University College Falmouth-England

The University College Falmouth is well known for its contribution to the creative world both nationally and internationally. The kind of development it has shown in the field of Art, Design and Media has led the institute to be one of the greatest creative institutions of all time. The main emphasis is on creative and practical based study. By the order of the Privy Council the Falmouth College of Arts became the University College Falmouth on March 2005.

University College Falmouth has two main campus sites, Woodlane campus in Falmouth and Tremough near Penryn.

Courses

University College Falmouth offers courses in art, design and media at three different levels- Foundation (ABC Diploma), Undergraduate & Postgraduate (with Hons). Few Short Courses are also available.

All these courses cover a vast range of subjects like,

• Broadcasting
• Crafts
• Digital Animation
• English (creative writing &media studies)
• Fashion Designing
• Film Studies
• Fine Art
• Garden Design
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Journalism
• Marine
• Photography
• Public Relation
• Spatial Design
• Sportswear design
• Textile Design
• 3D Design

The students are regularly encouraged by awarding in terms of performance in their own fields of study. The institution offers help to the students with Dyslexia and other physical disabilities.

Learning Funds

University College Falmouth gives Access to Learning Fund (ALF) award to eligible candidates provided by the Government. The institute also offers some Bursaries and Scholarship schemes.

Accommodation

The Tuke House student residence in Falmouth has 156 rooms. Each room is equipped with kitchens, bathrooms and sitting rooms shared by 5 people. The residence is known as Glasney Parc is in Tremough and has 250 rooms for Falmouth students. Apart from this students can also go for self-catered Private Sector Accommodation.

Address:

University College Falmouth
Woodlane
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4RH
Telephone: 01326 211077
Fax: 01326 213880
Email: admissions@falmouth.ac.uk
For more information visit http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/index.php

University College London - England

University College London (UCL) is the first university in England to acknowledge women and students of any race, religion or class. UCL was found and formed in 1826. UCL had numerous overseas student right from the beginning. The main campus is situated on Gower Street in central London. There are few other campuses located around London.

Faculties

UCL has 70 academic departments organized by 8 faculties.

• Faculty of Arts & Humanities
• Faculty of the Built Environment – The Bartlett
• Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering Sciences
• Faculty of Laws
• Faculty of Life Science
• Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MAPS)
  
• Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences

Apart from these departments there are several Inter-Department ad Cross- Faculty Research Groups & Centres. There are few other Affiliated Organizations like Research Organizations, Commercial Organizations, Healthcare Organizations and all.

The degrees are divided in three levels –

• Undergraduate
• Graduate
• International

Learning Resources

The students of UCL get the privilege and support of several learning resources like Online Course Materials (webCT), Online Learning Resources, CALT, Language Centre, Media Resources and the libraries that have an enormous collection of 1.5 million volumes covering all the subjects. The students are benefited by the University of London Library.

Scholarships

The students funding programmes include Scholarships, awards, medals, bursaries and loans that are given on the basis of academic achievements of a particular student.

Accommodation

The accommodations are mainly provided to the full-time students including the affiliate students. UCL has two catered ‘Halls of Residence', the Evans Hall and the Ramsay Hall that provides breakfast and dinner. The Self catered Students Houses are located in UCL's huge residential campus in Camden Town. There are several Intercollegiate Halls like the Canterbury Hall, Commonwealth Hall, Connaught Hall, Hughes Parry Hall, International Hall, Lillian Penson Hall and the Nutford House.

Museums

The University College London has several museums with exclusive collections, situated around the main campus in central London.

• The Petrie Museum of Egyptian archaeology
• The Grant Museum of Zoology
• UCL Art Collections
• The Galton Collection
• The Institute of Archaeology Collection
• The geology Collection
• The Ethnographic Collections
• The Science Collections

Address:

University College London
Gower Street
London - WC1E 6BT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 2000
For more information visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/

The University of Central England

The University of Central England (UCE) has one of the most efficient and large education faculties of Art, Design and Media in entire UK. The University is located in Birmingham, the capital of Central England.

Courses :

• Pregraduate
• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• Professional Development
• Short courses

The UCE has more than 300 courses that include a huge range of subject matters.The courses are divided into 7 main Faculties.

• Conservatoire
• Institute of Art & Design
• Business School
• Education
• Health
• Law, Humanities, Development & Society
• Technology Innovation Centre

Accommodation : The University Halls of Residence are located in several places allover Birmingham. The university also provides information about various private accommodations. For detail information logon to www.uce.ac.uk/accommodation

LibrariesThe University libraries are divided into seven different categories based on the subjects of information.

• Conservatoire Library
• Bournville Library
• Gosta Green Library
• Kenrick Library
• Margaret Street Library
• Mary Seacole Library
• Vittoria Street Library

Scholarships & Bursaries: The university offers few Scholarships and Bursaries to International students every year. Each department has separate scholarship schemes for their students. For more information on scholarships & Bursaries visit http://www.uce.ac.uk/web2/international/scholarships.html


Address :
UCE Birmingham
Birmingham
B42 2SU
England
Tel: +44 (0) 121 331 5595

Website :
For more details logon to http://www.uce.ac.uk/

Trinity and All Saints College-England

Two Catholic teachers training colleges, Trinity College for women and the All Saints College for men merged together and formed Trinity & All Saints College. These two colleges were established in September 1966 and merged in 1980 and formed the Leeds Trinity & All Saints. The college has strong attachment with the University of Leeds and all degrees are validated by the University. The college is located in the north-west of Leeds City Centre.

Courses :
The Trinity & All Saints College in early stage was mainly known as the teachers training college. But later on it had diversified into Media & Journalism, Business & Management, and Arts & Social Sciences. The college is one of the first institutions of higher education in UK to have specialized courses in Forensic Psychology and Sports Journalism. The courses are -

• Undergraduate Degree Course
• Postgraduation Degree Courses (Masters, MPhil/ PhD)
• Foundation Degrees
• Professional development (HLTA, INSET CPD etc.)

The subjects included are Business & Management, Film Studies, Journalism, Marketing, Media, Health development, Psychology, English, Humanities, Sports, Theology, Teachers training and many more. Learning Resources :
Library: Books, Journals and other printed resources, periodicals, Multimedia resources, e-newspapers, e-journals, and websites
IT services: Email, Computer Rooms, Helpdesk, and Student's FAQ's.

Accommodation : There are 9 Halls of Residence in inside the Trinity & All Saints campus. The rooms include a bed, wardrobe, chair, desk and wash basins. For detail information visit www.accommodation@leedstrinity.ac.uk

Address :
Trinity & All Saints
Brownberrie Lane
Horsforth
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS18 5HD

Website :
For more information visit http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/index.asp

University of Greenwich - England

The Greenwich University history is rooted back in 1890 when Britain's second Polytechnic was opened. Past these years the Institute had undergone several amalgamations and changes and in the year 1992 it established itself as a university. The University has three campuses - Avery Hill is situated in the south-east London, Eltham district. Greenwich & Medway is situated in Chatham Maritime, Kent. The university has a very friendly and healthy atmosphere for students from different communities. It has special departments to support disabled students.

Courses :
The University of Greenwich is an institution for higher education as well as professional and vocational training. There are several work-related programmes emphasizing on professional and vocational training. The programmes are divided into few main categories-

• Undergraduate
• Combined Honours programme
• Postgraduate
• Foundation Degrees

The subjects or area of study the courses cover is huge. It starts from Art & Design, Performing Arts, Tourism, Humanities, Agriculture, Horticulture, Business & Management, Law, Science, Social Science, Computers, Engineering and Sports to Animal study, Religious study, Youth & Community and many more.
The University has a very flexible and special combined degree facility where one can choose what they want to study and at the same time specify the emphasis of the degree course. Students can take up a Joint-combination or a Major/Minor combination. The University is well known for the Research based programmes. For two years The Greenwich University has won the research based Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further education.

Accommodation : Students of each campus are provided with their specified requirements. The Halls of Residence in each campus provide study bedrooms equipped with latest facilities. Apart from this the University also helps student find private accommodation.

Libraries:The University has three separate libraries located in three campuses. The subjects covered

• Avery Hill Library - Architecture & Construction, Education & Training, Health & Social Care
• Greenwich - Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Law, Maritime Studies, Post compulsory Education & Training, Humanities, Business, Sociology
• Medway Drill Hall Library - Science & Engineering, Social Science & Healthcare, Business & Humanities.

Address :
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
Park Row
Greenwich
London SE10 9LS
Telephone: 020 8331 8000

Website :
For more information logon to http://www.gre.ac.uk/

Thames Valley University -England

After 0ver 140 years of experience the Thames Valley University actually established itself as a university in 1992. It is one of the largest Universities of Europe. The three campus sites are Ealing campus, Reading campus and the Slough campus.

Courses :
The courses are divided into six levels

• Undergraduate
  
• Postgraduate
  
• Professional courses
  
• Further education
  
• Short courses
  
• Online courses

These courses cover a rather large area of study. The departments are primarily divided into several categories as

• Art & Design
• Business
• Computing & IT
• Healthcare
• Law
• Management
• Media
• Performing Arts
• Sciences
• Technology
• Tourism & Hospitality

The university also provides a huge range of facilities for Research based activities. There are several research centers and groups with high quality learning resources.

Learning Resources : The Learning Resources Centres (LRCs) includes updated Libraries, Computing and Media services. The centres have open access workstations with all required facilities.

Accommodation : The University Accommodation Service (UAS) is based in Ealing provides well secured accommodation to the students residing at the Ealing & Slough campus. Paragon - is a newly built residential accommodation for all full-time TVU students. The Reading Campus in Kings Road has 72 rooms in the halls of residence and 9 of them are specially designed for the disabled students. This residence includes well furnished kitchens, television and laundry facilities.

Other Facilities: The students are benefited with few other facilities like Students advice, Students finance, Counselling, Health service, Sports facilities, chaplaincy facilities and most important there is a separate team to look after and provide all kind of support to the disabled students.


Address :
Ealing Campus
St Mary's Road
Ealing, W5 5RF
Tel: 020 8579 5000
Direct dial 020 8231 + extn.

Reading Campus
Kings Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4HJ

Slough Campus
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1YG
Tel: 01753 534585

Website :
For more details visit http://www.tvu.ac.uk/index.jsp

Surrey University - England

The Surrey University is rated as an International University, unique for the high quality dynamic academic standard and successful employment. It is located in a very well connected position especially easily accessible from London.

Along with the academic studies the university provides several professional training courses. The main focus is on employment and career. It must be mentioned that students with any kind of disabilities are also welcome at the University with the provision of special allowance.

There are two main campus one in Guildford and the other in Manor Park.

Courses
The course levels are

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate
• Professional Training

The University seeks for high quality Researchers and has made quite a popular place in the world of Research programmes. The main domains of researches are

• Nanotechnology
• Satellite Technology (SSTL)
• Integrated Electronics

Learning Resources:
The university offers top quality learning resources to the students. The University Library is situated in the centre of the campus. It holds over 500,000 books and huge range of periodicals along with several electronic resources, DVDs, CDs, access to computers and laptops, online information.

Accommodation:
Guildford or the University Town offers some perfect place to live. It has wide range of clubs, pubs, clubs and excellent sports facilities. All university students are benefited by the Accommodation Service. Flats and Houses are also available for students with families. The payments can also be maid in installments.

There is a network of chaplains drawn from different religious communities within the campus premises.

Address :
The University of Surrey
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XH

Website :
For more information about the Leeds Metropolitan University, please log on to : http://www.surrey.ac.uk/