UCMK open day programme

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YOUR PROGRAMME FOR OUR OPEN DAYS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MILTON KEYNES #makeitbeds

ABOUT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MILTON KEYNES (UCMK) UCMK is the new University campus for Milton Keynes backed by the University of Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Council.

UCMK is the newest addition to the vibrant, wider University of Bedfordshire population of 22,000 students from around the world.

The campus and facilities UCMK is located in the centre of Milton Keynes; close to shops, businesses and local amenities.

It is easy to get to if you live locally and it is very well connected, being within 40 minutes of London by fast train.

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

• An extensive Learning Resource Centre offering over 1,000 books, quiet study areas with individual study pods and group study facilities. The LRC also features a cafe serving a selection of hot food options, business pods, a big data suite and a graphic design lab.

High quality education We are committed to excellence in our teaching, learning and support: • Many of our teaching staff have extensive industry experience and have received National Teaching Fellowship Awards for their outstanding contributions to teaching • We provide exceptional academic and personal support for our students with award-winning tutors and online resources • Excellence in academic standards – courses underpinned by our world-leading research Courses Many of our courses are niche to the local area and the needs of the Milton Keynes knowledge economy, as well as local and national businesses. We offer Foundation degrees, Honours degrees and Master’s degrees, as well as Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

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

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

Location UCMK is ideally placed with excellent transport links to London and the Midlands, and internationally, as well as local connections.

It is just a five-minute drive or 15-minute walk from the rail and bus stations and is well served by coach companies. There are hundreds of businesses in close proximity to the campus, as well as all the amenities Milton Keynes has to offer.

OPEN DAY PROGRAMME UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MILTON KEYNES During the open day you will be able to get an overview of what the course covers and qualifies you for. You will also be able to speak to our admissions team, academics and current students on the course, to get all of your questions answered.

Academic drop-in sessions will run from 4pm to 7pm

Drop-in sessions include the following subjects: • • • • • • • • • • •

Accounting (Accelerated) BA (Hons) Applied Early Years Studies (Top up) BA (Hons) Applied Education Studies BA (Hons) Business Management FD of the Arts Business Management (with placement) BA (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) Data Science BSc (Hons) Early Years Studies FD of the Arts Electronic Engineering MSc Electronic Engineering BEng (Hons) Events Marketing and Management (with placement) BA (Hons) • Graphic Design FD • Graphic Design (with placement) BA (Hons)

• Human Resource Management (with placement) BSc (Hons) • Integrated City Urban Planning & Design BA (Hons) • Journalism (with Placement) BA (Hons) • Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc • Mathematics and Finance (with Placement) BSc (Hons) • New Enterprise Creation PgCert • Psychology and Criminal Behaviour (Top up) BA (Hons) • Public Relations in Practice (with placement) BA (Hons) • Sensors and Smart Cities MSc • Sport Science and Physical Education FD of Science • Sport Science and Physical Education FD • Telecommunications and Network Engineering BEng (Hons) • Telecommunications Management MSc

GETTING HERE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MILTON KEYNES University Campus Milton Keynes is 54 miles from London and is served by great road and rail links: • Conveniently located on the M1 at junction 13, northbound and junction 14, southbound and the West Coast Main Line with easy access into London • Rail connections are maintained by Virgin and London Midland • Coach services to many cities can be taken from the Coachway, city centre or train station By train You can catch any of the frequent trains between London and Milton Keynes Central – it usually takes about 40 minutes into London Euston.

It can take just 55 minutes to Birmingham New Street and, being on the West Coast Main Line,

a wide variety of national and local routes are available though Virgin, London Midland and Southern rail companies. Use the national rail journey planner to find your easiest route.

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

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

To find out more about UCMK visit: unibeds.info/UCMKprog

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