the Christian tradition to its contemporary engagements with social justice and environmental thought. To do so, the course draws upon the university’s Centre for Bible and Spirituality, whose experts contribute to the teaching programme. Alongside Biblical studies, Theology and Church History, you will have the opportunity to explore a range of topics within contemporary spirituality, both within the Christian tradition, and beyond.

Illustrative Modules Year 1 • Introduction to Theology • The Bible: History, Literature and Theology • Judaism Year 2 • The Bible: Text, Interpretation and Culture • Islam • Issues in Modern Theology • Buddhism Year 3 • Representing Belief: Art and Cinema • The Bible: Prophets, Paul and Politics • Dissertation Beneﬁts • contact with leading scholars in the ﬁeld, with outstanding research reputation, and commitment to teaching • explore Christian theology, while gaining an insight into the views of other religious traditions • coverage of a variety of viewpoints and approaches Career opportunities • Christian ministry • teaching, especially RE • variety of other careers, such as social work, publishing, leadership How will the course be assessed? Exams, essays, portfolios and presentations.

How will the course be assessed? Practical assessments, written assignments and exams.

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HONOURS DEGREE TOP-UP

TOURISM MANAGEMENT

VISUAL COMMUNICATION

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year fast-track placement N83F 4 year full-time N833 Entry requirements • points for degree: 280 using the UCAS tariff system Related courses • Events Management p88 • Hotel and Resort Management p109 • Sports Management p161 • Strategic Tourism Management (1 year Top-Up) p169 Professional contacts/ industry links A tourism prize for best student performance at the end of the ﬁnal year is available from the Association for Tourism in Higher Education (ATHE) Study options Full-time, part-time and fasttrack Campus Oxstalls Associated professional accreditations • Students may apply for membership of the Tourism Society • Member of the Institute of Hospitality Management

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Tourism is the world’s fastest growing and most diverse industry, employing about 7% of the world’s work force and generating around £3 billion per day. The tourism industry grabs global headlines with cultural and sporting events, activity based leisure, travel options and the sheer scale of holiday provision. This is not without its own challenges with wider environmental, socio-economic, political and sustainability contexts to consider when managing tourism. Insightful and bold management, planning skills and enthusiasm remain key in delivering a high-quality tourism product. Our degree in tourism management is designed with employability as its cornerstone. Specific tourism management topics include tour operations, transport provision, ethical decision-making and destination development. You will also learn business practices such as marketing, human resource management, finance, business development and consumer behaviour. Your tutors all have relevant industry experience and are actively researching in tourism. Throughout your degree, you will gain practical work experience alongside studying the theory. This is complemented by industry visits, guest lecturers and an optional international field trip. In your third year you will be required to undertake a 48-week work placement which can be taken within the UK or abroad. This experience acts as a valuable tool to network with professionals and could, after you graduate, lead to employment with your placement provider.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Tourism in the World • Special Interest Tourism • Principles of Resource Management Year 2 • Tourism Destinations • Marketing the Leisure Experience • Tourism Impacts Placement year A 48 week full-time placement is compulsory for the 4 year programme, and 2x 13 week full-time placements for the 3 year programme. Year 3 • Destination Marketing • New Business Development • Tourism and Ethics • Strategic Human Resource Management Beneﬁts • a wide range of subject choices informed by industry needs and your interests • highly vocational, with a signiﬁcant worked based learning opportunities • fully supportive learning environment Career opportunities Tourism Management — travel agents, visitor attractions, theme parks, ski resort management, tour operators, airlines, tourist information and marketing, tourism planning and development agencies, historical buildings and conservation, commercial consultancy. How will the course be assessed? Coursework, presentations, podcasts, examinations, feasibility studies, reports, portfolios, and examinations.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 1 year Top-Up (enter 3 in section 3(g) of UCAS form) W213 Entry requirements • applicants should possess good grades and have a minimum of two years Higher Education level experience such as a UK Foundation Degree or HND, or an international Higher Education Diploma from overseas Related courses: • Advertising p53 • Graphic Design p100 • Illustration p114 • Photography - Editorial and Advertising p130 Study options: Full-time or part-time Campus: Park, Francis Close Hall and Centre for Art and Photography (Hardwick)

The course offers a broad choice of practical studies in a number of key visual design disciplines enabling you to advance your knowledge, skills and individuality as a visual communicator. This course gives you the opportunity to top-up your existing knowledge, skills and qualifications to develop your creative portfolio and gain a full BA Honours degree qualification. Aimed at international and home students completing a Foundation Degree, a Higher Education Diploma overseas or equivalent Level 5 qualification, you will study in classes alongside students studying on degrees in a range of specialist Design subjects. Students are actively engaged with creative practical design projects and real world assignments that address a wide variety of creative challenges and audiences. The course provides options for working and studying across a range of areas of visual production and communication. Students can explore visual theory, creative skills and practical applications drawn from associated creative disciplines including Advertising, Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography. Group work, seminar presentations and essays, within the compulsory Communications Theory module, will encourage you to challenge your knowledge base, whilst work experience in the optional Work Placement module provides opportunities for you to explore professional contexts and environments.

should shape your choice of modules. The course may be so good that you don’t want it to end; the good news is that it also serves as an ideal progression route for our Masters in Visual Communication. Illustrative modules • Creative Portfolio • Communications Theory • Contemporary Digital Practice • Self-Initiated Design / Portfolio Beneﬁts • practical hands-on learning • professional skills focus • progression opportunities on to masters course Career opportunities • this course will support your progress towards a wide range of careers within the creative industries • progression onto MA Visual Communication How will the course be assessed? • you are predominantly assessed through practical coursework along with supporting research and analysis • students are also required to complete essays, and an extended piece of research and writing for a dissertation

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YOUTH PRACTICE COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 2 year full-time L531 Entry requirements • points for foundation degree: 120 using the UCAS tariff system or equivalent experience and satisfactory enhanced CRB clearance obtained through the University of Gloucestershire Related courses • Education Studies p80 • Youth Practice p174 • Youth Work p177 Professional contacts/ industry links local authority and voluntary sector youth support agencies Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Working with young people is always exciting, challenging and rewarding. If you aspire to work with young people but don’t have much experience but wish to develop as a knowledgeable skilled practitioner. Then this Foundation Degree is an excellent route to start. The course is designed to give you a grounding in the basics – the important things, such as how to relate to young people, how to organise activities with them and to maximise their potential in a safe and professional manner. You can choose to take this two year course in its’ own right or if you wish, you can potentially transfer to the third year of BA (Hons) Youth Work if you want to become a professional youth worker or to progress to BA (Hons) Youth Studies if this course fits more with your aspirations. This course greatly mirrors the first two years of BA (Hons) Youth Work as described above, with an equal focus on theory and practice using extensive supervised placements in order to develop your skills as a practitioner. The academic content is delivered mostly one day a week and is suitable for either the new student for whom we will find a placement or a practitioner who wishes to gain a qualification whilst using their work place to put theory into practice. A student who takes this course in its’ own right can expect to graduate with a foundation degree and a large amount of work experience thus increasing their employability.

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Illustrative modules Year 1 • Meeting Needs • Working with Young People • Development of Children and Young People Year 2 • Groupwork • Youth Justice • Integrated Working Benefits • a qualification which includes enhanced experience to develop specialist skills • a qualification which continually accounts for the changes in service delivery • opportunities to develop different perspectives on the current workforce and existing services Career opportunities • a range of youth related roles in local authorities and the voluntary sector How will the course be assessed? Coursework, work-based projects, reflective practice, project learning logs and observations of practice.

JACK MENZIES FD Youth Practice “I attended an open day, which was helpful to look around the campus I was going to be studying at. It was also nice that I was able to speak to my course tutor who would be teaching me and the opportunity to look over the work I would be doing for the next 3 years. From my course I will gain a better understanding of the theory behind youth work. Which I wouldn’t have got by just working hands on.”

HONOURS DEGREE

YOUTH STUDIES

YOUTH WORK

COURSE DETAILS UCAS code Single honours 3 year full-time L530 Entry requirements • points for degree: 180 UCAS points, experience in work with young people, and satisfactory enhanced CRB clearance obtained through the University of Gloucestershire is required if optional placements are taken. Related courses • Education Studies p80 • Youth Practice p174 • Youth Work p177 Professional contacts/ industry links local authority and voluntary sector youth support agencies Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Working with young people is always exciting, challenging and rewarding. Youth Studies is a course full of options for those who are unsure of what direction their career with young people may take. It is a course that provides a student with a traditional study route within university and does not require a student to undertake compulsory placement modules. Therefore the focus is more on learning about young people and practice through optional work experience. As a result, the course offers a great deal of ﬂexibility for students to choose a wide range of potential modules in years 2 and 3 taken from various course clusters eg youth, health and social care, as well as education. This course will equip you with the knowledge and understanding you will require in order to enter your chosen profession and will give you opportunities to explore these professions throughout the programme.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Meeting Needs • Working with Young People • Development of Children and Young People Year 2 • Integrated working • Mentoring • Overcoming Barriers to Progress Year 3 • Social Education • Youth Tribes, Rituals and Sub Cultures • Contemporary Culture and Community Benefits • a qualification which includes optional enhanced experience to develop specialist skills • a qualification which allows choice and specialisms in areas of interest • opportunities to develop different perspectives on the current workforce and existing services Career opportunities • a range of youth related roles in local authorities and the voluntary sector • young people’s substance misuse services • working with young people in schools How will the course be assessed? Coursework, portfolios and reflective practice.

COURSE DETAILS UCAS codes Single honours 3 year full-time L532 Entry requirements • points for degree: 200 using the UCAS tariff system or equivalent experience plus experience in work with young people and satisfactory enhanced CRB clearance Related courses • Youth Practice p174 • Youth Studies p176 Professional contacts/ industry links local authority and voluntary sector youth support agencies Study options Full-time and part-time Campus Francis Close Hall

Working with young people is always exciting, challenging and rewarding.

Another is to undertake placements — and you can move between these options.

If you are inspired by the idea of becoming a professional youth worker then our Youth Work degree may be the route to your success. Validated by the University of Gloucestershire and the National Youth Agency, this course will ultimately lead you to become a youth worker with national professional status.

Illustrative modules Year 1 • Meeting Needs • Working with Young People • Development of Children and Young People

This pioneering course has been designed and is continually monitored in conjunction with employers in the wider youth workforce in order to ensure that the course is consistently evolving, to ensure that students are equipped with up-to-date skills and knowledge, to practice as a youth worker today. Students are therefore equipped to work in a variety of settings, whether that might be in the voluntary, statutory or private sectors, understanding how the role of youth worker may change given the context that they may work within. The course comprises of two very important ingredients: 1. Academic study 2. Work-based practice The academic content of the course is unique as it taught both from an educational and a social care stance and so is suitable for students who wish to explore working with young people in generic universal services as well as a targeted approach according to need.

Year 2 • Managing Difficult Situations • Substance Misuse • The Helping Relationship Year 3 • Strategic Youth Work Development • Youth Tribes, Rituals and Sub Cultures • Contemporary Culture and Community Benefits • a qualification which includes enhanced experience to develop specialist skills • a qualification which continually accounts for the changes in service delivery • opportunities to develop different perspectives on the current workforce and existing services Career opportunities • a range of youth related roles in local authorities and the voluntary sector • youth justice • young people’s substance misuse services How will the course be assessed? Coursework, work-based projects, reflective practice, project learning logs and observations of practice.

You can be ﬂexible in the way you study. One possibility is to keep your job in youth work whilst attending university one day per week in term time.

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HOW DO I APPLY? Money matters Changes to UK/EU student finance means that a new fees regime was in place from 2012 entry. The new funding arrangements for higher education means the withdrawal of the great majority of public funding for higher education resulting on universities increasing their tuition fees. For courses starting in 2013 the University of Gloucestershire’s tuition fees for full-time undergraduate programmes will be £8,250 per annum, whilst foundation degrees will be £6,000 per annum. Please be aware that tuition fees are subject to an annual increase, which should be accounted for when you are applying for a course. We have not yet set our course prices and support levels for 2014, but, once we have done so, we will update our website as soon as possible. You do not have to pay your tuition fees upfront when you begin your course as most students will be able to take out a Tuition Fee Loan. You will only start to pay back this student loan after you have left university and you are earning over £21,000 a year. If your earnings fall beneath £21,000 a year, your payments will stop. This income threshold is set by Government, and may be subject to future review. If you are a full-time undergraduate student from the UK and you are studying a university-level course for the first time you can apply for financial support from the government to help you meet your living costs during your studies. Please see our website for more information www.glos.ac.uk/moneymatters How do I study? However you choose to study, we can help you find the best way to meet your learning needs. Our admissions team is always happy to help. You can telephone them on 0844 846 4 846 or email enquiries@glos.ac.uk

What kind of qualiﬁcations can I choose from? We offer foundation degrees (FdA or FdSc) and undergraduate degrees (BA, BSc, LLB and BEd). Foundation degrees combine academic study with advanced personal, professional and employability

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skills. You may then be able to progress to year two or three of a degree programme. We also deliver a range of professional courses with organisations such as the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development to further your career in the working world, and postgraduate taught and research degrees. You can ﬁnd out what the entry requirements are on the course pages. As well as academic qualiﬁcations, some course applications will include an interview or submitting a portfolio of your work. To take a look at our courses, visit: www.glos.ac.uk/courses How long does a course take? It can vary depending on what route you choose to take. A full-time foundation degree takes two years. Studying a full-time honours degree takes three years, or four if you include a sandwich year or work placement. On some courses these are compulsory. We also offer fast-track degrees, which can be completed in just two or three years by continuing to study throughout the summer. How much time is spent in lectures? Full-time study normally requires around 10 to 15 hours a week of class time. Some programmes are delivered through distance learning, helping you to study wherever you are. Field trips and learning opportunities outside the classroom are part of our commitment to active learning. Enhancing Employability Skills The university’s year is organised to ensure that there is space for all students to participate in activities within and beyond the classroom which support their development as innovative and adaptable citizens and employees. A broad range of employability skills including digital and information literacy and career management skills will be woven through the academic curriculum. There will be space to ensure that students can also engage with sports, volunteering and placement activities and related workshops and short courses, some of which will be organised by the Students’ Union. The Degreeplus scheme supports students in many of these areas as well as undertaking work-related placements. There will

also be a University of Gloucestershire Festival at the end of the academic year at which students’ achievements will be presented for celebration. Graduates’ achievements in all dimensions of student life will be recorded in the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) which will provide a full transcript of academic results, as well as recording further certificated activities, such as sports coaching qualifications, and verified achievement in informal contexts such as volunteering. How will my work be assessed? There’s much more to assessment than an end-ofyear test. We believe in relevant assessment, so your work will be evaluated in a range of ways, including essays, project work, presentations, field reports and examinations. See course pages for specific assessment methods.

What about returning to education? We welcome students who are over 21, and ensuring a diverse and vibrant culture throughout the university. Our flexible learning options can help you fit study around work and family life, and if you don’t have any formal qualifications an Access Diploma is good preparation for further study. You can find out more by contacting us on 0844 8011100 or email enquiries@glos.ac.uk We also provide a range of short courses visit www.glos.ac.uk/shortcourses

Can I visit before I make a decision? Our open days are a great opportunity to ﬁnd out more about university life and also the local area. Staff and current students are happy to answer your questions on living and learning with us, and you can explore our facilities including halls of residence and the Students’ Union. For details visit: www.glos.ac.uk/open

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What qualifications do I need to become an undergraduate? Undergraduates come to university with a huge variety of qualifications. These can include A-levels, BTEC National Certificates or Diplomas, NVQ Level 3 and International Baccalaureate Diplomas. All applicants should have GCSE English at grade C, or their equivalent (some courses will also require GCSE Maths at Grade C). We welcome applications from students with the advanced diploma qualification, and accept the diploma at its full UCAS tariff value for all our courses.

Do I need to register with the Vetting and Barring scheme or Criminal Records Bureau? Some programmes may involve regular access to children and/or vulnerable adults. In this case you will be required to obtain an enhanced DBS check administered by the Disclosure and Barring Service, this will cost around £50.00. The courses covered by these procedures include teacher training, social work and sports programmes. Applicants who are required to undergo these checks will be notiﬁed as part of their condition of entry.

What is the UCAS tariff? This allocates points for the qualiﬁcations you have, and you can work out how many you need to do a particular course. The tariff is formulated by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), which manages applications to higher education. If you don’t meet the UCAS tariff requirements, you may be eligible for entry based on your life or work experience. We also welcome students who have successfully completed the Access to Higher Education Diploma.

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When and how do I need to apply? UCAS start receiving applications for Autumn 2014 entry from September 1, 2013. If you’re applying to join us to study in year 2 or 3 or you want to defer your entry, you need to make this clear on your application form.

What about previous study? It might contribute towards your course. For example, you might be able to use credits from the Open University, or professional qualiﬁcations, as well as academic credits earned at other UK universities.

Our Institution Code is G50 and our code name is GLOS. You can make your application for full-time study at www.ucas.com or contact UCAS at:

You can ﬁnd out more about how this works by telephoning 0844 846 4 846 or by visiting www.glos.ac.uk/apply

UCAS Rosehill New Barn Lane Cheltenham Glos GL52 3LZ Tel: 0870 112 2200 or 0871 468 0468 Email: app.req@ucas.ac.uk enquiries@ucas.ac.uk

Do I need to make a different application to study part-time? Yes. If you want to study part-time, you need to apply directly to us. You can ﬁnd an application form to download at www.glos.ac.uk/apply

What if I’m not sure whether I meet your requirements? We’re happy to help. If you’re not sure then write to us with details of your current qualiﬁcations at: Admissions Office University of Gloucestershire Dunholme Building Park Campus, The Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 2RH Or email admissions@glos.ac.uk Tel 0844 8011100

The UCAS closing date for all our courses is January 15, 2014. Library at Oxstalls Campus

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UCAS TARIFF GCE/VCE Qualiﬁcations GCS AS/ AS VSE

A level with additional AS (9 units)

GCE AS Double Award

GCE/ AVCE Double Award

GCE A level/ AVCE

A*A AA AB BB BC CC CD DD DE

AA AB BB BC CC

OCR Nationals2

BTEC QCF Qualiﬁcations (suite known as Nationals) Certiﬁcate

Diploma

Extended Diploma

GCS AS/ AS VSE

National Certiﬁcate

D*D*D* D*D*D D*DD DDD DDM DMM

D1 D2/M1 M2

A*A* A*A AA AB BB BC

D*D* D*D DD

MMM

MMP

MPP

M2/P1

PPP

D E

BTEC Nationals in Early Years Theory

Practical

CACHE Diploma in Childcare & Education Theory

Certiﬁcate Diploma DD DDM DMM MMM

DM MM

MMP MPP

CC DD

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Ordinary

Scottish Qualiﬁcations Advanced Higher

Advanced Placement Programme

Higher

Group A

Group B

Points

A* grades were introduced to GCE A level achievement from 2010.

Diploma Further information on OCR grades and tariff points can be found on the UCAS website

45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24

A 5 B A1

International Baccalaureate

C A

A2 D B1 B B2 3 B3 C1 C

720 698 676 654 632 611 589 567 545 523 501 479 457 435 413 392 370 348 326 304 282 260

Points for the Core are awarded only when a candidate achieves the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma

* UCAS Tariff points will only be allocated to level 2 qualifications if both the criteria are met: (1) They are broad skills qualifications - Core Skills, Essential Skills, Essential Skills Wales, Functional Skills, Key Skills. (2) They are being studied as part of a wider composite qualification, such as 14-19 Diplomas or Welsh Baccalaureate. Key Skills at levels 3 and 4 will continue to attract Tariff points in their own right.

C2 C3

A1 D 4

D1 D2 D3

Points

A2 B1 B2 B3

Core Skills*

Key Skills*

Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design)

Welsh Baccalaureate Core15

Practical

Points

Irish Leaving Certiﬁcate Higher

National Extended Diploma

CD A

Points

A B C D E

320 285 280 240 225 220 200 165 160 120 100 80 60 40

Distinction Merit Pass

120 70 60 50 40 30 20 17 13 10 7

Pass

Higher

Level 4 Level 3

Int 2

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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP

COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

Associate Faculty of the University of Gloucestershire

Franchised courses with University of Gloucestershire and SGS

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) and Gloucestershire College (GC) have been designated Associate Faculty status of the University of Gloucestershire. The agreement enables HE programmes validated or franchised by the University of Gloucestershire to be delivered at each college.

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The University of Gloucestershire looks to secure and maintain partnerships, both nationally and internationally, that are not only of a high academic standard but enrich the university curriculum and increase the number of progression routes for students into higher education.

Progression routes from South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) and Gloucestershire College (GC) programmes are linked to a selection of our courses (fees and tariff points may differ from the University of Gloucestershire programmes).

FdA Education and Learning BA Fine Art* (fast-track) BSc Sports Coaching (fast-track) BSc Sports Strength and Conditioning (fast-track) BSc Sports Fitness and Physical Activity* (fast-track)

Validated courses South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) • FdA Fine Art* • FdA Photography* • FdA Graphics* • FdA Musical Theatre* • FdA Theatre and Contemporary Performance* Gloucestershire College (GC) • FdA Uniformed Public Services* • FdA Health and Complimentary Therapies* • FdA Salon Management* • FdA Early Years • FdA Therapeutic Counselling For further information on the courses available at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College and Gloucestershire College please visit: South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) Web: www.sgscol.ac.uk Gloucestershire College Web: www.gloscol.ac.uk

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Our Collaborative Partners cover teaching in addition to many research and consultancy collaborations. Our Collaborative Partners include: Academy of Finance - Vietnam Advanced Learning College - Malaysia Centre for Youth Ministry Chartered Institute of Technology (CITECH) - Singapore City of Bristol College Dimensions Commercial School - Singapore Gloucestershire College Gloucestershire Initial Teacher Education Partnership (GITEP) Herefordshire College of Technology Hong Kong Institute of Continuing Higher Education (HKICHE) – Hong Kong Kathy Raffles Counselling Services Life for the World Trust (LFTW) Markﬁeld Institute of Higher Education Moorlands College Network Counselling & Training New Swindon College New Era College - Malaysia Nguyen Tat Thanh University - Vietnam Norland College North East Worcestershire College Open Learning Centre - Zimbabwe Queens Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education Redcliffe College Reliance College-Kuala Lumpur School of Business and Law School D’Hospitality Slovakian Manager Akademie South Gloucestershire and Stroud College TMC Education Group - Singapore Warwickshire College William Booth College London Yeovil College

www.kinhdoanh.edu.vn www.alc.edu.my www.centreforyouthministry.ac.uk www.citech.edu.sg www.cityofbristol.ac.uk www.dimensions.edu.sg www.gloscol.ac.uk www.gitep.co.uk www.hct.ac.uk www.hkiche.com www.krcs.uk.com www.lftw.org www.mihe.org.uk www.moorlands.ac.uk www.network.org.uk www.newcollege.ac.uk www.newera.edu.my www.ntt.edu.vn/en www.norland.co.uk www.ne-worcs.ac.uk http://openlcentre.com www.queens.ac.uk www.redcliffe.org www.rst.edu.my www.sbllondon.co.uk www.sdh.edu.sg www.sma.sk www.stroud.ac.uk www.tmc.edu.sg www.warwickshire.ac.uk www1.salvationarmy.org.uk www.yeovil.ac.uk

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GETTING HERE Park and Francis Close Hall (including Hardwick) are both within walking distance of Cheltenham town centre, with Oxstalls around ten minutes away in Gloucester. Our university bus service can get you there quickly and easily.

BY COACH National Express and local bus and coach services operate from the Royal Well Bus Station in Cheltenham town centre, and from the Gloucester Bus Station which is about a mile from Oxstalls campus. For more information visit www.nationalexpress.com

BY RAIL Cheltenham and Gloucester are both well served by intercity and rail services including London Paddington, Birmingham and Bristol. Both stations are within easy walking distance of the town centre, or a short taxi ride away. To ﬁnd our more visit www.nationalrail.co.uk Moving in day at Park Campus

Train times to Cheltenham from • Birmingham 49mins • Bristol 48mins • Cardiff 1hr 20mins • Edinburgh 5hr 27mins • Exeter 2hrs • London Paddington 2hrs 10mins

BY ROAD Cheltenham and Gloucester lie just a few miles away from Junction 11 of the M5. Francis Close Hall - GL50 4AZ Oxstalls Campus - GL2 9HW Park Campus - GL50 2RH

CHELTENHAM GLOUCESTER

BY AIR Heathrow is less than 100 miles away from Cheltenham and Gloucester, around two hours by road, with a rail and bus link via Reading and a direct National Express coach service.

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A - Z INDEX Page

Course Finder

Accommodation

30-33

Fashion Design

Fees

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Film

Film Production

Film Production with Animation

Fine Art

Fine Art - Photography

Forensic Computing

Accounting and Financial Management

Criminology

Advertising

Criminology and Psychology

Alliance Partnership

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Alumni

Animal Biology

Animation

Applied Sport and Exercise Studies

Applied Health Studies A-Z Index

105 194-195

B Biology Business and Marketing Management Business Information Technology Business Management Business Management and Strategy

58 59

61 62

C Careers

Children and Young People’s Practice

Collaborative Partners

187

Computer Games Design

Computing Contents page Counselling

194

Credits

Criminology and Sociology 73 D Disability information Directions Drama

66 5 67

25 190 74

Francis Close Hall Campus

Humanities

113

Photography - Editorial and Advertising

Ecology and Environmental Science

Getting here and UK location map

Graphic Design

Economics

Education and Learning

Education Studies

English Language English Language and Creative Writing

81 82

10-11

Information Communications Technology 115 Information Technology International Business Management

Landscape Architecture Law

Postgraduate study

163

Primary Education

134

Sports Therapy

164

Product Design

135

Strategic Events Management

166

Psychology

136

Strategic Hospitality Management

167

Strategic Sports Management

168

139

Strategic Tourism Management

169

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

140

Student supports services

24-25

Retail Management

141

Students’ Union

38-43

Supporting you

22-25

Health and Social Care Practice Health Community and Social Care Health Professional Courses

102 103 104-105 24

Marketing, Advertising and Branding Mass Communications Media Production Mental Health Practice Money matters

109

Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management

110 111

121

142

Sociology

143

Television Production

144

Theology and Religious Studies

171

Tourism Management

172

Open days Our courses Oxstalls Campus

145

122

Sports (Coaching)

146

123

Sports (Development)

147

UCAS Tariff

124

Sports (Fitness)

148

125

Sports and Dance Education

149

Visual Communications

126

Sports Coaching

150

Volunteering

127

Sports Coaching and Development

152

Sports Coaching and Education

153

Welcome to our university

Sports Development

154

Where we are

Sports Education

155

Work placements

Sports Education and Development

156

Sports Education and Science

157

2-3 48-177 12-13

How do I apply?

180-183

Park Campus

How do I study?

180-183

Performing Arts

34-37

170

Sport Science

180-183

Multimedia Web Design

Hotel and Resort Management Hotel, Resort and Events Management

Social Work

Marketing

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Sport for all

100

108

Popular Music

190-191

History, Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

Events Tourism Management

162

Sports Strength and Conditioning

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Sports Management and Development

Map of Gloucester showing university campus 192

English Literature

Events Management

26-29

160

Photojournalism and Documentary Photography 131

Map of Cheltenham showing university campuses 193

Music and Media Management

120

Location

106

English Literature and Language

119

Sports Leadership

161

Radio

History

118

159

130

Psychology and Sociology 138

Journalism

English Literature and History

117

Page

Sports Journalism Sports Management

Helpzones

116

English Language and Linguistics English Literature and Creative Writing

114

Early Childhood Studies

16-21

Illustration

104

S Geography

Employability 60

Page

Creative Writing

44-47

6-7

Creative Media

Accounting and Business Management

After Undergraduate study

112

Person Centred Health Care Practice

Page

Human Resource Management

14-15 128

Sports Fitness and Physical Activity

158

184-185

V 173 41

8-15 26-29 19

Youth Practice

174

Youth Studies

176

Youth Work

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CREDITS The university will take all reasonable steps to provide the educational services as described in this prospectus. However, it does not guarantee the provision of such services and this prospectus does not form part of any contract between you and the university.

Acknowledgements Thank you to all students and staff who gave permission for their photographs and for their case studies to be published in this prospectus.

All students accepting places at the University of Gloucestershire will receive further documents describing teaching examination, assessment and other educational services offered by the university and offer of a place is made on the basis that the university shall be under no liability for loss occasioned to any person as a result of the contents of this prospectus.

Some courses are subject to validation. This means that when the prospectus was written the official approval process was not complete. But you can be conﬁdent that the majority of new courses do receive approval well in advance of when students arrive. The prospectus is correct at the time of print. This prospectus has been compiled and edited by the University of Gloucestershire, Marketing Department.

Environmental Statement This prospectus has been printed on paper manufactured from 100% recycled ﬁbre, sourced only from pre and post-consumer waste.

Photography by Richard Bailey Photography John Ryan (university photographer)

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OPEN DAY DATES • Wednesday 5 June 2013 • Saturday 22 June 2013 • Saturday 21 September 2013 (Teacher Training only) • Saturday 12 October 2013 • Saturday 9 November 2013 • Saturday 7 December 2013

To ﬁnd out more and book your place, please visit: www.glos.ac.uk/ugopen

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