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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.”

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InspiringEnterpriseInspiringAndrewFisherExecutive Chairman of Shazam

One of the Top Ten most downloaded apps worldwide

Graduated 1991

InspiringIconicEngineeringInspiringMalcolmSayer

Designer of the iconic E-Type Jaguar

Graduated 1938

InspiringWorldChampionsInspiringTanniGreyThompsonLife Peer and former Paralympian

One of Britain’s most successful paralympians, winning a total of 16 medals

Graduated 1991

JaneAtkinsonSenior Vice President of Sembcorp Utilities

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

Graduated 1994

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CliveWoodwardFormer Director of Sport, Team GB

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

Graduated 1978

RichardJosephCompany Founder of Joseph Joseph

Producing some of the most innovative products in the homewares market

Graduated 1998

PaulaRadcliffeProfessional Marathon Runner

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

Graduated 1996

ClaudiaParsonsWriter and Engineer

The first woman to circumnavigate the world by car

Graduated 1922

MontyPanesarCricketer

England’s number one spin bowler

Graduated 2005

SeanHardeleyScience Teacher

Winner of Outstanding New Teacher of the Year 2013 Award

Graduated 2010

ClaudWilliamsCompany Owner, The Creative Circle

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

Graduated 2012

TomKarenDesigner

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

Graduated 1945

EstherObadinaBSc Mathematics and Accounting and Financial Management

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

LincolnChanBSc Management Sciences

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

AneesaSiddiqueBA English and American Studies

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

SebastianCoePolitician and former Track and Field Athlete

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

Graduated 1979

SafaaUsmaniBSc Geography and Sports Science

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

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

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

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

The UK’s Best University for SportThe 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 graduatingDestination of HE Leavers Survey 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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Mileage Chart Approximate travelling distances by road from Loughborough

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)

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

Holywell Park Research Facility

University Library

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General Information Outstanding Campus 8-9

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

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

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

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InspiringWinners,InspiringYouInspiration 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 CampusThe 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.

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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 outlookThe 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 allLoughborough 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 LoughboroughLoughborough 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.

EatingLoughborough 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.

ShoppingThe 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.

EntertainmentLoughborough 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.

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

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

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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

Maximising your Employment ProspectsHelping you to plan your future career

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.

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

Career planning and job search skillsIn 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

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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

Largest single university Careers and Placements Fair in the UK

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

Dedicated support package for graduates starting their own business

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.Kier Group

Employers and graduate jobsLoughborough 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 extra-curricular 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.

Employability and the Loughborough AwardEmployability 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.

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.

Language learningStudents 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 studentsAt 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.

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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.

● Earn a salary while you gain experience● Many placements lead to a job offer after graduation● Gain awareness and skills, and boost your confidence ● Begin to develop a network of industry contacts● The majority of placement students achieve a 2:1 or better in their final degree● Strengthen your CV and improve your career options

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.

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

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● Casual, part-time and vacation work● Volunteering and participation in student societies● Self-employment and enterprise● Short-term work shadowing

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

FoodOur 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.

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 hallsOver 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.

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

Halls of Residence (Catered) £4,702 – 6,308

Halls of Residence (Self-Catering) £3,131 – 5,850

Off-Campus Single Room in Privately £1,950 – 4,650 Owned Shared House (Self-Catering) including utilities

AccommodationLive, study, enjoy

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.Alex Boreham

* ranked first for institution accommodation option in England.

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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

ContactStudent Accommodation CentreT: +44 (0)1509 222258/53 E: sac@lboro.ac.uk www.lboro.ac.uk/accommodation

Applying for a place in hallYou 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.

SupportAll 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.

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 oneYou 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-campusThere 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.

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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 SupportLoughborough 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.

Continual investment and development

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Academic supportIT ServicesLoughborough 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 LibraryThe 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

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 CentreThe 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 EducationThe 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 ServicesLocated centrally on campus, we offer a range of services to support your academic studies, including poster printing, digital copying, laminating, binding and folding.

Health and welfareStudent Support CentreThe Student Support Centre is divided into the English Language Support Service, and the Student Advice and Support Service.

English Language Support ServiceThe 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 ServiceThe 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 ServiceThe Counselling and Disability Service is here to support Loughborough University’s strategic plan in ensuring equality of opportunity for all students.

Counselling ServiceThe 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 LOUGHBOROUGHwww.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/welfare

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

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Disability Office and Mental Health Support TeamThe 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 CentreWe 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.

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Centre for Faith and SpiritualityThe 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.

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Student Medical FacilitiesThe 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.

Students love Loughborough Students’ UnionOur 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.

Unforgettable timesLoughborough 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.

Skills for the futureEmployers 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.

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 countsLoughborough 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 buildingLoughborough 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.

Life at LoughboroughThe unique Loughborough student experience

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Arts at LoughboroughThe 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.

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

At a glanceOver 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

● 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 ● CyclingEquestrian ● 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

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 sportWith 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 sportWe 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

Loughborough SportUnrivalled sporting opportunities

At a glance Sport for all is actively encouraged

Unrivalled sports facilities and coaches

Full range of recreational activities available

Over 50 student-run sports clubs

More informationFor more information about sport at Loughborough, please visit www.loughboroughsport.com

Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/loughboroughsport

Follow us on Twitter @LboroSport

FacilitiesFormer 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.

Performance sport and scholarshipsBeyond 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 sportThere 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 volunteeringOur 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

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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

The key to great teaching

Research that Matters

Understanding the biomechanics and physiology of disabled athletes

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

Influencing policy and evaluating impact of Universal Credit

Investigating the technology and identifying the challenges of climate control

Fees and Financial SupportThe costs and financial support for UK/EU students explained

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

Tuition feesLoughborough 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 costsIn 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 scholarshipsWe 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.

For further informationDetails 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.

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Government supportIn 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.

For UK/EU students to cover cost of tuition fees. The loan is paid back in instalments once you are earning a minimum salary.

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.

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

Up to £9,000 per year

Up to £5,500 per year

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

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Support What is it? How much? More information

Student Loan for Tuition

Student Loan for Living Costs

Maintenance Grant

Loughborough University financial support 2014-15

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.

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

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.

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

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

To provide assistance for UK students who experience severe hardship.

Up to £6,000 over three years

£9,000 over three years

Between £500 and £3,500 per year

£55 for 20 lessons£500 scholarship

£4,500 support per year

Typically between £350 – £1,350

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www.lboro.ac.uk/sportE: sports-scholarships@lboro.ac.ukT: +44 (0)1509 226108

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Support What is it? How much? More information

Loughborough Scholarship Programme*

Development Trust Scholarships

Sports Scholarships

Music Tuition and Scholarship

Care Leaver’s Bursary

Access to Learning Fund

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

SponsorshipThe 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.

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.

Part-time and casual workTo 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).

A leading UniversityLoughborough 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:● 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 applyingLoughborough accepts many kinds of international qualifications. Please see p32-33 on details of how to apply.

International StudentsWhy 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.

Accommodation and living costsInternational 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.

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 bursariesThe 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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Work opportunitiesEuropean 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 LoughboroughOn 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 supportWe 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

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

Language and study skillsIf 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 ProgrammeThis 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 exchangesThese 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.

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 OfficeThe 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

Admissions PolicyIn 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.

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

How to applyApplications 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

SelectionOnce 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.

Applying to Loughborough

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.

UK-based applicants receiving an offer will normally be invited to attend a post-application 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.

Transfer between coursesIn 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 entryEach 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 OfficeT: +44 (0)1509 223522 E: admissions@lboro.ac.ukwww.lboro.ac.uk/study

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Entry requirementsLoughborough 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

GCSEWe 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-LevelsApplicants 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.

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.

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-UWe 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 DiplomaApplicants 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 HighersIf 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.

Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced DiplomaApplicants 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 CertificateAt 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.

BTECsBTEC 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.

Access to HE DiplomaAn 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.

Advanced DiplomaLoughborough 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.

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).

Extended ProjectWe 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 qualificationsWe 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 requirementsStudents 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.

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 coursesEach 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 awardsLoughborough 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 yearThe 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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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.

Why become a mature student at Loughborough?● 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 DaysOpportunities to visit Loughborough campus include subject-based Taster Days specifically for mature applicants. At the campus-wide 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.

FinanceLoughborough 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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Academic Schools and DepartmentsAeronautical and Automotive Engineering 38-40

Arts (The) 41-43

Business and Economics 44-51

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

Mathematical Sciences 93-98

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering 99-104

Physics 105-108

Politics, History and International Relations 109-112

Social Sciences 113-118

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences 119-123

Foundation Studies / Teacher Training 124-125

FANTASTIC SUPPORTThe quality of teaching and support is fantastic, I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else!Ant Caren, 3rd Year MEng Automotive Engineering

Aeronautical and Automotive EngineeringChallenging 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 manytier one automotive suppliers.

CoursesAeronautical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H403

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H402

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H410

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H401

Entry RequirementsA-Level: A*AA (MEng) with A* in Maths or Physics (AAA may be offered in exceptional circumstances) / AAA-AAB (BEng) including Maths at grade A and PhysicsIB: 38-37 (MEng) / 34 (BEng) including 6 at HL in Maths and PhysicsBTEC HNC/HND: Distinctions in Maths and five (MEng) / three (BEng) other science related subjects

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FacilitiesThe 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.

Industrial PlacementYou 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.

Research and Industry ConnectionsThe 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.

Aeronautical Engineering

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.

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.

MEng CourseThis 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.

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.

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Year 1 (MEng and BEng)● 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†)

Year 2 (MEng and BEng)● 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†)

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 YearIn 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.

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

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

Career ProspectsThis 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

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

Aeronautical Engineering with a Foundation Yearfor 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

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 CourseThis 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.

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

Year 1● 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†)

Year 2 (MEng and BEng)● Control Engineering ● Dynamics ● Electrotechnology ● Engineering Mathematics ● Ground Vehicle Aerodynamics ● Internal Combustion Engines ● Machine Elements and Automotive Materials ● Mechanics of Solids ● Powertrain Technologies and Attributes ● Structural Design Project ● Vehicle Design ● Systems Reliability Assessment (or for MEng only plus languages†)

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 3Final 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 YearIn 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 ProspectsGraduates 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

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

Automotive Engineering with a Foundation Yearfor 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.

For further details please see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS Code: H343

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS Code: H342

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS Code: H330

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS Code: H341

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAA (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including Maths at grade A and PhysicsIB: 36 (MEng) / 32 (BEng) including 6 at HL in Maths and PhysicsBTEC HNC/HND: Distinctions in Maths and five (MEng) / three (BEng) other science related subjects

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THE BEST FACILITIESI was inspired to study here by the amount of talent that has emerged from Loughborough. I have access to the best facilities enabling me the creative freedom to explore my ideas. Jessica Stewart, 3rd Year BA Textiles: Innovation and DesignFor full profile visit www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/jessica-s

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.

CoursesFine ArtGraphic Communication and IllustrationTextiles: Innovation and Design

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Why study with us?FacilitiesOur 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 ExperienceWe 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 AwardsOur 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.

Industry ProjectsWe 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.

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 ExhibitionEvery 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.

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

Entry RequirementsIt 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.

Direct A-Level entry is considered. A typical offer for applicants without a pre-degree course is ABB from 3 A-Levels. Interviews are not guaranteed for applicants whose predicted grades fall significantly short of this minimum requirement.

Fine Art

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 StructureOur 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

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.

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.

Year 1Your 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 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 Prospects95% 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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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 RequirementsIt 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.

Direct A-Level entry is considered. A typical offer for applicants without a pre-degree course is ABB from 3 A-Levels. Interviews are not guaranteed for applicants whose predicted grades fall significantly short of this minimum requirement.

Graphic Communication and Illustration

This course has an enviable reputation for developing students to be superb visual thinkers who excel in the creative industries. Our course offers you the unique advantage of teaching a specialised skillset that can be applied to a greater range of industries and technical formats.

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.

Year 1Students 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.

Year 2Students 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.

Year 3This 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 Prospects91% 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.

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

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

Entry RequirementsIt 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.

Direct A-Level entry is considered. A typical offer for applicants without a pre-degree course is ABB from 3 A-Levels. Interviews are not guaranteed for applicants whose predicted grades fall significantly short of this minimum requirement.

Textiles: Innovation and Design

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.

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

Year 1During 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.

Year 2In your second year you will opt for a specialised pathway in Weave, Print or Multi-Media 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.

Year 3Your 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 Prospects91% 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.

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EXPERT TEACHINGI would definitely encourage anyone with a passion for economics to apply here because it has a great reputation for expert teaching.Andreas Oppong, 1st Year BSc EconomicsFor full profile visit www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/andreas

Business and EconomicsLoughborough’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.

CoursesAccounting and Financial ManagementBanking, Finance and ManagementInformation Management and Business International BusinessManagement SciencesRetailing, Marketing and ManagementEconomicsBusiness Economics and FinanceEconomics and ManagementInternational EconomicsEconomics with AccountingEconomics with GeographyEconomics with Politics

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Professional Placements and Study AbroadAlmost 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.

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 EthosEnterprise 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.

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

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Accounting and Financial Management

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 RecognitionThe 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.

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.

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

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

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 3Salaried 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 ProspectsMost 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.

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BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: N301

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Banking, Finance and Management

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.

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.

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.

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

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 3Salaried professional placement.

Year 4● Financial Management and Corporate Policy ● Corporate and Wholesale Banking ● Principles of Strategic Management ● Strategy in Banking

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).

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

Career ProspectsThe 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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: PN11

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: PNC1

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD profileOther: GCSE Maths at grade C

Information Management and Business

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

Year 2● 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

Plus two modules from a list of options (including Informatics and Systems, Company Finance, Organisation Studies, The Contemporary Business Environment).

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad

Final Year● Business Intelligence and Analysis ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills ● Management of Information Systems and Services ● Project ● Strategic Management

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 ProspectsThere 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.

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

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Management Sciences

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.

Year 1● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Skills for Study and Work

● Business Modelling ● Microeconomics for Business ● Financial Framework ● Principles of Marketing ● The Marketing Mix ● Organisational Behaviour ● Organisations in the International Context

Plus two modules from a list of options (including other introductory management subjects and languages).

Year 2● 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).

Year 3Salaried 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).

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

Career ProspectsThe 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.

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

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

International Business

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.

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 ● Organisational Behaviour ● Microeconomics for Business

● 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).

Year 2● 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).

Year 3Salaried 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.

Year 4● 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 ProspectsThe 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L100

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L10A

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Economics

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.

Year 1● Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Data Analysis ● Quantitative Economics

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

Year 2● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Introduction to Econometrics

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).

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad

Final Year● 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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: NN25

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Retailing, Marketing and Management

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.

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

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 3Salaried professional placement.

Year 4● 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 ProspectsCareer 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L1NK

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: LN14

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Business Economics and Finance

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 1● 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)

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).

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad

Final Year● 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).

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

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: LN12

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: LN1F

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Economics and Management

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.

Year 1 ● 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

Plus optional modules from the second year of our other Business and Economics degrees.

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad

Final YearYou 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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L110

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

International Economics

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.

Year 1● Principles of Macroeconomics ● Principles of Microeconomics ● Data Analysis ● Quantitive Econometrics

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).

Year 2● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Introduction to Econometrics ● International Economic Relations

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).

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad

Final Year● International Money and Finance ● International Trade ● Development Economics ● Research Skills and Communication

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 ProspectsGraduates 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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L1N4

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L1NL

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Economics with Accounting

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.

Year 1● 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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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Economics with Geography

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

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

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

Economics with Politics

Year 2● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics

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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L1FV

Entry RequirementsA-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 profileOther: Strong GCSE profile including minimum grade B in Maths and English

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

Year 2● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Political Thought: Text and Analysis ● Comparative European Politics

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

Optional Year on Placement or Studying Abroad

Final Year● 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 ProspectsGraduates 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

Contact detailsDepartment AdmissionsT: +44 (0)1509 222532E: chemical.ug@lboro.ac.uk

www.lboro.ac.uk/chemical

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.

Chemical Engineering

CoursesChemical EngineeringChemical Engineering with Management

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EXCELLENT INDUSTRIAL LINKSI would highly recommend the placement scheme as the University has excellent industrial links and gaining a years work experience is invaluable.Tom Guilding, Final Year BEng Chemical Engineering

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H803

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

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H805

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAA (MEng) / AAA-AAB (BEng) from including Maths and at least one from Chemistry or PhysicsIB: 36 points (MEng) / 34 points (BEng) including 18 (MEng) / 17-18 (BEng) 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

Chemical Engineering

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.

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.

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.

Year 1 MEng and BEngThe 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 MEng and BEngModules 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 MEngThese 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 ProspectsMost 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, Nestlé, Shell, Tate and Lyle, and United Biscuits.

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

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H8N2

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAA including Maths and at least one from Chemistry or PhysicsIB: 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

Chemical Engineering with Management

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 1The 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 2Modules 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.

Year 3 and 4These 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.

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, Nestlé, Shell, Tate and Lyle, and United Biscuits.

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VERY APPROACHABLEThe lecturers are all very approachable and open to questions and suggestions, I’ve always received help when I needed it.Dan Sedgwick, 4th Year MChem Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

ChemistryThe 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.

CoursesChemistryChemistry with Analytical ScienceChemistry with Sports ScienceMedicinal 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 YearDuring 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 AbroadYou 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 ChemistGraduates 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 SchemeThe 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.

MChem (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F102

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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F100

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB to include Chemistry and preferably one other Science or MathematicsIB: 34-32 points including 6 at HL in Chemistry and 5 at HL in one other ScienceBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profileOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Chemistry

The principles and application of modern chemistry underpin many important UK industries. To meet the needs of employers we ensure that our students are given the opportunity to develop a wide range of transferable skills, including a logical and imaginative approach to problem solving and effective communication skills.

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.

In Year 4 you will study advanced research techniques that are complemented with further advanced modules in chemistry, and an extended research project equivalent to six modules where you will have the opportunity to work in the research laboratories.

Modules typically include:Year 1● 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

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

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

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

Year 4● 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.

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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Chemistry with a Foundation Yearfirst 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

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

MChem (Hons) DIS/DPS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F183

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F180

BSc (Hons) DIS/DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F181

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB to include Chemistry and preferably one other Science or MathematicsIB: 34-32 points including 6 at HL in Chemistry and 5 at HL in one other ScienceBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile Other: GCSE Maths grade C

Chemistry with Analytical Science

This course is designed to meet the rapidly expanding demand for graduate chemists with a comprehensive understanding of the techniques and applications of modern instrumental analytical methods.

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.

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.

Modules typically include:Year 1● 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

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

Year 4● 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.

Career ProspectsRecent 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.

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Chemistry with Sports ScienceBSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: FC16

BSc (Hons) DIS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: FCC6

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB to include Chemistry and preferably one other Science or MathematicsIB: 34-32 points including 6 at HL in Chemistry and 5 at HL in one other ScienceBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

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This course offers two highly valued specialisations, comprising a mixture of Chemistry and Sports Science modules and includes specialist options.

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.

Modules typically include:Year 1● 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

Plus a further subject from:● Advanced Methods of Analysis in Sports Biomechanics ● Mechanics of Sports Techniques

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

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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F151

BSc (Hons) DIS/DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F127

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB to include Chemistry and preferably one other Science or MathematicsIB: 34-32 points including 6 at HL in Chemistry and 5 at HL in one other ScienceBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profileOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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.

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.

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.

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.

Modules typically include:Year 1● 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

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

Year 4● Further Aspects of Advanced Analytical, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry

Plus Dissertation and Research Project.

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

Career ProspectsRecent 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.

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)

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INSPIRING SUCCESSThe opportunities available are endless and the amount of successful graduates is an inspiration to achieve the best you can.Jordan Evans, Final Year BSc Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Civil and Building EngineeringOur 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.

CoursesCivil EngineeringArchitectural Engineering and Design ManagementConstruction Engineering ManagementCommercial Management and Quantity SurveyingAir Transport ManagementTransport and Business Management

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H203

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

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H200

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H201

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAA (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including Maths and a second science (Critical Thinking not accepted)IB: 36 points (MEng) / 34 points (BEng) including 5 in Maths at HLBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Civil Engineering: DDD with Distinctions in Maths and either Further Maths or Applied Maths Other: GCSE Maths grade C

Civil Engineering

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.

Year 1● Mathematics ● Construction Materials ● Fluid Mechanics ● Engineering Materials ● Construction Technology and Management ● Structural Analysis and Mechanics ● Engineering Design ● Surveying ● Communications, IT and CAD

Year 2● Structural Design ● Geotechnics ● Hydraulics ● Surveying ● Construction

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

Year 3 or 4 (BEng)● Structural Analysis and Mechanics ● Geotechnics ● Project Management ● Water Engineering ● Design Project ● Research Project ● Health and Safety

Plus two options from:● Water Treatment ● Applied Structural Analysis ● Construction Technology and Management ● Ground Engineering ● Design of Bridges and Foundations ● Environmental Engineering ● GPS Surveying ● 3D CAD Modelling ● Civil Engineering for Developing Countries ● Emergency Water and Sanitation Engineering ● Maintenance Repair and Refurbishment ● French, German or Spanish

Year 3 or 4 (MEng)● 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

Year 4 or 5 (MEng)● 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 StudyOur 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).

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BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: K237

Entry RequirementsA-Level: 300 points from 3 A-Levels, including at least one design/science subjectIB: 32 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Construction: DDMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Architectural Engineering and Design Management

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).

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

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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BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: K291

Entry RequirementsA-Level: 280 points from 3 A-LevelsIB: 30 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Construction Engineering Management

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.

Industrial TrainingSponsored students will complete a work placement, and will become eligible for the additional award of Diploma in Industrial Studies.

SponsorshipsSuitable 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.

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)

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Entry RequirementsA-Level: 300 points from 3 A-LevelsIB: 32 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying

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

There are also teamwork exercises, project work, a surveying field course, an outdoor management course and a final-year personal research project.

Industrial TrainingSponsored students will complete a work placement, and will become eligible for the additional award of Diploma in Industrial Studies.

SponsorshipsThe 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.

Career ProspectsThis 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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Jordan Evans

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Pooja Godhania

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Ollie Bradley

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

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: 280 points from 3 A-LevelsIB: 30 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Transport and Business Management

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.

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.

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.

Year 1Modules 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

Year 2Modules include:● Transport and the Environment ● Transport Planning ● Business Strategy ● Economics of Transport ● Supply Chain Management ● Project Appraisal ● Transport Risk and Safety ● Road Transport Engineering and Operations

Year 3 or 4Modules 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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: 280 points from 3 A-LevelsIB: 30 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Air Transport ManagementThis 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.

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

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

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

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

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Wilson Leung

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Megan Forster

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AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCEEveryone I’ve met, both staff and students, have inspired me to make the most of my life. It’s definitely been an incredible experience here!Jonathan Smith, Final Year MSci Computer Science

Computer ScienceThe 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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Assuring QualityWe 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.

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.

Industry AccreditationSeveral 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).

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.

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.

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.

Career ProspectsOur 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.

MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: G402

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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G400

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G401

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MSci) / ABB (BSc) including Maths (or plus A-Level Maths at grade C or AS-Level Maths at grade A)IB: 34 points (MSci) / 32 points (BSc) including 5 in Maths at HLBTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade B (MSci) / DDD in Extended Diploma including Distinction in Mathematics for IT Practitioners or equivalent (BSc)Other: GCSE Maths grade B

Computer Science

Computer Science is a rapidly evolving and increasingly important field, pervasive in almost all areas of science and modern day life. Computer Science graduates are therefore in high demand across an increasingly diverse range of industries.

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.

Year 1● 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

Year 2● 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

Optional Professional Placement Year

Year 3Compulsory modules:● Computer Science Project (triple module) ● 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

Year 4 MSci● 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 ProspectsGraduate 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 with a Foundation Yearhave not had the opportunity to study the pre-requisite subjects needed for first year entry at A-Level or equivalent.

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

MSci (Hons) DPS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GGK7

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GG4T

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GG47

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MSci) / ABB (BSc) including Maths (or plus A-Level Maths at grade C or AS-Level Maths at grade A)IB: 34 points (MSci) / 32 points (BSc) including 5 in Maths at HLBTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade B (MSci) / DDD in Extended Diploma including Distinction in Mathematics for IT Practitioners or equivalent (BSc)Other: GCSE Maths grade B

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science of mimicking human intelligence inside a computer. The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence degree course is a computing degree that allows students to specialise in AI through their project work and a number of specialist AI modules.

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.

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

Year 1● 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

Year 2● 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

Optional Professional Placement Year

Year 3Compulsory 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

Year 4 MSci● 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 ProspectsGraduate 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

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MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: G501

MSci (Hons) DPS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G500

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GN52

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GN51

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MSci) / ABB (BSc)IB: 34 points (MSci) / 32 points (BSc)BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus an A-Level at grade B (MSci) / DDD in Extended Diploma (BSc)Other: GCSE Maths grade B

Information Technology Management for Business

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.

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.

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.

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.

Year 1Computing core modules:● Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming

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

Year 2Computing 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 ● Principles of Marketing ● Operations Management ● The Marketing Mix

Optional Professional Placement Year

Year 3Compulsory 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

Year 4 MSci● Enterprise Technology for Computer Scientists ● Group Project ● Managing a Project Team ● Thesis Project ● Teamwork and Leadership

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

Career ProspectsGraduate destinations include: American Express, BBC News, Credit Suisse, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, RAPP, Santander, Thomson Reuters USA.

*Diploma in Professional Studies **British Computer Society (BCS), partial Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration; E-skills UK

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Computing and Management

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 1Computing core modules:● Computer Systems ● Databases ● Essential Skills for Computing ● Programming for the WWW ● Server Side Programming

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

Year 2Computing 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 ● Organisational Studies ● Principles of Marketing ● The Marketing Mix

Optional Professional Placement Year

Year 3Compulsory modules:● IT 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 ● 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

Year 4 MSci● 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 ProspectsGraduate 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

MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: GN4F

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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GNK2

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GN42

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MSci) / ABB (BSc)IB: 34 points (MSci) / 32 points (BSc)BTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus an A-Level at grade B (MSci) / DDD in Extended Diploma (BSc)Other: GCSE Maths grade B

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Andrew Houghton

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MSci (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: GGK1

MSci (Hons) DPS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GGL1

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GG4C

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GG4D

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MSci) /ABB (BSc) including Maths grade AIB: 34 points (MSci) / 32 points (BSc) including 6 in Maths at HLBTEC Level 3 Diplomas: 12 units at Distinction plus A-Level Maths grade AOther: GCSE Maths grade B

Computer Science and Mathematics

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.

Year 1● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Databases ● Geometry and Groups ● Introductory Probability and Statistics ● Linear Algebra ● Logic and Functional Programming ● Mathematical Methods 1 and 2 ● Object-Oriented Programming and Algorithms

Year 2● 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

Optional Professional Placement Year

Year 3Compulsory 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

Year 4 MSci● 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 ProspectsGraduate 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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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GG54

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GG45

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABBIB: 32 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Diploma: DDD in Extended DiplomaOther: GCSE Maths grade B

Web Development

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.

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.

Pre-Course ExperienceThis 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.

Year 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory 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 3Compulsory core modules:● Advanced Human-Computer Interaction ● E-Business Planning and Marketing ● Markup Languages for the Web ● Software Project Management ● IT Project (triple module)

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

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

Career ProspectsPossible graduate job titles include: E-communications Manager, Enterprise Information Architect, Information Manager, Intranet Manager, Portal Content Manager, Web Services Manager.

*Diploma in Professional Studies ** British Computer Society (BCS), provisional Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G462

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G563

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABBIB: 32 points minimumBTEC Level 3 Diploma: DDD in Extended DiplomaOther: GCSE Maths grade B

Information Management and Computing

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 1Compulsory 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

Plus 1 optional module from:● Information & Knowledge Organisation & Retrieval ● Object-Oriented Programming and Algorithms

Year 2Compulsory 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 3Compulsory 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 ● Knowledge-based 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 ProspectsGraduate 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

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EXPOSURE TO INDUSTRYThe 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

DesignAt 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 £36 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.

CoursesErgonomics (Human Factors Design)Design ErgonomicsIndustrial Design and TechnologyProduct Design and Technology

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

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time UCAS code: J921

Entry RequirementsA-Level: BBC IB: 30-32 points minimum including SL MathsBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM profileOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Ergonomics (Human Factors Design)

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.

Year 1Compulsory 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

Year 2Compulsory 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

Optional Placement YearFinal YearCompulsory 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 Prospects92% 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

The SchoolThe 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

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Leila TaibBSc Ergonomics (Human Factors)

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: J923

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Entry RequirementsA-Level: BBB including grade B in A-Level Design and Technology or Art and DesignIB: 32 points minimum including HL Design and Technology or Art and DesignBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Design Ergonomics

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 1Compulsory 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

Year 2Compulsory Modules: ● Design Ergonomics Practice ● Universal Design ● Qualitative Methods ● Cognitive Ergonomics ● Ergonomics Research Data Analysis ● Ergonomics in Design of Multi-User Systems

Optional Modules:● Sustainable Design ● Vision ● The Body and Work ● Thermal Environment ● Human Response to Noise and Vibration ● Teaching Design and Technology

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Final YearCompulsory Modules: ● Final Year Design Ergonomics Practice ● Computer Aided Ergonomics ● Interaction Design

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.

OpportunitiesThis 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). The course is also seeking accreditation by the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors ● Design Week

More information is available on our website www.lboro.ac.uk/lds

Career ProspectsYou 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.

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Jessica Rowley

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Liam WardBSc Design Ergonomics

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H775

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB 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 DesignBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDMOther: GCSE Maths grade C

Industrial Design and Technology

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.

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

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

Optional Modules:● Universal Design ● Sustainable Design ● Interaction Design ● Computer Aided Ergonomics ● Teaching Design and Technology ● Physical and Virtual Prototyping in Design ● The Global Studio

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Final YearCompulsory Modules: ● Final Year Design Practice ● Dissertation ● Industrial Design Studies 3

Optional modules:● Interaction Design ● Computer-Aided Modelling and Manufacture ● Universal Design ● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Computer Aided Ergonomics ● The Global Studio

Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting. Please see our website for the latest module information.

Career ProspectsWith 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.

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Product Design and Technology

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

Year 2 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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Final YearCompulsory Modules: ● Final Year Design Practice ● Dissertation ● Applications of Mechanics and Electronics for Design

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 Prospects100% 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: HJ7X

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time UCAS code: HJ79

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

INDUSTRY RECOGNITIONMy 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.Yinka Falade, 4th Year MEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Electronic, Electrical and Systems EngineeringSo 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 full-time 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.

CoursesElectronic and Electrical EngineeringElectronic and Computer Systems EngineeringSystems Engineering

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H601

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H605

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H600

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H604

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAA (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including Maths and at least one science subjectIB: 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

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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 1Compulsory Modules: ● Circuits ● Signals and Systems ● Mathematics ● Electromagnetism ● Programming and Software Design ● Electronics ● Introduction to Systems Engineering for Projects ● Project

Year 2Compulsory 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

Final Year BEng (Year 3)Compulsory Modules: ● Business Management ● Solo Project ● Plus five options from list below

Year 3 and Final Year MEng (Year 4)Compulsory Modules: ● Applying Management Theory ● Business Management ● Group Project ● Individual Advanced Project ● Plus nine options

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 ProspectsOur 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.

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Electronic and Electrical Engineering with a Foundation Year

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

year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our School.

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Yinka Falade

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Victoria Murtland

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Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering

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 1Compulsory Modules: ● Circuits ● Signals and Systems ● Mathematics ● Electromagnetism ● Programming and Software Design ● Electronics ● Introduction to Systems Engineering for Projects ● Project

Year 2Compulsory Modules: ● Computer Architecture ● Electronic Systems Design with FPGAs ● Electronics ● Software Engineering ● Mathematics

Plus 2 options from:● Communications ● Control System Design Engineering Project Management ● Systems Integration

Final Year BEng 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 MEngCompulsory 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 VerificationPlease note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career ProspectsOur 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.

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H613

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H612

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H611

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H614

Entry RequirementsA-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

Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering with a Foundation Year

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

completion of the one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our School.

For further details of entry requirements, please see p124 or visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sefs

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David ReadMEng Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H660

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H641

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H652

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H650

Entry RequirementsA-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

Systems Engineering

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 well-integrated 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 1Compulsory Modules: ● Circuits ● Signals and Systems ● Mathematics ● Electromagnetism ● Programming and Software Design ● Electronics ● Introduction to Systems Engineering for Projects ● Project

Year 2Compulsory Modules: ● Aircraft Design ● Control System Design ● Engineering Mechanics ● Mathematics ● Systems Integration ● Systems Methods ● Plus one option from Communications; Electromechanical Systems

Final Year BEng Compulsory Modules: ● Human Factors in Systems Design ● Individual Project ● Materials Properties andApplication ● Systems Engineering Applications Theory ● Plus three options from optional modules list below

Year 3 and Final Year MEngCompulsory 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 ProspectsThe 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.

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.

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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

Systems Engineering with a Foundation YearFoundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our School.

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STUDENT PROFILE

Ern Arrowsmith

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OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIESI 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

English and DramaWith 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.

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EnglishOur 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.

DramaOur 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

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.

PublishingThis 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 StudiesA 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.

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: Q300

BA (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: Q301

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English

English

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 1Compulsory English modules:● An Introduction to Language ● Critical Studies 1 & 2 ● Introduction to Poetry 1 & 2 ● Writing in History

Optional English modules:● Introduction to American Literature ● Introduction to Short Story ● Oral Communication ● Performance, Stage and Management ● The Search for Identity ● Writing Women ● The Essay ● Introduction to the Short Narrative ● Women’s Voices ● Language in Context ● Introduction to Film Studies

Year 2Compulsory English modules:● British Drama 1576-1737 ● Victorian Literature

Optional English modules:● African American Culture ● British Renaissance Drama ● Chivalry from Chaucer

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

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Final YearCompulsory 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 ● 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

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:● Drama ● Publishing and Marketing ● Politics ● Social Sciences ● Maths ● 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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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BA (Hons) variable length but usually 4-7 years

English (part-time)

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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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: W400

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: W401

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted) IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English or Theatre Arts BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

Drama

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 1Compulsory 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 YearIn 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 PerformanceYou 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 ProspectsThe 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.

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: W4Q3

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: WQ43

Entry RequirementsA-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

Drama with a Minor 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.

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.

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 1Compulsory modules in Drama:● Performance, Stage and Management ● Textual and Historical Studies ● Performance and Analysis ● Philosophising Performance

Optional modules in Drama: ● Non-Western Performance ● Textual StudiesCompulsory modules in English:● Critical Studies 1 & 2Optional modules in English:Many are available. Please see the individual entries for the course in English.

Year 2 and Final YearIn 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.

Career ProspectsOur 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 English and Drama graduates include accountancy, advertising, arts administration, journalism, law, librarianship, marketing, 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.

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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.

European, American and non-Western theatre traditions are studied as well as British theatre.

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.

Year 1Compulsory 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 ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: W4N1

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: WN41

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English or Theatre Arts BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM

Drama with a Minor in Business StudiesYears 2Optional 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

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

Final YearOptional 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

Compulsory Business School modules:● Entrepreneurship and Innovation ● Entrepreneurship and Small Business ● Fundamentals of Strategic Management ● Leadership and Interpersonal Skills

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.

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

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: Q3N1

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: QN31

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English

English with a Minor in Business Studies

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 1Compulsory 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

Years 2Compulsory 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

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

Final YearCompulsory 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 1815-1832 ● 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.

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: Q3T7

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: QT37

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English

English and American Studies

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 1Compulsory 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

Year 2Compulsory modules: ● British Drama 1576-1737 ● Nineteenth-Century American Writing ● African American Culture

Final YearCompulsory 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 ProspectsOur 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.

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: QW34

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: Q3W4

Entry RequirementsA-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

English and Drama

There are compulsory and optional modules in each subject to ensure that students get the very best combination of essential knowledge and personal choice.

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.

Year 1Compulsory modules in English:● Critical Studies 1 & 2 ● An Introduction to Language ● Introduction to Poetry 1

Compulsory modules in Drama:● Performance, Stage and Management ● Textual and Historical Studies ● Philosophising Performance

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

Optional modules in Drama:● Non-western Performance ● Textual Studies

Year 2Compulsory modules in English:● EITHER British Drama 1576-1737 (semester 1) ● OR Victorian Literature (semester 2)

There are no compulsory modules in Drama.

Final YearCompulsory modules:● EITHER English Dissertation ● OR Drama Dissertation.

Optional Modules for Year 2 and Final Year 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

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

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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Joint Honours CoursesPolitics with a Minor (English)(Please see p110 for more details)

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: QC36

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: Q3C6

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB including English (Literature, Language or both) (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM plus A-Level English

English and Sports Science

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.

Year 1Compulsory modules in English:● Critical Studies 1 & 2 ● An introduction to Language ● Introduction to Poetry 1Optional 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

Year 2Compulsory modules in English:● EITHER British Drama 1576-1737 (semester 1) ● OR Victorian Literature (semester 2).

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 YearThere 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 ExperienceOptional 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.

Career ProspectsStudents 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.

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: P4Q3

BA (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: P4QH

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB including English (Literature, Language or both). (General Studies accepted)IB: 34 points including 5 at HL in English BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile plus A-Level English

Publishing and 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 1Compulsory 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 DesignOptional 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 2Compulsory modules:● British Drama 1576-1737 or Victorian Literature ● Publishing Design and Production ● Marketing and Editing ● Culture, Society and Technology ● Research MethodsOptional 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 YearCompulsory modules:● Project (Publishing) or Dissertation (English) ● The Book Trade ● The Magazine BusinessOptional 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 ProspectsStudents have found employment with organisations such as Cambridge University Press, Palgrave Macmillan and Bloomsbury Professional Publishing.

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UNIQUE MODULESI’ve thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of my course and the unique field trip modules, which included a trip to Paris, allow a very social experience within the course.Ruth Flanigan, Final Year BSc Geography and Management

GeographyGeography 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.

CoursesGeographyGeography with EconomicsGeography and ManagementGeography and Sports ScienceGeography and Sport Management

Related CoursesHistory and Geography (Joint Honours)Economics with Geography (Combined Honours)

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F800

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB including GeographyIB: 36-34 points including 5 at HL in GeographyBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: only accepted in combination with A-Levels including Geography at grade B

Geography

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 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory modules for Single Honours (optional for Joint and Combined Honours):● Geographical Research: Design and Practice ● Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

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

Optional modules:● Exploring the Ice Ages ● Forest Ecology ● Geographies of Culture, Media and Representation ● Geographies of Modern Europe ● Global Migration ● Human Geography Fieldcourse (overseas residential) ● Lake System Dynamics ● Physical Geography Fieldcourse (UK residential) ● River Ecology ● Sustainable Urban Geographies

Final YearCompulsory 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

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

Career ProspectsOur 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.

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Geography SpecialisationsWe 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.

Study Abroad There are opportunities for students on all courses to spend a year abroad. Further details are available on individual course pages.

Fieldwork 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. 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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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: FN8F

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: FN82

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB including GeographyIB: 34 points including SL in Maths and 5 at HL in GeographyBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: only accepted in combination with A-Levels including Geography at grade B

Geography and Management

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.

Year 1Compulsory core modules:● Accounting for Managers ● Introduction to Accounting ● Management of Human Resources ● Organisational Behaviour ● Quantitative Methods for Business ● Statistics and Modelling for Management

Year 2Compulsory core modules:● Management Science Methods ● Operations Management ● Organisation Studies ● Principles of Marketing ● The Marketing Mix

Optional modules (choose 1 of 2):● Company Finance ● The Contemporary Business Environment

Between their second and final years, students on the 4 year sandwich course will be able to spend a year in a UK or overseas business environment, which leads to the award of a Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) on completion of their course; this is in addition to the BSc Honours degree.

The industrial placement year is administered by the University’s School of Business and Economics.

Final YearCompulsory 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 ProspectsGeography 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.

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Geography with Economics

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.

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography course.

Year 1Compulsory modules:● Data Analysis ● An Introduction to Economic Systems

Year 2Compulsory modules:● Macroeconomics ● Microeconomics

Final YearOptional 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.

Career ProspectsOur 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.

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Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB including GeographyIB: 36-34 points including SL in Maths and 5 at HL in GeographyBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: only accepted in combination with A-Levels including Geography at grade B

Geography and Sports Science

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 1Compulsory core modules:● Fitness and Training ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

● Introduction to Sociology of Sport ● Sport, Exercise and Health Pedagogies ● Teaching and Coaching 1

Year 2Optional modules (choose 1 of 2):● Acquiring Movement Skills ● Critical Inquiry in Physical Activity and Health ● Making Sense of Modern Sport ● Psychological Factors in Competitive Sport ● Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport ● Sport and Exercise Pedagogy ● Sport, Ideologies and Values ● Structural Kinesiology ● Teaching and Coaching 2

Final YearOptional 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 ProspectsSome 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: LN78

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB including GeographyIB: 36-34 points including SL in Maths and 5 at HL in GeographyBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: only accepted in combination with A-Levels including Geography at grade B

Geography and Sport Management

This course is taught by Geography, the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences and the School of Business and Economics. Students take modules in both human and physical geography in first year but can choose to specialise in one or the other in years two and three. In sport management students consider the diversity of leisure activities and the opportunities for participation that are made available to consumers in first year before focusing on sports marketing, sport planning and provision and accounting, human resource management and risk management in years two and three.

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography course.

Year 1Compulsory modules:● IT for Sport and Exercise Sciences ● Organisational Behaviour ● The Sport Industries

Optional modules:● Environment of Leisure Management ● Introduction to Sociology of Sport ● Olympic Studies ● The Leisure Market

Year 2Compulsory modules:● The Marketing Mix for Sport and Leisure ● Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure

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

Final YearCompulsory 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

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

Career ProspectsSkills 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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BRILLIANT EXPERIENCEMy 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.Mital Mistry, Final Year MEng Design with Engineering Materials

MaterialsMaterials 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”.

CoursesAutomotive MaterialsMaterials EngineeringDesign with Engineering Materials

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FacilitiesThe 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.

Professional Memberships and AccreditationThe 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 ContactsIndustrial 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.

Industrial TrainingStudents are encouraged to spend a year in industry. See individual course pages for further details.

Career ProspectsEach 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.

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: J552

MEng (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: J553

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: J511

BEng (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: J551

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including two from Maths, Chemistry and PhysicsIB: 36-34 points (MEng) / 32 points (BEng) with 6,5 at HL in any two of Maths, Chemistry and PhysicsBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD (MEng) / DDM (BEng) with merit in Maths modules

Automotive Materials

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.

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 1● Experimental skills ● Introduction to Materials ● CAD and Engineering Drawing ● Mechanical Design ● Product Design and Materials Selection ● Maths and Mechanics for Materials ● Vehicle Design, Development and Manufacture

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)

Year 4 Final Year MEng● Industrial Case Studies ● Tomorrows Materials ● Masters Team/Group Project ● Vehicle Engine Analysis ● Teamwork and Leadership ● Surface Analysis and Microscopy ● Materials Modelling

Plus 1 optional moduleOptional Modules include:● Language Studies ● New Product Development ● Human Resource Management ● Advanced Materials Dissertation

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

Career ProspectsFrom 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

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BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: J500

BEng (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: J501

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including two from Maths, Chemistry and PhysicsIB: 36-34 points (MEng) / 32 points (BEng) with 6,5 at HL in any two of Maths, Chemistry and PhysicsBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD (MEng) / DDM (BEng) with merit in Maths modules

Materials Engineering

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

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 1● 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)

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

Year 3 MEng, Final year BEng● Sustainability, Recycling and the Environment ● Individual Project ● Fracture and Failure ● Surface Engineering ● Design and Manufacture with Composites ● Project Management ● Advanced Materials ● Industrial Case Studies (BEng) ● Tomorrows Materials (BEng) ● Plus 2 optional modules

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

Optional Modules include:● Operations Management ● Language Studies ● New Product Development ● Laser processing ● Automotive Crash Protection ● Legal Aspects of Product Design ● Human Resource Management (MEng) ● Advanced Materials Dissertation (MEng)

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

Career ProspectsThe 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 YearUCAS 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

one year Foundation course allows you to progress onto any of the degree courses in our department.

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H1J5

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BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: HJ15

BEng (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HJ1M

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MEng) / BBB-ABC (BEng) including two from Maths, Chemistry, Physics or Design and TechnologyIB: 36-34 points (MEng) / 30-32 (BEng) with 6,5 at HL in any two of Maths, Chemistry, Physics or Design and TechnologyBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD (MEng) / DDM (BEng) with merit in Maths modules

Design with Engineering Materials

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.

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.

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 PlacementsThere 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 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 1● Experimental skills ● Introduction to Materials ● CAD and Engineering Drawing ● Mechanical Design ● Product Design and Materials Selection ● Maths and Mechanics for Materials ● Design Ergonomics

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)

Year 4 Final Year MEng● 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 Please note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career ProspectsFrom 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

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THE BEST SO FARIf you have the opportunity to study here, grab it and don’t let it go! Studying at Loughborough has been one of the best experiences of my life so far.Jill Onamusi, 1st Year BSc Financial Mathematics

Mathematical SciencesThe 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.

CoursesMathematicsMathematics and Accounting and Financial ManagementMathematics with EconomicsFinancial MathematicsMathematics and Sports ScienceMathematics with StatisticsMathematics and ManagementMathematics with Mathematics Education

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The Difference between BSc and MMathOur 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.

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.

Mathematics SupportThe 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.

Industrial PlacementAll 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.

Study AbroadIf 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).

We currently have exchange agreements with universities in the following countries: France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Lithuania, Australia, Canada.

Career ProspectsOpportunities 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.

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.

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

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsBTEC 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

Mathematicsand Statistics ● Mathematical Thinking ● Numbers ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics

Year 2Compulsory modules: ● Communicating Mathematics ● Analysis ● Vector Calculus ● Fourier Analysis & Partial Differential Equations ● Complex Variables

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 YearCompulsory 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Ernst & Young, Lloyds Banking Group, Associated British Foods, PricewaterhouseCoopers, British Gas, RGL Forensics, Jaguar Land Rover.

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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.

Year 1Compulsory modules: ● Mathematical Methods 1 & 2 ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Linear Algebra ● Geometry and Groups ● Computer Applications in Mathematics ● Introductory Probability

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G1N4

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G1NK

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsIB: 36 points including 6 at HL in MathsBTEC 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 and Accounting and Financial Management Year 1 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.

Final Year Compulsory modules: ● Advanced Financial Reporting ● Management Accounting and Control

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 RecognitionAccreditation 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Rolls-Royce, HSBC, Deloitte, Siemens, Toyota Financial Services, Victor Chandler International, Mattel UK Ltd, Ministry of Justice, Honda, BskyB.

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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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G1L1

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G1LC

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsIB: 36 points including 6 at HL in MathsBTEC 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 with Economics

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.

Year 1 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

Year 2 Compulsory modules: ● Probability Theory ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics ● Statistical Modelling

Optional modules (choose two): ● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics ● Introduction to Econometrics

Plus four options chosen from a wide range of topics in pure and applied mathematics and statistics.

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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: IBM, Holmes & Cook, Total Gas and Power, Yahoo Germany, Baker Tilly, Investment Solutions.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GN13

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GNC3

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsIB: 36 points including 6 at HL in MathsBTEC 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

Financial Mathematics

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.

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.

Year 1Compulsory 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

Year 2Compulsory modules: ● Probability Theory ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics ● Analysis ● Statistical Modelling ● Introduction to Stochastic Processes ● Introduction to Finance ● Intermediate Macroeconomics ● Intermediate Microeconomics

Final YearCompulsory modules: ● Differential Equations ● Stochastic Methods in Finance ● Corporate Finance and Derivatives ● Financial Economics ● Asset Pricing

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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Kent County Council, Britvic, Deloitte, HSBC, BDO, Goldman Sachs, Buckley Construction, Retail Marketing Group.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: CG61

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: GC16

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsIB: 36 points including 6 at HL in MathsBTEC 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 and Sports Science

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.

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.

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Year 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory modules: ● Analysis 1 & 2 ● Probability Theory ● Introduction to Applied Mathematics ● Mechanics ● Structural Kinesiology

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 Year12 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Vodafone, Macintyre Hudson, Ernst & Young, Sky Betting & Gaming, Socatots, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Caribbean International, and Aviva.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G1N2

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: G1NF

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsIB: 36 points including 6 at HL in MathsBTEC 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 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.

It draws upon the expertise of both the Mathematical Sciences Department 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 management topics such as human resources management, marketing, company finance and strategic management.

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.

Year 1Compulsory 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

Year 2Compulsory 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 YearCompulsory 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.

Career ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Microsoft, Cambridge County Council, Ten 3, Bloomberg, Santander, Arts Alliance Media, Deloitte, KPMG, Millennium Media.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: GG13

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Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsBTEC 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 with Statistics

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.

Year 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory 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 YearStatistics 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 ProspectsCareers 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: G1X3

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Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsIB: 36 points including 6 at HL in MathsBTEC 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 with Mathematics EducationThis 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.

Year 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory 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.

Final YearCompulsory 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 ProspectsThis 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

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.

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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

Mathematics with a Foundation Yearentry 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.

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RELEVANT TO CURRENT ISSUESOne of my favourite modules is sustainable manufacturing as it is both interesting and very relevant to current issues in the engineering industry.Cat Baron, 4th Year MEng Product Design Engineering

Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringThe 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.

CoursesEngineering ManagementInnovative Manufacturing EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringProduct Design EngineeringSports Technology

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Industrial Training – Diploma in Industrial Studies (DIS)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.

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.

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 RecognitionAll 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.

Facilities 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.

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.

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 StudyAll 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 ScholarshipsAll 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: N290

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: N291

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB including either Maths or PhysicsIB: 33 points minimum with 6,5,5 at HL including either Maths or PhysicsBTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering related subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

Engineering Management

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.

Students also have the opportunity to spend a monitored year in industry after the second year of academic studies, and be awarded a Diploma of Professional Studies or the Diploma in International Studies if they have worked outside the UK.

Engineering Management 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● 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

Compulsory modules:Year 3● Business Systems ● Individual Project ● Product Design ● Management of the Human Resource ● Manufacturing for the Environment ● New Product Design

Optional subjectsThe following example optional subjects support the BSc course:● Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Technology ● Computer Aided Engineering ● Design for Assembly ● Global Business Strategy and Systems ● Healthcare Engineering ● Manufacturing Automation and Control ● Operations and Distribution Management ● Project Management ● Sports Engineering

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

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time (with dedicated industrial secondments) UCAS code: H790

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAA including Maths and either Physics, Design and Technology or EngineeringIB: 34 points minimum with 6,6,5 at HL including Maths and either Physics or Design and TechnologyBTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

Innovative Manufacturing 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.

For further information see ime.lboro.ac.uk

Modules include:Years 1 and 2● Electrical and Electronic Technology ● Engineering Computing ● Engineering

Product Design ● Engineering Sciences ● Industrial placements ● Mathematics and Statistics ● Manufacturing Design ● Manufacturing Management ● Manufacturing Technology ● Manufacturing Processes and Materials ● Mathematics ● Software Engineering

Year 3 and Final Year MEng (Hons)Year 3 and the final academic year of the MEng courses are structured around a six month industrial placement, an individual project completed in industry and an engineering core. Further modules are chosen from the selection of additional optional subjects.

Compulsory modules:Years 3 and 4● Advanced Manufacturing Processes ● Group Project Engineering ● Industry Based Individual Project ● Industry Based Personal and Professional Development ● Manufacturing for the Environment ● Metrology ● Operations and Distribution Management ● Project Engineering ● Sustainable Product Design

Optional subjectsThe 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Caterpillar, Coty, IMI, Mercedes Benz High Performance Engines, Moog, Rolls Royce.

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BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: H710

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HH1T

BEng (Hons) with Foundation Year 4 years full-time UCAS code: H700

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB including Maths and either Physics, Design and Technology or EngineeringIB: 33 points minimum with 6,5,5 at HL including Maths and either Physics or Design and TechnologyBTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

Manufacturing Engineering

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

further learning, 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 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).

Manufacturing 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● 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

Final Year BEng (Hons)Compulsory modules:● Individual Project ● Business Systems ● Manufacturing for the Environment ● Management of the Human Resource

Optional subjectsThe 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 ProspectsRecent 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

MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: H303

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H302

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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: A*AA (MEng) / ABB (BEng) including Maths and PhysicsIB: 35 points minimum with 6,6,6 at HL including Maths and Physics (MEng) / 33 points minimum including 6,5,5 at HL including Maths and Physics (BEng)BTEC HND/HNC (for BEng only): Distinctions in Maths and four other science / engineering subjects, plus A-Level Maths at grade B

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Mechanical Engineering

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.

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.

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.

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

Compulsory modules:Years 3 and 4● Computer Control and Instrumentation ● Engineering Design Management ● Group Design Project ● Individual Project ● Mechatronics ● New Product Design ● Project Engineering ● Project Leadership

Optional subjectsThe 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Barclays, Rolls-Royce, H J Heinz Company, Millbrook Proving Ground, Balfour Beatty, Caterpillar, Bombardier Transportation, BAE Systems, Thorntons, Pirelli.

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MEng (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: HHC7

MEng (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HHD7

BEng (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: HH1R

BEng (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: H715

BEng (Hons) with Foundation Year 4 years full-time UCAS code: HH17

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MEng) / BBB (BEng) including Maths and either Physics, Design and Technology or EngineeringIB: 34 points minimum with 6,6,5 at HL including Maths and either Physics or Design and Technology (MEng) / 32 points minimum with 6,5,5 at HL including Maths and either Physics or Design and Technology (BEng)BTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and five other science /engineering subjects (MEng) / Distinctions in Maths and four other science /engineering subjects (BEng) plus A-Level Maths at grade B

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Product Design Engineering

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 modulesYears 3 and 4● Business Systems ● Engineering Management ● Individual Project ● Manufacturing for the Environment ● Product Design ● Project Engineering ● Project Management ● Sustainable Product Design

Optional subjectsThe 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Coca-cola Enterprises, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch, Schlumberger Russia, Semcon, Kimberly Clark, NHS, Arvin Motion Control, Cooper Industries.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: CH67

BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: HC76

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB (from 3 A-Levels)IB: 33 points minimum with 6,5,5 at HL and 5 in Maths at SLBTEC HND/HNC: Distinctions in Maths and three other science /engineering subjectsOther: GCSE Maths at grade A (or AS-Level Maths at grade C)

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Sports Technology

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.

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

Modules include:Years 1 and 2● 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

Final YearIn the final academic year the courses are structured around an individual project and a core of the Sports Equipment Industry and Product Design modules, together with a selection of additional optional subjects.

Compulsory modules:Years 3● Applied Sports Science ● Individual Project ● Product Design ● Sports Equipment Industry ● Sports Technology: Footwear, Garments and Machines

Optional subjectsThe 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 ProspectsRecent graduate destinations include: Rolls-Royce, Centre for Sports Technology, PUMA, BAE Systems, Ernst & Young, Energy Quest, NHS, Labosport, Grant Thornton, Medicines Evaluation Unit.

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CoursesPhysicsEngineering PhysicsPhysics and MathematicsPhysics with Astrophysics and CosmologyPhysics with Sports Science

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Physics

PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTMy 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.Sébastien Roger, 3rd Year BSc Engineering PhysicsFor full profile visit www.lboro.ac.uk/ug2015/sebastien

Contact details Department AdmissionsT: +44 (0)1509 228409E: physics.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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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Industrial Placement or European StudyThe 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).

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.

Our MPhys and BSc CoursesAll 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.

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 UniversityLoughborough 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.

UCAS code: F305

Physics with a Foundation Year

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,

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MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F303

MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F304

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F300

BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F301

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and PhysicsIB: 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

Physics

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 1The main subjects studied are:● Mechanics ● Electricity and Magnetism ● Atomic and Thermal Physics ● Astronomy ● Information Skills ● Mathematics ● Laboratories ● Computing ● Mechanics of Materials

Year 2This year includes modules in:● Quantum Mechanics ● Fields ● Waves ● Solid State Physics ● Nuclear Physics ● Thermal Physics ● Electronics ● Mathematics ● Laboratories ● plus a range of options

Years 3 and 4In 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.

Career ProspectsThe 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.

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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.

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MPhys (Hons) 4 years full-time UCAS code: F312

MPhys (Hons) DIS* 5 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F313

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: F311

BSc (Hons) DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: F382

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and PhysicsIB: 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

Engineering Physics

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 StudyThis 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.

Year 1The main subjects studied are:● Mechanics ● Electricity and Magnetism ● Atomic and Thermal Physics ● Astronomy ● Information Skills ● Mathematics ● Laboratories ● Computing ● Mechanics of Materials

Year 2This year includes modules in:● Quantum Mechanics ● Fields ● Waves ● Solid State Physics ● Nuclear Physics ● Thermal Physics ● Electronics ● Control Engineering ● Engineering Computation ● Mathematics ● Laboratories

Years 3 and 4In 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 ProspectsThe 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.

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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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and PhysicsIB: 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 PhysicsBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD profile (MPhys) / DDM profile (BSc) including Distinctions in Maths and Physics

Physics and MathematicsThis 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 2Equal 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 4The 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 ProspectsGraduates 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).

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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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and PhysicsIB: 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

Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology

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.

Industrial Placement or European StudyThe 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 2The 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 4Students 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 ProspectsGraduates 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.

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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

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB (MPhys) / ABB (BSc) including Maths and PhysicsIB: 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

Physics with Sports Science

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.

PhysicsThe 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 SciencesYear 1Compulsory modules:● Fitness and Training ● Exercise Physiology ● Biomechanics of Sport ● Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Year 2Compulsory modules:● Exercise Physiology 2 ● Psychological Issues and Strategies in Sport ● Methods of Analysis in Sport Biomechanics

Year 3Compulsory 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 YearThe 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.

Career ProspectsPhysics 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.

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FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITYTaking a placement year was a fantastic opportunity and has helped me focus on future career goals to work abroad when I graduate.Charlotte Firman, Final Year BA Politics with Economics

Politics, History and International RelationsOur 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-to-the-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.

CoursesPolitics with a MinorPolitics and International RelationsInternational RelationsHistoryHistory and PoliticsHistory and International RelationsHistory and GeographyHistory and English

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National Student Survey 2013

Contact details Department AdmissionsT: +44 (0)1509 222983E: phir.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L200

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L201

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile For specific requirements for minor subject, please visit our website

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: 1L27

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: 7L27

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

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Politics with a Minor

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

their degree: all in a university which prioritises the student experience on a green and high-tech campus.

Year 1In 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 2In 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 YearIn 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 ProspectsThe 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.

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Politics and International Relations

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.

Year 1You 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 2The 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 YearThis 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 ProspectsThe 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

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L250

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L251

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile For specific requirements for minor subject, please visit our website

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: 7V18

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: 7V63

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted)IB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

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International Relations

History

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.

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).

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.

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.

Year 1This 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

Year 1In 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 2In 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 YearIn 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 ProspectsIn 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.

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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’.

Year 2This 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 YearThis 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 ProspectsThe 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.

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.

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BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VL1F

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VL1H

History and International Relations

BA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VL12

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VL1G

History and GeographyBA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VF18

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VF1V

History and EnglishBA (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: VQ13

BA (Hons) DIntS/DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: VQ14

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted). History and Geography requires A-Level History or Geography; History and English requires A-Level EnglishIB: 34-32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

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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.

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.

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 1You 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 2You 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.

Year 3You 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 SubjectsCompulsory 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)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 ProspectsThe 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.

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Joint Honours Courses

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Karolis Kupcikas

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UNDENIABLE UNITYThere is an undeniable unity within the halls of residence and you are really well looked after and given every opportunity to fit in and participate. Abbie Lyons, Final Year BSc Criminology and Social Policy

Contact details Department AdmissionsT: +44 (0)1509 223365/68E: socialsci.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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CoursesCommunication and Media StudiesMedia, Culture and SocietySocial PsychologySocial Psychology with CriminologyCriminology and Social PolicySociologySociology with Criminology

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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 world-renowned 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

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 1Compulsory 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 ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin)

Year 2Compulsory 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.

Optional Placement Year

Final YearCompulsory modules: ● Communication and Media Studies Dissertation ● Critical Viewings: Television ● Critical Viewings: Documentary ● Presenting Media Debates ● Digital Media and Society

Plus a selection of optional modules.

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

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

Career ProspectsAmong 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: P910

BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: P90A

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

Optional SchemesAll 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.

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: LP33

BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: LP34

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

Media, Culture and SocietyYear 2Compulsory modules:● Classical Social Theories ● Communication, Media and Cultural Theory ● Researching Media and Communication ● Sociology in Policy and PracticeOptional modules:● Critical Viewings – Film ● Promotional Culture – Public Relations, Advertising and Society ● Contemporary Social Theories ● Sociology in Historical and Global ContextPlus a selection of further optional modules.

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Final YearCompulsory modules:● Final Year Dissertation ● Presenting Media Debates ● Digital Media and Society ● The Individual and Society ● Communicating SociologyOptional modules:● Critical Viewings – Television ● Critical Viewings – Documentary ● Employability in the Social SciencesPlus 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 ProspectsAs 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.

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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 1Compulsory 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 AudiencesOptional modules include:● Introduction to Critical Viewings ● Understanding Contemporary Societies ● Social Psychology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin)

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BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: C88A

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted)IB: 36-34 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM-DDD profile

Social PsychologyOptional modules include:● Sociology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Communication and Media Studies ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish and Mandarin)

Year 2Compulsory 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

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 ProspectsStudents 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.

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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.

Year 1Compulsory 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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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: C8M9

BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: C8M0

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB (General Studies accepted)IB: 36-34 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM-DDD profile

Social Psychology with CriminologyOptional modules include:● Sociology ● Communication and Media Studies ● Politics ● Languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin)

Year 2Compulsory modules:● Researching Social Life ● Operational Policing Issues ● Developmental Psychology ● Quantitative Research Methods ● Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology ● Individual Differences and Personality ● Understanding Human Interaction ● Criminological Theory

Optional Placement Year

Final YearCompulsory 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 SportPlease note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career ProspectsAs 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.

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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.

Year 1Compulsory 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

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: ML24

BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: LL64

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABC-BBB: (General Studies accepted); the third A-Level may be substituted by 2 subjects at AS-LevelIB: 32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

Criminology and Social PolicyYear 2Compulsory modules● Criminological Theory ● Research Methods: Data Collection ● Operational Policing Issues ● Understanding Criminology Research on Offending Plus a selection of optional modules.

Optional Placement Year

Final YearCompulsory modules● Criminology/Social Policy Dissertation ● Crime Prevention ● The Criminal Justice System in England and WalesPlus a selection of optional modules.

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

Career ProspectsOur 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.

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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 1Compulsory 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)

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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?

● How are the details of our everyday life influenced by societal structures and processes?

● Why are some groups in society denied respect and opportunities? How did such inequalities emerge?

● 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 1Compulsory 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

SociologyOptional modules:● Social Psychology ● Communication and Media Studies ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Human Geography ● Politics ● Languages (German, French, Spanish, Mandarin)

Year 2Compulsory 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.

Optional Placement Year

Final YearCompulsory modules:● The Individual and Society ● Communicating Sociology ● Sociology Project ● Dissertation & Dissertation workshops

Plus a selection of optional modules.

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 ProspectsA 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).

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Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

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Abbie LyonsBSc Criminology and Social Policy

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: L3M9

BSc (Hons) DIntS/DPS/DIS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: L3M0

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB-BBB (General Studies accepted)IB: 32 points including 5 at SL in EnglishBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile

Sociology with CriminologyOptional modules:● Sociology ● Criminology and Social Policy ● Communication and Media Studies ● British Politics ● Languages (German, Grench, Spanish, Mandarin)

Year 2Compulsory 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

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Final YearCompulsory 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 SportPlease note that optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

Career ProspectsAs 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.

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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 1Compulsory 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

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDSI enjoy the balance of science and management modules, which gives me the best of both worlds and for sports science, this is one of the best in the UK.Justina Chan, Final Year BSc Sports Science with Management

Sport, Exercise and Health SciencesThe 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 multi-disciplinary 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.

CoursesHuman BiologyPsychologySport and Exercise ScienceSport ManagementSports Science with Management

Related Courses Joint Honours courses in Sports Science and Sport Management

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Contact details School AdmissionsT: +44 (0)1509 226330E: ssehs.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: C800

BSc (Hons) DPS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: C801

Entry RequirementsA-Level: AAB-ABB IB: 34-32 points including 4 at SL in MathsBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: Majority of Distinction grades over two yearsOther: GCSE Maths grade C (B preferred) and English Language grade B

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: B150

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: B151

Entry RequirementsA-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 MathsBTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDM profile, majority DistinctionsOther: GCSE Maths and English Language grade C (B preferred)

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Human Biology

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 1Compulsory 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

A further two modules are selected from those on offer in the School and University.

Year 2Compulsory 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 4Compulsory 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.

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

Career ProspectsCareer 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.

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Psychology

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 1● Basic Experimental Psychology ● Introductory Neuroscience ● Social and Cultural Psychologies ● Basic Developmental Psychology ● Psychology Practicals ● Professions in Psychology ● Psychology: Shaping the Discipline

Practical and statistical work are integral to some of these modules.

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 4Students 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 psychology-related modules from the Department of Social Sciences.

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

Career ProspectsA 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

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: CX63

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: C600

Entry RequirementsA-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 minimumBTEC 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.

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Sport and Exercise ScienceYear 2A 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 4Students 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 multi-disciplinary 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 ProspectsThere 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.

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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 1Compulsory modules:● Physiology ● Biomechanics ● Motor Control ● Psychology ● Sociology ● Coaching and Pedagogy ● Physical Activity and Health ● Sport Management

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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BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: CN62

BSc (Hons) DPS/DIntS* 4 years full-time sandwich UCAS code: CN6F

Entry RequirementsA-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 pointsBTEC 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.

BSc (Hons) 3 years full-time UCAS code: N222

BSc (Hons) DIS/DIntS* 4 years full-time UCAS code: N281

Entry RequirementsA-Level: ABB IB: 32 points minimumBTEC 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-LevelsOther: Strong GCSE profile (majority A/B) including minimum grade B in Maths and English Language

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Sports Science with Management

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.

Year 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory modules:● Research Skills ● Marketing for Sport and Leisure ● Financial Management ● Accounting for Managers

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 4Compulsory modules:● Fundamentals of Strategic Management ● Sport Policy Analysis

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 ProspectsGraduates 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

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Sport Management

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 1Compulsory 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 2Compulsory 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 ● Fundamentals of Strategic Management ● Sports Governance ● Sports Economics ● Advanced Sports Marketing

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

Career ProspectsGraduates 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.

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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 1Students 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

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 2Students 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 3Students 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 ProspectsRecent 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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Course ContentThe 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.

SelectionCandidates 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

Foundation Studies / Teacher Training

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 RequirementsThe 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.

FlexibilityThe 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.

Science and Engineering Foundation Studies (SEFS)

One academic year full-time (as year zero of the BSc or BEng degree course) UCAS Code: HF19

Loughborough University International Foundation ProgrammeThe 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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Entry Requirements5 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.

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.

Art and Design Foundation Studies

Contact detailsT: +44 (0)1509 228903E: sota.ug@lboro.ac.uk

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