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FOUNDATION, UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES2019/20

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W H Y S T U DY AT S O L E N T U N I V E R S I T Y ?

Everything we do at Solent is focused on you – your learning, your life, your career. We offer all of the skills, knowledge and practical experience you’ll need – all of the things employers are looking for. So when you graduate, you’ll already feel like a professional.

You’ll benefit from our superb industry contacts and cutting-edge facilities throughout your studies, and we’ll encourage you to be more confident, develop your subject knowledge and expand your skills. We pride ourselves on our values and giving you the best experience we can while inspiring you to reach your full potential.

Our friendly, supportive staff look forward to welcoming you to Solent University soon.

THE CITY OF SOUTHAMPTONBased on the south coast of England, just over an hour away from London, Southampton has a rich maritime heritage and offers all the charm and excitement of a bustling waterfront city, with so much for students to explore and experience.

• Home of Southampton FC Premier League football team• Close to the New Forest National Park • The SeaCity Museum tells the story of Southampton’s port and

is home to the Titanic Exhibition where visitors can relive the ill-fated story of this famous ship

• Active Cultural Quarter in the heart of the city with a superb choice of the finest cosmopolitan cuisine, art galleries and museums

• Premier shopping destination Westquay is home to over 150 shops and places to eat

REAL-WORLD LEARNING: OUR STUDENT ENTERPRISESDuring your time at Solent you’ll have the opportunity to work with our exciting and innovative student enterprises. With unique opportunities ranging from retail to event management to freelancing in design or film, we pride ourselves on giving our students the real-life experience to succeed and excel.

• Re:So – the first student-operated retail initiative in a UK shopping centre, offering a unique mix of fashion, accessories, publications, furniture and art produced by the University’s creative students and graduates

• Solent Creatives – our own creative agency, giving students the chance to offer their skills as freelancers where they are skills-matched to real-world projects for a varied client base

• Solent Music – our in-house work experience and employability organisation for music

• Solent Productions – our in-house production company specialising in music and sports festivals, corporate videos and marketing content

• Solent TV – commissions creative content from the students for the University’s own web channel

• Solent Works – a student-run event management company, delivering events for real clients

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FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES Business FoundationComputing Foundation Design Foundation Digital Arts Foundation Event and Tourism Foundation Football FoundationInternational Foundation Programme Journalism, Advertising and Marketing FoundationLaw and Criminology FoundationMedia FoundationMedia Technology FoundationPerformance FoundationPopular Music Production FoundationScience and Engineering FoundationSport FoundationSport, Health and Exercise Science Foundation

UNDERGRADUATE COURSESARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTIONBA (Hons) Architectural Design and TechnologyBA (Hons) Architectural Design and VisualisationBSc (Hons) Construction ManagementBA (Hons) Interior Design

ART, DESIGN AND FASHIONBA (Hons) Beauty PromotionBA (Hons) FashionBA (Hons) Fashion Buying and MerchandisingBA (Hons) Fashion GraphicsBA (Hons) Fashion JournalismBA (Hons) Fashion Management with MarketingBA (Hons) Fashion MediaBA (Hons) Fashion PhotographyBA (Hons) Fashion Promotion and CommunicationBA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Creative Direction

BA (Hons) Fine ArtBA (Hons) Graphic DesignBA (Hons) IllustrationBA (Hons) Interior Design DecorationBA (Hons) Make-Up and Hair DesignBA (Hons) PhotographyBA (Hons) Product DesignBA (Hons) Trend Forecasting

BUSINESS AND FINANCE ACCABA (Hons) Accountancy and FinanceBA (Hons) Business ManagementBA (Hons) Events ManagementBA (Hons) Festival and Event Management

COMPUTING AND GAMES BA (Hons) AnimationBSc (Hons) Business Information TechnologyBA (Hons) Computer Games (Art)BA (Hons) Computer Games (Design)BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Indie)BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Software Development)BA (Hons) Computer Generated ImageryBSc (Hons) Computer Networks and Web DesignBSc (Hons) Computer Systems and NetworksBSc (Hons) ComputingBSc (Hons) Cyber Security ManagementBA (Hons) Digital AnimationBSc (Hons) Information Technology ManagementBSc (Hons) Network Security ManagementBSc (Hons) Software EngineeringBA (Hons) Virtual and Augmented Reality (Design)BSc (Hons) Virtual and Augmented Reality (Software Development)

BSc (Hons) Web Design and Development

ENGLISH AND JOURNALISMBA (Hons) EnglishBA (Hons) English and Creative WritingBA (Hons) English and FilmBA (Hons) English and MediaBA (Hons) English and Public RelationsBA (Hons) Fashion JournalismBA (Hons) JournalismBA (Hons) Popular Music JournalismBA (Hons) Sport Journalism

HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGYBSc (Hons) Adult Nursing PracticeBSc (Hons) Applied Human NutritionBSc (Hons) Biomedical ScienceBSc (Hons) Health, Nutrition and Exercise ScienceBSc (Hons) PsychologyBSc (Hons) Psychology (Child Development and Education)BSc (Hons) Psychology (Counselling and Mental Health)BSc (Hons) Psychology (Forensic and Psychopathology)BA (Hons) Social Work

LAW AND CRIMINOLOGYBA (Hons) Criminal Investigation with PsychologyBA (Hons) CriminologyBA (Hons) Criminology and PsychologyLLB (Hons) Law

MARITIME, ENGINEERING AND YACHT DESIGNBEng (Hons) Electronic EngineeringBSc (Hons) Engineering Design and ManufactureFdEng Marine Electrical and Electronic EngineeringFdEng Marine EngineeringFdSc Marine Operations

BSc (Hons) Maritime BusinessBSc (Hons) Maritime Law and BusinessBSc (Hons) Maritime Transport and International LogisticsBEng (Hons) Mechanical EngineeringBEng (Hons) Renewable Energy EngineeringBSc (Hons) Shipping and Port ManagementMSci/BSc Sustainability ScienceBEng (Hons) Vehicle Engineering BEng (Hons) Yacht and Powercraft DesignBEng (Hons) Yacht Design and Production

MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONSBA (Hons) MarketingBA (Hons) Marketing with AdvertisingBA (Hons) Marketing with SportBA (Hons) Public Relations and Communication

MUSIC AND PERFORMANCEBA (Hons) Acting and PerformanceBA (Hons) Digital MusicBA (Hons) Music ManagementBA (Hons) Music PromotionBA (Hons) Musical TheatreBA (Hons) Popular Music Journalism BA (Hons) Popular Music PerformanceBA (Hons) Popular Music Performance and ProductionBA (Hons) Popular Music Production

SPORT AND FITNESS BA (Hons) Adventure and Outdoor ManagementBSc (Hons) Applied Sport ScienceBSc (Hons) Fitness and Personal TrainingBA (Hons) Football Business ManagementBA (Hons) Football Studies

BA (Hons) Health and Fitness ManagementBSc (Hons) Health, Nutrition and Exercise ScienceBA (Hons) Physical EducationBSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise PsychologyBSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise TherapyBA (Hons) Sport Coaching and Sport DevelopmentBA (Hons) Sport ManagementBSc (Hons) Sport Performance Coaching

TRAVEL AND TOURISM BA (Hons) International Air Travel and Tourism ManagementBA (Hons) International Tourism Management

TV, FILM, MEDIA PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGYBEng (Hons)/MEng Audio and Acoustic EngineeringBSc (Hons) Audio EngineeringBA (Hons) FilmBA (Hons) Film and TelevisionBSc (Hons) Film and Television Production TechnologyBA (Hons) Film ProductionBA (Hons) Film Visual EffectsBSc (Hons) Live Sound TechnologyBA (Hons) Media Culture and ProductionBA (Hons) Media ProductionBA (Hons) Post-Production for Film and TelevisionBSc (Hons) Sound for Film, TV and Games BA (Hons) Special EffectsBA (Hons) Television ProductionBA (Hons) Television and Video ProductionBA (Hons) Television Studio Production

BSc (Hons) Video and Streaming Technology

POSTGRADUATE COURSESMSc Advanced Building SimulationMA Advertising and Multimedia CommunicationsMSc Applied AcousticsMSc Applied ComputingMSc Architectural Project ManagementMaster of Business AdministrationMSc Computer EngineeringMA Creative AdvertisingMA Creative Direction for Fashion and BeautyMA Creative EnterpriseMSc Criminology and Criminal JusticeMA Critical Creative PracticeMSc Cyber Security EngineeringMSc Data Analytics EngineeringMA Design for Health and WellbeingMSc Digital DesignMA Film ProductionPG Cert Football DevelopmentMSc Football ScienceMSci Football ScienceMBA GlobalMA Human Resource ManagementMSc International Business ManagementMSc International Maritime BusinessMBA International Maritime ManagementMSc International Shipping and LogisticsMA Journalism and Multimedia CommunicationsMA Luxury Brand ManagementMSc ManagementMSc MarketingMA Media Arts ManagementMSci Mental Health and Psychological WellbeingPgD Personnel and Development

MA Personnel and DevelopmentMA Post-Production in Film and TelevisionMA PR and Multimedia CommunicationsMSc Project ManagementMSc Shipping OperationsPG Cert Sport DevelopmentMA Sport Development and ManagementMA Sport Science and Performance CoachingMA Sports Broadcast JournalismMSc Superyacht DesignMSc Sustainable Building DesignMA Visual CommunicationPG Cert Youth Sport and Physical EducationMA Youth Sport and Physical Education

TOP-UP COURSESBSc (Hons) Accountancy and Finance (Top-up)BSc (Hons) Business Administration (Top-up)BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-up) (Part-time)BA (Hons) Computer Games (Design) (Top-up)BA (Hons) Creative Enterprise (Top-up)BA (Hons) Digital Arts (Top-up)BA (Hons) Digital Music (Top-up)BA (Hons) Fashion (Top-up)BA (Hons) Fashion Management with Marketing (Top-up)BA (Hons) Fashion Photography (Top-up)BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Make-Up for Media (Top-up)BA (Hons) Film and Television (Top-up)BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top-up)

BA (Hons) Interior Design Decoration (Top-up)BSc (Hons) International Construction, Design and Sustainability (Top-up)BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management (Top-up)BSc (Hons) International Management (Top-up)BA (Hons) International Travel and Tourism Management (Top-up)BEng (Hons) Marine Engineering and Management (Top-up)BSc (Hons) Marine Operations Management (Top-up)BSc (Hons) Maritime Management (Top-up)BSc (Hons) Marketing (Top-up)BA (Hons) Media Production (Top-up)BA (Hons) Music Management (Top-up)BSc (Hons) Music Technology (Top-up) BA (Hons) Photography (Top-up)BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance (Top-up)BA (Hons) Popular Music Production (Top-up)BA (Hons) Post-Production (Top-up)BA (Hons) Product Design (Top-up)BA (Hons) Songwriting (Top-up)BA (Hons) Television and Video Production (Top-up)BA (Hons) Visual Arts (Top-up)

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OUR NEW SPORTS BUILDINGPart of an ongoing £100 million estates development plan transforming our East Park Terrace campus, the new sports building, opening in Summer 2019, will support and enable excellence in sport, health and fitness-related degree programmes and associated teaching and research.

Our new sports building will feature:• Two sports halls (including performance, events and multi-

purpose facilities)• Two fitness studios and a spin studio• A general purpose gym• A strength and conditioning high-performance gym• Health and fitness, and personal training teaching gyms• A sports and exercise therapy clinical space

ACCOMMODATIONOur student residences are all within a 10–15 minute walk of the city and the main campus, and have access-only entry. All of our student residences come fully furnished and have shared self-catering facilities. You can also save space in your suitcase by arranging a bedding pack with our accommodation service in advance.

For more information on accommodation, visit: www.solent.ac.uk/accommodation

FEES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPSTuition fees vary by course, but as a guideline, for the year 2019/20 tuition fee costs for undergraduate programmes are £9,250 per academic year for UK/EU students.

Full-time postgraduate fees for UK/EU students for the 2019/20 academic year are:

MA: £7,160MSc: £8,220MBA: £10,300Full-time postgraduate research: £4,600

For further information on tuition fees, please visit: www.solent.ac.uk/fees

We have a variety of scholarship schemes available. These consider your academic grades or sporting success.

ACADEMIC MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS Worth between £500 and £1,000, scholarships reward UK applicants who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability in their final school or college exam results. We also offer a scholarship to full-time overseas, EEA and EU students who exceed the entry criteria for their course.

For more information about our wide range of scholarships, please visit: www.solent.ac.uk/scholarships

TUITION FEE LOANS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDYEligible students from England and the EU can apply for a loan to cover tuition fees. If you are from England, this loan doesn’t depend on your household income and is paid direct to the University on your behalf.

For more information, please visit: www.gov.uk/student-finance

FUNDING POSTGRADUATE STUDYStudents are able to apply for a postgraduate loan from the UK government. Eligible postgraduate students can borrow up to £10,609 towards any costs (such as accommodation or tuition fees) associated with their postgraduate study.

Solent University alumni could be eligible for either a 50% or 20% reduction in the price of their tuition fees. Discounts are offered to those who have studied at Solent before, staff, and to students who are related to a member of staff.

Terms and conditions apply and can be subject to change, for more information, please visit: www.gov.uk/postgraduate-loan

HOW TO APPLY To apply for any of our programmes, contact us for a copy of our application form. Once completed, email your application and supporting documents to our admissions team who will assess your application:

T: 020 3918 4223 | E: Home.Enquiries@qa.com

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOUNDATION ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTSYou don’t have the academic qualifications (A-levels, BTECs) or grades you had hoped for? Our foundation programmes are designed for you with a more accessible entry requirement of 48 UCAS tariff points.

For EU students, the normal IELTS grade required to demonstrate competence for our foundation programmes is 5.5 overall with 5.0 in each language skill component or equivalent. Internal English language assessment available.

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Your UCAS points can come from a variety of recognised qualifications, such as: A-levels or equivalent high school leaving examinations. For EU students, the normal IELTS grade (or equivalent) for undergraduate courses is 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in writing and 5.5 in reading, listening and speaking). Internal English language assessment available.

POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS The normal minimum entry requirements for a master’s degree course are typically the equivalent of a British bachelor’s degree.

For EU students, the normal IELTS grade (or equivalent) for postgraduate courses is 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in reading, listening and speaking). Internal English language assessment available.

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GETTING HERE BY TRAINFrom London, we recommend travelling to Southampton from London Waterloo station. The closest station to us is Southampton Central Station. It’s a 10-15 minute walk to our campus from the station.

FROM LONDON GATWICKBy railServices operate between Gatwick airport and Southampton Central. Journey time is two hours. For more details, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

By coachNational Express and Megabus both provide regular services to Southampton. For more details, please visit www.nationalexpress.com or www.megabus.com

Maps (including our accessibility map) can be downloaded from our website: solent.ac.uk/find-us

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