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Oxford Brookes University

UCAS Code: O66

Location: Oxford Show on Map

Site: Main campus, plus two others around Oxford; partner colleges

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A modern university; a member of the University Alliance group of universities.

Student Population

Total Students:	18,810
Undergraduates:	76%
Postgraduates:	22%
FE Students:	2%

Undergraduates

Total undergraduates:	14,255
Male:	42%
Female:	58%
Full Time:	80%
Mature on Entry:	40%
UK Students:	85%
State school entry:	75%

Teaching Staff

409 full-time, 185 part-time

Broad study areas

Arts (fine art, film, music); built environment (architecture, construction, planning, real estate management); business (incl hospitality, leisure & tourism management); health & social care; humanities (history, languages, literature, philosophy, publishing, religion); social sciences (incl anthropology, politics, psychology); law; life sciences (biological, human & environmental sciences); technology (computing, maths, engineering); education & teaching

Freshers

Admission Information:	AS-levels accepted in combination with 1 (usually 2+) A-levels or equivalent. UCAS tariff not used.
Points on Entry (Mean):	299
Drop Out Rate:	5%
Accommodation:	Guaranteed for first years who put the university as their first choice.

Institution

Founded:	1865 as a school of art, becoming Oxford Poly in 1970; university status 1992.
Site:	3 main campuses: Headington campus (1 mile east of city centre), Wheatley campus (7 miles south-east of city centre; business, maths, technology, engineering), Harcourt Hill campus (2½ miles west of city centre; education, religion, philosophy).
How to get there:	Good rail links to Oxford (from London, Birmingham and the North), station 2 miles by bus. By road, close to M40; coach service from London every 15 mins during the day, stops outside Headington Campus and regular services to Heathrow and Gatwick airports; buses to city centre. Brookes bus service between sites and accommodation.

Student services & facilities

Student advice & services:	Counsellors, careers, accommodation, housing and chaplaincy staff; nurses; FPA; dentist on campus, visiting GPs; specialist advisers for international students, mature students and students with disabilities; SU welfare advice centre; nursery (52 places). Mentoring schemes. Study-skills programme.
Amenities:	SU with bars, entertainments venue, shops, banks.
Sporting facilities:	Sports centre with badminton and squash courts, dance and martial arts studio, weights training room, climbing room, fitness suite. 12 tennis courts, playing fields, artificial turf pitch, 9-hole golf course, swimming pool, land-based rowing facility.
Accommodation:	First-year students making Oxford Brookes their first choice are guaranteed accommodation (some conditions apply). Approx 4000 places in halls, rents for self-catering £97− £123 per week (£122−£142 pw ensuite); £132 pw catered; most contracts 38 weeks. After first year, students can live in shared housing, at £80−£100 pw plus bills, on 46- or 50-week contracts; or in private halls £105− £125 pw on 42- or 50-week contracts.

Study opportunities & careers

Library & information services:	3 libraries with wireless provision, 482,687 volumes, 16,131 ejournal titles, 1915 current print journals, over 1000 study places. Information provision, £80 pa spent for each student (FTE). IT and library services converged. 970 PC student workstations (including email and internet access), some available 24/7; all student rooms have internet points; ratio of workstations to students approx 1:14. IT helpdesk 12 hours/day during term time; tours, demonstrations and podcasts of library and information services for new students; module on microcomputer applications available to all students.
Other learning resources:	Multimedia graphics workshop; study skills service.
Study abroad:	150+ students study abroad each year, as part of their degree. Formal exchange links with 100+ universities and colleges throughout Europe, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and the USA.
Careers:	Advice and vacancies service; one-to-one sessions with career counsellors; career fairs and employer events; specialist advice for mature and international students; workshops and development opportunities. Support given to current students and for 3 years after graduating. Most courses offer work placements.

Money

Living expenses budget:	Average budget of £9044 for an academic year (excluding tuition fees) estimated by university.
Term-time work:	University allows term-time work (50% believed to work). Some work available on campus in SU bars, Ents and in registry, student recruitment, accommodation, catering. Careers centre helps find work on and off campus.
Financial help:	UK/EU students whose family income is up to £5k pa receive £4500 pa (£2500 fee waiver and £2000 bursary); where it is £5−£15k pa, they receive £3200−£3500 pa (£2000 fee waiver and £1200 or £1500 bursary); or where family income is £15k−£40k pa, they receive £1300−£2050 pa (£1000 fee waiver and £300−£1050 bursary). Bursaries of up to £2000 pa for care leavers. Scholarships for community achievement and certain local students. Over £595,000 (government and university’s own hardship funds) awarded to over 750 students who had financial difficulties. Apply for help to financial aid office.
University tuition fees:	Home students pay £9000 pa for first degree courses (except on healthcare courses; for year in placement, £2000; courses at partner colleges, £6000 pa). International students pay £11,000 pa (most classroom-based courses), £11,750 pa (most lab-based courses).

Courses

Academic features:

Modular courses allow study on a full-time, part-time or mixed-mode basis. Academic year divided into two semesters, each of 12 weeks teaching and one of exams. Access courses at 7 local centres give entry to university courses

Awarding body:

Oxford Brookes University

Main undergraduate awards:

BA, BA (QTS), BSc, BEng, LLB.

Length of courses:

3 years; others 4 years.

Main subjects offered:

Accountancy
Animal Science
Anthropology
Architecture
Art
Art History
Artificial Intelligence
Automotive Engineering
Biology
Biomedical Science
Biotechnology
Building Studies
Building Surveying
Business Administration
Business Economics
Business Studies
Childhood Studies
Communication Studies
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Technology
Computing
Conservation
Construction
Cultural Studies
Dietetics
Drama
E-business
Economics
Education
English
Environmental Biology
Environmental Management
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Equine Studies
Estate Management
Film Studies
Finance
Food Science
French
Geography
Graphic Design
Health
History
Hospitality Management
Human Biology
Human Communication
Human Resource Management
Humanities
Illustration
Information Systems
Information Technology
Interactive Games Production
International Business
International Relations
Japanese
Law
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Media Studies
Media Technology
Medical Laboratory Science
Midwifery
Motor Sport Engineering
Multimedia
Music
Music Technology
New Media Publishing
Nursing
Nutrition
Occupational Therapy
Osteopathy
Palliative Care
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physiotherapy
Politics
Psychology
Public Health
Publishing
Quantity Surveying
Religious Studies
Social Anthropology
Social History
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Spanish
Sports Sciences
Sports Studies
Statistics
Teacher Training
Theatre Design
Theology
Town/Country Planning

Student view

Antoinette Kyuchukova, OBSU President (4th year, BA Business Innovation & Enterprise)

Living

What’s it like as a place to live? Oxford is a vibrant, diverse and very student-centred city. Oxford Brookes offers a modern student experience.

How’s the student accommodation? There are university and private accommodations. Uni-run acc. are well maintained and of good standard, vary in type and location. There is choice.

What’s the student population like? Very diverse, friendly, plenty of interesting talented people from all sorts of backgrounds.

How do students and locals get on? Very good community atmosphere, mainly student town, so the locals are young, easygoing and friendly.

Studying

What’s it like as a place to study? Brookes is a progressive modern university with a flexible academic programme and opportunities for various curricular and extra-curricular activities.

What are the teaching staff like? Teaching staff are very friendly, student-focused, professional and committed to delivering a good student learning experience.

Socialising

What are student societies like? The SU is a fantastic place to meet people, develop talents further, learn new skills, socialise and have fun, get advice and support. Societies range from hobby-based to course-based and is worth signing up to them.

What’s a typical night out? At the SU venue on Wed and Fri – over 1200 student clubnights.

And how much does it cost? You can get away with spending as little as £5–£6 pounds at the SU but obviously prices go up in town.

How can you get home safely? Oxford Brookes is considered a very safe university. The SU runs safety bus schemes that ensure the welfare and safety of students. University and SU work closely with the police to provide a safe environment for Brookes students.

Money

Is it an expensive place to live? It is not very cheap as it near London. The prices are competitive.

Average price of a pint? £1.20 at the SU, over £1.50 in town.

And the price of a takeaway? Varies from £1.20 kebab shop to £6.99 Dominos.

What’s the part-time work situation? Plenty of jobs available on campus through the SU. Advertisement of jobs can be found at the SU’s Jobshop or on www.thesu.com jobshop section. Jobs can be found on and off campus.

Summary

What’s the best feature about the place? Very lively, diverse and great balance between social and academic life. Beautiful town.

And the worst? No parking spaces.

And to sum it all up? Oxford Brookes is a great place to live and study, offers a dynamic environment for personal career and development.

Past Students

Adrian Reynard (Reynard Racing), Tim Rodber (England rugby).

More info?

Enquiries to SU reception tel 01865 484715, email obsu@brookes.ac.uk or visit www.thesu.com.

Open days

9th June 2012

A university-wide open day, 9am to 3.30pm, for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry. A chance to visit all sites and campuses, attend taster sessions, view accommodation and attend talks on finance, accommodation and student life. Book online.