Undergraduate Prospectus 2015

Undergraduate Prospectus 2015 InspiringWinners

InspiringYou

InspiringHayleyChan “When choosing a university I was looking for the one with the best course and the best reputation.

From the extensive facilities and the staff that challenge your mind, to the graduates who go on to achieve great things, you won’t fail to be inspired by Loughborough.”

Loughborough Graduate 2013

InspiringEnterprise Inspiring AndrewFisher Executive Chairman of Shazam One of the Top Ten most downloaded apps worldwide Graduated 1991

InspiringWinners

InspiringWorldChampions InspiringTanniGreyThompson Life Peer and former Paralympian One of Britain’s most successful paralympians, winning a total of 16 medals Graduated 1991

InspiringYou

InspiringIconicEngineering InspiringMalcolmSayer Designer of the iconic E-Type Jaguar Graduated 1938

InspiringGraduates InspiringStudents

CliveWoodward

TomKaren

Former Director of Sport, Team GB

Designer

Coach of England’s Rugby Union World Cup winning team of 2003

Creator of the Raleigh Chopper, Bond Bug, Reliant Scimitar GTE and the Kiddicraft Marble Run

Graduated 1978

Graduated 1945

ClaudiaParsons

ClaudWilliams

Writer and Engineer

Company Owner, The Creative Circle

The first woman to circumnavigate the world by car

Winner of the Graduate Enterprise Awards and named Think BIG! Champion

Graduated 1922

Graduated 2012

SebastianCoe

JaneAtkinson

Politician and former Track and Field Athlete

Senior Vice President of Sembcorp Utilities

Four Olympic medals, Chairman of London Organising Committee for 2012 Olympic Games

CBI First Woman Award in Manufacturing and Stephenson’s Award for inspiring young people in science and engineering Graduated 1994

Graduated 1979

RichardJoseph

EstherObadina

Company Founder of Joseph Joseph

BSc Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management

Producing some of the most innovative products in the homewares market Graduated 1998

“The University really supports you in finding a placement that suits your needs and interests”

PaulaRadcliffe

LincolnChan

Professional Marathon Runner

BSc Management Sciences

Elite runner who is three times winner of the AIMS World Athlete of the Year Award

“The quality of teaching is excellent and the modules are constantly updated”

Graduated 1996

MontyPanesar

SafaaUsmani

Cricketer

BSc Geography and Sports Science

England’s number one spin bowler Graduated 2005

“The University’s research is exceptional and has a real influence on what you learn here”

SeanHardeley

AneesaSiddique

Science Teacher

BA English and American Studies

Winner of Outstanding New Teacher of the Year 2013 Award

“Studying abroad for a semester was the best experience of my life”

Graduated 2010

Come along… be inspired by the UK’s largest single-site campus

Voted England’s Best Student Experience for six consecutive years The Times Higher Education 2006/7 – 2011/12

Winner of seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes, second only to Oxford Royal Anniversary Trust

The UK’s Best University for Sport The Times / Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014

Set on a 438 acre single-site green campus in the heart of the UK Over 92% of graduates in employment or further study six months after graduating Destination of HE Leavers Survey 2012

Book your place on our 2014 Open Days Friday 27 / Saturday 28 June Friday 19 / Saturday 20 September www.lboro.ac.uk/ug/visiting

InspiringCampus ‘As soon as I stepped on to campus, I knew it was where I would enjoy my university experience the most.’

Morayo Olumide-Diyan

InspiringEmployability ‘My placement year was great for my personal development and helped secure a graduate position at Volvo.’

Chetan Kotur

InspiringTeaching ‘I have met some of the most inspiring and helpful staff who have pushed me beyond what I thought were my limitations.’

Olivia Caddick

InspiringFacilities ‘In terms of facilities available, this is unquestionably the best university for sport and student life.’

Michael Thelwell

Inspiring YourExperience InspiringSupport ‘From being stumped by statistics, to coping with coursework, to careers advice, there is support available everywhere.’

Tom Silcock

The campus is a safe and pleasant place to spend time, with good facilities for all aspects of student life.

The Guardian

Student Accommodation

Student Accommodation

Site of new ÂŁ10M Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine

Main Entrance

50m Swimming Pool

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Holywell Park Research Facility

University Library

Student Accommodation

The National Cricket Centre

Loughborough Students’ Union

Glasgow

In the heart of the UK, at the centre of it all 60 min

Edinburgh 75 min

Newcastle

Mileage Chart

180 min

Belfast 60 min

Approximate travelling distances by road from Loughborough

Leeds 100 min

Manchester Dublin

130 min

Liverpool 120 min

Nottingham

Derby

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East Midlands International Airport Birmingham 45 min

Leicester

Oxford

90 min

London

Cardiff

90 min

Bristol 180 min

Exeter

Southampton

Dover

Leicester

12 miles (19 km)

Nottingham

15 miles (24 km)

Birmingham

38 miles (61 km)

Manchester

75 miles (121 km)

London

110 miles (177 km)

Cardiff

156 miles (251 km)

Edinburgh

295 miles (474 km)

Contents General Information Outstanding Campus

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Student Life Maximising Your Employment Prospects 10-13 Accommodation 14-17 Study Resources and Support 18-21 22-23 Life at Loughborough Loughborough Sport 24-25 Research that Matters 26-27

Further Information Fees and Financial Support 28-29 International Students 30-31 32-33 Applying to Loughborough Degree Structures 34 35 Mature Students Index 126-128 Visiting Loughborough 129

Course Information Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering 38-40 Arts (The) 41-43 44-51 Business and Economics Chemical Engineering 52-54 Chemistry 55-58 Civil and Building Engineering 59-62 Computer Science 63-69 Design 70-73 Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering 74-77 English and Drama 78-84 Geography 85-88 Materials 89-92 93-98 Mathematical Sciences Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering 99-104 Physics 105-108 109-112 Politics, History and International Relations Social Sciences 113-118 Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences 119-123 Foundation Studies / Teacher Training 124-125

InspiringWinners,InspiringYou Inspiration can come from many different areas in life. One of the most important stages of your life however will be your University years. At Loughborough we are extremely proud of our reputation for providing the best student experience and this prospectus goes some way into highlighting what is so special about Loughborough.

More importantly, we are proud of the fact that we inspire winners and that these winners go on to inspire others. With superb links with industry, commerce and the professions, and our long history of international ‘research that matters’, we aim to provide you with the best university experience bar none.

And even if you don’t see yourself as a winner just yet, as a Loughborough student you will be well prepared, professionally, intellectually and socially for your chosen future career path.

Outstanding Campus Everything close at hand The superb 438 acre (117 hectares) single-site campus is the University’s most glorious asset, offering great facilities for every aspect of student life, with plenty of open space, gardens and sports areas, interspersed with academic buildings and student accommodation.

The campus itself has a lively atmosphere with over 17,000 students and staff from over 100 different countries. There is a strong sense of community and a real buzz, just what you would expect from a university that continues to be popular in national and international student polls.

Loughborough Students’ Union is the on-campus focus of social life and much more besides. Its numerous societies and sports clubs, plus nightly entertainment will ensure that your free time will be anything but dull. We have a wide variety of shops, cafés, restaurants and bars across the campus, with food from takeaway snacks to high-class restaurants. There are lots of places to sit outdoors and study, talk with friends, or just relax.

A green outlook The Loughborough campus is not only green to look at, it is also green in the environmental sense: easily negotiated on foot, we also have miles of cycle paths around campus and town as well as plenty of lockable storage areas.

A car is not necessary in Loughborough – the University has convenient shuttle buses which operate across the campus and on into town and the railway station every 20 minutes. Students with disabilities or, in exceptional circumstances, those with other needs, are able to bring vehicles onto campus.

The University actively seeks to protect and improve the environment as far as practicable – this includes recycling, reducing waste, conserving energy and using renewable sources, and protecting wildlife on campus. Our green outlook is also an integral part of our teaching, as all of our schools/departments run degree courses that include sustainability related modules.

At the centre of it all Loughborough has easy access by road, rail and air to every part of the UK and Europe. The M1 motorway is only a mile away and the town has regular express coach services to the rest of the UK and a dedicated bus stop on campus for the National Express London service. The town’s railway station is also situated on the East Midlands train line offering regular services between Sheffield and London St Pancras International station. East Midlands Airport is only 15 minutes away and easily reached by the 24/7 bus service from Loughborough. The Airport is home to chartered and budget airlines flying to Europe, the USA and Africa.

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Living in Loughborough Loughborough is a busy market town with a vibrant history. As the largest town in Leicestershire it has a population of over 55,000. The town provides everything you could need as a student and much more. With a great choice in restaurants, entertainment and shopping, Loughborough has lots to offer.

Its location is also ideal for exploring the cities of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby as well being close to a variety of tourist attractions such as the Peak District, Sherwood Forest and the National Space Centre. And with Charnwood Forest next door, open countryside is never far away.

Eating Loughborough and the surrounding area boasts a wide variety of cuisine. Indian, Chinese, Australian, Mexican, Thai, Italian, English and Malaysian restaurants can be found alongside independently owned gastro pubs, cafés, delis, national chain coffee shops, fast food outlets and restaurants.

At a glance Largest single site campus in the UK 90 minutes by train to London 10-15 minutes by train to Leicester or Nottingham Wide variety of shops, cafés, restaurants and bars Regular bus service across campus and into town

Shopping The town has all shopping needs covered, with independently owned boutiques mingled in with national chains such as Next, Topshop and Boots. For a larger choice Nottingham and Leicester are both within easy reach of Loughborough.

Loughborough offers great value for money for grocery shopping with a wide choice of shops to suit all budgets, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer Food, Iceland and Morrisons. Local food stockists and speciality shops can also be found catering for those who wish to purchase health foods, organic produce, Asian groceries and other international cuisine.

The famous twice-weekly Loughborough market offers a wide range of fresh produce, household items, clothing and more at great prices on Thursdays and Saturdays. Annually, Loughborough has also played host to a number of speciality European markets.

Entertainment Loughborough has an energetic and varied range of entertainments to offer throughout the year. There are a wide variety of clubs and bars offering R&B, hip hop, dance, chart music, rock, indie and more. For a quieter drink, the town has a range of bars and pubs catering for all tastes from real ale to cocktails.

The town hall offers a great variety of entertainment including theatre productions, musicals and comedy evenings. A 6 screen Odeon cinema, is also located in the town centre, offering all the latest blockbusters with special discounts for students.

The biggest and best student nights are to be had on campus at the Students’ Union where the infamous Wednesday nightclub, ‘Hey Ewe’ and Friday Night Disco (FND) happen weekly. The Union offers entertainment every night of the week, aiming to please all tastes including live performances from national and international high profile bands and singers, and special evenings for international students.

Other opportunities exist in Nottingham and Leicester which are easily accessible. They include a wide variety of nightclubs, theatre productions, ice skating, bowling and live music of all varieties.

Find out the best of what Loughborough Town Centre has to offer at

www.loveloughborough.co.uk

Maximising your Employment Prospects Helping you to plan your future career

There is a fantastic variety of well-prepared employable students at Loughborough and the standard is always remarkably high.

Accenture

Loughborough prides itself on its ability to provide graduates who are highly sought after by employers.

Not only are our links with leading employers unrivalled, but during your time at Loughborough we also help you to understand and develop the range of employability skills that recruiters seek.

You will experience outstanding teaching, research and facilities here at Loughborough, as well as an unrivalled student lifestyle and a wide range of opportunities to gain good work experience ‌ it’s simply a perfect environment in which to develop your skills in preparation for a successful future career.

WATCH OUR VIDEO ABOUT CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY AT LOUGHBOROUGH www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/employability

The help and advice I was given at the Careers and Employability Centre was invaluable. They helped me to decide which career path to choose and gave me advice on how to get into my chosen sector.

Judith Perry, BSc Communication and Media Studies

www.lboro.ac.uk/careers

Loughborough University is a premier university.

Students at Loughborough have the opportunities that many universities simply can’t offer.

Macildowie Recruitment

One of the key things that makes Loughborough students appealing to industry is the fact that so much of the academic learning is tied in to the practical application, whether it’s through work on-site in industrial placements or site visits, or the breadth of exposure during the academic phase of their learning.

At a glance Access to work placement year or professional work experience options Excellent support from qualified career guidance professionals Enhance your CV even further with the Loughborough Employability Award

Kier Group

Largest single university Careers and Placements Fair in the UK

Career planning and job search skills

High quality graduate destinations: 73% in professional occupations after 6 months (national average 63%)

In your school/department you’ll be supported by dedicated careers advisers and academic staff with ● One to one advice sessions and drop-ins with careers advisers ● Lectures and workshops on career planning, self-awareness and jobsearch skills ● Subject specific careers fairs ● Specialist employability and enterprise skills activities In the Careers and Employability Centre you can access a wide range of specialist guidance to help you at any stage of your time at university. Our advice is to start early – come and see us and begin to prepare for your future career. ● Individual consultations with experienced professional careers advisers ● Daily workshops and presentations giving help with CVs and job hunting ● Comprehensive careers website including guidance, online tutorials, advice from employers and alumni, sample CVs and assessments ● Thousands of job vacancies and placement opportunities ● Opportunities for work experience, work shadowing and employer mentoring ● Specialist support for international students ● A range of high profile skills master classes with input from leading employers ● Mock interviews, assessment centres and practice online assessments ● A packed schedule of employer drop-in sessions ● Dedicated Enterprise staff and facilities to support student and graduate business ideas

Dedicated support package for graduates starting their own business

Employers and graduate jobs Loughborough University enjoys excellent links with a large number of high profile employers as well as an ever-increasing number of smaller and medium sized organisations who all value students and graduates with the ‘Loughborough experience’.

It’s tricky to define but employers comment on how ‘well-rounded’ and employable Loughborough students tend to be. They like the range of extracurricular activities that students here have access to, as well as the quality of their academic courses. Many employers are also directly involved in the design and delivery of our degree courses.

The latest available figures show that six months after graduating in 2012, at least 92% of Loughborough graduates were in employment or further study, and significantly more than the national average were working in the top three occupational categories, in senior managerial, technical and professional roles.

You can find more details on where our graduates are employed in ‘Graduate Destinations’ on our website.

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Y CE Loughborough has a long history of supporting students with year-long paid work placements in business or industry in the UK or overseas, usually after your second year of study. It’s not compulsory but students gain enormously from the experience and typically, after completing their studies at university, are more likely to progress into high quality graduate employment.

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The majority of placement students achieve a 2:1 or better in their final degree

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Strengthen your CV and improve your career options

The well-established Loughborough Employability Award programme provides University recognition of your participation in extra-curricular activities and the development of employability skills. If you achieve the Award it is recorded alongside your degree qualification, and should certainly be featured on your CV – employers love it.

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The University has excellent links with companies who are keen to recruit our students for placements so there is very good support available to help you find a suitable opportunity. Comprehensive application and pre-placement guidance is provided by your school/department and the Careers and Employability Centre.

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Participating students can spend between 3 and 12 months at a university in another country as part of their degree, or spend a placement year working with an employer overseas. The opportunity to gain insight into another culture, broaden experience and develop both intellectual and personal maturity, is invaluable.

If you are unable to take a placement year the University supports a range of other professional work experience options which will also help you gain work-related skills and strengthen your CV: ●

Paid internships and vacation work experience

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Casual, part-time and vacation work

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Self-employment and enterprise

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Short-term work shadowing

Employability covers a broad range of non-academic or softer skills and abilities which are of value in the workplace. In a competitive employment market most employers expect a certain level of academic achievement and evidence of other skills and achievements that boost your attractiveness as a potential employee.

The University recognises how important it is for students to acquire a good awareness of their employability and their workplace skills, so we are committed to enhancing your skills either within or alongside your academic studies.

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Loughborough University actively encourages students to undertake international study exchanges or work placements overseas.

Employability and the Loughborough Award

WATCH OUR VIDEO ABOUT A STUDENT PLACEMENT AT THE KIER GROUP www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/kier

Students on nearly every degree have access to the University-wide Language Programme which provides a progressive range of single-semester modules in various languages from complete beginners to the equivalent of final-year degree level. You can take a language at any level for as long as you wish, depending on particular degree programme regulations.

If you prefer to polish your language skills alongside your degree studies, you can pace yourself (free of charge) in our well-equipped Language Centre with self-study materials in 29 languages.

www.lboro.ac.uk/languages

Enterprising students At Loughborough we provide students with plenty of opportunities to engage in enterprise education and activities, and to develop commercial skills and business awareness.

There are additional practical services and facilities to enable students to develop, grow and exploit entrepreneurial skills and ideas. Being taught by staff active in cutting edge research ensures learning is exciting and relevant. Our Student Enterprise Manager helps students to identify, protect and exploit the commercial potential of their ideas.

Enterprising and creative Loughborough graduates can apply to The Studio, a unique two-year support package for graduates taking their first steps in business. Studio members have access to the University’s specialist facilities and expertise as well as academic library and IT services. They are also based in a fully serviced office space and follow a tailored training and mentoring programme.

www.lboro.ac.uk/studententerprise www.lboro.ac.uk/thestudio

Loughborough students show a level of ambition and determination to succeed.

Ernst & Young

Work placement and internship companies include:

www.decathlon.co.uk

Accommodation Live, study, enjoy

If you make Loughborough University your firm choice and apply for accommodation before the end of July, we will guarantee you a room in University hall accommodation.

Unrivalled choice of halls Over 5,300 students live in University halls on (or very close to) the campus, and are at the very centre of student life. At Loughborough we offer 14 different halls for you to choose from, providing you with the best place to start your university life.

From day one you will make friends with fellow students, become part of the hall community and begin your own Loughborough experience.

There is a wide range of accommodation available to suit every budget and catering preference. In 2012 we were ranked 1st by Unistats for providing the least expensive institution accommodation option in England*.

As standard, all rooms have a bed, storage, desk, chair, shelves and a pin board.

Depending on your choice of hall, you will have either ensuite facilities or a shared bathroom. As part of your accommodation you will also have access to laundry facilities, a games room, Hallnet (direct access to the University Intranet, with Wi-Fi) and a superb hall student committee system.

Food Our wide variety of halls provide you with both various catered and self-catering options. Some of the UK’s greatest athletes have stayed in our catered halls and Loughborough University was awarded a CATEY (Caterer and Hotelkeeper award) for our work with food diaries and nutrition planning. We were also the first university to become ‘food for the brain’ accredited for our nutritionally balanced menus, cooking principles and nutrition communication.

Catered halls offer either 5 day (10 or 15 meals per week) or 7 day (19 meals per week) meal options in their own Dining Hall – the best place to socialise with your friends.

Self-catering facilities in halls usually consist of a shared kitchen (except where otherwise stated) with a cooker, fridge/freezer, cupboards, sink and microwave.

The convenient location of campus and great travel options means that you are never more than 5-10 minutes from a supermarket.

There are on-campus convenience stores, restaurants and cafés where you can easily stock up or eat out. Special meal deals and offers are available using our Cash+ or Diners+ card options. For more information on catering please visit our website.

Halls of Residence (Catered)

£4,702 – 6,308

Halls of Residence (Self-Catering)

£3,131 – 5,850

Living in halls is definitely a great idea for your first year. You meet so many new people and it has given me some great friends.

Off-Campus Single Room in Privately Owned Shared House (Self-Catering) including utilities

£1,950 – 4,650

Alex Boreham

Indicative accommodation costs per year (based on 2013/14)

* ranked first for institution accommodation option in England.

www.lboro.ac.uk/accommodation

Applying for a place in hall You can apply for a place in hall from May – everything is done online, no paperwork to complete. An email is sent to you on how and when to apply.

There are two options of applying for accommodation – either Room Reservation or Room Preference. Don’t worry, everything you need to know is on our website.

Support All halls of residence are supported by resident hall Wardens (usually members of staff) and Sub-wardens (usually postgraduate students). They are there to ensure that the Residential Regulations are observed for the benefit of all inhabitants and to look after your welfare and to help you.

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At a glance 14 undergraduate halls with 5,300 rooms A range of options to suit every budget In 2012 we were ranked 1st in terms of affordability for accommodation (Unistats)* All halls have wardens and sub-wardens to support you Reserve your hall from May 2014 onwards

You are encouraged to talk to them if you have any problems and they will treat all matters confidentially. Most importantly, they help create a relaxed and informal environment where you can socialise and study in optimum conditions.

Accommodation beyond year one You can apply to remain in hall if you want to – many students like to stay in their halls for a further one or two years. International students from outside the EU are guaranteed hall accommodation within the same hall for any two years of their undergraduate study.

Alternatively you can choose to live off-campus.

Living off-campus There is a high standard of privately owned accommodation in Loughborough.

A large selection of accommodation is available, including shared houses, private halls and limited self-contained units.

If you want information about off-campus accommodation, we recommend that you contact our Student Accommodation Centre first. Properties are advertised on the Student Pad website and on display boards and hand-outs in the Centre.

Contact Student Accommodation Centre T: +44 (0)1509 222258/53 E: sac@lboro.ac.uk www.lboro.ac.uk/accommodation

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Within the halls of residence, the community spirit is unrivalled by any UK university. Where you live and who you live with will create some of the best memories of your university career.

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Study Resources and Support Continual investment and development Loughborough University has a strong tradition of looking after its students. From our state-of-the-art IT facilities to our award-winning mathematics support, we aim to provide you with the best guidance and welfare support.

WATCH OUR VIDEO ABOUT ACADEMIC SUPPORT AT LOUGHBOROUGH www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/support

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Academic support IT Services Loughborough University has wide ranging expertise in IT provision, deployed for the benefit of its students. Our services include software tools, online learning and teaching facilities, and groupware, as well as access to the Internet and email.

Our facilities include open-access computer suites across campus which: ● ● ●

are usually open 24 hours a day, seven days a week contain workstations for email and web-based services have state-of-the-art applications, and learning/teaching software

Our wireless network operates throughout the University to provide internet access from over 10,000 locations on campus, including study bedrooms in all University-managed halls of residence. The Hall Network Service, known as HallNet, provides students who have their own computers access to the University network and the wider Internet.

www.lboro.ac.uk/it University Library The University’s central learning resource the Pilkington Library has recently benefitted from a multi-million pound refurbishment. The Library aims to provide a complete range of services to support and enhance student learning, including: ● ● ● ●

24/7 opening during revision and exam periods over 9,000m2 of space with around 700,000 volumes, DVDs and CDs over 100 databases and 30,000 electronic journals over 1,300 study spaces, wireless networking and 140 PCs

The Library has over 80 staff and we provide a complete information and enquiry service and teach you how to make the best possible use of the wide range of resources available.

There are many different study spaces including 20 group study rooms, silent study areas, individual study areas and also a flexible study space with PCs, tables, chairs and whiteboards, where students are able to work in groups, use laptops/mobile phones, and have cold food and drinks.

www.lboro.ac.uk/library

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At a glance Wireless networking available in all academic buildings, campus cafés and the Students’ Union Recently completed £4M transformation of the University library Dedicated centres for mathematics support, English support, and engineering and design excellence On-campus medical centre, pharmacy, dentist and optician Disability, counselling and mental health support for students

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Mathematics Learning Support Centre The Centre is open to anyone who feels they might benefit from additional help with mathematics and statistics. Students can access help by taking advantage of one or more of the following facilities: ● ● ● ● ●

two superb resource centres with private/group study areas mathematics: drop-in surgeries available four hours a day statistics: drop-in surgeries/free advisory service extensive paper/computer-based resources Eureka Centre for mathematical confidence

www.lboro.ac.uk/mlsc Centre for Engineering and Design Education The Centre for Engineering and Design Education supports Loughborough staff and students in order to provide an excellent student learning experience, high employer engagement and quality teaching space. Enhancing the teaching facilities across all of Loughborough’s engineering and design related departments, the Centre also carries out research and development to strengthen the student learning experience.

The only one of its kind in the UK, the Centre continues to ensure that our graduates are employable, entrepreneurial, productive and innovative.

www.lboro.ac.uk/cede Design and Print Services Located centrally on campus, we offer a range of services to support your academic studies, including poster printing, digital copying, laminating, binding and folding.

In 2011 Loughborough and Coventry Universities were presented with the Times Higher Education (THE) award for Outstanding Support for Students.

Health and welfare Student Support Centre The Student Support Centre is divided into the English Language Support Service, and the Student Advice and Support Service.

English Language Support Service

The English Language Support Service offers academic English and study skills workshops, courses and online resources for UK, EU and international students.

Prospective international students whose first language is not English also have the option of studying on one of five pre-sessional courses, ranging in duration from two to 30 weeks, to meet the University’s English language requirements. The University strongly recommends that international students attend one of the pre-sessional courses in order to ensure that they are as well prepared as possible for their academic programmes.

www.lboro.ac.uk/elss Student Advice and Support Service

The Student Advice and Support Service offers free, confidential and impartial information and advice for all students, and prospective students. Our aim is to ensure that students are not disadvantaged by a lack of knowledge of their rights, entitlements and responsibilities and that they are able to make informed decisions to resolve difficulties they may encounter.

www.lboro.ac.uk/sass Counselling and Disability Service The Counselling and Disability Service is here to support Loughborough University’s strategic plan in ensuring equality of opportunity for all students.

Counselling Service

The University Counselling Service has a well-established and experienced team of counsellors who offer students an opportunity to talk and reflect with a professionally trained person who is outside their immediate situation.

Students can talk to us about any personal, social or emotional concern which may or may not be affecting their studies. Counselling can help students to find ways forward, make decisions, gain new perspectives, discover solutions, and come to terms with and manage challenging life events.

WATCH OUR VIDEO ABOUT HEALTH AND WELFARE AT LOUGHBOROUGH www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/welfare

www.lboro.ac.uk/studentservices

Disability Office and Mental Health Support Team

The Disability Office arranges support for students with a wide range of disabilities, including physical disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome, sensory impairments and medical conditions. We also provide support and tuition for students who have dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning differences. The Mental Health Support Team provide support to students who face barriers affecting their ability to study as a result of mental health issues.

The University has good access for students who are wheelchair users, or who have mobility difficulties. There is car parking on campus, and most of the buildings on campus are wheelchair accessible. Adapted bedrooms are available in most halls of residence across the campus. You are invited to contact us to discuss any support or additional facilities you may require. Should you wish to visit to discuss your requirements in more detail, we recommend that you do this before applying through UCAS. Assessment Centre

We also help students to apply to their Funding Body or Social Services department for funding for the support they require. We operate an accredited DSA QAG (Disabled Student Allowance Quality Assurance Group) Assessment Centre.

www.lboro.ac.uk/cds Centre for Faith and Spirituality The Centre is the focus of religious, spiritual and faith based activities on campus.

It includes a dedicated Christian chapel, a Muslim Prayer room, a Quiet Room, a small specialist library and a number of rooms and facilities that can be used by student faith groups, individual members of the world faiths and others.

The Centre is also home to the University Chaplains from the major world faiths.

The Chaplains are available to all students of any religious persuasion or of none. Their purpose is to provide students with confidential pastoral support and advocacy as well as encouraging the exploration of contemporary faith issues through events, activities and campaigns throughout the year.

www.lboro.ac.uk/cfs Student Medical Facilities The Medical Centre is situated in the centre of the campus close to the main student accommodation village. It is open from 8.00am-5.30pm from Monday to Friday and provides a range of GP and nurse appointments.

Lifestyle checks and advice on all health-related issues are available to students on a completely confidential basis.

The University also has a pharmacy, dentist and optician located next to the Students’ Union building.

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Life at Loughborough The unique Loughborough student experience Students love Loughborough Students’ Union

Skills for the future

Our Students’ Union is one of the most highly rated in the UK according to the National Student Survey. Owned, controlled and run by its members, we offer an unrivalled array of facilities and services.

Employers want so much more than a good degree from a great university and Loughborough can give you the all round platform of experience from which to build your career.

Unforgettable times Loughborough Students’ Union is all about giving you opportunities that you will literally never forget. It could be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and raising money for Rag, scoring a goal for your hockey club, learning to belly dance on a Wednesday afternoon or dressing up in fancy dress for the Friday night out with friends from your hall. The possibilities are endless and Loughborough is all about enabling you to do more.

With over 60 societies, 55 sports clubs, a state of the art media department with it’s own TV station, radio station recording studio and student magazine, and an incredible night club venue, you really are spoilt for choice at Loughborough Students’ Union.

As a student you could be leading the Rag team that collected over £50,000 for charity in one day and £1.4M in just one year, or even take part as one of the 2,000 students that volunteer in the community every year.

Leading a club, organising a project or representing your fellow students for your school/department helps you stack up real life skills that employers crave.

A voice where it counts Loughborough Students’ Union and the 15 person executive, have an important voice in the University and the local community. They are consulted when it matters and the same applies to you. The Union is there to ensure that Loughborough remains the very best place to be a student.

The Union building Loughborough students are proud to own a fantastic building which is buzzing with students both in the day and at night. The central Piazza is a lively meeting place and coffee bar during the day with a shop, a Chinese restaurant, a hairdressers, an optician, a dentist, a taxi rank, a pharmacy, sports massage and chiropody.

At night the building opens up to become a 4,000 capacity night club.

www.lufbra.net Societies Ability of Greatness ● Afro-Caribbean Society ● Aikido ● Airsoft Society ● Alton Towers Trip ● Anime ● Arab Society ● Asian Society ● Belly Dance ● Breakdancing Club ● Bright Futures Society ● Brunei Society ● Burlesque ● Cartoons & Cereal ● Christian Union ● Cocktail Society ● Computer Society ● Debating Society ● DJ Society ● Enactus ● Engineers Without Borders ● Fever ● Fitness & Wellbeing Society ● Flix Cinema ● Flying Club ● Gliding ● Harry Potter Society ● Hellenic Society ● Hiking Club ● Hindu Society (NHSF) ● Homebrew Tech ● Hot Air Ballooning Club ● Hour of Power; Indoor Football ● Intercultural Dialogue Society ● Iranian ● Islamic Society ● Jewish Society ● Landscaping and Gardening ● Living History ● LMFAO ● Loughborough Challenge Society ● Loughborough Off Road Driving Society ● LSU Bulgarian ● LSU Creative Bubble ● LSU Crew ● LSU Design Association ● LSU Finance ● LSU First Aid Society ● LSU Foto-Soc ● LSU SING! ● Malaysian and Singaporean Society ● Model United Nations ● Motor Club ● Musoc ● Nigerian Society ● Paintballing ● Pakistani Society ● Poker Soc ● Pole Dancing Society ● Psychology ● Rawkus Street Dance ● Real Ale Society ● Recreational Running Society ● Rocksoc ● Role Play and Wargaming ● Salsa ●

Scandinavian Society ● SCOGUI Shakespeare Society ● Sikh Society ● Skateboarding Society ● Skydiving ● Spanish ● Stage Society ● Surf Club ● Sustainable Living ● TEDx Loughborough ● Touch Rugby ● Trading Society ● Tuxedo Swing ● Velocity ● Yoga Society ● ●

Sports Clubs American Football ● Cricket ● Cycling Equestrian ● Football – Men ● Football – Women ● Hockey – Men ● Hockey – Women ● Lacrosse ● Polo ● Rugby League ● Rugby Union – Men ● Rugby Union – Women ● Ultimate Frisbee ● Individual ● Archery ● Athletics & Cross Country ● Boxing ● Fencing ● Golf ● Gymnastics ● Kart ● Mountaineering ● Snowsports ● Trampoline ● Indoor Team ● Basketball – Men ● Basketball – Women ● Cheerleading ● Dance ● Futsal ● Handball ● Netball ● Tenpin Bowling ● Volleyball ● Water Based ● Canoe ● Lifesaving ● Rowing ● Sailing & Windsurfing ● Sub Aqua ● Swimming ● Triathlon ● Wakeboard & Waterski ● Waterpolo ● Martial Arts ● Jiu Jitsu ● Judo ● Kickboxing ● Mixed Martial Arts ● Shaolin Kung Fu ● Shotokan Karate ● Taekwondo ● Wado Ryu Karate ● Racket ● Badminton ● Squash ● Table Tennis ● Tennis ●

At a glance Over 60 societies and over 50 sports clubs Union facilities include shops, bars, and music and film venues The only Students’ Union wholly owned by the students UK’s largest student fundraising organisation

Arts at Loughborough The University has a lively arts programme consisting of three distinct strands, Radar, spoken word/performance programmes and concerts.

On campus there is a 300-seat theatre, a 100-seat studio and a 250-seat auditorium which host concerts, film, art, dance and drama.

The University also hosts a lively book club, a thriving choir, string orchestra and concert band which are all open to students to join.

The Students’ Union is home to a number of societies and also on campus is the Students’ Union Flix cinema which presents a varied programme of blockbuster and arthouse films.

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Loughborough Sport Unrivalled sporting opportunities We are proud of our hard-earned reputation for sport at Loughborough, but our constant focus is on ensuring every student has the opportunity to get involved, regardless of ability or interest.

Recreational sport With over 60 ‘turn up and take part’ activities and classes on offer every week there are plenty of opportunities for you to participate for fun. Our extensive programme of activities, many of which are free of charge, are designed to fit with your lifestyle, it’s a great way to try something different, meet new people and keep active. Activities range from Boxing to Badminton and Zumba to Body Pump.

There are several ‘Parks’ on campus that are dedicated to recreational sport where you can turn up and play. We also run a number of recreational leagues for you to take part in whether this is through your school/department or one of the many societies you might elect to join.

A brand new Health and Fitness Centre now complements ‘Powerbase’ our impressive strength and conditioning gym. ‘Base’ is designed for those who are looking to improve core fitness or strength and conditioning for a particular sport.

Our new Centre offers the opportunity to exercise and socialise in an attractive environment with a large open plan gym area full of the latest Technogym equipment, two fitness studios offering a range of classes, relaxation areas and fully equipped changing facilities. www.loughboroughsport.com/my-lifestyle

Hall sport We operate the largest student led Hall Sport programme in the UK. You can represent your hall of residence in over 30 sports, through both leagues and one day events. Sports as diverse as Football, Ultimate Frisbee and Tug of War are included and it’s entirely free. Many hall rivalries have been established over the decades, so winning bragging rights for your hall is an important part of the program. It can be pretty competitive, it’s also a great way for you to get involved with Loughborough student life and meet new friends. www.loughboroughsport.com/ims

Performance sport and scholarships Beyond our Club Sport offer we have a number of sports (see website) with enhanced high performance programs. These help us achieve competitive excellence by combining our superb training facilities with high quality coaching and extensive support services.

If you are talented enough to secure a place you will be competing at the highest levels of national competition or even competing internationally.

Many of our coaches have international or Olympic experience so the quality of training is exceptional. Demand for places is high but if you make it you will be part of a unique training culture that helps students to maximise their sporting potential whilst continuing to achieve academically.

Our experience in supporting student-athletes is also second to none and we know how hard it can be to excel in your sport and study. That is why we have developed a unique system for academic support of students with exceptional sporting talent (junior international and above). The academic flexibility we can offer will help you balance the demands of competing at the highest levels whilst studying. We also offer sport scholarships to help meet some of the costs of training and competition. www.loughboroughsport.com/performance

Club sport

At a glance

There are over 50 student-led sports clubs to choose from. This is where you get your chance to represent Loughborough University in the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Championship. Competition for places in the teams is intense. We are extremely proud of our sporting prowess having won the BUCS championship for over 30 consecutive years. With nearly 4000 members, joining a club is a great way to meet friends and be part of the unique Loughborough experience. Can you make history and help continue this winning squad? www.loughboroughsport.com/athletic-union

Coaching and volunteering Our Coach Academy helps you to develop your coaching and leadership skills. It provides opportunities to gain qualifications and to coach both within university sport and the wider community, there are even overseas opportunities. Many of our most committed students gain vacation employment with our numerous national sport partners across the UK. As well as developing your personal skills, our Volunteer Academy supports you in gathering know-how and gaining knowledge and experience in a wide range of disciplines. These include media and marketing, health and fitness, sports science, events management and sport development.

Both academies will help you to make the most of the opportunities available either within Loughborough Sport or with one of our national and international partners.

Our academies work closely with the University careers service to help you to identify and get your dream job, be that on a city trading floor or in a more sport related role. www.loughboroughsport.com/volunteering-and-coaching-academy

Sport for all is actively encouraged Unrivalled sports facilities and coaches Full range of recreational activities available Over 50 student-run sports clubs

Facilities Former student Lord Sebastian Coe describes Loughborough as ‘the best integrated sports development environment in the world’. Students can enjoy ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Health and Fitness Centre Strength and Conditioning Gym 50m Swimming Pool 4 Recreational ‘Parks’ including Beach Volleyball Running, Cycling and Walking Routes International Athletics Stadium and Indoor Training Centre Multiple Indoor Sports Halls with specialist centres in Badminton, Basketball, Netball and Tennis 7 Studio Spaces 4,000 capacity Stadium and extensive outdoor pitch complex The National Cricket Performance Centre Three, full size, floodlit, synthetic pitches including a water base hockey pitch

Overall, Loughborough Sport provides you with an unrivalled opportunity to get involved and be active regardless of your ability level or interests.

More information For more information about sport at Loughborough, please visit www.loughboroughsport.com Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/loughboroughsport Follow us on Twitter @LboroSport

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www.lboro.ac.uk/research

Research that Matters The key to great teaching

From its earliest days Loughborough has produced research that matters, driven not only by the highest levels of intellectual curiosity and achievement, but also by the need for solutions to immediate problems in social, economic, and industrial practice.

In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Loughborough was confirmed as one of the country’s leading research universities. Every department was assessed as undertaking research that is internationally recognised, with 18% of the University’s research considered to be ‘world-leading’.

University research has been central to recognition of our “outstanding educational achievement in areas of service and benefit to the nation”, which has resulted in the award of seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes, second only to Oxford.

For more information on our latest research as well as our research groups, institutes, centres and schools, visit

www.lboro.ac.uk/research Developing complex software to map the emotional mood of the nation through Twitter

Understanding the biomechanics and physiology of disabled athletes

Ensuring alternative and reliable technologies are in place to survive the demise of oil

Investigating the technology and identifying the challenges of climate control Influencing policy and evaluating impact of Universal Credit

Fees and Financial Support The costs and financial support for UK/EU students explained Tuition fees Loughborough University will charge full-time UK/EU entrants (including Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) tuition fees of £9,000 in 2014-15. This applies to all undergraduate programmes and the Science and Engineering Foundations Studies course. A fee of £800 will be charged for those on their sandwich or placement year. You should prepare for inflationary increases in future years.

Rather than pay your tuition fees while studying at the University, you can take out a Government student loan for tuition, and defer payment until you have left Loughborough and are earning a minimum salary.

Living costs In addition to the cost of tuition, it is important to consider the cost of accommodation, food, study materials, transport costs and other general living expenses during your studies. Your living costs will vary depending upon your lifestyle and choice of accommodation, but we have estimated that you will need around £8,000 a year to cover these costs. There is a wide range of student accommodation available, and with many facilities and activities taking place on campus you won’t have to spend lots on transport costs. As a result living costs at Loughborough compare very favourably with other institutions.

Bursaries and scholarships We are committed to attracting the brightest and best students regardless of background and have a generous package of bursaries and scholarships available. The information (right) outlines the support for new undergraduates starting at Loughborough in 2014-15. Information for 2015-16 will be published on the University website as soon as it is available (August 2014 at the latest). Some changes are expected to be made to the support available, therefore please check the website before applying for the latest information.

Loughborough’s excellent graduate employment rate and the relatively low cost of living mean that our students get real value for their money.

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Loughborough University financial support 2014-15 Support

What is it?

How much?

More information

Loughborough Scholarship Programme*

Cash bursaries and tuition fee waivers depending upon your household income. Additional support is available for those taking a foundation year or extended undergraduate Masters degree, as well as for mature students.

Up to £6,000 over three years

www.lboro.ac.uk/funding

Development Trust Scholarships

Cash bursaries funded through donations from alumni and friends of the University for students from areas of low HE participation within the UK.

£9,000 over three years

www.lboro.ac.uk/funding

Sports Scholarships

To help talented student athletes succeed in both sporting and academic development. The level of support varies by sport and performance level.

Applicants need to be competing to at least junior international level.

Between £500 and £3,500 per year

www.lboro.ac.uk/sport E: sports-scholarships@lboro.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1509 226108

Music Tuition and Scholarship

Subsidised music lessons for students who show musical ability. Scholarship offered to exceptional musicians.

£55 for 20 lessons £500 scholarship

www.arts.lboro.ac.uk

Care Leaver’s Bursary

Additional cash bursary (£1,500) and tuition fee waiver (£3,000) for those students who are care leavers.

£4,500 support per year

www.lboro.ac.uk/funding

Access to Learning Fund

To provide assistance for UK students who experience severe hardship.

Typically between £350 – £1,350

www.lboro.ac.uk/studentservices

* Not available to students from Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Government support In addition to the bursaries and scholarships provided by the University, you may be entitled to support from the Government towards the costs of tuition fees and living costs.

The information below relates to students from England. As support varies depending upon where you are from you should check what support you are entitled to with the appropriate student finance award agency.

Support

What is it?

How much?

More information

Student Loan for Tuition

For UK/EU students to cover cost of tuition fees.

The loan is paid back in instalments once you are earning a minimum salary.

Up to £9,000 per year

www.gov.uk/student-finance T: 0845 300 5090

Student Loan for Living Costs

For all UK students to help with living costs. The amount that can be borrowed depends on where you live and where you are studying. The loan is paid back in instalments once you are earning a minimum salary.

Up to £5,500 per year

www.gov.uk/student-finance T: 0845 300 5090

Maintenance Grant

For UK students from low income families to help with living costs. The grant does not need to be repaid.

Up to £3,387 per year depending on household income

www.gov.uk/student-finance T: 0845 300 5090

Sponsorship

Part-time and casual work

The University provides some company sponsored courses in Civil and Building Engineering, Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, and Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. For information about other sponsorship opportunities contact the relevant school/department direct.

To supplement their income, some students work part-time during their studies or take temporary holiday jobs. You can find out more on our employment pages (see p10-13).

In addition some students can be offered sponsorship by their host company following a successful placement year or by applying to businesses direct.

Sponsorship schemes are also offered through the professional institutions, such as the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

For further information Details are correct at the time of going to press, but may be subject to subsequent changes. For full up-to-date information on tuition fees and financial support, please visit www.lboro.ac.uk/funding or follow @LboroFinance on twitter for the latest news.

International Students Why Loughborough?

Loughborough University won the first ever Times Higher award for ‘outstanding support for overseas students’. Our Careers and Employability service, Students’ Union and visa advice were among the many services that international students rated highly at Loughborough.

A leading University

Accommodation and living costs

Loughborough has a long history of welcoming international students to the University and we currently have around 1,000 undergraduate students studying here from outside of the UK. In addition to those benefits outlined earlier we offer international students the following advantages:

International students are given priority when University accommodation is allocated, and can choose to spend up to three years in University halls of residence. Student rooms in halls are networked, making it easy to keep in touch with family and friends via the Internet and email. Independent national surveys show that Loughborough’s accommodation is good value for money by comparison with other universities.

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Voted England’s Best Student Experience for six years running, Times Higher Education Ranked in Top 20 of The Times Good University Guide for eleven years running Awarded ‘Best International Experience’, National Union of Students Internationalisation Awards 2011 Awarded ‘Outstanding Support for Overseas Students’, Times Higher Awards 2007 Extremely high ratings for research and teaching The largest single-site campus in the UK with outstanding facilities 90 minutes to London by train FREE airport coach service from London Heathrow to the University Significantly lower cost of living than in larger UK cities

Entry requirements and applying Loughborough accepts many kinds of international qualifications. Please see p32-33 on details of how to apply.

Loughborough is a thriving market town, and living here normally costs less than it does in major UK cities. A single international student should allow around £600 to £790 per month for accommodation and most other living expenses – meaning a total maintenance budget of around £5,400 to £7,110 for nine months spent in the UK. This does not include tuition fees.

Tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries The University invests more than £1M each year in scholarships and bursaries for international undergraduate students. Self-funded international undergraduate applicants are automatically considered for a Loughborough University International Scholarship (currently 25% of tuition fees for the first year of study).

Students with exceptional school or college grades (or predicted grades) may be offered this award on the basis of their initial application and will be advised of this with their offer of a place. In addition, a small number of schools and departments offer automatic bursaries for self-funded students on specified courses. These currently vary from 10% to 20% of tuition fees. See our website for details of these and other scholarship opportunities.

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Language and study skills If you need to improve your English, boost your confidence in using the language, improve your study skills, or want an introduction to living and learning at Loughborough, the University runs special courses to help you.

You will receive full details of these courses (including application forms) with your offer of a place to study at Loughborough. www.lboro.ac.uk/sass

Loughborough University International Foundation Programme This foundation course is designed for students with an IELTS score of no less than 5.5. The course is taught in partnership with Loughborough College, which is located adjacent to the University campus, allowing students access to University facilities.

The course combines academic and English language modules, and allows progression to business, economics, science and engineering degree courses at the University. Students wanting to apply to this course should do so using the application form on the Loughborough College website. www.loucoll.ac.uk/international/courses

Study abroad and exchanges These exciting courses offer a range of opportunities for current undergraduate students of other international universities who wish to spend either one semester – or a full academic year – at a top UK university.

Work opportunities European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals are free to work in the UK without restriction. Most other international students can now supplement their income by working: ● ● ●

during term-time (up to 20 hours per week) during vacations (full-time) in a full-time work placement (as part of your course of study)

The dependant spouses of students who are in the UK for 12 months or more are also usually allowed to work full-time or part-time. Our year-long work placement (sandwich) courses, which are available in many subject areas, offer some major benefits to international students.

Once you are in the UK the Employment Exchange run by Loughborough Students’ Union can help you find suitable part-time and vacation work. The Careers and Employability Centre has been voted amongst the best of its kind in the UK and there is a specialist careers adviser for international students who can also help if you are looking for employment, training or further study opportunities after you finish your university course.

Arriving at Loughborough On arrival at London Heathrow airport, a free coach service to Loughborough is available on certain days during July, August and September. The International Office arranges welcome and induction events for all new international students. The Students’ Union has a Global Development Officer to represent the interests of our international students. The International Students’ Association (ISA) is the focus for numerous popular social events including visits to different parts of the UK and an annual International Day. We hold a one-week residential Orientation Course for international students in September, immediately before the start of the academic year. It provides practical information about living and studying in Loughborough and the UK. It also enables you to settle into your new environment before you start your study course and therefore helps you make the most of your time with us.

Advice and support We have a team of people working on our campus to help you settle in and look after you while you are here.

Student advisers co-ordinate the International Students Programme and provide advice on issues such as immigration, finance, employment and housing.

Additionally, they offer a schools placement service to help international students find schools for their children.

The University’s Medical Centre provides free healthcare to all international students who stay in the UK for more than six months. www.lboro.ac.uk/sass

Students can choose from a range of academic subjects at Loughborough and also take additional tuition to improve their English language if required. It is open to undergraduate university students who have completed at least two years of a four-year university or college degree (or one year of a three-year degree).

International Office The University’s International Office has a dedicated and friendly team of staff to help international students with any queries they may have. Each year the International Office staff visit different countries around the world which allows you to meet us directly at education exhibitions.

The office also supports a worldwide network of overseas representatives who provide direct assistance with applications. www.lboro.ac.uk/international

In 2013 we were ranked first in the UK by an independent International and UK Student Barometer.

Applying to Loughborough Admissions Policy In line with the University’s Admissions Policy, applications are welcomed from students irrespective of race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, disability, religious or political beliefs, age, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background.

The diversity and wealth of experience that our students contribute to the life of the University is highly valued. As such the University seeks to widen access to, and participation in, higher education by raising awareness and aspirations of prospective applicants.

If the school/department decides to offer you a place, you will receive a letter setting out any conditions attached such as achievement in the academic qualifications you are currently studying towards. For entry in 2015, all conditions – both academic and non-academic (such as fee status) – must be met by 31 August 2015. Conditions met after this deadline will only be considered if places are available.

If you already hold the qualifications required when you apply, we may ask you to send copies of these to the University so we can verify them prior to making a decision.

For more information about the University’s Admissions Policy see: www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/supporting/admissionspolicy

UK-based applicants receiving an offer will normally be invited to attend a postapplication visit day. These visits enable you to see the campus, the school/ department and our facilities, as well as give you an opportunity to speak to students and staff.

How to apply

Transfer between courses

Applications for all undergraduate courses at Loughborough must be made online through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). This applies to all UK, EU and international students.

For entry in 2015, the application deadline is 15 January 2015. Applications received after this date will only be considered if places are still available. For more information about the application process see: www.ucas.com

Selection Once your application has been received it will be assessed individually taking into account your academic ability and potential, as well as your interest in the subject.

Some schools/departments will interview applicants, whereas others will base their decision on the information in your UCAS application alone.

You should have achieved or be expected to achieve the entry requirements for the course. Meeting this standard, however, does not guarantee an offer.

In some cases, transfers to another course following admission to the University are allowed provided that the academic requirements are met, but this is not guaranteed.

Transfer between variants of the same course (for example, BEng Civil Engineering and MEng Civil Engineering) are arranged by the school/department concerned.

Deferred entry Each year a number of applicants decide to take a gap year and defer entry for 12 months. In most cases, the University encourages this, provided the year is spent pursuing worthwhile activities. You can either apply for deferred entry when you make your application, or, if you decide to take a gap year at a later stage, please contact the University in writing as soon as possible.

For further information: Undergraduate Admissions Office T: +44 (0)1509 223522 E: admissions@lboro.ac.uk www.lboro.ac.uk/study

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Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma Applicants taking the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma will be asked to achieve the A-Level requirements for their course as part of their qualification. The Welsh Baccalaureate core is usually considered equivalent to a grade C at A-Level depending on its suitability as preparation for the specific degree course and may be accepted along side two A-Levels as long as individual course entry and subject requirements are met.

Irish Highers Leaving Certificate At least five passes, all of which must be achieved in one sitting, are required in the Irish Higher Leaving Certificate. This must include English at minimum grade C.

BTECs BTEC Higher National Diplomas and Higher National Certificates are usually acceptable and in some cases may allow applicants to progress directly to year two of the course. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diplomas (QCF) or BTEC National Diplomas in relevant subjects are suitable entry qualifications for many of our courses.

Alternatively, a combination of A-Levels and the BTEC Level 3 diplomas (QCF) or Subsidiary Diploma (QCF) may be accepted. A certain level of achievement may be required in particular units relevant to the proposed degree. In some cases, BTEC qualifications may not be accepted by themselves and A-Levels will be required in combination.

Entry requirements

Access to HE Diploma

Loughborough accepts a wide range of qualifications for entry.

The information below details the typical requirements and should be read in conjunction with the information given for each course.

The details provided are intended as a guide and are correct at the time of publication. For the most up-to-date information please visit: www.lboro.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

Advanced Diploma

GCSE We normally ask for a minimum of a grade C in GCSE English Language and Mathematics or an equivalent level in an alternative UK qualification. A higher level of achievement may be required for some courses. Details of any additional GCSE requirements are included in the relevant course entry requirements.

AS/A-Levels

An Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject area is considered suitable for entry to the vast majority of our courses. A minimum of a pass with 45 credits at Level 3 and 15 credits at Level 2 are required. In some cases, specific grades may be required in certain units. Students must also meet any minimum GCSE requirements for the course. The English language and mathematics GCSE equivalencies taken in some access courses are considered to meet this standard at grade C, but may not be accepted where a GCSE grade B is required.

Loughborough University is pleased to accept the Advanced Diploma for entry to most courses. The full Advanced Diploma is required, consisting of the Progression Diploma in a relevant line plus an A-Level in a specified or relevant subject.

Open University (OU) The Departments of Chemistry and Physics are partners in the Open University openplus scheme. This allows students who have successfully completed two years of study with the Open University to progress directly to the second year of a Chemistry or Physics degree at Loughborough.

Applicants are normally expected to have at least three A-Levels. In exceptional cases you may be able to offer two AS Levels in place of one of your A-Level subjects.

In many cases, specific subjects are required, and these will be indicated in the relevant course entry.

Loughborough also recognises achievement in other OU courses as appropriate qualifications for entry. Depending on the number of points offered by a student, entry may be considered for Year 1 or Year 2 (contact the Admissions Office for more information).

General Studies is not usually accepted as one of your three A-Levels. A small number of courses will accept it where it complements other subjects taken. Where applicable this is stated.

Extended Project

Critical Thinking is accepted for most courses, although other subjects may be preferred in some instances. Where Critical Thinking A-Level is not accepted, this is stated in the entry requirements.

Cambridge Pre-U We consider applicants offering Pre-U Principal Subjects or a combination of the Pre-U and A-Levels, provided a minimum of three subjects overall is taken.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Applicants are required to have the full International Baccalaureate Diploma with at least three subjects studied at Higher Level. As well as an overall points score, specific subjects and points may be required at Standard or Higher Level. English language must be achieved with a minimum of four points at Standard Level.

Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers If you are studying Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, you will usually need at least two subjects at Advanced Higher (sometimes in specified subjects) alongside Highers in three other subjects.

We recognise the benefit of the Extended Project in developing independent research and critical thinking skills. Whilst we view the qualification as evidence of motivation to study a particular subject in more depth, we do not generally include it as part of our offers.

International qualifications We accept a wide range of other equivalent qualifications such as the European Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureate and the German Abitur, as well as many other international qualifications. Please contact the International Office for advice: T: +44 (0)1509 222201 E: international-office@lboro.ac.uk

English language requirements Students will also be required to demonstrate that they have an appropriate level of English language. We accept qualifications from several countries, as well as tests such as IELTS (6.5 overall with not less than 6.0 in any component*) and TOEFL iBT (92 overall with Listening 21, Reading 21, Writing 22 and Speaking 22*). Details of all the English language qualifications, and minimum scores, that we accept for undergraduate study can be found at www.lboro.ac.uk/englishlang * These are the University minimum requirements and, for some courses, these will be higher.

Degree Structures Getting your head around the various terms associated with studying for a degree can be difficult at first, but you will be given all the help you need when you start university – you will find it all becomes clear very quickly.

Modules and courses Each degree course offers the in-depth study of your chosen subject area through a number of core or compulsory modules.

You’ll also have access to a range of modules offered within and outside your academic school/department, giving you a certain amount of flexibility over what you study. The extent of this flexibility depends on your degree programme, but you may choose to learn a new language, or learn a subject outside your immediate area of academic study.

Bachelor/Master awards Loughborough University’s undergraduate degree courses usually lead to the award of a BA, BSc or BEng qualification. However, we also offer extended courses leading to the award of a Masters degree such as MEng or MSci. These courses give you the opportunity to study a subject to a greater depth, and gain further professional accreditation where relevant.

Diploma in Industrial/Professional/International Studies (DIS/DPS/DIntS) A special feature of undergraduate study at Loughborough is the availability of year-long work placement (sandwich) degree courses. These incorporate a period of supported industrial or professional work experience between periods of academic study at the University. Successful completion of the work placement usually leads to the additional award of Diploma in Industrial or Professional Studies.

The University’s network of international links with other universities also gives you the opportunity of completing a professional placement or studying overseas.

In this case, you may gain a Diploma in International Studies. See p10-13 for more information.

The teaching year The teaching year at Loughborough is divided into two 15-week semesters, each with 12 weeks for teaching/learning/revision followed by three weeks for assessment and feedback. There is a Christmas break in Semester 1 and an Easter break in Semester 2 (see www.lboro.ac.uk/students/enquiries/termdates for further details).

Lectures, tutorials and other classes are timetabled on weekdays between 9.00am and 6.00pm. Teaching does not take place on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, but assessed activities such as field trips may take place on these days.

Examinations take place at the end of each Semester. The complexity of the University’s teaching and assessment timetable means that it is not currently possible to make special teaching and assessment timetable arrangements in individual cases in order to allow the opportunity for religious observance.

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Mature Students Loughborough welcomes mature students (those aged 21 and over at registration) for the wealth of life experience they bring to their studies.

You may be seeking career development, or taking a ‘second chance’ to return to education to study something you have always been interested in. Whatever your motivation, we recognise that the decision to return to learning after a gap is usually a big one and is the start of a new journey.

Choosing to go to university as a mature student will, for some, involve significant life changes. For this reason Loughborough University provides a wide range of support.

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Significant financial assistance is available for mature students Experienced and highly trained staff, familiar with helping mature students, are available in all of our Student Support Services Designated staff work in our Student Outreach and Recruitment team, to champion and organise events for mature students specifically Mature students have access to a specially reserved on-campus study space for mature and postgraduate students only Mature student buddying scheme (in selected schools and departments) Careers advisors experienced in assisting mature students For mature students with a family, the campus has a conveniently placed nursery beside the Students’ Union

Open Days Opportunities to visit Loughborough campus include subject-based Taster Days specifically for mature applicants. At the campuswide Open Days in June and September, Loughborough’s mature champion offers a talk covering areas of key importance such as student finance, the programme of mature induction events, plus the opportunity to ask current mature students about their experience of Loughborough student life.

Finance Loughborough offers a number of financial packages, known as the Loughborough Scholarship Programme, in the form of bursaries, accommodation discounts and tuition fee waivers. Eligible mature students could find the value of this is double that awarded to younger students.

Mature students have priority access to the Access to Learning Fund which allocates funds to full time students in financial difficulty.

For more information on finance, mature specific support and applying, please visit www.lboro.ac.uk/mature

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Chemical Engineering

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Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Challenging and rewarding fields of engineering require well-educated graduates to lead technology and innovation into the future.

The courses run by the Department equip graduates with excellent skills to work with industries world-wide.

High quality teaching standards emerge from close contact with, and are informed by, the latest thinking in the aircraft/aerospace and automotive industries.

The Aeronautical courses are accredited by both The Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The Automotive courses are accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The Department has particularly close links with BAE Systems, Bentley, British Airways, Ford Motor Company, Group Lotus, Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, MIRA, Perkins Caterpillar, Rolls-Royce and many tier one automotive suppliers.

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Research and Industry Connections

The Department has extensive laboratories and facilities including: wind tunnels; anechoic chamber; indoor UAV testing; structures testing facilities; gas-turbine engines; eight purpose-built engine test cells; Hawk aircraft; 6-axis simulator road and aircraft; chassis dynamometer and numerous instrumented test vehicles.

The Department enjoys a close relationship with the Aeronautical and Automotive industries, with academic staff involved in industrial research collaboration.

This ensures that our tradition of high quality teaching at undergraduate level is underpinned by an in-depth knowledge and interest in the sector. The active research culture also ensures that teaching is informed by the latest thinking in the field and that project work is challenging and relevant to aircraft and automotive technologies.

Industrial Placement You could spend one year at an approved Industrial Placement between the second and third or third and fourth years. As a result of strong ties with industry, the Department provides considerable assistance with obtaining suitable placements, although the ultimate responsibility for arranging the placement lies with you.

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Aircraft Systems and Performance ● Computing ● Engineering Mathematics Engineering Mechanics ● Fluid Mechanics ● Introduction to Aircraft Design ● Manufacturing, Technology and Management ● Mechanics of Materials ● Structures and Materials ● Thermodynamics ● Risk Analysis (or for MEng only plus languages†) ● ●

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Aircraft Loading and Structural Airworthiness ● Aircraft Systems and Performance Control Engineering ● Dynamics ● Electrotechnology ● Engineering Mathematics ● High Speed Aerodynamics ● Low Speed Aerodynamics ● Mechanics of Solids ● Structural Design Project ● Turbomachinery and Propulsion ● Systems Reliability Assessment (or for MEng only plus languages†) ●

All our courses cover the basic principles of aerospace technology including aerodynamics, thermodynamics, stress analysis, mechanics, dynamics and control, engineering sciences which underpin avionics, design and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE). The application of these subjects to aircraft and aero-engine design and development is common to all years of the course.

During Year 1, the course matches theory and application by timetabling lectures and tutorials in the morning, followed by applied studies, such as practical instruction, computing and laboratory experiments in the afternoon.

Students on the BEng course who meet the required standard at the end of Year 2 will be invited to transfer to the MEng course.

BEng Final Year or MEng Year 3 Final year BEng students undertake an individual project and must include a design module in their choice of options. MEng students concentrate on design studies, management and a range of options in Year 3 and may also continue with a language.

Students also participate in a one week flight test course using the Cranfield University Jetstream aircraft.

Options include: ● Aerodynamics ● Aircraft Design ● Aircraft Stability and Flight Test ● Avionic Systems ● Composite Materials and Structures ● Computational Fluid Dynamics ● Finite Element Methods ● Flight Control Systems ● Gas Turbine Design ● Mechanical Vibration ● Noise Control ● Signal Analysis ● Sound Radiation from Structures ● Spacecraft Design ● Stress and Structural Analysis

MEng Final Year In their final year MEng students continue with a group project in Aircraft Design and a module in Business Modelling, with optional modules in Semester 1 and carry out an extensive individual research project in Semester 2 which may be undertaken in industry or overseas.

The first two years of the course are common for both MEng and BEng students, allowing BEng students the opportunity to transfer to the MEng at the end of the second year.

Options include: ● Aerospace CFD ● Aerospace Structures ● Experimental Fluid Mechanics ● Flight Dynamics and Control ● Propulsion Design for the Environment ● Structural Vibration ● Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability

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Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

This extended course has been developed to allow you to gain a broad-based knowledge of aeronautical engineering plus the chance to specialise in modern engineering disciplines.

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In the final year of the MEng, you move away from traditional teaching methods and work alongside research groups in the Department or in Industry. Coupled with the project work, which runs throughout the last two years of the course, this allows you to gain experience of tackling real engineering problems. The course contains an optional language module, together with the possibility of spending part of the final year carrying out project-based work in other European countries.

This course equips you for careers in all branches of the aerospace industries (including airline operators), Government research establishments and appropriate branches of the armed forces. Academically gifted students are encouraged to undertake postgraduate studies within the Department. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **The Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers † Languages offered are French, German, Spanish and Mandarin

Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year UCAS Code: HF19 Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed

for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto the first year of the core part of the degree course.

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Automotive Engineering Through exchange schemes there are also opportunities to study for part of the final year at external national and overseas research establishments and universities.

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Computing ● Engineering Mathematics ● Engineering Mechanics Fluid Mechanics ● Mechanics of Materials ● Structures and Materials Thermodynamics ● Vehicle Design, Development and Manufacture Vehicle Systems and Design ● Risk Analysis (or for MEng only plus languages†)

The Automotive courses at Loughborough were the first such courses in the UK and have established a national and international reputation for the quality of the courses and the graduates produced. The courses are unique in that they are run in an Automotive Department by academics working with the Automotive Industry.

Both the MEng and BEng courses allow you to acquire a firm foundation in engineering science as it is applied to automobile design, development and manufacture, with considerable emphasis given to the use of modern analytical and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) methods. The strong Automotive focus continues throughout the courses with the continuation of vehicle design ultimately leading to the complete design of a vehicle and the introduction of a broad range of Automotive modules. Both courses are designed to develop engineers with strong analytical, modelling, experimental and design ability, but also with excellent communication and team working skills.

Both courses include a week of vehicle testing at the MIRA proving ground. This experience, unique to Loughborough courses, is an opportunity to put the theory to the test through the correlation of actual vehicle behaviour with simulation models.

The tests include: handling dynamics, straight-line performance, braking, noise and vibration and a vehicle aerodynamics study in the full-scale wind tunnel. The Department also supports a student-led team to design, test and race a new Formula Student car each year. All students can get involved and in the MEng final year a group project focuses on the design, analysis and building of the Formula Student car.

MEng Course This extended course has been developed to allow you to broaden your knowledge of automotive engineering, provide the opportunity to study topics of particular interest in more depth and to undertake a substantial individual project.

The first two years are studied in common with the BEng students. In Year 3, MEng students study a wider range of subjects and in the final year the teaching and assessment are conducted at an advanced level with taught material drawing on current research topics and with substantial project work included.

It is possible to transfer from the BEng to the MEng variant at the end of year 2, providing grades meet the required standard.

BEng Final Year or MEng Year 3 Final year BEng students undertake an individual project and a vehicle design project.

MEng students concentrate on Design Studies, Management and a range of options in Year 3 and may also continue with a language. Vehicle Design in Year 3 includes a group project to design a vehicle. These projects are supervised by experienced vehicle designers and are often undertaken in conjunction with a manufacturer.

Options include: ● Composite Materials and Structures ● Computational Fluid Dynamics ● Crashworthiness ● Finite Element Methods ● Mechanical Vibration ● Noise Control ● Signal Analysis ● Sound Radiation from Structures ● Stress and Structural Analysis ● Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation ● Vehicle Engine Analysis

MEng Final Year In the first semester of the final year of MEng (Year 4) students continue with a compulsory group project working on aspects of the design, research and development of a Formula Student Car, together with a module in Advanced Reliability, Availability and Maintainability and further optional modules.

Options include: ● Advanced Automotive Control ● Automotive Flow Modelling Techniques ● Low Carbon Vehicle Technologies ● Structural Vibration ● Vehicle Handling In Semester 2 students concentrate on an extensive individual research project, which may be undertaken in industry or overseas.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates are equipped to work primarily in product design and development groups and are sought after by a wide range of Automotive and Motorsport companies.

Many graduates have reached senior positions in their field, including: Chief Engineer, Technical Director and Race Engineer.

Students that wish to pursue other careers are well-equipped to work in other sectors of the vehicle industry, or in other sectors of engineering, finance and business.

Academically gifted students are encouraged to undertake postgraduate studies within the Department. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Institution of Mechanical Engineers † Languages offered are French, German, Spanish and Mandarin

Automotive Engineering with a Foundation Year UCAS Code: HF19 Automotive Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed

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for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto the first year of the core part of the degree course.

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The Arts Renowned for being one of the top art and design departments in the UK, the School of the Arts offers outstanding courses.

Each course is designed to inspire talented individuals with the drive and determination to succeed. You will engage with both practical and theoretical work in your specialist area of study, whilst having the flexibility to interact between disciplines.

We provide many exciting ways to enhance your skills, including access to our multi-million pound facilities, teaching from research-active staff, contact with prominent industry links, and superb entrepreneurial support.

You will also encounter brilliant opportunities to study abroad, participate in renowned competitions, industrial placements and commercial projects, and exhibit work around the UK.

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Why study with us?

Facilities Our students have full access to our state-of-the-art facilities, which offer a tantalising number of creative possibilities. They provide industry standard outputs, and you will receive an unparalleled level of professional training in using them. The facilities are arranged into five hubs: creative digital technologies and photography; textiles: print, stitch and dye; painting and printmaking; fine metal, wood and woven/constructed textiles; stone, heavy metalwork, and ceramics.

Placements and Work Experience We have strong industry links which help our students secure year-long and flexible work placements in the UK and internationally. These placements are an invaluable opportunity to advance your skills, and apply your creative knowledge to a working environment. Recent placement partners include Apple Europe, Liberty’s, John Rocha, adidas, and Design Works International.

Competitions and Awards Our students are encouraged to gain recognition and experience by entering industry renowned competitions. Awards recently won include; BP National Portrait Gallery, Elle Magazine Photographic Prize, D&AD Graphic Design and Illustration Student Briefs, Texprint Awards, and the Stella McCartney Commission.

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Study Abroad All of our students have the chance to study at art institutions abroad for up to a year, which leads to an additional Diploma in International Studies qualification.

Destinations include; Finland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, USA, Australia, Japan, Canada, and Singapore, amongst others.

Trips and Excursions The School organises national and international study trips for students. Previous trips have been to San Francisco, Singapore, Chicago, St. Petersburg, Paris, Valencia, New York and Milan.

Entrepreneurial Support Many of our students use their creativity to start their own businesses. The School encourages this by teaching modules covering patents, copyright and other legalities. Students can also apply to become part of The Studio. This is a purpose built area that provides budding graduate entrepreneurs from the School of the Arts with the office space, support, knowledge and resources to develop their own sustainable businesses.

Finals Exhibition Every year our final year undergraduate and foundation students organise and manage an exhibition showcasing their outstanding final projects and other work.

Many pieces are purchased over the course of the exhibition, as well as students being head hunted by industry attendees.

We are regularly contacted by industry requesting that our students gain experience by working on projects with, or for, them. Companies previously worked with include; Reebok, Swarovski, Ford, H&M, Radio Times, Abercrombie & Fitch, Shell and Mercedes Benz.

Fine Art BA (Hons) 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time UCAS code: W100

modules across your three years, all of which provide you with fundamental theory and knowledge, and introduce you to particular skills and techniques essential for a successful career in the creative industries.

Entry Requirements It is preferred that applicants have completed a post A-Level pre-degree course (BTEC Foundation Diploma or BTEC Extended Diploma). Please see Art and Design Foundation Studies p125.

The course incorporates a balance between critical and historical studies and studio practice. The critical and historical studies elements encourage an integration of research, reading and analysis with studio practice and will build confidence in the articulation of your ideas. Studio practice modules will aid you in developing a range of practical and critical skills, weighted towards your area of interest and practice.

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Year 1 Your first year is introductory, teaching and developing a range of skills at the forefront of contemporary Fine Art.

Year 2 Year 2 is developmental, allowing you to build upon these skills and experiment with the techniques of your choice.

Year 3 The Fine Art course at Loughborough offers an exciting way for you to investigate, participate in and contribute ideas to the field of contemporary art. It uses both practical and theoretical classes to develop your unique and individual artistic abilities, and fosters your creative skills by developing your critical and analytical insight.

The course content is largely flexible, and covers many traditional areas including painting, printmaking, papermaking, mono-printing, silkscreen, lithography, sculpture, drawing, photography, film-making, performance and emerging media. All of which are taught in our state-of-the-art multidisciplinary facilities, enabling you to create artwork that is unique, engaging and crosses the traditional boundaries of Fine Art. Alongside the freedom to express your imaginative ideas using a variety of media, Fine Art is fully supported by experienced and expert staff who will respond to your work, challenging you to understand the wider cultural and critical fields that works reside in.

Course Structure Our Fine Art course is structured to allow flexibility in course content, and an experience tailored to your interests. You will study a number of core and optional

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Year 3 offers the opportunity to use your accumulated skills and experience to create a final project for the finals exhibition and your portfolio.

Career Prospects 95% of our graduates from 2012 were in work or further study six months after graduating, and earning an average salary of £20,000 (unistats).

Many graduates have gone to study postgraduate courses in Art and Design subjects, Art Therapy and Teacher Training.

Other graduates have entered an extraordinarily broad range of professional occupations, including: artist, curator, art buyer, art editor, marketing, branding, performing arts, public relations, gallery manager, advertising director, and many more.

Recent graduate destinations include: ● Mapalim, Cultural Curator ● Hayley Studios, Head of Design and Development ● Chocolate by Design, Chocolatier ● Bliss & Co, Cake Decorator ● Furniture Group Manufacture, Trainee Cabinet Maker ● Junior Curator, The Solomon Guggenheim Gallery, New York ● Gallery Manager, White Cube Gallery, London.

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Graphic Communication and Illustration BA (Hons) 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time UCAS Code: W900 BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS Code: W901 Entry Requirements It is preferred that applicants have completed a post A-Level pre-degree course (BTEC Foundation Diploma or BTEC Extended Diploma). Please see Art and Design Foundation Studies p125.

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The course’s content is very flexible and can be tailored to your interests, whether that is computer aided design, hand drawn illustrations, app development, computer game development, or visual branding. As a student, you will develop creative ideas and related visualisation skills, equipping you with the fundamental ingredients to work within your chosen industry. You will receive the very best opportunities to grow as an artist, with chances to showcase your work at exhibitions, and an international study visit being included in your tuition fees. Destinations have included: San Francisco,

Singapore, St. Petersburg, Paris, New York and Milan. We also have strong industry links and aid our students in gaining work experience and placement opportunities in the UK and internationally. Recent placements have included Blue Peter, Lost Boys International, Vocalink, Chanel (Paris), Vogue and Dinamo.

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Students are encouraged to work through an exciting array of briefs that examine aspects of the subjects, including drawing and visualising, layouts and grids, animation, filmmaking, typography, ambient media, advertising and graphic theatre.

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Students are encouraged to sample a wide range of specialisms including sequential and narrative design, corporate identity, editorial and book design, packaging and information graphics, all deployed across a range of media.

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This process stimulates students to recognise and test their strengths as a graphic and illustrative communicator, building confidence in the ability to develop a personal focus.

Career Prospects

91% of our graduates from 2012 were in work or further study six months after graduating, and earning an average salary of £21,000 (unistats). Graduate careers have included: photography, art direction, graphic design, publishing, illustration, video production, television and film, artist, curator, art buyer, art editor, marketing, art director for advertising, branding, performing arts, exhibition and display design, app designer, comic illustrator, public relations, advertising and artists agents.

Recent graduate destinations include: ● AlllofUs (McCann Erickson), Head of Digital Design ● Imagination Labs, Senior Art Director ● Surround Studio, Creative Director and Founder ● Focus PR, Digital Account Executive ● Fashion UK, Graphic Designer ● Scholastic Children’s Books UK, Junior Designer ● Ted Baker, Copywriter ● Dinamo Productions Ltd, Puppet Fabricator. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Textiles: Innovation and Design BA (Hons) 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time UCAS Code: WJ24

Recent placements have included ASOS, Liberty, Alexander McQueen, Next, Philip Treacy, Matthew Williamson and Diane von Furstenberg in New York.

BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS Code: J420

During the first year you will develop a good knowledge of Textiles culture and practice through a range of projects exploring research, drawing, design development, Textiles processes, IT and critical and contextual understanding.

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This course offers you an outstanding, commercially relevant and innovative insight into the field of contemporary Textiles, and provides the opportunity to develop your skills through one of the 3 specialised pathways – Weave, Print or Multi-Media Textiles, all of which are supported by excellent facilities, and technical expertise.

Our Textiles course is internationally renowned for providing our students with the fundamental skills required to succeed in a broad range of roles within the Textiles industry, from fashion, to interiors, trend forecasting, education, even TV, and skills are further developed through projects with external companies. We have recently been privileged to work on live projects with both H&M and White Stuff.

You will encounter opportunities to take part in exhibitions including Indigo at Premier Vision and the New Designers graduate show in London.

We have strong industry links and aid our students in gaining work experience and placement opportunities in the UK and internationally.

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In your second year you will opt for a specialised pathway in Weave, Print or MultiMedia Textiles where you will develop an in-depth knowledge of processes, thinking, and practice within your chosen discipline. This will be supported by business and entrepreneurial practice and critical and historical studies. Students can opt to undertake either the Diploma in Professional Studies or the Diploma in International Studies between the 2nd and final year.

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Your final year offers you the opportunity to develop specialised knowledge within your pathway, encouraging experimentation and innovation towards a strong portfolio of work, which will take you forward into future employment or post graduate study.

Career Prospects

91% of our graduates from 2012 were in work or further study six months after graduating, and earning an average salary of £21,000 (unistats). Graduate careers have included: manufacturing, freelance design, textile crafts, marketing, TV, retail, the media, publishing, fashion buying, design studios, weave design, embroidery design, print design, theatre costume, trends and colour forecasting, gift wrap and greeting cards, interior textiles, fashion accessories, magazines, styling, fabric sourcing, CAD specialists, teaching, research and development, graphics, illustration, menswear, sportswear, childrenswear and merchandising and display.

Recent graduate destinations include: ● Abercrombie & Fitch US – textile design, menswear ● Next – fabric sourcing, print design for womenswear ● Liberty – textile design ● Osborne & Little, print and weave design ● Monsoon/Accessorize, trends and forecasting ● Warehouse – textile design ● TV – researcher ● Burberry – assistant archivist ● H&M - print design ● Matthew Williamson – head of embroidery design. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Business and Economics Loughborough’s School of Business and Economics is a thriving forward-looking centre of education that aims to provide an exceptional learning experience.

Consistently ranked as a Top-10 UK business school by national league tables, our graduates are highly employable and enjoy starting salaries well above the national average.

Courses

Accounting and Financial Management Banking, Finance and Management Information Management and Business International Business Management Sciences Retailing, Marketing and Management Economics Business Economics and Finance Economics and Management International Economics Economics with Accounting Economics with Geography Economics with Politics

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www.lboro.ac.uk/sbe Professional Placements and Study Abroad Almost all of our business students spend a year on a salaried professional placement year as an integral part of their four-year course. Our Economics students have the option extending their course to a four year degree by taking an optional year on salaried placement or by studying abroad.

We currently have contacts with over 400 employers in over 20 countries and many companies specifically target us for placement students.

Whilst securing suitable employment for the placement year remains the student’s responsibility, our dedicated and experienced Placements Office provides extensive support. Our Placements Office regularly help to place over 300 students per year with placement employers.

The skills and experience gained during your placement can lead to an offer of permanent employment on graduation and many of our students enjoy starting salaries well above the national average.

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On successful completion of your placement you will receive a Diploma in Professional Studies in addition to your degree.

All of our students can also choose to develop their language skills with us and spend the year between their second and final year studying abroad at one of our partner universities around the world. This results in a Diploma in International Studies in addition to your degree.

Enterprise Ethos Enterprise is a key part of the Loughborough experience and can really boost your job prospects. All our business degrees include a module to develop our students’ enterprise and employability skills.

There are also specific modules in entrepreneurship for those with aspirations to start their own businesses.

Student Enterprise thrives on campus with a range of extra-curricular activities including business planning competitions, events, and support services for students with real business ideas.

Accounting and Financial Management On successful completion of the placement year, you will be awarded a Diploma in Professional Studies in addition to your degree.

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Our dedicated placements office has contacts with over 400 companies worldwide who regularly target our students to recruit for salaried placement positions, many of whom are offered a job after their degree.

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BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: NN34

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This course sets accounting and finance in a management and organisational context as well as giving its graduates a clear understanding of the challenges facing accountants in a global business environment. It offers the opportunity to study current issues of theory and practice in a range of areas which reflect contemporary research.

This course aims to produce high quality graduates with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed for an effective and valued career in the accounting and financial management professions, as well as management or consultancy.

We develop teaching and learning in response to advances in academic theory and the needs of the business community. Our links with industry, professional firms and accounting bodies ensure that the course is relevant, practical and constantly updated.

The course is distinctive in that, alongside the in-depth coverage of accounting and financial management, it seeks to develop knowledge and understanding of the foundational disciplines of management and business in a variety of contexts.

This course is accredited by major professional accounting bodies in the UK and graduates of our course receive exemptions from various examinations of these bodies.

Professional Recognition The third year of the degree is spent on a salaried professional or business placement.

This could be with a firm of chartered accountants or in an accounting or financial management position with a commercial, industrial or public sector organisation. In most cases, the experience will be eligible to be counted towards your professional qualification after graduation.

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Year 1 Financial Accounting ● Accounting in Context ● Micro and Macroeconomics Organisational Behaviour ● Introduction to Law ● Skills for Study and Work ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Business Modelling ● Organisations in the International Context ● ●

Year 2 Financial Reporting ● Management Accounting ● Financial Management Business Information Management ● Company Law ● Information Systems Development

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Plus five modules from a list of options (including International Business, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations Management, International Economics and Data Analysis for Managers).

Year 3 Salaried professional placement

Year 4 ● ●

Advanced Financial Reporting ● Management Accounting and Control Financial Management and Corporate Policy

Plus a number of modules from a wide range of options (including auditing, further advanced accounting subjects and financial management subjects, and general management subjects including modules in international business).

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Most graduates from this course follow careers and professional qualifications in accounting and financial management, either in industry, commerce, the public services or professional practice, whilst some move into other management areas, including consultancy.

Graduates from Loughborough are in great demand and many are quickly given high levels of responsibility. Our graduates hold senior positions in major companies and firms of chartered accountants. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies **Examination exemptions from accountancy professional bodies

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Banking, Finance and Management BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: N301

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Year 1 Introduction to Banking ● Banking Law and Practice ● Financial Accounting Organisational Behaviour ● Micro and Macroeconomics ● Skills for Study and Work ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Business Modelling ● Organisations in the International Context

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Year 2 Business Lending ● Marketing ● Human Resource Management ● Financial Management ● Accounting for Management Decisions ● Decision Making Analysis ● Economics of the Financial System ● Business Information Management ●

Plus three modules from a list of options (including Operations Management, International Business, Consumer Behaviour and Financial Reporting).

Year 3 Salaried professional placement.

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Financial Management and Corporate Policy ● Corporate and Wholesale Banking Principles of Strategic Management ● Strategy in Banking

This course is distinctive in combining the three elements of banking and finance theory, economics and management studies. The multidisciplinary nature of the course means that it provides an excellent base for careers in the financial services industry, as well as in accounting and general management.

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In the first year of the course, you are introduced to the core elements of banking, finance and management, which we complement with quantitative, computing and communication skills. We will also develop abilities in working with others in groups.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

In the second and final years, you will study core banking, finance and management topics in more depth. In addition, you are allowed to choose a number of optional subjects. Currently in the final year, half of the subjects studied are chosen by you from a comprehensive list of options offered by the School of Business and Economics. This enables you to focus the final year of your degree in areas of particular interest to you.

Plus a number of modules from a wide range of options (including Financial Risk Management, Behavioural Finance, International Marketing, Corporate Reconstruction and other general management subjects).

Career Prospects The degree equips graduates for financial careers in industry as well as banking.

We have very close links with the banks and financial institutions, nationally and internationally. Whilst our graduates are in high demand in the banking and financial services sectors, a number have chosen to move into accounting and general management and are quickly given high levels of responsibility. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Information Management and Business Year 2

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Organisations in today’s rapidly evolving information and knowledge economies rely on effectively managing, analysing and exploiting vast quantities of data and information in order to succeed. This course equips students with the business and information management skills that employers seek.

Information is the lifeblood of companies and this course aims to give you a sound understanding of managing knowledge and information within an organisation.

In the first two years we will provide you with a broad introduction to both the business techniques and the use of data and information management systems which organisations depend upon to make the best decisions in a competitive environment.

The final year enables you to choose optional modules and a Project topic that are of interest to your career ambitions.

Year 1 Accounting for Managers ● Introduction to Accounting ● Knowledge, Data and Information in Organisations ● Knowledge, Data and Information in Society ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Information and Knowledge Organisation and Retrieval ● Statistics and Modelling for Business ● Web Design ●

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Knowledge, Data and Information Systems ● Management Science Methods Operations Management ● People Centred Information Services ● Principles of Marketing ● Research Methods ● Records Management in Organisations ● The Marketing Mix

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Plus three modules from a list of options (including Culture and Change Management, Electronic Information Management, Business Information Systems, Managing Projects: Managing Knowledge, Social Informatics, Marketing Strategy and Planning, Risk Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Corporate and Wholesale Banking, International Financial Management, Marketing Communications, Project Management).

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects There is a growing demand for information management graduates across the business sector and also in sectors such as government, education and not-for profit organisations. It is also predicted that Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) will in future recognise the advantages of these types of graduates.

Each year our graduates go into a very wide range of jobs and are quickly given high levels of responsibility. Many large organisations specifically target our graduates and surveys show that starting salaries of our graduates are above the UK average. *Diploma in Professional /Internatioanl Studies

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International Business BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: N110

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This course has been designed to provide a stimulating educational experience that promotes a global outlook, which will enable you to develop your full intellectual potential to face the management and organisational challenges of a globalised economy.

This course provides you with an insight into the field of business and management set in an international context and prepares you for a career in management with an international emphasis.

The course also develops a broad understanding of all the main management functions and the context of business decisions, including international comparisons. There is also the opportunity to enhance your language skills in French, German or Spanish, opening career opportunities which require a fluency in a second European language.

Year 1 Principles of Marketing

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International Business ● International Management ● International Employment Relations ● Macroeconomics for Business ● International Economics ● Human Resource Management ● Business Information Management ● Accounting for Management Decisions ● Data Analysis for Marketing Decisions ● Brand Management Plus two modules from a list of options (including Sales Management, Company Law, Operations Management, Retail Buying, Financial Management and languages). ●

Salaried professional placement in the UK or abroad. Alternatively you can choose to study abroad at an overseas partner university, or a mixture of professional placement and study abroad.

Being international is seldom a choice for large companies today, but a necessity.

There is a growing need for the managers of tomorrow to have a broader understanding of International Business issues.

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Financial Framework ● Skills for Study ● Quantitative Methods for Business Business Modelling ● The Marketing Mix ● Organisations in the International Context Plus two modules from a list of options (including other introductory management subjects and languages).

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International Corporate Governance and Firms ● International Negotiations International Marketing ● International Human Resource Management ● Strategic Management Plus a number of modules from a wide range of options (including Financial Management and Corporate Policy, Marketing Strategy and Planning, Small Business Issues, Project Management, Enterprise Resource Planning). ● ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

The School has close links with a large number of major employers. Consequently our students have enjoyed great success in finding employment, and are quickly given high levels of responsibility. Many organisations specifically target our graduates for their graduate recruitment schemes. Our graduates go into a wide range of sectors in roles ranging from general management trainees to specialist roles in marketing in supply chain management. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Management Sciences BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: N201

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Management Sciences has a long and very successful history of producing innovative decision-makers who are highly sought-after in the business world. Successful modern organisations depend upon people who are able to handle, analyse and make effective and timely decisions based on the huge volume of information available.

The course also recognises that in order to maximise the effectiveness of such skills, graduates require a broad understanding of the process and styles of management and the context in which business decisions are made.

Flexibility is a key element of the course - in order to maximise their effectiveness in decision making, graduates require a broad understanding of the process and styles of management and the context in which business decisions are made.

In the first two years we will provide you with a broad introduction to business and management. The final year will build on your placement experiences and the majority of your final year modules will be chosen by you.

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Decision Making Analysis ● Data Analysis for Management ● Brand Management Accounting for Management Decisions ● Human Resource Management ● Operations Management ● Business Information Management ● Information Systems Development Plus four modules from a list of options (including Sales Management, International Business, Organisational Studies, International Employment Relations, Financial Management, Consumer Behaviour, and languages). ● ●

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Salaried professional placement.

Year 4

Technology in Business and Society ● Strategic Management Plus a number of modules from a wide range of options (including Decision Consulting Practice, Business Forecasting, Marketing Strategy and Planning, Career Management, International Marketing, Business Planning for New Ventures, Strategic Information Management, Project Management, Business Ethics).

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Career Prospects

The Management Sciences course will prepare you for employment in a very wide range of careers including consultancy, investment banking, as a functional specialist, or general management in the private or public sector.

Each year our graduates go into a very wide range of jobs and are quickly given high levels of responsibility. Many large organisations specifically target our graduates and surveys show that starting salaries of our graduates are well above average. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

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Year 1 Introduction to Retail Management ● Retailing Environment ● Principles of Marketing ● Microeconomics for Business ● Financial Framework ● Organisational Behaviour ● Skills for Study and Work ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Business Modelling ● Marketing Mix ● Organisations in the International Context ●

Year 2 Visual Merchandising ● Retail Buying ● Retail and Service Operations Consumer Behaviour ● Business Information Management ● Human Resource Management ● Accounting for Management Decisions ● Brand Management

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Plus three modules from a list of options (including further management subjects such as Sales Management, Data Analysis for Marketing Decisions, Information Systems Development, International Management, and International Business).

Year 3 Salaried professional placement.

Designed in collaboration with major retailers, this course is commercially relevant ensuring you maximise your employment prospects. This course aims to develop managers who are able to lead large teams and use modern information systems to solve complex management and marketing problems and exploit new opportunities.

As the only retailing course in the country to have been continuously sponsored by retailers from its inception more than twenty years ago, we have close working relationships with retailers, who provide guest lecturers, case studies, skills workshops and company visits.

The course prepares you for a career in retailing as a manager in one of the specialist retailing areas such as buying, merchandising, personnel, logistics or store management. Equally, the multidisciplinary nature of the course will equip you for a variety of career opportunities in marketing (for example advertising, brand management or market research) or more general management and consultancy.

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Retailing Logistics ● Retailing Strategy ● Marketing Strategy and Planning International Marketing ● Marketing Communications

Plus a number of modules from a wide range of options (including further advanced retailing, marketing and management subjects).

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Career prospects in retailing and marketing are excellent and our graduates are highly sought after by blue chip companies. Many of our graduates have attained leading positions in head office, supply chain, store management and marketing roles. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Economics Plus a number modules from a list of options (including Human Geography, Politics, Sociology, Social Policy, Languages, Management, Accounting).

Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Communication and Culture) IB: 36 points minimum including 4 at SL in Maths (or 5 at SL in Maths Studies) BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD profile Other: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

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Economics relates to every aspect of our lives, from the decisions we make as individuals to the structures created by governments and companies. As an economist you will develop the skills to understand how consumers and firms interact and behave, how government policy affects the economy and how financial systems operate.

You will develop key skills that employers value, such as problem solving, statistical analysis and presenting projects. By providing an in-depth analysis of firms’ decision making in a variety of setting, economics can help business managers make better production and investment decisions.

This course allows maximum choice and flexibility. You can choose a highly specialised mix of options that appeal to your interests and career aspirations.

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Principles of Macroeconomics Quantitative Economics

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Plus a number modules from a list of options (including Economics of the Financial System, Economics of the Welfare State, Energy and the Environment, Introduction to Finance, International Economic Relations, Economics of Leisure and Tourism, Transport Economics, Marketing, Operations Management).

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Developments in Macroeconomics ● Developments in Microeconomics Econometric Modelling ● Research and Communication Skills in Economics

Plus a number modules from a list of options (including International Money and Finance, International Trade, Economics of Developing Countries, Industrial Economics, Financial Economics and Corporate Finance, Monetary Theory and Policy, Comparative Banking, Public Finance, Economics of Transition).

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Graduates enter fields as diverse as banking, accountancy, financial management, insurance and marketing, while others are employed in more general management positions.

Employers regularly place Loughborough in the top rank of universities for graduate recruitment. Example graduate destinations include: Citigroup – Analyst, Deloitte – Associate Auditor, Deutsche Bank – Finance Analyst, Experian – Data Analyst and PricewaterhouseCoopers – Tax Technician. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

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Business Economics and Finance Year 1

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Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Data Analysis Quantitative Economics ● Introduction to Law Plus one module from a list of options (including Accounting, Geography, Management and Organisational Behaviour, Politics, Sociology, Languages)

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The vibrant and expanding financial services industry has generated a very strong demand for economists with specialised knowledge of financial systems and markets. To equip you with these skills, you will study how firms and consumers behave in different market settings, how capital markets operate and how financing decisions can improve the performance and efficiency of organisations.

You will learn to interpret, communicate and apply financial information, appraise alternative investment opportunities and to evaluate and devise an optimal portfolio of assets. You will obtain a thorough understanding of decision making within financial and capital markets and the type of financial instruments that are traded in these markets, and how these markets interact with the economy as a whole.

By combining both economics and finance, you will develop a range of skills to enable organisations to improve strategic decision making, portfolio planning and risk management.

Year 2

Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Introduction to Finance ● Introduction to Econometrics Plus a number of modules from a list of options (including Economics of the Financial System, Economics of the Welfare State, Energy and the Environment, Introduction to Finance, International Economic Relations, Economics of Leisure and Tourism, Transport Economics, Marketing, Operations Management, Law).

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Financial Economics and Asset Pricing ● Corporate Finance and Derivatives Industrial Economics ● Research and Communication Skills Plus a number of modules from a list of options (including International Money and Finance, International Trade, Economics of Developing Countries, Industrial Economics, Financial Economics and Corporate Finance, Monetary Theory and Policy, Comparative Banking, Public Finance, Economics of Transition).

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Career Prospects Graduates enter fields as diverse as banking, accountancy, financial management, insurance and marketing, while others are employed in more general management positions. Employers regularly place Loughborough in the top rank of universities for graduate recruitment. Example graduate destinations include: Accenture – Analyst, Allied Irish Bank – Corporate Business Lender, Morgan Stanley – Trade Support Analyst, Royal Bank of Scotland – Marketing Executive, Smith & Williamson – Trainee Chartered Accountant, and Zurich – Financial Adviser. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Economics and Management Year 1

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Organisations today operate in a complex global environment and require dynamic, innovative managers who also have a robust understanding of economic theory in order to compete effectively. This degree contains all the essential modules of an Economics degree jointly with the core Business and Management modules you will need to understand how organisations, behave, compete and implement change both internally and externally.

You get to specialise by selecting optional modules in areas of interest to you and your career in the second and final year. Unlike many other joint honours degrees of this type, the final year allows you to choose from an even split of economics and management options.

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Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Data Analysis Quantitative Economics ● Accounting for Managers ● Organisational Behaviour Introduction to Accounting ● Management of Human Resources

Year 2 Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Operations Management ● Marketing ● Business Information and Management ● The Marketing Mix ● Contemporary Business Environment

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Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad Final Year You may choose an equal number of credits from the following sets of optional modules.

Optional modules in Economics: Financial Economics, International Trade, Developments in Macroeconomics, Industrial Economics, Corporate Finance and Derivatives, Development in Microeconomics, Development Economics, Economic Modelling, Monetary Theory and Policy.

Optional modules in Business: Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Management, International Marketing, International Human Resource Management, Marketing Strategy and Planning, Project Management, The Changing Work Organisation, Analysing Careers.

Career Prospects Graduates enter fields as diverse as banking, accountancy, financial management, insurance and marketing, while others are employed in more general management positions. Often, these are with companies that operate globally.

Example graduate destinations and positions: Aviva – Trainee Accountant, The Economist – Analyst, Jaguar Land Rover – Financial Analyst, and PricewaterhouseCoopers – Tax Consultant.

Please note this course is subject to University approval and may change. *Diploma in Professional / International Studies

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International Economics BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L115

Plus four modules from a list of options (including Introduction to Law, Organisational Behaviour, Financial Reporting, Politics, Sociology, Social Policy, Geography, Management of Human Resources, Accounting for Managers, Languages).

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Why countries specialise in certain goods and services for comparative advantage over other countries and how this changes over time, how global financial markets affect national economic policies, and how emerging and developing countries grow – these are all important questions that policy makers around the world are tackling today.

This course covers all the essential core modules in Economics and also offers a distinct international flavour. In the second and final years of the degree you have the opportunity to specialise in areas that are of interest to you and your career aspirations.

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Plus a range of modules from a list of options (including Introduction to Finance, Economics of the Financial System, Principles of Marketing, Operations Management, Transport Economics, Energy and the Environment, The Marketing Mix, Economics of the Welfare State, Languages).

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Plus a range of modules from a list of options (including Financial Economics and Asset Pricing, Econometric Modelling, Monetary Theory and Policy, Developments in Macroeconomics, Developments in Microeconomics, Industrial Economics, Comparative Banking, Environmental Economics, Corporate Finance and Derivatives, Project).

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates enter fields as diverse as banking, accountancy, financial management, insurance and marketing, while others are employed in more general management positions. Often, these are with companies that operate globally.

Example graduate destinations and positions: Aviva – Trainee Accountant, The Economist – Analyst, Jaguar Land Rover – Financial Analyst, and PricewaterhouseCoopers – Tax Consultant. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Economics with Accounting Year 1

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Economics relates to every aspect of our lives, from the decisions we make as individuals to the structures created by governments and companies. By combining the study economics with accountancy, you will gain skills in how to interpret and present financial statements that can be used to assist business planning and decision making.

You will develop hands-on skills in modern financial software which are highly prized by professional institutes and accountancy firms. The course is a great way to combine the core of economics with the essentials of accounting skills. In addition to the technical training needed for a career in accountancy you will also confront a range of broader range of subjects in industrial economics, corporate finance and law.

Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Data Analysis Quantitative Economics ● Financial Accounting ● Introduction to Law Management Accounting

Year 2 Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Introduction to Finance ● Management Accounting ● Economics of the Financial System ● Intermediate Accounting ● Company Law

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad Final Year Financial Economics ● Corporate Finance and Derivatives ● Economics of Industry and the Firm ● Advanced Financial Accounting ● Management Accounting and Control ● Research and Communication Skills in Economics ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Due to its specialist nature, students cannot switch into this course from other courses.

Career Prospects Graduates mainly enter fields in accountancy, while others are employed in more general management positions. Employers regularly place Loughborough in the top rank of universities for graduate recruitment.

Example graduate destinations and positions: Buckle Barton – Trainee Chartered Accountant, BDO Stoy Hayward – Graduate Trainee Business Assurance, Hanleys – Trainee Accountant, Grant Thornton – Trainee in International Tax, and National Grid – Graduate Trainee. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies **Examination exemptions from accountancy professional bodies

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Economics with Geography Year 2

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L1F8

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This course enables you to gain a thorough grounding in the core of modern theoretical and applied economics as well specialising in areas such globalisation, migration, international development and urbanisation, all vitally important areas in today’s globalised economy.

Combined honours courses such as this allow you to pursue an interest in Economics and Geography, with a high degree of flexibility in terms of optional modules in the final year to enable you to tailor your degree towards your interests and career aspirations.

Year 1 Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Quantitative Economics ● Data Analysis ● Geographies of Global Economic Changes ● Geographies of Identity ●

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You choose two-thirds of your modules from the second year economics optional modules list and the rest of your modules from geography. These include the following: ● International Economic Relations ● Energy and the Environment ● Introduction to Finance ● Economics of the Financial System ● Transport Economics ● Economics of the Welfare State ● Globalisation ● Geographies of Social Difference ● Global Migration ● Sustainable Urban Geographies

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad Final Year ●

Research and Communication Skills in Economics

You choose two-thirds of your modules from the third year economics optional modules list and the rest of your modules from geography. These include the following: ● Industrial Economics ● Introduction to Econometrics ● Developments in Microeconomics ● Development in Macroeconomics ● Comparative Banking ● International Trade ● Environmental Economics ● Regional Geography of the UK ● Globalised Urbanisation ● Geographies of Children and Youth ● Feminist Geographies of Home ● Central America: Dependency and Development ● Geographies of Transnational Mobility and Diaspora Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates enter a wide range of careers, often within areas such as banking, accountancy and finance, while others are employed in more general management positions.

Employers regularly place Loughborough in the top rank of universities for graduate recruitment. Example graduate destinations include: Experian – Financial Analyst, Goldman Sachs – Foreign Exchange Operations Analyst, Mazars – Trainee Chartered Accountant, and Royal Bank of Scotland – Fixed Income Bond Settlements. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Economics with Politics BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L1L2

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BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L1LF

You can choose two modules in economics plus optional modules in politics.

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This course enables you to understand how today’s globalised economy is shaped by important factors such as international relations, the role of governments, politics and the legal system, whilst gaining a thorough grounding in the core aspects of modern theoretical and applied economics.

Combined honours courses such as this allow you to pursue an interest in Economics and Politics, with a high degree of flexibility in terms of optional modules in the final year to enable you to tailor your degree towards your interests and career aspirations.

Year 1 Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Quantitative Economics ● Data Analysis ● The Contemporary World Arena ● Introduction to Democratic Government

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Research and Communication Skills in Economics

You can choose three modules in economics plus optional modules in politics. ● Financial Economics and Asset Pricing ● Econometric Modelling ● Monetary Theory and Policy ● Developments in Macroeconomics ● Developments in Microeconomics ● Industrial Economics ● Comparative Banking ● Environmental Economics ● Corporate Finance and Derivatives ● State, Violence and Terrorism ● The EU and the United States ● Germany in Europe ● Nationalism ● Politics and Religion Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates enter a wide range of careers, often within areas such as banking, accountancy and finance, while others are employed in more general management positions.

Employers regularly place Loughborough in the top rank of universities for graduate recruitment. Example graduate destinations include: Experian – Financial Analyst, Goldman Sachs – Foreign Exchange Operations Analyst, Mazars – Trainee Chartered Accountant, and Royal Bank of Scotland – Fixed Income Bond Settlements. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering at Loughborough is well established and our degrees are highly regarded by employers. The Department is housed in a well-equipped building with impressive pilot plant laboratories and modern computing facilities.

We are particularly proud of our outstanding links with industry, the excellent relations between staff and students, and the fine employment record of our graduates.

Many of our students and staff have won external awards. Students from Loughborough have been awarded a prestigious Salters’ Company prize 17 times in the past 19 years. In addition, three students recently gained Royal Academy of Engineering Leadership Awards.

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Chemical Engineering with a Foundation Year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our department.

UCAS Code: H80A Chemical Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the one year

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Chemical Engineering Year 1 MEng and BEng

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H803 MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H802

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BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H805 BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H806

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The modules in Year 1 bridge from entry levels of science and maths, and introduce the basic concepts of Chemical Engineering such as mass and energy balances, process design, and process economics. This is supported by laboratories running through the year. French, German or Spanish may be taken as an option.

Chemical Engineering is concerned with the processing of raw materials into ‘chemical’ products on a commercial scale. It is perhaps better described as Process Engineering. The products from Chemical Engineering operations are seen all around us including, for example, petrol, pharmaceuticals, food, drinking water, paints, cosmetics and clothing.

The principles underpinning the manufacture of these products include mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid flow and heat transfer, chemical reactor theory, mixing and separation processes, process control, plant safety and process economics.

The main supporting subjects are mathematics and the physical sciences, backed up by computing, together with some chemistry.

Principles and theories are essential for understanding real processes but students also need to develop professional competence. We develop our students’ capabilities from the outset through experimental work, design and research projects and computer simulations. Engineers working in industry participate in some of our design exercises and help keep them realistic.

Modules in this part of the course aim to develop core Chemical Engineering subjects such as separation processes, mass transfer operations, safety and loss prevention, and environmental control. Options include Food Engineering, French, German or Spanish. We place particular emphasis on the development of communication skills through project and design work, and briefings on industrial practice, all of which is particularly useful for those about to embark on a professional development (sandwich) year.

Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) Following the preparation and placement process in Year 2, those students on sandwich (DIS) courses will now enter their year in industry. Close links are maintained with industrial tutors at the University through reports and visits to students. MEng students can elect to undertake their year in industry either at the end of the second or the third year.

Year 3 BEng (year 4 for BEng DIS) This part of the course blends core and optional subjects such as reaction engineering, transfer processes, process control, biochemical engineering, and pollution control – students also undertake a research project. Much of the final semester is taken up with a major design project for which students make use of the knowledge and skills they have gained at University and in industry to design a chemical process plant.

Year 3 and 4 MEng These years comprise a blend of core subjects as for BEng, but with broadening modules such as those with a management emphasis, and those that provide greater depth in chemical engineering subjects such as Process Dynamics.

Year 3 includes a one semester Professional Development Project which may be undertaken either in industry, abroad on a University exchange or at Loughborough.

Year 4 includes a semester-long design project in which students are presented with a challenging design problem, and working in teams, have to devise solutions that entail both experimental and design work.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

We have well equipped pilot-plant and bench scale laboratory experiments for practical work and projects. Oral and written presentations given by students help give them confidence in communicating ideas.

Most of our graduates are employed by process companies in the oil, gas, water, food and drink, pharmaceutical, plastics and general chemical industries. Many of these companies favour Loughborough as a source of chemical engineers.

Students additionally have the option of taking a year placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

In recent years about 70% of those in permanent employment were using their chemical engineering directly and the majority of the rest were employed in financial work. Companies with whom our students have found employment include 3M, AstraZeneca, BP, Croda, Exxon Mobil, Foster Wheeler, Huntsman, INEOS, Invista, Merck, Nestlé, Shell, Tate and Lyle, and United Biscuits. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

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Chemical Engineering with Management Year 3 and 4

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H8N2 MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H8NF

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA including Maths and at least one from Chemistry or Physics IB: 36 points including 18 points in Maths and two Sciences (Maths and at least one from Chemistry or Physics must be HL) BTEC Level 3 Diploma: DD and A-Level Maths at grade A

These years comprise a blend of core subjects as for BEng, but also including modules with a management emphasis, and those that provide greater depth in chemical engineering subjects such as Process Dynamics.

Year 3 includes a one semester Professional Development Project which may be undertaken either in industry, abroad on a University exchange or at Loughborough.

Year 4 includes a semester long design project in which students are presented with a challenging design problem, and working in teams, have to devise solutions that entail both experimental and design work.

Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) Following the preparation and placement process in Year 2, those students on the sandwich (DIS) course can enter their year in industry. Close links are maintained with industrial tutors at the University through reports and visits to students. MEng students can elect to undertake their year in industry either at the end of the second year or the third year.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Whilst retaining the Chemical Engineering core and structure of the MEng in Chemical Engineering, this course includes strategic management modules, together with a management emphasis in both projects and, if applicable, the placement year.

Year 1 The modules in Year 1 bridge from entry levels of science and maths, and introduce the basic concepts of Chemical Engineering such as mass and energy balances, process design, and process economics. This is supported by laboratories running through the year. French, German or Spanish may be taken as an option.

Year 2 Modules in this part of the course aim to develop core Chemical Engineering subjects such as separation processes, mass transfer operations, safety and loss prevention, and environmental control, along with a management module. We place particular emphasis on the development of communication skills through project and design work, and briefings on industrial practice, all of which is particularly useful for those about to embark on a professional development (sandwich) year.

Career Prospects Most of our graduates are employed by process companies in the oil, gas, water, food and drink, pharmaceutical, plastics and general chemical industries. Many of these companies favour Loughborough as a source of chemical engineers.

In recent years about 70% of those in permanent employment were using their chemical engineering directly and the majority of the rest were employed in financial work. Companies with whom our students have found employment include 3M, AstraZeneca, BP, Croda, Exxon Mobil, Foster Wheeler, Huntsman, INEOS, Invista, Merck, NestlĂŠ, Shell, Tate and Lyle, and United Biscuits. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

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Chemistry The long established Department of Chemistry is housed within its own building in the centre of the campus.

It has an outstanding scientific reputation with internationally renowned staff. Its strong links with industrial companies are reflected in the range of courses carefully tailored to provide you with the sound chemical education necessary to meet the needs of industry and to reflect individual current interests and career ambitions.

With over 25 academic staff, more than 50 researchers and over 400 students, combined with excellent and well equipped teaching and research facilities, this is a very exciting and innovative department to join.

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Chemistry Chemistry with Analytical Science Chemistry with Sports Science Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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MChem (Hons) and BSc (Hons) Our courses are orientated towards the practice of chemistry in the world outside the University. Master of Chemistry (MChem) undergraduate courses (4 year or 5 year sandwich) prepare students for research work in industry or a PhD research course. Our 3 year (or 4 year sandwich) BSc equips you for employment in chemistry, scientific and other sectors.

Industrial Placement Year During this year the time spent in industry, applying knowledge to real problems, learning through practical experience and gaining an insight into the role of the chemist, is exceptionally valuable and is a considerable advantage in the search for subsequent employment. Successful completion of the training qualifies you for the additional award of the Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) on graduation.

Study Abroad You can take part in the Erasmus European Exchange Programme, enabling you to spend a year at one of our collaborating European Universities such as Spain,

Italy, Germany, or Poland. Successful completion of the training qualifies you for the additional award of the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS) on graduation.

Professional Recognition and becoming a Chartered Chemist Graduates from the MChem courses will be eligible for admission to Associate Membership of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC), and in addition will hold a degree accredited for the award of Chartered Chemist (CChem).

This enables MChem graduates to register with the RSC for a two year Professional Development Programme leading to the award of CChem after just three years postgraduate experience. Graduates from our BSc Honours courses are eligible for admission to AMRSC.

OpenPlus Scheme The Department participates in the OpenPlus scheme in conjunction with the Open University. The scheme which doesn’t require any previous qualifications, can be an affordable way to gain a traditional degree, and starts with part-time, home-based study with tutor support.

Chemistry with a Foundation Year UCAS code: F104 Chemistry with a foundation year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study or achieve in the pre-requisite subjects needed for

first year entry. Successful completion of the one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the single honours courses in our department. For further details please see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs

Chemistry MChem (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F102 MChem (Hons) DIS/DPS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F103

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Structure and Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry ● Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry ● Spectroscopy and the Structure of the Universe ● Stoichiometry and Analytical Measurements ● Mathematics for Chemistry ● Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics ● Concepts in Main Group Chemistry ● Molecular Basis of Life ● Introduction to Analytical Chemistry ●

BSc (Hons) DIS/DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F101

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The broad base of the Chemistry course allows students to take up careers in all areas of chemical science as well as non-chemistry careers.

In Years 1 and 2 the main core areas of inorganic, organic and physical chemistry form the backbone of the course, with additional modules in spectroscopy, analytical chemistry, biological chemistry, mathematics and polymer chemistry.

Laboratory classes, workshops and seminars support these lectures. After Year 2, the development of core chemistry continues along with optional topics which include drugs and disease and radiochemistry. In Year 4 you will also undertake an individual research project in a subject area of your choice.

Year 2 Synthesis of Organic Molecules ● Structure of Organic Molecules ● d-Block Chemistry ● Advanced Kinetics and Quantum Mechanics ● Radiochemistry ● Atomic Spectrometric Analysis ● Inorganic Structure Determination ● p-Block Ligands, Cages and Clusters ● Solutions, Surfaces and Interfaces ● Polymer Chemistry ● Analytical Separation Methods ●

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Further Aspects of Advanced Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry

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Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates from this course have gone onto further study and research e.g. Cambridge, Nottingham, Oxford, as well as finding employment at Lilly Industries, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, 3M Healthcare, GSK, Johnson Matthey and British Steel. *Diploma in Industrial / Professional / International Studies **Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)

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Chemistry with Analytical Science Modules typically include:

MChem (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F182

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Structure and Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry ● Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry ● Spectroscopy and the Structure of the Universe ● Stoichiometry and Analytical Measurements ● Mathematics for Chemistry ● Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics ● Concepts in Main Group Chemistry ● Molecular Basis of Life ● Introduction to Analytical Chemistry ●

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Year 2 ● Analytical Separation Methods ● Synthesis of Organic Molecules ● Structure of Organic Molecules ● Inorganic Structure Determination ● d-Block Chemistry ● Advanced Kinetics and Quantum Mechanics ● Radiochemistry ● Atomic Spectrometric Analysis ● Inorganic Structure Determination ● p-Block Ligands, Cages and Clusters ● Solutions, Surfaces and Interfaces ● Introduction to Forensic Science

Year 3 ● Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis ● Environmental Chemistry ● Advanced Inorganic, Organic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry ● Dissertation and Investigative Projects

Plus a choice from: ● Inorganic Chemistry ● Drugs: Synthesis, Modes of Action and Screening ● Synthesis in Drug Discovery or Biological Organic Chemistry ● Physical Chemistry ● Radiochemistry ● Forensic DNA Analysis

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Further Aspects of Advanced Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry

Plus Dissertation and Research Project.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

The course covers all the fundamental physical, organic and inorganic chemistry of a chemistry degree course. Particular emphasis is given to topics relevant to analytical chemistry – a major employment field for graduate chemists – including specialist lectures and laboratory work. In the final year of the MChem course, a substantial research project is undertaken on a topic at the forefront of analytical chemistry research, usually in a health or forensic related context.

Career Prospects

If you take a sandwich course, after Year 2 you will spend a year working in a laboratory of an industrial company or public authority.

*Diploma in Industrial / Professional / International Studies **Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)

Recent graduates have found employment in major pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, GSK, Pfizer and 3M, instrument manufacturers such as CETAC and ESI, scientific research and consulting companies such as LGC and EffecTech, and public bodies such as the Environment Agency and the NHS. Others have gone on to various universities for further study and research.

Chemistry with Sports Science Modules typically include:

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If you select the year-long work placement (sandwich) course, following Year 2 you will spend a year working in industry or commerce. The course is a 2:1 split between Chemistry and Sports Science.

Students follow a core Chemistry course covering all major areas of Chemistry. The sports science component offers a wide range of modules and students may choose from modules in biomechanics, psychology, nutrition, education and physiology.

● Structure and Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry ● Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry ● Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics ● Mathematics for Chemistry ● Concepts in Main Group Chemistry ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Exercise Physiology ● Fitness and Training ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Year 2 ● Synthesis of Organic Molecules ● Structure of Organic Molecules ● Spectroscopy and the Structure of the Universe ● Introduction to Analytical Chemistry ● Molecular Basis of Life ● d-Block Chemistry ● Advanced Kinetics and Quantum Mechanics ● Exercise Physiology ● Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport ● Methods of Analysis in Sports Biomechanics

Year 3 Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry ● Advanced Inorganic Chemistry ● Atomic Spectrometric Analysis ● p-Block Ligands, cages and clusters ● Analytical Separation Methods ● Investigative Projects ● Psychology of Sporting Excellence ● Applied Physiology of Sports Performance

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Career Prospects Many of the skills developed during the course are transferable and students find employment in a wide variety of commercial and government organisations.

Recent graduates have gone on to further study, or directly into employment including chemistry, marketing and the financial sector. Some recent destinations include University Sports Officer, IT Tutor, Trainee Accountant, Fitness Instructor, Data Analysts and Consultant in Data Solutions. *Diploma in Industrial / Professional **Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)

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Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Modules typically include:

MChem (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F128

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Structure and Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry ● Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry ● Spectroscopy and the Structure of the Universe ● Stoichiometry and Analytical Measurements ● Mathematics for Chemistry ● Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics ● Concepts in Main Group Chemistry ● Molecular Basis of Life ● Introduction to Analytical Chemistry ●

MChem (Hons) DIS/DPS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F129

Year 2 Synthesis of Organic Molecules ● Structure of Organic Molecules ● Cell Structure and Biochemistry ● Drugs: The Physiological and Biochemical Basis of Their Effects ● d-Block Chemistry ● Radiochemistry ● Inorganic and Physical Chemistry ● Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry ● Solutions, Surfaces and Interfaces ● Analytical Separation Methods ● p-Block Ligands, Cages and Clusters ●

Year 3 Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry ● Modern Aspects of Organic Chemistry ● Dissertation and Investigative Projects ● Drugs: Synthesis, Modes of Action and Screening ● Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis ● Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism ● Biological Organic Chemistry or Synthesis in Drug Discovery ●

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The search for new drugs to combat serious ailments such as cancer, heart disease and AIDS remains an exciting challenge at the forefront of medical research.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

The pharmaceutical industry has a need for highly skilled graduates with a strong background in organic chemistry, coupled with a broad understanding of pharmacology and related biochemical areas.

Recent graduates have gone on to become: Medicinal Chemists (Novel Drug Synthesis), Product and Process Development Chemists, Bioanalysts (analytical aspects of drug metabolism, kinetics, validation of medicinal products), Forensic Scientists, Formulation Scientists, Clinical Research Associates (liaison and practical aspects of clinical trials), Product Registration Officers, Pharmacologists and Microbiologists, Drug Marketing and Sales.

This course offers you the opportunity to study chemistry as a major subject in courses which also contain subjects allied to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Year 1 provides you with a sound basis of the core areas.

In Year 2 increasing emphasis is put on subjects allied to the medical and pharmaceutical industry. The biological modules do not depend on a background of biology.

Career Prospects

Many graduates continue their education and training to become: International Law Patent Officers, Accountants, Researchers and Teachers (in universities and schools). *Diploma in Industrial / Professional / International Studies **Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC)

After Year 2 you can take advantage of the industrial placement scheme. In Years 3 and 4 specialism is further evident and you will undertake a research project on a topic in biological organic chemistry.

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Civil and Building Engineering Our courses relate to the professional disciplines of the construction and transport industries. These include civil engineering, quantity surveying, construction management, building design management and transport studies – all major career development paths.

Our high quality teaching is underpinned by our strong research background and our outstanding facilities.

Our wide range of courses and options are attractive to both students and employers, and can be offered because the School is large with specialists in each discipline.

There is a strong emphasis on the development of personal and professional skills including Information Technology and Management.

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Civil Engineering Architectural Engineering and Design Management Construction Engineering Management Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying Air Transport Management Transport and Business Management

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Civil Engineering Management ● Construction Contract Procedure ● Structural Analysis and Mechanics ● Mathematics ● Field Courses Plus options (BEng) from: ● Further Engineering Mathematics (compulsory on MEng) ● Urban Water Management ● French, German or Spanish

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H203 MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H202

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The School offers four Civil Engineering courses: an MEng consisting of 4 years full-time study, a BEng of 3 years full-time study, and two equivalent sandwich courses, each of which includes a period spent in industry after two years academic work and leads to the appropriate degree award plus a Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS). Suitably qualified students may enrol directly on the MEng course. Students on the BEng course may transfer to the MEng at the end of Year 2, subject to satisfactory performance.

The courses also offer sponsorship, an outdoor management course and gives you the opportunity to study at an overseas university either in Europe, the USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong or Australia for up to six months in your final year.

Civil Engineering with a Foundation Year is also available. Please see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs for more information.

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Mathematics ● Construction Materials ● Fluid Mechanics ● Engineering Materials ● Construction Technology and Management ● Structural Analysis and Mechanics ● Engineering Design ● Surveying ● Communications, IT and CAD

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Structural Analysis and Mechanics ● Geotechnics ● Teamwork Design Project Water Engineering ● Teamwork and Leadership (outdoor course) ● Construction IT ● Project Management ● Health and Safety Plus two options from: ● Water Treatment ● Applied Structural Analysis ● GPS Surveying ● Ground Engineering ● Design of Bridges and Foundations ● Environmental Engineering ● Maintenance Repair and Refurbishment ● Civil Engineering for Developing Countries ● Emergency Water and Sanitation Engineering ● Intensive German for Civil Engineers ● French, German or Spanish ● ●

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Research Project ● Project Information Management ● Applied Structural Mechanics ● Environmental Modelling ● Advanced Geotechnical Modelling and either: ● Design Process Management ● Development Project ● European Projects (at a European University) or modules at an overseas university Plus one or two options from: ● Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ● Management Finance ● Human Resource Management in Construction ● Transport Demand Management ● Enterprise Technology ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Careers and Further Study

Our employment statistics are among the best in the UK, the vast majority entering the Civil Engineering profession. Loughborough has repeatedly been ranked first for Civil Engineering in recent national surveys of Graduate Recruiters. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **The Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Institution of Highways and Transportation by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM).

Architectural Engineering and Design Management Teaching is by a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars and design studios, with field work and site visits as appropriate.

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This is a multidisciplinary, broad-based building design course focusing on the technical and managerial aspects of architectural design and construction project management. It is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

The teaching focuses on seven main subject areas: ● Architectural Design and Technology ● Building Design Management ● Sustainability Building Performance and Innovation ● CAD and Information Technology ● Construction Project Management ● Construction Technology and Materials ● Economics, Finance and Law Further information can be found on the course website: www.lboro.ac.uk/aedm Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

This course will prepare you for a wide range of career paths in the construction industry including design co-ordination, design management and project management within multidisciplinary design and build organisations or contracting firms. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

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The BSc in Construction Engineering Management is a four-year sandwich course fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). It is run in conjunction with a consortium of major construction contractors, who help in the admissions process and also offer sponsorship and placement opportunities.

The course provides a firm foundation for future construction managers, providing them with the knowledge and skills in technology, management, processes and commerce relevant to the 21st century construction industry. Teaching is by a combination of lectures and tutorials, with associated field trips and site visits.

The students also undertake an outdoor management course.

Modules broaden understanding of the following major themes: ● Management Principles and Practice ● Economics and Finance ● Legal Principles and Practice ● Construction Management Systems ● Construction Technology ● Building Services ● The Process of Building ● Development of Professional Skills Further information about the admissions process, sponsorship opportunities and modules can be found on the CEM course website www.lboro.ac.uk/cem Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects The course prepares students for a range of potential paths in the construction industry including estimating, planning, site engineering and project management, leading to a career in construction management. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying Sponsored students will complete a work placement, and will become eligible for the additional award of Diploma in Industrial Studies.

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The course is run in conjunction with a consortium of major construction contractors, who help in the admissions process and also offer sponsorship and placement opportunities. Suitable applicants will be invited to attend a recruitment day and will be interviewed by both members of academic staff and members of the sponsoring consortium. In reaching decisions about sponsorship, companies will consider work permit restrictions and expect students to be eligible to work in the UK after graduation.

Further information about the admissions process, sponsorship opportunities and modules can be found on the CMQS course website www.lboro.ac.uk/cmqs Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

The course covers several themes such as: Construction Technology ● Measurement and Economics ● Construction Law ● Construction Project Administration ● Construction Management and IT Applications

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Career Prospects This course trains graduates to work with equal ease in any aspect of the quantity surveying profession, in consultants’ offices, for a construction company, for central or local Government, or for property departments of major companies. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors

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Air Transport Management This course provides specialism in air transport management for those wanting to follow a career within the air transport industry. It covers the principles of aviation and airports, with management and economics options from the Transport and Business Management Course. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: HN49 BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HNK9

Air-specific modules include: ● Introduction to Air Transport ● Air Transport Technology ● Aviation Planning and Operations ● Business Strategy and Policy for Transport ● Aviation Safety ● Airline Marketing and Management ● Airport Management ● Aviation Finance

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Transport and Business Management Year 1

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: N920

Modules include: ● Introduction to Management ● Introduction to Economics ● Management Statistics ● Land Passenger Transport Systems ● Introduction to Logistics ● Introduction to Air Transport ● Transport Demand and Human Need ● French/German/Spanish ● Road Transport Technology

BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: N921

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This course equips you with a thorough and practical knowledge of the economic, social and technological aspects of the main modes of transport, so that you will be able to play a full part in their future development.

Modules include: ● Project ● Applied Research Methods ● Transport Policy ● Rail Transport Operations ● Travel Behaviour ● Transport Demand Management ● Sustainable Cities and Transport Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

It covers the principles of managing the human and technical resources required in transport systems and the importance of transport in relation to the economy and society. This is examined in terms of the numerous benefits and costs of transport in general and of the relative merits of the different modes of air and surface transport.

Graduates choose from a wide range of employment possibilities including companies in all modes of transport, local and central Government, and transport consultancy organisations. Academically gifted students are encouraged to undertake postgraduate studies within the School.

The course is multidisciplinary, embracing the fundamental principles and applications of planning, management, economics and technology. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

*Diploma in Industrial Studies **Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

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Computer Science The Department of Computer Science is one of the largest science departments at Loughborough University with over 600 staff and students.

Visiting lecturers and researchers from abroad are routinely welcomed and contribute to the intellectual and social life of the Department.

Staff and students together represent a lively community, and a stimulating learning and working environment in the multi-million pound refurbished Haslegrave Building, with excellent lab facilities, study rooms, seminar rooms and research labs.

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Computer Science Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Information Technology Management for Business Computing and Management Computer Science and Mathematics Information Management and Computing Web Development

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Assuring Quality

During their professional placement year, students are employed by a company and treated as a graduate trainee. Many companies offer regular training opportunities which supplement the course modules, providing experience on a wide range of commercial software and business practice.

Major companies are directly involved in sponsoring our modules, supporting project work and providing insightful guest lectures and a series of prizes throughout the degree courses.

Many students find placements with IT companies and other major industries, while others take placements with small establishments – these are often matched on the basis of subject or geographical location. Students gain a great deal of experience from professional placements, and some even lead to the offer of a job after graduation.

We continually monitor course content for quality and make improvements based on feedback from students, senior industrialists and accrediting bodies such as the British Computer Society and e-Skills UK.

Industry Accreditation

Several of our courses are accredited by The British Computer Society (BCS) and for Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration. In addition, for some MSci courses, accreditation has been granted for the educational requirement for Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Scientist (CSci) registration. Please see individual courses for details.

Professional Placement (Sandwich)

The Department highly recommends the professional placements (sandwich) option which is available on all our undergraduate degree courses.

Many students have chosen to take this option and have found it a valuable experience that has enhanced their studies and employment opportunities.

Satisfactory completion of the one-year placement leads to the additional award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS).

Career Prospects

Our graduates regularly go on to enjoy fulfilling careers with major national and international companies, such as Accenture, Barclays Bank, BT, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Metropolitan Police Service, Microsoft, Oracle, and so on.

In many cases, such careers result from placement years at these companies.

The employment level of our graduates is consistently higher than the national average. For example, of our students who graduated in 2012 and were available for employment, 94% were in employment or further education after six months (national average for Computer Science: 86%), and graduate level roles were held by 96% of those in employment, a figure that rises to 99% for those in full-time employment.

The quality of employment of our graduates is also reflected by their exceptionally high average salary of £26,000 six months after graduation.

Responsibility for finding a suitable placement rests with the student, but assistance is given by the Department’s Professional Placement Tutor who has contacts with a wide range of industrial and commercial organisations.

Computer Science with a Foundation Year have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent.

UCAS Code: G404 A foundation year can give you the fundamental skills needed to continue on to our Computer Science degree. This course is primarily for candidates who for some reason

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Computer Science Year 1

MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: G402 MSci (Hons) DPS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G403

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2D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Web Programming ● AI Methods Formal Languages and Theory of Computation ● Formal Specification ● Legal and Professional Issues in Computing ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 & 2 ● Requirements Engineering ● Team Projects ●

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Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Introduction to Algorithms ● Logic and Functional Programming ● Mathematics for Computer Science ● Object-Oriented Programming and Algorithms ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming

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Compulsory modules: ● Computer Science Project (triple module)

Computer Scientists need a broad set of practical and theoretical skills. This course provides students with a strong foundation in the critical areas of Computer Science whilst also giving the opportunity to tailor the degree to their own strengths, interests and career aspirations via the choice of specialised modules and project work, which are taught and supervised by world leading experts.

An additional professional placement year is available and is highly recommended by both the Department and former students.

Software Project Management

Optional modules: 3D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Artificial Intelligence Systems ● Advanced Human Computer Interaction ● Advanced Networking ● Agent-Based Systems ● Algorithm Analysis ● Business Information Systems ● Business Systems ● Computer Vision ● Culture and Change Management ● Data Mining ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● E-Commerce Security ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Implementation of Programming Languages ● International Computing ● Robotics ●

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Career Prospects Graduate destinations include: Abtec Network Systems, American Express, BAE Systems, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Network Rail, NHS, Syscom, Virtual Technology Ltd. *Diploma in Professional Studies **British Computer Society (BCS), Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration In addition, MSci graduates: Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Scientist (CSci) registration

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Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Year 1

MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: GG4R

Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Introduction to Algorithms ● Logic and Functional Programming ● Mathematics for Computer Science ● Object-Oriented Programming and Algorithms ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming

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2D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Web Programming ● AI Methods Formal Languages and Theory of Computation ● Formal Specification ● Legal and Professional Issues in Computing ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 & 2 ● Requirements Engineering ● Team Projects ● ●

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Optional Professional Placement Year Year 3

Compulsory modules: ● Advanced Artificial Intelligence Systems ● Agent-Based Systems ● AI Project (triple module) ● Computer Vision ● Robotics ● Software Project Management Optional modules: 3D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Human Computer Interaction ● Advanced Networking ● Algorithm Analysis ● Business Systems ● Culture and Change Management ● Data Mining ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● E-Commerce Security ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Implementation of Programming Languages ● International Computing ● Microprocessor Applications

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The first two years of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence course are identical to those of the Computer Science course. This provides sound foundations for the third year of this fascinating and constantly evolving course when topics such as robotics, intelligent agents, reasoning in uncertain systems, image processing and neural networks are studied to an advanced level. Other third year options allow staff to teach to their own particular interests, which enables students to learn about the latest developments in established and emerging areas in the field.

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Career Prospects Graduate destinations include: BAE Systems, BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Imagination Technologies, Jagex Ltd, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, Urban Science International. *Diploma in Professional Studies **British Computer Society (BCS), Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration In addition, MSci graduates: Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Scientist (CSci) registration

An additional year of professional placement is an available option highly recommended by both the Department and former students.

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Information Technology Management for Business MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: G501 MSci (Hons) DPS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G500

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ITMB students have the opportunity to attend our regular Guru Lecture Series, delivered by leading companies in industry. ITMB students are also able to take part in the yearly e-Skills UK event, attended by over 150 students from across the country, and over 50 companies each year.

The Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) course has been designed in partnership with some of the world’s leading employers to prepare students for a successful career in IT and is a variation of the Department’s Computing and Management degree.

The degree covers the best mix of skills and knowledge for students who want exciting and challenging management or senior professional careers designing, developing and implementing technology solutions for businesses.

The ITMB course was designed to offer an insight into the real world of IT and allows students to: ●

Learn the people and project management skills required to be a successful IT professional in any sector ● Evaluate and understand technology and its role within business ● Gain practical experience working on authentic business challenges ● Establish an unrivalled platform for launching a career in the knowledge ● ITMB is an honours degree endorsed and prescribed by e-Skills UK – the organisation which officially represents the IT industry to government in the UK.

Modules taught by the Business School: Accounting for Managers ● Introduction to Accounting ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Statistics and Modelling for Management ●

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Computing core modules: ● Industrial Expertise ● Knowledge Based Decision Support ● Legal and Professional Issues in Computing ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 ● Requirements Engineering ● Team Projects Modules taught by the Business School: Company Finance ● Management Science Methods ● Operations Management ● The Marketing Mix ●

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Compulsory modules: ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● ITMB Project (triple module) ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills ● Software Project Management ● Strategic Management Optional modules: ● 2D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Human Computer Interaction ● Advanced Web Design ● Advanced Web Programming ● Analysing Careers ● Business Analysis for Decision Making ● Business Forecasting ● Business Information Systems ● Business Systems ● Consumer Health Information ● Culture and Change Management ● Data Mining ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● E-Commerce Security ● Information and Knowledge Management in the NHS ● International Computing ● International Human Resource Management ● Lean Operations ● Marketing Communications ● Marketing Strategy and Planning ● Markup Languages and the Web ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 2 ● Risk Management ● Social Informatics ● Strategic Information Management ● The Changing Work Organisation

The course enables students to gain practical experience working on real world business challenges and is taught in conjunction with the School of Business and Economics, providing experienced teaching and support.

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The course is supported by a partnership of leading industry employers including BA, BBC, BT, The Cabinet Office, Cisco, Deloitte, Ford, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, ITV, LogicaCMG, The Met Office, Morgan Stanley, Norwich Union, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sainsbury’s, Symantec and Unilever.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

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Computing and Management Modules taught by the Business School: ● Accounting for Managers ● Introduction to Accounting ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Statistics and Modelling for Management

MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: GN4F MSci (Hons) DPS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GNL2

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Computing core modules: ● Industrial Expertise ● Knowledge-based Decision Support ● Legal and Professional Issues in Computing ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 ● Requirements Engineering ● Team Projects

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Modules taught by the Business School: Company Finance ● Management Science Methods ● Operations Management ● Organisational Studies ● Principles of Marketing ● The Marketing Mix ●

Optional Professional Placement Year Year 3

Compulsory modules: ● IT Project (triple module) ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills Management ● Strategic Management

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Optional modules: 2D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Human Computer Interaction ● Advanced Web Design ● Advanced Web Programming ● Analysing Careers ● Business Analysis for Decision Making ● Business Forecasting ● Business Information Systems ● Business Systems ● Consumer Health Information ● Culture and Change Management ● Data Mining ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● E-Commerce Security ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Information and Knowledge Management in the NHS ● International Computing ● International Human Resource Management ● Lean Operations ● Marketing Communications ● Marketing Strategy and Planning ● Markup Languages for the Web ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 2 ● Risk Management ● Social Informatics ● Strategic Information Management ● The Changing Work Organisation ●

This degree course provides an excellent preparation for a challenging and rewarding career, offering a high level of knowledge and practical skills in both Information Technology (IT) and management. Graduates possessing these ‘hybrid’ skills are highly sought after in industry.

The course is approximately evenly divided between IT and management subjects and is taught in conjunction with the School of Business and Economics, providing experienced teaching and support.

Computing and Management and Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) are very similar with most taught modules being common to the two courses.

The essential difference is that the ITMB course was specified and is endorsed by the companies of e-Skills UK. The strength of the Computing and Management course is that it allows for more flexibility when choosing optional modules and the project in Year 3.

Year 1

Computing core modules: ● Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming

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Enterprise Technology for Computer Scientists ● Group Project Managing a Project Team ● Teamwork and Leadership ● Thesis Project

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduate destinations include: Aston Martin, Aviva, BBC, Concentrix TSG, Credit Suisse, Fujitsu, GlaxoSmithKline, IKEA, Mercedes-Benz, Morgan Stanley. *Diploma in Professional Studies **British Computer Society (BCS), partial Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration

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2D Computer Graphics ● AI Methods ● Analysis 1 and 2 ● Formal Languages and Theory of Computation ● Formal Specification ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Legal and Professional Issues in Computing ● Numerical Methods 1 and 2 ● Team Project

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Many real-world problems are solved by a close-knit combination of mathematical and computational techniques. This degree course aims to equip students with a powerful skills-set to deal with such tasks, which also provides an excellent grounding for any career in either computing or mathematics.

The course is divided equally into topics from computer science and mathematics so that graduates have a wide range of experience in both areas. This will appeal to students who would like to study applications of logic and mathematics to computer science, and also the application of computational techniques to mathematics.

The core mathematics subjects required for business, industry and academia are studied in the first two years, with a particular emphasis on computational methods.

The core computer science subjects studied in the first two years have a particular emphasis on mathematical aspects of computer science.

The final year involves a project that draws on knowledge of computer science and mathematics as well as offering a range of options to allow specialisation in different aspects of both subjects.

Optional Professional Placement Year Year 3

Compulsory modules: ● Algorithm Analysis ● Computer Science and Maths Project (triple module) ● Linear Differential Equations (MSci Only) ● Mathematical Methods for Differential Equations (MSci Only) Optional modules: 3D Computer Graphics ● Abstract Algebra ● Advanced Artificial Intelligence Systems ● Advanced Human Computer Interaction ● Business Information Systems ● Agent-Based Systems ● Analysis ● Complex Variables ● Computer Vision ● Data Mining ● Elements of Topology ● Elliptic Curves ● E-Commerce Security ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● International Computing ● Introduction to Differential Geometry ● Linear Differential Equations (BSc only) ● Mathematical Biology ● Mathematical Methods for Differential Equations (BSc Only) ● Modelling with Differential Equations ● Number Theory ● ODEs and Calculus of Variations ● Operational Research ● Probability Theory ● Random Processes and Time Series Analysis ● Robotics ● Software Project Management ● Statistical Modelling ● Studies in Science and Mathematics Education ● Vector Calculus ● Vector Spaces ●

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Enterprise Technology for Computer Scientists ● Managing a Project Team Mathematical Modelling of Industrial Problems 1 and 2 ● Thesis Project Teamwork and Leadership

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduate destinations include: Financial Services Authority, Weatherford, True Knowledge, IBM, eChemist.co.uk, Cuttlefish Multimedia Ltd, BAE Detica, Westminster Drugs Project, Kelkoo.co.uk *Diploma in Professional Studies ** British Computer Society (CBS), partial Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration

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Information Management and Computing BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G462

Plus 1 optional module from: ● Information & Knowledge Organisation & Retrieval and Algorithms

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB IB: 32 points minimum BTEC Level 3 Diploma: DDD in Extended Diploma Other: GCSE Maths grade B

This course meets the demand for graduates with interdisciplinary skills for application across the whole range of computer and information based industries. It offers an integrated approach to all aspects of information handling and processing with an emphasis on information representation, communication and management.

This course has core computing and information management subjects in each year, plus options that enable the student to take more information management topics or more computing topics as desired. The modules in the first year of this course are mostly common with the Web Development course, enabling students to transfer between the courses up until the end of the first year.

Year 1

Compulsory core modules: ● Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Knowledge, Data and Information in Organisations ● Knowledge, Data and Information in Society ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming ● Web Design

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Compulsory core modules: ● Knowledge Based Decision Support ● Legal and Professional Issues in Computing ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 ● People Centred Information Systems ● Requirements Engineering ● Research Methods ● Team Projects Plus 2 or 3 optional modules from: ● Advanced Web Design ● Advanced Web Programming ● Knowledge, Data and Information Systems ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 2 ● Records Management in Organisations

Optional Professional Placement Year Year 3

Compulsory core modules: ● Managing Projects: Managing Knowledge ● Project (triple module) ● Software Project Management ● Strategic Planning and Marketing Optional modules: ● 2D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Human-Computer Interaction ● Advanced Web Programming ● Business Information Systems ● Business Systems ● Consumer Health Information ● Culture and Change Management ● Data Mining ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● E-Commerce Security ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Information Architecture ● Information and Knowledge Management 2 ● Information and Knowledge Management in the NHS ● International Computing ● Knowledgebased Decision Support ● Markup Languages for the Web ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 2 ● Social Informatics Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduate destinations include: American Express, Bridgehead Informational, BT, Deloitte, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Intel, IBM, JP Morgan, Unilever. *Diploma in Professional Studies **British Computer Society (BCS), conditional Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration

Web Development Year 1

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This course meets the demand for graduates with the programming and technical skills to design and develop advanced web sites using the latest programming, networking and human-computer interaction methods. The programme will provide an excellent preparation for those that wish to pursue a career in web development either in a large IT-oriented company or as a self employed entrepreneur.

Compulsory core modules: ● Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Knowledge, Data and Information in Organisations ● Knowledge, Data and Information in Society ● Object-Oriented Programming and Algorithms ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming ● Web Design

Year 2

Compulsory core modules: ● Advanced Web Design ● Advanced Web Programming ● Ergonomics of Human Computer Interaction ● Knowledge-based Decision Support ● Legal & Professional Issues in Computing ● Operating Systems, Networks and the Internet 1 and 2 ● Requirements Engineering ● Team Projects ● User Experience Design

Optional Professional Placement Year Year 3

Compulsory core modules: ● Advanced Human-Computer Interaction ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● Markup Languages for the Web ● Software Project Management ● IT Project (triple module)

The modules in the first year of this course are mostly in common with those on the Information Management and Computing course, enabling students to transfer between the programmes up until the end of the first year.

Optional modules: 2D Computer Graphics ● Advanced Networking ● Business Information Systems ● Business Systems ● Consumer Health Information ● Culture and Change Management ● Data Mining ● E-Commerce Security ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Information and Knowledge Management in the NHS ● International Computing ● Social Informatics

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Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

This course has many of the programming modules from the Computer Science course but it does not require A-Level Mathematics or its equivalent. However, students must have a desire to learn how web-based products are constructed and analytical and problem solving skills would be an advantage.

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Design At Loughborough Design School we inspire our students to develop their skills and knowledge, moulding them into highly successful graduates.

We want each and every one of our students to leave us with the drive and determination to succeed in the creative industries. These industries generate more than ÂŁ36 billion a year for the UK economy alone, with UK creatives also very much in demand internationally.

The School is Britain’s top design school for world-leading research, as recognised by the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008. This research and innovation is helping develop the next generation of talented designers and ergonomists.

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Ergonomics (Human Factors Design) Design Ergonomics Industrial Design and Technology Product Design and Technology

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EXPOSURE TO INDUSTRY The placement year at Pavegen gave me an insight into work and exposure to the design industry. It gives you a better work ethic and an ambition to do really well in your final year.

Jessica Rowley, Final Year BSc Product Design and Technology

www.lboro.ac.uk/lds The School The Design School is housed within a £21 million state-of-the-art, purpose built building. Covering 7,760m2, the building houses innovative teaching and learning spaces which include workshops, computer laboratories and specialist equipment.

The building is designed to encourage interaction between students from all our courses sharing ideas, best practice and information, as would happen in an employment environment. Our technical teaching spaces are equipped to industry standard in many cases, giving our students hands on experience in terms of the materials and equipment they may use in their future careers. Facilities include wood and foam preparation areas, metal and polymer fabrication workshops, engineering machine shop and electronics laboratory.

We place a very high emphasis on our ability to provide thorough training from both a theoretical and practical point of view, in a safe and supportive environment.

All of our workshops and laboratories are fully supported by technical staff who are on hand to provide advice, support and professional training on all machines, tools and equipment.

The School is very proud of its links with national and international companies.

These industry links will provide you with a number of benefits including placement opportunities, live projects to work on, guest speakers, career opportunities and industry knowledge. To find out more about the School, what we do and how we work with industry, please visit our website. To see examples of our student’s work, please visit out website: www.lboro.ac.uk/lds/galleries

Ergonomics (Human Factors Design) Year 2

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: J920

Compulsory Modules: ● Ergonomics in the Design of Multi-User Systems ● Vision ● Cognitive Ergonomics ● Thermal Environment ● Organisational Behaviour ● Qualitative Methods ● Human Response to Noise and Vibration ● User Experience Design ● Ergonomics and Development of Complex Systems/Services ● Ergonomics of Human-Computer Interaction ● Ergonomics Research Data Analysis ● Ergonomics Experimental Analysis

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This course covers the area of biomechanics, human biology, design, psychology, anatomy and physiology. It is taught by world-leading experts in the field of Ergonomics, Human Factors and related disciplines, ensuring that you are taught cutting-edge material to the highest standard. The course content is covered by theoretical and practical classes, giving you both an in-depth knowledge of the subject and hands-on experience.

All learning and teaching is divided into a number of modules. Each module covers a specific topic and is given a credit value depending on how intensive the module is.

Some of the modules you will study are compulsory and therefore must be studied by all students on the course. These usually cover fundamental theory and knowledge, vital to graduating from this particular course. You may also study a number of optional modules, which you can choose from a list.

Modules cover a range of topics, for example; methods for investigating human safety, health, comfort and performance, biological topics, psychological topics, design of work environments, how ergonomics and design work together; different environments affecting ergonomics; driver and vehicle ergonomics; designing products, and sleep and biological rhythms.

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Compulsory Modules: ● Introduction to Ergonomics ● Ergonomics and Design ● Anatomy ● Physiology ● Introduction to Environmental Ergonomics ● Basic Experimental Psychology and Psychology Practice ● The Body at Work ● Study Skills ● Ergonomics in Design of Everyday Artefacts ● The Mind at Work

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Compulsory and Optional Modules: ● Driver and Vehicle Ergonomics ● Systems Ergonomics ● Designing Products for People ● Disability, Ageing and Inclusive Design ● Human Performance at Environmental Extremes ● Applied Vision ● Psychology and Health ● Psychology, Performance and Human Resources ● Project Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Please see our website for the latest module information.

Career Prospects 92% of our 2012 graduates from this course, are in employment or further study (of those available for work or study). You can be assured that studying this course provides you with the expert training to engage with a wide number of industries immediately after graduating.

Ergonomics offers one of the greatest ranges of career possibilities, almost without constraint. Wherever there are people and technology there is a role for ergonomics.

Whilst many jobs advertise specifically for ergonomists or human factors specialists (airlines, defence, energy industry, automotive etc.) many more advertise for ergonomics skill sets but under different names. Vocations such as health and safety, risk management, human performance, user centred design, inclusivity, accessibility, customer satisfaction etc. are all seeking ergonomists! Accordingly, the opportunity exists to respond to a diversity of career openings in a whole host of industries.

Recent graduate destinations include: ● Redweb, Usability Practitioner ● Mott MacDonald, Human Factors Engineer ● BAE Systems, Human Factors Engineer ● Serco, Human Factors Consultant ● Atkins, Ergonomics Consultant ● Pirelli, Ergonomist ● Jaguar Land Rover, Human Machine Interaction Engineer *Diploma in Professional/International Studies **Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

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Entry Requirements A-Level: BBB including grade B in A-Level Design and Technology or Art and Design IB: 32 points minimum including HL Design and Technology or Art and Design BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM Other: GCSE Maths grade C

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Our Design Ergonomics course focuses on the understanding of designing with a particular attention to physiological and psychological human needs. It is underpinned by a multidisciplinary approach of ergonomics theory and practical design application to take a user led approach to design.

The course aids you to develop a range of conceptual, practical and professional skills, helping you to advance your creative and scientific abilities simultaneously. It will also train you in the ability to critically evaluate products and understand existing systems and products to determine how they could be improved for human use.

All learning and teaching is divided into a number of modules. Each module covers a specific topic and is given a credit value depending on how intensive the module is.

Some of the modules you will study are compulsory and therefore must be studied by all students on the course. These usually cover fundamental theory and knowledge vital to graduating from this particular course. You may also study a number of optional modules, which you can choose from a list.

Modules include:

Year 1

Compulsory Modules: ● Design Practice 1 and 2 ● Design Contexts ● Ergonomics and Design ● Computing for Designers 1 ● Prototyping for Design ● Introduction to Ergonomics ● Introduction to Environmental Ergonomics ● Anatomy

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Optional Modules: Dissertation ● Driver and Vehicle Ergonomics ● Systems Ergonomics ● Disability, Ageing and Inclusive Design ● Applied Vision ● Designing Products for People ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Please see our website for the latest module information.

Opportunities This course offers you a number of opportunities to enhance your skills and experience. Opportunities include: Year-long placement ● Study abroad options ● Entrepreneurial support ● Live industry project briefs ● Industry speakers and lecturers ● Competitions ● Degree Show ● Professional recognition – you can become a member of the Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) and Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF).

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Career Prospects You can be assured that studying this course provides you with expert training to engage with a wide number of industries immediately after graduating. Possible careers include: designer with an ergonomics specialism working in a design consultancy; ergonomist with a design specialism working in an ergonomics consultancy; Human Factors specialist for a range of industries; automotive, aerospace, consumer goods etc. plus a broad and varied range of design and/or ergonomics positions.

The broad nature of the course also supports a large number of other careers where there appears to be no direct relationship to ergonomics or design, for example the financial services. A number of our students have also gone on to start their own businesses or work freelance in a number of disciplines. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Compulsory Modules: ● Design Ergonomics Practice ● Universal Design ● Qualitative Methods ● Cognitive Ergonomics ● Ergonomics Research Data Analysis ● Ergonomics in Design of Multi-User Systems

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Industrial Design and Technology Year 1

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H775 BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time UCAS code: H776

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Our Industrial Design and Technology course focuses on a highly user-centred approach to design and the creation of beautiful, technically viable products. The structure of the course combines the study of theoretical knowledge and practical skills appropriate to contemporary design practice. The course explores and develops your abilities in three-dimensional product focused designing, using our outstanding workshop resources. This enables you to make models and prototypes to help develop and present your creative ideas. Teaching intertwines an exciting range of practical and theoretical classes to engage you in the principles and practices of industrial design and technological bases. Our aim is to help you combine our expert training and support development of your imaginative and creative capabilities, enabling you to prepare you for a successful career.

Compulsory Modules: ● Design Practice 1 & 2 ● Industrial Design Studies 1 ● Computing for Designers 1 ● Design Contexts ● Ergonomics and Design 1 ● Prototyping for Design ● Foundation Technology

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Compulsory Modules: ● Design and Manufacturing Technologies ● User Experience Design Practice ● Design Communication ● Industrial Design Studies 2

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Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Please see our website for the latest module information.

Career Prospects With 93% of our 2012 graduates from this course in employment or further study, you can be assured that studying this course provides you with the expert training to engage with a number of industries immediately after graduating.

Possible careers include: consumer product design, marketing, industrial design consultancy, project planning, technical sales, furniture design, CAD/CAM, buying, interior/exterior design, advertising and display design. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Product Design and Technology Year 2

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB including A-Level Physics or Maths, plus grade B in A-Level Design and Technology or Art and Design IB: 32 points minimum including either HL Design and Technology or Art and Design plus either HL Maths or Physics BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM Other: GCSE Maths grade C

Our Product Design and Technology course takes a technologically innovative approach to the design and creation of beautiful, ingenious, functionally viable products. Teaching intertwines an exciting range of practical and theoretical classes to engage you with the principles and practices of industrial design and their technological bases. Our aim is to help you combine our expert training and support development of your imaginative and creative capabilities, enabling you to prepare for a successful career.

Year 1 Compulsory Modules: ● Design Practice 1 and 2 ● Design Contexts ● Ergonomics and Design ● Prototyping for Design ● Computing for Designers 1 ● Materials and Processes for Designers ● Electronics for Design ● Mechanics for Design

Compulsory Modules: ● Design Practice ● Design Communication ● Design and Manufacturing Technologies ● Further Electronics and Mechanics for Design Optional Modules: Universal Design ● Sustainable Design ● Computer Aided Ergonomics ● Teaching Design and Technology ● Polymer Processing and Applications ● Interaction Design ●

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Optional Modules: Interaction Design ● Computer-Aided Modelling and Manufacture ● Recycling and Environmental Issues ● The Global Studio ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Computer Aided Ergonomics ● Universal Design ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Please see our website for the latest information.

Career Prospects 100% of our 2012 graduates from this course are engaged in graduate level jobs assuring you that studying this course provides you with an expert training to engage with a wide number of industries immediately after graduating.

Possible careers include: consumer product design, marketing, industrial design consultancy, project planning, technical sales, furniture design, CAD/CAM, buying interior/ exhibition design, advertising and display design. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering So much of today’s technology depends on the skills and knowledge of electronic, electrical and systems engineers. Any one of our degrees can be the start of a fascinating and rewarding career in the domain of your choice: aerospace, automotive, rail, marine, defence, healthcare, retail, media, communications, energy and banking.

Our School is one of the largest of its type in the UK with over 500 undergraduate and 150 postgraduate students, 36 fulltime academic staff and 50 support staff.

The quality and relevance of the education we deliver is reflected in our exceptional record of graduate employment with a wide range of prestigious companies. Our teaching quality is endorsed by industry, which sponsors many of our students.

In a rapidly changing area of engineering we continually update our syllabus and track evolving industrial sectors. This ensures that a degree qualification from the School is a mark of achievement and performance trusted by employers across the board.

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Electronic and Electrical Engineering Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering Systems Engineering

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INDUSTRY RECOGNITION Contact details School Admissions T: +44 (0)1509 227029 E: eese.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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My degree has helped me secure a position with a major energy company. The energy industry recognises Loughborough graduates as some of the best in the world.

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Electronic and Electrical Engineering Year 2

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H601

Compulsory Modules: ● Communications ● Control System Design ● Electromechanical Systems ● Electronics ● Engineering Project Management ● Mathematics ● Plus 1 option from Computer Architecture; Engineering Mechanics; Renewable Energy Laboratory; Software Engineering

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H605 BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H600

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Electronic and Electrical Engineering is integral to and embedded in the smooth functioning of our everyday lives. From mobile phones and computing, through to household gadgets, healthcare equipment, automotive and aerospace technology and on to transport infrastructure, defence and utility provision, there is hardly an aspect of the modern world that does not rely on systems and components designed and integrated by Electronic and Electrical Engineers.

Our long-established, constantly updated course is very well regarded by employers and is fully accredited in both BEng and MEng versions. The early part of the course gives a thorough grounding in the subjects required by qualified, practising Electronic and Electrical Engineers. The wide range of modules available means that in later years you will be able to specialise in an area of particular interest, for example communications, control, renewable energy or embedded systems. Alternatively you can keep options broad and develop technical awareness in a wide variety of subject areas. Project work, especially in groups, is an important part of the course throughout.

Year 1

Compulsory Modules: ● Circuits ● Signals and Systems ● Mathematics ● Programming and Software Design ● Electronics Engineering for Projects ● Project

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Year 3 and Final Year MEng (Year 4)

Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including Maths and at least one science subject IB: 37 points including 6 in HL Maths and 6 at HL in a science subject (MEng) / 34 points including 5 at HL or 6 at SL in Maths and 5 at HL or 6 at SL in a science subject (BEng) BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD (MEng) / DDM (BEng) profile to include distinction in Further Maths for Technicians NT YEA ME

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Compulsory Modules: ● Applying Management Theory ● Business Management ● Individual Advanced Project ● Plus nine options

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Optional modules for Years 3 and 4 include: Advanced Control ● Advanced Photovoltaics ● ASIC Engineering ● Bioelectricity – Fundamentals and Applications ● Biomass ● Biophotonics Engineering ● Communication Channels ● Computer Architecture ● Computer Networks ● Digital Communications ● Digital Interfacing and Instrumentation ● Digital Signal Processing for Software Defined Radio ● Electrical Machine Modeling ● Electromagnetic Compatibility ● Electromagnetism ● Electronic System Design with FPGAs ● Energy Storage ● Engineering Mechanics ● Fast Transient Sensors ● Finite Element Laboratory ● Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing ● Human Factors in System Design ● Information Theory and Coding ● Integration of Renewables ● Intelligent Signal Processing ● Materials Properties and Applications ● Microcontroller Laboratory ● Microprocessor Architecture ● Microwave Circuits ● Laboratory ● Microwave Communication Systems ● Mobile Network Technologies ● Personal Radio Communications ● Power Electronics for Renewables ● Realtime Software Engineering ● Renewable Energy Sources ● Sensors and Actuators for Control ● Software Engineering ● Solar Power ● Solar Thermal Systems ● Sustainability and Energy Systems ● Systems Engineering Applications Theory ● Technology and Verification of VLSI systems ● Understanding Complexity ● Water Power ● Wind Power ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Our graduates are highly employable and sought after by a range of companies in many sectors. Recent employers include: Network Rail, Apple, Qinetiq, Selex, Siemens, BT, Ericsson, BAE Systems, npower, Goodrich, Toyota, E.ON, Rolls-Royce, ARM, National Instruments and many others.

Some of our students also find positions with finance houses or management consultants such as Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Government’s first destination statistics for the last three years indicate that almost 90% of our graduates, on average, are in professional employment six months after graduating. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our School.

UCAS Code: HF19 Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the one

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Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering Year 2

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H613

Compulsory Modules: ● Computer Architecture ● Electronic Systems Design with FPGAs ● Software Engineering ● Mathematics

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H612

Plus 2 options from: Communications ● Control System Design Engineering Project Management ● Systems Integration

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IB: 37 points including 6 in HL Maths and 6 at HL in a science subject (MEng) / 34 points including 5 at HL or 6 at SL in Maths and 5 at HL or 6 at SL in a science subject (BEng) BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD (MEng) / DDM (BEng) profile to include distinction in Further Maths for Technicians BROAD YA

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The vast majority of modern computer system development is targeted at embedded, portable, household or industrial systems, such as mobile phones, tablets, set-top boxes, games consoles, car-building robots or in-vehicle entertainment. Consumers continually demand that embedded systems add new features, such as fingerprint security or speech recognition, and there is currently a huge shortage of engineers who know how to design, build and integrate the technologies needed for their realisation.

Our Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering course equips students with a thorough grounding in the electronic and software engineering skills needed to design and develop embedded systems and innovative technical products such as vehicle management systems, games consoles and digital cameras – skills very different from those learned in computer science or computer design degrees.

It will suit inquisitive and driven students who aim to be at the forefront of modern technological developments.

Year 1

Compulsory Modules: ● Circuits ● Signals and Systems ● Mathematics ● Electromagnetism ● Programming and Software Design ● Electronics ● Introduction to Systems Engineering for Projects ● Project

Compulsory Modules: ● Advanced FPGA design ● Business Management ● Digital Interfacing and Instrumentation ● Individual Project ● Real Time Software Engineering ● Plus typically two options from list below

Year 3 and Final Year MEng

Compulsory Modules: ● Advanced FPGA design ● Advanced Project ● Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Engineering ● Applying Management Theory ● Business Management ● Digital Interfacing and Instrumentation ● Embedded Software Development ● Group Project ● Real Time Software Engineering ● Plus typically four options Optional Modules for Years 3 and 4 include: Advanced Control ● Bioelectricity – Fundamentals and Applications ● Biophotonics Engineering ● Communication Channels ● Communications ● Communication Networks ● Communications Security ● Computer Networks ● Digital Communications ● Digital Signal Processing ● Digital Signal Processing for Software Defined Radio ● Electromagnetism ● Electromagnetic Compatibility ● Electromechanical Systems ● Fast Transient Sensors ● Finite Element Laboratory ● Human Factors in Systems Design ● Information Theory and Coding ● Intelligent Signal Processing ● Materials Properties and Applications ● Microcontroller Laboratory ● Microwave Circuits Laboratory ● Microwave Communication Systems ● Mobile Network Technologies ● Personal Radio Communications ● Sensors and Actuators for Control ● Systems Design ● Systems Engineering Applications Theory ● Understanding Complexity ● Validation and Verification ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Our graduates are highly employable and sought after. This course gives you the skills to work anywhere in the embedded systems world, from the intricate detail of microprocessor architecture, through modern computer networks to complex industrial systems.

But in such an exciting and rapidly evolving area of technology, this qualification and skill-set will take you anywhere at the forefront of innovation.

The Government’s first destination statistics for the last 3 years indicate that almost 90% of our graduates, on average, are in professional employment 6 months after graduating. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering with a Foundation Year completion of the one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our School.

UCAS Code: HF19 Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful

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Systems Engineering Year 2

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H660

Compulsory Modules: ● Aircraft Design ● Control System Design ● Engineering Mechanics ● Mathematics ● Systems Integration ● Systems Methods ● Plus one option from Communications; Electromechanical Systems

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H641

Final Year BEng

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H652

Compulsory Modules: Human Factors in Systems Design ● Individual Project ● Materials Properties and Application ● Systems Engineering Applications Theory ● Plus three options from optional modules list below

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Systems Engineering is a structured comprehensive approach to solving today’s complex technical challenges, particularly those related to the design and development of highly sophisticated systems, such as aircraft, ships, automobiles, telecommunications networks, energy infrastructures or information management systems. It is the systems engineer’s job to integrate all the key elements in a system including hardware, software, firmware, people, information, techniques, facilities and services, to achieve the required system capability and performance.

The breadth of Systems Engineering means that it impacts upon the system development process, the management of projects, the way in which project teams work effectively, the introduction of innovative products and the development of wellintegrated products, systems or services.

Its origins in and continuing demand from the aerospace industry makes Systems Engineering an especially viable alternative to Aeronautical Engineering, indeed almost half of our graduates currently find employment in that sector.

The course aims to equip the students with knowledge and understanding of a range of Systems Engineering tools and methods together with experience of application of this skill set in a variety of individual and group projects across different engineering and business domains.

Year 1

Compulsory Modules: ● Circuits ● Signals and Systems ● Mathematics ● Electromagnetism ● Programming and Software Design ● Electronics ● Introduction to Systems Engineering for Projects ● Project

Year 3 and Final Year MEng

Compulsory Modules: ● Group Project ● Human Factors in Systems Design ● Individual Advanced Project ● Materials Properties and Applications ● Soft Systems Engineering ● Systems Diagnostics ● Systems Engineering Applications Theory ● Understanding Complexity ● Plus six options Optional modules for Years 3 and 4 include: Advanced Control ● Advanced Photovoltaics ● Bioelectricity – Fundamentals and Applications ● Biomass ● Biophotonics Engineering ● Business Management ● Communications ● Communications Security ● Computer Architecture ● Digital Signal Processing for Software Defined Radio ● Electrical Machine Modeling ● Electronics ● Electromagnetism ● Electromagnetic Compatibility ● Energy Storage ● Engineering and Management of Capability ● Finite Element Laboratory ● Fast Transient Sensors ● Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing ● Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineers ● Integration of Renewables ● Intelligent Signal Processing ● Mobile Network Technologies ● Renewable Energy Sources ● Sensors and Actuators for Control ● Software Engineering ● Solar Power ● Solar Thermal Systems ● Systems Architecture ● Systems Design ● Validation and Verification ● Water Power ● Wind Power ●

The course also includes contributions from industrial organisations and contains additional material drawn from a large number of academic disciplines, including: ● Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering ● Business Management ● Computer Science ● Ergonomics ● Materials Engineering ● Mathematical Sciences ● Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering ● Civil and Building Engineering Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects The recognised importance of Systems Engineering in the modern world and the broad-based nature of our Systems Engineering course mean that graduates enjoy employment opportunities in a wide range of commercial domains.

Recent graduate destinations include the Armed Forces, GE Aviation, Siemens, BAE Systems, TRW Automotive, Jaguar Land Rover, Shell and Airbus, dstl, EON, EDF Energy, NATS and many others.

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Systems Engineering with a Foundation Year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our School.

UCAS Code: HF19 Systems Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the one year

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English and Drama With about 600 students and more than 30 academic, technical, and support staff, the Department of English and Drama is large enough to promote a wide range of activities and interests while remaining welcoming and informal.

We pride ourselves on being a dynamic and international community, with students not only from across the British Isles, but also Asia, North America and the European mainland.

Courses

English English (part-time) Drama Drama with a Minor in English Drama with a Minor in Business Studies English with a Minor in Business Studies English and American Studies English and Drama English and Sports Science Publishing and English

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History and English Politics with a Minor (English)

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OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIES I studied for a semester at Acadia University in Canada and was so fortunate to have been given this opportunity. It was the best experience of my life!

Aneesa Siddique, Final Year BA English and American Studies

www.lboro.ac.uk/english-drama English Our English courses offer a large variety of options on literature from the Renaissance to the present day. Many of these grow out of the current research interests of the academic staff, making it possible for us to introduce students to the latest thinking in areas as diverse as the staging of Shakespeare, Film Studies, the Analysis of Poetry, and Language and Society. There are also modules in Creative Writing, with support from visiting professional writers.

Drama Our Drama courses combine theoretical study and practical performance, and are distinguished by the Department’s expertise in theatrical, cultural and technical aspects of performance. Theatre facilities, including specialist equipment in TV sound

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and lighting, are outstanding. Central to the ethos of the Drama courses is group work and a close community which is both friendly and intellectually stimulating.

Publishing This course helps develop interdisciplinary skills that can be applied across the whole range of publishing and communication-based industries. It provides a specialised education in publishing and an essential grounding in English, to provide the basis on which a career in the publishing industry of the twenty-first century can be built.

American Studies A strong emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary work, allowing the student to forge links between American literature, film, the visual arts, music, geography, history and politics.

English BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: Q300 BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: Q301

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to Shakespeare ● Contemporary Poetry ● Diverse Voices ● Dwelling in the Novel ● Elephants and Engines ● Introduction to Linguistics ● Introduction to Multimodality ● Language in Society ● Moby Dick ● New Woman Writing of the Fin de Siècle ● Nineteenth Century American Writing ● Nineteenth Century Novel ● Philosophy, Literature and the Arts ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Revolt against Fate ● Satire ● Sensation Fiction ● Slavery and Empire 1750-1850 ● Theatre, Nation & Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama ● Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century ● Writing of the 1790s: The Gothic and Revolution

Optional English modules: America at War ● The American West ● Bollywood! Bollywood! ● Contemporary Irish Texts ● Cruel and Unusual ● Decadence ● Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics ● Libertines and Libertinism ● Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio ● Modern Subjects: Conrad, Hardy, Woolf ● Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost ● Myths of America: Ideology and American Drama ● Poetics & Politics of Contemporary Literature ● Postmodern America ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Romantic Writings 1815-1832 ● Unexpected Light: Writing Afghanistan ● Ulysses ● WB Yeats ● Women and Theatre ● Work Experience ● Writing for Performance ● Writings of Intimacy ●

The BA Single Honours English curriculum offers you the freedom to construct a course covering literature and language from the 16th century onwards.

Many of these grow out of the current research interests of the academic staff, making it possible for us to introduce students to the latest thinking in areas as diverse as the staging of Shakespeare, Film Studies, the Analysis of Poetry, and Language and Society. There are also modules in Creative Writing, with support from visiting professional writers, and Publishing, providing a specialised education in this subject area.

Year 1

Compulsory English modules: ● An Introduction to Language ● Critical Studies 1 & 2 Poetry 1 & 2 ● Writing in History

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Compulsory English modules: ● British Drama 1576-1737 ● Victorian Literature Optional English modules: African American Culture

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You may choose to take a small number of modules from other disciplines as part of your degree in each year of your studies. Popular choices include: ● ●

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There are also international exchange courses for study abroad.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates from the Department go on to many different kinds of career. In 2012, 87% of graduates were in employment or further study six months after graduating.

Many other graduates have entered careers in arts administration, accountancy, advertising, the civil service, local Government, the City, creative arts, journalism, marketing, management, the media (both TV and radio), personnel work, business and finance, publishing, teaching, law, social and youth work. *Diploma in Professional / International Studies

English (part-time) BA (Hons) variable length but usually 4-7 years Our part-time BA Honours degree programme is ideal for students whose jobs or family commitments prevent full-time three-year studies. The module choices available are the same as those offered to full-time students, but the part-time programme extends for a period of several years (from four to seven years, depending on your needs).

Except for a foundation tutorial in the first year, all work is done in groups shared with full-time students, and part-time students are able to enter fully into the life of the Department. The degree is available only as a Single Honours English programme.

Entry to the part-time programme is not through UCAS. You should apply before 1 March of the year preceding the normal October entrance date. Late applications can be considered.

Please contact the Department to request an application form.

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Drama BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: W400 BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: W401

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted) IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English or Theatre Arts BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

This degree course combines the theory and practice of drama. The two approaches are not merely complementary, but are indivisible in the study of drama and theatre at degree level. The main teaching modes comprise seminar discussion and practical workshop sessions, which explore play texts, theoretical writings, performance traditions and techniques, and examine the theatre’s role and function in society throughout history. European, American and non-Western theatre traditions are studied as well as British theatre.

Practical work takes place primarily in the Department’s theatre and studios. The Sir Robert Martin Theatre seats an audience of up to 300 and has a proscenium arch, which is easily adapted to accommodate other forms of production. The Leonard Dixon Studio and the Stanley Evernden Studio are flexible spaces seating up to 86 and 45 respectively.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Performance, Stage and Management ● Philosophising Performance ● Performance and Analysis ● Textual Studies ● Theoretical Approaches to Drama ● Textual and Historical Studies ● Non-Western Performance

Optional modules: ● Directing & Production ● Introduction to Film Studies ● Introduction to the Short Story ● Introduction to Short Narrative ● Technical Theatre ● The Essay ● The Search for Identity ● Women’s Voices ● Writing in History ● Writing Women

Year 2 and Final Year

In each year students take optional modules from a selection of the following: ● Adaptation for Stage ● Adaptation for Screen ● American Adaptations ● Applied Drama ● A Revolt Against Fate ● Brecht in Film ● Brecht: The Critical Stage ● Bollywood! Bollywood! ● British Renaissance Drama ● Costume Design ● Dance Theatre: Foundations and Practice ● Devising for Performance ● Dissertation ● El Teatro Campesino ● Empires on Stage: Postcolonial Drama ● Lighting Design ● Media Performance ● Modern and Contemporary British Drama ● Movement and Text ● Myths of America ● Performing the Absurd ● Playwriting and Dramaturgy ● Puppetry ● Set Design ● Sound Principles ● Technical Theatre (Advanced) ● Theatre of the Fantastic ● Theatre Practice ● Theatre, Nation & Trauma: Contemporary Irish Theatre ● Voice and Text ● Writing for Performance ● Women and Theatre ● Work Experience ● World Theatre and Performance You may choose to take a small number of modules from other disciplines as part of your degree in each year of your studies. Popular choices include: ● English ● Publishing and Marketing ● Politics ● Social Sciences ● Mathematics ● Languages (Chinese, French, German, Spanish) There are also international exchange courses for study abroad.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

The professions entered by English and Drama graduates include accountancy, advertising, arts administration, journalism, law, librarianship, management, publishing, theatre, television and radio, social and youth work, and teaching. Postgraduate courses in theatre studies, teacher training, journalism, and acting and directing courses at drama schools are popular amongst our graduates. *Diploma in Professional Studies

Drama with a Minor in English BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: W4Q3 BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: WQ43

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB-ABB including English (Literature, Language or both) (General Studies accepted) IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English or Theatre Arts BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM plus an A-Level in English

This degree course combines the study of the theory and practice of drama with the study of English literature and language. In Drama, the main teaching modes comprise seminar discussion and practical workshop sessions, which explore play texts, theoretical writings, performance traditions and techniques, and examine the theatre’s role and function in society throughout history. Modules in Technical theatre, lighting, sound, set and costume, television drama, and playwriting are also available.

Practical work takes place primarily in the Department’s theatre and studios.

Optional modules in Drama: ● Non-Western Performance ● Textual Studies Compulsory modules in English: ● Critical Studies 1 & 2 Optional modules in English: Many are available. Please see the individual entries for the course in English.

Year 2 and Final Year

In each year students take optional modules in Drama from a selection of the following: ● Adaptation for Stage ● Applied Drama ● A Revolt Against Fate ● Bollywood!

Bollywood! ● Brecht: The Critical Stage ● Brecht in Film ● Costume Design ● Dance Theatre: Foundations and Practice ● Devising for Performance ● Dissertation ● El Teatro Campesino ● Empires on Stage: Postcolonial Drama ● Lighting Design ● Media Performance ● Modern and Contemporary British Drama ● Movement and Text ● Myths of America ● Playwriting and Dramaturgy ● Puppetry ● Set Design ● Sound Principles ● Technical Theatre (Advanced) ● Theatre of the Fantastic ● Theatre, Nation & Trauma: Contemporary Irish Theatre ● Theatre Practice ● Voice and Text ● Women and Theatre ● Work Experience ● World Theatre and Performance ● Writing for Performance Optional modules in English: All modules offered on the Single Honours English course are available to students on Drama with a Minor in English. Please see the entries for the course in English. There are also international exchange courses for study abroad.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

In English, students choose modules from the full range of options available to Single Honours English students, which can include writings from the Renaissance to the present, language study and creative writing.

Career Prospects

The Sir Robert Martin Theatre seats an audience of up to 300 and has a proscenium arch, which is easily adapted to accommodate other forms of production. The Leonard Dixon Studio and the Stanley Evernden Studio are flexible spaces seating up to 86 and 45 respectively.

The professions entered by English and Drama graduates include accountancy, advertising, arts administration, journalism, law, librarianship, marketing, publishing, theatre, television and radio, social and youth work, and teaching.

Year 1

Compulsory modules in Drama: ● Performance, Stage and Management ● Textual and Historical Studies ● Performance and Analysis ● Philosophising Performance

Our students develop excellent transferable skills because of the range of topics studied on our courses and the diversity of assessment methods we use.

Postgraduate courses in theatre studies, teacher training, journalism, and acting and directing courses at drama schools are popular amongst our graduates. *Diploma in Professional Studies

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Drama with a Minor in Business Studies Years 2

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: W4N1

Optional Drama modules: ● A Revolt Against Fate ● Brecht: The Critical Stage ● Brecht in Film ● British Renaissance Drama ● Devising for Performance ● Lighting Design ● Media Performance ● Modern and Contemporary British Drama ● Movement and Text ● Performing the Absurd ● Playwriting and Dramaturgy ● Puppetry ● Set Design ● Sound Principles ● Technical Theatre (Advanced) ● Theatre, Nation & Trauma: Contemporary Irish Theatre ● Voice and Text ● World Theatre and Performance

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: WN41

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In Drama, the main teaching modes comprise seminar discussion and practical workshop sessions, which explore play texts, theoretical writings, performance traditions and techniques, and examine the theatre’s role and function in society throughout history.

In Business Studies, students study specialist Business School modules in human resource management, finance, marketing, strategic management and entrepreneurship.

Optional Drama modules: ● Adaptation for Stage and Film ● Applied Drama ● Bollywood! Bollywood! ● Costume Design ● Dissertation ● Dance Theatre: Foundations and Practice ● Dissertation ● El Teatro Campesino ● Empires on Stage: Postcolonial Drama ● Lighting Design ● Myths of America ● Puppetry ● Technical Theatre (Advanced) ● Theatre of the Fantastic ● Theatre Practice ● Women and Theatre ● Work Experience ● Writing for Performance

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Some Drama modules are available to students in Years 2 and 3. If taken in Year 2, they cannot be studied again in Year 3.

Compulsory Business School modules: Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Entrepreneurship and Small Business ● Fundamentals of Strategic Management ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills

The Sir Robert Martin Theatre seats an audience of up to 300 and has a proscenium arch, which is easily adapted to accommodate other forms of production. The Leonard Dixon Studio and the Stanley Evernden Studio are flexible spaces seating up to 86 and 45 respectively.

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Compulsory Drama modules: ● Performance, Stage and Management ● Textual and Historical Studies ● Philosophising Performance ● Performance and Analysis ● Theoretical Approaches to Drama Compulsory Business School modules: ● Introduction to Management ● Introduction to Law Resources ● Organisational Behaviour

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Career Prospects Graduates from the department go on to many different kinds of career. In 2012, 87% of graduates were in employment or further study six months after graduating. Many others graduates have entered careers in arts administration, accountancy, advertising, the civil service, local Government, the City, creative arts, journalism, marketing, marketing, management, the media (both TV and radio), personnel work, business and finance, publishing, teaching, law, social and youth work. *Diploma in Professional Studies

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Fin de Siècle ● Nineteenth Century American Writing ● Philosophy, Literature and the Arts ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Satire ● Sensation Fiction ● Slavery and Empire 1750-1850 ● Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century ● Writing of the 1790s: The Gothic and Revolution Compulsory Business School modules: ● Financial Reporting ● The Marketing Mix for Sport and Leisure ● Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure Optional Business School modules: ● Accounting for Managers ● Company Finance ● The Contemporary Business Environment

English with a minor in Business Studies is specifically designed for those who are passionate about language and literature, and also wish to learn the theory behind setting up and running a business.

Year 1

Compulsory English modules: ● An Introduction to Language ● Critical Studies 1 & 2 ● Introduction to Poetry 1 & 2 ● Writing in History or Language in Context Optional English modules: ● Introduction to Short Narrative ● The Essay ● Women’s Voices Compulsory Business School modules: ● Introduction to Management ● Introduction to Law ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour

Compulsory English modules: ● Modernisms ● Dissertation Optional English modules: ● America at War ● The American West ● Bollywood! Bollywood! ● Contemporary Irish Texts ● Cruel and Unusual ● Decadence ● Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics ● Libertines and Libertinism ● Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio ● Modern Subjects: Conrad, Hardy, Woolf ● Myths of America ● Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost ● Poetics and Politics of Contemporary Literature ● Postmodern America ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Romantic Writings 18151832 ● Ulysses ● Unexpected Light: Writing Afghanistan ● WB Yeats ● Work Experience ● Writing for Performance ● Writings of Intimacy Compulsory Business School modules: ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Entrepreneurship and Small Business ● Fundamentals of Strategic Management ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills Some English modules are available to students in Years 2 and 3. If taken in Year 2, they cannot be studied again in Year 3.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Years 2

Compulsory English modules: ● British Drama 1576-1737 ● Victorian Literature Optional English modules: ● African American Culture ● British Renaissance Drama ● Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare ● Contemporary Poetry ● Dwelling in the Novel ● Diverse Voices ● Elephants and Engines ● Introduction to Linguistics ● Introduction to Multimodality ● Language in Society ● Moby Dick ● New Woman Writing of the

Career Prospects

Graduates from the Department go on to many different kinds of career. In 2012, 87% of graduates were in employment or further study six months after graduating, entering careers in arts administration, accountancy, advertising, the civil service, local Government, the City, creative arts, journalism, marketing, management, the media (both TV and radio), personnel work, business and finance, publishing, teaching, law, social and youth work. *Diploma in Professional Studies

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The English components of the course will require you to take some compulsory modules in key areas, such as critical studies, language, poetry and film studies, but the rest of the course is chosen by you.

The American Studies component of your studies will be at least one-third and up to three-quarters of the course depending on your choice of options. This part of the course places a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary work allowing you to forge links between American literature, film, the visual arts, music, geography, history and politics.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to American Literature ● Critical Studies 1 & 2 ● Introduction to Film Studies ● Introduction to Poetry 1 & 2 ● Introduction to Language ● Imagining America: An Introduction to American Studies

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Compulsory modules: ● Dissertation ● Modernisms ● Postmodern America The Department offers a wide range of optional modules including: ● America at War ● British Renaissance Drama ● Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare ● Contemporary Poetry ● Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on Trial in American Culture ● Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing ● Introduction to Linguistics ● Language in Society ● Moby Dick ● Myths of America: Ideology and American Drama ● Punishment and American Culture ● Sensation Fiction ● Slavery and Empire 1750-1850 ● The American West ● Victorian Literature ● Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century ● Writing in History Optional modules available from other Departments: ● Issues in American Politics ● The Civil Rights Movement in the US ● US Government In the final year you will have the chance to write an interdisciplinary dissertation in American Studies.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Our students develop excellent transferable skills because of the range of topics studied on our courses and the diversity of assessment methods we use. The professions entered by our graduates include accountancy, advertising, arts administration, journalism, law, librarianship, management, publishing, theatre, television and radio, social and youth work, and teaching. *Diploma in Professional Studies

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In English, students choose modules from the range of options available, which can include writings from the Renaissance to the present, language study and creative writing.

In Drama, the main teaching modes comprise seminar discussion and practical workshop sessions, which explore play texts, theoretical writings, performance traditions and techniques, and examine the theatre’s role and function in society throughout history.

Modules in Technical theatre, lighting, sound, set and costume, television drama, and playwriting are also available. Practical work takes place primarily in the Department’s theatre and studios.

The Sir Robert Martin Theatre seats an audience of up to 300 and has a proscenium arch, which is easily adapted to accommodate other forms of production. The Leonard Dixon Studio and the Stanley Evernden Studio are flexible spaces seating up to 86 and 45 respectively.

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Optional modules in English: ● African American Culture ● America at War ● American West ● British Renaissance Drama ● Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare ● Contemporary Irish Texts ● Contemporary Poetry ● Cruel and Unusual ● Decadence ● Diverse Voices ● Dwelling in the Novel ● Elephants and Engines ● Introduction to Linguistics ● Introduction to Multimodality ● Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics ● Language in Society ● Libertines and Libertinism ● Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio ● Moby Dick ● Modernisms ● Modern Subjects: Hardy, Conrad, Woolf ● Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost ● New Women Writing of the Fin de Siecle ● Nineteenth Century American Writing ● Philosophy, Literature and the Arts ● Poetics and Politics of Contemporary Literature ● Postmodern America ● Renaissance Lyric ● Poetry ● Romantic Writings 1815-1832 ● Satire ● Sensation Fiction ● Slavery and Empire 1750-1850 ● Ulysses ● Unexpected Light: Writing Afghanistan ● WB Yeats ● Women’s Writing in the Seventeenth Century ● Work Experience ● Writing for Performance ● Writing of the 1790s: The Gothic and Revolution ● Writings of Intimacy Optional modules in Drama: Adaptation for Stage and Screen ● Applied Drama ● A Revolt Against Fate ● Bollywood! Bollywood! ● Brecht: The Critical Stage ● Brecht in Film ● Costume Design ● Dance Theatre: Foundations and Practice ● Devising for Performance ● El Teatro Campesino ● Empires on Stage: Postcolonial Drama ● Lighting Design ● Media Performance ● Modern and Contemporary British Drama ● Movement and Text ● Myths of America ● Performing the Absurd ● Playwriting and Dramaturgy ● Puppetry ● Set Design ● Sound Principles ● Technical Theatre (Advanced) ● Theatre, Nation & Trauma: Contemporary Irish Theatre ● Theatre Practice ● Theatre of the Fantastic ● Voice and Text ● Women and Theatre ● Work Experience ● World Theatre and Performance ● Writing for Performance ●

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Optional modules in English: ● Introduction to Film ● Introduction to Short Story ● Language in Context ● Search for Identity ● Writing in History ● Writing Women ● The Essay ● Introduction to Poetry 2 ● Introduction to Short Narrative ● Women’s Voices ●

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There are no compulsory modules in Drama.

Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB-ABB including English (Literature, Language or both) (General Studies accepted) IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English or Theatre Arts BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM plus an A-Level in English NT YEA ME

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Career Prospects Graduates in English and Drama go on to many different kinds of careers. In 2012, 87% of graduates were in employment or further study six months after graduating.

Others graduates have entered careers in arts administration, accountancy, advertising, the civil service, local Government, the City, creative arts, journalism, marketing, management, the media (both TV and radio), personnel work, business and finance, publishing, teaching, law, social and youth work. *Diploma in Professional Studies

Joint Honours Courses History and English

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English and Sports Science BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: QC36 BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: Q3C6

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English and Sports Science combine two exciting and challenging disciplines. Half of your time will be spent studying modules in English and the other half spent studying modules in the School of Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences.

While each discipline has its distinctive subjects and approaches, you will also discover productive connections and overlaps between them.

Optional modules in English: Please see the individual entries for the course in English (p79).

Optional modules in Sports Science may include: ● Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport ● Sport and Exercise Pedagogy ● Teaching and Coaching 2 ● Making Sense of Modern Sport ● Acquiring Movement Skills ● Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport ● Structural Kinesiology ● Sport, Ideologies and Values ● An Integrated View of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health

Final Year

There are no compulsory English or Sports Science modules in the third year. Instead, students are permitted to choose options from a wide range.

Optional modules in English may include: ● America at War ● Contemporary Irish Texts ● Dissertation ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Romantic Writings 1815-1832 ● Postmodern America ● Maps and Motors: The Writing Portfolio ● Decadence ● Unexpected Light: Writing Afghanistan ● Work Experience Optional modules in Sports Science may include: ● Equity and Inclusion in Contemporary Physical Education ● Psychology of Sporting Excellence ● Sport, The Body and Deviance ● Sport and Social Theory ● Physical Activities and the Health of Children ● Exercise Psychology ● Mechanics of Sport Techniques ● Sport, Celebrity and Place ● Motor Control of Sports Movements ● Science and Elite Performance Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Year 1

Compulsory modules in English: ● Critical Studies 1 & 2 ● An introduction to Language ● Introduction to Poetry 1 Optional modules in English: ● Please see the individual entries for the course in English (p79) Compulsory modules in Sports Science: ● Teaching and Coaching 1 ● Sport, Exercise and Health Pedagogies ● Introduction to Sociology of Sport ● Fitness and Training ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Career Prospects

Students develop excellent transferable skills because of the range of topics studied on our courses and the diversity of assessment methods we use. Graduate destinations have included British Swimming, Williams Group, Norbert Dentressangle, Panini Group, British Gymnastics and Marriott International. Postgraduate opportunities exist for further study and research at Loughborough and a number of other UK universities. *Diploma in Professional Studies

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(General Studies accepted) IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile plus A-Level English

Publishers work with authors and designers to create and disseminate the knowledge base from which people can retrieve information. The philosophy of this course is to provide specialised education in publishing and an essential grounding in English, to provide the basis on which a career in the publishing industry of the twenty-first century can be built. Applicants will be invited for an informal interview at one of our Admissions Visit Days.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● An Introduction to Language ● Critical Studies 1 ● Critical Studies 2 ● Graphic Design and Desktop Publishing ● Introduction to Poetry 1 ● Introduction to Publishing and Book Selling ● Publishing Law ● Communication Knowledge ● Web Design Optional modules: ● Introduction to Film Studies ● Introduction to Poetry 2 ● Introduction to the Short Narrative ● Introduction to the Short Story ● Women’s Voices ● Writing Women ● Writing in History ● Language in Context ● The Essay ● The Search for Identity

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● British Drama 1576-1737 or Victorian Literature ● Publishing Design and Production ● Marketing and Editing ● Culture, Society and Technology ● Research Methods Optional modules: ● African American Culture ● British Renaissance Drama ● Contemporary Poetry ● Chivalry from Chaucer to Shakespeare ● Diverse Voices ● Dwelling in the Novel ● Elephants and Engines ● Introduction to Linguistics ● Language in Society ● 19th Century American Writing ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Philosophy, Literature and the Arts ● Introduction to Multimodality ● Moby Dick ● Writing of the 1970s ● New Woman Writing ● Slavery and Empire ● Women’s Writing in the 17th Century ● Revolt Against Fate ● Satire ● Sensation Fiction ● Theatre, Nation and Trauma ● Victorian Literature

Final Year

Compulsory modules: ● Project (Publishing) or Dissertation (English) ● The Book Trade ● The Magazine Business Optional modules: ● Human Information Processing ● The Child and the Book ● Web Culture ● America at War ● Cruel and Unusual ● Introduction to Systemic Functional Linguistics ● Maps and Motors ● Modernisms ● Graphic Communication ● Postmodern America ● Women and Theatre ● Writings of Intimacy ● Contemporary Irish Texts ● Publishers, Authors and Agents ● Decadence ● Myths of America ● Libertines and Libertinism ● Modern Subjects ● Myth and History: Milton’s Paradise Lost ● Poetics and Politics of Contemporary Literature ● Renaissance Lyric Poetry ● Ulysses ● Writing for Performance ● The American West ● Bollywood, Bollywood ● WB Yeats ● Unexpected Light: Writing Afghanistan ● Romantic Writings 1815-1832 Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Students have found employment with organisations such as Cambridge University Press, Palgrave Macmillan and Bloomsbury Professional Publishing. *Diploma in Professional Studies

Geography Geography embraces the humanities and the social and natural sciences. It equips students with the skills that are demanded by many of today’s employers.

With 25 academic staff and over 450 undergraduate students, the Department offers a variety of courses and an exciting range of modules in human, physical and environmental geography.

The Departmental facilities allow for the development of specialist skills and include a suite of Environmental Diagnostics Laboratories for the analysis of water, soil and sediments.

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Geography Geography with Economics Geography and Management Geography and Sports Science Geography and Sport Management

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We specialise in four areas of geography, each of which is directly reflected in the structure and content of our courses. In human geography we focus on globalization and on geographies of social and political differences in the Global North and South. In physical geography the emphasis is on geomorphological processes and on environmental systems and their management. Undergraduates benefit directly from staff research expertise through the modular choices available. While all of our undergraduate degree courses lead to the BSc award, you may specialise in human or physical geography, although many students combine both.

Field classes are available in a range of UK and overseas locations and in recent years these have included Crete, New York, Paris, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales. See individual courses for details.

Study Abroad There are opportunities for students on all courses to spend a year abroad. Further details are available on individual course pages.

Developing Skills During your time at Loughborough University there will be many different opportunities to develop your skills and personal qualities. Self reflection and an awareness of your own progress will play an important role in improving your performance and in planning for your career and future development. Your Personal Tutor will introduce you to the idea of personal development planning and support you in the compilation of a Higher Education Progress File that records your achievements, both academic and non-academic, during your time at University.

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Core modules: Single Honours choose 3 out of 4 (Joint and Combined Honours choose fewer core modules depending on whether or not a dissertation is planned for their final year): Earth Surface Processes and Landforms ● Environmental Systems and Resource Management ● Geographies of Social Difference ● Globalization

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Final Year The Single Honours Geography degree course is popular and accounts for over half of the Department’s undergraduate students. The degree develops four main themes: globalization, geographies of identity, earth surface processes and environmental systems. In first year all students study both human and physical geography, but in second and final years students can specialise in one or the other if they wish.

Skills acquisition and assessment are becoming increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the course.

Careers in almost any field are open to geographers.

Year 1

Compulsory modules for Single Honours (some modules may be optional for Joint and Combined Honours): ● Cartography and Digital Mapping ● Earth System Science ● Environmental Hazards: from mitigation to management ● Geographies of Identity ● Geographies of Global Economic Change ● Global Environmental Change at Local Scale ● Practising Geography Residential Fieldcourse ● Quantitative Methods in Geography ● Tutorials

Year 2

Compulsory modules for Single Honours (optional for Joint and Combined Honours): ● Geographical Research: Design and Practice ● Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

Compulsory module for Single Honours (optional for Joint and Combined Honours): ● Dissertation Optional modules: Aeolian Processes and Landforms ● Alpine Studies Fieldcourse (overseas residential) ● Central America: Dependency and Development ● Climate and Society ● Conservation: Principles and Practice ● Environmental Change and Ecological Response ● GIS, Modelling and Flood Risk Management ● Geographies of Children and Youth ● Geographies of Home ● Global Cities Fieldcourse (overseas residential) ● Independent Geographical Essay (Joint and Combined Honours only) ● Mediterranean Rural Spaces Fieldcourse (overseas residential) ● Quaternary Environments ● Regional Geography of the UK ● River Dynamics and the Environment ● Snow, Ice, Environment and Landscape ●

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Career Prospects Our graduates have been appointed to posts in administration, finance, management, the armed forces, computing, industry, international aid, development and environmental agencies, and education. Almost all of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study. *Diploma in International Studies

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Optional modules: ● Economics of the Financial System ● Economics of the Welfare State ● Energy and the Environment ● International Economic Relations ● Introduction to Econometrics ● Introduction to Finance Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

This course offers students the chance to study human geography in depth, focusing on geographies of global change; physical geography options are also available. Alongside the geography component, students spend one third of their time studying economics.

Skills acquisition and assessment are increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the course.

Career Prospects Our graduates have been appointed to posts in accountancy, finance, fund management and investment analysis. Graduates have also entered teacher training and further education in a range of subjects. Almost all of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study. *Diploma in International Studies

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography course.

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Students take modules in both human and physical geography in first year but can choose to specialise in one or the other in second and final years if they so wish.

The Management modules are taught by the School of Business and Economics and in first year introduce a range of accounting and financial management topics as well as exploring the complexities of managing human resources. In second and final year students learn about marketing and management science and can choose from a range of specialisms including entrepreneurship, business and project management.

Students spend equal amounts of time studying each subject in each year and there is the opportunity to explore relationships between the two in an optional final year dissertation.

Skills acquisition and assessment are increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the course.

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography course.

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Compulsory core modules: ● Accounting for Managers ● Introduction to Accounting ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Statistics and Modelling for Management

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The industrial placement year is administered by the University’s School of Business and Economics.

Final Year

Compulsory core modules: ● Strategic Management Optional modules: Business Forecasting ● Business Systems ● Corporate and Wholesale Banking ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills ● Marketing Communications ● Marketing Strategy and Planning ● Project Management ● Risk Management ● The Changing Work Organisation ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Geography and Management graduates have been appointed to a wide range of professions and most of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study.

Many of the students who participated in the year in industry were offered posts in those institutions. *Diploma in Professional Studies

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Students take modules in both human and physical geography in first year but can specialise, if they wish, in one or the other from year two onwards. In sports science the main themes include teaching and coaching, sport pedagogies and sport physiology and psychology and modules are available to develop students’ interest progressively across all three years of study. Careers in almost any field are open to graduates in Geography and Sports Science.

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography course.

Year 1

Compulsory core modules: ● Fitness and Training ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Optional modules: ● Equity and Inclusion in Contemporary Physical Activity ● Exercise Psychology ● Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion ● Motor Control of Sports Movement ● Psychology of Sporting Excellence ● Sport and Social Theory ● Sport, Celebrity and Place ● Sport, the Body and Deviance ● Teaching and Coaching 3 Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Some of our graduates go on to further training or take up posts that reflect the content of both subjects such as teacher training for physical education and Geography; others have been appointed to posts in publishing, sports marketing, administration and management.

Almost all of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study. *Diploma in International Studies

Geography and Sport Management Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB-ABB including Geography IB: 36-34 points including SL in Maths and 5 at HL in Geography BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: only accepted in combination with A-Levels including Geography at grade B

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Optional modules: Accounting for Business ● Accounting for Managers ● Critical Inquiry in Physical Activity and Health ● Foundations of Sports Law ● Human Resource Management ● Making Sense of Modern Sport ● Managing Sports Organisations ● Sport, Ideologies and Values ● Sport Policy and Politics in Culturally Diverse Societies

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Compulsory module: ● Sport Policy Analysis Optional modules: Advanced Sport Marketing ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning ● Fundamentals of Strategic Management ● Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion ● Marketing Communications ● Risk Management ● Sport and Social Theory ● Sport, Celebrity and Place ● Sports Economics ● Sports Governance ● Sport, the Body and Deviance ●

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Skills acquisition and assessment are increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence through the course. Geography and Sport Management graduates have entered the fields of administration, finance, management, the armed forces, computing, industry, international aid, sport and leisure industries and education.

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Materials Materials science and engineering has been a core strength at Loughborough for nearly 50 years, leading to the development of significant industrial links, with our degrees being highly regarded by employers.

The Department has excellent pilot plant, laboratory, design and computing facilities, including investment in new teaching labs and a drop-in computer suite.

Materials is a small and friendly department where students get more personal attention with an annual intake of around 50 undergraduates and about 350 students in total.

We have one simple mission: “We aim to provide you with a first-rate learning experience, in a strategically important subject area, leading to a wide choice of valuable careers�.

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Automotive Materials Materials Engineering Design with Engineering Materials

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My placement year was a brilliant experience. It provided the opportunity to try different areas within the business, helping me to decide what to do after graduation.

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Facilities

Industrial Contacts

The Department of Materials is superbly well-equipped, with extensive laboratories containing state-of-the-art equipment in materials processing, testing, analysis, simulations and characterisation. The Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre (LMCC), which is considered to be one of the best centres of its type in Europe, offers specialist thermal, electron microscopy, x-ray and surface analysis. A design suite and a new drop-in computer suite offer computing and rapid prototyping facilities for undergraduate project work, adding to the exceptional teaching facilities.

Industrial contacts in the department are substantial with an annual research income of over £3 million. Industry sponsored student projects, many related to our bigger research programmes, add real relevance for our students and many of the same companies offer year long and summer placement jobs. These contacts not only provide potential employment for our students, but also provide invaluable experience from within the industry which is reflected in our teaching.

Professional Memberships and Accreditation

Students are encouraged to spend a year in industry. See individual course pages for further details.

The Department strongly believes in the benefits professional institutes and industry bodies can bring, and finances membership for all students of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).

In the case of Design with Engineering Students, they are additionally enrolled as members of the IED (the Institution of Engineering Designers).

Our courses are accredited by IOM3 providing a route to Chartered Engineering status following graduation. The Design with Engineering Materials course is also accredited by the IED.

Industrial Training

Career Prospects Each year across the UK there are a relatively small number of materials graduates, and consequently they are in high demand. Because Materials covers the entire breadth of engineering and manufacturing activity the range of different career destinations is huge, from high technology aerospace engineering to something as every-day as packaging, with everything in-between. Our graduates can be found in roles varying from technical, production, project and research management through to technical marketing and sales.

Automotive Materials MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: J552 MEng (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: J553

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The average placement year salary is about £16,500 and we assist in finding placements, which have ranged from Formula 1 motor racing companies, aircraft and automotive companies, medical equipment manufacturers to marketing and business management positions. Students are sometimes offered sponsorships for their final year, or jobs after graduation, as a result of their industrial placements.

Year 2 Manufacture and Processing of Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and Composites Mechanics and Testing of Materials ● Electrochemical Technology ● Vehicle Design ● Automotive Crash Protection ● Internal Combustion Engines ● Maths for Materials ● ●

Year 3 MEng, Final year BEng Sustainability, Recycling and the Environment ● Individual Project ● Vehicle and Component Design ● Powertrain Technologies ● Design and Manufacture with Composites ● Fracture and Failure ● Surface Engineering ● Advanced Materials (MEng) ● Industrial Case Studies (BEng) ● Tomorrow’s Materials (BEng)

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This degree course combines the core elements of materials engineering with specific training of relevance to the automotive (vehicle and transport) industries.

Selective modules are taught in conjunction with the Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering.

Backed by all sectors of the automotive and transport industries, this is the definitive course to prepare you for a career in an important industrial world market.

The course utilises the resources and expertise for which Loughborough University is a Centre of Excellence (and is recognised as such by BAE Systems, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford Motor Company, and Rolls-Royce, as well as by national research and education leaders in materials and automotive engineering). It offers a special blend of materials engineering knowledge linked to an appreciation of vehicle and engine design, plus management skills and the international awareness that is required of professional engineers.

Industrial Placements There is the option of an industrial year offering the opportunity to obtain a one-year salaried post to gain industrial experience. This leads to an additional qualification of Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS). We encourage our students to spend a year in industry, to provide the opportunity to use the skills already acquired during their degree in an industrial environment and significantly enhance their career prospects.

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Career Prospects From well-known companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo and Perkins Engines, to specialised engineering and component manufacturers serving the automotive industry, the range of destinations for our graduates is wide. Because of its all-round comprehensive nature, graduates of Automotive Materials are also equipped for the full range of Materials Engineering career options. Recent graduate destinations and positions include: ● Jaguar Land Rover – Engineer, Project Manager and Team Leader ● Federal Mogul – Graduate Trainee Engineer ● British Energy – Trainee Engineer ● Bentley – Graduate Engineer ● Nissan – Graduate Engineer ● Magna Parva – Design Engineer ● Scott Bader – Applications Engineer ● Electrotech – Corrosion Engineer *Diploma in Industrial/International Studies **Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

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Experimental skills ● Introduction to Materials ● CAD and Engineering Drawing Mechanical Design ● Product Design and Materials Selection ● Maths and Mechanics for Materials ● Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria ● Accounting for Managers (MEng) ●

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placements, which have ranged from Formula 1 motor racing companies, aircraft and automotive companies, medical equipment manufacturers to marketing and business management positions. Students are sometimes offered sponsorships for their final year, or jobs after graduation, as a result of their industrial placements.

The Material Engineering degree course is a carefully planned academic course which meets the specific requirements of industry and the relevant professional bodies and in particular the MEng degree offers a fast track route towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

Materials Engineering covers all the fundamental scientific, engineering and design aspects of Materials, their structure, properties, processing, in-service behaviour and environmental impact. Materials are at the centre of any engineering activity and lie at the heart of research and development aiming to improve performance, efficiency, sustainability and hence profitability. Materials advancements are identified as strategically important to the UK and world economies.

Materials engineers are involved with developments in high technology engineering such as aerospace, power generation and through all sectors of industry.

Industrial Placements There is the option of an industrial year offering the opportunity to obtain a one-year salaried post to gain industrial experience. This leads to an additional qualification of Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS). We encourage our students to spend a year in industry, to provide the opportunity to use the skills already acquired during their degree in an industrial environment and significantly enhance their career prospects.

The average placement year salary is about £16,500 and we assist in finding

Year 2 Manufacture and Processing of Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and Composites Mechanics and Testing of Materials ● Electrochemical Technology ● Advanced Testing and Characterisation ● Product Design ● Marketing ● Maths for Materials

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Year 4 Final Year MEng Industrial Case Studies ● Tomorrows Materials ● Masters Team/Group Project Teamwork and Leadership ● Surface Analysis and Microscopy ● Materials Modelling ● Plus 2 optional modules

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Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects The Materials Engineering course prepares you for careers as materials specialist in industry. It also contains some management modules and gives you many transferable skills to enable you to fit in well in the workplace and quickly build a career.

Recent graduate destinations and positions include: ● Rolls-Royce: Project Engineer ● Atkins: Project Engineer ● Smiths Medical: Development Project Manager ● Team Loctite: Team Manager ● Keyence: Application Engineer ● Sermatech International UK Ltd: Process and Development Engineer ● Selex Sensors & Airborne Systems: Materials Scientist/Technician. *Diploma in Industrial/International Studies **Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

Materials Engineering with a Foundation Year UCAS Code: HF19 Materials Engineering with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the

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Design with Engineering Materials degree in an industrial environment and significantly enhance their career prospects.

The average placement year salary is about £16,500 and we assist in finding placements, which have ranged from Formula 1 motor racing companies, aircraft and automotive companies, medical equipment manufacturers to marketing and business management positions. Students are sometimes offered sponsorships for their final year, or jobs after graduation, as a result of their industrial placements.

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H1J5 MEng (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H1JM BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: HJ15

Year 1 Experimental skills ● Introduction to Materials ● CAD and Engineering Drawing Mechanical Design ● Product Design and Materials Selection ● Maths and Mechanics for Materials ● Design Ergonomics

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Year 2 Manufacture and Processing of Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and Composites Mechanics and Testing of Materials ● Electrochemical Technology ● Design Principles and Practice ● Visual Design (Visualisation) ● Individual and Group Design Projects ● Packaging Design Project ● ●

Year 3 MEng, Final Year BEng Sustainability, Recycling and the Environment ● Individual Project ● Design for Vulnerable Users ● Automotive Crash Protection ● Legal Aspects of Product Design ● Project Management ● Marketing ● Product Design and Failure (BEng) ● Industrial Case Studies (BEng) ● Maths for Materials (MEng) ●

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Industrial Case Studies ● Tomorrows Materials ● Masters Team/Group Project Product Design and Failure ● Industrial Case Studies ● Tomorrows Materials Design and Manufacture with Composites ● Advanced Materials Dissertation Realisation and Commercialisation ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Design is at the centre of modern life where the value of a product comes from a consumer’s perception of it. To create good design there are a large number of things that need to be considered, apart from aesthetics, such as safety, performance, cost, sustainability and end of life.

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This combined materials engineering and design course considers products from the point of view of the materials from which they are made and how we design with the optimum choices of engineering materials to meet specified requirements.

Career Prospects

This is critical for ‘Cradle to Grave’ design where a product is considered from concept, through manufacture and usage to end of life and reuse or recycling. This course will equip students for a career in design as a materials specialist.

It is well suited to those who like to understand how and why products work, rather than just the aesthetics and external appearance.

Industrial Placements There is the option of an industrial year offering the opportunity to obtain a one-year salaried post to gain industrial experience. This leads to an additional qualification of Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS). We encourage our students to spend a year in industry, to provide the opportunity to use the skills already acquired during their

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From large manufacturers who use innovative designs and materials like Smiths Medical for healthcare products and Cadburys for their packaging, to specialized design and engineering companies whose designs and materials choices are helping to shape our modern environment, there is a huge diversity of destinations for graduates with skills in both design and materials.

Recent graduate destinations and positions include: ● Bosch – Design Engineer ● Diagio – Project Scientist ● Cadburys – Packaging Engineer ● Nestle – Trainee Engineer ● Greene Tweed – Applications Engineer ● Radius Systems – Product Coordinator ● Power-on Systems – Business Development Manager ● Firth Rixson – Process Engineer *Diploma in Industrial/International Studies **Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

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Mathematical Sciences The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a broad range of degree courses, with about 580 undergraduate and 50 postgraduate students. There are over 30 academic staff with a wide variety of research interests in both pure and applied mathematics.

Principal research areas are nonlinear mathematics and its applications, geometric analysis, mathematical biology, spectral theory and waves, stochastic analysis, mathematical physics, fluid mechanics and materials modelling.

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Mathematics Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management Mathematics with Economics Financial Mathematics Mathematics and Sports Science Mathematics with Statistics Mathematics and Management Mathematics with Mathematics Education

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The Difference between BSc and MMath

Study Abroad

Our undergraduate courses are designed to ease the transition from school to university level mathematics. The extended course leading to a Master’s degree (MMath) is for students seeking a broader and deeper study of mathematics than is possible within three years.

If you choose one of our sandwich courses, an alternative to professional training is a year spent studying at a university in another country through a student exchange scheme, leading to the award of the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS).

All BSc courses are available as three-year full-time or four-year sandwich courses; the MMath degree is available as a four-year full-time course or a five-year sandwich course.

We currently have exchange agreements with universities in the following countries: France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Lithuania, Australia, Canada.

Mathematics Support

Career Prospects

The award-winning Mathematics Learning Support Centre is available at two locations on campus for students to get help with mathematics. As well as giving access to a wide variety of printed and online resources, a member of academic staff is available in the Centre for four hours each day to provide one-to-one help.

Opportunities include actuarial work (which involves application of probability and statistics), computing (particularly systems analysis and programming), financial work (accountancy, insurance, banking etc), management (which might involve operational research, a branch of applied mathematics), engineering (for example mathematical modelling and simulation in a design team), scientific research, design and development (perhaps using numerical methods and other techniques of advanced applied mathematics), statistical work (for example, Government departments) and teaching and lecturing.

Industrial Placement All of our courses are available as either full-time or sandwich courses, with the sandwich course including an extra year spent on professional training in an industrial, commercial or research establishment.

Good relations have been established with companies including; GL Noble Denton, Ernst & Young, IBM, Aston Martin Lagonda, ICI, Hitachi and GSK. For full details of Industrial Placements, see individual course pages.

Recent employment destinations include: Rolls-Royce – Graduate Engineer; Certegy – Risk Analyst; Bank of America – Treasury Sales Analyst; British Gas – Data Analyst.

See www.mathscareers.org.uk for more on career prospects for maths graduates.

Mathematics and Statistics ● Mathematical Thinking Mathematics ● Mechanics

MMath (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: G103 MMath (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G104 BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G100 BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G101

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-A*AB (MMath), AAA-AAB (BSc), including Maths at grade A. Please see website for full details IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

The MMath and BSc courses in Mathematics are the same over Years 1 and 2.

The BSc courses present a balanced study of the most important aspects of mathematics so that you achieve a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of the subject.

The MMath course is especially suitable for those interested in research careers in mathematics in universities, industry or research establishments.

Progress on the MMath course is dependent on a high level of attainment at the end of Years 1 and 2. Transfer to the MMath course from the BSc course is also possible for students performing sufficiently well.

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Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability

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Compulsory modules: ● Communicating Mathematics ● Analysis ● Vector Calculus & Partial Differential Equations ● Complex Variables

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Optional modules: Seven optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics and statistics. Up to two modules taught by other Departments in the University may be included.

Year 3 / BSc Final Year

MMath: Twelve optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics, statistics and mathematical physics. Up to two modules taught by other Departments in the University may be included.

BSc: Compulsory module: ● Mathematics Project or Mathematics Report Optional modules: Ten or eleven optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics, statistics and mathematical physics. Up to two modules taught by other Departments in the University may be included.

MMath Final Year Compulsory module: ● Mathematics Project

Optional modules: Six optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics and statistics.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: Ernst & Young, Lloyds Banking Group, Associated British Foods, PricewaterhouseCoopers, British Gas, RGL Forensics, Jaguar Land Rover. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

This course is evenly divided between the two main subject areas. It draws upon the expertise of both the Department of Mathematical Sciences and the University’s School of Business and Economics.

It is designed to appeal to students who are mathematically inclined and who also wish to develop a knowledge of Accounting and Financial Management, Corporate Finance and related areas of management, economics and law.

The problem-solving skills which are strongly developed in the mathematics section and the accounting skills that will also be acquired make graduates highly attractive to a wide range of employers.

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Financial Accounting ● Accounting in Context ● Macroeconomics for Financial Studies ● Microeconomics for Financial Studies ● Introduction to Law

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics ● Probability Theory ● Financial Reporting ● Management Accounting ● Company Law ● Financial Management ● Marketing Optional modules: One optional module chosen from Statistical Modelling or Introduction to Stochastic Processes.

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Compulsory modules: ● Advanced Financial Reporting

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Optional modules: Eight optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics, accounting, finance and management.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Professional Recognition Accreditation has been obtained for the Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management course from several of the professional institutes in accountancy.

Successful completion of this course permits exemption from some parts of the professional examinations for graduates entering the accountancy profession.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: Rolls-Royce, HSBC, Deloitte, Siemens, Toyota Financial Services, Victor Chandler International, Mattel UK Ltd, Ministry of Justice, Honda, BskyB. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies **Professional institutes in accountancy

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics

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Compulsory modules: ● Probability Theory ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Statistical Modelling Optional modules (choose two): Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Introduction to Econometrics ●

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Final Year A wide choice of optional modules in all areas of Mathematics and Economics.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects This course is highly suitable for students wishing to enter commerce, industry or government in such areas as actuarial work, business forecasting and economic model building.

Mathematics accounts for two-thirds of the course. No previous knowledge of economics is necessary as the first two years provide a comprehensive introduction to theory and policy in both macroeconomics and microeconomics.

Recent graduate destinations include: IBM, Holmes & Cook, Total Gas and Power, Yahoo Germany, Baker Tilly, Investment Solutions. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

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Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GN13

Mathematics accounts for two thirds of the course. No previous knowledge of economics is necessary as the first two years provide a comprehensive introduction to both macroeconomics and microeconomics.

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

Mathematics plays an important role in the financial services industry and there is a growing demand for graduates with knowledge and understanding of both financial matters and the relevant mathematics.

This course provides a thorough training in both aspects with a range of modules in economics, finance and mathematics, including specialist modules that deal directly with applications of mathematics in finance.

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics

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Compulsory modules: ● Probability Theory ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics ● Analysis ● Statistical Modelling ● Introduction to Stochastic Processes ● Introduction to Finance ● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics

Final Year

Compulsory modules: ● Differential Equations ● Stochastic Methods in Finance and Derivatives ● Financial Economics ● Asset Pricing

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Optional modules: Options cover a wide range of topics in mathematics, operational research, economics and finance.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: Kent County Council, Britvic, Deloitte, HSBC, BDO, Goldman Sachs, Buckley Construction, Retail Marketing Group. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Mathematics and Sports Science Year 1

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Teaching and Coaching ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Exercise Physiology ● Fitness and Training ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Probability Theory ● Mechanics ● Structural Kinesiology

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Optional modules: One optional module in a pure mathematics or statistics topic, and five optional modules from a range of topics in sport-related physiology, biomechanics, psychology and social science.

Final Year 12 modules chosen from a wide range of options in all areas of pure and applied mathematics and sports science.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects This Joint Honours course is divided equally into mathematical and sports science topics. It is run in collaboration with the internationally renowned School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.

Recent graduate destinations include: Vodafone, Macintyre Hudson, Ernst & Young, Sky Betting & Gaming, Socatots, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Caribbean International, and Aviva.

The option choices allow for specialisation in a wide variety of directions, so that degrees may be tailored to the individual career choices of the graduate.

*Diploma in Professional/International Studies

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

This course is administered entirely within the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and includes modules in both mathematics and statistics. The statistics element is approximately a third of the course.

This course provides a thorough grounding in mathematics, but with a very substantial statistics and probability component, right up to modern applications, such as in medical statistics, and a major final-year project, which offers a connection to contemporary statistics research.

There are two paths in this course: path A focuses on applied statistics and path B focuses on stochastic analysis.

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Mathematical Thinking ● Numbers ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Communicating Mathematics ● Analysis ● Probability Theory ● Applied Statistics ● Statistical Modelling ● Fourier Analysis & Partial Differential Equations ● Complex Variables Optional modules: Optional modules are chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics and statistics. One module taught by another Department in the University may be included.

Final Year Statistics Project. Either three compulsory modules on applied statistics topics (path A), or two compulsory modules on stochastic analysis topics (path B). Seven or eight optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics, statistics and mathematical physics. Up to two modules taught by other Departments in the University may be included.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Careers open to graduates from the course range across many areas of commerce, industry and education. The course could also be a stepping stone on the route to further study in statistics, perhaps especially in medical statistics. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Mathematics and Management Year 1

Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

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The problem-solving skills which are strongly developed in the mathematics section and the management skills that will also be acquired make graduates highly attractive to a wide range of employers.

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The Mathematics and Management course is evenly divided between the two main subject areas, except in the first year when mathematics accounts for two-thirds of the course.

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Organisational Behaviour ● Management of Human Resources ● Introduction to Accounting ● Accounting for Managers Compulsory modules: ● Probability Theory ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics ● Statistical Modelling ● Organisation Studies ● Principles of Marketing ● Operations Management ● Company Finance ● The Marketing Mix ● Management Science Methods Optional modules: Two optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in mathematics.

Final Year Compulsory module on Strategic Management and 10 optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics, business management and finance.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

It draws upon the expertise of both the Mathematical Sciences Department and the University’s School of Business and Economics.

Career Prospects

It is designed to appeal to students who are mathematically inclined and who also wish to develop a knowledge of management topics such as human resources management, marketing, company finance and strategic management.

*Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Recent graduate destinations include: Microsoft, Cambridge County Council, Ten 3, Bloomberg, Santander, Arts Alliance Media, Deloitte, KPMG, Millennium Media.

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Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Mathematical Thinking ● Numbers ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Communicating Mathematics ● Introduction to Mathematics Education ● The Use of Technology in the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics ● Analysis ● Vector Calculus ● Fourier Analysis & Partial Differential Equations ● Complex Variables Optional modules: Five optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics and statistics. Up to two modules taught by other Departments in the University may be included.

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA-AAB, including Maths at grade A. Applicants with any of the following will usually be given the lower offer (AAB): Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computing or Economics; Further Maths AS-Level at grade A; AEA or STEP in Maths IB: 36 points including 6 at HL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels including Maths

This provides excellent preparation for students interested in becoming mathematics teachers, and also for anyone who wishes to broaden their skill set to include critical analysis of the latest research studies, oral debating and presentation skills, and academic report writing.

Have you thought about how you learn mathematics, and about why mathematics is easy or difficult to learn? Do you think there are ways of teaching mathematics that could make it more interesting and more accessible to more people?

Perhaps you’ve even considered becoming a teacher of mathematics yourself. If so, Loughborough’s Mathematics with Mathematics Education (MME) course would be an excellent choice for you.

This degree course involves substantial study of rigorous mathematics; 75% of the course is taken up with mathematics modules, which students share with those on other mathematics-based degrees. It thus provides the solid mathematical skills valued by employers across numerous industries.

What distinguishes this degree is the additional opportunity to study psychological and sociological research on the teaching and learning of mathematics, to gain experience of working in a school, and to undertake a substantial education research project in collaboration with a member of academic staff.

Final Year

Compulsory modules: ● Mathematics Education Project ● Multiple Representations and the Learning of Mathematics ● Studies in Science Mathematics Education Optional modules: Seven optional modules chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics, statistics and mathematical physics. Up to two modules taught by other Departments in the University may be included.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects This course will be highly beneficial when entering industry, business or finance, in any environment or role where you will be expected to use your mathematics through team work and explain your thinking effectively. It will also be of enormous value for those who would like to progress to a career as a mathematics teacher. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies

Mathematics with a Foundation Year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Successful completion of the one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our department.

UCAS Code: G102 Mathematics with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year

For further details of entry requirements, please visit the see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs

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Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is a leader in technological research and innovation with extensive national and international industrial links, and a long standing tradition of excellent teaching.

Our Industrial Advisory Committee, comprising of engineers at senior levels in the profession, ensures that our courses contain the optimal balance of traditional and contemporary subjects.

Particular emphasis is placed on including direct involvement of engineers from industry at key stages, and incorporation of the latest in research to ensure that our courses are always industrially relevant and up-to-date.

The School has been awarded the 2013 Queen’s Anniversary Prize for High Value Manufacturing.

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Industrial Training – Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS)

Facilities

All of the courses can be taken with a salaried industrial placement in Year 3 and over 130 students take this option every year. For the award of a Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS) or Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) you need to complete a minimum of 45 weeks work in a company.

There are laboratories devoted to disciplines such as; dynamics and control, electronics, fluid mechanics, healthcare engineering, internal combustion engines, materials, mechatronics, metrology, optical engineering, additive manufacturing, sports engineering, structural integrity and thermodynamics.

The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is notified of such vacancies and opportunities throughout the academic year, and we will provide support and help for you to gain a suitable placement, under the guidance of the Director of Professional Training. Students work in a variety of organisations including automotive, aerospace, electronic, consumer goods, computer software and food processing industries. Your role might be as a designer, manufacturing engineer or as a plant engineer, in research or development, or in several of these areas within one company.

Our CNC machine tool workshops and electronics workshop are managed by skilled technical staff, who will work closely with you to develop ideas and support project work.

The Innovative Manufacturing Engineering course extends the industrial training by incorporating placements in the first two years, as well as in Year 3, at two or more companies within the IME sponsoring Industrial Consortium.

Recent placement students have worked for virtually every major engineering company in the UK including; Toyota, Triumph, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, BP, Tata Steel, DERA, Vauxhall, The Boots Co. plc, Eurotherm Drives Ltd, 3M Healthcare, Schlumberger and TRW Lucas Aerospace.

Professional Recognition All Manufacturing and Mechanical BEng and MEng courses are fully accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The Manufacturing Engineering course is also accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, while Product Design Engineering is also accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers.

We have extensive facilities devoted to the engineering applications of lasers and high value manufacturing engineering, areas in which our achievements in research and teaching have been recognised by two prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prizes.

International Study All students on the MEng courses have the opportunity to study abroad in their third or final academic year. If suitable for international study then this will lead to the award of a Diploma in International Studies (DIntS). A network of engineering departments from around 30 institutions throughout Europe cooperate in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Sponsorships and Scholarships All courses have an established reputation with employers in industry. Companies, therefore, target the School with sandwich year opportunities and a number of companies offer sponsorship, for which there is intense competition. Students seeking sponsorship are urged to consult publications such as CRAC and Engineering Opportunities.

The Innovative Manufacturing Engineering course has its own unique industrial sponsorship arrangements, which provides successful students with bursaries and salaried training for the duration of the degree course. For more details see www.lboro.ac.uk/funding and ime.lboro.ac.uk.

Students studying Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering degree courses, and intending to take up a career in the Armed Forces or Civil Service, may be eligible for financial support under the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme.

Engineering Management

Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB including either Maths or Physics IB: 33 points minimum with 6,5,5 at HL including either Maths or Physics BTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering related subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

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Our Engineering Management degree course has been designed to provide graduates with a unique blend of understanding and knowledge. The aim is to provide graduates with a skill set which will allow them to directly interface between the technical and business aspects of a company.

Core material is a blend of management studies, business organisation, engineering and technology terminology and principles. Teaching modules include basic engineering sciences and manufacturing processes. This allows the students to develop a solid foundation of engineering and technology vocabulary and understanding.

The material is equally partnered with a broad range of business strategy, business organisation, human management, resource management and project planning modules, which provide the graduates with the skills to manage across a range of engineering and technology disciplines. The priority is to interface and integrate these key activities with the business organisation and financial management of companies large and small, national and global.

Years 1 and 2 Engineering and Management Modelling ● Engineering Management Introduction to Engineering Science ● Manufacturing Design ● Manufacturing Management ● Manufacturing Planning and Control ● Manufacturing Processes and Materials ● Marketing ● Organisational Behaviour ● Mathematics and Statistics ● ●

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Business Systems ● Individual Project ● Product Design ● Management of the Human Resource ● Manufacturing for the Environment ● New Product Design

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Career Prospects Graduates will be self-reliant and able to contribute and manage well in team situations, and will have gained the technical ability and commercial awareness to be able to work in industrial or commercial environments. Typically, graduates will have an understanding of the language of engineering, closely tied with the business, management, legal, intellectual property and economic principles. *Diploma in Professional/International Studies **Institution of Mechanical Engineers

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA including Maths and either Physics, Design and Technology or Engineering IB: 34 points minimum with 6,6,5 at HL including Maths and either Physics or Design and Technology BTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

Product Design ● Engineering Sciences ● Industrial placements ● Mathematics and Statistics ● Manufacturing Design ● Manufacturing Management ● Manufacturing Technology ● Manufacturing Processes and Materials ● Mathematics ● Software Engineering

The four year sponsored IMechE and IET accredited MEng degree course in Innovative Manufacturing Engineering is a unique course which has been developed in collaboration with a consortium of sponsoring companies.

A key feature of the course, is that each student registered for this course will have the opportunity to be sponsored and have salaried training within the consortium, for the duration of their studies, and will have a dedicated route to employment with the industrial consortium upon graduation.

The consortium members will play an active role in the development and delivery of the course, providing lecture material, projects and company visits, and will be involved at the interviewing and selection stages. The consortium members who are currently providing the sponsorship are: Bosch, Coca Cola, Eaton-Cooper Industries, GSK, IMI, Johnson Matthey, Moog, Nestlé.

Optional subjects The following optional subjects support the MEng course: ● Applied Languages ● Computer Aided Design ● Design of Machinery (Kinematics and Dynamics) ● Electronic Product Design ● Finite Element Analysis ● Healthcare Engineering ● Manufacturing Business Systems ● Operations and Distribution Management ● Polymer Engineering (Properties and Processing) ● Process Simulation ● Product Lifecycle Management ● Rapid Prototyping ● Rapid Tooling and Manufacture ● Sports Engineering ● Structural Integrity ● Teamwork and Leadership ● Welding and Joining Technology Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

For further information see ime.lboro.ac.uk

Recent graduate destinations include: Caterpillar, Coty, IMI, Mercedes Benz High Performance Engines, Moog, Rolls Royce.

Modules include:

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Manufacturing Engineering further learning, while the transferable skills which graduates develop should also suit them to employment and career routes in a wide variety of professions.

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H710

If you choose to follow the BEng sandwich course you will complete a full year of assessed IMechE accredited industrial training between years 2 and 3 of your academic studies, leading to the additional award of Loughborough’s well respected Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HH1T BEng (Hons) with Foundation Year 4 years full-time UCAS code: H700

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB including Maths and either Physics, Design and Technology or Engineering IB: 33 points minimum with 6,5,5 at HL including Maths and either Physics or Design and Technology BTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

The three and four year IMechE and IET accredited BEng degree courses in Manufacturing Engineering provide an ideal platform for graduate engineers to enter professional careers across a wide range of different industrial sectors.

The application of engineering and manufacturing engineering principles to the solution of industrial problems is a strong theme, reflecting the requirements of the Engineering Council for accredited programmes.

Our Manufacturing Engineering graduates are highly sought after, and are offered career paths with technical and infrastructure management responsibilities. The courses provide an excellent platform for graduates wishing to register with the Engineering Council as an Incorporated Engineer or to progress to Chartered Engineer status after

Modules include:

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Electrical and Electronic Technology ● Engineering Computing ● Engineering Management ● Engineering Product Design ● Engineering Sciences ● Mathematics and Statistics ● Manufacturing Design ● Manufacturing Management ● Manufacturing Processes and Materials ● Mathematics ● Manufacturing Technology ●

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Optional subjects The following optional subjects support the BEng course: ● Advanced Manufacturing Technology ● Computer Aided Design ● Design for Assembly ● Digital Image Processing ● Electronic Product Design ● Finite Element Analysis ● Healthcare Engineering ● Metrology ● Operations and Distribution Management ● Polymer Engineering ● Project Management ● Rapid Prototyping Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Recent graduate destinations include: Siemens, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd, Sunseeker International PLC, RSPB, Paladon System Ltd, Goodrich Actuation Systems. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Institution of Engineering and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H303

During the fourth academic year, MEng students from different degree courses are brought together in multi-disciplinary teams for a range of year-long projects, to solve challenging industrially based problems at a number of different host companies.

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H302

BEng (Hons) Our IMechE accredited BEng Mechanical Engineering degree courses provide a balanced, theoretical and practical introduction to fundamental engineering principles and their application to real industrial projects.

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H300 BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H301 BEng (Hons) with Foundation Year 4 years full-time UCAS code: H304

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MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines and will offer you a wide choice of options in industry. The IMechE accredited MEng degree courses are aimed at the most ambitious of students who wish to develop highflying careers within different industrial sectors and to become the future leaders of industry in companies concerned with Mechanical Engineering.

On completion of these courses, students should have acquired a substantial technical depth in core engineering science and engineering design skills, have a good breadth in related disciplines and have developed highly effective communication and leadership skills.

The MEng courses are the preferred route to achieving Chartered Engineer status.

This course of four academic years allows high calibre students to develop their understanding of the role of Mechanical Engineering in the industrial context, over and beyond that of the BEng courses.

The first two years are common to the BEng structure and provide you with engineering science core skills, combined with engineering design and computational modules. The application of engineering science and the solution of industrial problems is a strong theme throughout the courses. This is practised within the 2nd year Industrial Based Design Project.

In the third and fourth academic years, the MEng courses provide enhanced opportunities to study your chosen specialist subjects in depth. In addition, MEng students follow extra modules in practical business management, design and microprocessor control systems, and are offered the chance to study a European language.

The courses provide an excellent platform for graduates wishing to register with the Engineering Council as an Incorporated Engineer or to progress to Chartered Engineer status, while the transferable skills which graduates develop should also suit them to employment and career routes in a wide variety of professions.

If you choose to follow a MEng or BEng sandwich course you will complete a full year of assessed IMechE accredited industrial training between years 2 and 3 of your academic studies, leading to the additional award of Loughborough’s well respected Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).

On graduation you will be awarded the qualification of MEng (Hons) DIS for the five year course, or BEng (Hons) DIS for the four year course.

Mechanical Engineering with a Foundation Year is also available. Please see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs for more information.

Modules include:

Years 1 and 2 Application of Engineering ● Design Control Engineering ● Electronics and Electrical Technology ● Engineering Computation ● Engineering Dynamics ● Engineering Mechanics ● Engineering Management ● Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow ● Industry Based Project ● Materials and Manufacturing Processes ● Mathematics ● Mechanics of Materials ● Thermodynamics ●

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Computer Control and Instrumentation ● Engineering Design Management Group Design Project ● Individual Project ● Mechatronics ● New Product Design Project Engineering ● Project Leadership

Optional subjects The following example optional subjects support the MEng and BEng courses: ● Advanced Heat Transfer ● Computer Aided Design ● Computational Fluid Dynamics ● Contact Mechanics: Tribology ● Design for Assembly ● Design of Machinery ● Digital Image Processing ● Finite Element Analysis ● Healthcare Engineering ● Internal Combustion Engines ● Languages ● Laser Materials Processing ● Laser Optical Measurements ● Materials Engineering ● Materials Processing ● Metrology ● Rapid Prototyping ● Robotics and Control ● Sports Engineering ● Stress Analysis ● Structural Integrity ● Turbomachinery ● Vibration, Noise and Rotordynamics Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: Barclays, Rolls-Royce, H J Heinz Company, Millbrook Proving Ground, Balfour Beatty, Caterpillar, Bombardier Transportation, BAE Systems, Thorntons, Pirelli. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Institution of Mechanical Engineers

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Product Design Engineering MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: HHC7

During the fourth academic year, MEng students from different degree courses are brought together in multi-disciplinary teams for a range of year long projects, to solve challenging industrially based problems at a number of different host companies.

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HHD7

BEng (Hons) The IMechE/IED/IET accredited BEng courses aim to provide graduates who can play a substantial role in companies concerned with the design and manufacture of consumer products.

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: HH1R

On completion of the courses, students should have acquired a good understanding of the design, analytical and manufacturing skills necessary to effectively develop new products. The courses provide an excellent foundation for graduates wishing to progress to professional engineering status.

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H715 BEng (Hons) with Foundation Year 4 years full-time UCAS code: HH17

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MEng (Hons) The fundamental principle of the IMechE/IED/IET accredited Product Design Engineering degree courses are that good designers have a broad range of skills, from creative and aesthetic awareness, through design engineering and communication, to manufacturing understanding and analysis.

It is essential that the graduate Product Design Engineers are both able to design new products that satisfy the original design functional and aesthetic specifications, but are also able to identify the most appropriate manufacturing route for the production quality, quantity and cost profile required.

Through the provision of the only IMechE/IED/IET engineering accredited MEng and BEng courses in the country, we provide students with the ability to design, manufacture and test fully functioning design solutions, using Siemens NX8 3D Computer Aided Engineering design environments, state of the art, Additive Manufacturing facilities, industry standard machine tool systems, manufacturing processes, and sub-micrometre accuracy measurement equipment. These courses give you the benefit of professional engineering and/or professional design career routes.

The MEng courses are aimed at the most ambitious of students who wish to develop high-flying careers within different industrial sectors and to become the future leaders of industry in companies concerned with the design and manufacture of consumer and industrial products.

On completion of these courses, students should have acquired a substantial technical depth in core product design and manufacturing technology, have a good breadth in related disciplines and have developed highly effective transferable skills.

The MEng courses provide the preferred route to achieving Chartered Engineer status, and a direct route to further postgraduate design and engineering studies.

These courses of four academic years allow high calibre Product Design Engineering students to develop their understanding of the role of product design engineering in both product and production development.

The first two academic years are similar to the BEng structure. The MEng structure is distinct from the BEng courses in the third and fourth academic years, providing broadening and deepening of the design and engineering learning experience.

It enables further development of the technical aspects and addresses the strategic and managerial challenge facing the implementation of new professional approaches in industry.

The courses are broad based and cover a range of both product design and manufacture topics, as well as an element of traditional engineering subject.

Throughout the three academic years of the courses, skills are developed across all of these areas.

By combining a thorough design education with a sound manufacturing engineering base, our graduates are ideally placed to conceive and develop innovative designs and turn them into manufacturing reality and profitable products.

If you choose to follow a BEng or MEng sandwich course, you will complete a full year of assessed IMechE accredited industrial training between years 2 and 3 of your academic studies, leading to the additional award of Loughborough’s highly respected Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).

Product Design Engineering with a Foundation Year is also available. Please see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs for more information.

Modules include:

Years 1 and 2 ● ● ● ● ●

Application of Product Design ● Electrical and Electronic Technology Engineering Computing ● Engineering Product Design ● Engineering Sciences Industrial Design ● Mathematics and Statistics ● Manufacturing Design Manufacturing Processes and Materials ● Manufacturing Technology Mathematics ● Product Design (Ergonomics and Visualisation)

Final Year BEng (Hons) The final academic year of the BEng course is structured around an individual project together with a set of Product Design core subjects and a selection of additional optional subjects.

Year 3 and Final Year MEng (Hons) Year 3 and the final academic year of the MEng courses are structured around an individual project and a Professional Development Group Project respectively, together with a Product Design and Design Management core. Further modules are chosen from the selection of additional optional subjects, with the opportunity to include modules from other courses within the University during Year 3 and the final academic year.

Compulsory modules

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Business Systems ● Engineering Management ● Individual Project Manufacturing for the Environment ● Product Design ● Project Engineering Project Management ● Sustainable Product Design

Optional subjects The following example optional subjects support the BEng and MEng courses: ● Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Technology ● Computer Aided Design ● Design for Assembly ● Global Business Strategy and Systems ● Healthcare Engineering ● Management of Human Resources ● Manufacturing Planning and Control ● Metrology ● Operations and Distribution Management ● Polymer Engineering ● Product Lifecycle Management ● Rapid Prototyping ● Reverse Engineering ● Robotics, Automation and Control ● Sports Engineering Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: Coca-cola Enterprises, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch, Schlumberger Russia, Semcon, Kimberly Clark, NHS, Arvin Motion Control, Cooper Industries. *Diploma in Industrial Studies **Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Institution of Engineering Designers

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Sports Technology Modules include:

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Biomechanics of Sport ● Fitness and Training ● Industrial Design Manufacturing Design ● Materials and Manufacturing Processes ● Marketing for Sports and Leisure ● Mathematics ● Measurement and Experimental Design ● Methods of Analysis in Sports Biomechanics ● Product Design (Ergonomics and Visualisation) ● Sports Equipment, Science and Technology ● Sports Equipment, Dynamics and Human Factors ● Sports Technology and Materials ● Structural Kinesiology ●

BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HC76

Years 3 Applied Sports Science ● Individual Project ● Product Design ● Sports Equipment Industry ● Sports Technology: Footwear, Garments and Machines

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Loughborough University has an outstanding reputation for Sports Science and Engineering and has developed a synergy of disciplines required to deliver a course in Sports Technology in our dedicated Sports Technology Institute.

The BSc and BSc (DIS) degree courses are intended for students wishing to pursue a career in the expanding sports-related industry sector. The courses are broad based and cover Sports Science, Design, Technology, and Engineering Science.

Major themes focus on sports equipment and facilities, the design of sports equipment, the use of materials in equipment design, methods of manufacture, the role of computer aided design, ergonomic aspects in sports equipment design, biomechanics, sports physiology, evaluation and testing of sports equipment and business studies for the sports industry.

The courses offer an element of modules choice in the second year and a wide choice in the third academic year. Modules are supported by project work, tutorials and computer workshops. The first two years of the course provide you with sports equipment design and technology studies, combined with a foundation of technology theory and practice.

Optional subjects The following example optional subjects support the BSc course: ● Advanced Manufacturing Processes ● Advanced Methods of Analysis in Sports Biomechanics ● Applied Sports Science (Athletics, Basketball, Gymnastics, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming) ● Polymers ● Computer Aided Design ● Healthcare Engineering ● Management of the Human Resource ● Manufacturing for the Environment ● New Product Design ● Project Management ● Rapid Prototyping Further detail is provided in the Undergraduate Degree Course Brochure, which is available from the Admissions Co-ordinator.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: Rolls-Royce, Centre for Sports Technology, PUMA, BAE Systems, Ernst & Young, Energy Quest, NHS, Labosport, Grant Thornton, Medicines Evaluation Unit. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

If you choose to follow a BSc sandwich course, you will complete a full year of assessed industrial training between years 2 and 3 of your academic studies, leading to the additional award of Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).

Further details can be found at sti.lboro.ac.uk

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Physics Physics underpins all physical science and engineering, and physicists are involved in all areas of scientific research, technological development and environmental science – from understanding fundamental mechanisms such as superconductivity or black hole formation, to electronic device manufacture and understanding global warming.

Of all disciplines, a physics degree leads to the broadest range of career opportunities, including careers in commerce where a physicist’s analytical and numerical skills are valued.

The Department’s staff are all active in both teaching and research, with a good balance in research between theory and experimentation.

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Physics Engineering Physics Physics and Mathematics Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology Physics with Sports Science

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PROFESSIONAL INSIGHT Contact details Department Admissions T: +44 (0)1509 228409 E: physics.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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My summer work placement gave me such a great insight to the life of a professional, I actually changed my career plan to a better suited route.

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Industrial Placement or European Study

Our MPhys and BSc Courses

The year out can be spent working in paid employment as a scientist in industry (in the UK or abroad) where you are supervised jointly by a local industrial supervisor and a member of the University academic staff. Satisfactory completion of such a ‘sandwich’ work placement leads to the award of a Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS).

All our courses include three BSc and MPhys options and an advanced research project. The MPhys courses may be taken in four or five years. The five-year version of the course includes either a sandwich year of employment in industry or a year of study abroad between the second and the third or the third and the fourth year of study.

Recent industrial placements have included fibre-optic oil well monitoring and applications of high temperature superconductors and have involved companies and research facilities such as IBM (UK) Ltd, British Gas, Siemens AG (Germany) Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, FZ Jülich (Germany), Institut Laue Langevin Grenoble (France), etc.

About a third of our recent industrial placements have been abroad, principally in Western Europe. It is often not necessary to be fluent in the local language, although familiarity with the language is always an advantage and you are encouraged to take the appropriate language modules. The Department has contacts with a wide variety of employers and most students arrange their employment with one of these. The average salary of our students in industrial placements in Britain is approximately £14,000 pa.

Alternatively, the year can be spent studying at a university abroad. Loughborough currently has partnerships with universities in Australia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Japan, USA and Canada. German language modules can be taken in the second year (Physics Programme only) to prepare for the year abroad.

You can change the shape of your studies as your interests evolve. Many transfer possibilities exist. You can delay the choice between MPhys and BSc course until the end of Year 2.

OpenPlus in partnership with the Open University Loughborough University, in partnership with the Open University, offers a flexible route to a degree in physics for those without the traditional entry requirements.

In the first stage you will gain a thorough grounding in physics and mathematics through two or three years of part-time study with the Open University, while living at home. Course material will be delivered by post and electronically and you will have the support from a tutor and other Open University staff. The modules you will study are: ● Essential mathematics 1 ● Skills for Practical Science (residential school) ● The Physical World ● Practical science: Physics and Astronomy (with optional residential school) On successful completion of the above you will be able to transfer into the second year of the Physics, Engineering Physics or Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology courses at Loughborough, and will expect to graduate with a Loughborough BSc (or MPhys) degree after a further two (or three) years of full-time study.

Physics with a Foundation Year UCAS code: F305 Physics with a Foundation Year is primarily for candidates who for some reason have not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent. Students obtain a thorough grounding in Physics,

Mathematics and Computing, with an opportunity to take modules in engineering, chemistry and material science. Successful completion of the foundation year allows you to progress on to any of the degree courses offered by the Physics department.

For further details of entry requirements, please visit the see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs

Physics Year 2

MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F303 MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F304

BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F301

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In the third year of study, the MPhys and BSc Physics and Engineering Physics courses diverge. In the third (and final) year of study in the BSc Physics course you undertake a major experimental or theoretical project, which is an opportunity to get to grips with a substantial real problem.

The optional modules currently include: ● General Relativity and Cosmology ● Statistical and Low Temperature Physics ● Surfaces, Thin Films and High Vacuum ● Quantum Computing ● Elementary Particle Physics ● Condensed Matter Physics ● Modern Optics ● Quantum Physics ● Fundamentals of Quantum Information ● Climate Physics ● Studies in Science and Mathematics Education, Introduction to Forensic Science and a wide range of other modules.

The third and fourth years of the MPhys Physics course give a thorough preparation for research work in industry or on a PhD course. The coverage of physics is both broader and deeper than in the BSc course and includes a wider range of options.

There is training in advanced laboratory techniques with a full-time research project occupying half of the final year. The project can be experimental or theoretical.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

The first year of the Physics, Engineering Physics and Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology programmes is identical, including core physics and tasters of engineering and astronomy. This gives students the flexibility to move between these programmes as their interests develop.

Modules include:

Year 1

The main subjects studied are: ● ● ●

Mechanics ● Electricity and Magnetism ● Atomic and Thermal Physics Astronomy ● Information Skills ● Mathematics ● Laboratories ● Computing Mechanics of Materials

Career Prospects

The Physics MPhys provides the best foundation for graduates aiming for a career as a professional physicist and for those going on to PhD research. A degree in physics, or a physics-related subject, can lead to many and varied career opportunities.

Recent employers of our graduates include British Gas Research, Coopers Lybrand Deloitte, Thames Water plc, British Antarctic Survey, Schlumberger Technologies, Plastic Coatings plc, STC Submarine Systems, Siemens AG, West Midlands Health Authority, Local Education Authorities and the European Patent Office. Many of our graduates undertake MSc courses or PhD research. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

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Engineering Physics Year 1

MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F312 MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F313

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F311 BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F382

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The main subjects studied are: ● Mechanics ● Electricity and Magnetism ● Atomic and Thermal Physics ● Astronomy ● Information Skills ● Mathematics ● Laboratories ● Computing ● Mechanics of Materials

The first year of the Physics, Engineering Physics and Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology programmes is identical, including core physics and tasters of engineering and astronomy. This gives students the flexibility to move between these programmes as their interests develop.

Industrial Placement or European Study

This course can be studied in three, four or five years. In the five year MPhys and the four-year BSc version you take a year out between the second and final years of academic study.

This year includes modules in: ● Quantum Mechanics ● Fields ● Thermal Physics ● Electronics ● Mathematics ● Laboratories

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Years 3 and 4

In the final year of the BSc course, you undertake a substantial course of options from Physics and the Engineering departments. You also undertake an experimental or theoretical project.

The third and fourth years of the MPhys Engineering Physics course give a thorough preparation for research work in industry or on a PhD course. The coverage of physics is both broader and deeper than in the BSc course and includes a wider range of options. There is training in advanced laboratory techniques with a full-time research project occupying half of the final year. The project can be experimental or theoretical.

In addition to the options offered on the BSc version, advanced optional modules are available in the areas of Condensed Matter Physics, Fluid Mechanics, Relativity and Mathematics.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

The opportunities for graduates from all of our courses are similar (please see the physics course for career examples), however, the various options naturally lead to a diversity of opportunities according to subjects studied.

Engineering Physics graduates have additional opportunities because of their engineering experience; these range from careers in civil engineering through to electronic engineering. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

Physics and Mathematics MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: FG3C MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: FG3D BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: FG31 BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GF13

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and Physics IB: 36 points minimum including 6,6 at HL in Maths and Physics (MPhys) / 34 points minimum (BSc) including 6,5 at HL in Maths and Physics BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD profile (MPhys) / DDM profile (BSc) including Distinctions in Maths and Physics

This course is designed for students who wish to gain a good understanding of physical phenomena whilst gaining the mathematical power necessary for solving a wide range of theoretical and computational problems. The course is run jointly with the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Years 1 and 2

Equal time is given to physics and mathematics in the first two years. The physics content of the first two years is drawn from the modules in the first two years of the Physics BSc course. The concurrent mathematics course is slanted towards areas of applied mathematics relevant to physics and engineering.

Years 3 and 4

The BSc and MPhys courses diverge with a wide range of optional modules in Mathematics and Physics and you can choose to concentrate on one subject more than the other. Students are recommended to consult the Departmental Handbook or website.

Following consultation with the Heads of both Departments you may be able to transfer to one of the following courses at the end of Year 1: MPhys/BSc Physics or MPhys/BSc Engineering Physics or BSc Mathematics.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Graduates in Physics in Mathematics are in a particularly strong position to develop careers in mathematical and computational modelling of physical processes (please see general physics career examples). *Diploma in Industrial Studies

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Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology Industrial Placement or European Study

MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: 8F63 MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: 8F91 BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F3F5 BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F3FM

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and Physics IB: 36 points minimum including 6,6 at HL in Maths and Physics (MPhys) / 34 points minimum including 6,5 at HL in Maths and Physics (BSc) BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD profile (MPhys) / DDM profile (BSc) including Distinctions in Maths and Physics

Students concentrate on core Physics, Mathematics and Astrophysics for the first two years enabling them to choose from a wide variety of modules in the final year in addition to the compulsory Astrophysics modules and Project.

The BSc Physics with Astrophysics course can be studied in three or four years.

In the four-year version you take a year out between the second and final years of academic study.

Years 1 and 2 The first year of the Physics, Engineering Physics and Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology programmes is identical, including core physics and tasters of engineering and astronomy. This gives students the flexibility to move between these programmes as their interests develop. In addition students take at least four modules in Astronomy, Practical Astronomy, Physical Cosmology and Physics of Astrophysical Plasma.

The Observational Astronomy module in the second year includes practical work on the Department’s optical and radio telescopes. There are further modules in astrophysics.

Years 3 and 4 Students take a module in General Relativity and Cosmology and can choose modules from those offered to Physics students. MPhys students undertake astrophysical research project as half of the final year; the project for BSc students takes up a quarter of their final year.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Graduates of this course could go on to take up careers in the engineering, manufacturing, space exploration and aerospace industries as well as in academic institutions and government organisations. Many graduates with physics qualifications are also recruited by the financial services sector. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

Physics with Sports Science Physics

MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: 7F52 MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: 1F59 BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: FC36 BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: CF63

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and Physics IB: 36 points minimum including 6,6 at HL in Maths and Physics (MPhys) / 34 points minimum including 6,5 at HL in Maths and Physics (BSc) BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD profile (MPhys) / DDM profile (BSc) including Distinctions in Maths and Physics

The Physics part of the Physics with Sports Science course is a reduced version of the corresponding BSc/MPhys Physics course focusing on the most relevant Physics modules.

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Fitness and Training ● Exercise Physiology ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Exercise Physiology 2 ● Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport ● Methods of Analysis in Sport Biomechanics

Year 3

Compulsory modules: ● Psychology of Sporting Excellence ● Applied Physiology of Sports Performance ● Mechanics of Sport Techniques (optional for BSc) ● Advanced Methods of Analysis in Sports Biomechanics (optional for BSc)

Final Year The final year of the MPhys programme coincides with the straight MPhys Physics course and includes a wide range of optional Physics modules.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

This is a Joint Honours course run in collaboration with the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, which is an internationally renowned centre of excellence.

The course involves physics plus essential mathematics in partnership with physical education and sports science.

The Physics content includes the most of the physics related modules of the BSc/ MPhys straight Physics course. This gives an excellent training in all important aspects of basic physics. Graduates are eligible to pursue many higher degrees or to carry out research in parts of either subject area.

Career Prospects Physics with Sports Science graduates have a wide variety of opportunities in physics, industry, education and sports science and professional sport.

The MPhys course provides the foundation for graduates aiming for a career as a professional physicist and for those going on to PhD research. *Diploma in Industrial Studies

Politics, History and International Relations Our Department is internationally recognised for the quality of its research and teaching. Our flexible, exciting, and rigorous degree programmes are consistently popular with students and employers. Over 90% of our students who graduated in 2012 were in work or further study six months after graduating.

We offer eight exciting degree programmes which provide students with an up-tothe-minute grasp of emerging political developments on the world stage, confront some of the most fundamental political and historical questions which have shaped the modern world, and provide transferable skills that will help you get a job after your degree.

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Politics with a Minor Politics and International Relations International Relations History History and Politics History and International Relations History and Geography History and English

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Taking a placement year was a fantastic opportunity and has helped me focus on future career goals to work abroad when I graduate.

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Politics with a Minor their degree: all in a university which prioritises the student experience on a green and high-tech campus.

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L200 BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L201

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted) IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile For specific requirements for minor subject, please visit our website

Studying for a degree in Politics offers a fantastic opportunity to study the challenges facing states and citizens in the 21st Century, and to contribute to debates about the theory and practice of politics in the contemporary era. You will study the ideas that have shaped the political systems by which we organise our political lives. You will debate key issues and events as they unfold. You will learn about political theory, institutions, and history, and you will be asked to question your own role in world politics, what is required of you as a citizen of a state, the practical and theoretical difficulties faced by decision makers across the political world, and how actually existing states have sought to resolve these difficulties.

The course therefore equips you with knowledge and understanding of political events, ideas, and institutions. In learning about these, you will also learn the skills of argument and analysis which are essential to your own intellectual development, but also for a wide range of careers. And as you learn what you like the most about the subject, you will have the opportunity to specialise, and to tailor your degree toward the things that excite you, through a range of second year and final year options and the writing of a dissertation with an expert in the field.

The course makes use of cutting-edge learning and assessment methods and offers students the opportunity to study foreign languages and to study abroad as part of

Year 1 In addition to your major studies in Politics, you will choose introductory modules in two of the minor subjects.

The first year’s work will give you a thorough grounding in different approaches to the study of politics and government, examining political ideologies as well as key dimensions of domestic and international politics.

Year 2 In your second year, you can opt to follow one or two minor subjects. In Politics you will choose modules that look in more detail at theoretical issues, European government and politics, British politics, protest and resistance, and research design.

Final Year In the final year you choose from a wide range of specialist options offered by academic staff engaged in research in that area. Options currently include Immigration, Nationalism, Politics and Religion, Violence and Terrorism, Environmental Politics, Intelligence and National Security, and Contemporary Political Philosophy. In your final year, you also write a 12,000 word dissertation on a subject of your choice, under the close supervision of a member of the Department.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects The course will equip you with a number of transferable skills, such as the ability to plan and research work, lead and participate in discussion and debate, work as part of a team and individually, and develop critical reasoning and analysis skills. The skills you will gain through this course are those required by employers worldwide and will prepare you for a successful career in whatever you choose to do.

Students who study Politics with us get good jobs. Our focus on academic rigor and transferable skills has made our graduates attractive to employers from a range of industries and professions, such as marketing, management, financial services, advertising, the armed forces, journalism, publishing and politics. 92% of 2012 graduates were in work or further study 6 months after graduation. *Diploma in International/Professional Studies

Politics and International Relations Year 1

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted) IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

This degree offers a fantastic opportunity to study the domestic, international, and global challenges facing states and citizens in the 21st Century, and to contribute to debates about the theory and practice of politics in the contemporary era. You will study the ideas that have shaped the development of international politics, the creation of states, and the systems by which we organise our political lives.

You will study the relationships between states on the world stage, and debate key issues and events as they unfold. You will learn about political theory, institutions, and history, and you will be asked to question your own role in world politics, what is required of you as a citizen of a state (and of the world), the practical and theoretical difficulties faced by decision makers across the world, and how actually existing states have sought to resolve these difficulties.

The course therefore equips you with knowledge and understanding of political and international events, ideas, and institutions. In learning about these, you will also learn the skills of argument and analysis which are essential to your own intellectual development, but also for a wide range of careers.

You will be introduced to the foundations of Politics and International Relations, providing the framework necessary for appreciating the complexities of domestic and international politics.

Our assumption is that students are not necessarily familiar with Politics or International Relations at this stage. Modules cover links between change, conflict, and crisis in the world arena, the conceptual tools needed to understand global politics, the major ideologies that shape modern politics, and modern European history.

Year 2

The second year introduces some specialisation, with module choices including: European government and politics, British politics, political thought, protest and resistance, security, Cold War Europe, and third world politics.

Final Year

This year provides you with the greatest flexibility by allowing you to choose a number of modules from a list of options. Options include topics such as immigration, political philosophy, art, nationalism, politics and religion, violence and terrorism, environmental politics, immigration, Asia-Pacific politics, national security. During this year you will also complete a dissertation in a specialised subject of your choice, under the close supervision of a member of the Department.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

The course will equip you with a number of transferable skills, such as the ability to plan and research work, lead and participate in discussion and debate, work as part of a team and individually, and develop critical reasoning and analysis skills. The skills you will gain through this course are those required by employers worldwide and will prepare you for a successful career in whatever you choose to do.

Students who study International Relations and Politics with us get good jobs. Our focus on academic rigor and transferable skills has made our graduates attractive to employers from a range of industries and professions, such as marketing, finance, politics, public relations, publishing, journalism, charity, and human resources. 92% of 2012 graduates were in work or further study 6 months after graduation. *Diploma in International/Professional Studies

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted) IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile For specific requirements for minor subject, please visit our website

Our degree course allows you to understand how we have responded to the international political, economic and social challenges since the Second World War. Students of International Relations study politics in regional and global contexts, examine challenges to foreign policy decision making, and consider problems of security, international development and international politics of dynamic regions, including Europe and East Asia.

Opt for this course and you will learn about the conflicts between states and their ability - or inability - to co-operate. If you are interested in going beyond the headlines on international affairs, this is the course for you.

The course blends concepts with case studies to equip you with specific methods of analysis in international relations, the kind of analytical skills that employers value.

The International Relations course offers you the opportunity to combine your studies with electives, including Business Management, Communication and Media Studies, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Politics, Mandarin Chinese, Social Policy, Social Psychology, Sociology, and Spanish.

In the first year of the course, we offer the basic grounding in International Relations, covering concepts such as the state, the international system, and power. These concepts are explored within introductory courses on international politics and the world since 1945. We do not expect you to have a prior knowledge of international relations. The important thing for us, is that we familiarise you with issue areas that international relations is concerned about.

Year 2 In the second year we offer intermediate-level subjects such as foreign policy analysis, Third World Politics, and security studies, where you can build on the concepts introduced in the First Year. This is the time for you to put the concepts of international relations into practice.

Final Year In the final year you choose from a wide range of specialist options offered by academic staff engaged in research in that area. Options currently include Intelligence and National Security, the EU and the international relations of the Asia-Pacific region.

In your final year, you also write a 12,000 word dissertation on a subject of your choice, under the close supervision of a member of the Department. This is a great opportunity for you to explore your interests.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects In an increasingly globalised world, our graduates find opportunities in finance (retail and investment banking), Non-Profit/Non-Governmental sectors, and commercial sectors; as well as in public services and teaching, where knowledge of international affairs is becoming ever more crucial. Some even pursue further degrees.

Students with experience of learning languages and having spent time studying abroad are particularly valued as knowledge workers equipped with ‘soft-skills’ of inter-cultural communication – an increasingly crucial skill-set in a rapidly globalising business environment. *Diploma in International/Professional Studies

You will not be expected to have studied the minor subjects at school in most cases. The exceptions are English (A-Level grade B or above), Economics (GCSE Mathematics grade C or above) and taking two languages (A-Level in one of them).

History BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: 7V18

carried out using standard essays and exams, as well as video presentations, group projects, seminar diaries and short papers. An overseas fieldtrip will provide the opportunity to study history ‘on location’.

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: 7V63

Year 2

Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted) IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile Our distinctive and innovative History BA course is the newest single-honours History degree in the country, admitting its first students in 2014. The course is being designed in light of a unique consultation process involving current, recent and prospective students. Their input via surveys, questionnaires, focus groups and school visits will help to shape the content and delivery of the course ensuring it meets your expectations and requirements. It will be taught by a team of historians who have won awards and grants for their teaching excellence.

This year enables you to choose five areas of modern history in which to specialise.

You can acquire detailed knowledge and understanding of Britain, France, Germany, China, South Asia, North America, the Soviet Union Cold War Europe and more.

Each of these modules develops your skills in primary source analysis and scholarly research. During this year you will be coached for your final year of study by taking a dissertation preparation module.

Final Year This year is all about in-depth research. All students write a 12,000-word dissertation on a topic of their choosing. You will also choose options, which are based on the current research projects of the history staff. These range from The Beatles, to Nazism, to Muslim women writing their life-stories, to US cultural history, to colonial warfare, to Soviet intelligence.

Career Prospects

The course spans the period from 1750 to the present, focusing mostly on the twentieth century. Its subject matter includes Britain and Continental Europe, but extends further afield to India and China. You can also choose to study a foreign language as part of this course. Options include: French, German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese from beginners level upwards.

The course will equip you with a number of transferable skills, such as the ability to plan and research work, lead and participate in discussion and debate, work as part of a team and individually, and develop critical reasoning and analysis skills. The skills you will gain through this course are those required by employers worldwide and will prepare you for a successful career in whatever you choose to do.

Year 1

As this is a new course we do not yet have employment statistics; however, our students in our existing History courses have developed careers in a large number of fields including: marketing; finance; politics; public relations; publishing; journalism; charity; human resources.

This year provides you with a strong grounding in historical topics and approaches.

Course modules include surveys of Modern European and World History as well as training in skills and methods. Accompanying every lecture module are small-group seminars where you can discuss your ideas and present findings. Assessment is

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Joint Honours Courses History and Politics BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VL1F

The guiding principle of all Joint Honours courses is that skills and qualities of perception and judgement are acquired cumulatively by the use of knowledge and applied practice in the course of the three years.

History has to be practised by reading, discussion and writing, and engagement, exploration and discovery.

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VL1H

History and International Relations

Modules: The Joint Honours courses are organised on the basis of core and optional modules for each subject of the degree. There is a progression from broad survey and skills courses in Year 1 to increasing specialisation and sophistication in Years 2 and 3.

Year 1 You are introduced to basic skills and ideas in a What is History? module. There will also be survey courses on the history of Modern Europe and the World.

Year 2

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VL12

You can choose specialised modules that reflect the research specialism of staff and focus on comparative themes. There will also be a skills module introducing you to conducting primary research.

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VL1G

Year 3

History and Geography BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VF18 BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VF1V

You can now choose optional modules based on primary documents as well as the opportunity to write a 12,000 word dissertation on a subject of your choice, under close supervision of a member of the Department.

Non – History Subjects Compulsory and optional modules in Politics, International Relations, Geography, and English are drawn from those listed under their respective Single Honours courses.

If you study a foreign language as part of your degree (not available to History and Geography students), you will have the opportunity to spend a third year in a French, German or Spanish speaking country as well as Japan and Taiwan, and to have your degree accredited with a Diploma in International Studies.

Geography (A-Level Geography or History Grade B or above required)

History and English BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VQ13 BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VQ14

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted). History and Geography requires A-Level History or Geography; History and English requires A-Level English IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

The Joint Honours degree courses allow you to gain a first-class exposure to two subjects and to acquire a broader range of skills than a normal single honours degree, whilst at the same time enjoying the benefits of specialisation.

In Years 2 and 3 you may select from a wide range of optional modules, and you will be able to pursue in-depth research on a topic of your own choosing in your final year.

As the common subject, History will provide you with valuable contexts for your other chosen subject. For example, in History you can study the social, cultural and economic development of modern European societies. You might then want to explore the Politics of Britain and the European Union.

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The Department of Geography specialises in four areas, each of which is directly reflected in the modules we teach. In human geography we focus on globalization and geographies of social and political difference. In physical geography the emphasis is on geomorphological processes and on environmental systems and their management.

First-year students study both human and physical geography, but from second year Joint Honours students can specialise if they wish.

There are opportunities to do geography fieldwork during the degree – this ranges from one-day local field trips to overseas residential field courses in places such as New York and Sweden.

English (A-Level English Grade B or above required) History and English traditionally have a close intellectual relationship, and complement each other very effectively. Relishing controversy and debate, they encourage you to develop your analytical and reasoning skills, to examine texts and ideas in a disciplined and objective fashion, and to communicate your findings with precision and clarity.

English also engages with a range of aesthetic and emotional questions in examining how we read poetry and novels, or watch plays and films, and the ways in which our responses are influenced by a range of external factors as well as by the content of the works themselves.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects The many skills you will learn in History are attractive to employers in virtually any field.

These skills include the ability to think and work independently, the acquisition of critical and interpretive skills, skills in ICT and group work, the ability to communicate effectively and to develop and sustain an argument. *Diploma in International/Professional Studies

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Social Sciences Social Sciences students enjoy a lively and innovative teaching and learning environment in one of the country’s very top social science departments, supported by excellent library and computing facilities.

Our Undergraduate courses cover a number of social sciences disciplines, including media and communications, sociology, social psychology, criminology and social policy. We pride ourselves in supporting and nurturing a high class teaching and learning environment.

Our courses are taught by our worldrenowned academics who are leaders in their fields of research, with this research informing all teaching. This approach means our courses benefit from the underpinnings of latest developments in respective research fields, and applied learning techniques.

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Communication and Media Studies Media, Culture and Society Social Psychology Social Psychology with Criminology Criminology and Social Policy Sociology Sociology with Criminology

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Optional Schemes All our courses offer optional schemes to enhance your learning and strengthen your career opportunities. Every course offers optional placement schemes and optional English Language assistantship schemes.

Optional Placement Schemes: Other placement schemes operated by the University may also be undertaken with the approval of the operating Department, which may lead to the Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS), or the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), depending on the scheme.

Further opportunities for short-term placements, mentoring, work shadowing, and voluntary work can be explored via the Careers and Employability Centre. Employability skills are studied throughout the course and are tied to academic content.

Optional English Language Assistantship Placement: This involves the option of taking a four year degree, in which a student can apply for a British Council placement to work as an English language assistant in a school abroad during their third year. This is paid employment and earns the Diploma in International Studies (DIntS) which is an additional qualification to the final degree.

In addition the following courses also offer the opportunity to study abroad for six months: ● Communication and Media Studies ● Media, Culture and Society ● Criminology with Social Policy ● Sociology Optional Six Month Study Abroad: Students can choose to visit a University abroad to study for six months. This a wonderful opportunity to enhance language skills and experience living abroad.

This six month period is taken during the second year of the course.

Communication and Media Studies Optional Placement Year

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: P910

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Our course at Loughborough provides you with a unique and exciting opportunity to study media and communications from a multi-disciplinary view point, with its flexible nature enabling you to tailor your degree to suit your career aspirations.

The course covers historical and contemporary developments across a number of key media sectors, including the press, broadcasting, film, advertising and digital media.

The course also provides students with a range of general and specialist skills that are relevant to a wide variety of jobs related to media and communications, from working in the media industries or conducting market research to managing public relations in a company.

Students can, if they want to, choose one of the following optional schemes:

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Communication and Media Studies: Press and Broadcasting ● Researching Media and Communications 1 ● Study Skills ● Media Landscapes ● Introduction to Critical Viewings ● Constructing Meanings: Texts and Audiences A selection of options including: Sociology ● Social Psychology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin) ●

Optional modules currently offered include: The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing the News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ● Human Sexualities ● Forensic Psychology ● Gender and Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● Political Psychology ● Children, Young People and Risk ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport ●

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted) IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

Compulsory modules: ● Communication and Media Studies Dissertation ● Critical Viewings: Television ● Critical Viewings: Documentary ● Presenting Media Debates ● Digital Media and Society

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Career Prospects Among our 2011 graduates, 94% were in employment or further study within six months of graduation. This figure is well above national averages for the sector and is testament to the quality and reputation of our degree and our graduates.

Loughborough’s Communication and Media Studies graduates are particularly good at securing jobs in marketing, advertising and public relations. Over the past few years, between 20-30% have secured jobs in these sectors.

Other jobs include: Press Officer, Broadcast Assistant, Publicist, Media Production Assistant, Events Coordinator, freelance Journalist for BBC Radio, Information Officer, Online Editor, Visual Merchandiser, Writer, Publishing Trainee, Customer Experience Manager etc. The broad nature of the course also supports a large number of other careers where there appears to be no direct relationship to media or communications, for example the financial services, human resources and the non-governmental sector. *Diploma in International/Professional/Industrial Studies

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Communication, Media and Cultural Theory ● Researching Media and Communications 2 ● Critical Viewings: Film ● Promotional Culture: Advertising, Public Relations and Society ● Plus a selection of optional modules.

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted) IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

This exciting new course takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of media, culture and society. Based within the award winning Department of Social Sciences, the course takes course content from a number of our well established and respected degrees to offer a different perspective on these fields of social science.

Its flexible approach ensures that you are able to tailor the course completely to your strengths and preferences, through the use of optional modules. Fundamentally the course covers the following areas: global, social and cultural change; inequalities and identity; research methods; broadcasting; the press; digital media; classical social theories; cultural theory; communications and media theory.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Sociology: Identities and Inequalities ● Sociological Imagination ● Introduction to Communication and Media Studies A: The Press ● Media Landscapes ● Researching Media and Communication 1 ● Introduction to Sociology: Global, Social and Cultural Change ● Introduction to Communication and Media Studies B: Broadcasting ● Constructing Meaning: Texts and Audiences Optional modules include: ● Introduction to Critical Viewings ● Understanding Contemporary Societies ● Social Psychology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin)

Compulsory modules: ● Classical Social Theories ● Communication, Media and Cultural Theory ● Researching Media and Communication ● Sociology in Policy and Practice Optional modules: ● Critical Viewings – Film ● Promotional Culture – Public Relations, Advertising and Society ● Contemporary Social Theories ● Sociology in Historical and Global Context Plus a selection of further optional modules.

Optional Placement Year Final Year

Compulsory modules: ● Final Year Dissertation ● Presenting Media Debates ● Digital Media and Society ● The Individual and Society ● Communicating Sociology Optional modules: ● Critical Viewings – Television ● Critical Viewings – Documentary ● Employability in the Social Sciences Plus a selection of further optional modules.

Optional modules currently include: ● The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing the News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ● Human Sexualities ● Forensic Psychology ● Gender and Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● Political Psychology ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Children, Young People and Risk ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

As a graduate of this course a wide range of careers are available to you. Possible careers include: marketing, public relations, advertising, human resources, non-governmental organisations, public administration, social work, charity sector. The broad nature of the course also supports a large number of other careers where there appears to be no direct relationship to media, culture or society, for example the financial services. *Diploma in International/Professional/Industrial Studies

Social Psychology BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: C880

Optional modules include: ● Sociology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Communication and Media Studies ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish and Mandarin)

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Compulsory modules: ● Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology ● Researching Social Life ● Quantitative Research Methods ● Understanding Human Interaction ● Cognitive Psychology ● Biological Psychology ● Individual Differences and Personality ● Developmental Psychology

Optional Placement Year Final Year

Compulsory modules: ● A research project on a topic of your choice: Social Psychology dissertation ● Social Psychology and Social Problems ● Social Psychology of Public and Interpersonal Communications

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This degree course covers all aspects of Psychology and is accredited by the British Psychological Society as a full psychology degree. In common with all accredited psychology courses, our course equips graduates to acquire full membership of the BPS and to seek further training to become recognised professional psychologists. We call this degree ‘Social Psychology’, because we teach the wide range of psychological subjects from a social perspective and we encourage our final year students to write their dissertations on social and developmental topics. If you would prefer to study psychology with an emphasis on biological aspects, you may consider the BSc (Hons) Psychology within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. Our degree, however, suits those who enjoy examining the social and individual aspects of psychology.

Optional modules currently offered include: Children’s Interactions ● Human Sexualities ● Political Psychology ● Forensic Psychology ● Clinical Psychology ● Health Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing the News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ● Children, Young People and Risk ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport

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Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Social Psychology: Cognition and Social Influence ● Introduction to Social Psychology: Self and Social Life ● Controversies in Psychology ● Social Psychology and Relationships ● Practical Social Psychology A and B ● Psychological Statistics A and B

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Students from this course have gone on to a range of careers including; clinical and counselling psychologists, nursing, community work, social work, personnel / human resources, IT and accountancy, advertising, journalism, civil service and the prison service. *Diploma in International/Professional/Imdistrial Studies

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Social Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: C8M9

Optional modules include: ● Sociology ● Communication and Media Studies German, Spanish, Mandarin)

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This exciting new course takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of social psychology and criminology. The social psychology element of the course covers all the main areas of psychology and not just social psychology. The criminology element of the course takes a look at crime-related policy, and how it is affected, created and implemented.

Some of the modules you will study are compulsory, and therefore must be studied by all students. These usually cover the fundamental theory and knowledge necessary to gain a good understanding of the areas of Social Psychology and Criminology.

Some of these modules are studied over one semester; others are studied over two semesters. Fundamentally the course covers the following areas: cognition, social influence, psychological statistics, practical skills in psychology, social life research, developmental psychology, forensic psychology, policing issues, personality and criminology theory and policy, victimology.

Compulsory modules: ● Social Psychology Dissertation ● Social Psychology and Social Problems ● Social Psychology of Public and Interpersonal Communication ● The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales ● Crime Prevention Optional modules currently offered include: ● Children’s Interactions ● Human Sexualities ● Political Psychology ● Forensic Psychology ● Clinical Psychology ● Health Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing the News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ● Children, Young People and Risk ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Social Psychology: Cognition and Social Influence ● Introduction to Social Psychology: Self in Social Context ● Study Skills ● Psychological Statistics A and B ● Practical Social Psychology A and B ● Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy A and B ● Crime and Social Welfare

As a graduate of this course a wide range of careers are available to you. Possible careers include: nursing, community work, social work, personnel/human resources, IT, advertising, journalism, civil service, and the prison service.

The broad nature of the course also supports a large number of other careers where there appears to be no direct relationship to Social Psychology or Criminology, for example the financial services. *Diploma in International/Professional/Industrial Studies

Criminology and Social Policy Year 2

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: ML24 BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: LL64

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The Criminology and Social Policy degree helps you gain an understanding of crime and criminology and social issues and problems, and of how policies are formulated and implemented to try to alleviate the problems. Teaching is by lectures, small group tutorials and class exercises.

Year 1

Compulsory modules ● Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy A & B ● Crime and Social Welfare: Policy in Practice ● Study Skills ● Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis 1 & 2 ● Introduction to Sociology ● Introduction to Social Psychology Optional modules include: ● Communication and Media Studies ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin)

Compulsory modules ● Criminological Theory ● Research Methods: Data Collection ● Operational Policing Issues ● Understanding Criminology Research on Offending Plus a selection of optional modules.

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Compulsory modules ● Criminology/Social Policy Dissertation System in England and Wales Plus a selection of optional modules.

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Optional modules currently offered include: Children, Young People and Risk ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport ● Children’s Interactions ● Human Sexualities ● Political Psychology ● Forensic Psychology ● Clinical Psychology ● Health Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing the News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Our students go on to a wide variety of careers in the private, public and voluntary sectors. A proportion enter welfare-related careers such as probation and social work, while others join the police, the prison service, management training schemes, and the personnel departments of large companies. A number go on to do postgraduate study or teacher training. *Diploma in International/Professional/Industrial Studies

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Our course provides you with the most up-to-date understanding of social theories, rigorous research methods and key social phenomena, including migration, gender, health, new media, youth and crime and nationalism. Sociologists study all aspects of social life including: ●

How do families, economies, health-care, immigration, media, religious beliefs and organisations change? How do these changes affect individuals’ lives and societies?

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Why did people in the past take certain beliefs for granted, such as ‘a woman’s place is in the home’? Are there equally questionable beliefs that we take for granted today?

Many key texts on Sociology reading lists are written by our lecturers, and we are as passionate about teaching as we are about conducting internationally excellent research. The unique advantage of the Loughborough Sociology course is that it is located in an interdisciplinary department. You can complement your studies with criminology and social policy, social psychology, and media and communications modules throughout the three years. Alternatively, you can choose to follow all Sociology modules within the course.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Sociology: Identities and Inequalities ● Introduction to Sociology: Global, Social and Cultural Change ● Sociological Imagination ● Understanding Contemporary Societies ● Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis 1 & 2

Optional modules: ● Social Psychology ● Communication and Media Studies ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Human Geography ● Politics ● Languages (German, French, Spanish, Mandarin)

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Classical Social Theories ● Contemporary Social Theories ● Sociology in a Historical and Global Context ● Sociology in Policy and Practice ● Social Research Methods ● Advanced Research Methods Plus a selection of optional modules.

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Optional modules currently include: Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ● The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing the News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Human Sexualities ● Forensic Psychology ● Gender and Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● Political Psychology ● Children, Young People and Risk ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects A degree in Sociology will give you an in-depth understanding of how societies, social groups and individuals operate as well as equip you with key analytical, investigative and presentation skills. This knowledge and skills set opens up a variety of successful career paths. Our graduates have entered a wide range of professions, including business management, human resources, careers guidance, information and communication technology, journalism, planning, public administration, public relations, social work, university research and teaching.

Of our 2011 graduates 92% were in employment or further study six months after graduation. The employers of this cohort of graduates include Goldman Sachs (Human Capital Management Analyst), Opinion Panel Research (Trainee Research Executive), Wardman Communications (PR Assistant), Your Sanctuary (Women’s Safety Support Worker) and Gazprom Trading Co (HR Administrator). *Diploma in International/Professional/Industrial Studies

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Sociology with Criminology BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L3M9

Optional modules: ● Sociology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Communication and Media Studies ● British Politics ● Languages (German, Grench, Spanish, Mandarin)

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted) IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

The areas of Sociology and Criminology are well established and respected within the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough. This course brings them together for the first time, giving you the unique opportunity to gain both a broader knowledge on how societies operate and change and a more specific understanding of crime, its causes and prevention. The course will open up a wide variety of careers in the private and public sector, including the criminal justice system.

The foundation of the course consists of core modules in Sociology and Criminology, giving you a solid understanding of social and criminological theory and methods as well as key topical areas, such as social identities and inequality and contemporary crime prevention. The optional modules allow you to pursue your own special interests and include topics, such as gender, youth cultures, race and racism, victimology and forensic psychology. The emphasis on this course is Sociology, broadly conceived, and the criminology modules constitute approximately a third of the course.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Sociology: Identities and Inequalities ● Sociological Imagination ● Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis 1&2 ● Introduction to Criminology and Social Policy A&B ● Study Skills ● Introduction to Sociology: Global, Social and Cultural Change ● Understanding Contemporary Societies ● Crime and Social Welfare: Policy in Practice

Compulsory modules: ● Classical Social Theories ● Social Research Methods ● Operational Policing Issues ● Contemporary Social Theories ● Criminological Theory ● Sociology in Policy and Practice ● Plus a selection of optional modules

Optional Placement Year Final Year

Compulsory modules currently include: ● Sociology Dissertation ● Crime Prevention ● The Individual and Society ● Communicating Sociology ● The Criminal Justice System in England and Wales Optional modules currently include: Sociology of Gender ● Inequalities ● Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism ● Debating Society ● Sociology of Religion ● Sociology of Health and Illness ● Race and Racism ● Sociology of Tourism ● The Media in Global Context ● Persuasion and Communication ● Youth Culture and the Media ● Producing he News ● Popular Music and Society ● Media, Memory and History ● Media Panics ● Human Sexualities ● Forensic Psychology ● Gender and Psychology ● The Social Psychology of Everyday Life ● Political Psychology ● Children, Young People and Risk ● Women and Crime: Victims, Offenders and Survivors ● State Surveillance and Deviant Bodies ● Victimology ● Crime and Deviance in Sport ●

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects As a graduate of this course a wide range of careers are available to you. Possible careers include: public administration, human resources management, politics, police force, government, education, journalism social care, NHS, social services, probation, marketing, research, the law, and non-governmental organisations and charities. *Diploma in International/Professional/Industrial Studies

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences is a lively community of around 1500 students and 140 academic, research and support staff.

Internationally renowned for excellence in teaching and research, and boasting state-of-the-art facilities, the School provides a unique learning experience.

The School offers students the opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary understanding of sport, exercise, education, health and well-being across the lifespan and to specialise in specific discipline areas – based within a UK university famed for its sporting heritage.

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Human Biology Psychology Sport and Exercise Science Sport Management Sports Science with Management

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Human Biology Year 2

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: B150 BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: B151

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB-BBB including at least one science (Biology preferred) IB: 34-32 points including 5 in Biology and one other science (at least one of which should be at HL), and 4 at SL in Maths BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile, majority Distinctions Other: GCSE Maths and English Language grade C (B preferred)

Compulsory modules: ● Measurement and Evaluation ● Ecology of Nutrition ● Growth and Development ● Physiology of Physical Activity (two modules) ● Human Genomics (two modules) ● Human Ageing ● Experimental Design and Analysis (two modules) A further two modules are selected from those on offer in the School and University.

Year 3 or 4

Compulsory modules: A research project of your own choosing (four modules). Recent projects include investigations on child health, bone health, DNA polymorphisms, heat strain, napping and performance, diet quality.

At least four modules from: ● Human Evolution ● Human Performance at Environmental Extremes (two modules) ● Infectious Diseases in Humans ● Body Composition ● Lifestyle and Disease ● Sugar, Salt, Fat or Human Evolution ● Forensic DNA Analysis (two modules) Remaining modules are selected from those on offer in the School and University.

Loughborough’s Human Biology degree is unique in its emphasis, its integrative and systematic approach and its global perspective. Modular in structure, the degree explores how the human species evolved, how the species changes over the lifespan, how humans adapt to external stressors, and how human biology and culture influence disease risk. The course enables you to explore what it is to be human – from an entire population down to a single cell.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Anatomy and Physiology (two modules) ● Genetics and Cell Biology (two modules) ● Basic Biochemistry (two modules) ● Introduction to Human Evolution and Adaptation ● Data Analysis in Human Biology ● Human Biology and Society Homeostasis

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Career opportunities exist in scientific and medical research, teaching, clinical scientist roles, analytical laboratory work, scientific or clinical writing, marketing or sales within health service, government, local authorities, industry and charitable and international organisations. Six months after graduating in 2012, 91% of graduates were in work or further study, many occupying graduate-level positions in health and social work, education or sport and recreation. *Diploma in Professional Studies / International Studies (to be confirmed)

A further two modules are selected from those on offer in the School and University.

Psychology Year 1

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: C800

Basic Experimental Psychology ● Introductory Neuroscience ● Social and Cultural Psychologies ● Basic Developmental Psychology ● Psychology Practicals ● Professions in Psychology ● Psychology: Shaping the Discipline ●

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: C801

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Psychology is the scientific study of thought, emotion and behaviour. As such, it is the perfect degree for those who want to understand people and the drivers of human behaviour. This understanding can be valuable in a diverse range of environments and knowledge of psychology has a wide variety of career applications, from marketing, education and politics to the work of professional psychologists, counsellors and therapists. At Loughborough, you will gain a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of this fascinating subject from our expert staff – many of whom have close links with psychologists working in applied settings.

You will explore Psychology predominantly from an individual perspective with a focus on the brain and biology, cognition, neuroscience, learning and memory. You will also develop a solid grounding in research methods and more applied subjects such as clinical psychology and work and health.

The Psychology degree course fulfils the requirements for Graduate Membership and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society, and as such, covers all of the core aspects of the discipline.

Year 2 Human Memory and Cognition ● Brain and Behaviour ● Experimental Design and Analysis ● Organisational Behaviour ● Developmental and Social Psychology ● Qualitative Data Analysis for Psychology ● Individual Differences ● Psychology Practicals ●

Year 3 or 4 Students undertake a substantial research project, with expert supervision and guidance. Topics are negotiated between students and staff. Final year module choices typically reflect lecturer’s research interests, and currently include: ● Clinical Psychology 1 ● Clinical Psychology 2 ● Perspectives on Health and Well Being ● Psychology of Eating Behaviour ● Advanced Experimental and Qualitative Research in Psychology ● Lifestyle and Disease ● Psychology, Performance and Human Resources ● Psychology and Health ● Exercise Psychology ● Forensic Psychology (alternate years) ● Psychology of Workplace Health ● Parenting and Socialisation Other optional choices are also possible, from both within and outside the School.

These may include language modules, sport psychology modules, and psychologyrelated modules from the Department of Social Sciences.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects A degree in psychology is excellent preparation for a wide variety of industrial, commercial, financial and management careers, and for public sector work involving both the delivery and administration of services.

The course also equips graduates for further professional training, leading to a career as a clinical, educational, occupational, forensic or health psychologist. *Diploma in Professional Studies **British Psychological Society

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Sport and Exercise Science Year 2

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: CX63 BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: C600

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAA including at least one of the following preferred subjects: Biology, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, History, English Literature or English Language. Some offers of AAB will be made to those with multiple A-Levels from the above list who also have exceptional supporting statements.

IB: 36 points minimum BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus one A-Level grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AA in two A-Levels (at least one A-Level to be a preferred subject) Other: Strong GCSE profile (majority A/B) including minimum grade B in Maths, English Language and a science.

Sport and exercise is a huge and rapidly expanding global industry, while levels of public fitness and participation in physical activity are issues on the political agenda. For this reason, sport and exercise scientists are in increasing demand, particularly given the drive of professional athletes to maximise their potential. This degree course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to enter a wide variety of rewarding careers. Based in the renowned School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, you will study the physiological, biomechanical, psychological, sociological and pedagogical influences on human performance during the preparation for, and participation in sport and exercise.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● Physiology ● Biomechanics ● Motor Control ● Psychology ● Sociology ● Coaching and Pedagogy ● Physical Activity and Health ● Sport Management

A compulsory module to further develop your Scientific and Research Skills will be taken. You then select from a list of optional modules reflecting all the disciplines of Sport and Exercise Science, including, but not limited to: Biomechanics of Sports Movements ● Exercise Biochemistry ● Exercise Physiology ● Managing Sports Organisations ● Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health ● Sport Ideologies and Values ● Sport and Exercise Pedagogy ● Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport ● Teaching and Coaching ●

Up to 20 credits of modules from outside the course can also be selected.

Year 3 or 4 Students select options from modules available in a similar range of discipline areas to those outlined for Year 2. This includes “Science and Elite Performance – An Integrated and Applied Perspective”, which encourages students to foster a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the contemporary scientific determinants of elite performance within a range of different sporting contexts. You may also opt to undertake a substantial Research Project module that will involve investigating a sport and exercise science topic in which you have developed a particular interest.

Up to 20 credits of modules from outside the course can also be selected.

Modules are currently under review, please visit the website for the latest information.

Career Prospects There are high levels of employment for our graduates across a range of sport, exercise and physical activity-related and traditional graduate jobs. Sports-related positions our graduates have taken up include: Sports coaches, PE teachers, exercise physiologists, sport psychologists, junior sports agents, personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, health advisors, and local government sports development officers.

Sports organisations employing Loughborough graduates include: adidas, Reebok, Nike, British Swimming, British Triathlon, David Lloyd Leisure, William Hill, UK Sport, Serco Leisure, Fitness First, Volleyball England, 2012 London Organising Committee, and Leicester Tigers.

The emphasis on transferable skills (communication, project work, organisation) has enabled graduates to enter a wide variety of graduate-level positions within other sectors, including health, education, finance and management. *Diploma in Professional Studies / International Studies (to be confirmed)

An additional module addressing the professional skills necessary for Sport and Exercise Sciences (e.g. IT, research training and design) will also be taken.

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Sport Management BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: N222 BSc (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 4 years full-time UCAS code: N281

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Entry Requirements A-Level: ABB IB: 32 points minimum BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 10 units at Distinction plus one academic A-Level at grade B, or 6 units at Distinction plus BB in two academic A-Levels Other: Strong GCSE profile (majority A/B) including minimum grade B in Maths and English Language

Sport is a truly global industry and one that is rapidly expanding. As such, there are exciting opportunities for graduates with an understanding of the complex and varied sports industry combined with knowledge of business, finance and management.

This degree course is co-taught by the School of Business and Economics (one of the UK’s leading business schools) and equips students with core business skills in marketing, organisational management and accounting, as well as a grounding in sports governance, policy and economic and finance issues. As the UK’s top sporting university, you will be well-placed to gain insights and experience from leading academics and industry experts.

Year 1

Compulsory modules: ● The Leisure Market ● IT for Sport and Exercise Science ● Introduction to Sociology of Sport ● The Sport Industries ● Environment of Leisure Management ● Organisational Behaviour

Optional modules: ● Teaching and Coaching in Sport ● Fitness and Training ● Sport, Health and Exercise Pedagogy ● Exercise Physiology ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology ● Olympic Studies There is the option to take up to two modules from outside the School, for example a language, which may be studied throughout the degree.

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Research Skills ● Human Resource Management ● Managing Sport Organisations ● Foundations of Sports Law ● Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure ● The Marketing Mix for Sport and Leisure ● Accounting for Business ● Accounting for Managers ● Sport Policy and Politics in Culturally Diverse Societies Optional modules include: Teaching and Coaching ● Exercise Physiology ● Sport Psychology ● Sports Biomechanics ● Sociology of Sport ● Physical Activity and Health ●

Year 3 or 4

Compulsory modules: ● Research Project ● Sport Policy Analysis ● Sports Governance ● Sports Economics

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Fundamentals of Strategic Management Advanced Sports Marketing

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Graduates have found employment in a variety of commercial and non-commercial organisations in both the sports and non-sports sector, covering areas such as: ● Sports development ● Volunteer management ● Sports marketing ● Sports operations ● Product and Brand management ● Sponsorship strategy and Communications Recent career destinations include: adidas, Advertising Standards Agency, Bet 365, De Vere, Decathlon, Mastercard, Nike, Octagon, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sky and Tesco. *Diploma in Industrial Studies / International Studies (to be confirmed)

Sports Science with Management Year 1

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: CN62 BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: CN6F

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Entry Requirements A-Level: AAB including at least one of the following preferred subject: Biology, Human Biology, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, History, English Literature/Language.

IB: 34 points BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: 12 units at Distinction plus one A-Level grade A, or 6 units at Distinction plus AB in two A-Levels (at least one A-Level to be a preferred subject) Other: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths, English Language and a science.

Combining modules from Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Management, this degree will suit students seeking a grounding in the scientific principles behind human physical performance, backed up with core business skills relevant to the global sports industry. The broad focus of the course equips students with skills sought by a diverse range of employers within the sport and leisure industry and beyond. You will benefit from the teaching, research and industry connections not only of the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, but also the School of Business and Economics – one of the UK’s leading business schools.

Compulsory modules: ● Introduction to Sociology of Sport ● The Leisure Market ● The Sport Industries ● Sport, Exercise and Health Pedagogies ● Organisation and Management Optional modules: ● Teaching and Coaching ● IT for Sport and Exercise Science ● Fitness and Training ● Environment of Leisure Management ● Exercise Physiology ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology ● Olympic Studies There is the option to take up to two modules from outside the School.

Year 2

Compulsory modules: ● Research Skills ● Marketing for Sport and Leisure ● Accounting for Managers

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Options are selected from the wide Year 2 range of modules offered for the degrees in Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Management. There is the option to take up to two modules from outside the School.

Year 3 or 4

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Options include a research project in a topic area of your choice and modules from the wide Year 3 range offered for the degrees in Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Management. There is the option to take up to two modules from outside the School.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course go on to pursue a variety of rewarding careers. Examples of recent career destinations include: ● UK Account Executive for Active Network ● Sport Scientist for Powerade ● Official Development Officer for England and Wales Cricket Board ● Manager for Lloyds Banking Group *Diploma in Professional Studies / International Studies (to be confirmed)

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Joint Honours Courses Chemistry with Sports Science (Department of Chemistry, p57)

English and Sports Science (Department of English, p84)

Geography and Sports Science (Department of Geography, p88)

Geography and Sports Management (Department of Geography, p88)

Mathematics and Sports Science (Department of Mathematics, p96)

Physics with Sports Science (Department of Physics, p108) In Joint Honours courses, Sport and Exercise Science or Management is studied equally with another subject giving students the unique opportunity to follow a combination of subject areas delivered by two departments, both of which are at the forefront of their subject.

Year 1 Students on the Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics joint honours courses take the following compulsory modules: ● Teaching and Coaching 1 ● Fitness and Training ● Exercise Physiology ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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Students on the English and Geography joint honours courses take the following compulsory modules: ● Teaching and Coaching 1 ● Fitness and Training ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology ● Sport, Exercise and Health Pedagogies ● Introduction to Sociology of Sport Students on the Geography and Sport Management course take three compulsory modules; IT for Sport and Exercise Science, The Sport Industries, Organisation and Management and choose from optional modules including: ● Introduction to Sociology of Sport ● The Leisure Market ● Olympic Studies ● Environment and of Leisure Management

Year 2 Students on the Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics joint honours courses take a compulsory module in Structural Kinesiology and modules from the following areas (specific modules are named in the regulations): ● Exercise Physiology ● Sports Biomechanics ● Sports Psychology ● Acquiring Movement Skills Students on the English and Geography joint honours courses select modules from the following areas (specific modules are named in the regulations): ● Sports Psychology ● Sociology of Sport ● Sport and Exercise Pedagogy ● Physical Activity and Health ● Structural Kinesiology ● Acquiring Movement Skills Students on the Geography and Sport Management course take compulsory modules in Marketing for Sport and Leisure and Financial Management and optional modules in the Management of Sport and Human Resources and the Sociology of Sport areas.

Year 3 Students on the Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics joint honours courses select modules from the following areas (specific modules are named in the regulations): ● Exercise Physiology ● Sports Biomechanics ● Sports Psychology ● Motor Control Students on the English and Geography joint honours courses select modules from the following areas (specific modules are named in the regulations): ● Sports Psychology ● Sociology of Sport ● Sport and Exercise Pedagogy ● Physical Activity and Health ● Motor Control Students on the Geography and Sport Management course take compulsory modules, Sport Policy Analysis and Fundamentals of Strategic Management, and optional modules in the Sport Planning and Provision, Sports Economics, Physical Activity Promotion and the Sociology of Sport areas.

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career Prospects Recent graduate destinations include: British Swimming, Arsenal FC, Marriott International, Arcadia, Vodafone, Deloitte, Aviva, Royal Caribbean International, Barclays, Hong Kong Football Association, NHS, Active Data Solutions, DHL, G4S Integrated Services UK, Virgin Active.

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Foundation Studies / Teacher Training Science and Engineering Foundation Studies (SEFS) One academic year full-time (as year zero of the BSc or BEng degree course) UCAS Code: HF19 There are many reasons why people may not have the appropriate qualifications for direct entry to a science or engineering degree at Loughborough University. If you are in this situation, the SEFS course may be your gateway to success. The course consists of a core of modules in mathematics and physics together with a number of optional modules. In some cases, the optional modules are restricted due to progression requirements of destination departments. For example, intending chemists or chemical engineers must do chemistry modules that are optional for other courses.

The SEFS course also provides a second chance for those who have not quite achieved the qualifications they had hoped for, perhaps through illness, family issues or other adverse circumstances. By achievement of the relevant criteria, this one-year course can allow progression to degree courses in the following subject areas: ● Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering ● Chemical Engineering ● Chemistry ● Civil Engineering ● Computer Science ● Electronic and Electrical Engineering ● Manufacturing Engineering ● Materials Engineering ● Mathematics ● Mechanical Engineering ● Product Design Engineering ● Physics ● Systems Engineering Our foundation course is taught in-house by University staff. The students on the course are full members of both their departments and the University, with the same access to the Students’ Union, clubs, societies, sports facilities and support departments.

Entry Requirements The entrance requirements are specific to each department. Candidates with alternative qualifications, including mature students with professional qualifications, are actively encouraged and considered on an individual basis.

Entrance criteria are dependent upon the destination department please see: www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs International students with acceptable qualifications and an IELTS score of 6.5 (or equivalent) are welcomed on to the SEFS course. For international students with an IELTS less than 6.5, the Loughborough University International Foundation Programme is taught in partnership with Loughborough College.

By the end of the SEFS course, you will be eligible to integrate smoothly into your chosen mainstream engineering or science degree courses provided you have achieved the standards set by that department.

Flexibility The nature of the foundation course means that students receive a flavour of other degree courses during their year of study. This means that while students are originally registered with a particular department, they occasionally request to change their desired degree course during the course of the year. Changes in course and destination department can be discussed with the SEFS course director after the first semester examinations and at the end of the academic year.

Course Content The first semester consists of a core of mathematics (Applicable Mathematics I) and physics (Basic Physics and Materials), together with a module in learning and communication skills. In addition there are optional modules in chemistry (Foundations of Physical Chemistry and Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry), programming (Programming I), engineering science (Engineering Sciences: Applied Mechanics) and business studies (The Business of Science and Engineering). The second semester offers more choice and five or six modules will be normally taken from Applicable Mathematics II, Physics II, Foundations of Organic Chemistry, Chemical Methods, Materials and Materials Processing, Engineering Science: Energy and Power, Design and Manufacture of Consumer Products, Introduction to Programming II or a project. Some of these modules have a prerequisite derived from a first semester option.

What Happens After the Foundation Year?

If you have passed the SEFS course (and achieved the progression criteria for your destination department) you will automatically progress to Year 1 of your chosen degree course. At this point students may request and/or be offered a transfer to other science or engineering departments with which they have become familiar.

How to Apply?

Application will be through the UCAS scheme quoting code HF19. A number of departments have separate course codes for the SEFS course and this should be inserted in section 3(c) of your application form (see the relevant departmental entry).

For those courses under HF19, the application form should make clear reference to the departmental course to which you wish to progress after the application process. You may be invited to interview, either directly by your department of interest or by the SEFS course director.

Selection Candidates are strongly advised to consult the guidance given on SEFS eligibility and Entry Requirements for each department who offer a foundation route before making an application.

For the latest information visit the SEFS website at: www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs

Contact details T: +44 (0)1509 222551 E: sefs@lboro.ac.uk

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Loughborough University International Foundation Programme The International Foundation Programme (IFP) is a one-year course designed for high-calibre international students who have successfully completed 12 years of school education, and therefore need an extra year of study for UK undergraduate study. The course is taught in both Business and Science/Engineering streams and, subject to achieving entry requirements, offers guaranteed progression routes to Loughborough University and other leading UK Universities. The IFP is delivered

by Loughborough College which is directly adjacent to the University campus. IFP students have access to the University facilities and experience from day one.

A minimum 5.5 IELTS is required for entry. Applications should be made directly to Loughborough College: www.loucoll.ac.uk/international/course_fees_term_dates/ loughborough_university_foundation_programmes

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Art and Design Foundation Studies Entry Requirements 5 GCSE passes at minimum Grade C, including English, and 2 A-Level passes at grade C minimum, or equivalent (excluding General Studies) and a portfolio of recent art work.

Please see website for additional qualifications.

The School of the Arts offers Foundation Studies in Art and Design, which leads to a BTEC qualification satisfying the entrance requirements for progression to undergraduate programmes in Art and Design.

The course and its students enjoy 100% successful progression each year to the broadest range of art and design undergraduate degree courses nationwide and internationally.

For additional information on this course, a comprehensive prospectus can be obtained by contacting the School.

Contact details T: +44 (0)1509 228903 E: sota.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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Teacher Training (PGCE) The University provides initial teacher training for postgraduates only. Graduates in Physical Education can become qualified to teach in secondary schools by undertaking a one year, full-time course, exiting with either the Post-Graduate Certificate in Education or the Professional Graduate Certificate in Education.

The Post-Graduate Certificate is a masters (M) level award, whilst the Professional Graduate Certificate is an undergraduate (H) level award.

Both awards lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and require successful completion of two teaching practices and adequate evidence of meeting the full range of QTS Standards.

The one year, full-time course is planned in partnership with local schools and provides a substantial element of school-based work. It prepares individuals to teach their specialist subject, relate to young people in a variety of learning situations, and gain the confidence and competence to play a full role within a secondary school.

The Post-Graduate Certificate in Education represents the first year of the MSc in Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), the remainder of which is optional and is completed part-time whilst teaching. The entire programme has been designed specifically to complement teachers’ work in schools. It is an innovative and exciting programme that provides an opportunity to acquire a masters degree by the end of the third year of teaching and offers enhanced opportunities for rapid professional development.

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OnYourMobile CoursesApp To continue reading about our courses while on the move why not download our new Undergraduate Courses Smartphone App. Available on both Google Play and the Apple Store, you can browse the full range of our UG courses and create favourites to help you narrow down your preferred areas of interest.

StudyApps If you are studying for Maths A-level you may be interested in our free mathscard app or if you have an interest in industrial design you could also consider our free iD card app.

OnlineMap When visiting the campus make sure you view our mobile-friendly online map maps.lboro.ac.uk. It includes details on all of our extensive facilities and allows you to find your way quickly and easily.

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