University Courses journey
DECIDED TO JOIN US?
Here’s how to apply for a course, in 5 simple steps.
If you have any problems uploading qualification evidence, please contact MIS@UCM.ac.im
How to apply
If you get an unconditional offer, you will be invited to enrol at UCM by email
Visit
UCM.ac.im/courses/higher-education and find your course.
Apply online: you’ll need to upload your personal statement, copies of any existing qualifications (or input your predicted grades if you’re still studying) and any other supporting documentation
Keep an eye on your emails –if you receive an offer it will be emailed to you
If you are waiting for results, upload a copy of them as soon as they are received
10 REASONS TO STUDY A DEGREE, DEGREE-LEVEL OR POSTGRADUATE
COURSE AT UCM
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Face-to-face lectures
Smaller class sizes to ensure you have an incredibly high level of support
You’re assigned a tutor for personalised, 1-1 support
Every degree course offered at UCM includes off-Island study opportunities
Lecturers have experienced industry backgrounds
Research and employability placement opportunities
Staying on-Island ensures you can juggle personal life and study commitments more affordably than UK universities.
Live locally and keep in touch with friends and loved ones
91% of students gain graduate level employment upon or before graduation.
87% of students gain a top grade (1st or 2:1) compared to 79% of UK graduates who achieved the same grades (Higher Education Statistics Agency 2019/20).
DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT…
“I already have a masters from the University of Nottingham, but the level of professional and academic reflection, and challenge that has come from this course at UCM has been life changing.” – Graduate
“The lecturers are phenomenal and the mode of delivery is excellent. I’ve genuinely really enjoyed my time at UCM.” – Graduate
Your Student Experience
Our Student Services Centre is located on the ground floor of our Homefield Road campus. The team provides information, advice and guidance on all UCM related issues, whether that relates to financial questions, worries about your studies or your overall personal wellbeing.
studentservices@ucm.ac.im
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GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Represent your peers as a Student Academic Representative (STAR), join the Student Council member or become a Student Ambassador. Within each of these roles you could play a vital part in promoting UCM across campus and in the community via our open events and sharing experiences through social media content, on our website and in the local press as well as representing UCM when visiting schools. By representing UCM, you not only have opportunities to develop employability skills, which look great on your CV and on UCM or UCAS applications, it’s also a great chance for you to build your profile on the Island and gain valuable industry contacts whilst boosting future employment prospects.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT
At UCM we pride ourselves on having strong links with local industry - you will meet with the Island’s leading employers and develop employability skills through a range or exciting work placement opportunities.
Employability skills enable you to work well with others, apply knowledge to solve problems and adapt to different tasks and environments.
Our Employability Skills Coordinator can support you with job searches, building a CV, writing a cover letter and provide volunteering opportunities.
‘The HIVE’, our recently refurbished library and work space, can be found on the first floor of Homefield Road and includes a variety of different working areas, including; silent and quiet working zones and a dedicated Higher Education study room exclusively for degree level students only. You can use the HIVE computers to access a range of helpful HE e-resources, and private study rooms can also be booked at the front desk.
If you’re in a hurry to return your books, they can be dropped to our mobile book depository located just outside reception.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
If you’re looking for some extra support with your work, our friendly team in the Academic Support Centre (ASC) are here to help. They offer flexible one-to-one or small group support that can help with areas such as essay planning and research techniques.
Sessions take place in a relaxed study environment, located at Homefield Road. Email asc@ucm.ac.im for further details.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
If you have additional needs, we’re here to help. Support could include any / all of the following:
• Transition support
• Access to welfare / well-being support
• Small group / 1-1 support in the Academic Support Centre
• Assistive technology tutorial / support
• Access to Exam Access Arrangements
For more information visit www.ucm.ac.im/student-experience/support-for-additionaleducation-needs/
RESEARCH FESTIVAL
At the beginning of the academic year, UCM hosts its annual ‘Research Festival’ event with the aim of facilitating collaboration between researchers, on and off-Island whilst promoting the reputation of Island-based research and education.
The event offers students, independent researchers and guests the opportunity to listen to presentations, participate in research workshops and network over coffee and lunch at our impressive Nunnery campus. So, if you’re feeling brave enough and have some research you would like to share, we would love to see you put yourself forward.
You can find clips and recordings from previous research events on our website.
Our Campuses
We have five campuses in Douglas – all with facilities specific to different courses.
Homefield Road
The Homefield Road campus is often referred to as ‘the main college building’ as this is the largest of all our sites. Here you will find the newly refurbished ‘#2’ cafeteria, as well as the Annie Gill student run coffee shop and Oastan training restaurant.
Hills Meadow
Due to its ideal location, just a quick 5-minute walk from the National Sports Centre, Hills Meadow is used as the base for our expanding sport-related qualifications. It also hosts our manufacturing engineering courses, complemented by modern workshops that contain industry standard machinery.
The Nunnery
Located within walking distance to Douglas town centre, the Nunnery campus is our base for most Degree, Degree-Level and Post Graduate courses, with lectures being delivered over three floors of the main building, including a large lecture theatre.
Students are welcome to use the kitchen facilities (fridge, kettle, microwave & filtered water machines)
William Kennish
Located half way up Greenfield Road, this campus is home to our Engineering department and includes world-class equipment and training areas for general engineering courses. The site also contains a motor vehicle workshop and is just a short 2-minute walk to our main Homefield Road campus.
Thie Ushtey Test Centre
Art & Design
BA (Hons) Creative Visual Practice
Studying Creative Visual Practice will enable you to establish and refine your own individual creative approach to contemporary practice through risk taking, experimentation, critical thinking and practical skills.
Explore creative and original ways to communicate a message to any given audience and work with a range of creative media including graphics, contemporary art, illustration, crafts, fashion, animation, multimedia, website designing, advertising, film, video and photography, as well as traditional media.
Throughout the course you will specialise in your preferred creative area while also developing broader skills by enabling you to experience artistic disciplines. The degree is a well-rounded qualification that gives you transferable skills to boost your job prospects and help you stand out from the crowd.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time
Campus: Homefield Road
Jac Cannon’s Success Story
Before Jac Cannon joined the team at Greenlight TV as a Production Technician and Editor, he studied a BA (Hons) degree in Visual Communications at UCM.
“Remaining on-Island to study a degree was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The opportunity to save money whilst staying at home where I’m comfortable and being able to network with local industry, really helped me get a foot in the door after graduating and I’m so grateful for my time at UCM”.
Business, finance & administration
BA (Hons) Business Management
Business management focuses on the organising, planning and analysing of business activities that are required to efficiently manage and run a business. Delve into the fast-paced and constantly evolving world of business and entrepreneurship, and learn all about the workings of businesses and the environment in which they function.
Upon successful completion of the first year, you can then specialise their studies by selecting modules relevant to their academic interests.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time
Campus: The Nunnery
Education and Quality Assurance
Certificate of Education in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector
This course is designed for teachers, tutors and trainers who are teaching, or intend to teach, their specialist subject in adult (post 16) education and training – this can include public, private and/or voluntary settings.
This award is recognised by employers as the qualification of choice for a wide variety of teaching and training roles in the public and private sectors.
The first module can be undertaken as a stand-alone award for those who want a practical introduction to teaching adults, resulting in the award of ‘Introduction to Education and Training’ (IET) 20 credits at Level 4 – which is taught over a 13-week period at the Nunnery and also available in the evening.
Duration: 2 Years
Study Mode: Part Time
Campus: The Nunnery
City & Guilds Assessments Quality & Assurance
These qualifications, at Level 3 and 4, are open to people carrying out assessments and quality assurance in most learning environments including 16+ (Further Education), Adult Continuing Learning, Employers and the Third Sector. They are designed for anyone carrying out quality assurance in all occupational sectors, accredited learning and non-accredited learning qualifications.
Duration: 1 Year
Study Mode: Part Time
Campus: The Nunnery
Laura Matthews’ Success Story
Nursing can be a challenging yet rewarding career, however, for BN (Hons) Mental Health Nursing even led her to write a novel to support children who are struggling with anxiety induced by the
“I knew I wanted to work with people, and the Health & Social Care course had such a broad variety work with children, older people and mental health experts, and that’s how I discovered what I really
Health & Social Care
BA (Hons) Health & Social Care
Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills and experience for a career in health & social care. Work-related experience combined with academic study; this practical and fascinating degree explores fundamental concepts for practice within this rewarding sector.
Upon successful completion of the first year (Level 4), students can then choose to select modules of interest to specialise their studies in the second and third years, enabling them to tailor their degree to suit the career pathway they wish to pursue.
Pathways include:
• Children & Young People
• Public Health
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time
Campus: Homefield Road & The Nunnery
BSc (Hons) Applied Social Science
This degree offers an interdisciplinary education in psychology, sociology, and criminology, equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of human behaviour, social structures, inequality, media representation and criminal justice systems. The program emphasises real-world applications, preparing graduates to influence policy, conduct impactful research, and address societal challenges. Students gain practical and theoretical knowledge through research, placements and an applied final project ensuring they are ready to drive positive change in diverse professional environments.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time Campus: Homefield Road
Nursing graduate Laura Matthews, it was the perfect pathway, and the covid lockdown.
variety of different subject areas you can explore. I was able to really wanted to do… and so I went on to pursue a degree.”
Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) in Mental Health or Adult Nursing
Challenge yourself and make a difference in the demanding yet incredibly rewarding fields of either Mental Health or Adult Nursing.
If you are an empathetic, patient and determined individual, then nursing might be the perfect pathway for you. Helping people back to mental health is every bit valuable and satisfying as caring for those with a physical illness, and with excellent employment prospects. Equally, developing the care, compassion and communication skills to care for some of society’s most vulnerable adults, is incredibly rewarding.
The nursing programme aims to provide professional nurse education which takes account of all the relevant professional and academic benchmarks, producing future nurses who must act first and foremost to care for and safeguard the public.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time Campus: Keyll Darree
Computing & Digital technologies
BSc (Hons) Applied Computing,
BSc (Hons) Computer Science,
BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity
Explore this dynamic and rapidly growing area that has become an integral part of the world that we live in today. After you have completed your first year of study, you can tailor your modules and decide to pursue either a ‘Computer Science’, ‘Applied Computing’ or ‘Cybersecurity’ degree.
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Having a degree in the field of IT will give you a deep understanding of theories and emerging technologies, and will provide you with the skills needed to achieve a successful career in this fast-paced and very relevant sector.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time Campus: Homefield Road
History
BA (Hons) History & Heritage
If you want to learn more about life in the past, and how the past influences us today, then the History & Heritage degree is for you. It’s a wide-ranging degree which covers aspects of local and international history and heritage from ancient times to the present. You’ll have the opportunity to study a range of topics including American and South African history, the First and Second World Wars, and medieval and modern British history.
The skills gained by history and heritage graduates are highly valued in the workplace, and a degree in History & Heritage will open up a world of employment possibilities. Graduates routinely find employment in business, management, law, the media, marketing, government, public relations, civil service, education, the heritage industry and tourism. If you’re not quite sure yet what sector you want to go into, a degree in History & Heritage will provide you with the skills you need to find work in a range of different areas.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time Campus: Homefield Road
Sports
BSc (Hons) Sport
Fuel your passion for sport and develop the skills needed to kickstart your career. Upon successful completion of first year (Level 4), students can specialise their studies in second and third year by selecting modules relevant to them in either of the following pathways:
Sports Leadership & Development
Our Sport Leadership and Development degree gives you the skills and know-how to implement and manage local, national and international sports programmes and events. Gain a broad understanding of the principles and application of sports leadership and development in addition to hands-on experience with some of our partners and other employers on and off campus. Follow your passion and make a real difference to people’s lives and the effective operations of organisations.
Sports Science for Sport Performance
Immerse yourself in the science of sport to help develop the high-performance athletes of today and tomorrow. Your studies will allow you to develop the essential knowledge and skills required to pursue a wide range of careers in sport and sports performance such as a performance analyst, strength and conditioning coach or sport and exercise scientist.
You can also choose to develop your expertise further with a master’s programme in an aligned professional discipline for example, Chartered Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Strength and Conditioning, Psychology or even Physiology.
Duration: 3 Years
Study Mode: Full Time Campus: The Nunnery
Work Based and Integrative Studies (WBIS)
WHAT IS WORK BASED AND INTEGRATIVE STUDIES? (WBIS)
WBIS is a higher education framework that enables you to study at degree level through academic recognition of learning, undertaken primarily in the workplace.
Our WBIS course is ideal for part-time learners who want to learn in and through their workplace, with support from tutors and supplemented with taught modules .
Why Study WBIS
Gain academic credit for knowledge and skills already gained in hte work place
WBIS is a flexible framework, so it’s possible to progress within the programme from Certificate to Postgraduate.
You can negotiate your learning pathway to reflect your professional ambition, meaning you can exit with a Foundation, Honours or Postgraduate degree relevant to you.
Work Based and Integrative Studies (WBIS) Courses
MA/MSc Business Entrepreneurship (WBIS)
This innovative course is designed for recent graduates who are keen to begin their career whilst continuing their studies at Masters Level. It is an 18-month work placement-based, action-learning programme that combines advanced business practice and theory development. You would spend the first twelve months either in lectures or on two 20-week placements, followed by six months which are available for you to write your thesis’.
Duration: 2 Years
Study Mode: Full Time Campus: The Nunnery
Masters in Business Administration (WBIS)
Studying this degree will continue to advance your knowledge of business whilst opening up doors to help you progress in your career. Your learning pathway will include the universally recognised MBA topic areas including customers, finance, marketing and leadership & management to name but a few.
Duration: Up to 6 Years
Study Mode: Flexible Learning Campus: The Nunnery
Emma Sayle’s
Success Story
Emma Sayle recently graduated from UCM with a Masters’ in Business and Sustainable Practice which she completed through the Work Based integrative Studies (WBIS) programme that allowed her to work and gain industry experience whilst studying towards her degree.
“I’m passionate about promoting sustainability both in the community and within local organisations, and UCM’s WBIS programme has allowed me to have full control over my study pathway. I have been able to continue my studies into sustainable practice, whilst working flexibly and building relationships with UNESCO Biosphere and local businesses.”
We understand that life doesn’t always go to plan. We also know that, although sometimes necessary, change can be a little daunting… but we are here to help! If you are considering transferring your studies to University College Isle of Man, we ask that you please upload evidence of your academic qualifications/ relevant credits when applying for a specific course on our website. Our friendly admissions team can help you through that process, so that it is seamless and as simple as possible. Please be aware that acceptance on to your chosen course will be subject to an appropriate programme match.
Transferring to UCM International Students
We are proud to be a modern University College which embraces, respects and celebrates students from all cultures and backgrounds.
We deliver a range of learning opportunities to both local and visiting students –please be aware as UCM is an associate college of the University of Chester (UoC), if you are an international applicant to either our undergraduate or postgraduate courses that are validated by the UoC and your first language is not English, you must provide evidence that you meet the English language requirements stated by Chester University - these are in addition to the academic and/or vocational entry requirements of your respective course.
Please visit www.ucm.ac.im/courses/info-for-international-students for further information.
Fees and Funding
You will find all information regarding fees and funding on our website ucm.ac.im/ about/fees-regulations-policies/ and can find specific details about course cost on the course’s online fact file.
Staff in the Student Services Team are available to offer information, advice and guidance about a number of fees and funding issues related to University study - this includes information about whether or not you have to pay course fees and how you go about accessing a grant from the Isle of Man Government. Further grants information can be obtained by visiting the Isle of Man Government’s Student Awards https://www.gov.im/student-grants.
We are proud to be an Associate College of the University of Chester, which accredits and awards our degrees. This means that you will have access to the wide range of resources available for UoC students, including:
• Learning and Information Services: You will have access to UoC’s online systems, including Chester Portal (university intranet), Moodle (virtual learning environment), network accounts, Office 365, e-resources and more!
• Online self-help student support & guidance: This includes materials that can help you with a range of issues including information on managing money and budgeting, as well as self-help resources relating to student wellbeing, compiled by our Student Counselling Service.
• Chester Student Union (CSU): Aims to ensure that as a UoC student, your views and opinions are voiced at all university meetings. They provide professional, independent and confidential support, information and guidance, but also have information on the range of student discounts that you can access.
At the end of each year, UCM holds an annual Graduates’ Ceremony at the Villa Marina to congratulate and highlight the achievements of students who have completed a degree, degree-level or postgraduate qualification.
The ceremony is an opportunity for family, friends, tutors, dignitaries and special guests, to gather and celebrate your achievements – we look forward to seeing you there one day!
