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Liverpool John Moores University

UCAS Code: L51

Location: Liverpool, north-west England Show on Map

Site: Sites across the city; partner colleges

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A modern university, with focus on work-related courses; a member of the University Alliance group of universities.

Student Population

Total Students:	25,859
Undergraduates:	81%
Postgraduates:	19%
FE Students:	0%

Undergraduates

Total undergraduates:	21,005
Male:	47%
Female:	53%
Full Time:	79%
Mature on Entry:	23%
UK Students:	90%
Lower socio economic groups:	37%

Teaching Staff

1403 (full- and part-time).

Broad study areas

Art; biological & earth sciences; biomolecular sciences; built environment; business; computing & maths; education & community studies; engineering & technology; health; human sciences; law & applied social studies; media & creative studies; pharmacy & chemistry; science; social studies.

Freshers

Admission Information:	A-levels, AS-levels (GCE & VCE) accepted plus alternative qualifications; key skills viewed favourably. Many courses have specific subject and grade requirements. UCAS tariff used.
Points on Entry (Mean):	240
Drop Out Rate:	13%
Accommodation:	All first years guaranteed accommodation

Institution

Founded:	1823 as Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts; amalgamated with different colleges, eventually becamiing Liverpool Polytechnic in 1970. University status (and current name) since 1992.
Site:	Broadly concentrated on three sites, City Campus, Mount Pleasant Campus and one in southern suburb (IM Marsh Campus); also number of buildings around city centre.
How to get there:	Liverpool well-served by rail (Lime Street Station from Manchester 40 minutes, London 2½ hours), by road (via M6/M62), by coach (to city centre coach station), by air (Liverpool John Lennon Airport) and sea (ferries from Dublin, Belfast and Isle of Man). Main sites close to Lime Street and Liverpool central stations and many bus routes.
Special features:	Work-related learning and graduate skills are integral to all undergraduate degrees. University’s World of Work (WoW) initiative, guided by top companies and leading busines organisations (eg CBI, Airbus, Marks & Sepncer, Sony), ensures that graduates will have the skills and know-how they need.

Student services & facilities

Student advice & services:	Chaplains, counsellors, accommodation office, disability staff, welfare and money advisers, international student adviser, study support and mental health liaison; dedicated member of staff and services to support students who are care leavers.
Amenities:	Students' union facilities include bar, nightclub, coffee bar, art shop, newsagent, cash machine, advice centre, clubs and societies.
Sporting facilities:	Facilities (at IM Marsh campus) include 25m pool, astro pitch, indoor sports hall, 2 gymnasiums, 2 dance studios, fitness room (with CV and resistance machines), rugby and football pitches, practise field, outdoor netball and tennis courts.
Accommodation:	All new students guaranteed accommodation (many also have senior students living in, providing support and advice to new students); rents £69−£76 per week (up to £114 pw ensuite), on 42-week contracts. Plenty of houses and flats in private sector, coordinated by Liverpool Student Homes (run jointly with other city universities), rents £45−£75 pw.

Study opportunities & careers

Library & information services:	Learning resource centre at each main campus (library, IT, multimedia, audio-visual centres, student advice services etc): total of 650,000+ items including 570,000 printed monographs, 10,000 e-books, 24,000+ periodicals (22,000 e-journals, 1850 print); international, national and local newspapers (with back issues on microfilm or electronic format); other online resources; wifi access throughout. 1640 study places and other zones (eg allowing students to meet friends for a coffee, work in groups or study quietly on their own); fully-accessible with wheelchair access, hearing loop facilities, height adjustable workstations and software to support visual or specific learning needs. Information provision, £111 pa spent for each student (FTE). Access to IT facilities 24 hours/day during semesters; helpdesks on all sites and help in open-access IT suites. Induction to all library and information services for new students; IT skills tutorials, 'next steps' guide, student computer helpers help with LJMU software.
Study abroad:	6% of students spend a period abroad
Careers:	Graduate development centre provides careers workshops, training sessions and one-to-one guidance (covering eg CV writing, presentation skills, practise interview sessions, psychometric testing). World of Work (WoW) initiative helps students develop the skills they will need and provides a employer-verified skills certificate. Enterprise team supports those who want to start up in business, be self-employed or freelance.

Money

Living expenses budget:	Minimum budget of £6000–£8000 pa (excluding fees) recommended by university.
Term-time work:	Workbank, based in SU, finds temporary work in and out of term time (and graduate employment).
Financial help:	Bursary of £500 pa for students with a family income below £25k; also means tested childcare bursary for those not eligible for government childcare grant; Hillsborough fund helps disadvantaged students from Merseyside. Scholarships: for those with high entry qualifications (some of £1000 pa, 6 of £10,000 pa); for volunteering, sport, the arts or citizenship (up to £1000 pa); some course-specific scholarships. Also help for care-leavers (John Lennon Imagine Awards) or to help with the cost of work-based learning; £716,921 access to learning funds awarded to 1134 students.
University tuition fees:	Home students pay £9000 pa for first degrees. International students pay £10,050 pa (classroom), £10,750 (lab/studio); £9000 (foundation degree).

Courses

Academic features:

All degrees courses make work-related learning and development of graduate skills explicit; students also encouraged to develop higher-level World of Work (WoW) skills. Links with local access courses through various partnerships. Positively welcomes (and long experience of supporting) mature students with non-standard qualifications or from access courses.

Awarding body:

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)

Main undergraduate awards:

BA, BEd, BA/BSc (QTS), BSc, BDes, BEng, LLB, MEng, MChem, MPharm, FdA, FdSc.

Length of courses:

3 years (full-time), 4 years (sandwich). Extended degree courses 4 years (full time), 5 years (sandwich). 2 years (FdA/Sc).

Main subjects offered:

Accountancy
Animal Science
Anthropology
Architecture
Art History
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Automotive Engineering
Behavioural Science
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Science
Broadcasting
Building Studies
Building Surveying
Building Technology
Business Administration
Business Studies
Chemistry
Childhood Studies
Civil Engineering
Communication Engineering
Communication Studies
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Technology
Computing
Conservation
Construction
Control Engineering
Creative/Performance Writing
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Cultural Studies
Dance
Digital Microelectronics
Drama
E-business
Earth Sciences
Education
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Electronics
Engineering (General)
English
English as a Foreign Language
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Estate Management
European Business Studies
European Studies
Events Management
Film Studies
Finance
Food Science
Forensic Science
Geography
Graphic Design
Health
History
Housing Management
Human Biology
Human Resource Management
Human Sciences
Humanities
Information Studies
Information Systems
Information Technology
Interactive Games Production
Interior Design
Internet Technology
Journalism
Law
Leisure Management
Leisure Studies
Library Studies
Management
Manufacturing Engineering
Maritime Studies
Marketing
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Media Studies
Midwifery
Multimedia
Music
Naval Engineering
Nursing
Nutrition
Offshore Engineering
Painting
Performance Arts
Pharmacy
Physical Education
Physics
Popular Music
Product Design
Psychology
Public Relations
Quantity Surveying
Social Science
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Sports Sciences
Sports Studies
Surveying
Teacher Training
Textiles
Tourism
Town/Country Planning
Transport Studies
Urban Estate Management
Visual Arts
Wildlife Management
Zoology

Student view

Living

Two main sites in the city centre plus education faculty 3 miles away. Accommodation all pretty good and well located lots of work going into new buildings and facilities. Recently implemented 'world of work' skills make each LJMU graduate highly attractive to prospective employers. Active SU, socially and politically balanced: supports around 50 clubs and societies, and BUCS teams competing to a high level; runs award-winning radio station (Shout Radio); also runs 3 shops and 4 bars (cheap and plush). The Haigh has very trendy entertainments bar/venue (The Cooler) and pub (Scholars) and a relaxing coffee bar (Wicked Café) selling fair-trade food and drink. SU puts on regular, quality entertainments 5 nights a week. Sport-for-all philosophy (national champions in several sports recently including Gaelic football and rugby league). Good staff/student relations. Wide range of subjects; mix of continuous assessment and exams. Industry years and field trips on some courses. Normally very easy to change course in first four weeks. Facilities average – 3 good learning resource centres; student services and careers service; a jobshop (workbank); comprehensive welfare advice from university and SU – strictly confidential. Good relationship with community. City was capital of culture 2008; has wide range of theatres (from enormous Empire to tiny Unity), art galleries and museums and a good shopping centre from the Albert Dock to the St John's Centre and Church Street. 2 large cinemas, including one 8-screen (home to MTV Europe Music Awards, 2008). Excellent town clubs and good pubs in abundance. High north-west intake (around a third from Liverpool), mainly from state schools; but students from all over country and a growing number international. Ugly racism minimal. Easy to get attached to Liverpool – a vibrant, exciting city, despite what the media say, with a tremendous night life.

Summary

Housing: Uni accommodation in city centre, mostly excellent and much less than private; Liverpool Student Homes co-ordinates off-campus accommodation. Eats: All sorts of food in city; meals and snacks in the union; excellent Chinatown; try Quick Chef, Egg Café(veggie), Kimos, Eddie Rockets, Soul Cafe, - lunch £2+, dinner £4.50. Drink: From £1.80 a pint in SU (and lots of weekly promotions); Haigh Building, Medication@Cream on Wednesdays, Concert Square; Slaters Street, Garlands on Thursdays. All city-centre bars cheap Mon-Thurs. Nightlife: Haigh Building, The Cooler on campus; excellent regular entertainments 3 nights/week, special events include bands, off-the-wall comedy etc. Locals: City has good mix of locals and students, most locals are really friendly, kids can be mouthy. Most student areas are in high insurance brackets. Sports: Everton, Kirkby and Toxteth sports centres. Union sports facilities at I M Marsh. Travel: Cheap, regular busses to most areas; train network to further parts of Liverpool; can get to London in 4 hours. Jobs: In city - bars to clothes shops, cafes to restaurants. SU employs 150 students (bars, admin, café). Successful university jobshop (3700 students registered). Financial help: Considerable uni access fund (advice free); quick and available for those in serious need. Informal name: JMU. Best features: Excellent SU; good mix of students; location. And worst: Some parts of uni admin.

Past Students

Debbie Greenwood (presenter), Martin Offiah (rugby league), Julian Cope (Teardrop Explodes), Desmond Pitcher (chairman of North West Water), Caroline Aherne (comedian), Stephen Byers MP, Philip Gayle (Big Breakfast).