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9/10ofourcurrentstudentswouldrecommendBrookes‘LEADINGMODERNUNIVERSITY’THESUNDAYTIMES,LONDON,2008differentnationalitiesstudyingatBrookes150Morethan60ofourcoursesofferworkplacements1in5ofOxford’spopulationisastudent2010INTERNATIONALGUIDEOXFORDBROOKESCONTENTS2Oxford:Cityofculture3Oxfordinpictures4IndustryandenterpriseinOxford6Teachingfortherealworld8YourlifeatBrookes10Whereyou’lllive12Feesandlivingcosts13Scholarshipsandfinancialsupport16Englishlanguagepathways18Foundationcourses20Undergraduatestudy22Undergraduatecourses24Pre-Master’spathway26Postgraduatestudy28Postgraduatecourses30StudyAbroadandExchanges32Findoutmore‘Afreeandconfidentialadviceandcounsellingserviceisonoffer,asisrepresentationforallstudentsonacademic,personalandfinancialissues.’TheVirgin2008AlternativeGuidetoBritishUniversitiesAMAZINGSUPPORTFREEEnglishlanguageandstudysupport‘Oxfordisnaturallyastudent-friendlycityandthereareallthefacilitiesyoucouldwantintown.’TheGuardianUniversityGuide2009OXFORD:ACULTURALCITY30,000studentsliveinOxford‘OxfordBrookes’academicappealisfoundedonitsoutstandingteachingrecord.’SundayTimesUniversityGuide2008GREATLEARNINGANDTEACHING75%ofourresearchisinternationallyrecognisedOxford:cityofcultureLocatedintheheartofEngland,Oxfordisabeautifulcitywitharichculturalhistory.Oneoftheworld’smostfamousstudentcities,Oxfordisbigenoughtooffersomethingforeveryone,yetsmallenoughtofeelwelcomingandaccessible.Oxfordisfamousforitsarchitecture,rowingandscenicriversidewalks.Thecity’smanymuseums,liketheAshmoleanandthePittRivers,areworldrenownedandthereisawiderangeoftheatres,cinemasandlivemusicvenuesonoffer.Astherearearound30,000studentsfromallovertheworldinOxfordyouareguaranteedavibrant,youthfulandcosmopolitanatmosphere.Thecityisburstingwithrestaurantsandcafes,soyouwillfindplentyofplacestoeatandrelax.Aswellasawiderangeofchainstoresandindependentshops,Oxfordalsohasacoveredmarket,whichwasestablishedin1774,sellingfood,clothing,jewellery,artsandcrafts.You’llalsofindagreatnightlife,withplentyofbars,pubsandnightclubsonoffer.ThemostfamouspubistheEagleandChildwhereLordoftheRingscreator,JRRTolkien,andTheChroniclesofNarniawriter,CSLewis,mettodiscusstheirwork.Oxford’smainmulticulturalarea,CowleyRoad,isapopulardestinationforstudentsastheareaisfullofexcitingplacestoeatanddrinkandyoucanfindsomewheretosuitallbudgets.IfyouwanttovisitLondonitisonlyonehourawaybytrainandtherearealsocheapandfrequentbusservicesbetweenthemaincampusandthecapitalthatrun24hoursaday.OxfordalsomakesagreatbaseforexploringotherpartsoftheUK.Thecity’suser-friendlytransportnetworkmakesiteasytovisitmajorcitieslikeLondonandBirmingham,oryoucanenjoythenaturalbeautyofthecountrysideintheCotswolds,anareaofsleepytownsandvillagesconsideredtobe‘typicallyEnglish’.Oxford’smixofancientandmodernmakesitavibrantplacetostudyandlearn.NeartoLondon,Oxfordbenefitsfromathrivingeconomyandisabustling,livelycityinitsownrightwithplentytodoandseeforpeopleofallinterests.ProfessorJanetBeer,Vice-Chancellor,OxfordBrookesUniversity‘’WhatIthink...✻FINDOUTMORE:CITYOFCULTURE2OxfordHighStreetOxfordinpictures...50milesfromLondon24houradaybusestoLondonfromoutsideBrookesmaincampus24houradaybusestoGatwickandHeathrowAirports➜Agreatlocation‘Asastudent,Oxfordisthebestplacetobeinthiscountry.It’saverystudentbasedcityandeverythingworksaroundstudents.It’seasytofindajob,easytogetaroundthecityanditisreallysafe.’BehnoudNajafi,fromIran,studyingBAArchitectureOXFORD:CITYOFCULTURE3RadcliffeCameraRiverCherwellCoveredMarketOxfordCastleOxfordCastleGeorgeStreetBroadStreetIndustryandenterpriseinOxfordOxfordisalivewithbusinessandenterprise.BychoosingtostudyinOxfordyouwillbeattheheartofoneofEurope’smajoreducational,scientificandtechnologicalcentres.NotonlyisOxfordagreatplacetoliveandstudy,butitisalsolocatedintheUK’smostsuccessfuleconomicarea.Infact,OxfordshirehasmorescienceparksthananyotherregionintheUK,andyouarewithineasyreachofthemotorracingindustryandsoftwaregiantsSophosandMicrosoft.SinceOxfamwasfoundedinOxfordduringthe1940sthecityhasattractedawiderangeofinternationalvoluntaryorganisationsanditnowhasoneofthehighestconcentrationsofnon-governmentorganisationsoutsideLondon.HereatBrookesweareproudofthecontributionthatourstaffandstudentsmaketoOxfordshire’seconomy.WehavebuiltupstrongrelationshipswithanimpressiverangeofemployersandwehavealonghistoryofpartnershipswithcompaniessuchasIBM,MarriottandAmericanExpress.OurdegreesoftenincludeaworkexperienceplacementsothatyoucanmakethemostoftheindustriesthatareinandaroundOxford.Ourworkplacementsgiveyouthechancetoproveyourselfinrealgraduateleveljobs,helpingtoenhanceyouremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.➜WorkingintheUKaftergraduationIfyouwouldliketoworkintheUKafteryourstudiesyoucanapplyforapost-studyworkvisathatallowsyoutoworkfor24monthsintheUKaftercompletingyourdegree.Youca