University Name:
See all universitiesSouthampton University
UCAS Code: S27
Location: South coast of England Show on Map
Site: Main campus plus 4 others across city; art school in Winchester
World-class research-intensive university; member of the Russell Group of universities.
Student Population
| Total Students: | 23,735 |
| Undergraduates: | 72% |
| Postgraduates: | 28% |
| FE Students: | 0% |
Undergraduates
| Total undergraduates: | 17,005 |
| Male: | 40% |
| Female: | 60% |
| Full Time: | 89% |
| Mature on Entry: | 17% |
| UK Students: | 87% |
| State school entry: | 85% |
Teaching Staff
975 full-time, 160 part-time
Broad study areas
Law, arts & social sciences; engineering, science & mathematics; medicine, health & life sciences.
Freshers
| Admission Information: | UCAS tariff used, with some course-specific requirements (subjects and grades). |
| Points on Entry (Mean): | 406 |
| Drop Out Rate: | 3% |
| Accommodation: | All first years housed unless local (also international students for the whole of their course). |
Institution
| Founded: | 1862; received Royal Charter 1952. |
| Structural features: | Includes Winchester School of Art (see separate profile). |
| Site: | Main campus plus 4 others, all ½-2 miles from city centre. |
| How to get there: | By road (M3 or M27); fast train from Waterloo (1¼ hours). Buses to university from city centre, station and airport. |
Student services & facilities
| Student advice & services: | Student advice and health centres on campus; doctor, chaplain, counsellors, legal advice; adviser for students with disabilities (including assessment of needs), support for dyslexic students and those with mental health difficulties. Residential facilities for married and disabled students. 100-place nursery (must apply early). |
| Amenities: | SU shop, bookshop, travel agency, hairdresser, launderette, banks, concert hall, theatre and art gallery. |
| Sporting facilities: | Playing fields set in 90 acres; 4 floodlit tennis courts; grass pitches for rugby, football, cricket, American football, lacrosse etc. Sports centre with 8-badminton-court sports hall, 25m swimming pool, 140-station fitness suite, squash courts, dance studio, martial arts room. University boat-hard with facilities for canoeing, kayaking, powerboating, sailing, windsurfing. Rifle range. Sports bursary scheme; talented athletes support scheme; community sports volunteering scheme. |
| Accommodation: | University accommodation guaranteed for all first years who apply by the deadline unless they live locally; also guaranteed for international students for the whole of their course, subject to conditions (25+% of all full-time students housed). 4000 self-catering places, £73−£124 per week, 39- or 51-week contracts; 1200 part-catered, £109−£154 pw, term-time only. Students usually live in private rented accommodation for 1−2 years; rents £73−£105 pw (excluding bills) for self-catering house share. |
Study opportunities & careers
| Library & information services: | Main library with 6 subsidiary specialist libraries; over 2.6 million books, journals and reports; 1900 study places; short-loan collection, computerised catalogue on network; CD-Roms and online information. Specialist collections: Agriculture to 1900, local history, parliamentary papers, history of relations between Jewish and non-Jewish peoples, Wellington papers, Mountbatten papers. Information provision, £149 pa spent for each student (FTE). Separate IT service (open 24 hours at some sites); 1700+ computers with access to library and internet (ratio workstations to students 1:17). Personal and telephone IT helpline during working day; joint library and information services programme for all new undergraduates. |
| Other learning resources: | Language centre |
| Study abroad: | Many academic schools have exchange links with European institutions. |
| Careers: | Information, advice and placement service, and weekly newsletter. 75% of final-year students had career-related work experience. |
Money
| Living expenses budget: | Minimum budget of £7200−£8800 for an academic year (excluding tuition fees) recommended by university. |
| Term-time work: | Student employment service helps find local part-time and holiday work. Jobs advertised weekly. |
| Financial help: | Tapered fee waiver so that students have a fee reduction of £3000 pa if their family income is up to £25k pa (so pay £6000 fees); the fee reduction is increased by £200 for every £1000 family income, so the fee is reduced by £2000 when family income is £30k pa, by £1000 when family income is £35k pa; no reduction when family income is beyond £42.6k pa. Many scholarships for academic excellence up to £2000 pa in specific subjects. Also government funds and own fund. |
| University tuition fees: | Home students pay £9000 pa for first degrees(except those funded by the Department of Health and the foundation degree in health & social care). International students pay £11,600 pa (classroom), £14,800 (lab/studio), £27,600 (clinical). |
Courses
Awarding body:
University of Southampton.
Main undergraduate awards:
BA, BEng, BM, BMid, BN, BSc, LLB, MEng.
Length of courses:
3 years; 4 years (languages, social work, MEng, double Honours, midwifery, nursing); 5 years (medicine).
Main subjects offered:
- Accountancy
- Acoustic Engineering
- Actuarial Studies
- Aerodynamics
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Art
- Art History
- Artificial Intelligence
- Astronomy
- Audiology
- Automotive Engineering
- Biochemistry
- Biological Chemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Boat Design
- Business Economics
- Business Studies
- Cell Biology
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Communication Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Technology
- Computing
- Criminology
- Crop Science/Technology
- Developmental Biology
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology
- Econometrics
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- Electromechanical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Electronics
- Engineering (General)
- English
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- European Studies
- Fashion
- Fertility
- Film Music
- Film Studies
- Finance
- French
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Geophysics
- German
- Graphic Design
- Health
- Heritage Studies
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Humanities
- Information Technology
- International Relations
- Latin American Studies
- Law
- Linguistics
- Management
- Marine Architecture
- Marine Biology
- Marine Engineering
- Maritime Studies
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media Studies
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Medicine
- Midwifery
- Molecular Biology
- Music
- Naval Architecture
- Naval Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Oceanography
- Painting
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology
- Physiotherapy
- Plant Science
- Podiatry
- Politics
- Portuguese
- Printmaking
- Psychology
- Sculpture
- Social Administration
- Social Anthropology
- Social Policy
- Social Science
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Software Engineering
- Space
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Teacher Training
- Textiles
- Visual Arts
- Zoology
Student view
James Frith (Chemistry)
Living
What's it like as a place to live? Not a lot to do during the day but lots of night life.
How's the student accommodation? Most uni accomodation is good, if you want to pay more you get better accommodation. Always had nice houses but there are grottier ones around.
What's the student population like? Friendly, mainly from southern England, mainly middle class. Large Chinese and Indian international population.
How do students and locals get on? Locals can be troublesome but generally ok. Large Polish population who tend to fight with each other but leave students alone. Don't go to the Flowers Estate, but doesn't compare to London. Just a big collection of chavs.
Studying
What's it like as a place to study? Good working environment. Amount of study time required varies from course to course. Hartley Library is big and lots of study area.
What are the teaching staff like? Mostly attentive. One or two members of staff are clearly very clever and have been employed due to this but are not good at teaching and passing on their knowledge.
Socialising
What are student societies like? Lots of societies and easy to start new ones. I haven't been involved in any though.
What's a typical night out? See how drunk you can get. Sometimes there is good music.
And how much does it cost? Very cheap alcohol – some of the cheapest in the country.
How can you get home safely? There is a safety bus from the student union; lots of taxi's. Often walk-able.
Money
Is it an expensive place to live? Same as the rest of the country.
Average price of a pint? Cheapest price, 50p a pint; average £2.50 from student pubs.
And the price of a takeaway? Average − standard Domino's Tuesday deal for £9.99.
What's the part-time work situation? Hard to get but people do seem to. University will help you.
Summary
What's the best feature about the place? Nice campus, with lots of green spaces for when its sunny.
And the worst? Not a lot of culture.
And to sum it all up? Loved my time there, but would have liked more activities to do during the day.
Past Students
John Nettles (actor - Bergerac); Baroness Hooper (lawyer and conservative peer); Lord Tonypandy (former Speaker of House of Commons); Jenny Murray (Radio 4 presenter); Chris Packham (conservationist and author); Kathy Tayler (pentathlete); John Sopel (presenter); John Denham MP; Roger Black (athlete); John Inverdale (rugby); Stuart Maister (Broadview).
More info?
Enquiries to president (023 8059 5217), or vice president comms (023 8059 5226), or email susu@soton.ac.uk, or visit www.susu.org.
Open days
6-7th July 2012
Undergraduate open days. Programme includes: subject presentations and drop-in points; tours of academic schools and facilities; general information talks and drop-ins; tours of campuses and halls of residence; advice on applying to Southampton University; employability prospects after graduation. Advance booking required – book online.
4-5th September 2012
Undergraduate open days. Programme includes: subject presentations and drop-in points; tours of academic schools and facilities; general information talks and drop-ins; tours of campuses and halls of residence; advice on applying to Southampton University; employability prospects after graduation. Advance booking required – book online.
Contact
Address:
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Hampshire
Tel:
023 8059 5000
Website:
Student enquiries:
Enquiries Office
Application:
UCAS (direct for part-time study)
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