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Engineering, Electronicsand Bioengineering 96Bioengineering 98Computer SystemsEngineering 99

Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering 100

English Literature See Literature

Film 102

History 104History 106Military History 107

Journalism 108

Languages and Linguistics 110English Language andLinguistics 112

European Studies 112French 113German 114Hispanic Studies 114Italian 115

Law 116

Liberal Arts 120

Literature 122Contemporary Literature 124English and American Literature 124

English and American Literature and CreativeWriting 124

English, American and Postcolonial Literature 125

Comparative Literature 126World Literature 126Other literary degrees 127

Mathematics, Statisticsand Actuarial Science 128Actuarial Science 130Mathematics 130

Architecture 60

Arts 62Art History 64Event and Experience Design 64

Fine Art 65Media Arts 67

Asian Studies 68

Biosciences 70Biochemistry 72Biology 72Biomedical Science 73

Business, Accounting, Finance, Management,Marketing 74Accounting & Finance 76Accounting & Management 76Business & Management 77International Business 77Management 78Marketing 79Business (Top-Up) 79

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Computing 80Computing 82Computer Science 83Business InformationTechnology 83

Computing (Joint Honours) 84

Criminology 86Criminal Justice and Criminology 86

Criminology 87

Digital Arts and Multimedia 88Digital Arts 90Multimedia Technologyand Design 90

Drama and Theatre 92

Economics 94

Why come to Kent?

Shortlisted for University of the Year 4

Academic excellence 6Inspirational teaching 8Superb student experience 10A global outlook 12A successful future 14Stage 1 student profile 16Stage 2 student profile 18Year Abroad student profile 20Year in Industry student profile 22Stage 3 student profile 24Graduate profile 26Kent: the UK’s Europeanuniversity 28

Stunning locations 30First-class facilities 32Academic environment 34Kent Extra 36International opportunities 38Supportive community 40Enhanced career prospects 42

Academic programmes 45

American Studies 46

Ancient History, Archaeology, and Classics 48Ancient History 50Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies 50

Anthropology andConservation 52Anthropology 54Biological Anthropology 55Environmental Social Sciences 55

Human Ecology 57Social Anthropology 57Wildlife Conservation 58

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Music 132Music 134Music Technology 134Popular Music 135

Pharmacy 136Applied Bioscience Technology 137

Pharmacy 138Pharmacology and Physiology 139

Philosophy 140

Physical Sciences 142Astronomy, Space Scienceand Astrophysics 144

Chemistry 144Forensic Science 145Physics 146

Politics and InternationalRelations 148

Psychology 150

Religious Studies 152

Social, Health and Community Care 154Autism Studies 156Health and Social Care 156Intellectual andDevelopmental Disabilities 157

Management in Primary Care 158

Social Work 159

Sociology, Social Policy, and Cultural Studies and Media 160Cultural Studies and Media 162Social Policy 162Social Sciences 163Sociology 164

Sport and Exercise Sciences 166Sport and Exercise for Health 168

Sport and ExerciseManagement 168

Sport and Exercise Science 169

Sport Management 170Sports Therapy 171

Statistical Social Research 172

Studying at Kent 174

Choosing a course and applying 176

General entry requirements 178Course structure 183

Student support 185

Student Learning AdvisoryService 186

IT services and facilities 186Medical Care 186Support and Wellbeing 187Nursery provision 188Chaplaincy 188Careers and EmployabilityService 188

Security 188

Fees and funding 189

Fees and costs 190Funding for students 191University scholarships 192

International students 197

Support and wellbeing 199Visa and Immigration 199International Pathways 199Junior Year Abroad 200 Diploma programmes 200Finance for Internationalstudents 201

Funding and scholarships 202Course structure 183

Our locations 203

Canterbury campus from the air 204

Canterbury campus 206Canterbury and the region 210Medway campus from the air 212The Medway campus 214The Medway region 218Partner colleges 220

Quick reference guide 221

Index 255

Visiting the University 260

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KENT ONLINE To find out what our students think, see our onlinevideo interviews at www.kent.ac.uk/videoaudio/film

16THKent rises to 16th in The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

20THThe University is ranked20th, its highest everposition, in the TimesHigher Education (THE)‘Table of Tables’ 2016.

6%Less than 6% of Kentgraduates in 2014 werewithout a job or studyopportunity six monthsafter graduation.

SHORTLISTED FOR

UNIVERSITY by the Times Higher Education (THE) and by The Timesand Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.


37%37% of our academicstaff are from overseasand we have studentsrepresenting 148nationalities.

97%of research at Kent wasfound to be of internationalquality in the ResearchExcellence Framework2014 (an independentnational survey of UKuniversities).

5THKent gained the 5thhighest score for overallstudent satisfaction in theNational Student Survey2015.

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ACADEMICEXCELLENCEKent is one of the UK’s leading universities. In the Research Excellence Framework(REF) 2014, Kent is ranked 17th* forresearch intensity, outperforming 11of the 24 Russell Group universities.

With 97% of our research judged to be of international quality,you study with some of the most influential thinkers in the world.Our teaching is designed to put you in touch with the latest ideas,assist you in the development of your own interests and equipyou with the essential skills that enable you to compete effectivelyin the global job market.

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INSPIRATIONALTEACHINGKent is renowned for its teaching style; our academicshave an outstanding ability to pass on their passionfor study and debate. They are approachable,accessible and, through direct contact with them, you are intellectually challenged and encouraged tobroaden your horizons.

Our high-quality teaching encourages you to think independently andadapt to different situations. This approach is enhanced by opportunitiesto attend talks and workshops in related fields, which allows you to placeyour studies within a broader context. In the National Student Survey2015, 88% of students were satisfied with the quality of Kent’s teaching.


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SUPERB STUDENTEXPERIENCEOur campuses provide stunning locations for your studiesand offer first-class academic and social facilities.

We have a thriving arts programme with our own theatre, cinema and musicperformance centre. There is also a strong sporting culture at Kent and wehave some of the best facilities in the university sector.

Whatever your interests, Kent has a wide range of societies to encourage andsupport you. These activities not only allow you to meet a wide range of people,but also enable you to develop essential employability skills which will help youto excel in the workplace once you graduate.

A GLOBALOUTLOOKAccording to the Times Higher Education (THE), Kentis ranked in the top 10% of the world’s universitiesfor international outlook. We are known as theUK’s European university and have partnershipswith prestigious institutions worldwide.

We have an international community with 37% of Kent’s academicscoming from outside the UK and students representing 148 nationalities.

At Kent, we pride ourselves on our strong international focus. Many ofour programmes provide opportunities to study or work abroad, allowingyou to develop a global perspective of your subject.


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A SUCCESSFULFUTUREKent equips you with essential skills to give you acompetitive advantage when it comes to getting a job.Less than 6% of our graduates in 2014 were without ajob or study opportunity six months after graduation.

As well as providing a first-rate academic experience, we want you to be in agood position to face the challenges of the global economic environment. Weprovide an award-winning Careers and Employability Service, and our Kent Extrainitiative provides a range of opportunities for you to develop your personal andtransferable skills (see p36). The majority of our degrees offer the chance tostudy for a term or year abroad, which provides valuable experiences andopportunities to develop a global perspective.


Juliette Guillot Drama and Theatre

STAGE 1 STUDENT PROFILE

What made you choose to study at Kent?I started by looking at rankings for top universities in the UK. ThenI considered the degree – the Kent course was one of my favourites.

How did you find settling into university?I was at school in Hong Kong before I came to university. Kent’sinternational team assisted with things like creating a bank accountand a phone plan, which helped me to settle in easily.

Did you find Welcome Week helpful?Yes. I liked the Freshers’ Fair. I joined the T24 Drama Society andwe put on five plays a term. I can’t believe I’ve been lucky enoughto perform at the Gulbenkian Theatre in The Government Inspector,by Nikolai Gogol, in my first three months at Kent.

What is your student accommodation like?I share a house in Turing College. I love it. It’s great to have a houseatmosphere. My housemates are lovely. When we spend timetogether, we all cram into one room to watch movies.

What support do you get from the School?I can contact my seminar leaders for help. They told us right fromthe start, ‘Here’s my office hours, this is my email address’ – I havean academic adviser and we can talk to our module convenors.

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Adrienne Spencer Applied Psychology with Clinical Psychology

STAGE 2 STUDENT PROFILE

How did you find the transition from Stage 1?It’s gone quite smoothly. They eased us back after the summerbreak. There is more pressure this year, but I will work hard, that’sthe key. I like living off campus, you have a bit more freedom andfeel more mature, having space to yourself and yet beingresponsible for coming in on time.

What about your lecturers?Most of them are pretty cool. They try to build up a good rapportand get to know as many students as they can. I think they dowell. If you want to talk to them, they are available during theiroffice hours. I was a student representative last year and the staff are receptive to our views. They want us to do well.

How are you enjoying your degree course?I like it. There are some modules I really like, such as ChildDevelopment. I want to work with children eventually, socombining psychology with children is where I want to be.

What has been the highlight of Stage 2 so far?Finding my placement. I’m going to work at the Kent andCanterbury Hospital in the Children’s Assessment Centre,working with children with autism and anxiety. I’m really looking forward to it.

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Elena CoveneyHispanic Studies

YEAR ABROADSTUDENT PROFILE

Why study abroad?I love language. I wanted to get a good level of Spanish and I amnow fluent. I also think it’s important to see how other people live.

Where did you spend your year abroad?I went to Uruguay, then travelled in South America – the photo is ofme in Vila Madalena, Brazil. It’s full of graffiti, street art and artists.

What help did you receive with organising the year?We had meetings with academic staff about studying abroad and I did a Kent Extra module, Talking Cultures: Exploring InterculturalCompetence. It taught me about the cultural differences and whatto expect; I found it really useful.

How did the year abroad change you?It sounds clichéd but I became more open, and less judgementaland fixed in my ways. I became better at listening to others andI learnt to be more flexible. In Uruguay, everything happens veryslowly; I am from London, where everything is hurry, hurry, hurry.

What was the highlight of the year abroad?There were many highlights. Maybe it was the city-wide cider fighton Christmas Eve? I also lived in a beautiful 200-year-old Spanishhouse. I had a really fun year – the best year of my life.


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Ethan CorkhillForensic Science with a Year in Industry

YEAR IN INDUSTRYSTUDENT PROFILE

Where did you go?I worked for a global manufacturing company in their anti-illicittrade laboratory, analysing counterfeit products.

What did it involve?I worked with people around the world, particularly Ukraine andRussia. It involved the forensic analysis of samples, a bit like spotthe difference. There’s not much chemical analysis; it’s morelike fingerprint identification, looking for the mark a particularmachine makes. It’s all done by eye, under a microscope.

What was the highlight of the year?I represented the company at an anti-counterfeiting conferencein Belgium and presented the results of my work to anothercompany. I had an outward-facing role and met some brilliantpeople. I also got paid! I got a bonus, shares and private medical insurance. I was looked after very well.

How do you think it has changed you?It helped my time-management and project-management skills.I feel more mature. It changes your outlook, gets you ready forwork… it’s one step closer to being out in the real world. And itmade me realise that I want to work in a corporate businessenvironment.

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Sariya SuwannakarnFine Art

STAGE 3STUDENT PROFILE

How are your final-year studies going?Our studies are more intense at this stage but I love what I’mdoing; I’m getting lots of work done and feeling very productive.

How is the academic support?This year I’ve had lots of guidance from my tutors and thetechnicians too. I enjoy the technical side of things so I’ve beentrying out new methods and equipment.

Has Medway been a good place for your studies?Yes, it’s an unusual setting: I once did a video piece using shotsand sounds from around the Historic Dockyard. It’s also easyto get to galleries in London. My most recent visit was to see anexhibition by Ai Weiwei, one of the greatest artists of our time.

Any plans for the future?I’m hoping to do an internship at a production house that makesTV commercials in Bangkok. It’s the kind of environment whereI’ll be able to use my creative skills.

Has your time at university changed you?I’m from Thailand so everything in England was new to me.I’ve gained a huge amount of life experience.

Any advice for potential students?Yes – find what you love and do it!

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Jonathan Solley Politics and International Relations with a Year in China

GRADUATEPROFILE

Can you describe your time at Kent?I left school at 16 and went to work for six years. When I decidedto go to university, I wanted to get the most out of the experience.I joined the athletics team and studied Mandarin in my sparetime – I loved it from the first day.

What did you enjoy about studying for your degree?China as an emerging world market was what interested me themost. The year in China was the highlight of my degree. It wasfascinating to hear the Chinese perspective on politics and learnhow to handle the cultural differences.

What are you doing now?I now work at Barclays Investment Bank at Canary Wharf,London. My role involves acting as an internal check on hedge-fund trading procedures, post-financial crisis. It’s quite demanding, I work long days, but it’s very enjoyable.

How has your experience at Kent prepared youfor your current role?Kent taught me to get involved and meet as many people aspossible. I never imagined that, with a degree in politics, I wouldwork in an investment bank, so I would say that it has givenme a very flexible skill set. In fact, I’m continuing to studyMandarin and hope to use it in my future career.

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THE UK’S EUROPEANUNIVERSITY

Université Paris-Sorbonne (ParisIV) (France), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany),the University of Ghent (Belgium),the University of Amsterdam(Netherlands), Uppsala University(Sweden), the University of Vienna(Austria), the University ofCopenhagen (Denmark), theUniversity of Helsinki (Finland),and the University of Bologna(Italy). Sometimes you are taughtin the local language andsometimes in English (while youimprove your knowledge of thelanguage through social andcultural activities).

By taking the opportunity to studyabroad for a term or a year, youwill have invaluable interculturalopportunities and experiencesthat will set you apart from othergraduates. It will demonstrate yourability to rise to new challengesand your willingness to embracedifferent cultures, all qualities thatemployers across the world seekin new graduates.

Benefits for studentsAs a student at the UK’s Europeanuniversity, you study and live withpeople from across Europe andthe world, broadening yourknowledge of culture, economicsand politics, and increasing yourunderstanding of Europe’s placein the world.

At Kent, we cultivate globalcitizenship; students and staff thatare prepared to be engaged andresponsible citizens of a globalsociety, with an understandingof different cultures, attitudesand approaches.

We offer you opportunities todevelop your language skillsthrough extra-curricular languageclasses – our cosmopolitanstudent body gives you plentyof people to practise with.

We offer study or work abroadopportunities across the world(see p38) and have links with topEuropean institutions including

The University of Kentis the UK’s Europeanuniversity, where theworld meets Europe.

Kent is the gateway to Europe forstudents from the UK and acrossthe world. We have postgraduatecentres in Brussels, Paris, Athensand Rome, and links with over 100top-ranking European universities.In addition:• 11% of our students are fromthe EU

• there are 148 nationalitiesrepresented in our studentbody

• 37% of our teaching andresearch staff come fromoutside the UK

• the majority of our degreesoffer opportunities to studyor work in Europe

• from the Canterbury or Medwaycampus, you can be in Parisor Brussels in around two hours

• our European exchangeprogrammes were one of thefirst to receive the E-qualitylabel

• Kent plays a leading role inthe European Commission’sErasmus+ programme, whichfacilitates scholarships andacademic co-operationbetween Europe and the restof the world

• Kent is the only UK universityto be involved in the ErasmusMundus Lotus+ project, linkingnine universities from the EUand 11 from Southeast Asia.

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STUNNING LOCATIONS


The University of Kent has two UK campuses in south-east England,Canterbury andMedway, a part-time study centre in Tonbridge andpostgraduate centres in Athens, Brussels, Paris and Rome. All thefacilities in all of our locations are available to all of our students.

CANTERBURYOur self-contained Canterbury campus provides a friendly andstimulating environment. It is within walking distance of the city centreand in a beautiful parkland setting overlooking Canterbury Cathedral,part of a world heritage site. It offers first-class study resources setamong green and tranquil open spaces, as well as cafés, bars andentertainment venues, including a nightclub, top-quality sports facilitiesand a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Less than an hour’s train journey fromLondon, it is also within easy reach of Paris, Brussels, Lille and the restof Europe. (See p204.)

MEDWAYKent’s Medway campus delivers professionally focused programmessupported by state-of-the-art study facilities on The Historic Dockyard,Chatham. The University has recently invested in the refurbishment of a number of key buildings, as part of the expansion of the School ofMusic and Fine Art and Kent Business School. The campus has award-winning buildings, atmospheric cafés and a new student hub, creating a lively social life and a great sense of community. There is also studentaccommodation as part of a riverside development. (See p212.)

TONBRIDGEThe University of Kent’s part-time study centre has its own facilitiesjust five minutes’ walk from the railway station at Tonbridge. The centreprovides flexible, high-quality teaching in a friendly and supportiveenvironment to students of all ages and from a variety of backgrounds.It also focuses on supporting the continuing professional developmentneeds of the business community in the region. In addition to the libraryand e-resources, our Tonbridge students have access to the resourceson Kent’s campuses at Canterbury and Medway (see p204-p219).

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PARISKent’s centre in Paris offers postgraduate students the chance to studyin the historic and cultural heart of Montparnasse. We offer programmesin the arts and humanities, where your learning is enhanced by beingimmersed in the culture and language of one of the most inspirationalcities in the world. As part of a thriving academic community, studentswork with internationally respected academics and are able to enjoy allthe opportunities that come with living and working in Paris.

ROMECanterbury and Rome have been linked since the Middle Ages by thepilgrimage route Via Francigena. The School of Arts and the Schoolof European Culture and Languages (SECL) both offer postgraduateprogrammes with the opportunity to spend a term studying in Rome,the centre of classical antiquity and inspiration for some of the world’sgreatest artists. Students have access to key sites, museums andartefacts within this historical city.

ATHENSKent’s teaching centre in Athens is in the suburb of Eleusina, one ofthe most important archaeological sites in the world. The Universityhas a unique collaboration with the Athens University of Economicsand Business, capitalising on the specialist teaching, research andexpertise of both partners. The MA in Heritage Management is taughtin these historic surroundings. The centre of Athens is only 30kmaway, and students have easy access to many other major historicalsites including the Parthenon, Ancient Corinth, Nemea and Thebes.

BRUSSELSKent is the only UK university to have a centre in the ‘capital of Europe’,where it offers postgraduate degrees in international studies. Brusselsis home to the main institutions of the European Union, as well asorganisations such as NATO, NGOs and think-tanks, and staff frommany of these institutions contribute to the teaching at our centre.Studying in Brussels offers opportunities to network, with many studentssecuring internships and careers within prestigious organisations.

specialist facilities. On ourCanterbury campus, theseinclude state-of-the-art sciencelaboratories, digital multimedialabs, architecture design studios,filmmaking equipment, dramaworkshops, psychology andlanguage labs, history archivesand the Studio 3 Gallery. Seep206-p209 for details.

At Medway, we have a musicrecording studio with the latesttechnology, art studios andexhibition spaces, pharmacylaboratories, a ‘live newsroom’ andspecialist equipment, laboratoriesand sports clinics at MedwayPark, just a short walk fromcampus. In addition, we have justcompleted a multimillion-poundrestoration of the Sail and ColourLoft, originally built in 1723, toprovide exceptional teaching

multimedia, there is a vast rangeof e-books and e-resources.Kent’s expert librarians can helpyou to make the most of these tofind the information you need.

IT servicesWe provide full IT services toassist your studies, as well astraining and support to help youmake the most of the facilitiesavailable. As you would expect,there are hundreds of open-access PCs across ourcampuses, which are fully Wi-Fi-enabled (as is the inter-campusshuttle bus). Even when studyingoff campus, you have access tothe network and its resources.

Subject-specific resourcesOur campuses have extensiveresources to support our teachingand many programmes have

The University of Kent’songoing investment inour campuses createsaworld-class studyenvironment withexceptional academic,cultural and sportingfacilities. By takingadvantage of theopportunities on offer atKent, you can create thebest university experiencefor you and reach yourfull potential.

Kent is one university with twocampuses and five centres. Eachcampus has its own culture andidentity and this is reflected in thefacilities on offer. Wherever youare based, you have access toall the resources on all of ourcampuses and centres. Our inter-campus bus service makes iteasy for you to enjoy the facilitiesat both Canterbury and Medway.

Although our European centresfocus on postgraduate study, ourundergraduate programmes makeuse of the locations and facilitiesfor study visits and we runsummer schools to enhance theKent undergraduate experience.

Academic facilitiesLibrariesOur libraries at Canterbury (theTempleman) and Medway (theDrill Hall) provide easy access toacademic material and the latestresearch. As well as holding over1.3 million books, journals and

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Working with the student unions,we support all students to improvetheir fitness, from those who areserious contenders looking tocompete against the best sportingtalent from other universities, tothose who simply want to discovera new sporting activity. For detailsof facilities at Canterbury, seep208 and for those at Medwaysee p216.

Social scene With two distinct UK campusesoffering diverse, but equallyattractive amenities, Kent offersa wide range of options forsocialising to provide great nightsout and a variety of music andother events. At the Canterburycampus, we have five bars anda nightclub. The Medwaycampus is developing a new

purpose-designed student hubwith a student bar; and there isalso Cargo, the award-winningbar, bistro and live performancevenue at Liberty Quays.

The Gulbenkian at our Canterburycampus is the University’sinnovative arts centre, featuringa theatre, cinema and cabaretspace as well as a licensed café.Our centre for music performance,the Colyer-Fergusson Building,hosts music-making activities andhas an impressive concert hall forlive performances.

For good food, there are manystylish restaurants, cafés andbars on our campuses, whichcater for a wide range of tastesand budgets.

For details of all these facilitiessee our campus sections,Canterbury p206-p209 andMedway p214-p217.

Discover your campus Remember, you are welcome totake advantage of resources atany of our locations, but to findout more about your homecampus, check the location ofyour course in our subject pages,then read either our Canterbury(p206-p209) or our Medway(p214-p217) campus sections.Or, go online where you can takeguided tours of accommodation,and virtual tours of campus.

space for Kent Business School.See p214-p217 for details.

AccommodationWe offer some of the bestaccommodation in the universitysector and, since 2010, haveinvested over £120m in ourstudent residences. Most of ourbedrooms are recently built ornewly refurbished and almost60% are en-suite. We offer allour undergraduate studentsaccommodation in their first year(subject to certain conditions).For details, see p206 and p214or go to www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation

Sports facilitiesKent Sport is committed to a‘sport for all’ philosophy andencourages students to be moreactive, get fit and have fun.

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ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

At Kent, we providesome of the best teachingin the country. Rankedas a top 20 university inThe Guardian UniversityGuide 2016, and withconsistently high scoresin the National StudentSurvey, in 2015 Kent wasshortlisted by both theTimes Higher Educationand The Times GoodUniversity Guide foruniversity of the year.

Inspirational teachingKent offers an excellent education,delivered by academics whoproduce research of internationalstanding – which means that you

are taught by experts in the field.They will challenge you to reachyour full potential: encourageyou to ask questions, to think foryourself and to draw your ownconclusions. And, during yourstudies, you acquire skills andknowledge that are relevant toboth your subject area and thewider world of employment.

Our excellent teaching wasrecognised in the most recentNational Student Survey 2015,where we received the fifthhighest score nationally for overallstudent satisfaction. Kent alsocame second in the UK in theBest University Workplace Survey2015 by the Times HigherEducation.

Strong academiccommunityThe inspiring student experienceencourages you to make the mostof the academic environmentat Kent. There are many openlectures and readings that allstudents are welcome to attend.

The quality of the University’sresearch means that we attracta high calibre of guest lecturers,and our Chancellor, the writer andbroadcaster Gavin Esler, hosts aseries of events in conversationwith public figures. Recent guestshave included cartoonist GeraldScarfe, author Ian Rankin, filmcritic Mark Kermode, journalistAlastair Stewart and novelist Louisde Bernières. There are alsoregular exhibitions and festivals,featuring work by staff, guests andfellow students, which encouragecross-disciplinary discussion.

International researchThe University’s reputation forresearch was confirmed bythe 2014 Research ExcellenceFramework (REF), an independentsurvey of UK universities thatrates the research, the impactthat it has, and the generalresearch environment.


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by studying topics outside yourmain subject area. Many of ourstudents can choose to specialisein the later stages of their course,tailoring it to their particularinterests.

Kent Extra The Kent Extra initiative allows youto supplement your degree andadd another dimension to yourlearning by taking part in extracourses or activities. Forinstance, you can take a StudyPlus course, work in industry,develop IT skills, take optionalbusiness modules to developyour entrepreneurial skills, orlearn a language. There areopportunities to work or studyabroad at our partner institutions.Even if you don’t take a yearabroad, you can add aninternational experience to yourdegree via a study visit to

one of our European centresor by attending one of ourEuropean summer schools. Formore information on Kent Extra,see p36.

Support for your studyWe provide a high level of studysupport and advice, and ourstudents consistently praisethe level of access they haveto academic staff. You areassigned an academic adviserwho can discuss progress, giveadvice, and be a first point ofcontact if you have problemswith your studies. Seminar leadersalso give guidance on how yourstudies are progressing andfurther support is available fromthe Student Learning AdvisoryService (SLAS), see p186.

Our REF results have led toexcellent rankings for Kent inthe Times Higher Educationtables – we are rated 17th* in theUK, outperforming 11 of the 24Russell Group universities. Thetables are based on researchintensity, which takes into accountthe proportion of academic staffassessed as well as the qualityof the research. An impressive85% of Kent’s research staffsubmitted to the REF – the 13thhighest percentage in the UK, and97% of our research was judgedto be of international quality.

A global outlook Kent is the UK’s Europeanuniversity, where the world meetsEurope and our research has aglobal impact, affecting countriesfrom around the world. Thisperspective is echoed in ourteaching: 37% of our academicsare from overseas and muchof our teaching offers aninternational perspective. To findout more about our global outlookand to see our Think Kent lectures,go to www.kent.ac.uk/global

Follow your interestsTo make it easy to find the rightcourse, we offer a wide rangeof honours degrees, both singleand joint honours – over 400in total. Within most programmes,you are able to choose from avariety of modules; this allowsyou to broaden your experience

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KENT EXTRA

Make the most of yourtime at university withKent Extra – a rangeof activities that canbroaden your academicand cultural developmentand further enhance yourcareer prospects.

Kent Extra provides opportunitiesto enhance your knowledge, learnnew skills and improve your CV.You can do this through studypathways which broaden yourdegree programme; spendinga year abroad or on a workplacement; attending one of oursummer schools; volunteering;or taking a Study Plus coursein an area that interests you(see below). Some of the optionsabove are assessed and, if yourdegree programme allows, maycontribute to your degree. Othersare extra-curricular and notassessed. Either way, Kent Extra is an excellent way to get morefrom your time at university.

Many of the experiences here,undertaken as part of Kent Extra,appear on your Higher EducationAchievement Report – somethingyou can show to a potentialemployer. They may also earn youEmployability Points (see p42).

(Please note that some of the KentExtra options may incur additionalfees or be subject to specificentry requirements.)

Study Plus Study Plus is a range of short-term, non-credit-bearing courses

offered by Kent. They can improveyour employability skills, broadenyour academic knowledge,develop your personal creativityor expand your culturalknowledge. Examples of StudyPlus courses run in previous yearsinclude those listed below.

Skills and employability• Employability Skills• Excelling in the GraduateRecruitment Cycle

• Career Management andBuilding Your Personal Brand

Humanities, social sciencesand sciences• Towns and Townspeople inMedieval England

• A Tweet is Forever: Where OurData Goes and What We CanDo With It

• Journalism

Arts, languages and culture• Stone Carving• Talking Cultures: ExploringIntercultural Competence

• Business Mandarin forBeginners

For more details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/extra

Business andEntrepreneurshipKent offers an optional packageof study to students on non-business programmes, whichdevelops a commercial andentrepreneurial mindset toimprove your career prospects.The Business andEntrepreneurship pathwayconsists of two modules per

year of study with lectures,seminars and workshops held inthe evenings. Modules may coverareas including: accounting;entrepreneurship and e-commerce; financial reporting andanalysis; management; marketing;organisational structures;operations management; andstrategy. Modules may be takenas part of your degree, or as extranon-credit-bearing modules.For more details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/kbs

In addition, if you are interestedin starting up your own business,Kent has enterprise modulesavailable to students taking non-business degrees. We also offera YIBSS (Year in Industry BusinessStart-up Scheme). For details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/enterprise

Social analyticsUsing quantitative skills involvesgathering empirical informationabout real-world situations,understanding and working withthe data, drawing conclusions andexplaining findings. Kent’s Q-Stepcentre can teach you how to applyquantitative methods to socialproblems, allowing you to developthe research and analytical skillsthat are in high demand byemployers. For more details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/qstep

Year in ComputingKent offers a one-year programmethat can be taken as part ofyour degree. It is designed forthose who are interested incomplementing their main degreeprogramme with high-level


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Work placementsMany of our degrees offer you thechance to take a year or a term ona work placement. This is normallytaken after your second yearof study and you gain practicalexperience that can be put togood use in your final year.The placement allows you tosee how theories you learn in theclassroom can work in practice,gives you hands-on experienceand helps you forge links in yourfield. It also provides commercialawareness, a valuable asset foremployers. If you spend a full yearon placement, you pay a reducedfee to Kent (see p190) and manyplacements offer a salary.

VolunteeringVolunteering is a chance to gainnew skills and expand yourexperience. You can volunteer forconservation work, school tutoringor stewarding at concerts. Youcan also volunteer on campusfor your student union, including

opportunities within student media(Kent has its own student-runnewspaper, television station andcommunity radio station). Otheroptions include fundraising forRaG (Raise and Give) or runningone of the student societies orsports clubs.

You are given a transcript of skillsdeveloped and training received,a useful addition to your CV.Volunteering positions canbe used to work towards a KentStudent Certificate in Volunteering(KSCV), which may also awardacademic credit.

Sports leadershipKent Sport hosts courses thataim to qualify the coaches andmatch officials of the future.For more details, please [email protected]

computing skills to expand theircareer options. You gain anunderstanding of operatingsystems and networks, learn aprogramming language, how tostore and manipulate data, andhow to integrate this with a webserver. You also produce webpages that are easy to interactwith. For more details, seewww.cs.kent.ac.uk/ug/year-in-computing.html

Study abroadSpending a year or a term abroadcan be a transformationalexperience, both on a personaland educational level. SeeInternational Opportunities onp38 for more details or go towww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Languages at KentThere are many opportunitiesto learn a language at Kent.You can take a language moduleas part of your degree, or asan additional non-credit-bearingmodule. There are also non-credit-bearing LanguageExpress courses. For details,see www.kent.ac.uk/languages

Summer schools We offer summer schools at ourlocations across Kent and Europe.You can study for interest, credit,professional training or aspreparation for further learning.Subjects are wide-ranging; fromstudying French culture in Paristo European affairs in Brusselsor biotechnology in Canterbury.For details, see www.kent.ac.uk/summerschools

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INTERNATIONALOPPORTUNITIES

Kent’s links withprestigious universitiesand leading businessorganisations around theworld open up a range ofexciting possibilities forstudents who go abroad.

The Go Abroad experienceoffers you a wealth of personaland professional benefits,whatever your degree. You canexperience a different culture,develop your language skills,grow in self-confidence, gaina new perspective, establishinternational contacts, make new friends and enhance youremployability. From a period ofstudy at a top university in Europe,

Asia, Africa, Australia or theAmericas, to a work placementat a high-profile business in HongKong, Kent literally offers a worldof opportunities. To see whichdestinations are offered for yourdegree, see www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad/opportunities

Broaden your outlookLiving and travelling abroadbroadens your perspective.Studying or working abroad helpsyou to develop your confidenceand independence, teachesyou new skills and providesunforgettable and life-enhancingexperiences. Many students tellus that their time abroad was anincredible experience and had abig impact on their lives.

Studying abroad gives you thechance to learn in a differentenvironment and context. Byapproaching your subject from thepoint of view of a different culture,you gain new insights which willhelp you in your final year at Kentand your future career.

Lifelong benefitsGoing overseas as a studentcan have a huge impact on yourchoices in later life. A recentanalysis of the Erasmus exchangeprogramme in Europe indicatedthat Erasmus students are 50%less likely to experience long-termunemployment and more likely toachieve academic success, reacha managerial position earlier intheir career, earn higher salaries,start their own companies, ormarry another Erasmus student!


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Enhance your CVAdding international experienceto your degree is an excellentway of enhancing your CV andgaining valuable skills. In today’sjob market, you compete withgraduates from all aroundthe world, so demonstrating thatyou have a global mindset, andcultural and learning agility – keyskills that employers are lookingfor – enables you to competemore effectively.

According to the Council forIndustry and Higher Education(CIHE) and i-graduate: ‘A thirdof UK employers view a graduatewith any overseas studyexperience as more employable.’The Association of GraduateRecruiters states that ‘globalperspectives, interculturalawareness and language skillsare essential for top-level careers’.

Gain language skillsLanguage degrees at Kent offerthe opportunity to study abroadin the local language; there is alsothe possibility of working as anEnglish language assistant in aschool abroad. However, even ifyou are not studying a language,a year abroad can still allow youto significantly improve yourlanguage skills. Some universitiesenable you to study in Englishwhile learning the local languagethrough your social activities.Kent offers courses in a range oflanguages, which you can take inthe year before you go (see p36)and some partner universitiesoffer language tuition on arrival.

Erasmus+ fundingStudents who study or workin Europe may be eligible for an Erasmus+ top-up grant. Theprogramme is very popular;countries participating includeEU member states, plus Norway,Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey andthe Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia. (Switzerland’s FederalCouncil offers a grant forexchange students who wishto study in Switzerland.)

Outside EuropeA number of programmes offerthe chance to study for a term ora year in prestigious universitiessuch as Berkeley, University ofCalifornia or the University ofHong Kong (HKU). Locationsinclude Australia, China, HongKong, Japan, Peru, Malaysia,Taiwan, Thailand, the UnitedStates, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile,Colombia, Singapore, SouthKorea, South Africa and Canada.

Work opportunitiesMany Kent students spend partof their degree in a professionalplacement outside the UK.Countries that Kent students havebeen to in the past include China,Hong Kong, Japan, the UnitedStates, Mexico, Austria, France,Belgium and Luxembourg.For placements in countriesparticipating in the Erasmus+programme, you may be eligiblefor an Erasmus+ top-up grant inaddition to your salary.

Tuition feesIf you study abroad for a fullacademic year you pay a reducedtuition fee to Kent. For 2016/17this fee is only 15% (currently£1,350) of the normal tuition fee.No additional tuition fee is payableto our partner universities abroad.

More informationExchanges are competitive andoffered subject to availability, andin some cases will be dependenton your degree programme. Youalso need to meet the academicand attendance requirements setby your school, faculty or ourpartner institution.

For more details on destinations,eligibility and fees, go towww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

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“I really enjoyed my yearabroad. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Ican’t understand why morepeople don’t do it. I went toa university in Andaluciaand the Erasmus schemepaid my tuition fees andgave me a small granttoo, which went quite a longway in southern Spain.”

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SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

At Kent, you will finda supportive andwelcoming environment.

We believe that any student withthe academic ability to study atKent should have the opportunityto do so. This means that wehave a richly diverse studentpopulation, from 18-year-oldschool leavers to those returningto formal education after a break.We also have a cosmopolitanatmosphere, with students fromcountries around the world.At Kent, we strive to ensure thatevery student can make themost of their time here, bothacademically and socially.

Welcome WeekWe organise a Welcome Weekfor all new students, wherestudent volunteers help you tosettle in to your new life. You areinvited to go on guided tours ofthe campus and surroundingarea, to attend themed eveningsand take part in social and sportsactivities.

Your academic school also hostsevents to ensure that the start ofyour academic life goes smoothly.You meet your tutors, who discusswhat is expected of you and giveyou general academic advice.Handbooks are available online,explaining the structure of yourdegree and what you need todo at each stage.

Kent’s collegesKent is one of only a handfulof UK universities to have acollegiate system. Each of theCanterbury colleges is namedafter a distinguished British figurein the sciences, social sciences orhumanities (Darwin, Eliot, Keynes,Rutherford, Turing and Woolf)and students in Medway becomemembers of Medway College.

All students are assigned to acollege and each college hasa Master, who is responsible forstudent welfare and who youcan consult about any problems.The Canterbury colleges provideaccommodation but, whetheryou live there or not, they offer aready-made community from themoment you arrive. Many of thecolleges have their own distinctivebars and cafés, hosting regularevents from pub quizzes toevenings with resident DJs. Themany social activities allow youto meet academics and studentsfrom different subjects.

Personal supportAll students at Kent have accessto a wide range of personalsupport services. These includethe Wellbeing Team; StudentSupport with a team of tutors andsupport assistants; a multi-faithand ecumenical Chaplaincy team;and day nurseries. Although asafe environment, we take securityseriously and have in-housesecurity officers, campus patrolsand CCTV. We also have amedical centre and pharmacyon the Canterbury campus, whileour Medway students register ata local doctor’s surgery.

Financial support At Kent, we have committed£7.5m in bursaries, scholarships,grants and awards for ourundergraduate students and have one of the most generousfinancial support schemes in theUK for eligible students. We alsooffer a £2,000 scholarship inrecognition of academic

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Kent Union). Both unions are runby students, for students (seep207 and p215).

International studentsKent is a favourite destination forinternational students, thanks toour global academic reputation,cosmopolitan environment,superb student support andcareer development opportunities.

If you are an overseas student,our international team providesdedicated support throughoutyour studies. They even meetyou at the airport during arrivalsweekend. You can also enjoyspecial events during WelcomeWeek, including visits to localattractions and a formal dinnerwhere you can meet otherinternational students.

To create a supportiveinternational student network,Kent has set up email groupsand an international student‘buddy scheme’, which allowsyou to contact other studentsfrom your home country.

In addition to the academicsupport provided by the StudentLearning Advisory Service(SLAS) (see p186), we also offerEnglish language and foundationcourses taught by our own staff(see p199).

For international applicants whoneed to improve their Englishskills or don’t have the necessaryentry qualifications, we also offerpre-sessional English courses(see p199) and an InternationalFoundation Programme (seep181).

excellence, as well as generousscholarships for achievement insport and music. In addition, wehave a number of sponsoredawards, scholarships forinternational students anda loyalty discount scheme.For more details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/scholarships

Students’ unionsThe students’ unions ensure yourvoice is heard, support studentactivities, provide job opportunitiesand free advice, and run outlets tohelp you get the most out of yourtime at university. Canterburystudents are members of KentUnion; Medway students aremembers of Greenwich andKent Students’ Unions Together(as well as being members of

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engaged with the scheme, whichprovides a range of prizes andincentives to reward your efforts.It has been recognised by theDepartment for Business,Innovation & Skills (BIS) as anexample of best practice withinbusiness-university collaboration.For more details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints

Work experience Students who have work-relatedexperience prior to graduationfind that it greatly enhancestheir employability. Researchcommissioned by the Departmentfor Business, Innovation & Skillshas shown that students with workexperience are 50% more likely tofind employment after graduationthan those without.

Whether you work as a studentambassador, help to run a studentsociety, or volunteer in the localcommunity, these experiences

The CES can also help you applysuccessfully for jobs, placementsand internships. We can adviseon writing a CV and coveringletter, completing applicationforms, preparing for interviewand practising aptitude tests.The online Careers EmployabilityAward is open to all studentsand will not only develop your job-hunting skills but also help you tomake career plans and decisions.

For further details about theservice, visit our websitewww.kent.ac.uk/ces

Employability Points The University runs the nationallyrecognised Employability PointsScheme. Students are rewardedfor participating in extra-curricularactivities (such as workplacements, volunteering,mentoring, society or clubmembership) which develop theiremployability skills. Over 5,000students and 130 companies are

The University of Kent iscommitted to enhancingthe employability of allour students, to enablethem to flourish in acompetitive, fast-moving,knowledge-based globaleconomy.

Graduates who have developedtransferable skills and valuableexperience are better preparedto start their careers and are moreattractive to potential employers.

Building on Kent’s reputationfor student employability, weoffer many opportunities togain worthwhile experience anddevelop the specific skills andaptitudes that employers value.Many of these are included withinour Kent Extra initiative; see p36for details.

Careers andEmployability ServiceKent’s award-winning Careers andEmployability Service (CES) doesmuch more than provide adviceand information on career options.It can also help you to developyour transferable skills, gainrelevant work experience and useKEW-NET, our online mentoringand networking tool, to get a first-hand insight into graduatecareers. The annual two-weekEmployability Festival providesover 200 hours of employabilityevents and activities, and bringsover 150 graduate recruiters tothe University.

ENHANCED CAREERPROSPECTS

part-time and temporary paidwork within the University or withother local employers. Typicalpositions include IT workers,marketing and administrativeassistants, web developers,project managers, marketresearchers, bar and waiting staff,personal tutors, models, childcarers and retail assistants. Fordetails, see www.kentunion.co.uk/employability/jobshop

Work placementsThe option to spend time on awork placement is a valuablecareer-enhancing opportunityavailable with many of ourdegrees. For details, see p37.

Volunteering Volunteering is an excellent way togain experience within a particularfield or develop specialist skills toenhance your career potential. Formore information, see p37.

Summer internshipsThere is a growing trend towardssummer internships, where

students use their vacation timeto gain relevant experience in theworld of work.

Subject-related experienceSome subjects offer opportunitiesto gain experience directlyrelevant to your degree. Theseinclude working in the Kent LawClinic, which provides free legaladvice; acting as a consultantwithin the Kent IT Consultancy,which provides IT services forenterprises in the local area; andproviding expertise at the clinicswithin the School of Sport andExercise Sciences. Some of ourdegrees also offer classroom-based modules, where you cancombine study with workexperience in a school.

Skills transcriptKent Union provides you with a transcript of all the skills youhave gained through your paidwork, training and volunteering.You can use this to help shapejob applications and your CV.

help you to develop transferableskills and explore potential careeroptions. Paid work can alsoprovide you with a useful incomewhile you study.

Student Ambassador SchemeKent’s Student AmbassadorScheme employs undergraduateand postgraduate studentsto represent the University aton-campus events as well asin local schools, colleges andthe community. The aim of theScheme is to encourage learnersto consider progression to highereducation. Student Ambassadorsare central to these activities,providing a role model to learnersand a unique perspective, whichcan engage and inspire.

Opportunities may be paid,voluntary or attract academiccredit, which can count towardsyour degree. See www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadors

Work-Study SchemeThe Work-Study Scheme offersthe opportunity to participate inan employability programmewhich provides meaningful,paid work experience with theUniversity during your studies.There is a wide variety of positionswithin professional departmentsand academic schools at theUniversity that are often filled bystudents. See www.kent.ac.uk/employability/working/students/work-study.html

Jobshop Jobshop, a service provided byKent Union, can help you find

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YOUR STUDYEXPERIENCE


ACADEMIC PROGRAMMESInformation on Kent’s wide range ofundergraduate study programmes.See p45-p173

STUDYINGATKENTHow to choose a course and apply to Kent,general entry requirements, foundationprogrammes, part-time study, maturestudents and course structure.See p174-p184

STUDENT SUPPORTA guide to the colleges at Kent, librariesand IT services, additional help with studyskills, medical care, support and wellbeing,nursery provision, the chaplaincy teams,security and careers advice.See p185-p188

FEESANDFUNDINGInformation on Kent’s tuition fees,living costs, scholarships and fundingopportunities.

See p189-196

INTERNATIONALSTUDENTSInformation on the support available forinternational students, programmes ofstudy, entry requirements and finance.See p197-p202

OUR LOCATIONSCanterburyA guide to the Canterbury campus,the region and student life.

See p204-p211

MedwayA guide to theMedway campus, the region and student life.See p212-p219

Other locationsDetails of our partner colleges.See p220

QUICK REFERENCEGUIDEA quick reference guide to our honoursdegrees.See p221-254

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AMERICAN STUDIES

American Studies at Kent dates back to 1973. It istaught by internationally recognised academics,whose wide research interests combine to offerdiverse programmes in American history, literature,politics and film. Students have the opportunity tovisit the United States, Canada or Latin Americathrough our exchange system.

Kent offers four pathways. You can choose a four-yeardegree (with one year abroad) and specialise in Americanhistory or literature, or Latin American studies. Or you cantake our three-year degree, with the option of spending oneterm at a US university. Each programme allows you toshape your degree into something unique and challenging.

Modules cover topics such as the Civil War, slavery,contemporary politics, the American West, crime fiction,Native American literature, US environmental issues,contemporary art and film, and Latin American historyand culture (including a Spanish language option).

Please see our website for a full list of modules, profilesof our teaching staff and ways to contact us.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: American Studies isranked 8th in the UK for overallstudent satisfaction.

American Studies at Kent wasranked 4th in The Times GoodUniversity Guide 2016.

A year abroadStudents on the four-yearprogrammes spend a yearbetween Stages 2 and 3 at oneof our partner universities in theUSA or Canada (or South Americafor students on the Latin Americanpathway) taking specialistcourses. American Studiesstudents spending a year in theUSA do not have to pay Americanuniversities’ (often high) tuitionfees.

Students on the three-yearprogramme have the option ofspending a term abroad in theirfinal year.

What you studyStage 1You take an Introduction toAmerican Studies module,with other compulsory modulesdependent on your programme;areas covered include the historyof America from Europeansettlement to the present day,Hispanic studies and Americanliterature.

Stage 2All students take the compulsorymodule, American Studies:Reputations. Students on four-yearprogrammes take furthercompulsory subject-related

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Teaching and assessmentModules are usually taught bylectures and seminars or byseminars alone. You usually havearound ten hours of contact withstaff each week. Dependingon the modules you select,assessment varies from 100%coursework (extended essay ordissertation) to a combination ofexamination and coursework. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersMany employers view a graduatewith overseas study experienceas more employable. A degreein American Studies gives youtransferable skills, such as theability to work independently, toassimilate and analyse informationand to present that informationclearly and concisely in writtenform, and with passion andconfidence orally.

modules. For History students,this includes modules on theAmerican West and the AmericanCivil War; for Literature students,19th-century literature; and forLatin American students, LatinAmerican culture.

Stage 3You complete an extendedessay in your final year. Inaddition, depending on yourprogramme, modules cover areasincluding California, crime fiction,contemporary politics in the USA,the American Revolution, terrorismand state terror in Latin America,black writing and Native Americanliterature.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBAmerican Studies BA (Hons) T702 3 ABB 34/16

American Studies (History) BA (Hons) T701 4 ABB 34/16

American Studies (Latin America) BA (Hons) T703 4 ABB 34/16

American Studies (Literature) BA (Hons) T700 4 ABB 34/16

Entry requirements: students applying for the History or Literature pathways should expect to gain a B at A levelin their chosen specialism; for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p222.

Kent International Foundation Programme (IFP): the IFP can provide progression to the above programmes, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp for details.

Kent’s Q-Step Centre: enhance your degree and your employability by participating in our prestigious quantitativeskills training scheme. For details, visit www.kent.ac.uk/qstep

Further information Admissions enquirieswww.kent.ac.uk/ug T: +44 (0)1227 827272

Recent American Studiesgraduates now work in themedia, publishing and a varietyof businesses in the UK, Europeand the USA. Other popularoptions include teaching,marketing, public relationsand (for graduates of the LatinAmerican pathway) translatingand interpreting. We areconsistently ranked highlyfor graduate prospects inindependent university guides.

For more information on theservices Kent provides to improveyour employment prospects, visitwww.kent.ac.uk/employability

Not sure? How about...• English and AmericanLiterature p122

• History p104• Politics and InternationalRelations p148

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ANCIENT HISTORY,ARCHAEOLOGY, AND CLASSICSClassical and archaeological studies are based inKent’s School of European Culture and Languagesand offer you the opportunity to study the ancientcivilisations that lie at the heart of Europeanculture.

Studying Ancient History, you explore the ancientcivilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome, focusing on theirhistory or choosing to follow a broader pathway thatincludes ancient literature or archaeology.

Classical & Archaeological Studies offers a hugelyinteresting and varied range of subjects, including ancientmedicine, religion, mythology, drama, archaeology,architecture, art, languages, heritage and philosophy, andlooks at the way they all connect in the study of ancientcivilisations.

Our programmes offer you the opportunity to studyLatin or Ancient Greek at either beginner, intermediateor advanced level, and also provide opportunities forarchaeological fieldwork, both locally and further afield.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: Archaeology andClassics are both ranked 1st for student satisfaction.

Classics and Ancient Historyat Kent are ranked 14th in TheGuardian University Guide 2016.

Ideal locationOur programmes are based at theUniversity’s Canterbury campus.Canterbury, a late Iron Agesettlement, a Romano-Britishcity, an Anglo-Saxon town anda centre of early Christianity, isan excellent base for studyingdifferent cultures, with visits tolocal sites and museums as wellas to museums in London andParis.

A year abroadAll of our programmes offer youthe opportunity to spend a yearstudying abroad. The Schoolhas links with universities inEurope, Hong Kong, China, theUS, Canada and South Africa.Alternatively, it may be possibleto opt to spend a term, either thespring term of your second yearor the autumn term of your thirdyear, studying abroad.

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Possible careers includearchaeology, the heritage industry,museums, business, journalism,the Civil Service, computing,media, librarianship, teaching,further academic study, and anyemployment requiring literacyand versatility.


Teaching and assessment Most modules are taught by acombination of seminars andlectures, and are assessed bycoursework or examination, ora combination of the two. Weencourage you to take part inexcavations and field surveyswith staff and associatedinstitutions, and student bursariesare available to support this.

CareersStudying on these programmes,you gain key transferable skillssuch as the ability to analyse andsummarise complex information,give confident oral presentations,manage and organise your time, and express your opinionpersuasively and with sensitivity.These skills will leave you wellplaced to embark on a graduatecareer.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBAncient History BA (Hons) Q800 3 BBB 34/15

Classical & Archaeological Studies BA (Hons) QV84 3 BBB 34/15

Classical Studies BA (Hons) TBC 3 BBB 34/15

Joint honours: Classical & Archaeological Studies can be studied with Comparative Literature, English andAmerican Literature and Philosophy, among others. For further joint honours combinations, please see the QuickReference Guide on p226.


Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p222(Ancient History) and p226 (Classical & Archaeological Studies).



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New programmein developmentWe are currently developing anew Classical Studies degree,which focuses on the traditions,literature and art of the ancientworld to build a culturalunderstanding of ancientcivilisations. It will not normallyinvolve an archaeologicalcomponent, instead buildinga perspective of classical cultures as living traditions.

For the most up-to-dateinformation on thisnew programme, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug or visit ourwebsite, www.kent.ac.uk/secl

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Further options are available inclassical literature and culture(including modules on Greekdrama, philosophy, Vergil’s Aeneidand Hellenistic literature andculture) and archaeology(including modules on theancient Celts, Medieval art andarchitecture, and the archaeologyof death).

For details of all modules, visit thewebsite: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies is a wide-rangingprogramme. You can chooseto follow a specialised pathway,either Literature, History orArchaeology, or you can includeelements from all these areas inone programme.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modules,including Introduction toArchaeology, as well as otherscovering the civilisations ofGreece and Rome. You also takean academic practice module,which introduces you to theacademic skills required to

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study at undergraduate level.You choose further modules fromoptions covering areas such asEgyptian or Aegean archaeology,classical mythology, andbeginners’ Latin or Greek.

Stages 2/3In your final year (Stage 3),you take the Classical &Archaeological StudiesDissertation. Further modulesare chosen from your specificpathway; for example, theLiterature pathway includesmodules such as: Torture andSacrifice: The Literature of EarlyChristianity.

Those following the Historypathway can study topicsincluding the rise and fall ofAthens and Graeco-Roman Egypt,among others. Archaeologyspecialists can undertake anarchaeological project, beintroduced to the field of museumstudies, study ancient Greekreligion and architecture or lateantique archaeology in theMediterranean.

For details of all modules, visit thewebsite: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Studying Ancient History at Kent,you are able to choose modulesfrom a very wide range, whichallows you to focus on areas ofspecific interest to you or to takea broader view.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Ancient History BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering the civilisations ofGreece and Rome, and Romanemperors from Caligula toDomitian. You also take anacademic practice module,which introduces you to theacademic skills required tostudy at undergraduate level.You choose further modules fromoptions covering areas such asEgyptian or Aegean archaeology,classical mythology, andbeginners’ Latin or Greek.

Stages 2/3You choose at least half of yourmodules from a wide range, whichcover areas including archaicGreece, Egypt and the classicalworld, Greek and Romanmedicine, Roman Britain, theHellenistic world, and the RomanEmpire.

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Not sure? How about...• Anthropology p52• History p104• Philosophy p140


“The course at Kent is flexible andallows you to specialise in areas youare interested in. I have focused onRoman history, but have also takena module on the Roman family,which I really enjoyed. The lecturersare inspiring, knowledgeable andhappy to give advice.”

Michael NashClassical & Archaeological Studies

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ANTHROPOLOGY ANDCONSERVATIONKent’s School of Anthropology and Conservation isat the centre of contemporary global debates with areputation for innovation and excellence in teachingand research.

Anthropology addresses the big question – what makesus human? An anthropology degree gives you a thoroughunderstanding of the history and behaviour of our speciesand a different perspective on the world. Our anthropologydegrees offer features that are not often available in otherUK anthropology departments, including an integrationbetween social and biological anthropology, an excellentstudent-to-staff ratio and an international reputation forenvironmental anthropology.

Conservation is about people, communities, the law,communication, economics, politics, management andchange. Conservation initiatives need all of thesecomponents to thrive. We offer three distinct programmesaimed at training a new generation of interdisciplinaryconservationists; BSc in Human Ecology, BA EnvironmentalSocial Sciences and BSc Wildlife Conservation.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: Anthropology isranked 6th for student satisfaction.

Anthropology at Kent was ranked3rd in the UK for graduateprospects in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

A year abroadOur anthropology programmesoffer you the opportunity to spenda year studying abroad, either inEurope, Canada, the USA, orJapan.

A year in professionalpracticeAdding a year in professionalpractice to your degree gives youthe opportunity to gain practicalexperience in a professionalenvironment at home or abroad,and to build accomplishedemployability skills.

First-class facilitiesThe School of Anthropologyand Conservation has dedicatedteaching and researchlaboratories, particularlyin genetics, ethnobiology,osteology and postcranialevolution. The School has linkswith nearby Quex Park, which hasone of the largest collections ofskeletal remains in the world, aswell as an extensive collection ofcultural artefacts.

There are also opportunitiesto go on field trips both locallyor abroad – with many of ourconservation students takingpart in the annual expeditionto the Peruvian Amazon.

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Careers Anthropology graduates developexpertise in understanding,interpreting and responding tohuman behaviour, and enter awide range of fields. We ensurethat our conservation studentsgain practical and theoreticalknowledge so that they are

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is through seminars andlectures and, where appropriate,lab and fieldwork. Assessmentvaries from 100% courseworkto a combination of examinationsand coursework. For detailsof assessment for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBAnthropology BSc (Hons)* L601 3 ABB 34/16

Anthropology with a Year in Europe BSc (Hons) L603 4 ABB 34/16

Anthropology with a Year in Japan BSc (Hons) L604 4 ABB 34/16

Biological Anthropology BSc (Hons) L620 3 ABB 34/16

Biological Anthropology with a Year in the USA BSc (Hons) L622 4 ABB 34/16

Environmental Social Sciences BA (Hons) L9D4 3 ABB 34/16

Human Ecology BSc (Hons) CF17 3 ABB 34/16

Social Anthropology BA (Hons)* L600 3 ABB 34/16

Social Anthropology with a Year in Denmark BA (Hons)* L613 4 ABB 34/16

Social Anthropology with a Year in Finland BA (Hons)* L677 4 ABB 34/16

Social Anthropology with a Year in Japan BA (Hons)* L612 4 ABB 34/16

Social Anthropology with a Year in the Netherlands BA (Hons)* L610 4 ABB 34/16

Social Anthropology with French, German, See Quick Reference Guide, p250.Italian or Spanish BA (Hons)* 4 ABB 34/16

Wildlife Conservation BSc (Hons)* CD14 3 ABB 34/16

Professional practice programmes: it is possible to take a year in professional practice with BiologicalAnthropology, Environmental Social Sciences and Wildlife Conservation; for UCAS codes, see the QuickReference Guide on p225, 238 and 230, respectively.

Joint honours: Social Anthropology can be studied with Economics, Psychology and Sociology, among others.For further joint honours combinations, see the Quick Reference Guide on p250.

*Kent International Foundation Programme (IFP): the IFP can provide progression to the above programmes,see www.kent.ac.uk/ifp for details.

Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p223(Anthropology); p225 (Biological Anthropology); p238 (Environmental Social Sciences); p230 (WildlifeConservation); and p250 (Social Anthropology).



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What you studyStage 1Through your compulsorymodules, you are introducedto anthropology, its foundations,theories and leading thinkers.You also take a module thatintroduces you to the academicand practical skills necessaryfor undergraduate study in theSchool.

Stages 2/3In addition to compulsorymodules, you choose modulesfrom a range, covering areassuch as evolutionary anthropology,primate behaviour and ecology,visual anthropology, and ethnicityand nationalism. Other modulescover the anthropology ofbusiness; creativity; gender; homeremedy, pharmaceutical, and illicitdrugs; as well as of Amazonia,Southeast Asia and Europe.

A year abroadYou spend a year between Stages2 and 3 studying anthropology ata university in France, Germany,Italy or Spain (where the coursesare taught in the language ofthat country); or the Netherlands,Japan, Finland or Denmark(where the courses are taughtin English). You are requiredto have obtained a Stage 2average of 60% or above, beforecommencing your year abroad.

CareersOur graduates have gone onto careers in advertising; socialwork; education; town andcountry planning; personnelmanagement; journalism, filmproduction; research for radioand television programmes;science journalism; consultancyin overseas development andrelief agencies; museum work;forensic science; business andthe Civil Service.

At Kent, our BSc Anthropologydegree integrates the biologicaland social sides of the discipline.The programme is flexible,allowing you to shape your owncourse through your choice ofmodules. This is an ideal degreewhether you have an arts,humanities or sciencebackground.

As part of our first-year module,Foundations of BiologicalAnthropology, students visitHowletts Wild Animal Park andSt Leonard’s Ossuary, whichprovide learning experiences inprimatology and osteology. Duringtheir third year, many studentsconduct research projects thatinvolve visiting institutions outsideof the University, including thePowell-Cotton Museum, theNatural History Museum, andregional wildlife parks.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Anthropology BSc (Hons)• Anthropology with a Yearin Europe BSc (Hons)

• Anthropology with a Yearin Japan BSc (Hons)

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What you studyStage 1Through your compulsorymodules, you are introducedto anthropology, its foundations,theories and leading thinkers.You also take a module thatintroduces you to the academicand practical skills necessaryfor undergraduate study in theSchool.

Stages 2/3In addition to compulsorymodules in comparativeperspectives in primatebiology, and methodology inanthropological science, youdo a project in anthropologicalscience for which you receiveregular one-to-one supervision.Optional modules cover forensicanthropology, forensic sciencein criminal trials, forensicarchaeology; home remedy,pharmaceutical and illicit drugs;human behavioural ecology;and human osteology. Youcan also choose to study subjectssuch as paleoanthropology, theevolution of human diversity, andevolutionary genetics andconservation.

A year abroadYou spend a year betweenStages 2 and 3 taking coursesin biological anthropology at auniversity in the USA or Canada.You are required to have obtaineda Stage 2 average of 60% orabove, before commencing youryear abroad.

A year in professionalpracticeYou spend a minimum of 24weeks between Stages 2 and 3gaining experience of work in aprofessional environment relevantto your degree, whether at homeor abroad.

CareersOur graduates have gone on tobecome professional biologicalanthropologists, sciencejournalists, museum curators,forensic scientists, rescuearchaeologists, or to work innon-government organisations,development agencies like theWorld Health Organisation,primate conservation, businessand the Civil Service.

On this programme, you focuson the environment primarily fromthe point of view of the socialsciences and the humanities.You are encouraged to engagewith a variety of environmentalunderstandings from a range ofsubjects, including: anthropology,politics, economics, philosophy,law, history, literature and thecreative arts. You can alsodevelop practical skills (forexample, biodiversity monitoring)and can choose to do anindependent research project ona subject largely of your choice.

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Biological anthropology is notoffered as a stand-alone degreeat many universities. It focuses onthe study of human evolution andadaptation and answers questionssuch as: why do people havedifferent skin colours, what typeof information can we accessfrom a human skeleton, andwhy is sex fun? If you havestudied and enjoyed biology orpsychology, you will find biologicalanthropology fascinating.

As part of our first-year module,Foundations of BiologicalAnthropology, students visitHowletts Wild Animal Park andSt Leonard’s Ossuary, whichprovide learning experiences inprimatology and osteology. Duringtheir third year, many studentsconduct research projects thatinvolve visiting institutions outsideof the University, including thePowell-Cotton Museum, theNatural History Museum, andregional wildlife parks.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Biological Anthropology BSc(Hons)

• Biological Anthropology witha Year in Professional PracticeBSc (Hons)

• Biological Anthropology witha Year in the USA BSc (Hons)

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Research projectsYou conduct a research projectin your final year, which givesyou the opportunity to use arange of research methods in avariety of contexts to explore keyenvironmental issues. The type ofapproach may differ dependingon your preferred discipline.For most, it will mean usingadvanced methods to explore anenvironmental issue of your choiceand can involve opportunities forresearch overseas.

Field tripsIn addition to a number of localexcursions, in the first year werun a module, EnvironmentalSustainability: An Introduction,which introduces environmentalsustainability and takes studentsto visit a large off-shore renewableenergy facility in the ThamesEstuary and Kent County

Council’s recycling facility. At laterstages in the degree, there areoptional residential courses atDurrell Wildlife Conservation Trustin Jersey. Many students alsoconduct their research projectsabroad. Some go to Peru wherethe School has a long-standingresearch project based on anAmazonian riverboat and othersto the Danau Girang Field Centrein Borneo. Note: trips are subject toavailability and may requirefinancial contributions fromattendees.


CareersThere are wide-ranging jobopportunities available toour graduates, ranging fromenvironmental posts withinlocal and national government,sustainability executives in privatecompanies, and environmentaladvisers within voluntaryorganisations and internationalagencies.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Environmental Social SciencesBA (Hons)

• Environmental Social Scienceswith a Year in ProfessionalPractice BA (Hons)

What you studyIn addition to compulsorymodules covering social scienceapproaches to issues suchas environmental economics,environmental law andenvironmental politics, you canalso select from a wide choice ofrecommended modules such asconservation and communities,creative conservation, and humanwildlife conflict and resourcecompetition. Developing languageskills by registering for a taughtmodule in a foreign languageis also encouraged.


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biodiversity; and economic andenvironmental systems. You alsotake a module that introducesyou to the academic and practicalskills necessary for undergraduatestudy in the School.

Stages 2/3Compulsory modules coverhuman ecology, the anthropologyof development, the principlesand methods of spatialanalysis, and conservation andcommunities. You also take aresearch methods module inadvance of your research project.You then choose optional modulesfrom a range, covering areas suchas culture and cognition, tropicalecology and conservation,environmental law, primatebehaviour and ecology, andtourism and conservation.

Field trips For details, see Field trips on p56.

CareersIn creating the programme, wehave used our network of NGOsand consultancy companies toidentify the skills most soughtafter in the areas of environmentalmanagement, conservation,international and communitydevelopment, science andresearch. The degree thereforeprovides a deep understandingof current issues in human-natureinteractions alongside theoreticaland practical skills. It alsoprovides a solid foundationfor postgraduate studies in anumber of disciplines within thehumanities and natural sciences.

Social anthropologists study howand why we do the things wedo – for example, how we work,use technologies, and negotiateconflicts, relationships andchange. Our programme reflectsstaff research interests, whichinclude: political struggle andresistance, post-conflictreconstruction, mental illness,environmental politics, skills andlabour, business and finance, ruralsocial transformation, science andtechnology, public anthropologyand advocacy. A further specialfeature of our programme is theapplication of computers and ITto anthropological research andpractice. Additionally, there is astrong integration and resourcingfor the development of skills invisual media production.

Our field trips offer students theopportunity to take their educationoutside of the classroom. On theirreturn, they are able to reflect onwhat they have learnt and apply itto many areas of their programmeof study. Field trips help to createbonds and to develop a trulycohesive study community amongpeers.

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Human ecology is the study ofthe relationship and interactionsbetween humans and theirenvironment. Its aim is to betterunderstand the diversity andcomplexity of such interactionsand to find ways of addressingthe cascading ecological andsocial crises of the 21st centuryand to contribute to the searchfor a more sustainable future.

This degree integrates social andnatural studies on critical thinkingabout the place of humans onthe planet and the causes andconsequences of the present-dayecological crisis. It also providescomprehensive training in themethods, tools and applicationsof human ecology.

The programme will be ofparticular interest to studentsfrom the EU, North America,and Brazil, where well-fundedprogrammes are in place tosupport students studying abroadin innovative areas of expertisesuch as this one.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Human Ecology BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1Compulsory modules coveranimals, people and plants,

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Stages 2/3In addition to compulsorymodules in advanced socialanthropology, ethnography,and theoretical perspectivesand topics in social anthropology,you can choose to study optionalmodules that focus on areasincluding visual anthropology,ethnicity and nationalism, violenceand conflict, and culture andcognition. Further options includethe anthropology of business;creativity; gender; and health,illness and medicine. You can alsostudy the societies of Amazonia,Europe, Islam and Muslim lives,Central Asia and Southeast Asia.You have the option of taking adissertation project in which youpursue your own individuallydesigned research.

A year abroadYou spend a year between Stages2 and 3 taking courses in socialanthropology at a university inFrance, Germany, Italy or Spain(where the courses are taught inthe language of that country); orDenmark, Finland, Japan or theNetherlands (where the coursesare taught in English). You need toobtain a Stage 2 average of 60%or above, before beginning youryear abroad.

CareersRecent graduates have goneinto areas such as overseasdevelopment and aid work, furtherresearch in social anthropology,social sciences research, mediaresearch or production (TV andradio), journalism, advertising,

social work, education,international consultancy andwork with community groups.

This programme providescomprehensive training in naturalscience aspects of conservation(including genetics, ecology,wildlife management and speciesreintroductions) together withtraining in the human dimensionsof conservation (for example,environmental economics, thepolitics of climate change andwork with rural communities).There is a significant lab andfield-based component.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Wildlife Conservation BSc(Hons)

• Wildlife Conservation with aYear in Professional PracticeBSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering biodiversity, skills forwildlife conservation andmanagement, economic andenvironmental systems and thesurvey and monitoring ofbiodiversity. You also take amodule that introduces you tothe academic and practical skillsnecessary for undergraduatestudy in the School.

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Previous trips have included ParisEthnographic Museum andMuseum of Archaeology andAnthropology in Cambridge(destinations may vary year toyear). Note: trips are subject toavailability and may requirefinancial contributions fromattendees.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Social Anthropology BA (Hons)• Social Anthropology with a Yearin Japan BA (Hons)

European programmes• Social Anthropology with a Yearin Denmark BA (Hons)

• Social Anthropology with a Yearin Finland BA (Hons)

• Social Anthropology with a Yearin the Netherlands BA (Hons)

• Social Anthropology withFrench BA (Hons)

• Social Anthropology withGerman BA (Hons)

• Social Anthropology withItalian BA (Hons)

• Social Anthropology withSpanish BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You are introduced toanthropology, its foundations,theories and leading thinkers.You also take a module thatintroduces you to the academicand practical skills necessaryfor undergraduate study in theSchool.


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Not sure? How about...• Biology p70• Psychology p150• Sociology p160


Stages 2/3In addition to compulsorymodules refining your skill setin social science methods and research design and theprinciples and methods of spatialanalysis, you choose optionscovering topics including globaldiversity, human wildlifeconflict, tropical ecology andconservation, climate change,primate behaviour and ecology,conservation and communities,species conservation andevolutionary genetics.

Research projectsYou have the opportunity toconduct a research project athome or abroad at the end of yoursecond year. Through this, yougain practical experience ofdeveloping a research proposal,conducting research, writing upa full research project and givingan oral presentation. Recentlocations include South Africa,Russia, the Peruvian Amazon.

Field trips Due to the practical nature ofthis programme there is a strongemphasis on fieldwork andopportunities to develop fieldskills. Local excursions includevisits to Howletts Wild AnimalPark, Stodmarsh National NatureReserve, Millennium Seed Bank,Kingswood and the WildwoodTrust.

Final-year students often conducttheir research project in the field,both locally and globally, somejoining the School’s annualexpedition to our research facility

on the Peruvian Amazon. First-year students taking Survey andMonitoring for Biodiversityexperience a module whichconsists almost entirely offieldwork. At later stages in thedegree there are also optionalresidential visits to the DurrellWildlife Conservation Trust inJersey and the Danau GirangField Centre in Borneo. Note: trips are subject toavailability and may requirefinancial contributions fromattendees.


CareersOur graduates go into work,ranging from technical postsinvolving ecological surveying,habitat management and speciesconservation, to work with localpeople through environmentaleducation and communityextension or jobs in planning andpolicy. Potential employers includeUK government departments,voluntary organisations andthe private sector, as well asinternational conservation andenvironmental organisations.

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ARCHITECTURE

One of the most important roles of architecturalintervention is to enhance the quality of life of those whom it touches. We deal in the invention of new, hitherto unimagined environments, theresuscitation of existing buildings and urbansettlements, and the careful enhancement of ourtowns, cities, rural environments and landscapes.

Kent School of Architecture has a reputation for tacklingglobal issues at a local scale, with many projects set in thesouth-east region. Through this work, and our open lectureprogrammes and events, the School continues to build linkswith the profession and the wider community. The School is also committed to the development of sustainable designand this is taught at all stages of the curriculum.

Kent teaches two undergraduate degree programmes,BA (Hons) Architecture (ARB/RIBA Part 1) and Masterof Architecture (MArch) (ARB/RIBA Part 2). Both offermultidisciplinary learning experiences, studying areas suchas regeneration and sustainability, landscape, communityand the quality of urban life, which equip our students withthe skills they need to practise in the profession.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: over 90% of ourstudents were satisfied with theircourse.

Architecture at Kent was ranked1st in the UK for graduateprospects in The CompleteUniversity Guide 2016.

Study abroadThe School encourages activeengagement with the local region,but also offers you opportunitiesto study abroad, with field studytours an embedded part of eachprogramme. In recent years,students have visited Lille, Paris,Barcelona, Berlin, Rome andVienna, as well as San Francisco,Oakland and Washington, DC.

What you studyKent’s programmes allow you towork towards full accreditation asa professional architect; the BA(Hons) gives exemption from thePart 1 examinations required bythe Architects Registration Board(ARB) and the Royal Institute ofBritish Architects (RIBA).

Stage 1You are introduced to studioculture and taught the arts ofsketching, orthographic drawing,life drawing and modelmaking,while studying architecturaldesign, cultural context,construction structuresand environmental issues.

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where each Unit has a uniquetheoretical position. The initiativeallows for Unit leaders and theirteaching partners to developareas of specialism within a widerarchitectural discourse, and givesstudents a degree of choice intheir educational experience.

Teaching and assessment Teaching is through a combinationof lectures, seminars, workshops,one-to-one tutorials, studio-basedwork and field study trips.Assessment is through a portfolioof your work, which includesdesign project coursework, writtenassignments and examinations.Assessment varies from module tomodule; for details of assessmentmethods for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersOur two programmes prepare ourgraduates for work at Part 1 andPart 2 levels. Once our graduateshave worked for 24 months

Stage 2With two overarching themes ofhousing and the outdoors, youcontinue to develop your technicalskills as well as studyinglandscape and 19th-centuryarchitecture.

Stage 3You integrate design withassociated skills and disciplines.Themes include adaptation ofexisting buildings, planning, andurban architecture. You also havethe opportunity to pursuea personal research project,reflecting your developingenthusiasms in architecture.

MArch (Stages 4 and 5)The two-year MArch programmegives you exemption from thePart 2 examinations requiredby the ARB and RIBA.

The focus of the MArch is ondesign. Design teaching isdelivered through a Unit system,

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBArchitecture BA (Hons) ARB/RIBA Part 1 (Standard route A)* K100 3 AAB 34

Master of Architecture (MArch) ARB/RIBA Part 2 N/A 2 See below**

*Kent International Foundation Programme (IFP): the IFP can provide progression to the above programme, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp for details.

**MArch: a good undergraduate degree in architecture (a UK 2.1 classification or higher, or internationalequivalent) from any school of architecture. Applicants also need a minimum of six months of experience inarchitectural practice when they begin their studies. For students who took Part 1 at Kent School of Architecture,there is no need to submit an academic or practical-experience portfolio, or academic transcript, to support yourapplication. This is a requirement for all other applicants.

Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p223.


(minimum 12 months post-Part 2),they are eligible to be consideredfor Part 3 of the ARB/RIBAprofessional practice examination,leading to full professionalregistration as an architect.

However, our programmes arefounded on transferable skillsthat prepare students for workin many other disciplines, suchas the design, graphics andvisualisation professions.

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• Multimedia Technology andDesign p88

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ARTS

Kent provides exciting, innovative interdisciplinaryprogrammes in the visual arts. Our record ofteaching and research excellence in contemporaryart, philosophy of art and aesthetics, and art history,ensures your learning takes place at the cuttingedge of your field of study.

The School of Arts in Canterbury offers degrees in MediaArts, an exciting new degree focusing on how new andtraditional media platforms shape contemporary culture;and Art History, which covers a wide range of periods andstyles. Both have components of practice-based learning.The School also offers degrees in Film (p102) and Dramaand Theatre (p92).

The School of Music and Fine Art in Medway offers degreesin Fine Art and Event and Experience Design. Theseinnovative, practice-based programmes offer academicchallenge, the chance to work in a cross-disciplinaryenvironment and the use of outstanding facilities. Youare encouraged and supported to develop your own vision.The School also offers degrees in music, see p132.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 93% of art historystudents were satisfied with thequality of their course.

History of art at Kent was ranked6th in The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

First-class facilitiesThe School of Arts at Canterburyprovides excellent resources tosupport your studies. The JarmanBuilding houses individual editsuites, a digital studio and theStudio 3 Gallery, which hostshome and visiting exhibitions,and allows you to developprofessional curatorial skills. Alsoon campus is the TemplemanLibrary, which has extensive printand online resources.

The School of Music and FineArt at Medway has fully equippedworkshops, digital film-makingequipment and fantastic indoorand outdoor spaces for largesculpture construction and theproduction element of events.Fine Art students have adedicated studio where theycan develop their own vision.

Event and Experience designis a career-orientated, practicaldegree that prepares you for afast growing, ever-diversifying andglobal industry. It is arguably themost creative of all creativeindustries requiring imaginative,entrepreneurial and interpersonalskills in equal measure. Whateverarea you plan to work in, youacquire the skills and knowledgerequired to design and manageevents. On this degree, the

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Teaching and assessment All our programmes emphasisea close working relationship withstudents. Teaching takes placein lectures and seminars, andwhere appropriate in studiosand workshops. Both schoolsrun academic adviser systems,which ensure that all studentshave access to a designatedtutor for pastoral support andacademic guidance. Assessmentvaries from module to module,but the majority of our assessmentis through coursework. For fulldetails of assessment methodsfor individual modules, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersAt Kent, we take the commitmentto supporting and preparing ourstudents for life after universityvery seriously and we haveexcellent graduate employmentrates. Through your studies, you

meeting place between creativeflair and business skills is found inyour portfolio of experiences andcompetencies as an eventprofessional.

A placement yearThe placement year is a chanceto gain workplace experience aspart of your degree. It typicallyoccurs between your second and final years, and gives you the opportunity to increase yourcontacts so that you hit the groundrunning when you graduate.

A year abroadIt is possible to spend a yearstudying abroad on all of ourprogrammes. Both schools haveeducational partnerships in Italyand France, and also in Hollandwhere courses are taught inEnglish. We are currentlydeveloping new exchangeprogrammes with universitiesin Hong Kong.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: see individual entries on p64-p67 code (years) A level IBArt History BA (Hons)* V352 3 BBB 34/15

Event and Experience Design BA (Hons)* W900:K 3 BBC 34/14

Fine Art BA (Hons)* W100:K 3 BBC 34/14

Media Arts BA (Hons)* W990 3 ABB 34/16

Joint honours: Art History can be studied with Film, French, Italian, English and American Literature, and Historyamong others. For further combinations, see the Quick Reference Guide on p223.


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gain key transferable skills that areconsidered essential by graduateemployers. These includeexcellent communication skills,the ability to work in a team andindependently, and the ability toanalyse and summarise complexmaterial and present your findingswith clarity and flair.

We encourage you to pursueyour own ideas and help you todevelop the confidence and skillsto see them through. We teachyou how to work to tight deadlinesand how to operate within high-pressure situations. For detailsof graduate destinations forparticular programmes, see theCareers sections on the followingpages.

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Degree programmeSingle honours• Art History BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1In your first year, you take onecompulsory module, Introductionto the History of Art. In addition,you choose three further optionalmodules. One of these optionalmodules can be in another subjectwithin the Faculty of Humanities.

Stages 2/3Stage 2 gives you a free choice ofoptional modules, allowing you topursue your own interests andfurther develop your skills in arthistory. In Stage 3, you choosebetween two modules: a final-yeardissertation module that enablesyou to research and write aboutan art historical topic of your own

choosing and Visual Arts Writing,a module that teaches you howto write about the arts in non-academic contexts, such asjournalism, galleries and the artworld. In addition to thesemodules, you choose a furtherseven optional modules acrossStages 2 and 3, which allow youto pursue your own interests andfocus your degree in areas youare fascinated by.

CareersGraduates from our degreeprogrammes go on to pursuea wide variety of careers, but ahigh proportion of them decideto work in an arts-related field.The visual arts play anincreasingly important rolein our national economy, andKent graduates can be found inprominent positions across the artworld. Employment opportunitieswith a connection to the visual artscan be found in areas such asmuseums and galleries; the artmarket; heritage and tourism;arts management and marketing;publishing; advertising; artsjournalism; and school oruniversity teaching.

This unique degree introducesyou to creative, practical andorganisational approaches todevising a range of exciting live

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This programme offers acritically engaging and expansiveapproach to the discipline of arthistory, with modules covering artfrom the Renaissance to todayand including philosophy of artand aesthetics. The programmeequips you with the key visual,critical and professional skillsnecessary for a career in thecontemporary visual arts industryand for a range of otheremployment opportunities.A distinctive feature of theprogramme is that many modulesinvolve visits to London galleries,overseas visits to museums andother out-of-classroom activities.

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Stage 3In your final year, you take twocompulsory modules: Installationsand Interventions in the PublicRealm and Scenography forCreative Events. You then choosetwo of the following: writing asubject-specific dissertation;undertaking a project pitch;working on an independentproject realisation. Theseindependent projects allow you to produce a piece of work thatreflects your own passions, whilesupported by academic andprofessional mentors.

CareersOur Event and Experience Designgraduates have an excellent trackrecord in gaining employment inthe events industry, due to thequality of their skills and the rangeof career opportunities availablein an exciting, expanding andevolving sector. Former studentsnow work in London-based

creative agencies that operate in a global environment (marketingand branding); corporate events;product and service launches;and conference design. Thepublic sector offers festivals andcelebratory events design andproduction, including gallery andmuseum education and heritageevents. There are also technicaland production opportunities intheatre and live performance.These include lighting design,staging design and theapplication of digital technologiesin pre-production and live events.

Fine Art at Kent integratespractice-based work with criticaldebate and art theory. You havethe opportunity to work with many

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events, from street performancesto product launches; frominstallations to communitycelebrations. You learnand deploy many vocationalapproaches and skills, anddevelop teamworking methods,problem-solving strategies andcommunication skills. You alsocome to understand what thesespectacles and experiencescontribute to our culture. Weinvolve many professionals indelivering the course, ensuringthat it is as current and relevantas possible.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Event and Experience DesignBA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1Taking full advantage of ourdedicated design, productionand presentation facilities, whichinclude AV edit suites, a state-of-the-art lighting rig, designsoftware on Intel iMacs and aconstruction/making space, youtake modules in the fundamentalsof event design and contextualstudies. An optional modulecovers visual communication.

Stage 2You take compulsory modules onthe business of event production,interactive and digital media in liveevents and performance, and thebrand experience. You can alsodo an Interdisciplinary Projectwhere you devise an event withmusic students.


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with Event and Experience Designand music students on variousprojects.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Fine Art BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take four modules on creativeand critical practice, methods andmaterials and art theory. You areencouraged to define your ownbrief and are introduced to thetechnique of the crit, whereyou learn how to evaluate andarticulate your own work and thatof your fellow students. Supportedby highly qualified technicians,you are taught an extensive rangeof skills in our workshops. DuringStage 1, you gain the confidenceto initiate and develop your ownprogramme of work with tutorialguidance and technical support.

different media and arts practices,which may include painting, 3Dpractice, time-based media,socially engaged practices,installation, critical writing andcuration. By exploring a rangeof approaches, you discover yourpreferred mediums and are ableto choose specialist pathways toreflect these in your second andfinal years. However, to choose apathway doesn’t mean you have touse one medium only, you are stillfree to experiment with multiplematerials and approaches.

This programme retains thebest traditions of art schoolindependence; high levels ofsupport and practice-led teaching.We support you through theprocess of gaining an independentvoice via experimentation andtheoretical engagement.

The multidisciplinary approach ofthe School of Music and Fine Artmeans that you can collaborate

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Stage 2You develop your compulsorystudio practice and are mentoredby a personal tutor who hasadvanced expertise in yourspecialism. You study the roleof art criticism, artists’ books andcatalogue publications, and workcollaboratively to produce anexhibition. Stage 2 also offersopportunities to work with arange of public institutions andpartnerships in public spaces tocreate sound and image hybridforms and socially engagedpractices. It’s also possible tochoose a module from Eventand Experience Design, musicor other University disciplines.

Stage 3Through the Developing Practicemodule, you work towards yourfinal degree show. The moduleincorporates a ‘professionalpractice’ element, ensuringthat you are familiar with theprofessional world that you willinhabit. In the Resolution module,you complete and exhibit yourfinal project or artwork.

CareersThe programme develops yourskills and gives you the confidenceto work within all areas of thecultural industries and enterprise.It prepares you to work in the arts,both within large institutions, suchas galleries and museums, andwith independent practitioners.You can also work as a freelanceartist, establish independentcollectives and groups, or goon to take a postgraduate degree.

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communicated through variousmedia forms. In addition, youchoose three further modulesfrom the wide range of optionsavailable.

Stage 2You take one compulsory module,Philosophy of Culture, Media andArts, which considers a series ofquestions about the nature andvalue of arts culture, as well astopics in media theory andaesthetics. In addition, youchoose three further modulesfrom a lengthy list of optionsrelating to aspects of, and issueswithin, media arts.

Stage 3You take one compulsory module,Media Ethics, that explores boththe hopes, fears and socialchanges wrought by digitalmedia, as well as some of theethical issues these media havegiven rise to. In addition,you choose three further modules

from a lengthy list of optionsrelating to aspects of, andissues within, media arts.

CareersMedia Arts graduates havethe same wide-ranging careeropportunities that other graduatesin the humanities have. Theseinclude teaching, local and centralgovernment, business and theNGO sector. But they also haveskills and experience relevantto career opportunities in thecreative and media industries,arts organisations, arts andmedia journalism, galleries andmuseums, heritage and tourism,and marketing and advertising.

This distinctive interdisciplinarydegree focuses upon thesignificance and uses of newand traditional media platformsin contemporary culture. Learninghow contemporary culture iscreated through media arts is atits heart, as is the influence andinterrelations between mediaforms, such as film, television,web-based platforms,contemporary art and popularculture. The teaching staff areleading researchers across thefields of contemporary culture,media and the arts, and theirpublications are shaping theirsubjects. As a consequence, yourlearning takes place at the cuttingedge of thought about howthe media arts are influencing,enriching and transformingour lives. The programme offerspractice-based learning, aswell as the opportunity to studyabroad for a year, or undertakean internship in the UK or abroad.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Media Arts BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take one compulsory module,Media and the Architecture ofMeaning, which explores howmeaning is constructed and

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ASIAN STUDIES

Asian Studies is offered by Kent’s School of EuropeanCulture and Languages and is available as a jointhonours programme.

Asian Studies gives you the opportunity to learn about oneof the world’s most diverse, developing and culturally richcontinents, Asia, while also studying another subject ofyour choice. You develop a solid grounding in Asian Studiesthrough a multidisciplinary approach that draws onmodules in the humanities and social sciences. You developyour critical awareness of the interpretive, cultural andpolitical challenges to understanding Asian cultures andcivilisations, both historically and today.

As an Asian Studies student, you have the opportunity togain both written and spoken language competency in anAsian language. You can also opt to spend time studyingabroad in an Asian country, either for a term or an entireyear. If you are combining Asian Studies with a languageprogramme (French, German, Hispanic Studies or Italian),you spend a year abroad in a country where your chosenEuropean language is spoken. Please see the table, right,for a list of subjects Asian Studies can be combined with.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: The University of Kentgained the 5th highest score inthe UK for student satisfaction.

Kent was ranked 16th in theUK in The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

What you studyStage 1You take one compulsorymodule introducing you to Asiancivilisations. You then chooseoptional modules covering areassuch as politics and popularculture in Japan; you also havethe option of learning Japaneseor Mandarin. In addition, you takethe required modules for your jointhonours subject.

Stage 2You take one compulsory moduleon themes in the study of Asia.You then choose from optionalmodules covering east Asiansocial and political systems, therise of China, world literature, andBuddhism and Hindu religiousthought. It is possible to continueyour Japanese and Mandarinlanguage studies and beginlearning Hindi. You also take therequired modules for your jointhonours subject.

Stage 3Asian Studies module optionsinclude postcolonial images ofAfrica and South Asia, Japan inthe world, and modern Chinesesocieties. You can opt to continueyour language studies. You mustalso take the required modules foryour joint honours subject.

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Language assessment is througha combination of coursework(essays, presentations, projects,translations), unseen writtenexaminations, oral examinations,dissertation, extended essay,and computer-assisted languagelearning tests.

In addition, independent studyis enhanced by your final-yeardissertation option, which enablesyou to pursue a topic in greaterdepth, linking the differentpathways of the degree.

Careers Asia contains many of the world’sfastest growing economies, soknowledge and understandingof this region will help you tostand out in the employment

A year abroad Those studying Asian Studies witha language programme (French,German, Hispanic Studies orItalian) spend a year abroad ina country where their chosenEuropean language is spoken.If you are taking Asian Studieswith a non-language subject,you have the option of spendinga year or a term abroad at apartner university in Asia, whereyou can immerse yourself in adifferent culture.

Teaching and assessment Teaching for all the non-languagemodules is through a combinationof lectures and seminars.Assessment is by coursework(essays and presentations)and written examination.

Asian Studies is only available as a joint honours degree; below are the possible combinations.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBAsian Studies and Classical & Archaeological Studies BA (Hons) TQ48 3 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and Comparative Literature BA (Hons) TQ42 3 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and English Language and Linguistics BA (Hons) TQ43 3 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and French BA (Hons) TR41 4 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and German BA (Hons) TR42 4 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and Hispanic Studies BA (Hons) TR44 4 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and Italian BA (Hons) TR43 4 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and Philosophy BA (Hons) TV45 3 BBB 34/15

Asian Studies and Religious Studies BA (Hons) TV46 3 BBB 34/15


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market. In addition, the ability tospeak another language is a keyasset and many employers viewa graduate with overseas studyexperience as more employable.


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BIOSCIENCES

The School of Biosciences provides a stimulating,research-led environment for teaching and learning,encouraging you to achieve your full academic andpersonal potential. Biosciences has been rated oneof the top schools in the country by our students.

Our facilities are excellent and include a recent £1 millionrefurbishment of our teaching laboratories. Our researchis world-leading in a number of areas such as cancer,infectious and genetic diseases, biotechnology, proteinscience and cell biology, all of which feed into our teaching.The School received the maximum score of 24 in itsteaching quality assessment, achieving full marks in areassuch as the design and delivery of teaching materials andthe support and guidance we give to our students.

Whether you choose to study biochemistry and focus onthe way living organisms function at the molecular level;biology to investigate and analyse the structures andfunctions of living organisms; or biomedical science inan effort to discover new medicines to attack disease, theSchool of Biosciences offers an inspiring and innovativeprogramme that will stretch and reward you.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: Biology is ranked 3rd,Biomedical Science 6th, andBiochemistry 7th for overallstudent satisfaction.

A year abroad/SandwichYear All our programmes offer you theopportunity to study abroad or todo a work placement. Both takeplace between Stages 2 and 3.Taking a year abroad is an idealopportunity to immerse yourself ina new culture and to supplementyour studies with modules notavailable at Kent. There is a widechoice of destinations for yourstudy abroad including the USA,Canada, Hong Kong and Malaysia,where the teaching is offered inEnglish. For an up-to-date listingsee www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Alternatively, you can undertakea one-year work placement, whereyou gain relevant, paid workexperience in the UK or abroad.This first-hand experience can helpto inform your career decisions.Work placements can be research-based, or non-research-based ifother graduate-level skills (such asmanagement) are learnt. Recently,students have worked at: GSK,MedImmune, Lonza, Eli Lilly,Procter & Gamble, The RoyalBotanic Gardens at Kew and TheRutherford Appleton Laboratory;and abroad in Germany (Merck)and Thailand (BIOTEC).

Summer studentshipsWe offer you the opportunity towork in one of our research labsduring the summer vacation after

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tutorials. You have an AcademicAdviser who you meet with atregular intervals to discuss yourprogress, and identify ways youcan improve your work so thatyou reach your full potential.

Most modules are assessedby a combination of continuousassessment and exams. Stage 1assessments do not contribute tothe final degree classification, butall Stage 2 and 3 assessments do,meaning your final degree awardis an average of many differentcomponents. For full detailsof assessment methodsfor individual modules, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

your second year. We have set upthe Stacey Fund, which providesmoney for 15 to 20 eight-weekSummer Studentships each year.These projects offer an idealopportunity to gain further hands-on research experience. You canalso take part in the iGEM project;an international competition forstudents interested in syntheticbiology. In 2015, our iGEM teamwon a gold medal for their workand received their award inBoston, USA.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching includes lectures,laboratory classes, workshops,problem-solving sessions and

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBBiochemistry BSc (Hons) C700 3 BBB 34/15

Biochemistry with a Sandwich Year BSc (Hons) C702 4 ABB 34/16

Biochemistry with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) C703 4 ABB 34/16

Biology BSc (Hons) C103 3 BBB 34/15

Biology with a Sandwich Year BSc (Hons) C105 4 ABB 34/16

Biology with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) C106 4 ABB 34/16

Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) B940 3 BBB 34/15

Biomedical Science with a Sandwich Year BSc (Hons) B942 4 ABB 34/16

Biomedical Science with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) B943 4 ABB 34/16


Professional recognition: all our degree programmes are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) andour sandwich-year programmes have advanced RSB accreditation recognising their additional period ofextensive professional practice (www.rsb.org.uk). Biomedical Science programmes are also accredited by theInstitute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), so that we can best support you in whatever career choice you make.


Transfer from three to four-year programmes: it is possible to transfer to a four-year programme at the start ofStage 2 if you achieve 65% or more as an overall average in Stage 1.


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CareersOur students are highlysuccessful after graduation. Ouremphasis on analytical thinking,problem-solving and laboratoryskills is very attractive to a widerange of employers and all ourdegrees are accredited by therelevant professional body. Wehave established excellent linkswith employers through ourresearch and our work placementprogrammes. For details ofstudent destinations from eachprogramme, see the Careerssections on the following pages.

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physiology, and further skills forbioscientists. You also have theoption of choosing a module onone of the following: animal formand function, microbial physiologyand genetics, and pharmacology.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulescovering biological membranes,cell signalling, and proteinstructure and function. You alsoundertake a research project,which can be either lab based,where you work in one of theSchool’s research areas usingtechniques such as cell culture,gene cloning, protein expressionand purification, etc; a literature-based project where you look ata research question that interestsyou, including the analysis ofpublished (or pre-published) data;or a communication project, wherein addition to your researchwork you devise ways to explainyour findings to a non-scientificaudience. You choose two optionalmodules from: advancedimmunology, the cell cycle,oncology, cancer biology,endocrinology, neuroscience,bioinformatics and genomics, andmagnetic resonance in bioscienceand medicine.

CareersOur graduates have gone intoresearch-based jobs ingovernment, industrial andmedical labs; teaching; scientificpublishing; marketing; scientificsales; and information technology.About 40% of our graduatesgo on to further study at MSc orPhD level.

Biology influences our lives and isat the forefront of social change,for example, stem-cell research,and sustainable energy and foodproduction. Biology investigatesthe structures and functions ofliving organisms, together withhow they interact with theenvironment. Biology is essentialto fully understand human healthand disease, and has the potentialto provide solutions to many of the economic and environmentalchallenges we face today.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Biology BSc (Hons)• Biology with a Sandwich YearBSc (Hons)

• Biology with a Year AbroadBSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take eight compulsorymodules which cover: biodiversity,enzymes and metabolism,biochemistry, genetics andevolution, human physiology anddisease, molecular and cellularbiology and biological chemistry.You also take a skills forbioscientists module.

Stage 2You take eight compulsorymodules, covering animal formand function, plant physiology, cell

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Biochemistry deals with the wayliving organisms function at themolecular level. This covers a vastvariety of life forms, ranging fromcomparatively simple viruses andbacteria to mammals, plantsand other higher organisms.Biochemistry has a major impacton many of the problems that facemankind today, particularly in theareas of medicine, agriculture andthe environment.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Biochemistry BSc (Hons)• Biochemistry with a SandwichYear BSc (Hons)

• Biochemistry with a YearAbroad BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take seven compulsorymodules, which cover areasincluding: biochemistry, enzymesand metabolism, genetics andevolution, human physiology anddisease, molecular and cellularbiology, and biological chemistry.You also take a module coveringskills for bioscientists.

Stage 2You take seven compulsorymodules, covering cell biology,gene expression and its control,infection and immunity, metabolicregulation, metabolic disease,

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Would you like to explore thebiochemical processes thatoccur in the human body, andparticularly diseases like canceror the response to infection?Are you intrigued to learn howmedicines are discovered andhow they work? If you are, thenthis programme is for you. TheBiomedical Science degree isaccredited by the Institute ofBiomedical Science and the RoyalSociety of Biology.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Biomedical Science BSc(Hons)

• Biomedical Science witha Sandwich Year BSc (Hons)

• Biomedical Science witha Year Abroad BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take seven compulsorymodules, which cover areasincluding: biochemistry, enzymesand metabolism, genetics andevolution, human physiology anddisease, molecular and cellularbiology, and biological chemistry.You also take a module coveringskills for bioscientists.

Stage 2You take seven compulsory andone optional module. Compulsorymodules cover infection and

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immunity, physiology, microbialphysiology and genetics,metabolism and disease,investigation of disease,pharmacology and further skillsfor bioscientists. Optional modulescover cell biology, geneexpression and its control, and metabolic regulation.

Stage 3You take three compulsorymodules: advanced immunology,pathogens and pathogenicity,and haematology and bloodtransfusion, and undertake aresearch project, which can beeither lab based, where you workin one of the School’s researchareas; or a literature-basedproject where you look at aresearch question that interestsyou in depth, including theanalysis of published (orpre-published) data. You alsochoose three optional modules,which cover areas such as cellularcommunication, oncology, cancerbiology, biological membranes,virology, neuroscience,bioinformatics and genomics,and magnetic resonance inbiosciences and medicine.

CareersOur recent graduates have goneon to careers including medicalresearch in government orindustrial labs; health care in theNHS; biotechnology; teaching;publishing; marketing; andinformation technology. Many goon to postgraduate study andsome apply for postgraduateentry into medical school.

biology, gene expression and itscontrol, infection and immunity,human physiology, microbialphysiology and genetics, andfurther skills for bioscientists.

Stage 3You take two compulsory moduleson the cell cycle and microbialphysiology and genetics, andchoose five options from cellularcommunication, biologicalmembranes, pathogens andpathogenicity, virology, advancedimmunology, endocrinology andmetabolism, bioinformatics andgenomics, oncology, cancerbiology, magnetic resonancein biosciences and medicine,neuroscience, human identity,evolutionary genetics andconservation, and climate change.In addition, you undertake aresearch project. This can eitherbe lab based where you work inone of the School’s researchareas; a literature-based projectwhere you look at a researchquestion that interests you in depthincluding the analysis of published(or pre-published) data; or acommunication project where, in addition to your research work, you think about how best to explain your findings to a non-scientific audience.

CareersRecently, our graduates havegone into jobs in lab-basedresearch, government agencies,teaching, scientific publishing,marketing, and informationtechnology. About 40% of ourgraduates go on to further studyat MSc or PhD level.


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BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING,FINANCE, MANAGEMENT,MARKETINGKent Business School (KBS) is a top 30 UK businessschool for academic teaching, student satisfactionand graduate employment prospects. Our degreesare challenging, reflecting the needs of employersand the career aspirations of our students. We holdprofessional accreditations, providing exemptionsfrom several examinations required for CIMA,ACCA, CIPFA, CIM, CMI and ICAEW qualifications.

Our programmes are flexible and available as joint degreeswith Law, Economics or Mathematics. There are alsooptions to study and work abroad. Our academics areknowledgeable, approachable and able to offer you thesupport and guidance you need. We have excellent linkswith professional bodies and employers, and, if you wishto start your own business, we support you.

Our applied business research is a distinguishing featureof our degrees. Staff bring their work to life through casestudies, research assignments and real world applications.International in make-up and outlook, KBS develops yourunderstanding of how global business is conducted today,and will be tomorrow.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: Kent is ranked 5thin the UK for overall studentsatisfaction in business studies.

In The Guardian University Guide2016, Accounting and Finance atKent is ranked 12th in the UK forgraduate prospects. The TimesGood University Guide 2016 ranksKBS 19th in the UK for businessstudies.

Regional excellenceKBS is consistently highly rankedwithin south-east England; in TheComplete University Guide 2016,we are ranked 2nd for businessand management, and in TheGuardian University Guide 2016we are ranked 3rd for business,management and marketing.

A year in industryAll of our programmes have ayear in industry available betweenStages 2 and 3. KBS provides anextensive preparation programmefor placement students. Thisincludes individual careerguidance, skills workshops andaccess to employers. Studentplacements provide valuablepractical experience, whichcombines well with academicstudy to significantly enhanceyour employment prospects.

Teaching and assessment Teaching methods includelectures, case studies, guestspeakers from industry, businesssimulations, industrial visits, groupprojects and presentations, andcomputer-based simulations. Youhave around eight to 12 hours of

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to Briefcase’ employabilityprogramme, you acquirecommunication skills, theability to work in a team andindependently, and to expressopinions persuasively. Theprogramme supports businessstudents at every level in theirsearch for jobs, internships andplacements – focusing on bothrecruitment and soft skillsdevelopment. A key benefit isthe one-to-one support availablewith our Lecturer in Careers and

class time per week, and regularaccess to an academic adviser.Most modules also involveindependent study. Assessmentis usually by coursework andend-of-year examination. Fordetails of assessment methodsfor individual modules, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

Careers KBS equips you with the skillsto build a successful career.Through the bespoke ‘Backpack

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: see individual entries on p76-p79 code (years) A level IBAccounting & Finance BA (Hons) N400 3 ABB 34/16

Accounting & Finance with a Year in Industry BA (Hons) N404 4 ABB 34/16

Accounting & Management with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)* NN2K:K 4 BBB 34/15

Business & Management with a Year in Industry BA (Hons) N104:K 4 BBB 34/15

Business & Management (Retail) with a Year in Industry BA (Hons) N1N2:K 4 BBB 34/15

International Business BSc (Hons)* N126 3 ABB 34/16

International Business with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons)* N127 4 ABB 34/16

International Business with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons)* N128 4 ABB 34/16

Management BSc (Hons)* N206 3 ABB 34/16

Management with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons)* N207 4 ABB 34/16

Marketing BSc (Hons)* N500 3 ABB 34/16

Marketing with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons)* N501 4 ABB 34/16

Business (top-up) BA (Hons) N107 1 See p79.

Joint honours: Accounting & Finance can be studied with Law, Economics or Mathematics; Management can bestudied with business analytics (within the Q-Step initiative, see below). Other joint honours programmes withManagement are in development, for the latest information see www.kent.ac.uk/ug


Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p222(Accounting & Finance, and Accounting & Management); p226 (Business & Management); p243 (InternationalBusiness); p245 (Management); and p246 (Marketing).



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Employability, a qualified careersconsultant. This service isavailable for up to three years after graduation.

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in auditing, taxation, advancedfinancial accounting,management accounting,business finance and futures andoptions markets. It is also possibleto select other modules from thoseavailable in the School.

CareersOur accounting and financeprogrammes have an excellentemployment record, with recentgraduates starting accountancytraining with firms such as KPMG,PwC and Ernst & Young (EY).Others join banks and otherfinancial services organisations, or the financial departments of arange of public and private sectoremployers, from charities to luxurybrands. The programmes alsoprepare you for further academicand professional study.

This programme is designedto respond to the needs andexpectations of the modernaccountancy and managementprofessions. It equips you withknowledge, understandingand skills relevant to a career inaccounting or management, or forprofessional training in accounting.Skills are developed in Excel andaccounting systems such asSage. You spend a year on paidwork placement, where you gain an understanding of thechallenges facing businesses.

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Depending on the modulesstudied, you can obtainexemptions from the professionalpapers of the following bodies:ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Accounting & Managementwith a Year in IndustryBA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulesin data analysis for business,financial and managementaccounting, economics, businessskills and employability, globalbusiness and management andmarketing principles.

Stage 2Your compulsory modules coverfinancial accounting, businessfinancial management,management accounting,economics for business, andfinancial regulations andreporting. Optional modules cover digital information systems,managing people and teams,corporate social responsibility,project management and themanagement of operations.

Stage 3You take compulsory modules inadvanced financial accounting,taxation, contract and businesslaw, management accounting, andconsumer and employment rights.Optional modules cover businessvaluation and financial analysis,creating your own enterprise,

This programme is designedto respond to the needs of theaccountancy profession as well aspreparing students generally forthe world of business and finance.It is accredited by all the mainUK professional accountancybodies and allows you to obtain exemptions from manyprofessional accountingexaminations.

Depending on what modules arestudied, you will obtain relevantexemptions from the professionalpapers of the following bodies:ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA and CIPFA.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Accounting & Finance BA(Hons)

• Accounting & Finance witha Year in Industry BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering financial accounting,law, economics, mathematicsand statistics.

Stages 2/3You take further compulsorymodules, covering financialaccounting, managementaccounting, principles of financeand strategic management.Optional modules are available

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What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering business skills andemployability, management andmarketing principles, dataanalysis for business, financialand management accounting,economics and global business.

Stages 2/3Compulsory modules covercorporate strategy andleadership, managing people andteams, operations and projectmanagement, digital informationsystems, human resourcesand organisational behaviour,marketing and the value chain,and critical thinking forcontemporary business.

Those on the Retail pathway takeadditional compulsory moduleson retail buying, merchandisingand sales planning, distributionand supply chain management,and managing retail locations.Students not studying on theRetail pathway can choose retail-specific modules as options.

Optional modules cover areasincluding business and contractlaw, consumer and employmentrights, marketing and CRM,enterprise and entrepreneurship,European business and corporatesocial responsibility. You can alsochoose to research a business ormanagement project in an areathat interests you.

You take your year in industrybetween Stages 2 and 3. We havea wide range of contacts in the

business world, which gives youthe opportunity to gain valuablework experience as part of yourdegree.

Please note:modules may besubject to change to reflectmarket trends.

CareersOur Business & Managementgraduates go on to holdmanagement positions inbusinesses in the private, publicand charity sectors in the UK and overseas. These companiesinclude Enterprise Rent-a-Car,Waitrose, Toys R Us, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and many more.

This programme equips you withthe skills and knowledge neededfor managing a business in aglobal business environment.Various types of firms, from start-ups to large corporates, have international aspirations.Therefore, wherever you pursueyour career, successful decision-making will have to take intoconsideration global geo-politicalevents and the strategies of otherinternational firms.

We develop your key skills ininternational managementpractice in various ways, includingvia our partnership with theChartered Management Institute(CMI), our corporate speakers,

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corporate strategy, leadership,human resources and marketing.

CareersThe year in industry prepares youfor the job market and often leadsto a graduate role with yourplacement company. We workwith organisations, including GrantThornton, Goldman Sachs, theWalt Disney Company, Mazarsand Lloyds Bank.

You learn the theories,methodologies and applicationsof academic knowledge relevantto business. We provide a widerange of opportunities for youto develop your business skills,learn how to analyse businessproblems and policies, and howto find solutions. We invite guestspeakers from industry to talk toour students so that you can seehow theoretical knowledge isapplied in real businesses. Thedegree is broad; you can followa specialist pathway in retail, orchoose modules from a spectrumof business topics. It includesa compulsory year in industry.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Business & Management witha Year in Industry BA (Hons)

• Business & Management(Retail) with a Year in IndustryBA (Hons)

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global strategic management,foreign direct investment and thespecifics of European business.You can take an internationalbusiness research project and/oroptional modules in internationalentrepreneurship, internationaland comparative human resourcemanagement, and decisionanalysis.

A year abroad/in industryIt is possible to spend a yearworking on a placement within aninternational context or studyingabroad between Stages 2 and 3.We have links with a large numberof institutions including in France,Germany, Italy, Spain and China.

CareersThe international focus of thisdegree enhances your careerprospects while giving you theconfidence and the expertise tostart your own business. Possiblecareers include traineemanagement positions in theprivate or public sectors, in theUK or overseas, or further studyfor an MA, MSc or professionalexaminations in, for example,finance, marketing, humanresources or accounting.

Here, you gain the skills andknowledge essential for managingthe key areas of organisations:accounting, human resources,

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quantitative methods, marketing,strategy and operations. You havethe choice of specialist options,such as entrepreneurship anddiversity, or spending a yearworking in industry. Theprogramme is also available asa joint honours programme withbusiness analytics.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Management BSc (Hons)• Management with a Yearin Industry BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering business skills andemployability, the global businessenvironment, microeconomicsand financial accounting andanalysis. You also take moduleson management, businessanalysis tools, marketing andstatistics for business.

Stage 2 Compulsory modules coverstrategy analysis, human resourcemanagement, digital informationsystems and operationsmanagement, research andconsultancy methods, newenterprise start-up and projectmanagement.

Stage 3Your compulsory modules focuson contemporary managementchallenges, leadership andmanagement development,employee performancemanagement, business ethics

and a business simulation. Youcan take an industry placement,which has an internationalelement, and can study aEuropean language.

Degree programmesSingle honours• International BusinessBSc (Hons)

• International Business witha Year Abroad BSc (Hons)

• International Business witha Year in Industry BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modules onbusiness skills and employability,the global business environment,microeconomics for business, andfinancial accounting and analysis.You take introductory modules onmanagement, business analysistools, marketing, and statistics forbusiness.

Stage 2You take compulsory modulescovering international businesstheories, international businessfunctions and modes ofoperations , business in emergingmarkets, business ethics andsustainable management,operations management, andstrategy analysis. You also studyresearch and consultancymethods. Optional modules cover areas such as internationalmarketing and enterprise.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulesin cross-cultural management,

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This top-up programme allowsyou to attain an honours degreeafter one full academic year ofuniversity study, once you havegained an HND or foundationdegree with a compatible syllabusin business or other business-related disciplines. You begin inearly September with a two-weekStudy Skills module; you thenchoose specialist options from adegree that extends your subjectknowledge.

Programme• Business (top-up) BA (Hons)

What you studyYou take compulsory modules instrategic management and studyskills, and choose other modulesfrom areas such as internationalmarketing and marketing strategy,operations management, humanresources and accounting.

CareersOur graduates go on to work in careers in accounts, sales,human resources, management,programme analysis, websitemanagement, marketing,recruitment and administration.Employers include: the LondonStock Exchange, the Royal Bankof Scotland and Barclays.

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and sustainable management.Optional modules cover areassuch as digital marketing strategy,psychology of the workplace,diversity in organisations, andservice management. There isalso a business/consultancyproject module.

CareersThrough our modules onentrepreneurship, we give youthe confidence and the expertiseto start your own business and,through our contacts in thebusiness world, you gain valuablework experience as part of yourdegree.

Our graduates find work in avariety of careers in management,business analytics, marketing,website management, recruitmentand business development forcompanies such as Microsoft,IBM, Merrill Lynch, Bank ofAmerica, Volkswagen, EnterpriseRent-a-Car and Cummins.

In addition to developing yourunderstanding of core businessand management skills, thisdegree develops the specialistmarketing skills needed forsuccess in a globally competitivemarket. You acquire the analyticaland practical skills necessary fora successful career in marketingor management.

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Degree programmesSingle honours• Marketing BSc (Hons)• Marketing with a Year inIndustry BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1Compulsory modules coverbusiness skills and employability,the global business environment,microeconomics for business, andfinancial accounting and analysis.You also take modules onmanagement, business analysistools, marketing and statistics forbusiness.

Stages 2/3Compulsory modules coverbranding, business ethics andsustainable management, buyerbehaviour, digital marketing,marketing communications andstrategy, creativity and innovation,and digital marketing strategy.Optional modules cover areassuch as social marketing, newproduct marketing, contemporarymanagement challenges andsimulation modelling.

CareersOur graduates go on to work in arange of sectors and companies,including Deloitte, IBM, KPMG,Lloyds, PwC, Microsoft, Heineken,Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Transportfor London, Yahoo! UK, ThamesValley Police, as well as mediaagencies and managementconsultancy companies. Othershave set up successful businessventures or start-ups.

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At the School of Computing we ensure that ourstudents are equipped with the skills and knowledgethat make them highly attractive to potentialemployers. The employability levels and startingsalaries of our graduates are testament to oursuccess in achieving this. The School is aninternationally recognised centre of excellencefor programming education, with research judgedto be of international quality.

The School is home to two National Teaching Fellows,authors of widely used textbooks, and the award-winningJava teaching systems, BlueJ and Greenfoot. We offerprogrammes focusing on the technical aspects of computing(Computer Science) and on software applications and theiruse in a commercial environment (Computing, andBusiness Information Technology). We also run a jointhonours Computing programme, which allows you tocombine computing with other Kent degrees.

We provide excellent support for you throughout your timeat Kent, including access to podcasts, web forums and web-based information systems, as well as study skills services.

Independent rankingsDestinations of Leavers fromHigher Education 2015: 96%of Computer Science graduateswere in work or further study sixmonths after graduation.

A year in industryAll programmes offer the optionof spending a year working inindustry between Stages 2 and3. The School’s Placement Teamhelps you to find a paid year inindustry and supports you duringthe process. Our students havegone to companies, includingIBM, Intel and Thomson Reuters,or overseas, to Hong Kong,Amsterdam and the USA. Thosewho take this option find thepractical experience they gaingives them a real advantage in the graduate job market.

The ShedThe Shed is the School’s‘Makerspace’, equipped witha wide variety of machines(eg 3D printers and laser cutters)and development equipment(eg the Oculus Rift and RaspberryPi). It supports new kinds ofinnovative teaching and learningby taking advantage of theincreasing accessibility ofelectronics and engineering witha rapid prototyping capability.Students and staff of the Schoolcan use The Shed to buildphysical devices for taughtmodules, and also to support anddevelop their personal interestsand hobbies.

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assessed wholly by coursework,otherwise assessment is by acombination of coursework and examination.

Careers We have excellent employmentrates and are third for graduateprospects in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016. Graduatesfrom all our programmes have ahigher than average starting

Teaching and assessmentModules include a combination oflectures, seminars, private studyand practical sessions. We alsouse innovative ways of teaching,such as work-based tuition andvirtual learning environments.Work includes group projects,case studies and computersimulations, with a large-scaleproject of your own choice in thefinal year. Project modules are

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: see individual entries on p82-p84 code (years) A level IBComputer Science BSc (Hons) G400 3 ABB 34/16

Computer Science with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G404 4 ABB 34/16

Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons) G4G7 3 ABB 34/16

Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G4GR 4 ABB 34/16

Computer Science (Consultancy) BSc (Hons) G403 3 ABB 34/16

Computer Science (Consultancy) with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G406 4 ABB 34/16

Computer Science (Networks) BSc (Hons) G421 3 ABB 34/16

Computer Science (Networks) with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G420 4 ABB 34/16

Business Information Technology BSc (Hons) NG14:K 3 ABB 34/16

Business Information Technology with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) NG1F:K 4 ABB 34/16

*Computing (joint honours only) AAB-ABB 34/16-17

Computing BSc (Hons) G503:K 3 ABB 34/16

Computing with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G505:K 4 ABB 34/16

Computing (Consultancy) BSc (Hons) G508:K 3 ABB 34/16

Computing (Consultancy) with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G509:K 4 ABB 34/16

BTEC Extended Diploma offer levels: please see individual programme entries at www.kent.ac.uk/ug

*Joint honours: this programme is only available as a joint honours programme, and can be combined withEconomics, French and Philosophy, among others. Please see the Quick Reference Guide on p229 for furthercombinations.


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salary compared to othercomputing graduates in the UK. With our year in industryoptions and innovative Kent ITConsultancy, where you canwork as an IT consultant as partof your studies, we put you in agreat position to start your career.



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Degree programmesSingle honours• Computing BSc (Hons)• Computing with a Year inIndustry BSc (Hons)

• Computing (Consultancy)BSc (Hons)

• Computing (Consultancy) witha Year in Industry BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1Eight modules are offered tocover important skills suchas foundations of computing,computer systems, object-oriented programming, databasesand the web, and humancomputer interfacing.

Stage 2You further enhance yourknowledge and skills throughmodules on database systems,agile software development,networking, software engineeringand information systems analysis.You also complete a web project.

Those on the Year in Industryprogrammes go on theirplacement between Stages 2and 3, gaining real experience(and a real salary) while puttingtheir newfound skills into practice.

Stage 3In your final year, you undertakea project, and have a chanceto choose from a number ofinteresting optional modules such as computer security andcryptography, semantic web,e-health, e-commerce, enterpriseand entrepreneurship andconsultancy.

Careers Our computing graduates haveexcellent career prospects.Recent graduates from the Schoolof Computing in Medway havegone on to work at companiesincluding Accenture, Cisco, GSK,IBM, Lilly, Microsoft, ThomsonReuters, HSBC, The Walt DisneyCompany and Xerox.

Our Computing degrees giveyou the skills you need for thepractical application of computingto areas typically found in industry.These include softwaredevelopment, e-commerce,information systems andcomputer consultancy.

This programme can be studiedas a general Computing degree,where a subject focus is decidedduring the course of study, or asthe themed degree, Computing(Consultancy), where the specificfocus is decided at the time ofenrolment and named in thedegree title.

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What you studyStage 1You take eight compulsorymodules, which cover areassuch as computer systems,human computer interaction,object-oriented programming,and databases and the web.

Stage 2You take a compulsory modulecalled Algorithms, Correctnessand Efficiency, alongside furthercompulsory modules, coveringsoftware engineering, webdevelopment, database systemsand the theory of computing.Additional modules depend onyour programme, but may include:Functional and ConcurrentProgramming, Introduction toIntelligent Systems, OperatingSystems and Architecture, andIntroduction to Marketing.

Stage 3Your modules depend on yournamed degree, but can includea group or individual project,or working in the Kent ITConsultancy. Other modules covernatural computation, advancedprogramming techniques, and thephilosophy of cognitive science,computer security, and artificialintelligence, among other areas.

CareersOur high graduate employmentrate speaks for itself, with recentgraduates going on to work atAccenture, BT, Cisco, IBM, Intel,Lilly, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley,Thomson Reuters, Siemens, KentPolice and GSK.

The Business InformationTechnology degree incorporatesmuch of the Computing course,(see p82) but also includes aselection of business-orientedmodules. Together, these giveyou the ability and confidenceto operate comfortably in thebusiness world. Your skills andexpertise in business computingwill open doors for future careersin both the business world andin computing and informationtechnology.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Business InformationTechnology BSc (Hons)

• Business InformationTechnology with a Year inIndustry BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering areas such as computersystems, object-orientedprogramming, databases andthe web, and human computerinteraction to give a solidfoundation in informationtechnology.

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Computer Science is an excitingand rapidly developing subjectthat offers excellent employmentprospects and well-paid careers.At Kent, you can study the generalComputer Science degree, wherea subject focus is decided duringthe course of your studies, ora themed degree, such asComputer Science (ArtificialIntelligence), where a specificfocus is decided at the time ofenrolment and named in thedegree title.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Computer Science BSc (Hons)• Computer Science with a Yearin Industry BSc (Hons)

• Computer Science (ArtificialIntelligence) BSc (Hons)

• Computer Science (ArtificialIntelligence) with a Year inIndustry BSc (Hons)

• Computer Science(Consultancy) BSc (Hons)

• Computer Science(Consultancy) with a Yearin Industry BSc (Hons)

• Computer Science (Networks)BSc (Hons)

• Computer Science (Networks)with a Year in Industry BSc(Hons)

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This degree focuses on thepractical application of computersand lets you combine computingwith another subject of yourchoice. Options includephilosophy, languages and others.You can choose to spend eitherhalf or a quarter of your timestudying computing – theremainder is spent studying your other subject.

Degree programmesJoint honoursBSc (Hons)Economics with Computing

BA (Hons)Computing and...French; German; HispanicStudies; History; Philosophy.

What you studyStage 1You take four computing modules,which cover areas such ascomputer systems, object-oriented programming, anddatabases and the web. You alsotake the required modules for your joint honours subject.

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Canterbury

Stage 2You take four computing modules,with options including AlgorithmsCorrectness and Efficiency, WebDevelopment, and DatabaseSystems. You also take therequired modules for your jointhonours subject.

Stage 3You undertake a group orindividual project, and thenchoose options from a rangeincluding: Computer Graphicsand Animation, Computing Lawand Professional Responsibility,and Computing in the Classroom.You also take the requiredmodules for your joint honourssubject.

CareersGraduates who can offeremployers a thoroughunderstanding of the applicationof computing to businesssituations, in addition to anotherspecialism, are in great demand.Recent graduates have gone onto work at companies includingCisco, GE Healthcare, andCummins.

Stage 2Alongside a selection of modules,which provide additional keycomputing skills in areas such asdatabase systems, agile softwaredevelopment and informationsystems analysis, you studybusiness modules on financialaccounting, enterprise andentrepreneurship, managementof operations and strategy theoryand practice. You put some ofthese skills into practice bycompleting a web project.

You can apply for a year inindustry between Stages 2 and 3gaining valuable experience in areal business computing setting.

Stage 3In your final year, modulesinclude an IT consultancy project,and also cover areas such asnetworking, computer securityand cryptography, computing law,e-commerce, e-health and howto start a new business. Theseoptions allow you, if you wish, tosteer your education towards aparticular future career choice.

CareersGraduates who have both ITknowledge and business skillshave excellent career prospectsthat span the two worlds ofbusiness and computing. Recentgraduates from the School ofComputing in Medway have goneon to work at companies includingAccenture, Cisco, GSK, IBM, Lilly, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters,HSBC, The Walt Disney Companyand Xerox.

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Not sure? How about...• Computer SystemsEngineering p96


“In your first two years, you do a lotof Java programming but in yoursecond year you also use otherprogramming languages; it was funto learn something completely new.I did a year in industry at GoldmanSachs and the experience I gained ispriceless. I was able to put everythingI’d learnt in the first two years of mycourse into practise. “

Sey KuyinuComputer Science with a Year in Industry

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CRIMINOLOGY

Kent’s criminology programmes are based inthe School of Social Policy, Sociology and SocialResearch (SSPSSR), a large and vibrant community,which has consistently achieved the highest ratingsfor the quality of its teaching and research.

You are taught by staff with internationally recognisedexpertise in criminological theory and criminal justicepolicy, and research interests in cultural criminology,policing and security, racist violence, imprisonment, night-time economies, terrorism, drug use, youth crime andfemale offenders. We also run networking events to helpyou develop your skills and contacts while studying with us.

Criminal Justice and Criminology is taught at our Medwaycampus, and Criminology at our Canterbury campus. Wealso offer a Criminology with Quantitative Research degree,where you are taught by experts from our prestigiousQ-Step Centre; for details, see www.kent.ac.uk/qstep

Many of the SSPSSR programmes provide the option ofspending your third year abroad at one of our partneruniversities, for details see www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Our Criminal Justice andCriminology degrees look at thekey elements of contemporarycrime policy: policing, the courts,punishment and prevention.Modules address issues incriminal justice, including: hatecrime, illegal drug use, restorativejustice, the care of victims, penalpolicy and human rights. You canspend a year in professionalpractice as part of your degree,where you gain workplace skillsand have the chance to buildessential contacts and networks.

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modules oncriminology and criminal justice,social policy, sociology, and law,and optional modules on areassuch as contemporary Britain, andsocial problems and social policy.

Stage 2You take two compulsory modulesin psychological, sociological and historical research methods,depending on your pathway. Youthen choose up to six optionalmodules. Modules available coverforensic and social psychology,political sociology, ethics, film andsociety, psychopathology, appliedcognitive psychology, youth andcrime, and the politics of criminaljustice. Our Social Justice Practicemodule offers you the opportunity

CRIMINAL JUSTICEAND CRIMINOLOGYMedway

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What you studyStage 1You take an introductorycriminology module and anotheron crime and society, alongsidecritical thinking and sociologymodules which cover the classicsof sociological theory. You canalso choose modules in areassuch as law or psychology thatare linked to criminology, or inareas of particular interest to you.

Stage 2You take modules in criminaljustice and modern Britain, thesociology of deviance, andresearch methods. You chooseother modules from a selectionon offer within the School.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulesin gender and crime, youthand crime, the sociology of

to volunteer in the community,while also gaining valuable workexperience and increasing youremployability.

Stage 3You work on a dissertation andchoose up to six optional modulesin accordance with your pathway.

On this degree, you addressquestions such as: why do peoplecommit crime? How much crime iscommitted and what causes ratesto rise or fall? How can crime beeffectively prevented? How shouldwe deal with offenders? In yourfinal year, it is possible to spend aterm studying at San Diego StateUniversity in California.

CRIMINOLOGYCanterbury

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: see individual entries, left and below code (years) A level IBCriminal Justice and Criminology BA (Hons) M900:K 3 BCC 34/13

Criminal Justice and Criminology with a Year in Professional Practice BA (Hons) (subject to approval) M900:K 4 BCC 34/13

Criminology BA (Hons) M902 3 BBB 34/15

Criminology with Quantitative Research BA (Hons) L3GX 3 BBB 34/15

Joint honours: Criminology can be studied with Cultural Studies, Law, Social Policy and Sociology.

Access to Higher Education Diploma: we welcome applications from students on accredited Access coursesand consider applications on an individual basis.





imprisonment and crime, mediaand culture. You choose furthermodules from those withinCriminology or within the School.

Teaching and assessmentWe use a variety of teachingmethods, including lectures,case studies, group projects,and individual and group tutorials.Assessment is by a mixture ofcoursework and examinations; forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersYou develop transferable skills,including the ability to researchand analyse complex ideas, andpractical skills, such as timemanagement and teamworking.Our graduates are highly soughtafter in sectors including: policing,probation, law, finance, publicadministration, social andcommunity work, and education.

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DIGITAL ARTS ANDMULTIMEDIAThe School of Engineering and Digital Arts (EDA)offers innovative programmes, state-of-the-artfacilities and staff with extensive research, teachingand commercial experience.

In current technology, the areas of communications,computing and entertainment have converged to createnew media possibilities and experiences. These creativeindustries need people who can combine digital technologyskills with creative ability to meet design challenges.Our Digital Arts, and Multimedia Technology andDesign programmes give you the opportunity to developthe technical skills you need to showcase your creativity.

The courses are taught by a team of experts in design,animation, filmmaking, photography, web technology andprogramming. We have a team of senior industrialists whomeet regularly with us to review our courses, and there isan option to spend a year working in industry.

The School also offers programmes in Computer SystemsEngineering, Electronic and Communications Engineering,and Bioengineering, see p96.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: The School is ranked1st for student satisfaction.

Design at Kent was ranked 18thin The Guardian University Guide2016.

First-class facilitiesThe School has invested inthe latest technology, includingcapture devices, digital cameras,lighting, radio microphones,sound mixing and video editingsuites. We also have the latestsoftware including 3ds Max,Premiere Pro and After Effects.Our production studio is equippedwith an extensive lighting grid anda permanent green screen withinfinity curve; there are alsofacilities for high-definitionvideo recording.

A year in industryBoth programmes offer a paidyear in industry between yoursecond and final years, whereyou acquire valuable commercialexperience.

Industry linksWe regularly work with industrypractitioners, such as the BBC,Framestore, BAFTA award-winningdocumentary filmmakers, regionalnews programme makers,professional photographers andanimators. We have also workedon projects with BBC Radio Kentand the Turner Contemporary inMargate. We offer a mentoringscheme, which gives you thechance to meet with expertsin the field.

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Most modules are continuouslyassessed but some modules alsohave an end-of-year examination.For details of assessmentmethods for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

The specialist project at Stage 3is assessed by a written report,a critique and, of course, theoutcome of the project itself.Both Stage 2 and 3 marks counttowards your degree result.

The industrial placement year isassessed by a written report andemployer assessment that countas 10% of your overall degreeresult.

Our students have 24-hour accessto our extensive air-conditionedcomputer suites and are ableto take advantage of dedicatedphotographic and productionstudios, with green-screen,motion-capture and 3D scanningfacilities. Our Digital Media Hubprovides a unique opportunity to

Sponsored StudentSchemeStudents can apply to join EDA’sSponsored Student Scheme,where students enter into along-term relationship with asponsoring company. Sponsoredstudents are paid a bursaryduring their studies, undertake asummer internship at the end oftheir first year and a placementyear at the end of their second.The company may also decideto sponsor the student’s third-yearproject. Sponsored students havethe opportunity to apply for a postin the sponsoring company oncethey graduate.

Teaching and assessment Most modules consist of a mixof lectures, seminars, studio work,computer sessions, project workand private study. The computerworkstations in our multimedialaboratories are equipped withcurrent industry-standardsoftware.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBDigital Arts BA (Hons) W281 3 BBB 34/15

Digital Arts with a Year in Industry BA (Hons) W282 4 BBB 34/15

Digital Arts MArt W283 4 ABB 34/16

Digital Arts with a Year in Industry MArt W284 5 ABB 34/16

Multimedia Technology and Design BSc (Hons) G4W2 3 BBB 34/15

Multimedia Technology and Design with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G4WF 4 BBB 34/15

Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p231 (DigitalArts) and p246 (Multimedia Technology and Design).


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work alongside industry on client-led projects.

CareersThose who take our year inindustry programmes have theadvantage of gaining practicalwork experience, while assessingpossible future career options andmaking contacts in the industry.

In addition to the technical skillsyou acquire, you also gain keytransferable skills, including theability to present complex materialin an accessible way, the abilityto work independently and ina team, and the confidence todevelop your own ideas. If you areinterested in setting up your ownbusiness, the Kent Enterprise Hubis there to offer help and advice.



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Stage 2You take compulsory modulescovering digital filmmaking,digital portfolio, project design,professional practice, and virtualworlds and 3D modelling.

Stage 3In your final year, you completea final-year project and take acompulsory module: Digital VisualEffects and Post-Production.The project could involve specialeffects, 3D animation or creatinga short film, on a theme oftenassociated with an industrialcollaborator. Alternatively, youcan opt to work on a projectassociated with the research ofa member of academic staff.

You take two further optionalmodules from a selectionincluding: Video Games Design,3D Computer Animation Pipeline,and Managers and Organisations.

Stage 4In your fourth year, you takemodules based on our existingMSc provision, with theopportunity to specialise bytaking optional modules inareas such as digital visualart, computer animation, effectsanimation, high-definition video and compositing, andprevisualisation. An additional 15-credit project module runs in the spring term.

CareersStudying on this programmeequips you with an in-depthunderstanding of some of the

most exciting technologies of the21st century. Graduates will findcareers in areas such as: webdesign, film, games design,animation and internet publishing.Some may wish to go on topostgraduate study, such as ourMSc programmes in ComputerAnimation or Digital Visual Effects,or an MA in ArchitecturalVisualisation.

Our multidisciplinary coursein Multimedia Technology andDesign offers you the opportunityto develop in-depth knowledge inareas such as web developmentand the design of interactiveapplications, as well as a broadgrounding in digital photography,moving image, 3D modelling andspecial effects. You develop agood understanding of theunderlying digital technologiesas well as the necessary designskills.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Multimedia Technology andDesign BSc (Hons)

• Multimedia Technology andDesign with a Year in IndustryBSc (Hons)

MULTIMEDIATECHNOLOGY ANDDESIGNCanterbury

Digital technology has had atremendous impact on all formsof communication in the 21stcentury. Using computers, visualartists can manipulate all formsof artefacts, whether video,photographic images, soundclips or text, to create excitingnew experiences for audiences.

The Digital Arts programme offersyou the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge in areas such asvideo games design, web design,digital filmmaking, computeranimation and special effects.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Digital Arts BA (Hons)• Digital Arts with a Yearin Industry BA (Hons)

• Digital Arts MArt • Digital Arts with a Yearin Industry MArt

What you studyStage 1You take eight compulsorymodules, covering digital effects,digital photography, digital visualnarrative, graphic design, movingimage, visual communication andwebsite design, and anintroductory module onprogramming.

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year project. The project couldinvolve building an interactiveweb application, 3D animationor creating a short film, on atheme usually associated withan industrial collaborator.Alternatively, you can opt towork on a project associatedwith the research of a memberof academic staff.

You take two further optionalmodules from a selectionincluding: Video Games Design,3D Computer Animation Pipeline,Visual Effects and Compositing,and Managers and Organisations.

CareersKent graduates in this field havegone on to work for organisationssuch as The Walt DisneyCompany, the BBC and

Framestore. Other career optionsavailable include: computer-based training, web development,web mastering, multimediaauthoring, television, film,electronic games, mobilecommunications, electroniccommerce, internet publishing,multimedia marketing, computerprogramming and networkmanagement. Some have goneon to postgraduate study, suchas our MSc programmes inComputer Animation or DigitalVisual Effects.

What you studyStage 1You take eight compulsorymodules, covering digital effects,digital photography, digital visualnarrative, internet programmingwith Java, moving image, visualcommunication and websitedesign, and an introductorymodule on programming.

Stage 2You take compulsory modulescovering project design,interaction design, softwaredevelopment, digital portfolio,virtual worlds and 3D modelling,and professional practice.

Stage 3In your final year, you takecompulsory modules on mobileapplication design and a final-


Not sure? How about...• Computer SystemsEngineering p96

• Film p102• Media Arts p62

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DRAMA AND THEATRE

Drama and Theatre at Kent offers you theopportunity to explore creative ideas and practicaltheatre-making in a dynamic and supportivedepartment. You select from a wide variety ofmodules in your second and third years, shapingyour degree to fit your areas of interest.

You are taught by leading performance practitioners andlecturers. Our modules incorporate a distinctive balanceof practical and theoretical elements, which allows you todevelop the skills and vision needed for employment in thecreative industries and beyond. Consequently, our Dramaand Theatre courses are among the most popular in thecountry with strong independent league table results everyyear. We also have a range of industry-standard facilities,including studios, performance spaces and workshops.

Our interests range from traditional text-based theatreto innovative contemporary performance; from theatremanagement to community theatre. Close links with theprofessional industry are reflected in guest lectures andopportunities for work placements.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: the University of Kentgained the 5th highest score inthe UK for student satisfaction.

Drama at Kent was ranked 10th inthe UK in The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

A year abroad/in industrySingle honours BA and three-yearjoint honours students can applyto spend a year or a term abroadstudying at a university in a rangeof locations around the world.

BA single honours students canalso choose to spend a year inindustry between their secondand final year. The year in industrygives you the opportunity toincrease your professionalcontacts and network, so that youcan hit the ground running whenyou graduate. The year itself isassessed on a pass/fail basisthrough employer feedback anda written report that you submit.

What you studyStage 1First-year modules develop yourkey skills and core knowledge,and introduce you to a wide rangeof theatre practices. You take twocompulsory modules; singlehonours students choose a further two modules.

Stage 2You choose four modules froma range, covering areas such asacting, popular performance,puppet and object theatre,

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presentations, performances,essays and dissertations. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersThe Department has developedpartnerships with theatres andcompanies in the UK. Workplacements can lead to futureemployment, while the range ofmodules we offer ensures youdevelop key skills such asplanning and organisation,teamworking, adaptabilityand leadership.

Past graduates have becometheatre producers, actors, literarymanagers, journalists, authors,

Shakespeare, theatre history,physical theatre and avant-gardeperformance.

Stage 3You choose three modules from aselection including but not limitedto: applied theatre, stand-upcomedy, performing lives, newdirections, performing classicaltexts, physical theatre, playwriting,theatre criticism and culturalpolicies. Students then either takethe module Creative Project, inwhich they produce an originalproduction in small companies,or they complete an independentwritten project.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is through workshops,seminars, lectures and practicalprojects. Most Drama and Theatremodules are continuouslyassessed on the basis ofcoursework, projects and

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBDrama and Theatre BA (Hons) W400 3 ABB 34/16

After being accepted on to the BA Drama and Theatre programme (W400), you may apply for Drama and Theatrewith a Year Abroad or Drama and Theatre with a Placement Year.

Joint honours: Drama can be studied in combination with a number of subjects, including: English and AmericanLiterature, and Film. For further combinations, see the Quick Reference Guide on p231.





directors, performers, scriptwritersfor television, casting agents,stand-up comedians, eventmanagers, arts administrators,community theatre officers anddrama teachers. Many chooseto go on to postgraduate study.We also support past studentsto set up companies and remainin Kent with the Graduate TheatreCompany Scheme.


Not sure? How about...• English and AmericanLiterature p122

• Film p102• Media Arts p62

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ECONOMICS

Economics examines some of the profound issuesin our life and times, including: economic growthand sustainable development, emerging marketeconomies, financial and monetary crises,international trade and aid to poor countries. AtKent, you learn about these issues from economistswho are highly regarded within the profession foremphasising the practical application of economicsin all of these arenas.

Student satisfaction with our programmes is very highand we consistently appear in the top ten economicsdepartments in the National Student Survey.

The School has a strong international reputation forresearch in key areas of economics. Many staff advisegovernment agencies and international organisations,including the Bank of England, HM Treasury, the HomeOffice, the Department for Environment, Food & RuralAffairs (Defra), the European Central Bank, the AsianDevelopment Bank, the World Bank, and the InternationalMonetary Fund.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: Economics was ranked10th for student satisfaction.

Economics was ranked 5th forcareer prospects in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

A year in industry/abroadYou can spend a year workingin industry on all our single honoursdegrees and the joint honoursprogramme, Business andEconomics. Students on ourEuropean Economics degreesspend a year studying at a partneruniversity in France, Germany,Greece or Spain.

What you studyStage 1You take modules in economics,mathematics and statistics foreconomics and business, and dataanalysis for economists. Optionalmodules include strategy andgames, professional economics,and the European economy in the20th century.

Stage 2You take modules inmicroeconomics, macroeconomicsand econometrics. Optional modulesare available on environmentaleconomics, institutions and policy,the economics of money andbanking, policy analysis, andeconomic controversies.

Stage 3You do either a dissertation oran extended essay. Options cover areas including: finance;econometrics; international trade;development, environmental,

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solving and communicationskills, as well as subject-specificskills for study at postgraduatelevel.

CareersKent Economics graduates have ahigh success rate in the graduateemployment market. The range ofmodules available means you cantailor your degree to support yourcareer choice, giving you an edgein the employment market. Inaddition, several modules prepareyou for life as a professionaleconomist. The School’semployability team offers advicefor both year in industry and post-graduation employment issues.

industrial, labour, monetary andpublic economics; game theory;the economics of gender; andworld economic and financialhistory.

Teaching and assessmentOur modules are taught by acombination of lectures, seminars,computing practicals, problemsets, debates and role-playgames. Our students have praisedthe organisation and running ofour programmes and our efficientassessment arrangements. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

You develop transferable skills,including analytical problem

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBEconomics BSc (Hons) L100 3 ABB-BBB** 34/16

Economics with a Language (Spanish) BSc (Hons) L1R4 3 ABB-BBB** 34/16

Economics with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) L102 4 ABB-BBB** 34/16

Economics with Computing BSc (Hons) L1G4 3 ABB-BBB** 34/16

Economics with Econometrics BSc (Hons)* L141 3 ABB-BBB** 34/16

Financial Economics BSc (Hons) L111 3 ABB-BBB** 34/16

Financial Economics with Econometrics BSc (Hons)* L142 3 ABB-BBB** 34/16

European Economics BSc (Hons) L171 4 ABB-BBB** 34/16

European Economics (French) BSc (Hons) L176 4 ABB-BBB** 34/16

European Economics (German) BSc (Hons) L174 4 ABB-BBB** 34/16

European Economics (Spanish) BSc (Hons) L177 4 ABB-BBB** 34/16

*These programmes require A level Mathematics at grade B or IB HL Mathematics at 5.

**BBB if A level Mathematics included.

Joint honours: Economics can be studied with Accounting & Finance, Law, and Politics, among others. For morecombinations, see the Quick Reference Guide on p232.




Recent graduates have goneon to work in the GovernmentEconomic Service, Bank ofEngland, Goldman Sachs, PwCand other financial institutionsincluding the ‘Big Five’ banks.


Not sure? How about...• Actuarial Science p128• Accounting & Finance p74• Mathematics and Statisticsp128

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ENGINEERING,ELECTRONICS ANDBIOENGINEERING The School of Engineering and Digital Arts offersinnovative programmes, state-of-the-art facilitiesand teaching staff with extensive research, teachingand commercial experience.

The teaching on our programmes is research-led, whichmeans that you learn at the cutting edge of your field, vitalin areas that advance at such a fast pace. Our programmesalso combine theory with important practical and projectwork, which gives you the chance to turn ideas into reality.

The School has strong links with the Royal Academyof Engineering and the Institution of Engineering andTechnology (IET). We have several visiting industrialprofessors who contribute to the strong industrial relevanceof our courses. We also run a Sponsored Student Scheme,for details please see p89.

For details of our Digital Arts and Multimedia Technologyand Design programmes, see p88.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: The School is ranked1st for student satisfaction.

Electronic Engineering wasranked 13th for graduateprospects in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

Professional accreditationWe recently celebrated 30 years’continuous accreditation by theInstitution of Engineering andTechnology (IET).

A year in industryStudents on the year in industryprogrammes spend a yearworking in industry betweenStages 2 and 3. We have anIndustrial Placement Officer whohelps you to apply for placements.The School has excellent industriallinks, providing students withmany placement opportunitiesin the UK and abroad.

Foundation yearOur foundation year is for studentswho do not have the qualificationsneeded for direct entry to Stage 1.It is also suitable for overseasapplicants or mature studentswhose education ceased beforeA-level standard. It coverselectronics, computing, physicsand mathematics.

Successful completion of thefoundation year allows you entryon to the Computer SystemsEngineering and Electronic andCommunications Engineeringprogrammes.

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The year in industry is assessedby a written report and aninterview that together count as10% of your overall degree result.

CareersIf you choose to take a Year inIndustry programme, you will gainpractical work experience, whileassessing possible future careeroptions and making contacts inthe industry. In addition to thetechnical skills you acquire on

Teaching and assessment Teaching includes lectures,coursework and laboratoryassignments, examples classes,where you develop your problem-solving skills, and regular staff‘surgeries’. Most modules areassessed by coursework andexamination, but there arevariations. For assessmentdetails for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBBioengineering BEng (Hons) 3D9J 3 ABB 34/16

Bioengineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) 05C3 4 ABB 34/16

Computer Systems Engineering BEng (Hons) H618 3 BBB 34/15

Computer Systems Engineering MEng H613 4 ABB 34/16

Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) H615 4 BBB 34/15

Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng H617 5 ABB 34/16

Computer Systems Engineering including a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) H614 4 DDD 34/12

Electronic and Communications Engineering BEng (Hons) H619 3 BBB 34/15

Electronic and Communications Engineering MEng H607 4 ABB 34/16

Electronic and Communications Engineering with a Year in Industry BEng (Hons) H604 4 BBB 34/15

Electronic and Communications Engineering with a Year in Industry MEng H608 5 ABB 34/16

Electronic and Communications Engineering with a Foundation Year BEng (Hons) H605 4 DDD 34/12

Electronic and Computer Systems BEng (Hons)* H691 1 See below

*The Electronic and Computer Systems BEng (Hons) is designed to allow suitably qualified students, such assuccessful Engineering Foundation Degree graduates, to take a one-year Stage 3 course. This leads to the samelevel of qualification as a traditional three-year degree course.


Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p225(Bioengineering); p228 (Computer Systems Engineering); p234 (Electronic and Communications Engineering).


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this programme, you also gainkey transferable skills, includingthe ability to present complexmaterial in an accessible way, theability to work independently andin a team, and the confidence todevelop your own ideas.



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cellular biology. You takeintroductory modules inbiochemistry and electronics.You also undertake a roboticsproject.

Stage 2You take a further eightcompulsory modules onprogramming, computerinterfacing, signals and systems,image analysis and applications,biomechanics, human physiologyand disease, physiologicalmeasurement, and skills forbioscientists.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulescovering digital control, physiology,product development andbiomaterials. You also undertake

Drawing from establishedexpertise in developing medical-electronic systems and from the research synergies with the School of Biosciences, forexample in systems biology, thisprogramme produces engineerswith a solid knowledge in biologyand medical science.

You undertake laboratorypracticals in both electronicsand biology and carry out projectswhere you design bioscience-related electronic systems underthe supervision of academics fromengineering and biosciences. Youalso attend seminars delivered bybioengineering experts who workin private companies, researchcentres or NHS institutions.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Bioengineering BEng (Hons)• Bioengineering with a Year inIndustry BEng (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take eight compulsorymodules covering engineeringmathematics, molecular and cellular biology, digitaltechnologies, engineeringanalysis and molecular and

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a biomedical engineering projecton a subject of your choice.Finally, you choose an optionalmodule from a range, coveringbioinformatics, NMR applicationsand medical physics.

CareersOur graduates are eligiblefor careers such as: medicalelectronics, bioengineeringor rehabilitation engineeringin industry, the NHS, or privatehealthcare organisations. They canalso go on to postgraduate study.


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The range of uses for computersis increasing all the time – fromsmart phones and gamesconsoles to aircraft flight controlsystems, super computers andglobal telecommunications.

This programme develops theskills and expertise needed todesign computer systems,covering up-to-date detailedknowledge of computer hardwareand software, includingelectronics, communicationssystems and interfacetechnologies.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Computer Systems EngineeringBEng (Hons)

• Computer Systems Engineeringwith a Year in Industry BEng(Hons)

• Computer Systems Engineeringincluding a Foundation YearBEng (Hons)

• Computer Systems EngineeringMEng

• Computer Systems Engineeringwith a Year in Industry MEng

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What you studyFoundation yearThose taking the foundation yearstudy modules covering algebraand arithmetic; analogueelectronics; calculus; electricalprinciples and measurements;electromagnetics for engineers;graphs, geometry andtrigonometry; and semiconductorand digital electronics. You arealso introduced to programmingusing MATLAB.

Stage 1You take eight compulsorymodules covering computersystems, digital technologies,engineering analysis andmathematics, databases andthe web, and introductorymodules on electronics andobject-oriented programming.You also undertake a roboticsproject.

Stage 2You take a further eightcompulsory modules on computerinterfacing, digital implementationand signal processing, imageanalysis, operating systemsand architecture, electronicinstrumentation and measurementsystems and microcomputerengineering.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulescovering digital communicationsand control, and embeddedcomputer systems. You also

undertake a project module on asubject of your choice from eitherthe computing or the electronicssubject area. Finally, you chooseoptional modules from a range,covering computer security andcryptography and digital systemsdesign.

Stage 4 (MEng only)To complete your MEng, youtake modules covering businessstrategy, computer andreconfigurable architectures andembedded real-time operatingsystems. You also take part in asystems group project. Optionalmodules are available incommunication networks, DSPand digital TV, and image analysisand biometrics.

CareersRecently, our graduates havegone into the design of electronicand computer systems, softwareengineering, real-time industrialcontrol systems and computercommunications networks, incompanies including BAESystems, the RAF, Cisco and theDefence Science and TechnologyLaboratory (MoD). Others haveopted for further postgraduatestudy; for example, the MScin Information Security andBiometrics or EmbeddedSystems and Instrumentation.

Stage 4 (MEng only)To complete your MEng, youtake modules covering businessstrategy, communication networks,signal and communication theory,and take part in a systems groupproject. Optional modules include:Broadband Networks andWireless/Mobile Communications.

CareersOur graduates go into careersin: electronic engineering andcomputing; telecommunicationsindustries, including radio,television and satellitecommunications; medicalelectronics, instrumentationand industrial process control,in companies including BAESystems, Nokia, the Royal Navy,Xilinx and RDDS Avionics. They also frequently go on topostgraduate study, for example,MSc programmes in Broadbandand Mobile CommunicationNetworks; Embedded Systemsand Instrumentation; orInformation Security andBiometrics.

What you studyFoundation yearFor details, see p99.

Stage 1You take eight compulsorymodules covering computersystems, digital technologies,electronic circuits, engineeringanalysis and mathematics,and introductory modules onelectronics and programming.You also undertake a roboticsproject.

Stage 2You take a further eightcompulsory modules coveringcommunication electronics,computer interfacing, digitalimplementation and signalprocessing, electronic circuitdesign, electronic instrumentationand measurement systems,microcomputer engineeringand operating systems, andarchitectures.

Stage 3You take compulsory moduleson communication systems, digitalcommunications and productdevelopment. You also undertakean individual project on a subjectof your choice. You take twooptional modules from a rangeincluding Digital Signal Processingand Control, Digital SystemsDesign and Embedded ComputerSystems.

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Not sure? How about...• Computer Science p80• Computing p80• Multimedia Technology and Design p88

Electronics-based products playa vital role in our daily lives, fromthe sophisticated diagnosticequipment used in modernhospitals to leading-edge fibreoptic communications. Computertechnology, telecommunicationsand consumer electronics areadvancing at an ever-increasingpace.

On this programme, you learnabout state-of-the-art technology,which means on graduation youcan work at the forefront of all themajor areas of electronicengineering.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering BEng (Hons)

• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering with a Year inIndustry BEng (Hons)

• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering with a FoundationYear BEng (Hons)

• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering MEng

• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering with a Year inIndustry MEng

• Electronic and ComputerSystems BEng (Hons)

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“The course is going well. Most classeshave a lab component so you have anopportunity to put the theory you havelearned into practice, which I findhelps me to cement my understanding.The support is great and the lecturersare always happy to talk to you if youdon’t understand something.”

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FILM

For over 30 years, the University of Kent has beenat the forefront of developing film as an academicsubject. We are one of the three major universitiesin the UK for film studies, and one of the most highlyregarded departments in Europe.

Film at Kent engages with cinema’s rich scope and history,from silent classics and mainstream Hollywood to worldcinema and the avant-garde. We have a thriving filmculture, with the Gulbenkian Cinema (the regional artcinema) based on campus and a lively student film society.

Our modules cover film theory, history and practice, andtopics such as national cinemas, animation, horror andgothic films, and television series. Academic modules canbe combined with innovative and creative practical studyin our modules in film criticism and filmmaking.

Single honours students can take practical modulesin documentary and fiction filmmaking, You explorelanguages and processes developed through avant-gardeand documentary traditions, alongside fictional narratives.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: Kent was ranked6th for student satisfaction incinematics and photography.

Kent was ranked 3rd for filmproduction and photography inThe Guardian University Guide2016.

A year abroadIf you achieve at least 60% inStage 1, you may spend a yearbetween Stages 2 and 3 studyingat one of our partner universitiesin Europe (Amsterdam, Berlin,Bologna, Lausanne and Paris),the USA (California and Indiana),or Asia (Hong Kong).

A placement year If you achieve at least 60% inStage 1, you can opt to spend ayear in industry between Stages 2and 3 to gain relevant workplaceexperience and enhance youremployment prospects. The yearis assessed through employerfeedback and a written reportthat you submit.

What you studyStage 1You take one compulsory module,Film Style and either Film Theoryor Film Histories. Options for allfilm students include HollywoodStudios and Introduction toFilmmaking. Other optionalmodules can be chosen fromthose available in the Facultyof Humanities.

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Teaching and assessmentAll modules involve lectures,small group seminars and filmscreenings (where relevant). Onaverage, you have two lecturesand four hours of seminars eachweek, plus four to six hours offilm viewing. Assessment variesfrom 100% coursework to acombination of examinationand coursework; for assessmentdetails for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersStudying Film will allow youto think critically and workindependently, improve yourcommunication skills and enableyou to learn to express youropinions persuasively, both inwriting and orally. These key skillsare essential for graduates as theymove into the employment market.

Stage 2You choose from modules onfilm genres, sound, authorship,documentary, British and othernational cinemas, avant-gardecinema and screenwriting, amongothers.

Stage 3In Stage 3, you choose frommodules on gothic film, New Yorkand the movies, film criticism,extreme cinema, television series,animation, digital cinema and pulpfilm, among others.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBFilm BA (Hons) W610 3 ABB 34/16

Film with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) W616 4 ABB 34/16

Film with a Placement Year BA (Hons) W611 4 ABB 34/16

Joint honours: Film can be studied with Art History, Drama, and English, American and Postcolonial Literature,among others. For further combinations, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p239.





Recent graduates have goneon to careers in filmmaking,film journalism, film and televisionindustries, arts organisations,university and school teaching,and roles in marketing anddistribution. Others have chosento pursue postgraduate academicand practical film courses.


Not sure? How about...• Art History p62• Digital Arts p88• Media Arts p62

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HISTORY

The School of History has established itself as one ofthe leading departments in the country, recognisedfor its research excellence, flexible programmes andquality teaching.

You are taught by passionate academics, active researchersand recognised experts. The School has an excellentreputation for the quality of its research and hasconsistently scored over 90% for student satisfaction in theNational Student Survey. Our History programme allowsyou to tailor your degree to your own interests and withmore than 80 modules to choose from, you can study topicsfrom the Crusades to the Cold War. For details of all ourmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

As well as History, we offer a Military History programme.The University is uniquely placed to study war and itseffects as Kent contains significant military sites, rangingfrom Roman forts to Cold War nuclear bunkers. We alsohave easy access to the continent and the battlefields of theFirst and Second World Wars.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 93% of Historystudents were satisfied withthe quality of their course.

History at Kent was ranked 15th in The Guardian University Guide2016.

A year abroadStudents on the European Historyprogramme have the opportunityto spend a year between Stages 2 and 3 studying at a university in France or Germany.

Students on the single honoursHistory programme also havethe opportunity to spend a termor a year abroad as part oftheir degree. English-speakingdestinations include Canada(Ottawa) and South Africa(Stellenbosch).

First-class primarysourcesTo develop your skills as ahistorian, it is vital to work with awide range of historical evidenceand opinion. At Kent, you haveaccess to an excellent librarycollection, alongside privilegedaccess to the CanterburyCathedral Library and Archives,where you can work withresources such as a uniquecollection of medieval and earlymodern manuscripts and books.For historians with an interest inconflict, Kent is home to a rareand complete set of British officialhistories of both world wars.

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The School has excellent studentsupport arrangements. Alongsideour Student Support Officer, youhave an academic tutor. Moduleconvenors keep regular officehours and the School has a policyof returning at least one essayon each module in a one-to-onemeeting, allowing for additionalfeedback and discussion.

CareersOur students develop excellentskills of analysis, frequentlyassessing multiple and oftenconflicting sources beforecondensing opinions into concise,well-structured prose. Graduatesare able to demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to workindependently, showing potentialemployers that they can respondpositively to challenges, work totight schedules and manageheavy workloads.

Teaching and assessmentOur students are taught through acombination of lectures, providinga broad overview, and seminars,which focus on discussingparticular issues and are led bystudent presentations. Lecturesand seminars use a variety of materials, including original documents, films anddocumentaries, illuminatedmanuscripts, slide and PowerPoint demonstrations.

Work is assessed in various ways,including coursework essays,in-class presentations andexaminations, all of which allowyou to enhance your skills inresearch, writing and analysis.The School uses a mixture ofassessment patterns. Thestandard formats are 100%coursework or 60% examinationand 40% coursework.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBHistory BA (Hons) V100 3 ABB 34/16

European History with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) V221 4 ABB 34/16

Military History BA (Hons) V391 3 ABB 34/16

Joint honours: History can be studied with Archaeological Studies, Philosophy and Politics, among others.We also offer the joint honours programme, Ancient, Medieval and Modern History. For details of furthercombinations, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p242.


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The School of History runsa voluntary employabilityprogramme. The purpose of theprogramme is to provide you withrelevant experience within thefield of history and related areas.The projects are varied andinteresting. You can participatein a number of projects, fromworking with children in localschools to preparing museumexhibitions. Participating inthese projects gives you workexperience in relevant fields,helps you to further develop theskills you learn in lectures andseminars, and helps you toprepare for a competitive jobmarket.



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Degree programmesSingle honours• History BA (Hons) • European History with a YearAbroad BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take a compulsory module,Making History, and two, two-partsurvey modules which coverareas such as early modernhistory, medieval history, thehistory of science, the history ofmedicine, and the global historyof empire. Further optionalmodules are available on areassuch as the British Army since1660, Victorian Britain andenvironmental history.

For more information on ourmodules see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Stages 2/3You take at least three Historymodules in each of Stages 2and 3. There is a wide range ofmodules available, usually around30 in any given year. Optionalmodules cover areas includingsociety and culture in earlymodern Europe, Americancultural history, African history,and modern Russian history.

In Stage 3, you have theopportunity to choose yourspecialism and complete aspecial subject and a dissertationin this or another area, supervisedby an active researcher. Specialsubject options may include: theGreat War, civil rights movements,the rise and fall of slavery, and theWars of the Roses.

Any study of history engages anatural human curiosity about thepast. History is an exciting anddiverse subject, which is reflectedin the flexibility and breadth of thehistory degrees offered at Kent.

Our course is carefully craftedto allow undergraduates to tailortheir degree to their own interests.It is extremely flexible with morethan 80 undergraduate historymodules to choose from, coveringtopics from Anglo-Saxon Englandto the totalitarian regimes ofStalin’s Russia and Hitler’sThird Reich.

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Degree programmeSingle honours• Military History BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1All students take the doublemodule, Introduction to MilitaryHistory 1 and 2. You then chooseadditional modules from aselection in the School, some ofwhich are exclusively for MilitaryHistory students. Additionalmodules from History can betaken and cover areas such as:England in the age of chivalry, the Hundred Years’ War, Americafrom European settlement to thepresent day, and internationalhistory and international relations.

Stages 2/3You usually take four modules atStage 2, and are able to selectfrom modules available on theHistory programme as well asthose listed on the Military Historyprogramme. Optional modulesspecifically aimed at MilitaryHistory students cover theBritish Army in the SecondWorld War, war and modernmedicine, European securityand co-operation since 1945, theFalklands War, armoured warfare,Ireland from 1885 to 2005 and theBritish Army and society from1660 to 1920. In your final year,you undertake a Military Historydissertation.

CareersMilitary History graduates havegone on to find employment inthe armed services, journalismand the media, management andadministration, local and nationalcivil services, the museums andheritage sector, defence analysis,commerce and banking, teachingand research, and the law.

CareersGraduates have gone on to workin fields such as journalism andthe media, management andadministration, local and nationalcivil services, the museums andheritage sector, commerce andbanking, teaching and research,the law and marketing.

On this programme, you askquestions such as: what makescountries, ethnic groups orindividuals go to war? Howhas warfare changed with theintroduction of new technology?How has propaganda been used?Can we learn anything fromhistory?

Our modules reflect the range ofour research interests, from warand culture to the evolution oftank warfare. In addition to MilitaryHistory modules, you also haveaccess to the diverse pool ofHistory modules. In the recentNational Student Survey, ourgraduates rated the enthusiasmof our teaching most highly and,thanks to this passion and focus,Military History at Kent has rapidlygained a strong reputation.

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Not sure? How about...• American Studies (History)p46

• Ancient History p48• Politics and InternationalRelations p148

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Journalism is fascinating, rewarding and influential.In a world hungry for news about issues rangingfrom climate change to fashion and from armedconflict to football, the ultra-competitive modernmedia market needs versatile, multimediajournalists with cutting-edge academic andvocational skills and a highly developed awarenessof ethics.

In this prestigious, professionally accredited programme,you study for an honours degree that includes history,politics and law while completing the National Council forthe Training of Journalists’ (NCTJ) Diploma in Journalismand learning radio, television and online skills required bythe leading British and international broadcasters.

Tutors include working reporters and columnists, formereditors of national newspapers, radio and televisionprogrammes and magazines, network broadcasters andweb publishers. Their professional expertise is reinforced by excellent academic teaching by leading historians,political scientists and lawyers.


Journalism at Kent is ranked 6th in the UK in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

First-class facilitiesThe course is based in state-of-the-art newsrooms complete withdedicated radio and televisionstudios, editing and productionfacilities. From the outset, youlearn to write and report in text,on air and for the internet.

Work placementsWork placements with the KMGroup are guaranteed andplacements in other newsorganisations are also available.The Centre for Journalism hasits own dedicated website,www.centreforjournalism.co.uk It isalso home to the studios of KMTV,Kent’s independent televisionnews channel.

What you studyStage 1You take shorthand and reportingfor print, radio and televisionalongside modules on Britishgovernment and politics, historyof journalism and the principlesand practice of online journalism.

Stages 2/3There is a range of modules tochoose from, covering topics suchas documentary making, featurewriting, sports reporting, medialaw and ethics, multimedia

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news reports and newspaperarticles) and examinations.Students compile portfolios ofreports. In your final year, youcomplete an extended projectin journalism, which may takethe form of a television or radiodocumentary, an extendednewspaper or magazine article,or a web report.

There is a minimum of 21 hourscontact time per week in yourfirst and second year, in additionto which all students receiveguaranteed one-to-one feedbackon their assignments and haveregular meetings with theirpersonal academic adviser. Youshould expect to do a minimumof 15 additional hours personalstudy per week.

Students undergo assessment forthe NCTJ Diploma in Journalismvia examinations set by the NCTJ.

CareersPossible careers includenewspaper, broadcast and onlinereporting and other editorial rolesin the news industry. Recentgraduates work as journalistsfor employers including AOL,DMG Media, BBC Radio, ITVMeridian, TF1, South China

storytelling, journalists in fictionand film, spin, propaganda andinvestigative reporting, reportingconflict and reporting politics.

Teaching and assessmentEach day in the Centre forJournalism begins with aneditorial conference. Studentsand staff gather to discuss the topstories on the local, national andinternational news agendas andto consider how they have beenreported in newspapers, bybroadcasters and online.

Teaching is by a variety of methods, includingmasterclasses, lectures, seminars,films and small group discussions.Professional skills are taught in alive newsroom environment, whichreplicates the atmosphere of aworking multimedia newsroom.You participate in regular LiveNews Days, during which youwork to deadline to produce liveradio and television bulletins andnewspaper pages, and to updatewebsites. There are frequentguest lectures and masterclassesby working journalists and editors.

Assessment includes coursework(such as academic essays,television, radio and online

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Medway code (years) A level IBJournalism and the News Industry BA (Hons) P500:K 3 ABB 34/16


Further information Admissions enquirieswww.kent.ac.uk/ug T: +44 (0)1634 202913 E: [email protected]

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Morning Post, Sky Sports News,Guardian Unlimited, La ChâineInfo, KM Group and Sky News.Other graduates secure positionsin communications roles forcharities, NGOs and campaigngroups or political parties.

This degree prepares you to workacross the broadcast, print andonline media. The skills youacquire include working underpressure to strict deadlines,writing accurate, balanced reportsand analysing complex material.You learn to communicate withnon-specialised audiences andto present your opinion coherentlyand with passion. These skillsare highly prized in many fields.


Joint honoursIt is possible to study Journalismas part of a joint honours degreewith English and AmericanLiterature. For details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

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LANGUAGES ANDLINGUISTICSLanguages and linguistics at Kent are taught in theSchool of European Culture and Languages (SECL)at our Canterbury campus.

SECL is home to award-winning researchers who lookforward to sharing their passion for culture and languageswith you. We teach French, German, Italian, Spanish,Portuguese and Danish, with many students choosing tostudy two languages as part of a joint honours degree. Youlearn not just about contemporary language, but also theliterature, culture and social history of the respectivecountries. You also have the opportunity to work withlectors from France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Spain.Canterbury is the UK city closest to mainland Europe,which makes travel to the continent easy and means thatwe have a high proportion of native speakers of Europeanlanguages, giving you many opportunities to practise.

We also offer a programme in English Language andLinguistics, where you explore spoken and writtenlanguage in all its complexity. While we focus on English,you also investigate language in its wider context, and thesimilarities and differences between language systems.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 92% of Iberian Studies,91% of French and 89% ofLinguistics students were satisfiedwith the teaching on their course.

Modern languages and linguisticsat Kent is ranked 15th in the UKin The Guardian University Guide2016.

A year abroadOn our language programmes,you spend a year either studyingor working abroad. We havepartnerships with top universitiesin Europe and also offer studentson our French programme theopportunity to study in Ottawa orMontreal, while Hispanic Studiesstudents have the chance tostudy in Uruguay, Peru or Chile.

On the English Language andLinguistics programme, you canspend a year at any of our eightpartner universities in Spain, theNetherlands, Germany, Poland,Finland, Switzerland, Sloveniaor Denmark, where you followrelevant programmes, taughtin English.

The School assists you indeciding what you want to do andwhere you want to go during youryear abroad. The University hasan international developmentteam to advise you on practicalissues, such as finance beforeyou go away, keep in touch withyou while you are away and offersupport on your return. Theycan also put you in contactwith students who attended theuniversity you are going to, sothat you can get feedback.

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For details of teaching andassessment for English Languageand Linguistics, see p112.

CareersMany employers view a graduatewith overseas experience asmore employable. Through yourstudies, you acquire many of thetransferable skills consideredessential by graduate employers.These include the ability to workindependently and as part of ateam, the confidence to offercreative solutions when facedwith challenges and the ability

Teaching and assessmentCompulsory language modulestypically involve three to four hoursof classes per week, includingone hour of small group workwith a native speaker. Culture andliterature modules typically involvea weekly two-hour seminar plusessay supervision. Assessmentvaries from 100% coursework,to a combination of examinationand coursework. For assessmentdetails for individual modules, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBEnglish Language and Linguistics BA (Hons)* QQ13 3 ABB 34/16

English Language and Linguistics with a Year Abroad BA (Hons)* QQ13 4 ABB 34/16

European Studies – for programme details, see p112; for UCAS codes and entry requirements, see the QuickReference Guide, p238

French BA (Hons) R101 4 BBB 34/15

German BA (Hons) R220 4 BBB 34/15

Hispanic Studies BA (Hons) R400 4 BBB 34/15

Italian BA (Hons) R300 4 BBB 34/15

Joint honours: all languages can be studied with each other, the most popular combinations are: French andHispanic Studies (RR14), Hispanic Studies and Italian (RR43), and German and French (RR12). Other jointhonours programmes include: French and Drama (RW14), French and English and American Literature (QR31),German and History (RV21), Hispanic Studies and Film (WR64) and Italian and Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies (QR83); languages can also be studied with Asian Studies. For further combinations, please see p240(French); p241 (German); p242 (Hispanic Studies) and p244 (Italian) in the Quick Reference Guide. English Language and Linguistics can be studied with all languages and History, among others. For furthercombinations, see the Quick Reference Guide on p235.


Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p235 (EnglishLanguage and Linguistics); p240 (French); p241 (German); p242 (Hispanic Studies) and p244 (Italian).



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to express your ideas with clarityand passion. For those thinkingof a career teaching English asa foreign language, the EnglishLanguage and Linguisticsprogramme offers a number oftailored modules. For languagesgraduates, the ability to speak aEuropean language other thanEnglish can be a key asset inthe global employment market.



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Stages 2/3You choose from a wide range ofoptions covering areas such as:the history of British English,learning and teaching languages,syntax, semantics, phonetics,stylistics, language in the media,language processing, languageacquisition, language variationand change. It is also possible todo a research dissertation and, tosupport this, we offer a module onresearch methods in linguistics.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is via lectures andseminars and, where appropriate,workshops and practical sessions.You have group or one-to-onetutorials for research projectsand dissertations, and also havetutorials with your lecturers andseminar leaders to discusscoursework and assignments.Assignments vary from moduleto module: for assessment detailsfor individual modules, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersYou acquire high-level skills incommunication, problem solving,IT and numeracy, preparing youfor careers where an in-depthunderstanding of how languagefunctions is essential. Theseinclude advertising, journalismand professional writing, media,the law, public relations, marketingand sales, publishing, teaching,forensic linguistics, data science,speech pathology, companytraining, broadcasting, speechand language technology andthe civil or diplomatic services.

European Studies allows youto study the politics, history andculture of Europe at the UK’sEuropean university. We offerprogrammes in European Studiesand one of the major Europeanlanguages offered to degree levelat Kent: French, German, Italianand Spanish, or a combinationof two languages.

Degree programmes

Single honours• European Studies (CombinedLanguages) BA (Hons)

• European Studies (French) BA (Hons)

• European Studies (German)BA (Hons)

• European Studies (Italian)BA (Hons)

• European Studies (Spanish)BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1In addition to your compulsorylanguage and culture modules,you take 30 credits of modulesfrom Politics together with optionalmodules from a wide rangeavailable in the Faculties ofHumanities and Social Sciences.

Stages 2/3You take compulsory languageand culture modules as well as30 credits of modules from Politics

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The English Language andLinguistics programme combinestheoretical and practical elements,exploring both the structure oflanguage and its relationshipwith culture, society and themind. A broad choice of topicsencompasses such areas assyntax, phonetics, phonology,morphology, sociolinguistics,language acquisition, semantics,pragmatics, literary stylistics,and critical and cultural theory.Modules in language learningand teaching, creative and mediawriting, and language and mediahave a more vocational focus.

Degree programmesSingle honours• English Language andLinguistics BA (Hons)

• English Language andLinguistics with a YearAbroad BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take two compulsory moduleson the foundations of language;one looks at structure andmeaning, the other covers soundsand words. Optional modulesavailable include World Englishesand Tackling Text (in which youlook at how literary effects arecreated through language, andare introduced to stylistics).

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Switzerland. We have a link withthe Chambre de Commerce etd’Industrie de Paris, which allowsyou to sit for their internationallyrecognised diplomas.

You can study French as partof a joint honours programmewith any of the other languagedegrees taught at the University,or combined with anotherUniversity degree programme.For details of availablecombinations, see the QuickReference Guide on p240, andfor further information on jointhonours, please see the onlineprospectus: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Degree programme

Single honours• French BA (Hons)

What you study

Stage 1In addition to your compulsorylanguage modules, you take twofurther compulsory modules froma range covering areas such as:French drama, literature andcinema, and 19th- and20th-century France. You canalso choose optional modulesfrom those available in the Faculty of Humanities.

Stages 2/3You take further compulsorylanguage modules and choosefrom optional modules on topics that include: Frenchrepresentations of Japan,women’s writing in French, the19th-century French novel,business French, French detective

fiction, French sociolinguistics,French writing about visual art,French writing about childhood,languages in the classroom, Paris,French national infrastructure,classical and modern Frenchtheatre, and surrealism. You canalso choose to do a dissertationor extended essay on a subjectof your choice.

A year abroadYou normally spend all or partof your third year in a French-speaking country. Typically, thisinvolves studying at a partneruniversity, an assistantship ina French, Belgian or French-Canadian school, or a workplacement. We currently haveexchange agreements with Frenchuniversities in Avignon, Cergy-Pontoise, Grenoble, Lille, Côted’Opale, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice,Paris, Poitiers, Reims, withCanadian universities in Ottawaand Montreal, in Belgium inNamur, and with Swiss universitiesin Geneva, Lausanne andNeuchâtel. We normally visit youduring your year abroad.

CareersOur students go into areassuch as international banking,diplomacy, interpreting andtranslating, publishing,journalism, international productmanagement, European media,law or accountancy, and languageteaching. Some go on topostgraduate study in fields asvaried as international journalism,visual studies and translation.

at both Stages 2 and 3. Politicsmodules may include Europeansecurity co-operation, politicsof the European Union (EU) andpolicymaking in the EU. Anyremaining credits can be takenfrom a wide range of modulesavailable in the Faculties ofHumanities and Social Sciences.

A year abroadYou spend your year abroadstudying at one of our partneruniversities in cities includingParis, Grenoble, Lille, Lausanne(French); Marburg or Heidelberg(German); Bologna or Torino(Italian); and Madrid (Spanish).It may also be possible to workas an English language assistantor in approved employment.

CareersMany employers view a graduatewith overseas experience as moreemployable. Recent graduateshave gone into areas such aspolitics, national and localgovernment in the UK andEurope, the media, consultancy,teaching, marketing and financialservices. Many also went on topostgraduate study.

Studying French, you work closelywith staff who are specialists inliterature, film, women’s studies,philosophy, theory and linguisticsas well as our seven languagelectors from France and

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choose optional modules fromthose available in the Faculty ofHumanities.

Stages 2/3You take further languagemodules, and choose options frommodules covering: contemporary,classical and Romantic Germanliterature, the German-languagemedia, cinema and linguistics. Youcan also choose to undertake adissertation or an extended essayon a subject of your choice.

A year abroadYou either spend a year inGermany or Austria studying atone of our partner universities inErlangen, Nürnberg, Freiburg,Jena, Marburg, Heidelberg andSalzburg), or work as an Englishlanguage assistant in a school, oron a work placement of yourchoice.

CareersMany employers view a graduatewith overseas experience as moreemployable. Recent graduateshave gone into careers such asteaching, translation, publishing,programming, accountancy,marketing, law, customs, finance,journalism and tourism.

Spanish is the second mostwidely spoken language inthe world and one of the most

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popular for students andprofessionals alike. At Kent, youexplore the history, languages andcultures of Spain and SpanishAmerica while developing yourlanguage skills. Special featuresinclude our advanced languagemodule which focuses ontranslation and interpreting.Another Peninsular language,Portuguese, is compulsory forsingle honours and optional forjoint honours students. You canstudy Hispanic Studies whetheryou have an A level or GCSE inSpanish, or are a beginner.

You can study Hispanic Studies aspart of a joint honours programmewith any of the other languagedegrees taught at the University, orcombined with another Universitydegree programme. For details ofavailable combinations, see theQuick Reference Guide on p242,and for further information on jointhonours, please see the onlineprospectus: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Degree programmeSingle honours• Hispanic Studies BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1In addition to your compulsorycontent and language modules,options include: the modernSpanish-American short story,Hispanic cinemas and state-building in Latin America.

Stage 2In addition to compulsory Spanishlanguage modules, we also offer

One of Europe’s most importantlanguages for business andculture, German is also the thirdmost widely used language onthe internet globally. At Kent,we specialise in teaching thelanguage, literature and cultureof the German-speaking worldof today, as well as in exploringits literary and social history. Wehave native speaker languageassistants and many classes aretaught in German. It is possibleto study German at Kent whetheryou have an A level or GCSE inGerman, or are a beginner.

You can study German as part ofa joint honours programme withany of the other language degreestaught at the University, orcombined with another Universitydegree programme. For details ofavailable combinations, see theQuick Reference Guide on p241,and for further information on jointhonours, please see the onlineprospectus: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Degree programmeSingle honours• German BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1In addition to your compulsorylanguage module, we offermodules on German literature,film and linguistics. You can also

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Italy is a cornerstone of culture,art and history across Europeand by learning Italian you giveyourself a tool to explore thiscultural richness and to exploreItaly’s Roman heritage, theRenaissance, fashion, modernarchitecture and car design. AtKent, the majority of the Italianteaching staff are native speakersand there are usually a numberof exchange students within thedepartment, giving you theopportunity to immerse yourselfin the language. You can studyItalian at Kent whether you havean A level or GCSE in Italian, orare a beginner.

You can study Italian as part of ajoint honours programme with anyof the other language degreestaught at the University, orcombined with another Universitydegree programme. For details ofavailable combinations, see theQuick Reference Guide on p244,and for further information on jointhonours, please see the onlineprospectus: www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Degree programmeSingle honours• Italian BA (Hons)

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What you studyStage 1In addition to your compulsorylanguage modules, you takeintroductory modules on Italianmodernity and Italian cinema.

Stages 2/3You take compulsory languagemodules and choose othermodules from a range coveringItalian cinema, literature andpoetry. You can also chooseto do an extended essay or adissertation on a subject of yourchoice.

A year abroadYou normally spend the yearabroad at one of our exchangeuniversities in Italy – Bologna,Parma, Pavia, Salerno or Turin.Alternatively, you can opt to workas an English language assistantin an Italian school.

CareersMany employers view a graduatewith overseas experience as moreemployable. Recent graduateshave gone into teaching,translating and interpreting,marketing, journalism andpublishing. Many of our graduatesspend time working abroad.

modules in Portuguese. Optionalmodules cover contemporarySpanish and Latin Americancinema and literature, and cultureand politics in Spain and LatinAmerica.

Stage 3Your final-year language moduleconcentrates on translating andinterpreting. Your optional modulesrange from visual culture in Spainto terrorism and state terror inLatin America. You also have theopportunity to write a dissertationon a subject of your choice.

A year abroadBetween Stages 2 and 3, youspend a year either wholly orpartly in Spain, or Latin America.Normally, you study at a Spanishuniversity or work as a languageassistant in a school. We currentlyhave exchange agreementswith universities in Zaragoza,Córdoba, Alicante, Madrid, Deusto,Vigo and Oviedo as well as inMontevideo (Uruguay), Lima (Peru) and Santiago (Chile).

CareersMany employers view a graduatewith overseas experience as moreemployable. Recent graduateshave gone into teaching,translating and interpreting,marketing, journalism, publishing,and other areas. Many languagegraduates begin their careerabroad.


Not sure? How about...• Comparative Literature p122• Liberal Arts p120

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LAW

Kent Law School is one of the leading law schoolsin the UK. It has an international reputation forresearch, a commitment to teaching excellence, andprovides an outstanding student experience. Studentsat Kent study the social impact of law, and developtheir academic and professional skills in a supportiveand intellectually rewarding environment.

At Kent, you learn and think about the law within thebroader context of society – understanding the way the lawshapes and is shaped by morality, public perception, politicsand world events. You study and debate contemporarylegal developments, and have a wide choice of optionalmodules in law, including co-curricular modules in mooting,negotiation, mediation, and client interviewing. Our award-winning Law Clinic, housed in the state-of-the-art WigoderLaw Building, offers an unparalleled opportunity to gainexperience of real legal practice under the supervision ofqualified solicitors.

We emphasise the most interesting aspects of the law, whichmakes our degree relevant to those who wish to qualify aslawyers and to those studying purely out of academic interest.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 90% of Kent Lawstudents were satisfied with theoverall quality of their course.

Kent Law School is ranked 13thnationally in The Times GoodUniversity Guide 2016.

A year abroadThe European programmesinclude a year spent: in France,at either Paris 1 (the PanthéonSorbonne), Paris X (Nanterre),Bordeaux or Grenoble; inGermany at Marburg; in Italy atBologna; in Spain at Toledo orBilbao; and for European LegalStudies (where you are taughtin English) in the Netherlands(Groningen or Maastricht), inAustria (Vienna), Denmark(Copenhagen), Sweden(Uppsala), Finland (Turku), CzechRepublic (Prague), Norway(Bergen) and France (Grenoble).

The third year of InternationalLegal Studies is spent at OsgoodeHall Law School, Ontario, Canada;the University of Hong Kong;Southwest University of PoliticalScience and Law in Chongqing,China; Renmin University of Chinain Beijing; or Tongji University inShanghai, China. In all cases,teaching is in English.

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form part of the assessment. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersKent provides extensiveopportunities for you to developyour employability skills; notablythrough volunteering in the KentLaw Clinic, and by modules inmooting, negotiation, mediationand client interviewing. OurEmployability and CareerDevelopment Officer organisesa wide range of events, including

Teaching and assessment We emphasise research-ledteaching, with modules taught atthe leading edge of new legal andpolicy developments. Teaching isby lectures and small, weeklyseminar groups.

Most modules are assessed byend-of-year examinations andcontinuous assessment. Someinclude an optional research-based dissertation and in othersoral presentation and argument,often in the style of legal practice,

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBLaw LLB (Hons) M100 3 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and French Law LLB (Hons) M121 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and German Law LLB (Hons) M122 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and Italian Law LLB (Hons) M123 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and Spanish Law LLB (Hons) M125 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

European Legal Studies LLB (Hons) M120 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

Law with a Language (French or German; not suitable for native speakers) LLB (Hons) M124 3 AAA-AAB 34/17

Law with a Language (Spanish; not suitable for native speakers) LLB (Hons) M1R4 3 AAA-AAB 34/17

International Legal Studies with a Year Abroad LLB (Hons) M131 4 AAA 34/17

Certificate in Law M105 1 BBC (see Quick Reference Guideon p244 for details)

Joint honours: Law can be combined with Criminology, History and Philosophy, among others. For furthercombinations, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p244.


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speakers, workshops andnetworking meetings; many areattended by leading law firms andprominent members of the legalprofession. Students also benefitfrom a Professional MentoringScheme and numerous workexperience opportunities, such as marshalling, mini-pupillagesand work in law firms and localauthorities.



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• English and German Law LLB(Hons)

• English and Italian Law LLB(Hons)

• English and Spanish Law LLB(Hons)

• European Legal Studies LLB(Hons)

• Law with a Language (Frenchor German; not suitable fornative speakers) LLB (Hons)

• Law with a Language (Spanish;not suitable for native speakers)LLB (Hons)

Professional recognitionAll programmes can lead toa Qualifying Law Degree andcompletion of the AcademicStage of training required forqualification as a solicitor or asa barrister by the English LawSociety and Bar Council. The jointhonours degree with Accounting& Finance can lead to dualprofessional recognition.

Please note that at the time ofpublication, the process of legaltraining and education in Englandand Wales was under review.Please see our website for moreinformation about professionalrecognition.

What you studyStage 1You cover the most importantfoundational areas of law,including modules in CriminalLaw, Public Law, Foundationsof Property, An Introduction toObligations, and English Legal

Systems and Skills. You also takeA Critical Introduction to Law,which offers a broad view oflaw and justice.

Stages 2/3You complete the remainingfoundation modules in law,including Land Law, Equity andTrusts, Public Law 2, the Law ofthe European Union and the Lawof Obligations. You then chooseoptional modules from a list ofover 40, including: Art Law,Company Law and Capitalism,Family Law, Intellectual PropertyLaw, International Law, andHuman Rights and English Law.

Those on the European andlanguage programmes alsotake language and European lawmodules. Students on joint degreeprogrammes study modules intheir joint subject in place of someof the optional modules in law.

CareersKent is in the top 20% of all lawschools for employability (TheGuardian University Guide 2016).Kent graduates go into a varietyof legal and non-legal careers; assolicitors and barristers, workingin policy development, ingovernment, in finance, in avariety of local and internationalbusinesses and organisations,and in many other fieldsworldwide.

Our law degrees offer acomprehensive and comparativeexamination of English law,developing your legal knowledge,and an understanding of the roleand application of law in globalsociety. In your second and finalyears, you choose from our largerange of optional modules in law,and, if you wish to do so, from alimited number of modules fromother degree programmes at Kent.

Students who participate inmooting or who work in our LawClinic will benefit from the facilitiesof the new Wigoder Law Building.This includes a dedicated mootingchamber, which replicates theinterior of a courtroom, enablingstudents to hone their advocacyskills in a realistic setting.

If you already have or will havea degree in another subject, youcan apply for our ‘Senior Status’programme. This allows you tocomplete the LLB in two yearsrather than three.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Law LLB (Hons)• Law (Senior Status) LLB (Hons)• International Legal Studies LLB(Hons)

• English and French Law LLB(Hons)

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Programme• Certificate in Law

What you studyThe Certificate includes all of theStage 1 LLB modules (detailedleft), and an additional modulecalled Performing Effectively inLaw. The programme offers ahighly supportive environmentin which you develop a varietyof academic skills, includingthe ability to manage yourown learning and to carry outindependent research, as well asdeveloping critical analytical andproblem-solving skills that can beapplied in a wide range of legaland non-legal contexts.

This innovative one-yearprogramme is equivalent to thefirst year of the LLB in Law, andis intended for students whoseacademic grades may not be atrue indicator of their academicpotential. It operates lower entryrequirements than the full degree,requires applicants to meetcontextual criteria, and allowsthose who pass the programmeto progress directly to the secondyear of the full LLB degree(enabling them to complete thefull degree).

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“I had great A level results,but ‘Oxbridge’ and the‘red bricks’ were nevercontenders. Kent was myfirst choice for this reason:everyone can learn what thelaw is, but at Kent you learnwhy the law is the way it is.Most importantly, you learnto say, ‘Is that good enough?’.You learn to think.”

Alexander WrightKent Law School alumnus andCourt of Protection Solicitor atIrwin Mitchell LLP (London)

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LIBERAL ARTS

A truly liberal education prepares you to livea productive and creative life in a dramaticallychanging world. It fosters well-grounded intellectualresilience, a disposition to lifelong learning andan acceptance of responsibility for your ideas andactions.

Our Liberal Arts degree teaches you to see the world froma range of perspectives – political, cultural, historical andeconomic – and develops your understanding of how eachimpacts on the other. Kathryn Yatrakis, Dean of AcademicAffairs, Columbia College, Columbia University writes that‘the University of Kent’s new Liberal Arts programme willbe very attractive to those high-achieving students whowell understand that interdisciplinary study and thinking,combined with disciplinary training, is the way to bestprepare for the professional world of the 21st century’.

If you are academically ambitious and intellectuallycurious, aware of the importance of quantitative andqualitative skills, and care about the significance of yourstudy and career for the global good, you will enjoy thechallenge of Kent’s Liberal Arts degree.

The programmeAt the heart of the programmeis a core set of modules thatstudents follow through theduration of the degree; theseprovide interdisciplinary meansof analysing and understandinghow and why we think, and act,the way we do today. Throughcollective discussion and debatearound seminal readings, you geta grasp of the full field of socialsciences, physical sciences, artsand humanities.

You develop a high standard ofcapability in another language(European or non-European)and choose optional modulesfrom those offered across theUniversity to suit individualinterests and career trajectories.The knowledge gathered in thesemodules, as well as during theintegral third year abroad, arebrought into seminar discussionsin the compulsory modules,thus making interdisciplinarycommunication an ongoingand engaged collective project.

A year abroadYou spend a year between yoursecond and final years studyingor working abroad. We have linkswith top-ranking universities inEurope, the USA, Canada, LatinAmerica, China and Japan. Youcomplete a dissertation in yourfinal year, focusing on a topicrelated to the country in whichyou spent your year abroad oron a research question of yourown choosing.

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understanding of these areas,their intersections and differences,through discussion and debatewith your fellow students. You alsotake modules in your chosenlanguage and choose four optionalmodules, with the approval of yourtutors, from across the University.

Stage 3You complete a dissertation,focusing on a topic related to thecountry in which you spent youryear abroad or on a researchquestion addressing issues thatconcern you. Your compulsorymodules, Landscapes of theFuture 1 and 2, provide a forumfor discussing and preparingstudents’ research projects.The focus is on how you use theknowledge gained during yourdegree to address questions ofenvironmental challenges andresponses; politics, culture,the state and the meaning ofdemocracy; and the potentialitiesof scientific, cultural and artisticdevelopment, among others. You also choose four optionalmodules, with the approval of yourtutors, from across the University.

What you studyStage 1You take the following compulsorymodules: Modes of Reasoning,Roots of Transformation, andUnderstanding the Contemporary,which together focus onimpediments to communicationbetween academic disciplines;technological and economicrevolutions that shape humancultures; and the range of forcessuch as economics, ideologies,demographics and environmentsthat shape events. You also takemodules in your chosen languageand choose two optional modules,with the approval of your tutors,from across the University.

Stage 2 You take compulsory modulescalled Connections 1 and 2. Oneof the core concepts behind theLiberal Arts degree is maintainingcommunication between thediverse groups of students theprogramme attracts. You thereforeread across the fields of socialsciences, physical sciences, artsand humanities, developing your

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBLiberal Arts LV99 4 AAB 34/17

Kent International Foundation Programme (IFP): the IFP can provide progression to the above programme, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp for details.



Further information Admissions enquirieswww.kent.ac.uk/ug T: +44 (0)1227 827272 Contact Glenn Bowman at [email protected]

Teaching and assessment Modules are taught by acombination of lectures, seminarsand tutorials. You usually have tento 12 hours of contact time withstaff each week. Assessment oncompulsory modules is 100%coursework; optional modulesmay have examinations. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersThe versatility of Liberal Artsgraduates – a result of theirinterdisciplinary experience, theirengagement with qualitative andquantitative data analysis, theirlinguistic facility, and their criticalacumen – qualifies them forpostgraduate study and makesthem highly marketable toprospective employers.

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LITERATURE

Studying literature at Kent gives you theopportunity to discover writing from across theworld. You are taught by world-class academicsin a stimulating literary environment, where youare encouraged to attend and take part in regularevents, including literary readings, guest lecturesand seminars. Recent guests have included IainSinclair, Patience Agbabi and Terry Eagleton.

The city of Canterbury, just 25 minutes’ walk from campus,has an impressive literary heritage beginning in the 14thcentury with Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, continuing withChristopher Marlowe in the 16th and Somerset Maughamin the 20th century, and including T S Eliot whoseMurder in the Cathedral was commissioned for the 1935Canterbury Festival. This annual festival is still heldtoday and includes a literature strand alongside otherarts events.

You can choose to spend a year studying abroad, betweenyour second and final years, on all our programmes.European destinations include Amsterdam, Berlin,Copenhagen, Madrid, Prague and Venice; those in the USAinclude California, Indiana and New York State. You canalso study in Canada or Hong Kong. Studying abroad givesyou a unique opportunity to experience cultural diversityand to benefit from exposure to different approaches to thestudy of literature.

Our staff are internationally recognised for their academicresearch, which informs their teaching. You are taught bylecturers with different global perspectives and views, soyou encounter fresh ideas throughout your degree.

There are a variety of literary activities at Kent andyou can get involved with student societies, such as theCreative Writing, Publishing or Comparative Literaturesocieties. The on-campus Gulbenkian Theatre hosts work by established and new theatre companies and theGulbenkian Cinema shows contemporary, classic andindependent films.

School of EnglishIndependent rankingsEnglish at Kent was ranked 8thout of 106 UK universities in TheGuardian University Guide 2016.

ProgrammesIn the School of English, youcan study English, Americanand postcolonial literature. Yourstudies can range from OldEnglish to contemporary writing.It is also possible to study creativewriting as part of your degree(see p124 for details). Manyof those who teach you arepublished poets and authors.

Flexibility and choiceYou are able to choose your ownpathway through your degree;either chronologically or byfocusing on particular areas, suchas American, 19th-century orpostcolonial literature. You canalso take an introductory creativewriting module at Stage 1.

Academic environmentThere are over 40 academicsworking in the School, makingit one of the largest suchdepartments in the country. Wekeep our seminar sizes small tomake sure you receive as muchindividual attention as possible.You are encouraged to expressyour own ideas and opinions,and to listen to others, which leadsto thought-provoking debates.You receive one-to-one essaysupervisions and have a personalacademic adviser. Our StudentSupport Team is on hand to assistyou on your academic journey.

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and styles across differentperiods and continents. WorldLiterature enables you to developa global perspective on literatureand its cultural contexts. The focus is on non-Western literarytraditions, such as Arabic, Asian,African and Latin American works,which we study alongside English,American and European texts.

Flexibility and choiceIn each stage of your studiesyou take a maximum of twocompulsory modules, whichmeans that you are free to choose

School of EuropeanCulture and LanguagesIndependent rankingsNSS 2015: 96% of ComparativeLiterature students are satisfiedwith the teaching on their course.

ProgrammesWe offer degrees in Comparativeand World Literature. StudyingComparative Literature, youanalyse literature from the classicsto the modern age, and workswritten in English alongsideEuropean and other literatures,comparing genres, movements

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBComparative Literature BA (Hons) Q200 3 ABB 34/16

Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Q202 4 ABB 34/16

Contemporary Literature BA (Hons) Q321 3 ABB 34/16

Contemporary Literature with an Approved Year Abroad BA (Hons) Q321 4 ABB 34/16

English, American and Postcolonial Literature BA (Hons) Q302 3 ABB 34/16

English and American Literature BA (Hons) Q300 3 ABB 34/16

English and American Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) Q324 3 ABB 34/16

English, American and Postcolonial Literature with an Approved Year Abroad BA (Hons) Q303 4 ABB 34/16

English and American Literature with an Approved Year Abroad BA (Hons) Q301 4 ABB 34/16

English and American Literature and Creative Writing with an Approved Year Abroad BA (Hons) Q325 4 ABB 34/16

World Literature BA (Hons) Q203 3 ABB 34/16

World Literature with a Year Abroad BA (Hons) Q203 4 ABB 34/16

Joint honours: Comparative Literature, and English and American Literature offer joint honours options, pleasesee the Quick Reference Guide on p227 (Comparative Literature) and p235 (English and American Literature).


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modules that reflect your ownpassions, whether these are inclassical literature, Arabic, Asianor modern European literature.

Academic environmentComparative Literature is a smalland friendly department, sostudents and staff develop closeworking relationships. The Schoolhas an Academic Peer Mentoringscheme, where experiencedstudents give guidance to newstudents. We also have a policy ofone-to-one essay return, to ensureyou receive high-quality feedback.


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English at Kent is challenging,flexible, and wide-ranging. Itcovers both traditional areas(such as Shakespeare orDickens) and newer fields, suchas American literature and recentdevelopments in literary theory.The School hosts visits by avariety of international writers andcritics and our students regularlycontribute to the studentnewspaper, InQuire.

Degree programmesSingle honours• English and AmericanLiterature BA (Hons)

• English and AmericanLiterature with an ApprovedYear Abroad BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take modules covering earlydrama, Romanticism and criticaltheory, and writings on theformative events of the 20thcentury. You are required to takeonly one compulsory moduleduring your degree programme.

Stage 2Modules are available on subjectareas including Chaucer, earlymodern literature, Shakespeare,18th-century literature, Victorianliterature, contemporary writing,and American literature.

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Stage 3In your final year, you choosefrom an extremely broad rangeof special modules, which coverareas such as Old English poetry,American crime fiction, poetry,Dickens and modernism.

On this programme, you developyour own creative writing whileimproving your criticalappreciation of writers andgenres. In addition to practicalpoetry and prose modules, youtake literature modules from thoseon offer within the School. Manyof our creative writing staff arepublished writers and their writinginforms their teaching. The Schoolhosts a weekly reading series,which welcomes internationalwriters and publishers such asSchool of English alumnus andtwice Booker-nominated authorDavid Mitchell.

Degree programmesSingle honours• English and AmericanLiterature and CreativeWriting BA (Hons)

• English and AmericanLiterature and Creative Writingwith an Approved Year AbroadBA (Hons)

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This programme provides youwith the opportunity to study theliterature of your own time. Theglobal events that have shapedthe early part of the 21st centuryhave given rise to innovativewriting that calls for new ways of thinking about literature. Yougain the critical, theoretical andhistorical knowledge that isneeded for the study ofcontemporary writing.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Contemporary Literature BA(Hons)

• Contemporary Literature withan Approved Year Abroad BA(Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take modules coveringRomanticism and critical theory,20th century and Americanliterature.

Stages 2/3In your second and third years,you choose from a diverse rangeof modules in American andBritish contemporary writing,postcolonial literature, modernismand postmodernism.

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of the theoretical debates and keycontemporary issues in this richand diverse field. In addition toyour specialist postcolonialmodules, you can also choosefrom the broad range of literatureoptions available to all students.

Degree programmesSingle honours• English, American andPostcolonial LiteratureBA (Hons)

• English, American andPostcolonial Literature withan Approved Year AbroadBA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take modules covering earlydrama, Romanticism and criticaltheory, and writing on formativeevents in the 20th century. Stage1 of your degree gives you thenecessary skills to specialiselater in your programme of study.

Stage 2Modules are available on a rangeof subject areas and periods,including Chaucer and earlymodern literature, through thecenturies to contemporary andAmerican literature. Specialistmodules cover key issues inpostcolonial literature, suchas empire and colonisation,liberation, migration and diaspora.

Stage 3In your final year, you choosefrom the extremely broad rangeof special modules available toall literature students. You can also

choose from a range of specialistpostcolonial modules, including a long essay and options inliterature and poetry.

Teaching and assessmentIn the School of English, modulesare taught by lectures andseminars. Individual supervisionis offered for those taking theLong Essay. Assessment at Stage1 is by a mixture of courseworkand examination. Some modulesmay include an optional practicalelement. Assessment variesbetween modules, from 100%coursework to a combination ofexamination and coursework; forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersThroughout your studies, youlearn to think critically and towork independently; yourcommunication skills improve andyou learn to express your opinionspassionately and persuasively,both in writing and orally. Thesekey transferable skills areessential for graduates as theymove into the employment market.

Recent graduates have goneinto: journalism, broadcastingand media, publishing, writingand teaching; more generalareas, such as banking, projectmanagement and marketing;or on to further studyfor postgraduate qualifications.


What you studyStage 1You take modules covering earlydrama, Romanticism and criticaltheory, and writing on formativeevents in the 20th century.Creative Writing modules includeoptions in writing fiction andpoetry.

Stage 2Modules are available on subjectareas and periods from Chaucerand early modern literature,through the centuries tocontemporary and Americanliterature. Creative Writingmodules explore the theory andpractice of writing poetry andprose.

Stage 3In your final year, you choosefrom the wide variety of specialmodules available to all literaturestudents. In addition, there aremodules aimed particularly atCreative Writing students, whichcover areas including theinnovative contemporary novel,writing poetry, prose or the shortstory, and practical modules todo with publishing your work.

On this programme, you developyour knowledge of postcolonialliterature through the examination

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into English of literature from othercountries alongside literatureoriginally written in English.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Comparative Literature BA(Hons)

• Comparative Literature witha Year Abroad BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1All students take The Tale, acompulsory module analysinga range of selected internationaltales from antiquity to the presentday. Optional modules are chosenfrom a range covering themessuch as freedom, oppression,guilt and redemption in modernliterature; childhood andadolescence in modern fiction;post-war European cinemas; the

Romantic movement; classicalliterature; and science fiction.

Stages 2/3All students take The Text,a compulsory module whichcultivates modes of criticalreading and an understanding ofthe nature and history of literaryproduction. You also complete afinal-year dissertation on a topicof your choice. An extensive listof optional modules is available,covering Shakespeare’s afterlives,modernism and postmodernism,women writers from Brontë toJelinek, postcolonial images ofAfrica and South Asia, the sonnetand European realism. We alsooffer modules on vampires inliterature and film, decadence in fin-de-siècle Europe, and thebook and the film.

The study of World Literatureenables you to develop anunderstanding of historical andcross-cultural literary traditionsand the ways in which theyinteract, while broadening yourcritical knowledge of literatureand your appreciation ofquestions of translation andtransmission. You also have theopportunity to explore conceptssuch as ‘genre’, ‘theme’,‘fictionality’, ‘literariness’,‘canon’, ‘reception’, and

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Comparative Literature focuseson how literary forms have evolvedin different cultures and linguistictraditions. For example, whatmakes a tragedy by Sophoclesso different from one writtenby Shakespeare? How hasthe genre of science fictiondeveloped across Europe?What are the similarities anddifferences between a novelby Charlotte Brontë and one byGustave Flaubert? You do notneed to be able to read a foreignlanguage to study ComparativeLiterature as we study translations

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of optional modules is available,covering literature from ancientGreece to the 21st century,including the European avant-garde, modernism, the sonnet,and European realism. In addition,we offer modules on vampiresand femme fatales in literatureand film, and science fiction.

The School of European Cultureand Languages also offersdegree programmes in French,German, Hispanic Studies andItalian, where optional modulesinclude many literature-basedmodules covering novels, playsand poetry from the 18th to the 21st century. Within theseprogrammes, the texts arestudied in their original language.

For more details, please seeour Languages and Linguisticssection on p110.

Teaching and assessmentIn most modules, you have onetwo-hour seminar per week. Yourfinal-year dissertation is basedentirely on your private research,but is supervised by a tutor andincludes workshops and thechance to participate in anundergraduate conference.

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Assessment varies from 100%coursework to a combination ofexamination and coursework; forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersThroughout your studies, youlearn to think critically and towork independently; yourcommunication skills improve andyou learn to express your opinionspassionately and persuasively,both in writing and orally. Therange of literatures studied, andthe contexts in which they wereproduced, enables you to developa global cultural perspective.These key transferable skills areessential for graduates as theymove into the employment market.

Recently, our graduates havegone into careers such asteaching, publishing, marketing,radio, journalism, television andfilm, the Civil Service, advertising,graphic design and copywriting.


‘literary movement’. As a resultof encountering writers and textsfrom all over the world, you gaina truly global perspective onliterature and its cultural contexts.

Degree programmesSingle honours• World Literature BA (Hons) • World Literature with a YearAbroad BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1All students take World Literature:An Introduction, and The Tale,which analyses a range ofselected international tales fromantiquity to the present day. Youthen select optional modules froma range covering areas such asclassical literature; the Romanticmovement; freedom, oppression,guilt and redemption in modernliterature; childhood andadolescence in modern fiction;and post-war European cinemas.

Stages 2/3All students take The Text,a compulsory module whichcultivates modes of criticalreading and an understanding ofthe nature and history of literaryproduction. In addition, you take amodule on either Arabic literatureor Latin American fiction. Inyour final year, you completea dissertation on a topic ofyour choice and take afurther compulsory module onpostcolonial images of Africaand South Asia. An extensive list


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MATHEMATICS,STATISTICS ANDACTUARIAL SCIENCE

Kent’s School of Mathematics, Statistics andActuarial Science has an excellent reputation andoffers stimulating and relevant programmes thatreflect all aspects of mathematics. We are a friendlySchool and enjoy getting to know all our students.

Mathematics is important to the modern world. Allquantitative science, including both physical and socialsciences, is based on it. It provides the theoreticalframework for physical science, statistics and data analysisas well as computer science. Our programmes reflect thisdiversity and the excitement generated by new discoverieswithin mathematics that affect not only the technicalities ofscience but also our understanding of the world we live in.

We offer a fully accredited programme in Actuarial Science.Actuaries evaluate and manage financial risks, particularlyin the financial services industry and are an influential andwell-paid profession. If you are good at mathematics andcurious about financial matters, you should enjoy actuarialscience. Our Financial Mathematics programme provides aframework for the application of mathematics to financialproblems in areas such as banking and investment.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 93% of Mathematicsand Statistics students weresatisfied with the overall qualityof their course.

A year in industryWe encourage and help you toprepare for employment. A greatway to do this is to do a year inindustry between your secondand final year. We can help you tofind a placement and will supportyou while you are there.

Professional recognitionOur actuarial science programmesare fully accredited by the UKActuarial profession and give youexemptions from eight of the CoreTechnical subjects (CT1 to CT8) ofthe professional examinations setby the Institute and Faculty ofActuaries.

Graduates in Mathematics andStatistics can apply for GraduateStatistician Status awarded bythe Royal Statistical Society. Thisis the first step to becoming aChartered Statistician. Graduatesin Mathematics with SecondaryEducation gain Qualified TeacherStatus.

Foundation yearIf your grades do not qualify youfor direct entry, you may be ableto take a four-year degree with afoundation year (with an initial yearof mathematics).

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Actuarial Science students getpractical experience of workingwith PROPHET, a market-leadingactuarial software packageprovided by SunGard, andused by commercial companiesworldwide for profit testing,valuation and model office work.

CareersThe School has an excellentrecord for graduate employment.Those students who choose totake the year in industry optionfind the practical experience theygain gives them a real advantagein the graduate job market.

Teaching and assessment Teaching is by lectures, examplesclasses, small group tutorialsand, where modules includeprogramming or working withcomputer software packages,practical sessions.

Modules are assessed by end-of-year examinations, or by acombination of coursework andexaminations. For assessmentdetails for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBActuarial Science BSc (Hons) N323 3 AAA 34/17

Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) N324 4 AAA 34/17

Financial Mathematics BSc (Hons) GN13 3 AAB 34/17

Financial Mathematics with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) NG31 4 AAB 34/17

Mathematics BSc (Hons) G100 3 AAB 34/17

Mathematics with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) G104 4 AAB 34/17

Mathematics MMath G103 4 AAA 34/17

Mathematics and Statistics BSc (Hons) GG13 3 AAB 34/17

Mathematics and Statistics with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) GG1K 4 AAB 34/17

Mathematics and Statistics MMathStat GG31 4 AAA 34/17

Mathematics including a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) G108 4/5 individualconsideration(minimum CCC)

Joint honours: Mathematics can be studied with Accounting & Finance (see the Quick Reference Guide on p222for details) and as part of a Secondary Education course run jointly with Canterbury Christ Church University;please apply via Canterbury Christ Church, UCAS institution code C10.



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Stage 3In your final year, you studyactuarial practice, furthercontingencies, financialmodelling, mathematics offinancial derivatives, portfoliotheory and asset pricing models,stochastic processes and survivalmodels.

CareersOur graduates have found workas trainee actuaries in financialmanagement, insurancecompanies and consultancypractices, the GovernmentActuary’s Department, theLondon Stock Exchange andother areas of financialmanagement, or have goneon to further study. Once youqualify as an actuary, employmentprospects are excellent with manyglobal opportunities.

Our degree programmes equipyou with the high-level analyticaland technical skills that makemathematicians and statisticiansattractive to employers.Programmes in Mathematics andStatistics allow you to specialisein statistics at an early stageif you wish. All mathematicsdegrees share a common coreof mathematics at Stage 1. Thisis supplemented by additionalspecialist material relevant toyour chosen degree programme.

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If you would like to studymathematics and/or statistics toa greater depth, we offer four-yearMMath and MMathStatprogrammes.

For more details of which modulesare available for your programme,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug or visit ourwebsite www.kent.ac.uk/smsas

Degree programmesSingle honours• Financial Mathematics BSc(Hons)

• Financial Mathematics with aYear in Industry BSc (Hons)

• Mathematics BSc (Hons)• Mathematics with a Year inIndustry BSc (Hons)

• Mathematics and Statistics BSc (Hons)

• Mathematics and Statistics witha Year in Industry BSc (Hons)

• Mathematics MMath• Mathematics and StatisticsMMathStat

• Mathematics including aFoundation Year BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1All students are introduced toalgebra, analysis, mathematicalmethods, applied mathematics,probability and statistics. Thoseon the Financial Mathematicsprogramme also studymicroeconomics and take anintroductory module on financialconcepts. All other students studyapplied mathematics instead.

Our degree gives you theopportunity to gain exemptionsfrom eight of the professionalexaminations set by the UKActuarial Profession, and wasone of the first programmes toachieve full accreditation fromthe profession. The compulsoryactuarial modules are taught byprofessionally qualified actuarieswith many years’ industryexperience. Indeed, Kent hasmore qualified actuaries on itsteaching staff than any other UKuniversity. We also run the InvictaActuarial Society, which providesgood links with industry.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Actuarial Science BSc (Hons)• Actuarial Science with a Yearin Industry BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You study business economics,calculus, financial mathematics,mathematical methods, matrices,probability and statistics.

Stage 2You study contingencies,corporate finance, financialreports and their analysis,differential equations, furtherprobability and statistics, statisticsfor insurance, and time seriesmodelling and simulation.

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Stage 3Students on the FinancialMathematics programme studystochastic processes, multivariateanalysis, portfolio theory andasset management, derivativemarkets and financialeconometrics, and severalmathematics and statisticsoptions.

All other students can specialisefurther if they wish. You canchoose from a wide range ofmathematics options, such asalgebra, analysis, topology,differential equations, appliedmathematics, mathematicalphysics, game theory, numericalmethods and advancedtechniques. Statistics optionscurrently include sampling,experimental design, advancedstatistical modelling, stochasticprocesses and time series.

You can also take a moduleto develop your skills in thecommunication of mathematicalideas or BSc students can choose to do a project.

Stage 4Students registered for the MMathor MMathStat programmes studya selection of specialist topics.MMath students choose from awide range of pure and appliedmathematics modules, many ofwhich are in staff members’research areas. MMathStatstudents extend their knowledgeof statistics by studying topicssuch as multivariate analysis,Bayesian statistics, computationalstatistics, classical inference, and a selection of mathematicsoptions. For more details, pleasesee www.kent.ac.uk/smsas AllMMath and MMathStat studentscomplete an in-depth project.

CareersRecent graduates have gone intocareers in medical statistics, thepharmaceutical industry, theaerospace industry, softwaredevelopment, teaching, actuarialconsultancy, insurance, banking,the London Stock Exchange andother areas of financial riskmanagement, the GovernmentStatistical Service, charteredaccountancy and the oil industry.Many of our graduates continueon to postgraduate study.

Stage 2Financial Mathematics studentsstudy partial differential equations, mathematical statistics,applied statistical modelling,macroeconomics, numericalmethods and optimisation,with a selection of mathematics,statistics and finance options.

All other students study analysis,partial differential equations and group theory, together with programme-specific and optional modules. New areas of mathematics are introduced,including number theory,dynamics, statistical modelling,numerical methods anddifferential geometry. You canbegin to specialise in puremathematics, appliedmathematics or statistics, oryou can continue to study topics from each.


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MUSIC

The School of Music and Fine Art at Kent offers anexciting array of music courses that enable you toflourish in areas such as performance, composition,record production, sonic art, musicology,ethnomusicology and popular music studies. Our purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities andinnovative teaching deliver an exceptional learningexperience.

You are based at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, aninspirational setting with refurbished historic buildings,specialist music facilities and dedicated performancespaces. Our three programmes offer you different ways toexplore your passion for music: on the BMus Music degree,you focus on your technical skills in music, composition,performance and music scholarship; on the BMus PopularMusic degree, you study the many forms of popular music,songwriting and performance; and on the BSc MusicTechnology degree, your studies strike a balance betweentechnical skills and creative aspects of music technology.

There is scope to explore music’s relationship with otherdisciplines and, by working with other arts students, youcan acquire important teamworking skills that have adirect relevance to many music careers.


First-class facilitiesThe School has excellent facilities,including ensemble rehearsalspaces, practice rooms, iMacrooms, recording and post-production studios and a flagshiprecording studio. There are alsoa number of onsite performancevenues, including The GalvanisingShop, a flexible space suited toamplified gigs. Our studios arefitted with state-of-the art softwareand hardware, providing you withhands-on experience of industry-standard facilities.

Other performance spaces withinthe Historic Dockyard, Chathaminclude the 400-seat, 19th-centuryRoyal Dockyard Church, whichhas excellent acoustics and playshost to classical concerts bystudents and guest musicians.The Canterbury campus is hometo the Colyer-Fergusson ConcertHall, a 600-seat auditorium.

A year in industryIt is possible to spend a year inindustry between your secondand final year. It gives you anopportunity to gain relevantworkplace experience as partof your degree and increase yourcontacts so that you can hit theground running when yougraduate.

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There are also opportunities toperform with local groups such asthe City of Rochester SymphonyOrchestra which, alongsidestudent-led activities, guaranteethat you won’t be short onperformance opportunities. TheUniversity also offers a numberof music scholarships, see p195.

Teaching and assessment Most modules consist of a mixof lectures, small group seminars,practical workshops, individual or group project work, researchand private study. Students on the Music and Popular Musicprogrammes receive instrumentaltuition as part of their degree,both individually and as part ofgroups and ensembles. Thereis an opportunity for one-to-onetutorials, where you are givenindividual guidance and supportin all modules.

All assessment is by coursework,including compositional projects,seminar presentations, musicperformances, audio productiontasks, essays and written

A year abroadIt is possible to spend a yearstudying abroad on all of ourprogrammes. The School haseducational partnerships in Italyand France, and also in Hollandwhere courses are taught inEnglish. We are currentlydeveloping new exchangeprogrammes with universitiesin Hong Kong, Greece and theUSA.

PerformanceThe department runs anumber of ensembles to provideperformance opportunities andtraining for students. Theseinclude keyboard skills, a varietyof popular music bands, worldmusic ensembles, a jazz band, aContemporary Music Group anda choir. These run in addition tomusic society groups run by GKUnions Together and Kent Union(the students’ unions at Medwayand Canterbury, respectively)which include Big Band,Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Medway code (years) A level IBMusic BMus (Hons) W301:K 3 BBC 34/14

Music Technology BSc (Hons) W351:K 3 BBC 34/14

Popular Music BMus (Hons) W300:K 3 BBC 34/14

Joint honours: Music can be studied with English and American Literature; Music Technology can be studiedwith Computing; for details of entry requirements, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p247.

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assignments. For assessmentdetails for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersTaking the year in industry optiongives you the opportunity to makecontacts and discover whichareas of the industry interest you.Through your studies, you alsogain transferable skills, includingexcellent communication skills,the ability to work independentlyand as part of a team, toanalyse complex ideas andthe confidence to suggestyour own innovative ideas.

We regularly welcome high-profilevisiting performers, composersand experts to talk to ourstudents, and we give specialistbusiness advice on current workand employment matters duringour optional Stage 3 module,Professional Practice.



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Stage 3In your final year, you choosefrom a range of modules coveringareas such as performance (finalrecital) and music in education.You can also undertake anindividual project or critical study,focusing on an area of musicwhich particularly interests you.In addition, all students have theoption of doing a dissertationon a subject of their choice.

CareersCareer opportunities includecomposition, performance, musiccriticism, music production, musicand sound for film, television,video games and the internet,music festivals, concert events,teaching and further study atpostgraduate level.

Our BSc (Hons) Music Technologydegree strikes a balance betweenthe technical and the creativeaspects of music technology.You develop your technicalskills in sound recording, audioprocessing, editing and mixing,while also gaining importantknowledge of the underlyingscientific principles. Your creativeside is encouraged throughmusical tasks such ascomposition, arrangementand remixing.

You explore recent advancesin music production, sound

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processing and synthesis,and examine contemporaryinnovations in digital technologies,surround sound, computer gamesand interactive media.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Music Technology BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulesin audio technologies, contextualstudies, music and composition,and sound design.

Stage 2You take two compulsorymodules, one in music andsound for film and television andthe other to further your studiesin audio technologies. You thenchoose optional modules froma range covering electronicmusic sound design, audioprogramming, songwritingand music arrangement.

Stage 3You choose four modules froma range covering: acoustics andpsychoacoustics, digital andinteractive media, experimentalaudio-visual filmmaking andmusic events. You can alsoundertake an individual projector a critical study, focusing on anarea of music technology whichparticularly interests you. Inaddition, all students have the option of undertaking adissertation on a subject of their choice.

Our BMus (Hons) Music offersyou the opportunity to develop theskills, knowledge and advancedunderstanding of the subjectneeded by today’s musicians.You study a wide range of music,looking at earlier, historical stylesas well as music that has evolvedover the past few decades. Yourtechnical skills in performanceand music notation are animportant feature of this degree,and we also encourage you tofind your own creative voice withspecialist composition modules.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Music BMus (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take four compulsorymodules covering composition,music studies, performance andsonic art.

Stage 2You take two compulsory moduleson composition, orchestrationand arrangement, and musicstudies. You then choose furthermodules covering areas such asperformance, electronic music,world music, and music andsound for film and television.

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Degree programme• Popular Music BMus (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take four compulsory modulescovering audio technologies,contextual studies, performanceand songwriting.

Stage 2You take a compulsory modulein popular and world music andfurther your studies in audiotechnologies. You then choosetwo optional modules from arange covering performance,songwriting, electronic music,and music and sound for filmand television.

Stage 3In your final year, you choose fouroptional modules from a rangeincluding performance, digitalmedia and interactivity and musicin education. You can alsoundertake an individual projector a critical study, focusing on anarea of music which particularlyinterests you. In addition, allstudents have the option of doinga dissertation on a subject of theirchoice.

CareersCareer opportunities includesongwriting and composition,performance, music production,creating music and sound for film,television, video games and theinternet, organising events suchas music festivals and concerts,teaching, and further study atpostgraduate level.

CareersCareer opportunities includemusic recording and production,audio software or hardwaredevelopment, sound for film,television, video games and theinternet, live sound for concerts,theatre events and festivals, studioset-up and maintenance, audioinstallations for museums andexhibitions, sonic arts andcomputer music, or furtherstudy at postgraduate level.

Our BMus (Hons) Popular Musicgives you the opportunity to studythe many forms of popular musicat Kent’s School of Music andFine Art development on TheHistoric Dockyard, Chatham.This inspirational, watersidesetting contains refurbishedhistoric buildings, specialist musicfacilities and performance spaces.

In addition to studyingperformance and songwriting,you also have the opportunity todevelop your music productionskills using our industry-standardmusic studios. During theprogramme, you develop a criticalunderstanding of pop music andmusic culture throughout recenthistory. We also encourage youto investigate the importance ofdigital, interactive and web-basedmedia in the future of the musicindustry.

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The Medway School of Pharmacy is a uniquecollaboration between the University of Greenwichand the University of Kent. The School is nowrecognised as an established school of pharmacyand had a very successful reaccreditation of the newMPharm programme in 2013, with no conditions orrecommendations from the regulator, the GeneralPharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

The School’s mission is ‘to produce, through innovativeteaching and research delivered in a supportive andcaring environment, high-quality professional graduatescommitted to lifelong learning’. Student support is anessential part of our School and students have personaltutors who can help with academic or personal problems.

In addition to our four-year Master of Pharmacyprogramme, we also offer a BSc in Pharmacologyand Physiology, where you learn from lecturers withfirst-hand experience of working in drug discovery andthe pharmaceutical industry. We also offer a work-basedprogramme for individuals looking to progress theircareers; for details, see ‘Work-based learning’, right.

Independent rankingsDestination of Leavers in HigherEducation Survey 2015: 96%of Pharmacy students wereemployed in a professional ormanagerial role six months aftergraduation.

Pharmacy at Kent was ranked8th for graduate prospects in TheGuardian University Guide 2016.

PlacementsPlacements are an integral partof your Master of Pharmacyprogramme. These take placethroughout your studies and arearranged at hospitals andcommunity pharmacies.

A year in industryOn our Pharmacology andPhysiology programme, you havethe option of spending a yearworking in industry between yoursecond and final years of study.You undertake industry-basedwork experience in a laboratoryresearch environment. Duringyour year in industry, you can putinto practice the skills you haveacquired during your first twoyears of study, as well as acquirenew skills that will enhance yourfuture employability. Your year inindustry may take place in the UKor abroad.

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On the Pharmacology andPhysiology programme,assessment methods includewritten examinations, coursework,presentations, laboratoryparticipation and performance,and your final-year researchproject.

Work-based learningApplied BioscienceTechnology FdScThe School also runs a three-year,part-time foundation degree inApplied Bioscience Technology.The programme was developedwith input from employers andis work-based. It incorporatesinteractive e-learning, on andoff-site academic support, shortresidential blocks, work-basedlearning (including short andextended negotiated work-basedprojects) and accredits in-housetraining.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is by lectures,seminars, workshops andpractical laboratory classes. Inaddition, on the Pharmacologyand Physiology degree, there arealso a variety of self-learningcomponents including managedstudent centred learning (MSCL)exercises and computer-aidedlearning (CAL) software to furthersolidify student understanding.

For the MPharm programme, avariety of assessment methodsare used, including practicaldispensing examinations,objective structured clinicalexaminations (OSCEs),presentations (individual andgroup), written reports, interimassessments and end-of-yearwritten examinations.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Medway code (years) A level IBPharmacy MPharm B230 4 ABB 32/15

Pharmacology and Physiology BSc (Hons) 2W3R 3/4 BBB 26-30/14

Pharmacology and Physiology with an Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons)* B210 4/5 DDD 26

When you are applying for these degrees, please apply to the Medway School of Pharmacy, UCAS institutioncode M62 and do not use the Kent institution code (K24).

*Kent International Foundation Programme (IFP): the IFP can provide progression to the above programme, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp for details.


Further information Admissions enquirieswww.kent.ac.uk/ug T: +44 (0)1634 202935 www.msp.ac.uk E: [email protected] T: +44 (0)1227 827272

This framework can supportindividuals wanting to progresstheir career within small andmedium-sized enterprises (SMEs)and global organisations, coveringrelevant roles in the life sciencesupply chain, from researchthrough development and intomanufacturing.

For details of this programme,including how to apply, visit ourwebsite: www.msp.ac.uk

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This is supported by anincreasing focus on practice-related learning as evidencedby placements and in-housesimulation-based learning andadditional practice experienceprovided in-house.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Pharmacy MPharm

What you studyStage 1You are introduced to thefoundational sciences ofmedicinal products(pharmaceutics and chemistryfor pharmacy), molecules, cellsand body systems (cell biology,biochemistry, physiology andpharmacology) as well as theprofessional skills required forpharmacy within a legal andethical framework for practice.

Stage 2You learn about the managementand treatment of a core list ofclinical conditions organised intothree main themes, and utilisinga list of commonly prescribedmedicines. These integratedmodules combine content fromthe pharmaceutical, biologicaland clinical disciplines. You arealso exposed to a variety ofclinical practice experiences.

Stage 3You revisit themes from yoursecond year in a progressivemanner and are supported toextend your knowledge andskills by learning about medicinesuse in complex patients withco-morbidities; from paediatricsthrough to end of life.

Inter-professional learningopportunities are also provided.

Stage 4Stage 4 is taught at Master’s leveland you study two compulsorymodules and one advancedscience option.

All students studying the MPharmprogramme will be subject to thecode of conduct for pharmacystudents and associated fitness topractice procedures as requiredby the regulator. For furtherdetails, visit www.msp.ac.uk

CareersThere are opportunities in allbranches of the profession,including hospital, community,primary care, industry, armedservices, prison services andacademia. Flexible working iswidely available.

The MPharm programme providespharmacy education of excellentquality with a focus on producingfuture pharmacists who:• promote the safe and effectiveuse of medicines, ensuringpatient and public safety atall times

• contribute to the advancementof knowledge throughparticipation in research

• as self-directed learners,demonstrate intellectualcreativity and curiosity intheir professional practice

• meet the requirements foraccreditation by the GPhC onsuccessful completion of theprogramme.

The new MPharm curriculum isoutcomes-focused and designedto be transformational forstudents. It is based around athree-pronged thematic modelintegrated around selected bodysystems which form the basis ofa core curriculum. Using the bodysystems model as an integratedcontext for teaching, thecurriculum is designed to breakdown barriers betweendisciplines, helping you to learnmore effectively. Teaching isintegrated, facilitating yourexposure to basic and appliedscience and professional practicein the context of patient care.

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for life sciences, biochemistry andpharmacology. You also acquirebasic skills in laboratory practiceand scientific writing andcommunication.

Stage 1At Stage 1, your compulsorymodules focus on anatomy,physiology and the basicprinciples of pharmacology.You also take an introductorymodule in biosciences, andfurther modules in medicinesdesign and manufacture, andanalytical techniques forpharmacology. You developbasic laboratory skills.

Stage 2At Stage 2, you look atpharmacology in specialisedareas, including: cardiovascular,respiratory and renal; endocrineand gastrointestinal; andneuropharmacology. Furthercompulsory modules coverimmunopharmacology andmicrobiology, and researchmethods for pharmacology. Inaddition, you can select optionalmodules on toxicology, andbiopharmaceuticals and genetherapy, among others.

Stage 3Stage 3 is your final year of study.You study advanced topics inpharmacology, including receptormechanisms and molecular andclinical pharmacology. Youdevelop professional skills inpharmacology and also studydrug design and development.

You complete a final-yearresearch project, the subjectof which will be matched toyour interests. You can alsochoose optional modules froma range, covering areas such asadvanced neuropharmacologyand advanced cell and molecularbiology.

CareersThe scientific skills learnt withina pharmacology degree makegraduates attractive to awide range of employers.Pharmacology can help toprepare graduates for jobswithin pharmaceutical and drugdiscovery companies. The yearin industry helps you to developnew skills that are attractive topotential employers. The skillsthat pharmacology graduateshave are also welcome indrug regulation, teaching,pharmaceutical marketing,and scientific writing.

Upon completing the BSc,graduates can also continue intofurther education by studying foran MSc, MRes or a PhD, or applyfor graduate entry to study inmedicine or dentistry.

Pharmacology is an importantbiomedical science that allows usto understand how drugs producetheir effects on the body – fromthe cellular level (how drugsinteract with molecules inindividual cells) to an entireorganism (how drugs alterphysiological and behaviouralresponses).

Throughout this programme, youare immersed in laboratory-basedscience and taught by leadingexperts in pharmacology andphysiology. The year in industryoption, between Stages 2 and 3,provides ‘hands-on’ practicalexperience in an industrialresearch lab. The programmealso provides a number ofoptional modules, allowing youto tailor your skills and trainingto your specific career goals.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Pharmacology and PhysiologyBSc (Hons)

• Pharmacology and Physiologywith an Integrated FoundationYear BSc (Hons)

What you studyFoundation yearAt the foundation stage, you areintroduced to the fundamentalsof chemistry, biology, mathematics

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Philosophy means ‘love of wisdom’. As an academicdiscipline, it tries to answer fundamental questionsconcerning the nature of knowledge and existence,and how we ought to live. As a student of Philosophyat Kent, you do not so much learn about philosophyas learn to do it yourself. This includes not onlystudying major philosophies and philosophers, but also contributing your own ideas to an ongoingdialogue. You develop the ability to connect themost abstract ideas to the most concrete thingsin our experience.

Philosophy at Kent is a top-rated teaching departmentthat was awarded the maximum score in its most recentteaching assessment. We have a thriving research culturewith internationally recognised experts, and interestsrange from philosophers such as Kant and Wittgensteinto topics such as existentialism, ethics, aesthetics, logic,political philosophy, metaphysics, medicine and artificialintelligence.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 94% of Philosophystudents were satisfied with thequality of teaching on theircourse.

Philosophy was ranked 4thfor student satisfaction in TheGuardian University Guide 2016.

A year abroadIt is possible to spend a yearabroad studying philosophybetween Stages 2 and 3. Thisis an excellent opportunity tobroaden your studies by livingand taking classes at one ofour partner institutions eitherin Europe or further afield. Seewww.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy/undergraduate

What you studyStage 1You take four compulsorymodules: two introductoryphilosophy modules on ethicsand knowledge and metaphysics,and two further modules onphilosophical reading, writingand thinking.

www.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy


Teaching and assessmentTeaching is by lectures, seminars,class discussions and individualresearch. There is also theopportunity for individualsupervision sessions withlecturers.

All modules are assessed by100% coursework (essays, in-class assignments and projectwork) throughout the year.

CareersThroughout your studies, youanalyse and summarise complexmaterial and devise innovativeand well thought-out solutions.You gain key skills consideredessential for graduates byemployers, which include theability to reason, excellentcommunication skills, both writtenand oral, and the ability to workindependently.

Stages 2/3There are no compulsory modulesin Stages 2 or 3. You choose yourmodules from the diverse rangeof optional modules available.Topics covered include:aesthetics; normative ethics andmetaethics; justice, violence and‘the state’; political philosophy;and the philosophy of language,logic, medicine, mind, religionand science. The philosophersyou encounter include Plato,Aristotle, Descartes, Kant,Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche,Wittgenstein and Heidegger. Youalso have the option of writing anextended essay on a topic ofinterest to you.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBPhilosophy BA (Hons) V500 3 ABB 34/16

Philosophy with an Approved Year Abroad BA (Hons) V501 4 ABB 34/16

Joint honours: Philosophy can be studied with Drama, History, Law and Religious Studies among others. Forfurther combinations, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p248.





Recently, our graduates havegone into areas such as teaching,publishing, journalism, media,marketing, the civil service andthe legal profession.


Not sure? How about...• Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies p48

• English and AmericanLiterature p122

• History p104• Religious Studies p152

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PHYSICAL SCIENCES

The School of Physical Sciences at Kent has anexcellent reputation for research and teaching.We offer a selection of innovative, wide-rangingundergraduate programmes.

The School has excellent facilities with a recentlyrefurbished teaching wing, housing state-of-the-artequipment. We have well-established links withuniversities around the world and external agencies.We run an international exchange scheme which allowsstudents on our Physics, Physics with Astrophysics, andAstronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics programmesto complete an MPhys qualification with a year spentstudying abroad. Students on our Physics, Forensic Scienceand Chemistry programmes can opt for a BSc with a Yearin Industry. These programmes benefit from our strongcollaborative links with local and national industrialpartners and stakeholders in both the UK and Europe.

Based on good grades at the end of Stages 1 and 2, youwill have the opportunity to transfer onto the Master’sequivalent of your current course if you wish.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 89% of physicalsciences students were satisfiedwith the quality of their course.

In the Destination of Leavers fromHigher Education 2015 survey,Physics at Kent is ranked 1st forgraduate prospects.

Foundation yearWe offer foundation years for entryto all of our programmes for thosewho lack the grades needed fordirect entry to Stage 1. Thefoundation year is taught on our Canterbury campus.

A year in industryOn our Physics, Forensic Scienceand Chemistry programmes,it is possible to spend a year inindustry between your secondand final year of study. The Schooloffers advice and guidance onfinding a placement. Studentswho take this option find it givesthem an opportunity to evaluatea possible career pathway, andalso improves their employmentprospects when they graduate.

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CareersKent science graduates havean excellent employment record,in part because we ensure they have the transferable skillsnecessary for success in today’semployment market. We teachyou how to communicate yourideas effectively and writetechnical information in anaccessible way. You learn howto work independently and as partof a team, and we even simulate

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is by lectures, laboratorysessions, project work, problem-solving seminars and tutorials.Assessment is by a combinationof examinations, continuousassessment of written courseworkand practical work. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

For more information aboutprogression and pass marksfor each year, see www.kent.ac.uk/physical-sciences/handbooks

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBAstronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics BSc (Hons) F590 3 BBB 34/15

Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics MPhys F592 4 ABB 34/16

Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics with a Year Abroad MPhys F591 4 ABB 34/16

Chemistry BSc (Hons) F107 3 BBB 34/15

Chemistry with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) F108 4 BBB 34/15

Chemistry with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) F105 4 individual consideration

Chemistry MChem F109 4 ABB 34/16

Forensic Science BSc (Hons) F410 3 BBB 34/15

Forensic Science with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) F411 4 BBB 34/15

Forensic Science with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) F412 4 individual consideration

Forensic Science MSci F414 4 BBB 34/15

Physics BSc (Hons) F300 3 BBB 34/15

Physics with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) F307 4 BBB 34/15

Physics with Astrophysics BSc (Hons) F3F5 3 BBB 34/15

Physics with a Foundation Year BSc (Hons) F305 4 individual consideration

Physics MPhys F303 4 ABB 34/16

Physics with Astrophysics MPhys F3FN 4 ABB 34/16

Physics with Astrophysics with a Year Abroad MPhys F3FM 4 ABB 34/16

Physics with a Year Abroad MPhys F304 4 ABB 34/16

Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, see the Quick Reference Guide on p224(Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics); p226 (Chemistry); p240 (Forensic Science) and p248 (Physics).


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a scientific conference to showyou what it is like to participatein the international scientificcommunity.



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skills, mathematics, mechanics,electricity, thermodynamics andlaboratory skills for physicists.

Stage 2You take compulsory moduleson atomic and nuclear physics,mathematical techniquesfor physical sciences,electromagnetism andoptics, quantum physics,the multiwavelength universeexoplanets, spacecraft designand operations, and data analysisin astronomy and planetaryscience. You also attend physicslaboratory sessions.

Stage 3You take compulsory modules onimage processing, numerical andcomputational methods, relativityoptics and Maxwell’s equation,stars, galaxies and the universe,the Sun, the Earth and Mars, andthermal and statistical physics.Depending on your programme,you also undertake either aphysics laboratory project and aphysics group project or analyticalmechanics and physical scienceresearch planning (independentstudy).

Stage 4 (MPhys only)You take modules on particle andquantum physics, rocketry andhuman spaceflight, cosmologyand interstellar medium, andspace astronomy and solarsystem science. You alsoundertake a physics researchproject.

CareersOur students go into areas suchas research and development,technical management, softwaredesign, computing, the mediaand teaching. Many also go onto postgraduate study.

Chemistry is the science ofeveryday life – allowing us toexplain properties of substances,their structures and the changesthey undergo. Consequently, thechemical industry is central tothe modern world economyand chemistry graduates haveexcellent employment prospects.

At the School of PhysicalSciences we have a strongteaching record in analyticalchemistry and we are proud tolink our world-leading researchon materials chemistry to ourundergraduate programmes.All practical classes take place inour newly refurbished laboratories,where you use the latestequipment.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Chemistry BSc (Hons)• Chemistry with a Year inIndustry BSc (Hons)

• Chemistry with a FoundationYear BSc (Hons)

• Chemistry MChem

CHEMISTRYCanterbury

Kent runs a fantastic programmefor students who are inspired bythe wonders and vastness of theuniverse. In this degree, there areopportunities to investigate thepossibilities of life elsewhere inthe universe. You get involved withreal space missions from ESA andNASA, work on data from state-of-the-art space and ground-basedobservatories, and get practicalexperience with the on-campusobservatory.

In the MPhys programme,compulsory knowledge and skillsare enhanced with the furtherin-depth training required for ascience-based career, includingthe practical aspects of research.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Astronomy, Space Scienceand Astrophysics BSc (Hons)

• Astronomy, Space Scienceand Astrophysics MPhys

• Astronomy, Space Scienceand Astrophysics with a YearAbroad MPhys

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modules inastrophysics, space science andcosmology, physics, computing

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CareersChemistry graduates havea wide range of employmentoptions open to them in theenergy industries, as well as inconsumer products. Graduateshave gone into areas includingresearch and development,contract laboratories, materialand pharmaceutical industriesas well as the oil industry.

Forensic skills are used in awide range of professions andindustries; for instance, at disasterscenes, within archaeology andin the food and pharmaceuticalindustries. Forensic scientists arespecialists, but their skills haveto bridge several disciplines setwithin a legal context. At Kent,the scientific content is taught byspecialist practitioners from theSchool of Physical Sciences, andthe legal background is taughtby staff from Kent Law School.Additional content is delivered byexpert practitioners from the high-profile field of forensic science.The forensic science programmesare accredited by the CharteredSociety of Forensic Sciences.Additionally, all students enrolledon the programmes are offeredfree membership to the Societyduring their period of study.

FORENSIC SCIENCECanterbury

Degree programmesSingle honours• Forensic Science BSc (Hons)• Forensic Science with a Yearin Industry BSc (Hons)

• Forensic Science with aFoundation Year BSc (Hons)

• Forensic Science MSci

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory moduleson molecules, matter and energy,forensic science skills, chemicalskills for forensic scientists, andfundamental chemistry forphysical scientists andbioscientists. You also takeintroductory modules in ballistics,and biochemistry and drugchemistry.

Stage 2You take modules on chemicalidentification techniques,inorganic and materials chemistry,forensic physical methods,criminal law, numeracy skillsfor forensic scientists, digitalforensics, forensic archaeologyand firearms and ballistics.

Stage 3You take modules on analyticalchemistry, fires and explosions,advanced topics in forensicscience, law of evidence forforensic scientists, forensic expertwitness skills, forensic DNAanalysis, as well as completing aforensic science project. Insteadof the forensic science project,those on the MSci course take amodule in advanced laboratorytechniques and projects.

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulesin chemical reactions, chemicalskills, disasters, computing skillsand molecules, matter and energy.You also take introductorymodules on biochemistryand drug chemistry, plusfundamental chemistry for physicalscientists and bioscientists.

Stage 2You take compulsory modulesin organic reaction mechanisms,chemical identification techniques,inorganic and environmentalchemistry, materials and solidstate chemistry, polymeric andorganic materials, spectroscopyand bonding, thermodynamicsand kinetics, and numerical,statistical and analytical skills.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulesin analytical chemistry, functionalmaterials, synthetic, organic andinorganic chemistry, main groupand organometallic chemistry,and either DNA analysis or fireand explosions. You alsoundertake a research laboratoryproject.

Stage 4 (MChem only)You take compulsory modulesin computational chemistry,advanced inorganic and organicmaterials and total organicsynthesis. You also undertakea substantial research laboratoryproject.


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Stage 4 (MSci only)You undertake a forensic scienceresearch project and furthermodules on incidentmanagement, substances ofabuse and physical scienceresearch planning.

CareersA degree in forensic sciencesopens up specialisedopportunities without closing offaccess to general opportunities.Recent graduates have goneinto areas such as governmentagencies, consultancies,emergency services, localauthorities, contract laboratories,research or further vocationaltraining.

Physics reaches from the quarkout to the largest of galaxies, andencompasses all the matter andtimescales within these extremes.At the heart of a professionalphysicist is a fascination withthe ‘how and why’ of the materialworld around us. We equip youwith the skills to understand thesephenomena and to qualify you for a range of career pathways.

In the MPhys programme, thecombination of specialist modulesand an attachment to one ofour research teams opens upavenues for deeper exploration:for instance, in space probeinstrumentation, fibre optics,

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or the atomic-scale structure ofa new engineering material,or neutron scattering work.

The Physics programmes areaccredited by the Institute ofPhysics (IOP). Additionally, allstudents enrolled on theprogrammes are offered freedigital membership to the Societyduring their period of study.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Physics BSc (Hons)• Physics with Astrophysics BSc(Hons)

• Physics with a Year in IndustryBSc (Hons)

• Physics with a Foundation YearBSc (Hons)

• Physics MPhys • Physics with AstrophysicsMPhys

• Physics with Astrophysics witha Year Abroad MPhys

• Physics with a Year AbroadMPhys

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modules inastrophysics, space science andcosmology, physics, computingskills, mathematics, mechanics,electricity, thermodynamics andlaboratory skills for physicists.

Stage 2You take compulsory moduleson atomic and nuclear physics,mathematical techniques forphysical sciences, medicalphysics, electromagnetism andoptics, quantum physics and,

depending on your programme,the multiwavelength universeexoplanets, or spacecraft designand operations.

Stage 3You take compulsory modules onimage processing, relativity opticsand Maxwell’s equation, thermaland statistical physics, physicsproblem solving and solid statephysics. You also undertake eithera physics project or a physicslaboratory project and a groupproject. Depending on yourprogramme, you may takemodules on numerical andcomputational methods or stars,galaxies and the universe,analytical mechanics and physicalscience research planning.

Stage 4 (MPhys only)Compulsory modules coverparticle and quantum physics,magnetism and superconductivity,rocketry and human spaceflight,space astronomy and solarsystem science. You completea physics research project and,depending on your programme,take modules in cosmology andinterstellar medium or topics infunctional materials.

CareersPhysics graduates from Kent havean outstanding employment recordin research, development, andtechnical management, in thespace, defence and nuclearindustries, as well as in the City andfinancial institutions, computing,software design, the media andteaching. Some have also goneon to postgraduate study.


“Kent is a great place to studyastrophysics and the School offers alot of support to help you to succeed.The course is hard work but definitelyworth the effort. In the first two years,you share a lot of modules with thePhysics students so you gain a broadunderstanding of the whole subject.”

Sally MakinAstronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics

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POLITICS ANDINTERNATIONALRELATIONSPolitics and international relations is an exciting,fast-changing, broad-based discipline.

Our programmes are extremely flexible and offer extensivemodule choice, reflecting the research interests of our staff.We pride ourselves on our global outlook, offering anextensive range of four-year programmes, which includethe opportunity to study for a year in another country. Wealso offer the rare opportunity to gain dual British andFrench qualifications with our Politics and InternationalRelations (Bi-diplôme) programme, offered in partnershipwith Sciences Po Lille.

We encourage our students to take part in our weeklyextra-curricular Open Forum, where students and staffhave the opportunity to discuss and debate key issuesthat affect higher education and politics in the world today.We have a cosmopolitan community, with close to half ourstudents coming from outside the UK.

It is also possible to study politics and internationalrelations with quantitative research, taking advantageof Kent’s prestigious Q-Step Centre; see www.kent.ac.uk/ugfor details.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 92% of Politicsstudents were satisfied with thequality of their course.

In The Times Good UniversityGuide 2016, Politics at Kent isranked 10th in the UK forgraduate prospects.

A year abroadWe offer you the opportunityto spend a year studying inone of our partner institutionsin Argentina, Canada, Uruguay,Colombia, Peru, Belgium, France,Germany, Italy, Portugal andSpain, where you study in thelocal language. You can alsospend a year abroad in Finland,the Czech Republic, Norway,the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey,China/Hong Kong, Japan orNorth America, where you are taught in English.

What you studyStage 1In addition to your compulsorymodules, your optional modulescould include British or Japanesepolitics, conflict or globalisationand world politics.

Stages 2/3In addition to your compulsorymodules, optional modules coverareas such as: conflict resolution,federalism, comparative politics,European integration, ethnicconflict, terrorism, political theory,and the politics of countriesincluding China, Japan, Russiaand the USA.

www.kent.ac.uk/politics


Careers Through your studies, you acquiremany of the key qualities thatgraduate employers expect,including the ability to plan andorganise projects; to analyse andsummarise complex material, andto express yourself with sensitivity.Those who study abroad find itgives them a definite advantagein the employment market.

Recent graduates have gone intothe diplomatic service, the armedforces and the defence industry,teaching, publishing, practical

Teaching and assessmentTeaching methods includelectures, seminars, simulationsand role plays, workshops,working groups, PC laboratorysessions and discussions withyour tutor. Assessment is throughfeedback, written examinations,assessed essays and oralpresentations, among others. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBPolitics BA (Hons) L242 3 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations BA (Hons) L258 3 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations (Bi-diplôme) BA (Hons) L291 4/5 ABB 34/16

Politics and International Relations with a Yearin China/Hong Kong BA (Hons) L254 4 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations with a Yearin Continental Europe BA (Hons) L255 4 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations with a Year in Japan BA (Hons) L257 4 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations with a Year in North America BA (Hons) L253 4 ABB 35/16

Politics and International Relations with a Language BA (Hons) L2R9 4 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations with Quantitative Research BA (Hons) L2G3 3 BBB 34/15

War and Conflict BA (Hons) L252 3 BBB 34/15

Joint honours: Politics can be studied with Economics, History and Law, among others. For further combinations,please see the Quick Reference Guide on p249.




Further information Admissions enquiries

www.kent.ac.uk/ug T: +44 (0)1227 827272

politics, local and centralgovernment, financial services,EU administration, journalism,international business orinternational organisations. Manyalso go on to postgraduate study.


Not sure? How about...• Economics p94• European Studies p110

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Psychology is the study of people: how they think,act, react and interact. Psychologists scientificallystudy the thoughts, feelings and motivationsunderlying behaviour, examining questions such as:how do people act on a first date? How can we easethe effects of parental divorce on children? How canwe help people to overcome depression or phobias?

By collecting information about what people do, think,perceive and feel, psychologists answer questions abouthuman behaviour, cognition and development.

Our degrees give you a background in practicalapplications, experimental and other methodologies,information technology and theory construction, and allowyou to follow specialist interests at Stage 3. On Applieddegrees, you can spend a year on a work placement, andPsychology with Studies in Europe students spend a yearstudying abroad. The degrees offer eligibility for GraduateMembership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) andGraduate Basis for Chartered Membership*, provided youachieve the minimum standard of qualification of secondclass honours and pass your final-year research project.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 89% of psychologystudents were satisfied with thequality of teaching on their course.

Psychology was ranked 5th forgraduate employment prospectsin The Complete University Guide2016.

A year abroad/onplacementStudents taking Psychology withStudies in Europe spend a year atone of our partner universities inBelgium, France, Germany, Italy,or Spain; or in Finland, Poland orTurkey, where the teaching is inEnglish. Students on AppliedPsychology degrees spend a yearon placement in an organisationthat delivers a psychologicalservice, such as the NHS(subject to availability andacademic achievement).

What you studyStage 1You take three compulsorymodules: biological and generalpsychology, social psychology,and psychology statistics andpractical. Those taking theforensic psychology option alsotake a forensic psychologymodule. You then choose optionalpsychology modules or selectmodules from those availableacross the University. On thePsychology with Studies in Europeprogramme, you take language orEuropean studies modules inplace of optional modules atStages 1 and 2.

www.kent.ac.uk/psychology

*BPS accreditation of the new Psychology with Forensic Psychology degree is pending.


People with Learning Disabilities.For more details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

Teaching and assessmentModules are taught by lectures,workshops, small group seminarsand project supervision and,where appropriate, laboratorysessions, statistics classes,computing classes and lecturesin statistics and methodology.

Most modules are assessed byexamination and coursework inequal measure. For assessmentdetails for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Careers Our students develop a broadrange of skills, such as excellentcommunication skills and theability to work independently, toanalyse and summarise complex

Stage 2To ensure BPS accreditation, you take modules on biologicaland cognitive psychology, childdevelopment, personality, and thesocial psychology of groups andthe individual. You take a furtherpsychology statistics andpractical module.

Stage 3All students take an applyingpsychology module and completea final-year project. Othermodules vary according to yourprogramme: clinical and forensicpsychology students takemodules relevant to thosespecialisms alongside optionalones. Optional modules include:Advanced DevelopmentalPsychology, Motivation, TheNeuroscience of CognitiveDisorders, and Researching

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBApplied Psychology BSc (Hons) C850 4 AAA 34/17

Applied Psychology with Clinical Psychology BSc (Hons) C823 4 AAA 34/17

Psychology BSc (Hons)* C800 3 AAB 34/17

Psychology with Clinical Psychology BSc (Hons)* C822 3 AAB 34/17

Psychology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) C816 3 AAA 34/17

Psychology with Studies in Europe BSc (Hons)* C881 4 AAB 34/17

Social Psychology BSc (Hons)* C882 3 AAB 34/17

Joint honours: Psychology can be studied with Social Anthropology and Sociology. For details of entryrequirements, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p250.




material and to respond positivelyto challenges – all skills essentialfor graduate employment.

Our graduates have gone intoareas such as local governmentadministration, social welfare,the Home Office, the probationservice, teaching, special needswork, the NHS and healthcharities, or on to postgraduateprofessional training courses.


Not sure? How about...• Anthropology p52• Biomedical Science p70• Criminology p86

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Religious Studies explores a vital element in humanculture and examines various issues of religion fromcurrent affairs and international events, the historyof ideas, art and literature, and our own immediateexperience and environment. Based in the School ofEuropean Culture and Languages (SECL), ReligiousStudies at Kent involves investigating and discussingthese ideas, experiences, practices and institutionsthrough texts, films, historical data and directobservation of the world today.

Kent offers a range of modules reflecting the central placeof religion in human life and thought. Some modulesprovide introductions to major world religions; othersinvestigate philosophical themes within religious studies;and others explore connections between religion and topicssuch as psychology, sociology, science, ethics, popularculture, films, literature and the arts.

Canterbury is a well-known centre in world religion, andthe University has strong links with the Cathedral Libraryand Archives.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 88% of ReligiousStudies students were satisfiedwith the quality of their course.

Religious Studies was ranked8th in the UK in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

Top-class facilitiesYou are encouraged to make themost of the extensive range ofprinted and electronic resourcesprovided by the University library.Wireless web access is availablethroughout the library and thereis a combination of quiet readingspace and group study space, aswell as a café.

A year abroadYou have the opportunity to studyat a partner university for a termor a whole year. Religious Studiesstudents currently have a widerange of opportunities in Canada,the USA, Ireland and Hong Kong,with more partnerships hoped forin the near future. You may alsowish to pursue a Europeanexchange through the Erasmusexchange scheme (see p29).

What you studyStage 1You take one compulsory module:What is Religion? You then choosefurther modules from a rangecovering Hinduism, Buddhism,Christianity, Judaism, Islam,religion and sex, and religionin the contemporary world.

www.kent.ac.uk/secl/thrs


Teaching and assessmentYou are usually taught in smallgroups, with most modulesinvolving either two or three hoursper week in class, plus individualconsultations with teachers as wellas sessions on computing andlibrary skills.

Stage 1 modules are normallyassessed by 100% coursework.At Stages 2 and 3, somemodules are assessed by 100%coursework (such as essays),others by a combination of formalexamination and coursework. Forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersThrough your studies, you gain thekey transferable skills consideredessential by graduate employers.These include excellentcommunication skills, both writtenand oral, the ability to work in a

Stages 2/3All students take a module onIssues in Religious Studies atStage 2 and a dissertation atStage 3. All other modules arechosen from a diverse rangeavailable. The modules aredivided into three groups:Methods and Approaches coversthe anthropology, psychology,sociology and philosophy ofreligion and also offers a moduleon William James. The secondgroup, Religious Traditions andCultures, covers Buddhism,Hinduism, modern Islam andChristianity, and also includes amodule on cracking Bible codes.Finally, the third group, Religion,Culture and Media covers religionand film, globalisation, science,and political economy. It alsolooks at the sacred andcontemporary culture.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBReligious Studies BA (Hons) V616 3 BBB 34/15

Joint honours: Religious Studies can be combined with Comparative Literature, Film, French, History andPhilosophy, among others. For further combinations, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p250.

Kent International Foundation Programme (IFP): the IFP can provide progression to the above programme, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp for details.




team and independently, theability to analyse and summarisecomplex material, and deviseinnovative and well thought-outsolutions to problems.

Recent graduates have goneinto areas such as teaching,publishing, travel, advertising,human resources, diplomacy,social work, journalism, media,marketing and the legalprofession, or further academicor vocational qualifications.


Not sure? How about...• Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies p48

• Comparative Literature p122• History p104• Philosophy p140

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SOCIAL, HEALTH ANDCOMMUNITY CAREThe School of Social Policy, Sociology and SocialResearch (SSPSSR) has achieved the highest ratingsfor the quality of its teaching and research, and ourprogrammes receive excellent student feedback.

SSPSSR offers specialist programmes in health andcommunity care and social work. At the Canterburycampus, the School houses the Tizard Centre, a leadingUK centre of expertise on learning disability andcommunity care, as well as the Centre for Health ServicesStudies, which collaborates with a range of partners toimprove the links between research, policy and practice.

Our Health and Social Care programme is wide-rangingand benefits from the work of the School’s specialistresearch units with an emphasis on policy issues as wellas people’s experiences. Our degree in Social Work, basedat Kent’s Medway campus, offers graduates eligibility toapply for professional registration with the Health andCare Professions Council (HCPC). It provides the nationalrequired standard in knowledge and skills needed byprofessional social workers and benefits students withextensive work in practice learning settings.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 90% of Social Policystudents (the discipline closest to Health and Social Care) weresatisfied with the quality of theircourse.

Social Policy was ranked 4th inThe Guardian University Guide2016; Social Work was ranked 1stfor research quality in The TimesGood University Guide 2016.

Academic excellenceSSPSSR has a strong reputationfor teaching and research.Our teaching is ‘research-led’,which means that your studies arebased on current issues, ideasand challenges in our society.Our academic staff are involvedin current research projects, oftenwriting books and presentingat conferences worldwide asexperts in their particular field.

We also offer degrees incriminology (p86), Cultural Studiesand Media, Social Policy, SocialSciences, Sociology (p160) andStatistical Social Research (p172).

Supportive academiccommunityThe School’s atmosphere isdiverse and supportive. Wewelcome school leavers and thosewho wish to return to education.We encourage you to participate,giving you the confidence to useyour skills and knowledge in realsituations. We put on events, suchas guest lectures, encouragingyou to be a part of the academiccommunity and to pursue yourown academic interests.


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programme of research.The Centre is at the forefront oflearning and research in autism,intellectual disability andcommunity care and, in 2013,received a Queen’s AnniversaryPrize in recognition of itsoutstanding work in these areas.It has developed programmesthat help professionals working inthese fields or carers and familiesto enhance their knowledge andpractice. For this reason, manyof the programmes provided areavailable as blended learning orshort course options for additionalconvenience. For more details,see www.kent.ac.uk/tizard

Centre for HealthServices Studies (CHSS)CHSS undertakes research into a

Professional recognitionThe BSc Intellectual andDevelopmental Disabilitiesdegree meets the requirementsof the Care Quality Commissionguidance that managers ofservices for people withchallenging behaviours shouldhave as a specialist qualification.The BA Social Work degree offerssuccessful graduates eligibilityto apply for registration with theHealth and Care ProfessionsCouncil (HCPC), which is theregulatory body for social work.

The Tizard Centre:UK centre of excellenceThe Tizard Centre provides shortcourses as well as degree anddiploma programmes and alsoundertakes an extensive

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: see individual entries on p156-p159 code (years) A level IBAutism Studies BSc (Hons)* L514 3 CDD 34/13

Autism Studies FdSc L515 2 CDD 34/13

Health and Social Care BA (Hons)* LL45 3 BBB 34/15

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities BSc (Hons)* L512 3 CCD 34/13

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities FdSc L513 2 CCD 34/13

Intercalated Management in Primary Care BSc N/A 1 See p158

Social Work BA (Hons) L508:K 3 BBB 34/15



Entry requirements: for details of additional entry requirements, including BTEC levels, see the Quick ReferenceGuide on p224 (Autism Studies); p242 (Health and Social Care); p243 (Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities) and p252 (Social Work).



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wide range of health systems andhealth services issues at local,national and international levels.It also supports and adviseshealthcare staff to develop andundertake research projects.

CareersOur programmes provide youwith knowledge and skills that willappeal to employers such as theNHS, local authority adults’ andchildren’s services, and thevoluntary and private socialand healthcare sector. You alsodevelop transferable skills, suchas planning, teamwork andleadership. For details of Kent’semployability services, seewww.kent.ac.uk/employability


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introductions to the autismspectrum and supporting peopleon the autism spectrum, a casestudy assessment and a modulefocusing on intervention.

Stage 2You take a further five modules,which are completed by blendedlearning or in the workplace.You complete a case studyassessment and look attheoretical and diagnosticapproaches, as well asundertaking work-based learningand looking further at intervention.

Stage 3You complete your BSc withmodules on concepts of AppliedBehaviour Analysis, developingand implementing interventions,observing and analysingbehaviour and looking at valuesand ethics in professional practice.In a work-based module, youdemonstrate how you applywhat you have learnt.

Application to practiceIn the second and third years ofthe programmes, you complete awork-based learning module thatrequires you to be working withchildren or adults with autism. Youcan either do this as part of yournormal job role (including as afamily carer) or as a placement,which you organise yourself.

Teaching and assessmentThese programmes are taughtthrough a mixture of campus-based sessions, web-basedmaterials, guided reading,

web-based discussionsand practical exercises andplacements. Some of the modulesare assessed by a one-hourweb-based exam and a shortassignment; the remainingmodules are assessed by writtenassignments only. Students drawon material from different modulesto complete the case studyassignments.

CareersThese programmes provide youwith both academic and practicalknowledge to help you providebetter support to children andadults on the autism spectrum.

This programme focuses onhealth and social care policy, andoffers both a stimulating courseof study and a route into a largeand growing number of careers.Health and social care policypresents numerous challengeswithin society today: should‘cloning’ or ‘assisted suicide’be permitted? Should fertilitytreatment be available as a righton the NHS? Should older peoplepay for their own care? Areservices delivered fairly to allsections of the community?You will have the opportunity toconsider these and many otherquestions relating to theseimportant topics.

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This programme offers aqualification that delivers theknowledge and skills required tosupport people with autism in arange of different situations. It isdesigned specifically for studentswho provide home, communityand school-based services, andis therefore flexible, combiningintensive workshop teaching,web-based study and work-basedlearning.

The majority of the FoundationDegree (FdSc) is completed byblended learning, usually overtwo years. It combines web-basedguided study and discussionswith work-based learning,allowing flexibility and a verypractical approach. The BSc addsa third year involving work-basedlearning and campus-basedworkshops, focusing on AppliedBehaviour Analysis.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Autism Studies BSc (Hons)• Autism Studies FdSc

What you studyStage 1You take five modules: one,Academic Development, is taughtat our Canterbury campus. Theother four modules are completedby blended learning and include

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examinations, although some areassessed entirely by coursework.

Careers Our graduates have gone on tocareers in: research and policy-oriented work in the NHS, localgovernment or the voluntarysector; postgraduate training insocial work and other professionalcourses; research and evaluation;social care work in the public,voluntary and private sectors;management and organisationposts in the health services;personnel and resourcemanagement posts in the privatesector, local authorities andvoluntary organisations.

This programme is designedspecifically for those who providecommunity and school-basedservices, such as home leaders,peripatetic team leaders,instructors, community supportstaff, special educational needsteachers and teaching assistants.You integrate your learning withpractical work carried out in yourown organisation. You completeassignments in the workplace,and get feedback from a teamof academic experts. You tackleimportant practical problemsagainst a background of sharedexperience with other students.

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Degree programmesSingle honours• Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities BSc (Hons)

• Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities FdSc

What you studyStage 1You take five compulsory modulescovering person-centred valuesand support; choice, well-beingand communication; andsupporting participation andindependence. You also take anacademic development moduleand a work-based modulefocusing on person-centredsupport.

Stage 2You take five compulsory moduleson assessing and understandingchallenging behaviour, anddesigning and implementingbehaviour support plans. Youare introduced to the theory ofpositive behaviour support andimplement this knowledge ina work-based learning module.Successful completion of Stages1 and 2 leads to the FdSc award.

Stage 3You complete your BSc with fivemodules on concepts of appliedbehaviour analysis, developingand implementing interventions,observing and analysingbehaviour and looking atvalues and ethics in professionalpractice. In a work-based module,you demonstrate how you applywhat you have learnt.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Health and Social CareBA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering social problems andsocial policy, the fundamentalsof sociology and the sociologyof everyday life, criminology andmodern culture. You also takeoptional modules, which maycover social anthropology andpsychology.

Stages 2/3You take compulsory modulescovering health and health policy,health, illness and medicine,caring for vulnerable adults,social research methods andwelfare in modern Britain.We also recommend you takemodules covering the care andprotection of children, mentalhealth, reproductive health policyand the future of the welfare state.The School also offers a widerange of optional modules.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching is via a mixture oflectures, seminars, workshopsand one-to-one sessions withacademic staff. In addition,all students need to pursueindependent study outside theclassroom. Your work is assessedby coursework essays, seminarpresentations, projects, groupwork and examinations. Mostmodules are assessed on a basisof 50% coursework and 50%


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Teaching and assessmentTeaching methods include formallectures, individual and groupexercises, some with the use ofvideo feedback. Exercises vary inlength, with practice ‘simulations’spread over several hours. Thereare exercises involving localservices and people withintellectual disabilities.

Work-based learning includesthe production of assessed work,systematic reflection on practice,participation in supervision/mentoring arrangements andtraining/leadership of others.

Assessment is mainly basedon reports and videos of yourpractical work undertaken withindividuals with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities andautistic spectrum disorders. Thisallows us to integrate assessmentwith the development of practice.

CareersThis course is ideal for carersor practitioners in servicesfor people with intellectual ordevelopmental disabilities,including health, social care andeducation. Special educationalneeds teachers and teachingassistants will also find this course invaluable.

This one-year, full-time intercalatedprogramme is run by the KentAcademic Primary Care Unit(KAPCU), which is based in theCentre for Health Services Studies(CHSS). KAPCU supports theeducation and development ofprimary care practitioners andprimary care research, and isbacked by Health EducationKent, Surrey and Sussex.

This programme helps you togain clinical experience alongsideacademic skills, which can beapplied to all areas of the medicalfield. Designed for medicalstudents who want to preparethemselves for working in primarycare and community, public healthor management, modules studiedhelp you to develop criticalappraisal skills and knowledge ofresearch methods, as well as howto effectively manage a healthcare organisation.

This programme is only availableto current UK medical studentswho have completed at least twoyears of a UK medical degreeand have A levels at AAB.

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Degree programme• Intercalated Management inPrimary Care BSc (Hons)

What you studyIn the autumn term, you focus onresearch methods and analysisfor understanding the differentmodels of the patient/doctorconsultation, determinants ofhealth, public health, primary caresystems and the managementof health organisations. You areattached to a GP practice and,in the spring term, you spend at least one day a week at thepractice working on a researchproject. You are then supportedto write up your research findingsfor academic publication.

During the spring term, youhave the choice of taking anumber of optional modules runby Kent Business School. Thesecover areas including: healtheconomics, strategy analysisand tools, marketing, and financialand management accounting.

Teaching and assessmentYou receive comprehensivereading lists as well as guidanceon how to identify, locate and useother sources of material. Allmodules require written workand in-class discussions.Feedback is given to improveyour presentation, analytic andcommunication skills. Formalassessment is via essays, projectsand examinations.

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CareersThis programme is for intercalatingUK medical students who arelooking to gain practical skills inprimary care. Upon completion,you will have an understandingof the issues surrounding patientcare and management of primarycare organisations. You also havethe opportunity to build networksand experience through the GPpractice placement.

The degree in Social Work offerssuccessful graduates eligibilityto apply for registration with theHealth and Care ProfessionsCouncil (HCPC). The degreeprovides the national requiredstandard in knowledge, skills andprofessional capabilities neededby social workers and alsoprovides extensive work inpractice-learning settings thatmeet Government requirements.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Social Work BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take modules on the followingtopics: communication skills,values, ethics and diversity,lifespan development, socialpolicy, sociological perspectivesfor social work, social work

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theories, interventions andskills, law, rights and justice,and what is social work? You alsoundertake skills development andpreparation for practice activitiesand a readiness for direct practiceassessment.

Stage 2You undertake a 70-dayassessed practice placement inan organisation involving directprovision of services to serviceusers. The practice placementis allocated by the University.You also take four compulsorymodules focusing on socialwork with adults, social workwith children and families,understanding mental health,and issues for families.

Stage 3You take compulsory modulesstudying social work practice ina multi-agency context, advancedinterventions, critical and reflectivepractice, and research for socialwork practice. In addition, youundertake a 100-day assessedpractice placement.

Teaching and assessmentTeaching methods include formallectures, large and small groupdiscussion and experiential work,and a programme of seminars.

During placement periods, you areassessed by a practice educatoron whether you meet the nationallyrecognised requirements forpractising as a social worker.

In addition to the assessedplacements, you are assessedthrough a mixture of writtenmodule assignments, in-classtests, presentations and videowork. Successfully completingStage 1 also includes satisfyingthe Board of Examiners that youare safe to undertake the practicalcomponent of Stages 2 and 3.

CareersThe programme has a goodrecord of graduate employment.Jobs are available in: localauthority and health settings (forexample, working with childrenand families, disabled people,people with mental healthproblems, and older people);voluntary organisations (forexample, Barnardo’s, NSPCC);and private agencies (for example,private fostering agencies). Somegraduates choose to do agencysupply work.

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SOCIOLOGY, SOCIALPOLICY, AND CULTURALSTUDIES AND MEDIAThe School of Social Policy, Sociology and SocialResearch (SSPSSR) has consistently achieved thehighest ratings for the quality of its teaching andresearch.

SSPSSR is a large vibrant school. In addition to offeringan excellent sociology programme, our students alsobenefit from international expertise on cultural studies,criminology and social policy. Students in the School areencouraged to explore diverse areas such as social theory,terrorism, globalisation, the sociology of work, drugs, street culture and popular culture.

Many of the SSPSSR programmes provide the optionof spending your third year abroad at one of our partneruniversities www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

SSPSSR also offers programmes in criminology (p86),Autism Studies, Health and Social Care, Intellectual andDevelopmental Disabilities, Social Work (for details seep154), as well as Statistical Social Research, see p172.

NSS 2015: 90% of Social Policystudents were satisfied with thequality of their course; Sociologywas ranked 10th in the UK forstudent satisfaction.

For graduate prospects, Sociologywas ranked 7th in The CompleteUniversity Guide 2016 and SocialPolicy 2nd in The Times GoodUniversity Guide 2016.

Academic excellenceSSPSSR has a very strongreputation for both teachingand research. We describeour teaching as ‘research-led’,meaning that your studies arebased on current issues, ideasand challenges in our society.Our academic staff are involvedin current research projects, oftenwriting books and presenting atconferences worldwide as expertsin their particular field. We alsohouse the Kent Q-Step Centre,which offers a prestigiousquantitative skills training scheme.

Supportive academiccommunityThe atmosphere within the Schoolis diverse and supportive, and we welcome both school leaversand those who wish to return toeducation. We encourage studentparticipation, giving you theconfidence to use your skills andknowledge in real situations. TheSchool also puts on a range ofevents, such as guest lectures,encouraging you to become apart of the academic communityand to pursue your own academicinterests.


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CareersOur graduates are adaptableand flexible in their thinking andapproach tasks in a rigorous,ethical, yet creative and reflectivefashion. They develop keytransferable skills, including:communication, organisationaland research skills; the abilityto analyse complex informationand make it accessible tonon-specialist readers, writereports and use data analysiscomputer programs. They cantake on positions of leadership

Teaching and assessment We use a variety of teachingmethods, including lectures, casestudy analysis, group projects andpresentations, and individual andgroup tutorials. Many moduleconvenors also offer additional‘clinic’ hours to help with thepreparation of coursework andfor examinations.

Assessment is by a mixture ofcoursework and examinations; forassessment details for individualmodules, see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: see individual entries on p162-164 code (years) A level IBCultural Studies and Media BA (Hons)* V902 3 BBB 34/15

Social Policy BA (Hons)* L430 3 BBB 34/15

Social Policy with Quantitative Research BA (Hons)* L4G3 3 BBB 34/15

Social Sciences BSc (Hons) L340:K 3 BCC 34/13

Social Sciences with a Year in Professional Practice BSc (Hons) L340:K 4 BCC 34/13

Sociology BA (Hons)* L300 3 BBB 34/15

Sociology with Italian BA (Hons)* L373 4 BBB 34/15

Sociology with Quantitative Research BA (Hons)* L3G3 3 BBB 34/15

Sociology with a Year in Finland BA (Hons)* L301 4 BBB 34/15

Sociology with a Year in Hong Kong BA (Hons)* L304 4 BBB 34/15

Sociology with a Year in the Netherlands BA (Hons)* L305 4 BBB 34/15

Sociology with a Year in Spain BA (Hons)* L303 4 BBB 34/15

Joint honours: possible combinations include: Sociology and Politics; Social Policy and Social Anthropology; andCultural Studies and Film. For further joint honours combinations, please see the Quick Reference Guide on p231(Cultural Studies and Media); p251 (Social Policy and Social Sciences) and p252 (Sociology).



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in addition to working effectivelyand considerately in teams. Theseskills and attributes are valued ina wide range of professions.

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Stages 2/3You take compulsory modulesin digital cultures and new media, popular culture, media and society, and cultures ofembodiment. Optional modulescover areas such as: religionand film, aesthetics, crime, mediaand culture, and literature andsociety. You can also undertakea dissertation.

CareersGraduates work in advertising anddesign, journalism, broadcasting,teaching, arts administration,publishing, public relations,research, information services,leisure industry management,tourism and heritage, personnel,local government, and theorganisation of social andcommunity projects.

Social Policy looks at the ways inwhich we as a society promotethe welfare of individuals andgroups. You study central issuessuch as poverty, health, crime,education, homelessness andchild protection. This includeslooking at both the nature ofsocial problems and also at thepolicies directed towards themby government, and at the roleof voluntary and private welfare.Studying social policy, youdevelop essential knowledge andskills, which help you to succeedin your future career.

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Cultural Studies and Media atKent is an innovative degreeexploring the complexity ofcontemporary media and culturein our rapidly changing globalsociety. The programme offers anacademically rigorous approachto the study of mediated culturalforms, practices and technologiesand their vital social, political andeconomic implications.

You have the opportunity to workacross subject boundaries andto choose modules from severaldisciplines – all addressing‘culture’ as it is widely understood.In your final year of study, thereis an option to take a dissertationmodule on a subject of yourchoice, which allows you tofocus in detail on an area youare particularly passionate about.There are several opportunitiesfor joint honours degrees, see theQuick Reference Guide, p231.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Cultural Studies and MediaBA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modules incontemporary and modern cultureand sociology. Optional modulesare available in such areas aspolitics, film and anthropology.

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Students on the quantitativeresearch pathway take a moduleon causal thinking and anotherinvestigating the use of numbersin making winning arguments,at Stage 2. At Stage 3, theyeither undertake an advancedquantitative dissertation or thequantitative placement module.

Careers Our graduates fare extremely wellin terms of finding employment.Whether in directly related areassuch as social work and healthcare; policy analysis in the publicand voluntary sectors; or relatedareas such as human resourcemanagement and adviceservices; education and research;and management in the CivilService, local authorities andother public agencies, and thevoluntary sector, among others.

The Social Sciences degree atKent gives you an understandingof how society works and howsocial change happens fromdifferent interdisciplinaryperspectives – sociology, socialpolicy, psychology, social history,criminology, and urban studies.You acquire the tools to analysekey issues such as social class,poverty, health, crime, urbanchange and identity.

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You can keep your studies broadby taking the general BSc (Hons)Social Sciences – or focus onparticular pathways such as:Sociology and Psychology;Sociology and Social Policy;Sociology and Criminology;Psychology and Criminology.

Between Stages 2 and 3, youcan choose to spend a year inprofessional practice as part ofyour degree. This enables youto develop workplace skills andto build essential contacts andnetworks.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Social Sciences BSc (Hons)• Social Sciences with a Yearin Professional Practice BSc(Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take one compulsory module,Methods of Social Research,which introduces you to thephilosophy of social research andprovides training in data analysisprograms. You then take threeoptional modules, from a selectionin sociology, criminology, socialhistory, psychology and socialpolicy, according to your chosenpathway.

Stage 2You take two compulsory modulesin psychological, sociologicaland historical research methods,depending on your chosenpathway. You then choose upto six optional modules covering

Degree programmesSingle honours• Social Policy BA (Hons)• Social Policy with QuantitativeResearch BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take compulsory modulescovering social problems andsocial policy in relation to familiesand the state and also study thefundamentals of sociology andthe sociology of everyday life. Youtake a further compulsory modulein either criminology or modernculture and choose optionalmodules from a wide rangeoffered by the Faculty of SocialSciences.

Students on the quantitativeresearch pathway also takean introductory module onquantitative social research.They can take this either duringStage 1 or by attending thesummer school run by our Q-StepCentre in the summer after theirfirst year.

Stages 2/3You take compulsory modulesin social research methods, thefuture of the welfare state andwelfare in modern Britain. Youchoose optional modules froma range covering areas such as:health and health policy, careof vulnerable adults, poverty,inequality and social security,mental health, education, childprotection and environmentalpolicy. You can do a dissertationon a topic of your choice.


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Growing levels of inequality andeconomic crises, religious conflictand nationalist violence, and rapidtransformations to work, mediaand people’s personal identitiesare just some of the issuesexplored by sociologists. Our taskis to understand these challengesand identify the conditions thatencourage the creation ofhumane forms of society.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Sociology BA (Hons)• Sociology with QuantitativeResearch BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take three compulsorymodules covering thefundamentals of sociology, theclassics of sociological theoryand the sociology of everyday life.

Students on the quantitativeresearch pathway also takean introductory module onquantitative social research.They can take this either duringStage 1 or by attending thesummer school run by our Q-StepCentre in the summer after theirfirst year.

Stages 2/3You take compulsory moduleson social research methods andcontemporary sociological theoryand, if relevant, a language.Further modules are taken from awide range available and include:The Sociology of Work; Violenceand Society; Urban Sociology;

Modern Chinese Societies;Globalisation and Development;and the Social Politics of Food. Itis also possible to do a sociologydissertation on a subject of yourchoice.

Students on our year abroadprogrammes (see p161) take theiryear abroad between Stages 2and 3.

Students on the quantitativeresearch degree take a moduleon causal thinking and anotherinvestigating the use of numbersin making winning arguments, atStage 2. At Stage 3, they eitherundertake an advancedquantitative dissertation or thequantitative placement module.

CareersOur sociology graduates arehighly sought after and have goneon to enjoy careers as diverse asworking in banking and financialservices, teaching and research,advertising, corporate relationsand human resources. The rangeof analytic and reasoning skillsyou gain are particularly suitedto a variety of roles. In addition,some of our graduates opt tocontinue with their studies atMaster’s and doctoral level.

areas such as forensicpsychology, political sociology,ethics, psychopathology, thesociology of health, socialpsychology, youth and crime,and the politics of criminal justice.With the Social Justice Practicemodule, you can volunteer inthe community.

Stage 3You undertake a dissertationin a topic of your choice andchoose further modules fromthose referred to in Stage 2.

CareersGraduates go on to work inprofessions including teaching,research, local government, theCivil Service, management in thepublic, private or voluntary sectors,marketing, care and counselling,psychology and the police.

Sociology is the study of modernhuman societies, and seeks toexplain how social relationshipsand cultural understandingsshape the life chances,experiences, attitudes and actionsof individuals and groups. Thetheories and methods centralto this discipline enable us toexamine the character andworkings of the social institutionsthat govern people’s lives, andencourage us to critically questionthe social values we live by.

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Not sure? How about...• Criminology p86• Criminology and CriminalJustice Studies p86

• Health and Social Care p154• Social Work p154• Statistical Social Researchp172


“The breadth of the course attractedme. It covers social policy, sociologyand psychology, but you can alsospecialise, particularly in your thirdyear. I love learning about differentareas, exploring new subjects andgaining a range of knowledge thatI can apply to real-world situations.”

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SPORT AND EXERCISESCIENCESThe School of Sport and Exercise Sciences providesa first-rate experience for students in an innovativeand inspiring environment. You are taught by staffwho are excellent teachers and leading researchers,and benefit from our links with sports teams andbodies, such as the Rugby Football Union (RFU),British Cycling, English Institute of Sport (EIS) andUK Sport, as well as our partnerships with the NHS,commercial companies and the local council.

The equipment available to you is second to none. Inaddition to excellent facilities on campus, we have sportsscience laboratories at Medway Park, a regional centre ofexcellence, which houses a range of research equipment.This includes an anti-gravity treadmill, an environmentalchamber, 3D video analysis, ultrasound imaging, gaitanalysis and force pedals, as well as teaching and studentclinics, blood laboratories and a rehabilitation gymnasium.

We offer seven programmes: Sports Therapy, Sport andExercise Management, Sport Management (BA or MSport),Sport and Exercise Science (BSc or MSci) and Sport andExercise for Health.

Independent rankingsNSS 2015: 80% of sportsstudents at Kent were satisfiedwith the quality of their course.

Sport at Kent was ranked 10th inThe Times Good University Guide2016 for graduate prospects and14th overall in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

Academic excellenceMany of our lecturers areresearch active, internationallyrecognised experts in their field.As such, research-informedteaching underpins the deliveryof our programmes.

Professional clinicThe School has a professionalsports injury and rehabilitationclinic where students can gainexperience by working with clients under supervision.

Professional experienceAll of our programmes offeryou the chance to gain valuableprofessional experience. Thiscould be a placement in thesports and leisure industry, orworking with clients in our on-siteclinic, or by supporting ‘centre ofexcellence’ athletes. We currentlyrun an exercise rehabilitationsession, which offers studentsthe opportunity to gain experienceworking alongside exerciserehabilitation specialists. Medway Park also gives you theopportunity to study in real-lifesituations in a busy centre ofexcellence.

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CareersThe School of Sport and ExerciseSciences has an excellentreputation and, in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016, we wereranked 8th in the UK for graduateprospects. Most employers arelooking for a range of transferableskills which you develop withinyour studies. Dealing withchallenging ideas, thinkingcritically, the ability to write welland present your ideas are allskills that you gain at Kent. Thismakes it possible to be successfulwithin a wide range of careers,not just those directly related tosports.


Teaching and assessmentYou are taught by a combinationof lectures, laboratory sessionsand seminars each week. Youmay also be required to spendtime developing your practicalskills and experience in clinic,placement or event situations.You may also be expected todesign, lead and take part inpractical sports sessions.

The methods of assessmentvary and predominatelyinvolve coursework, observedassessment, practical testsand, where appropriate, clinicalassessments. Some modulesalso feature written examinations.For full details of assessmentmethods for individual modules,see www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Medway code (years) A level IBApplied Sport and Exercise Science MSci C606:K 4 ABB 34/16

Sport and Exercise for Health BSc (Hons) C604:K 3 BBB 34/15

Sport and Exercise Management BA (Hons) C601:K 3 BBB 34/15

Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) C602:K 3 ABB 34/16

Sport Management BA (Hons) C607:K 3 BBB 34/15

Sport Management MSport C608:K 4 BBB 34/15

Sports Therapy BSc (Hons) C600:K 3 ABB 34/16

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“I particularly valued theclose-knit community thatthe Medway campus offered,the access to top-of-the-rangescience and lab equipment,the well-equipped Drill HallLibrary and knowledgeresources.”

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Stage 2You take modules covering sportand exercise promotion, fitnesstraining methods and researchmethods. Optional modules coverapplied sport and exercisephysiology, sport and exerciseleadership, and sports injuries.

Stage 3You take modules coveringexercise prescription for clinicalpopulations and a researchdissertation study in a sport,exercise or health-related topic.There are also optional modulesin sport and exercise nutrition,specialised issues in sport, ora placement module.

CareersThis degree can lead to a diverserange of career opportunities, forexample, with the NHS and localgovernment authorities, physicalactivity and health promotion,employment in the private andpublic leisure industries, sportsdevelopment or self-employmentas a coach or personal trainer.Additionally, you can choose toundertake further study to pursuea career in teaching (PGCE), orenrol on one of our taught orresearch postgraduateprogrammes.

Studying Sport and ExerciseManagement, you develop anexcellent understanding of themanagement expertise neededto be effective in the sport andexercise industry. The courseprovides an excellent groundingboth in sport and exercise, andmanagement skills. In your thirdyear, you have the opportunity tocomplete a placement modulewithin the sports industry, organisea sport event or focus on personaltraining and corrective exercise,and/or strength and conditioning.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Sport and ExerciseManagement BA (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take introductory modules onfitness testing, professional skills,sport and exercise nutrition, andhuman physiology. You also takea business module focusing onpeople and organisations.

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Sport and Exercise for Health isdesigned for students who wishto combine their passion for sportand exercise with the desirefor health-related study. In thisscience-based programme, youdevelop a range of laboratoryand clinical skills that give you anoutstanding platform for a careerin the sport, exercise and healthprofessions. You study a varietyof disciplines, including sport andexercise psychology and nutrition.You also have the opportunity topromote your own event, andlook at the issues involved inencouraging the public tobecome more physically active.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Sport and Exercise for Health BSc (Hons)

What you studyStage 1You take modules coveringfunctional anatomy andbiomechanics, human anatomyand physiology, and introductorymodules in sport and exercisenutrition, fitness testing, and sportand exercise psychology.

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CareersA graduate in Sport and ExerciseManagement has a number ofcareer opportunities. The degreecan lead to: employment in sportsdevelopment with local authorities,national or regional sportsgoverning bodies; employmentwithin public or private leisurecentres, health and fitness clubs;and posts in community leisurecentres, or self-employment asa personal trainer. Additionally,you can choose further studyto pursue a career in teaching(PGCE), or enrol on one of ourtaught or research postgraduateprogrammes.

We offer two programmes in Sport and Exercise Science: athree-year BSc and a four-yearMSci. The MSci offers you theopportunity to further enhanceyour knowledge and skills in sportand exercise science through anevidence-based and practice-oriented approach to learning.

Both programmes are recognisedby the American College ofSports Medicine (ACSM) andgraduates are automaticallyeligible to sit the EP-C exam tobecome a certified physiologist.

On both programmes, you studythe application of science toissues in sport, exercise andfitness. Topics include anatomy,physiology, the principles oftraining, exercise prescription,sports nutrition and sportspsychology. You are taught bypractitioners with experience ofsupporting and training a widerange of clients – from Olympicathletes to frail, and older people.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Applied Sport and ExerciseScience MSci

• Sport and Exercise ScienceBSc (Hons)

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Stage 2You take modules covering sportand exercise promotion, fitnesstraining methods and researchmethods. Optional modules coversport and exercise psychology,sport and exercise leadership,and sports injuries.

Stage 3You take two compulsorymodules: an individual researchproject and either a sportsindustry placement or a moduleon sports event management. Youthen choose optional modulesfrom a range, covering areas suchas: exercise prescription, referraland rehabilitation, applied sportand exercise psychology, exercisefor special populations, andcontemporary issues in sportand exercise nutrition.


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Optional modules cover appliedsport and exercise psychologyor high-performance physiology.To progress to Stage 4, you needto have achieved 60% overall bythe end of Stage 3.

Stage 4 (MSci only)You complete a research thesis,looking at a topic in greater depththan is possible in a three-yeardegree and choose modules froma range, covering applied athletesupport, assessment and trainingfor optimal performance,psychology for injury andrehabilitation, and return to sport.

CareersOur graduates work as sportsscientists and in a range ofprofessions. There areopportunities with the nationalinstitutes of sport, withprofessional teams and clubs, andin self-employment. The degreecan lead to careers in the NHS.Physical activity, exercise referraland health promotion; health andfitness clubs, sports developmentand leisure centres also provideopportunities. The programmescontribute to ACSM accreditationas a stepping stone into careersin the health and fitness industry.

This programme prepares youfor a career in sport management.You study management modulesalongside sport-related modules.

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The emphasis is on employment-related experience and one of theprogramme’s strengths is thenumber of applied opportunitiesit offers. All students undertake anindustry placement at Stage 3,with MSport students gainingfurther placement experiencein their fourth and final year.

Degree programmesSingle honours• Sports Management BA (Hons)• Sports Management MSport

What you studyStage 1 (BA, MSport)You develop your knowledge ofthe principles of managementwith particular reference to thesports industries. You also takea module covering sport andexercise psychology and selectoptional modules from a range,covering areas such as humanphysiology and fitness testing,and business modules focusingon economics and financial andmanagement accounting.

Stage 2 All students take compulsorymodules covering sport andexercise leadership andpromotion, and also look at sportsmarketing and human resourcemanagement in sport.

BABA students then select optionsfrom a range that coversconsumer insight, financialaccounting, and managing teamsalongside sport modules onfitness training methods andexercise for special populations.

What you studyStage 1 (BSc and MSci)You take modules coveringfunctional anatomy, fundamentalsof human anatomy andphysiology, introductions tobiomechanics, fitness testing,professional skills, sport andexercise nutrition, and sport andexercise psychology.

Stage 2 (BSc and MSci)You take modules in appliednutrition for sports performance,applied sport and exercisephysiology, fitness trainingmethods, research methods,research study preparation, sport,exercise and health promotion, andsport and exercise psychology.

Stage 3At Stage 3, the BSc and MSciprogrammes diverge.

BScYou take compulsory modules onexercise prescription, referral andrehabilitation, and research studyin sport sciences. Optionalmodules cover applied sportand exercise psychology,contemporary issues in sportand exercise nutrition, exercisefor special populations, high-performance physiology,and specialised issues in sport and exercise.

MSciCompulsory modules include:contemporary perspectives insport research, injury prevention,research study in sport sciences,and sport and exercise nutritionfor the high-performance athlete.

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MSportMSport students take a furthercompulsory module on the globalbusiness environment and choosetheir options from modules onresearch design and planning,consumer insight, enterprise andentrepreneurship, and managingpeople and teams.

Stage 3BABA students undertake anindustry placement and a moduleon event management. They alsochoose optional modules in sportand management. Modules coverareas including nutrition for sportsperformance, and exerciseprescription, referral andrehabilitation, alongside enterpriseand entrepreneurship, businesslaw and European business.

MSportMSport students take a furthercompulsory module in strategicmarketing and select optionalmodules from those listed above.

Stage 4 (MSport only)MSport students undertake afurther work placement and writea report on their experience. Theyalso take a compulsory moduleon strategic event management.Optional modules are chosenfrom a range of businessmodules, which cover marketingand the value chain, creating anenterprise, business law andhuman resource management.

CareersThis programme puts you inan excellent position to take

advantage of career opportunitieswithin an expanding field,including leisure centre/facilitymanagement, sports marketing,sports event management,sports promotion, and sportsdevelopment, to name just a few.

This leading, externally accreditedSports Therapy degree is formotivated students with a stronginterest in this fast-growingprofession. You are taught byleading researchers andpractitioners in the field and learnto diagnose, treat and preventsporting injuries. In addition tohoning your clinical skills, youlearn how to exercise, train andrehabilitate people, ranging fromyoung competitors to ageingadults, including elite athletesand those with chronic disease.As part of your degree, you workin the University clinic based atMedway Park. Graduates fromthis degree can apply foraccreditation and full membershipof the Society of SportsTherapists and may be eligiblefor voluntary registration with theHealth and Care ProfessionsCouncil in the future.

Degree programmeSingle honours• Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)

SPORTS THERAPYMedway

What you studyStage 1You take modules coveringfunctional anatomy andbiomechanics, sports massageand introductory modules onsport and exercise nutrition,fitness testing, professional skillsand human physiology.

Stages 2/3You take modules coveringexamination and assessment,rehabilitation, soft tissuetechniques, sports injuries,therapeutic mobilisations, andapplied sport and exercisepsychology. You also complete aresearch project and dissertation,and take part in clinical practice,both on external placement and inthe University’s specialised sportsinjury clinic.

CareersGraduates can immediatelyembark on a career as anaccredited graduate sportstherapist. Sports therapists can beemployed or self-employed in, forexample, a sports injury clinic, asports club, the English Institute ofSport, or with a professional team.Our graduates have gone intoa range of careers, includingteaching, especially PE and/orscience, physiotherapy, physicalactivity or health promotion,sports development with localgovernment authorities andnational governing bodies ofsport; various roles in the NHS,or teaching/lecturing in a sportor exercise-related field.

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STATISTICAL SOCIALRESEARCHOn the BSc Statistical Social Research, you developsophisticated statistical analysis skills, which allowyou to critically assess data and apply your findingsto the real-world study of politics, crime, society orbusiness. The degree opens your mind to new waysof thinking, provides rigorous training to developyour quantitative skills, and offers a series of diverseplacements to maximise your future employability.

Your quantitative skills are developed through modulesthat offer specialist training in cutting-edge techniques aswell as training in how to understand, explain and critiquedata. You also develop subject-specific knowledge in areasof interest to you, such as politics, international relations,sociology, criminology, social policy, law or business.Combining your subject knowledge and quantitative skills,you produce your own research, in an academic dissertationand in placement settings within Kent and elsewhere.

This degree is offered by the Kent Q-Step Centre, one ofonly 15 such prestigious centres in the UK and funded by,among others, the Higher Education Funding Council forEngland (HEFCE). For details about the Centre, see p36.


Kent is ranked 16th in theUK in The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

What you study During your studies, you carryout at least one quantitativeresearch project for an externalorganisation, in addition to otherplacements. Aside from yourquantitative skills training, at eachstage, you choose modules fromthose offered by other schools atKent, for example: Kent LawSchool; the School of Politics andInternational Relations; the Schoolof Social Policy, Sociology andSocial Research; and KentBusiness School.

Stage 1You take modules which developyour skills in using quantitativedata to support your criticalthinking about your life and theworld around you. You improveyour quantitative skills andadvance your statisticalknowledge.

Stage 2You take an advanced modulein causal thinking in quantitativeresearch, and improve your skillsin presenting and communicatingthis to a range of audiences,including schools and the generalpublic. You also choose from a listof advanced quantitative optionsincluding Big Data analysis,spatial analysis, longitudinal

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We have links to organisationsoffering placements across manysectors, including government(national and local), think tanksand charities (including the UK’sleading supplier of data to thevoluntary sector), cultural bodiesand the private sector (includingleading market researchagencies). You are encouraged to gain experience in more thanone sector.

Teaching and assessmentIn addition to learning throughlectures, seminars, workshops,project supervision and statisticsclasses, you carry out hands-onresearch in the ‘field’ throughplacements and field trips.Most modules are assessed byexamination and coursework inequal measure. For assessmentdetails of individual modules, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

CareersOn this programme you becomean adaptable and flexible thinker.You develop advanced quantitativeskills and gain experience of

analysis, and multilevel analysis,and are trained in non-quantitativeresearch. You undertake aquantitative project as partof one of your modules.

Stage 3You complete a dissertationbased on your own quantitativeresearch, and a placementsmodule (see below). You arealso encouraged to take furtheradvanced quantitative options(as outlined in Stage 2).

PlacementsAn important aspect of thisdegree is applying yourquantitative skills in placementsettings. You take our placementsmodule, The Practice of SocialResearch, which runs for one fullacademic year and includes a200-hour placement within anacademic learning experience.We encourage you to undertakeadditional placements in thesummer after Stage 2 or Stage 3,and to do a placement linked toyour dissertation. It is alsopossible to undertake a full-timepaid sandwich year placement.

Programme UCAS Length Typical offer levelsCampus: Canterbury code (years) A level IBStatistical Social Research BSc (Hons) L9G3 3/4 BBB 34/15


Additional degrees: the University also offers named BA (Hons) degrees with quantitative research in thefollowing subjects: Criminology, Politics and International Relations, Social Policy (see p162), and Sociology (seep164). It is also possible to add a quantitative pathway to other social science degrees such as those in businessand Law. All programmes are linked to our prestigious Q-Step Centre. To find out more about this opportunity, visitwww.kent.ac.uk/qstep


applying these in professionalsettings through placements andapplied research modules, all ofwhich places you in an excellentposition for graduate employment.

In addition, we ensure you gainexcellent research skills andthe ability to analyse complexinformation and make it accessibleto non-specialist audiences. Youalso develop transferable skillssuch as: communication,presentation and organisationalskills; experience of working aspart of a team and independently;and familiarity with data computerprograms.

The repeated practical andprofessional use of your skillsmeans that you can moveseamlessly into quantitativemethods careers, in academiaor beyond.

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STUDYING AT KENT“The lecturers are not only experts in their fields,they have a genuine passion for what they’reteaching and the teaching itself. It’s great for meto study a subject I love in an environment wherethe educators want me to succeed.”

Naomi NixonEnglish Language and Linguistics

IN THIS SECTION176 / Choosing a course and applying178 / General entry requirements180 / Foundation programmes182 / Mature students183 / Course structure183 / Part-time study

CHOOSING A COURSE AND APPLYING

The institution code number of theUniversity of Kent is K24, and thecode name is KENT. If you areapplying for courses based atMedway, you should add thecampus code K in the campuscode field of the ‘choices’ sectionof ‘UCAS apply’. If you areapplying for the Pharmacy orPharmacology and Physiologydegrees, or the Mathematics andSecondary Education degree,which are offered in partnership,see the respective subject pagesfor details of how to apply.

Courses with the UCAS campuscodes given below are taughtby partner colleges, not bythe University of Kent:Canterbury College usescampus code C

West Kent College uses campus code W.

What you need to applyYou can find detailed instructionson how to apply at www.ucas.com

You should apply online ifpossible, either via www.ucas.comif you are applying directly, or viayour college or school if it has aUCAS online application system.

See the UCAS applicationtimeline, right, for key dates in the application process.

Foundation programmesStudents should apply throughUCAS in the same way as forhonours degrees (see above).For foundation programmes only,international students can applyusing Kent’s online applicationform with the assistance of our

international students (p181).Please note that entryqualifications are listed as a guideand that the most up-to-dateinformation can be found on ourwebsite.

ProfessionalqualificationsSome degrees offer routes toprofessions and give exemptionfrom qualifying exams, forinstance Law, Architecture,Accounting & Finance andActuarial Science. These subjectsmay also offer joint honoursoptions that may not include allthe topics you need to study inorder to qualify for exemptions– check with the University ifyou are in any doubt.

Year in industry/yearabroad optionsMany programmes offer a year inindustry or year abroad options.Mostly these options are listedseparately, but some subjectsinclude them under the sameUCAS code; in those cases, youneed to specify your preferredroute on your UCAS form.

How to applyFull-time degreesFor autumn 2017 entry to full-timehonours degree courses, allstudents should apply throughthe Universities and CollegesAdmissions Service (UCAS), theUK’s central admissions service(www.ucas.com). Internationalstudents can also apply throughUCAS with our authorisedrepresentatives.

Choosing a courseKent offers over 400 differentundergraduate honours degreesto suit your interests and futurecareer aspirations. You need toconsider all your options andmake sure that you are applyingfor the right programme. Somesubjects also offer a year inindustry, a placement year, orstudy abroad opportunities.

All subject areas are describedin the previous section, and alldegrees, together with theirqualifications, are listed in theQuick Reference Guide on p221.

For a full explanation of coursestructure, see p183.

LocationOur undergraduate programmesare taught at Canterbury andMedway as well as at our partnercolleges. Our course portfoliovaries from site to site and you areadvised to check the location ofyour chosen course and explorethe facilities and the opportunitiesavailable there.

QualificationsIn addition to the general entryrequirements (see p178),many degrees have their ownentry requirements. Some specifyparticular subjects at A level orequivalent. If you don’t meet theentry requirements for your chosensubject, the University offers otherroutes to achieving the appropriatestandard, such as degreeprogrammes with an integralfoundation year (p180) andfoundation year programmes for


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enquire about your application bycontacting the Recruitment andAdmissions Office through theKentVision applicant portal. Youcan also check the status of yourapplication via the UCAS websiteat www.ucas.com

Meeting offer conditionsYou must satisfy the conditions ofyour offer by 31 August 2017. The

University will withdraw offersnot confirmed by this date.

Further informationRecruitment and AdmissionsOfficeT: 0800 975 3777 or+44 (0)1227 827272www.kent.ac.uk/ug

authorised representatives in theirown country; see www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/application/representatives

For entry to the InternationalFoundation Programme (IFP)or Junior Year Abroad (JYA),see p181 and p199.

Part-time degreesFor entry to part-timeundergraduate degree coursesand part-time foundation degrees,apply directly to the Recruitmentand Admissions Office via thepart-time online application format www.kent.ac.uk/courses

Sponsored studentsIf you are working in industry andyour employer will sponsor you tostudy on a course listed on theUCAS website, you must applythrough UCAS in the normal way.

Deferred entryWe will consider applicationsfor deferred entry in 2018 on thesame basis as those for entry in2017; you should apply in theusual way during 2016/17. It isadvisable to give some indicationof how you will spend theintervening year, ie travelling,voluntary work or paid work. You are expected to meet theconditions of an offer by thesummer of 2017.

Decisions onapplicationsA decision on your application willbe made as soon as possible andconfirmed via UCAS. You can

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UCAS application timelinePlease note some UCAS dates may vary for technical reasons.

Early June Applicants can start preparing applications on UCAS Apply

Early Sept UCAS applications can be submitted to UCASand will be passed on to institutions

15 Oct Oxbridge and medical, dentistry and veterinarydeadline

Nov and Dec Begin applications for UK government finance atStudent Finance England (SFE)

15 Jan UCAS main scheme application deadline for equalacademic consideration*

Dec-Apr Applicant invited for visit or interview.Decisions made (conditional, unconditional,unsuccessful)

Feb Applicants can apply to universities through theUCAS Extra Service

Apr and May Applicant chooses firm and insurance choices(first and second choices)

30 June Deadline for ‘late’ UCAS applications*Early July Kent opens for direct application for non-A level

applicants31 July Deadline for University of Kent accommodation

applicationsMid-Aug Adjustment open for registrationAug Examination results and Clearing for unsuccessful

applicantsAug or Sept Places confirmed and enrolment and registration

information emailedSept or Oct Start university!

*Late applications are accepted only at the University’s discretion

We base offers on a combinationof GCSE/VCE A level/A level/otherqualifications or predicted grades,your personal statement andreference.

Subjects accepted for theGeneral Entry RequirementIf you do not satisfy the entrycriteria outlined here, you maybe eligible for one of Kent’sfoundation programmes, seep180.

• Kent generally accepts anyA level syllabus approved bythe AQA, OCR, WJEC andEdexcel and CIE awardingbodies, though we regardsome subjects as more suitablethan others.

• We do not accept the morevocational subjects if offered asone of only two A level passes.

GCE/GCSEThe minimum requirements are:• five passes at GCSE grade Cor above, including EnglishLanguage or Use of English(IGCSE English as a SecondLanguage, grade B), and atleast two subjects at A level or

• three passes at GCE A leveland a pass at grade C or abovein GCSE English Language orUse of English.

Offers are normally based onachieving three A levels orequivalent qualifications at Level3, although some Universitysubject areas may specifydifferently. You must havea minimum of two A levelequivalents at Level 3 in twosubjects (ie two A levels or onevocational double award).

At Kent, we encourageall those who have theability to study atuniversity to apply, andwe accept a wide rangeof qualifications.

We consider your experience,alternative qualifications, andother information in yourapplication form. Students arenot treated differently on groundsof race, colour, religion, disability,gender, sexuality or any otherdistinction. Details of ouradmissions policy are online atwww.kent.ac.uk/applicants/information/policies/admissions.html

The following are our minimumentry requirements for degreelevel study.

AgeWe recommend that you areat least 17 years old by 20September in the year you enrol.If you are below this age, we maystill consider you for admission,provided we are satisfied youhave reached an appropriatelevel of academic and personaldevelopment. In order to complywith both health and safety andchild protection legislation, theUniversity may impose restrictionson the use of some facilities bystudents who are under 18.International students who areunder 18 at the start of theircourse are required to providedetails of a guardian, parent orcarer who is resident in the UK.

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on the basis of the IB markingscheme and not the UCAS tariff.

We have a standard IB Diplomaoffer of 34 points across allprogrammes of study includingany specific subjects at higheror standard level required by theparticular degree programme.As an alternative to achieving34 points, for most programmes,the University will also make IBstudents the offer of passingthe IB Diploma with specificachievement in higher/standardlevel subjects. Both offers will becommunicated via UCAS.

Students offering a combinationof IB certificates and otherqualifications, such as A levels,Advanced Placement (AP) Testsor the International BaccalaureateCareer-related Programme(IBCP), will also be considered ontheir individual merits and shouldcontact the Recruitment andAdmissions Office for guidance.

BTEC/OCR• BTEC Extended NationalDiploma (QCF) or NationalDiploma (NQF) (18 units); orDiploma (QCF) Certificate(NQF) (12 units); and a pass inan approved English languagequalification.

• Higher National Diploma orCertificate and a pass in anapproved English languagequalification.

Access to Higher EducationDiplomaThe Access to Higher Education(HE) Diploma is a nationallyrecognised qualification, which

enables those who do not haveA levels to apply to study for adegree. Access courses allow youto study with others in similarcircumstances to you, who havethe same aims and concerns.

Access courses in south-eastEngland are validated by LaserLearning Awards (LASER). TheUniversity of Kent offers anAccess to HE Diploma in theMedway region at BromptonAcademy. For more details, [email protected]

For other Access course providersin the south-east, see the AccessCourse Finder at www.laser-awards.org.uk or to findinformation on access courses inother regions of the UK, pleasesee www.accesstohe.ac.uk

All Access applicants areconsidered individually.Candidates are required to passthe overall Access to HE Diplomaand may also be required toobtain a proportion of the totalLevel 3 credits and/or credits inparticular subjects at merit gradeor above. Please check with theUniversity before you apply, thatthe Access/foundation syllabusyou are enrolled in is acceptable.Some degree subjects may alsorequire you to have specificGCSEs.

Other qualificationsWe are happy to consider otherqualifications on a case-by-casebasis, including the followingqualifications, provided theydemonstrate a satisfactorystandard and include a pass in

• We count subjects with asignificant overlap as onesubject.

• We may accept twomathematical subjects at thesame level provided that thecourse syllabuses weresubstantially different (forexample, a combination ofPure and Applied Mathematicsor of Mathematics and FurtherMathematics). We will acceptpapers in Mathematics andFurther Mathematics set on theSMP syllabus. A level ‘Use ofMathematics’ is not acceptedby some degree subjects asmeeting requirements for aspecific grade in A levelMathematics.

• Some academic schools maytake into consideration passesin Level 2 functional skillscommunication and numeracywhere you cannot meet thematriculation requirementsfor English and Maths at GCSElevel. However, you are advisedto try to retake GCSE Englishand Maths as these will providea better preparation forstudying at university level andmay be required by employers.

GCE A level double award• A level double award (two Alevel equivalents) and a pass inan approved English languagequalification.

International BaccalaureateDiplomaThe University welcomesapplications from prospectivestudents offering the full IBDiploma. We make offers solely

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English at the equivalent of GCSE:• Scottish (SQA) higher/advanced higher qualifications

• Irish Leaving Certificate• European BaccalaureateDiploma

• Certificate in Education• university degree• Advanced InternationalCertificate of Education

• Advanced Placement (AP) –a minimum of two full APsrequired

• Overseas certificates (includingsome other European Unioncountries)

• Higher School Certificate ofMatriculation of approvedoverseas and EU authorities

• American High SchoolDiplomas if accompaniedby two full AP passes

• School Certificates and HigherSchool Certificates awardedby a body approved by theUniversity

• Subsidiary level credit or pass= pass at GCSE

• Higher School Certificate pass= pass at A level

• matriculation from an approveduniversity, with a pass in EnglishLanguage at GCSE/O levelor an equivalent level in anapproved English language test

• Kent’s foundation programmes,provided you meet the subjectrequirements for the degreecourse you intend to study

• an examination pass acceptedas equivalent to any of theabove.

For information on entryrequirements for your country,

see www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/countries oremail [email protected]

English languagequalificationsIn order to enter directly on toa degree programme, you alsoneed to show evidence of yourproficiency in English language.The University also accepts someschool qualifications in English.Students requiring an educationalvisa will be restricted to particulartests that are acceptable to UKVisas and Immigration (UKVI),such as IELTS. For details,see www.kent.ac.uk/ems/eng-lang-reqs

Honours degrees6.5 IELTS (with a minimum of6.0 in Reading and Writing and5.5 in Speaking and Listening).

Alternatively, for an honoursdegree, we also accept:• SELT GCSE English as a firstlanguage (syllabus 0500 or0522) at C overall withsubscores reading E, writing E,speaking D (0522) or 2 (0500),listening D (0522) or 2 (0500)

• GCSE English as a secondlanguage (syllabus 0510 or0511) at B overall withsubscores reading D, writing D,oral C (0511) or 2 (0510),listening A (0510 or 0511)

• European Baccalaureate 7.0 inwritten English first language;7.5 in written English secondlanguage; 8.0 in English thirdlanguage

• IB higher: 4+ (A1) or 5+ (A2/B)IB standard: 5+ (A1) or 6+(A2/B)

Or IB higher: English ALiterature 4, English ALanguage and Literature 4,English Language 4Or IB standard: English ALiterature 5, English ALanguage and Literature 5,English Language 5, Englishab initio 6.

If you haven’t yet reached thesestandards, Kent offers a rangeof pathway programmes forinternational students whichgive you academic and languagetraining before you begin onyour degree. See Foundationprogrammes, below.

Foundation programmesFoundation programmes helpyou achieve qualifications fordegree-level entry. Kent offerstwo types of foundationprogramme: an honours degreewith a foundation year andthe International FoundationProgramme.

During your foundationprogramme you are considered afull undergraduate student, so youhave access to all the University’ssupport, welfare, leisure andstudy facilities.

Honours degrees witha foundation yearThese are subject-specificprogrammes which offer one yearof full-time study prior to Stage 1.If you don’t have qualifications inthe appropriate subjects for yourchosen degree, if your gradesare not high enough, if you areapplying from a country where

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language standard is below5.5 IELTS. It gives you a year’spreparation in academicsubjects, study skills and Englishlanguage. Progression to thedegree programme will dependon achieving specific gradesin the IFP.

The IFP is taught on ourCanterbury campus by ourown academics with teachingorganised in small groups. Itincludes lectures, seminars,tutorials, workshops, IT trainingand independent learning. Youare assessed by a combinationof exams and coursework.

The IFP can be started in eitherSeptember or January. TheSeptember IFP allows progressionto degrees in the social sciences,humanities, the sciences and thearts. The January IFP allows

progression to degrees in thesocial sciences and the arts.

If your first language is notEnglish, you need to demonstratean English language standardof 5.0 IELTS (with a minimum of5.0 in each component). Pleasenote, for students requiring a Tier4 (General) student visa, we canonly accept an academic IELTSfor UKVI.

There are two ways to apply:1 You can apply online, using ourdirect online application formavailable at: www.kent.ac.uk/international-pathways/apply?ifpapply.html

2 You can apply via theUniversities and CollegesAdmissions Service (UCAS)either directly atwww.ucas.com/apply orthrough one of our overseas

secondary education does notreach the level required for directentry to UK degrees, or if youdon’t have the necessarystandard of English, you shouldapply for a foundationprogramme. If your first languageis not English, you need to havean English language standardof 5.5 IELTS (with a minimumof 5.5 in each component).

Subjects which currently includea foundation year are:• Chemistry• Computer Systems Engineering• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering

• Forensic Science • Mathematics (also for FinancialMathematics and ActuarialScience)

• Physics.

It may also be possible for you togo on to one of the other degreesoffered by the University. Forfurther information, see underthe individual subject entries orwww.kent.ac.uk/courses/foundation

All of these courses are taughton the Canterbury campus andstart in September. Applicationis via UCAS.

International FoundationProgramme (IFP)The International FoundationProgramme (IFP) facilitatesdegree-level entry into almostall of our undergraduateprogrammes for internationalstudents whose school leavingqualifications are insufficient fordirect entry and/or whose English

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representatives who can makean application on your behalf.

For more information, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp

Visa rules for non-EuropeanEconomic Area (EEA)studentsThe UK Government has a systemof immigration control called Tier 4 for students who are notEuropean Economic Area citizens.All ‘visa national’ students arerequired to obtain a Confirmationof Acceptance for Studies (CAS)from the University beforeapplying for a visa.

For up-to-date informationon the Tier 4 scheme, pleasesee: www.kent.ac.uk/studentimmigration

The University may requireapplicants to provide a depositin order to fulfil the offerrequirements for someprogrammes.

Further information and guidancewill be provided to thoseapplicants to whom this applies.

Please note that some partner/associate colleges may not beapproved UKVI (UK Visas andImmigration) sponsors andstudents requiring an educationalvisa will be unable to take coursesat those locations.

Mature studentsreturning to studyKent welcomes applicationsfrom everyone with the potentialto benefit from its programmes.Not all of our students have thetraditional entrance qualificationsrequired to take a degree. Wewill consider previous experienceincluding work-related skills,alternative qualifications andany other information you give us.

In addition to the support servicesand resources describedelsewhere in this prospectus, ourstaff can offer information andadvice on a wide range of topicsrelating to studying in highereducation, including how tochoose your course, preparingfor your course, admissionsprocesses and generalinformation regarding preparationfor higher education.

Admissions staff are based on theCanterbury campus and can becontacted between 9am-5pm,Monday to Friday. Alternatively,come to one of our Open Days –see p260 for information anddates, or visit our website,www.kent.ac.uk/opendays

Use of contextual dataThe Recruitment and AdmissionsOffice currently collects a rangeof contextual data using publiclyavailable datasets to support itsAccess agreement with the Officefor Fair Access (OFFA). The dataincludes education context of theapplicant’s school or college, andperformance of the applicant’sschool at A level or equivalent.

The University also collectspostcode data to identifyapplicants from low participationneighbourhoods as well as thosethat have been looked after/in carefor more than three months, whereindicated on the UCAS form.The University will use contextualdata in the round to support thedecision-making process.

Qualification checksAdmission to a programme ofstudy is made on the basis thatyou have accurately and truthfullypresented all the relevant facts inyour application. The Universityrequires all students to provideproof of identity and qualificationsat point of registration. TheUniversity retains the right towithdraw an offer of a place orterminate your registration if itsubsequently comes to light thatthe information you providedin support of your applicationwas inaccurate or incompleteor a misrepresentation ofyour academic and otherachievements.

Further informationRecruitment and AdmissionsOfficeT: 0800 975 3777 or+44 (0)1227 827272F: +44 (0)1227 827077www.kent.ac.uk/ug

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especially for internationalstudents whose academicqualifications or Englishlanguage is not at the requiredlevel for direct entry to a degree(see p180 for further details).

• Foundation degrees are interimhigher education awards, whichstart at a point before honoursdegree entry and end at a levelbelow an honours degree.There are usually goodprogression routes to a relatedhonours degree or a specifictop-up honours degree. Thesequalifications are taught by theUniversity’s partner colleges(see p220 for further details).

• Higher National Diplomasare interim higher educationawards, which start at a pointbefore honours degree entryand end at a level significantlybelow an honours degree.There are usually goodprogression routes on to arelated honours degree or aspecific top-up honours degree.

These qualifications are taughtby the University’s partnercolleges (see p220 for furtherdetails).

• Top-up honours degreesare one-year programmesdesigned to allow progressionfrom foundation degrees orHNDs to bachelor honoursdegree level.

Kent ExtraIn addition to the types ofprogrammes above, you also havethe opportunity to broaden yourdegree and acquire new skillsby choosing to engage with ourKent Extra initiative. See p36.

Part-time studyKent offers both full and part-timestudy. The Quick Reference Guide(p221) indicates which modeof study is available for eachprogramme.

Part-time study allows youto achieve the same academicqualifications as on a full-timeprogramme over a longer periodof time. It also offers theadvantage of studying a stage ata time – certificate, then diploma,and finally, the degree.

Part-time students usually takehalf the modules each year thata full-time student takes. Most ofthe modules run in the daytime,but some are available throughclasses taught in the evening.

Please note: internationalstudents who are in the UKon a student visa cannot studyon a part-time basis.

Kent offers a variety ofdegree programmes• Single honours where youstudy one main subject,sometimes with the optionof taking up to 25% of yourdegree in another subject.

• Joint honours where you studytwo subjects on a 50:50 basis.

• Occasionally you can do amajor/minor honours degreewhere the majority of yourstudy is in one subject and theminority in another, for example,Law with a language.

• Part-time study where you cantake a degree programme on a half-time basis, see below forfurther details.

• Honours degrees with afoundation year. If, forwhatever reason, you do nothave appropriate qualificationsfor direct entry, some sciencehonours degrees offer afoundation year, and thereare general foundation years

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Academic creditHonours programmes at Kentoffer academic credits on anationally agreed scale. Younormally take 120 credits atincreasingly higher levels at eachof Stages 1, 2 and 3, makinga total of 360 for a full honoursdegree. Degrees involving afull-time fourth year total 480credits. Foundation degrees carry240 credits, generally 120 creditsper year for two full-time years.

Kent has adopted the EuropeanCredit Transfer and AccumulationSystem (ECTS). This system wasdeveloped by the Commissionof the European Communitiesin order to guarantee academicrecognition of studies atuniversities and colleges acrossEurope. Each module at Kent alsocarries an ECTS weighting.

If you have been studying highereducation programmes elsewhereand have academic credits thatare recent, relevant and at the rightlevel, you can apply to transferthe credit to a relevant programmeat Kent, subject to the formal

agreement of the University.Equally, credit you gain at Kentmay transfer to appropriateprogrammes elsewhere.

ModulesProgrammes at Kent consist ofa number of modules (up to amaximum of eight) at each stage.Each module carries a creditrating (according to its ‘weight’) of15, 30 or occasionally 45 credits.Some degrees have compulsorymodules, particularly if you arestudying a subject that leadstowards professional recognition,for example, law or accounting.Other subjects allow more choice,which gives you the opportunityto diversify and broaden yourexperience by studying topicsoutside your main subject area.

Class hoursClass hours vary dependingon which subject you take. Forexample, science-based degreescan include full-day practicallaboratory sessions, while otherdegrees may only have onelecture and seminar per moduleeach week and require you tospend more time in private studyand directed reading.

Stages of studyKent honours degrees divide intostages, as follows:

Stage 1 (120 credits)Full-time: first year.Part-time: generally two years (butcan be up to a total of four years).

Stage 2 (120 credits)Full-time: second year.Part-time: two further years.

Stage 3 (120 credits)Full-time: third/final year.Part-time: two further years.

Degrees that include studyabroad, a work placementin industry, or a year in computing,usually involve an extra year ona full-time basis. A few degreesin the sciences and in engineeringinclude a fourth year – these arealso usually on a full-time basis.The MArch degree in Architecturerequires five years’ full-time study.

Normally marks from both Stages2 and 3 count towards your finaldegree result. You have to passStage 1 to be allowed to go onto Stages 2 and 3.


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TERM DATES 2017/18Welcome Week18 Sept 2017 – 22 Sept 2017Autumn term25 Sept 2017 – 15 Dec 2017Spring term15 Jan 2018 – 6 April 2018Summer term7 May 2018 – 15 June 2018

“I decided to study at Kentbecause the University hasa good ranking in the leaguetables and I felt confidentthat I would be gaining aworthwhile degree.”

Linda LamMathematics

“There is lots of support at Kent. The libraryis excellent and there are study zonesall around campus. The Careers andEmployability Service is very good too; theyoffer lots of help, including mock interviews.”Sarah BlackburnBiology with a Sandwich Year

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Kent Student Unions Together(GK Unions).

Student LearningAdvisory ServiceThe Student Learning AdvisoryService (SLAS) is a free, friendlyservice available to all students.SLAS works in partnership withstudents, offering confidentialadvice and study guidance on all aspects of effective learning,including mathematics andstatistics support. SLAS offersworkshops to all students, as wellas programmes aimed at specificgroups, such as part-time, matureor international students. SLASalso operates an AcademicPeer Mentoring (APM) schemewhere more advanced studentsoffer support and help to otherstudents at an earlier stageof their studies.

Further informationwww.kent.ac.uk/learningCanterburyT: +44 (0)1227 824016E: [email protected]

MedwayT: +44 (0)1634 888884E: [email protected]

LibrariesThe resources in our TemplemanLibrary in Canterbury and the Drill Hall Library in Medway areavailable to all our students. Bothare at the heart of their respectivecampuses. See p206 for moredetails on the Templeman Libraryand p215 for the Drill Hall Library.

IT services and facilitiesAll students get a Kent IT account,which includes a personal emailaccount for life. We also providean online student portal, whichhas personalised timetables,module and course information.

Our campuses are fully wireless-enabled, with free and secureWi-Fi in all buildings (includingstudent accommodation on ourCanterbury campus) and in someoutdoor spaces too. To help youwork and study online, we providestudent PCs and Wi-Fi enabledstudy hubs across our campuses.

Our students are also able toaccess files and resources onthe Kent network when studyingoff campus.

IT training opportunitiesA range of IT workshops, onlinetutorials and self-help guides areavailable to all students. You canalso study for the internationallyrecognised IT skills qualificationECDL (European ComputerDriving Licence).

Further informationwww.kent.ac.uk/itservices

Medical careWe strongly advise you to registerwith a doctor under the NHS(National Health Service) assoon as possible after arrival atuniversity. By doing so, you qualifyfor treatment here and in manyreciprocating countries abroad.You should also register with alocal NHS dentist.

The University of Kentprides itself on the levelof support it offers itsstudents, whether theyare based at Canterburyor Medway, are from the UK or abroad, arereturning to study orcoming straight fromschool or college.

On these pages we outline theUniversity-wide services we offer.For detailed location-specificinformation, see p204(Canterbury) and p212 (Medway).

Collegiate atmosphereAll Kent students belong toa college, so you have plentyof opportunities to meet peoplestudying different subjects.Each college has a Master whois responsible for student welfareand is your first port of call whenyou need assistance of any kind.

The Canterbury campus hassix colleges, named afterdistinguished British figures –Darwin, Eliot, Keynes, Rutherford,Turing and Woolf. Each Canterburycollege has a Student Committeeto represent students’ interestsand to organise social activities.

Students at Medway belong toMedway College. There is aCollege Master for Medway who,with a dedicated Student EventsTeam, runs a busy calendar ofsocial, sporting and culturalactivities, alongside thoseprovided by Greenwich and


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Support and WellbeingStudent Support Our core services includesupport for students with: specificlearning difficulties includingdyslexia and dyspraxia; withphysical or sensory impairmentsand medical conditions; andwith autistic spectrum conditions.We also offer help withapplications for the DisabledStudents’ Allowance.

We have a team of tutors whocan provide individual specialistsupport and Educational SupportAssistants who can help withnote-taking and other learningsupport requirements.

We recommend UK studentsapply for the Disabled Students’Allowance as soon as they maketheir UCAS choices. You can getfurther information from:www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas

We encourage all applicants whohave support needs to contact usbefore arrival, to discuss theirrequirements.

Wellbeing TeamThe Wellbeing Team is availableall year round in Canterbury andfrom September to June on theMedway campus. The service isstaffed by both wellbeing advisersand mentors who supportstudents with mental healthconcerns and counsellors who

At Canterbury, we have aspecialist GP practice at theMedical Centre and a pharmacy.The University Nursing Service (inKeynes College) provides nursingcare for in-patients, a minorcasualty service, and supportand advice to students sevendays a week during term time.

At Medway, you should registerwith a local GP and with a localNHS dentist.

Further informationCanterburyT: +44 (0)1227 469333www.umckent.co.uk

MedwayFor details of local doctors, seewww.kent.ac.uk/studentservices/medway

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Further informationCanterburyT: +44 (0)1227 827676 E: [email protected]

MedwayT: +44 (0)1634 890250www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk

ChaplaincyOur Chaplaincy teams serve allthe main Christian denominationsas well as the Jewish, Islamic,Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh faithcommunities on our campuses.

There are three chaplains(Anglican, Catholic andPentecostal) on our Canterburycampus and a chaplain at ourMedway campus.

There is a small chapel in EliotCollege on our Canterburycampus used by several Christiangroups, and Canterbury’s mosqueis conveniently located on theedge of the campus. Muslimstudents at Medway are able tomeet for prayer on campusthrough the Islamic Society.

Further informationCanterburyT: +44 (0)1227 827491 E: [email protected]/chaplaincy

MedwayChaplains’ OfficeT: +44 (0)1634 883203E: [email protected]/studentservices/medway

Careers andEmployability ServiceThe University offers a Careersand Employability Service atboth campuses, which providesinformation, advice and guidanceat any stage of your studies. Seep42 for further information.

SecurityWe want all of our students to feelsafe while they are at University.The Canterbury campus hastrained, in-house security officerswho are on duty 24 hours a dayand regularly patrol the campusas well as monitoring our CCTVcameras.

Access to the Medway campus ismonitored by the gatehouse staffand security officers patrol thesite 24 hours a day. All areas arecovered by CCTV and there isalso a Police Community SupportOfficer who patrols the campus.The accommodation at LibertyQuays features comprehensiveCCTV coverage, 24-hour securityand electronic entry systems.

Further informationwww.kent.ac.uk/estates/services/campus_security.html

CanterburyT: +44 (0)1227 823300

MedwayT: +44 (0)1634 883138E: [email protected]

offer individual counsellingsessions. We offer a confidentialservice and invite students toattend an assessment to explorethe support they need to succeedin their studies. In addition toindividual support, we runworkshops and courses; see thewebsite listed below for details.

Further informationwww.kent.ac.uk/studentsupportwww.kent.ac.uk/studentwellbeing

CanterburyStudent SupportT: +44 (0)1227 823158 E: [email protected]

Wellbeing TeamT: +44 (0)1227 823206E: [email protected]

MedwayStudent SupportT: +44 (0)1634 888969E: [email protected]

Wellbeing TeamT: +44 (0)1634 888875/202984E: [email protected]

Nursery provisionThe Oaks Nursery is run by KentUnion on the Canterbury campus.The Oaks offers a limited numberof student discounted placeseach year. Register for a place at our website, (see below).

For our Medway students, theBusy Bees Nursery is situatedclose to campus and has flexibleopening hours.


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“Going to university will teach me skillsI couldn’t learn anywhere else. TheUniversity has been a major part of mydevelopment – it has made me who I amtoday and is therefore worth every penny.”Luke EatonComputer Science with a Year in Industry

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FEES AND COSTS

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AccommodationAll prices below are for 2015/16.

Costs for self-cateringaccommodation at Canterburyrange from £106.05 for astandard room up to £167.37 perweek for an en-suite room, bothfor a 39-week rental period.

The cost for Liberty Quaysaccommodation at Medway is£137.50 per week for a 39-weekrental period.

Students in privately rentedaccommodation pay around £85to £100 per week, for a 52-weekrental, plus additional costs forutilities and broadband.

For a full list of costs, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/accommodation

The bulk of the expendituregenerally comes in the first term,but you can reduce costs bybuying second-hand books.

Studying abroadFor any student studying abroadfor a full academic year, the tuitionfee payable to Kent is 15% of thenormal fee; in 2016, £1,350. Noadditional tuition fee is payable toour partner universities abroad. Ifyou are only studying abroad forone term, you will pay the normaltuition fee of £9,000.

Living costsLiving costs include food, clothes,accommodation, socialising, traveletc. The living costs calculatoron our website can help youto estimate the expenses youmay incur while studying. See

A degree is a significantinvestment in yourfuture so it is importantyou fully understand thefees and costs you willincur.

Generally, the figures quoted arefor the 2016/17 academic yearand cover one academic year,unless otherwise stated.

The cost of studying at universityis made up of two main elements:academic costs and living costs.What you spend during your timeat university can vary dependingon your course, where you chooseto live and your lifestyle.

Academic costsThe main academic cost is tuitionfees, which cover the cost ofteaching and other academicsupport services, such as thelibrary and IT systems. If you arean eligible UK/EU student, you donot have to pay your tuition feesupfront. You can apply for a UKGovernment tuition fee loan tocover your fees (see p191).

Paying your fees Tuition fees are due at the startof each academic year. If youreceive a UK Government tuitionfee loan, this is paid directly tothe University. You do not have torepay your loan until the April afteryou graduate and you are earningover £21,000 per year.

Books and course materialsYou need to buy your own booksand course materials, includingprinter and photocopying credits.


Tuition fees for students fromthe UK and the EuropeanUnion 2016/17

Foundation degrees £6,000

Undergraduate degrees £9,000

Year in Industry £1,350Year studying at a partner university £1,350

Tuition fees for internationalstudents (from outside theEuropean Union) 2016/17

International FoundationProgrammeNon-laboratory programmes

£12,750Lab-based or practicalprogrammes £13,500

Undergraduate degreesStandard non-laboratoryprogrammes £13,340Lab-based or practicalprogrammes £15,920Year in Industry £1,350Year studying at a partner university £1,350

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Alternatively, visit the UKGovernment website:www.gov.uk/studentfinance

International overseasfee-paying studentsIf you are an overseas fee-payingstudent, you may be eligiblefor loans or grants from yourgovernment. For example, theUniversity is recognised by theUS Department of Educationfor US Federal Loans and by theCanadian government for CanadaStudent Loans. You are advisedto seek information from yourcountry for funding that will helpto support you while you study.

Kent Financial SupportPackageKent has a financial supportpackage for eligible UK students.In previous years, this award hasprovided an overall financialsupport package of over £5,000to students who come from areasof low participation in highereducation and who have anannual household income ofc£42,875 pa or less. Furtherinformation, including eligibility,will be available from June 2016 –subject to approval by the Officefor Fair Access (OFFA). The KentFinancial Support Package doesnot have to be repaid.

Further informationwww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student

Rewarding excellenceThe University offers a scholarshipin recognition of academicexcellence, as well as generousscholarships for achievement insport and music and specificscholarships for internationalstudents. For more information,see p192-p196.

We also offer a number of otherawards – details can be found atwww.kent.ac.uk/scholarships

Scholarships are open to allstudents regardless of householdincome and are awarded on merit.Unlike student loans, scholarshipsdo not have to be repaid.

Please note that the academicprogress of scholarship recipientsis monitored and scholars areexpected to maintain a minimumlevel of defined academicprogress in order to retain theirscholarship award.

At Kent, we believe thatall students who have theacademic potential tobenefit from our coursesshould be able to come tothe University. We haveestablished one of themost generous financialsupport schemes in theUK to assist studentswith their costs.

In 2014/15, we allocated almost£19m in student support, including£7.5m in bursaries, scholarships,grants and awards for ourundergraduate students. Manyof our awards are in addition to anygovernment loans or other supportyou may receive.

Government loans forUK and EU studentsUK and EU students who satisfyresidency requirements areeligible for UK Government loans.The tuition fee loan of £9,000 ispaid directly to the University anda living cost loan of up to £8,200is paid in instalments direct to youto assist with your living costs,such as accommodation, food,travel and study materials.

The loans attract interest at RPI + 3% and become repayable theApril after you finish your degreeand only when you are earningover £21,000 pa.

The figures above are for theyear 2016/17. For more details,see www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student or request a copy of ourStudent Funding 2016 brochure.

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“When looking atuniversities, Kent hadthe most support available;the help I get throughthe Academic ExcellenceScholarship really makesa difference .”

Joe OwersCriminology and Sociology

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The scholarship is worth £2,000a year and is renewed on anannual basis, subject to goodacademic progress.

Who is eligible?The scholarship is awarded to anyapplicant who enters the first year(Stage 1) of an undergraduatehonours degree at Kent with, astheir highest entry qualification,three As at A level or specifiedalternative qualifications (whichinclude specific combinedqualifications). Where applicantshave taken mathematics or anapproved modern foreignlanguage, they are required to

hold AAB at A level or specifiedalternative qualifications. Thethree A levels can include CriticalThinking and General Studies. Allsuccessful recipients must alsohave satisfied the conditions ofentry to the University.

The table below shows thequalifying awards and minimumgrades required for the mostwidely used qualifications.Candidates with a combinationof A levels and BTEC should viewthe full table of qualifications andthe combinations permitted atwww.kent.ac.uk/excellence

UNIVERSITYSCHOLARSHIPS All figures below are based onthe 2016/17 awards; for the latestinformation, visit www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/undergraduate

The Kent Scholarship for Academic ExcellenceAt Kent, we aim to rewardexcellence. We know you will haveworked exceptionally hard toachieve the qualifications neededto secure your place at Kent andwe have established the KentScholarship for AcademicExcellence to reward your efforts.


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Award Minimum grades required

A levels AAA; A*A*A*; A*A*A; A*AA; A*A*B; A*AB; A*A*C

A levels (including mathematics or approved language*) AAB

International Baccalaureate (IB) 35 points or more, including a minimum of 15 points forHigher Level subjects

IB (including Higher Level 6 in mathematics orapproved language*)

34 points overall minimum, including a minimum of 15points for Higher Level subjects

Access to HE Diploma Overall Pass – must include 45 Level 3 credits atDistinction (D)

Cambridge Pre-U D3 D3 D3; D2 D2 M2; D2 D3 M2; D2 D2 M3

Scottish Highers AAAAA; AAAAB; AAABB

Irish Leaving Certificate A1 A1 A1 A1

BTEC National Extended Diploma (QCF) D*D*D*; D*D*D; D*DD; DDD

Combined qualifications: BTEC National (D); A level (A)*

Two A levels + one BTEC National Subsidiary Diploma(QCF)

A*A*D*; A*AD*; A*A*D; AAD*; AAD

BTEC National Diploma (QCF) + one A level D*D*A*; D*D*A; D*DA*; DDA*; DDA

*approved languages are modern foreign languages, excluding English, classical and biblical languages.

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For more information or to make anapplication, visit www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/undergraduate

Student AmbassadorStipendStudent Ambassador Stipendshave been created for studentswho have an interest in becominginvolved in outreach work duringtheir undergraduate programme.The Student Ambassador Stipendoffers successful applicantsan award of £1,000 per annumalongside an exclusive programmeof training and work experiences,specifically designed to enhancetheir employability skills.

Who is eligible?They are available to Universityof Kent applicants from theUniversity’s partner schools and

colleges, including members ofthe Kent and Medway ProgressionFederation.

For more information or to make anapplication, visit www.kent.ac.uk/secondary/scholarships-and-funding

Study AbroadScholarshipsThis Scholarship is for UK and EUstudents who are spending eithera full academic year or a termstudying abroad, as an integralpart of their degree. TheScholarship provides £2,000during your year abroad. Forthose spending less thanan academic year abroad, theScholarship is paid on a pro ratabasis.

How to applyThere is no application form tocomplete. If you have achievedthe necessary grades, you willautomatically be selected toaccept and receive the award.See www.kent.ac.uk/excellence

Partner ScholarshipsPartner Scholarships are offeredby the University to encouragelocal students to continue in highereducation and are available topupils from partner schools andcolleges.

Who is eligible?You can apply for a PartnerScholarship if you currently attendone of the University’s partnerschools or colleges and you haveapplied to the University of Kentfor a full-time undergraduateprogramme.

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Who is eligible?You must have made anapplication for a full-timeundergraduate course, whichincludes a year abroad. Youshould have attained, or beexpected to attain, a minimumof AAB (from three A levels) orequivalent.

How to applyAt the same time as you completeyour application to study at Kent,you need to complete thescholarship online applicationform, which includes an essay of750-1,000 words on ‘Why I wishto study abroad and how this willhelp me in my future career’.

For more information or tomake an application, seewww.kent.ac.uk/sascholarships

Sports scholarshipsThe University of Kent iscommitted to delivering sportingexcellence and is pleased to offerscholarships to students withoutstanding sporting ability.

The University has a fund whichsupports numerous awardsbetween £300 and £5,000.You must demonstrate a highlevel of performance in, and acommitment to, your sport. Youmust have played at county levelor equivalent and be aspiring tonational level. Scholarships arenormally allocated to studentscompeting in sports which arewell represented at the Universityin the British Universities &Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues.

Any sports falling outside of theseparameters are considered on anindividual basis. The applicationprocess is open from December2016.

The J&K Huntley Scholarship (Cricket)This scholarship is worth£2,500 per year and is offeredin partnership with Kent CountyCricket Club. Applicants must befree and willing to register andplay for Kent CCC. If and whencalled upon to play for a countyside, appearances will berewarded by the paymentof match money.

The David James BoxingScholarshipThis scholarship is awarded inmemory of former Director ofSport and national boxing coach,the late David James. It isdesigned to support selectedboxers to ensure they achievetheir potential. In partnership withJohn Horton, the University offersa scholarship of £300-£2,000per year.

Hockey scholarshipsThe University offers hockeyscholarships of up to £2,000in partnership with CanterburyLadies’ Hockey Club andCanterbury Men’s Hockey Club.You must be able to representboth the University and one ofthe clubs’ First teams.

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Rugby scholarshipsIn partnership with CanterburyRugby Club, the University offersscholarships for First Teamplayers at Canterbury RugbyClub, dependent on ability. Therecipient must also be able to playfor the University in the BritishUniversities and Colleges Sportsleagues.

For more information or tomake an application, seewww.kent.ac.uk/sports/scholarships

Music PerformanceScholarshipsPatron: Dame Anne EvansMusic and culture bring benefitsto both individual students and tothe wider University community.In recognition of this, Kent awardsMusic Performance Scholarshipsto talented instrumentalists andsingers worth between £1,000and £2,000 per year. Studentsfrom all degree programmes arewelcome to apply; we awardaround 15 scholarships to newapplicants each year.

The scholarship encouragesexcellence in extra-curricularmusic performance and includesinstrumental/vocal tuition with

experienced teachers. In return,recipients are expected to makea major contribution to the extra-curricular musical life ofthe University. For more details, see www.kent.ac.uk/music/scholarships.html

Sponsored awardsThere are also a number ofscholarships supported bygenerous donations fromdonors to the University. Thesescholarships are awarded fora range of different criteria andyou are encouraged to reviewthem to check your eligibility.

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Funding for non-EUinternational studentsThe University has a long traditionof welcoming students fromaround the world. In addition tothe previously listed awards andthose shown on our website,we offer a number of generousscholarships for our internationalstudents. These include specificcountry awards and ourInternational Scholarships.

International Scholarships These undergraduatescholarships are worth £5,000per annum (for up to three yearsof study) towards the cost oftuition fees and are offered toexceptional applicants, from anycountry, paying international fees.The closing date for application is31 May prior to the academic yearof entry.

Further information www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/undergraduate

Loyalty schemeIf you are already a Kentgraduate, or have parents orsiblings who completed degreesat Kent, you may be eligible forour 10% loyalty discount on yourfirst year’s tuition fees. (Thescheme is also suitable for thosestudying for a degree at the sametime as a spouse/sibling or civilpartner.) For full information onterms and conditions or to makean application, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees/loyaltydiscount.html



“Studying abroad in another country is themost amazing experience. It was impossibleto be bored at Kent – there was alwayssomething going on. The only thing Idisliked was having to go home at the end.”Heather KissingerJunior Year Abroad (JYA)

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of qualifications and entryrequirements to Kent. Informationrelevant to specific countries isalso provided on our website.

Staff visits in yourcountryOur staff visit many countriesthroughout the world, often athigher education fairs, giving youthe opportunity to speak directlyto someone who can answer yourquestions about all aspects of lifeat Kent.

Kent representativesWe also have many localrepresentatives around theworld. If you wish to speak to arepresentative in your own countryabout Kent, or need help with yourapplication, please contact ourInternational team (see right).

We have links with the University’svarious cultural and internationalsocieties, and we meet many ofour current applicants and formerstudents during visits abroad.

To help you feel at home, weorganise a special Welcome Weekfor our new international studentsbefore classes start, includinga welcome dinner and visits tolocal tourist attractions. We alsorun a range of cultural eventsthroughout the year andadminister the MulticulturalEvents Fund, which enablesstudents to apply for fundingto run their own festival or event.

Entry qualificationsOur knowledge of internationalqualifications means that wecan provide specialist adviceon applications, equivalencies

The University of Kentis a highly ranked UKuniversity and a popularchoice for internationalstudents. With a strongand diverse community,27% of our students arefrom overseas with 148nationalities represented.

Our popularity is due to manyfactors, including our academicreputation, safe and friendlycampuses, great locations,excellent student accommodationand outstanding computing andstudy facilities. Internationalstudents benefit from our Englishlanguage support, internationalstudents’ welcome programmeand excellent job opportunities aswell as a welcoming multicultural,multi-faith environment.

From full degree programmesto the International FoundationProgramme or our Junior YearAbroad, Kent offers a varietyof study options, and a wealthof support, for our internationalstudents.

Information about our campusesand resources are outlinedelsewhere in this prospectus;these pages contain informationspecific to our internationalstudents.

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available using online media such as Skype.

Further informationE: [email protected]:+44 (0)1227 823158www.kent.ac.uk/studentsupport

Visa and immigrationStudents from outside theEuropean Union (EU) and theEuropean Economic Area (EEA)are required to satisfy UKGovernment immigrationregulations. For more information,see p182 or visit www.kent.ac.uk/studentimmigration

Further informationT: +44 (0)1227 824904 F: +44 (0)1227 823247E: [email protected]/internationalstudent

INTERNATIONALPATHWAYS As well as our range of degreeprogrammes, Kent also hasprogrammes that are speciallydesigned for our internationalstudents.

International FoundationProgrammeIf your education or experience so far has not given you thequalifications, study skills orEnglish Language ability that youneed to take the undergraduatedegree of your choice, you couldtake our International FoundationProgramme (IFP). This year-longprogramme is designed forinternational students andprovides training in academicsubjects, study skills andEnglish language. Students whosuccessfully complete the IFPand meet the rules of progressioncan gain entry to a wide rangeof Kent degrees. See p181 formore details. For moreinformation, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp

Pre-sessional coursesKent offers courses in English forAcademic Purposes (EAP) forstudents who need to improvetheir English language skills inorder to study at degree level.The pre-sessional courses runthroughout the academic year.

They range from six to 37 weeksand are designed to take you fromyour current level of English up tothe level required to study your

Individual tours ofthe UniversityIf you can’t visit us on one ofour Open Days, we can offer anindividual tour of the Universityduring the week (Monday toFriday). Ideally, you need togive us two weeks’ prior noticeof your arrival – please contactthe International team to makearrangements.

Student supportand wellbeingWe have a dedicated servicefor disabled international and EUstudents, designed to assess andco-ordinate the support needsof students with mobility, health,sensorial and cognitive differences.

Early contact and assessmentis essential to ensure a smoothtransition to the support systemat Kent. Distance interviewing is

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(full-year and part-year). Our full-year programme begins in Apriland ends in April the followingyear; our part-year programmebegins in April and ends inDecember.

English language entryrequirements

Junior Year Abroad (JYA)6.5 IELTS (with a minimum of 6.0in Reading and Writing and 5.5in Listening and Speaking).

JYA English Plus4.5-6.0 IELTS (with a minimumof 4.5 in each component).

If your university already has anagreement with the University ofKent, then please apply via youruniversity’s own ‘study abroad’office. If your university does nothave an agreement with us, youcan still apply directly to Kent.However, you need to check thatyour university will accept thestudy credits you gain at Kent.

For more information, seewww.kent.ac.uk/courses/short-term/programmesor email [email protected]

Diploma programmesKent offers overseas studentsthe opportunity to study for adiploma in many subject areas.The diploma lasts for oneacademic year (nine months).

The diploma programmes havebeen designed especially forinternational students and, inparticular, students alreadyregistered for degree courses atoverseas universities who want

to spend part of their period ofstudy in the UK (for example,American students proposing tospend their Junior Year Abroad inEurope). They provide an excellentopportunity to gain two recognisedacademic qualifications within thenormal period of a single degreecourse.

Students who take a diplomaprogramme could be allowed totransfer to a full honours degreeprogramme involving a furtheryear’s study. For suitably qualifiedcandidates, the diploma can beused as a pre-Master’s pathwayto postgraduate study in somesubjects.

For more information, seewww.kent.ac.uk/courses/short-term/programmes

Free English lessonsThe Centre for English and WorldLanguages (CEWL) providesup to two hours of free Englishlessons a week through the In-sessional English Skillsprogramme (IES) for studentswhose first language is notEnglish. These students may takeour ‘wild’ modules in English forAcademic Purposes as well.For more information, seewww.kent.ac.uk/cewl

chosen degree course. Whichcourse you take depends on yourcurrent level of English and thelevel required by your intendedcourse of study. There is alsoa five-week academic skillscourse for students who holdunconditional offers for Kentdegrees. For more information,see www.kent.ac.uk/international-pathways

Junior Year AbroadIn an increasingly competitiveglobal job market, employersvalue graduates with studyabroad experience who haveproved that they can succeed andfunction in a different environment.The Kent Junior Year Abroadprogramme (JYA) attractshundreds of students every yearfrom around the world, includingthe USA, Japan, Korea, Canada,China and Hong Kong.

We offer a full-year JYA thatruns for one academic year, fromSeptember to the beginning ofJune in the following calendaryear, or there are two shorteroptions, the fall term (semester)from September to December, orthe spring term from January tothe beginning of June.

We also offer JYA English PLUS,which has been designed to meetthe needs of students whose firstlanguage is not English. It offers acombination of language training,study skills and the opportunityto study a selection of academicmodules from across theUniversity. JYA English PLUS hastwo different-length programmes


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2 By 1 September of your yearof entry, you can be considered‘settled’ in the UK. This meansthat you hold a UK passport orIndefinite Leave to Remain.

Tuition feesEU studentsThe main academic cost is tuitionfees of £9,000 per year of study,which covers the cost of teachingand academic support services.

Eligibility for EU fee statusdepends on nationality andresidency. If you qualify for EUfee status, you may be eligiblefor a UK Government student loanto cover the cost of tuition fees.This is paid back after graduationat a certain salary level (seep191). For more details, seewww.gov.uk/studentfinance

International overseas fee-paying studentsAnnual tuition fees for full-timeinternational students from outsidethe EU for 2016/17 are as follows:

Undergraduate degreesNon-laboratory courses £13,340

Laboratory-based or practicalcourses £15,920

International FoundationProgrammeLaboratory-based or practical £13,500Non-laboratory £12,750

Study abroad – short-term anddiploma coursesSome fees for 2016/17 are stillto be confirmed; please refer tothe website below for the followingprogrammes: Junior Year Abroad;Fall Semester; Spring Semester;JYA English PLUS.

Fees for the academic year2017/18 will be available byspring 2017. See www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees for the mostup-to-date details.

Below is a brief guideto fees and funding atthe University forinternational students.You should also readour ‘Fees and Funding’section on p189.

The figures quoted are for theacademic year 2016/17, unlessotherwise stated.

If you are a student from outsidethe European Union (EU), you areclassed as an overseas fee-paying student unless you meetone of the following two criteria:1 You have been resident withinthe UK for three years prior tothe start of your programme,providing that your residencehas not been for the mainpurpose of receiving full-timeeducation

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“There are a lot ofinternational students here.It was my first time awayfrom home and at first itwas quite challenging, buthaving friendly studentsaround made it easier tocope with the new lifestyle.”

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Students are also encouraged toexplore the funding opportunitiesthat are available from their homecountries.

Fees We offer a loyalty discountscheme for students whosefamily members have studiedat Kent; we also offer an early-birddiscount and an option to pay ininstalments. For more information,see www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/student-finance-guide

Living costsLiving costs vary greatly betweenindividuals, see our websitewww.kent.ac.uk/finance-studentfor more details. You can also findour online living costs calculatorat www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/livingcosts.html

Funding andscholarshipsUniversity fundingAll full-time students can applyfor University scholarships basedon academic, music and sportingability. The scholarships rangefrom £300 to £5,000 per year.See p192 for further information.

The University also offers variousadditional sources of financialsupport to help students fromoutside the EU, includinginternational scholarships.You can find further details atwww.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/ undergraduate/international


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“Kent has two campuses, CanterburyandMedway, and the University providesa free shuttle bus service so people canvisit both locations and access facilitieson both sites.”Jack LayHistory

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IN THIS SECTION204 / The Canterbury campus212 / The Medway campus220 / Partner colleges

CANTERBURYCAMPUS FROM THE AIRTheCanterbury campus is built on300 acres of parkland, overlookingCanterbury Cathedral, and is onlya 25-minute walk fromCanterburycity centre. Residential, teaching andadministrative buildings are surroundedby green open spaces, fields and woods.The campus is self-contained andincludes student accommodation, alibrary, sports centre, theatre, musicperformance centre, nightclub, studentmedia centre, cinema, restaurants, cafésand bars, shops, a bookshop, medicalcentre, day nursery, public accesscomputer rooms, a chapel andlaunderettes. The Canterbury campusis a very safe environment and stafffromCampus Security patrol the campusand colleges 24 hours a day.

Canterbury has excellent transport links. TheMedway campus is 30 miles away and a regularWi-Fi enabled shuttle bus runs between the twosites during term time. London is 56 miles to thenorth-west and less than an hour away by high-speed train; Dover is half an hour away to thesouth-east, and the nearest coastal town isWhitstable, six miles to the north. The Eurostarterminals at Ashford and Ebbsfleet are close by,meaning you can be in Paris, Brussels or Lillewithin two hours.

“Kent is a good universityand is ranked in the top 20for Psychology. I came to anOpen Day, I just really likedit – the campus is lovely andgreen, and Canterbury itselfis a compact city with goodtransport links to London.”

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Our electronic resources, whichare available online wherever youare, include e-journals, e-books,databases, reference resourcesand newspaper archives. We alsoprovide tools and expert adviceto help you navigate the world ofonline research, and discover andaccess the best quality resourcesfor your area of study.

The Library has hundreds ofstudy spaces and PCs, Wi-Fithroughout, and printing, copyingand scanning facilities. We havelaptops for students to borrowwithin the building. There aresilent and quiet study zones,a social study zone with caféand bookable group study andviewing rooms.

During the majority of studyweeks, the Templeman Libraryis open 24/7.

You also have access to theDrill Hall Library at our Medwaycampus, see p215.

Further informationwww.kent.ac.uk/library

Shuttle busA free shuttle bus runs throughoutthe day between the Canterburyand Medway campuses so thatstudents may use the facilities ateither campus.

and houses. All bedrooms aresingle occupancy and mostare en suite. All Universityaccommodation includes bothwired and Wi-Fi internet access,all utility costs and £5,000 of room insurance for personalbelongings.

Further informationFor more details and a virtual tourof our accommodation, see:www.kent.ac.uk/accommodationor email [email protected]

Accommodation for studentswith additional support needsWe recommend that any studentswith special accommodationneeds or other requirements,initially contact the University’sStudent Support and WellbeingTeam. They will assess your needsand advise the AccommodationOffice accordingly (see p187).

Templeman LibraryThe Templeman Library, at theheart of the Canterbury campus,provides a wealth of resourcesand services to support study andresearch across all subject areas.Our extensive print and electroniccollections are specifically aimedat supporting the courses andsubject areas taught at Kent.

We are committed to providinga leading 21st-century universitylibrary, which is the intellectualcentre for our research-ledcommunity. In 2015, we openeda new Library wing, adding over500 study spaces, a new lecturetheatre, a larger café and anexhibition gallery.

The University of Kent isone university with twocampuses. Our studentsbenefit from easy accessto the resources andfacilities on both sites.

Many of the University’s servicesare the same at both of ourcampuses. These are outlined in Student Support, p185-p188.Here, we give you details ofthe resources specific to theCanterbury campus, theUniversity’s original campus,opened in 1965.

The Canterbury campus nowhas around 16,300 students from148 nationalities and has a verycosmopolitan feel. Campus liferevolves around our six collegesand Park Wood student village,the Templeman Library,the Gulbenkian arts centre andthe students’ union.

AccommodationWe offer University accommodationto all new, eligible, full-timeundergraduates for their firstyear of study, providing:• you firmly accept (ie as yourfirst choice) either a conditionalor unconditional offer from theUniversity by 31 July

• the University receivesyour online application foraccommodation by 31 July.

Accommodation is offered on aself-catered, bed and bistro, bedand breakfast, or bed and flexbasis. The campus currentlyhouses around 5,400 studentsin college halls of residence, flats

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card, known as the KentOne card.It serves as your library card andcan also be used as a debit cardto buy food, drink and other itemsacross campus. For details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/kentonecard

Kent UnionKent Union, the students’ unionat Canterbury, is run ‘by thestudents, for the students’. TheStudent Leadership Team andthe Student Representativeswork for you within Kent Union,the University and the widercommunity. They ensure yourvoice is heard and that you getthe most out of your Universityexperience.

Societies and groupsKent Union provides manystudent activities including sport,societies, volunteering and studentmedia. It runs a wide range ofsocieties covering academic,

cultural, performance, political,professional, religious and specialinterest, and sports clubs rangingfrom athletics and dance tomartial arts and American football.

Clubs and barsThe Venue is a student nightclublocated in the centre of campus,which plays host to a varietyof entertainment and musicalstyles. The nightclub has twofloors of state-of-the-art design,sound and lighting, where youcan dance the night away.

Kent Union also runs Woodys,a traditional sports-themed pubserving tasty home-made food inthe heart of Park Wood and theLibrary Café, which serves coffee,snacks and light lunches.

ShopsShops on campus includeEssentials and Park WoodEssentials, selling convenienceshop goods, fresh fruit andvegetables, as well as Universityof Kent clothing and memorabilia.Essentials is also an off-licence.

WelfareKent Union’s Advice Centre offersfree, confidential and impartialadvice for students at Kent. Theyoffer drop-in sessions, telephoneconsultations, bookableappointments, or emailadvice on a range of topics.

Further informationT: +44 (0)1227 824200 E: [email protected]

STUDENT LIFEThe Canterbury campus hasmuch to offer. From open, greenspaces and extensive playingfields to the Gulbenkian artscomplex and a 1,200-capacitynightclub, there is something foreveryone. Below is a flavour ofwhat’s available.

Food and drinkThere are many places to eatand drink across campus, offeringbreakfast, brunch, lunch andevening meals, and a range offood from sandwiches, baguettesand burgers to cooked-to-orderMediterranean-style cuisine.Special diets are also cateredfor. For full details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/catering

KentOne cardWhen you arrive at Kent, you aregiven a multi-functional photo ID

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Students with outstandingsporting ability can apply forsports scholarships of between£300 and £5,000 (see p194).

There are also over 50 studentsports clubs run by Team Kent,which is part of Kent Union.

Further information T: +44 (0)1227 827430/823623E: [email protected]/sports

MusicStudents from both the Canterburyand Medway campuses can takepart in a wide range of extra-curricular music-making. TheUniversity shuttle bus links the twocampuses and allows you to easilyaccess activities on both sites.

The award-winning Colyer-Fergusson Building at Canterburyis the venue for concerts andrehearsals, and there are alsoopportunities each year to performin the spectacular surroundings ofCanterbury Cathedral. If you singor play an instrument, you can jointhe Chorus, Symphony Orchestra,Concert and Big Bands, ChamberChoir and the many other bandsand ensembles which are formedeach year. The Medway campusis a venue for many types ofmusic-making, including choirs,ensembles and bands, and thereare regular band and open micnights.

You also have the opportunity toget involved in musical events andactivities organised by the variousstudent music societies on bothcampuses. For more information,see www.kentunion.co.uk orwww.gkunions.co.uk

Students at an advanced vocalor instrumental level can applyfor music scholarships (see p195).

Further informationT: +44 (0)1227 823305E: [email protected]/music

Kent SportSport, recreation and physicalactivity is a very important partof the student experience at Kent.Sport allows many new studentsto forge friendships which last alifetime. The Canterbury campusoffers a wide range of accessiblefacilities, allowing you to takepart in our sporting activities,whether you are a beginner oran expert.

Kent Sport run an expanding inter-college sports programme, whichenables you to represent yourcollege at a number of sportsand an intramural and ‘Let’s Play’programme for those who wantto try new activities.


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We are committed to employingstudents in all areas of theorganisation and there are alsoopportunities to get involvedthrough performance andinternships.

Further informationT: +44 (0)1227 769075www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Fine artsStudio 3 Gallery is a professional-led and student-poweredexhibition space in the Schoolof Arts’ Jarman Building. It hostsmajor exhibitions by internationallyacclaimed artists throughout theyear. Studio 3 is committed toproviding students with valuableexperience in all aspects of agallery’s work. The Gallery alsoholds the Kent Print Collection, agroup of over 150 prints acquiredby students on our Print Collecting

and Curating module, and datingfrom the Renaissance to thepresent-day.

Other exhibition spaces oncampus include the GulbenkianCrossover Gallery, Keynes Atriumand Gallery, the RutherfordPanopticon and a new exhibitionspace in the Templeman Library.

EventsThe annual WorldFest, whichcelebrates Kent’s internationalcommunity and ethos, featuresmany activities and events, allwith an international theme. Otherevents include: regular OpenLectures, given by a mixtureof public figures and newlyappointed professors; EuropeDay; and a range of culturalevents and festivals, includingChinese New Year, Diwali andThanksgiving.

Cultural activitiesThe Canterbury campus hasa thriving arts scene with theGulbenkian, the University’s artscentre, offering high-quality eventsto the public, staff and students.

Gulbenkian An innovative arts centre featuringa 340-seat theatre, 300-seatcinema, cabaret space anda licensed café using locallysourced and seasonal ingredients.

The range of events on offerinclude stand-up comedy, theatre,dance and music with particularemphasis on young contemporarywork. Regular screenings includebroadcasts from the NationalTheatre and the Royal OperaHouse and blockbusters, 3D,independent, arthouse andforeign-language films.

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to mainland Europe, it has athriving cosmopolitan atmosphere.The city centre is a fantasticshopping location with all themajor high street names as wellas plenty of specialist shops.The city has a unique charm,with past and present sittingcomfortably together.

Cultural centreCanterbury is a cultural city witha strong focus on the arts. Thereare a number of galleries andthe annual Canterbury Festivalattracts thousands of visitors fromacross the UK and Europe. Thecity is also home to the MarloweTheatre, which hosts nationaltouring productions of West Endshows and attracts top artistsfrom the worlds of dance, music,comedy, drama, ballet and opera.

NightlifeCanterbury has lots to offer interms of great nightlife. Clubsinclude Steinbeck & Shaw, afuturistic venue which offers anexceptional club experience, andClub Chemistry, which featuresthe best in old-school classicsand party, commercial R&B/HipHop and dance. There arealso plenty of traditional pubsand bars.

Transport linksYou can easily take a day tripto London, Paris, Brussels or Lillefrom Canterbury. It is only 56 milesfrom London on the M2/A2 andhigh-speed trains run regularlybetween Canterbury West andLondon St Pancras and take

under an hour. Regular trainsalso run to and from LondonVictoria, Charing Cross, WaterlooEast and London Bridge – journeytime is approximately 90 minutes.

The Eurostar from Ashford orEbbsfleet will take you to Paris orBrussels in less than two hours.The Channel ports are less than20 miles away, and it is only 30minutes’ drive to the ChannelTunnel at Folkestone.

The regionCanterbury is situated in Kent,known as the ‘Garden of England’,and offers you the opportunity tolive and study in one of the mostpicturesque areas of the country.East Kent has 120 miles ofcoastline, and a number of itsbeaches have been awardedthe prestigious Blue Flag fortheir environmental management,safety and water quality.The nearest coastal town toCanterbury is Whitstable, whereyou can get involved in watersports, including yachting,windsurfing and water-skiing, aswell as sampling its famous arrayof seafood. Kent is renowned forits historical past and Canterburyis just a short distance from amultitude of historic sites, castlesand forts.

During their second and thirdyears, many students chooseto live in the local towns ofWhitstable, Herne Bay andFaversham, which are on busroutes to Canterbury and havedirect rail links to London.

Canterbury is a lovelycity with medievalbuildings, lively barsand atmospheric pubsas well as a wide rangeof shops. It has a warmand friendly atmosphere,and is within easy reachof London and mainlandEurope.

Historic cityCanterbury has been permanentlyinhabited since pre-Roman times.The city’s medieval history is easyto see in its streets and buildingsand in the world-famous cathedral,which is the venue for theUniversity’s degree ceremonies.The Cathedral, St Augustine’sAbbey and St Martin’s churchmake up a UNESCOWorldHeritage Site. The Abbeymarked the rebirth of Christianityin southern England and thechurch, the oldest parish church inEngland, is still used for worship.

Canterbury has a long historyof creation and dissemination ofnew knowledge, and educationhas been at the heart ofCanterbury since 597. Home tofive higher education institutions,including the University of Kent,the student population swellsto almost 40,000 in term time –almost matching the number ofpermanent residents in the city.

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MEDWAYCAMPUS FROMTHE AIRThe Medway campus, based at ChathamMaritime, is a vibrant mixture of modernand historic buildings with excellentfacilities. The flagship Medway Buildinghas won several awards for designexcellence and houses lecture theatresand seminar rooms equipped with thelatest technology. The campus hasspecialist facilities for its professionallyfocused programmes, including sportslaboratories, a dedicated design,production and presentation facility, anda state-of-the-art newsroom. The Drill HallLibrary conversion is exceptional, offeringspacious study facilities of the highestquality. The University has also investedsignificantly in bespoke facilities for theSchool of Music and Fine Art, and KentBusiness School at The Historic Dockyard,Chatham, just a short walk from campus.

Medway has excellent transport links. TheCanterbury campus is 30 miles away and a freeWi-Fi enabled shuttle bus runs regularly betweenthe two campuses during term time. The ports ofDover, Ramsgate and the Channel Tunnel are allabout an hour’s drive away. London is 45 minutesaway by train to Charing Cross or Victoria, oryou can take the high-speed train from EbbsfleetInternational (just 30 minutes from the campus) andbe in London St Pancras in under 20 minutes. FromEbbsfleet, you can also catch the Eurostar to Parisor Brussels, arriving in just over two hours.

“The academic and leisurefacilities at Medway arefantastic. It’s a great placeto have fun while gaininga top qualification.”

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AccommodationIn partnership with the companyLiberty Living, the Universityoffers all eligible, new, full-timestudents accommodation atLiberty Quays, part of the new‘waterside village’ set on thebanks of the River Medway.Accommodation is self-cateredand arranged in clusters of flatswith four to ten students sharinga fully equipped kitchen. Allbedrooms have their own shower,handbasin and toilet, and accessto the computer network and theinternet with Wi-Fi availablethroughout the building.

Liberty Quays is a ten-minute walkfrom the campus and has its ownlaunderettes, Tesco Express store,Subway and Domino’s Pizza. Italso has social areas includingCargo, the University’s new award-winning bar and bistro

darkroom, a digital darkroom anda digital print facility studio space.

In 2015, the Medway section ofKent Business School (KBS)moved into the Sail and ColourLoft. Originally built in 1723, thebuilding has been adapted tocreate a modern teaching andlearning environment, includingseminar rooms, quiet study areasand social space, and an IT suite.

The University in collaboration withthe University of Greenwich, oneof our partners on the Medwaycampus, is converting a listedbuilding into a student hub. The‘hub’ features a café bar (TheDeep End), an entertainment andsocial activity space and providesa new home to the students’ union(GK Unions). Students arrivingin 2017 will be among the firstto enjoy the facilities that thisbrand new development offers.

The University of Kent isone university with twocampuses. Our studentsbenefit from easy accessto the resources andfacilities on both sites.

Many of the University’s servicesare the same at both of ourcampuses. These are outlinedin Student Support, p185-p188.

Here, we give you details of theresources specific to the Medwaycampus, where you can expectoutstanding teaching, learningand leisure opportunities, andan exceptional level of personalsupport.

Universities at MedwayThe University of Kent shares thespecially developed campus atChatham Maritime. The site wasbuilt originally as a naval base,HMS Pembroke, at the start of the20th century. The University ofKent moved onto the Medwaycampus in 2005, and many of ourbuildings are new or have beencompletely renovated.

We also have prominent buildingsat The Historic Dockyard,Chatham, a ten-minute walk fromthe campus. These include theSmitheries, the Galvanising Shopand the Boiler House Workshop,which house specialist facilities for fine art and music; new studiospaces and a fully renovated,split-level design studio; a multi-purpose workshop, equipped withsophisticated lighting and soundequipment; and an EngineeringWorkshop which contains a


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access to a range of electronicinformation. As a Kent student,you can also use additionalresources through our LibraryServices. The Library has longopening hours; knowledgeableand friendly staff; hundreds ofstudy spaces, zoned to providesilent, quiet and group studyfacilities, including a café forrelaxed study; free high-speedWi-Fi access and laptops you canborrow for use within the building.You also have access to theTempleman Library on ourCanterbury campus, see p206.

Further informationT: +44 (0)1634 883278www.campus.medway.ac.uk

STUDENT LIFEThere is a lively atmosphere oncampus and a thriving studentcommunity, which gives you plentyof opportunities to play sport, joina society, socialise or take up anew interest.

Food and drinkPlaces to eat on campus includethe No1 Bistro, providing acomfortable setting in whichyou can enjoy a freshly cookedbreakfast or lunch, the ArchibaldHay Mess Café and the VenueCafé as well as a café bar in thenewly developed student hub.

KentOne cardWhen you arrive at Kent, you aregiven a multi-functional photo IDcard, known as the KentOne card.It is your library card and can alsobe used as a debit card to buyfood, drink and other items atselected outlets across campus.For details, see www.kent.ac.uk/kentonecard

Greenwich and KentStudents’ Unions TogetherGreenwich and Kent Students’Unions Together (GK Unions) isa partnership between Kent Unionand the Students’ Union at theUniversity of Greenwich. It co-ordinates all the societies andsports clubs, organises socialactivities, and runs the AdviceCentre and Jobshop. Each year,the student body elects officerswho represent students at theUniversity and in the wider

with a modern industrial themeand a performance space.

You are eligible for thisaccommodation, providing:• you firmly accept (ie as yourfirst choice) either a conditionalor unconditional offer from theUniversity by 31 July

• the University receivesyour online application foraccommodation by 31 July.

Further informationE: [email protected]/accommodation

Drill Hall LibraryThe Drill Hall Library providesstate-of-the-art library and ITfacilities in a historic setting. TheLibrary is well stocked with printedbooks and journals and provides

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issues, finance, student funding,immigration and housing.

The Advice Centre offers fullappointments and drop-insessions for less complicatedissues. There is a dedicated emailaddress and advice line numberfor students who may not be oncampus and require adviceremotely.

GK Unions Advice CentreT: +44 (0)1634 888989(appointments)T: +44 (0)1634 888855(adviceline)E: [email protected]/advice

SportsGK Unions supports clubs andteams in sports that includefootball, rugby, cricket, volleyball,athletics, rowing, tennis, netball, badminton and basketball. If youcan’t find something that interestsyou, GK Unions offers help andfinancial support to start your ownsports club or team. The majorityof the sports teams compete inthe national student leagues runby British Universities & CollegesSport (BUCS), as well as theirown on-campus tournaments.

Students with outstandingsporting ability can apply forscholarships (for details, seep194).

community. GK Unions alsotrains and supports studentrepresentatives on each courseto provide additional supportand representation for students.For more information, seewww.gkunions.co.uk

University of Kent students are automatically members ofKent Union, run ‘by the students,for the students’ on the Medwayand Canterbury campuses. Fordetails, see www.kentunion.co.uk

Societies and groupsThe wide range of societiesavailable at Medway reflects thediverse nature of the campuscommunity. GK Unions’ societiesinclude Dance, Business, Music,FreeRide and Amateur Dramatics,to name just a few.

There are academic, cultural,political, faith, health and fitness,and volunteering societies. Ifyou can’t find something you areinterested in, GK Unions is keento assist you and offers help andfinancial support to start your ownsociety. And don’t forget – theclubs and societies run from theCanterbury campus are alsoavailable to you.

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our new purpose-designedstudent hub, as well as a liveperformance venue at LibertyQuays.

Off campus, there is a thrivingmusic scene and great pubsand clubs, which offer regulardiscounts to students. Favouritehaunts include the CommandHouse and Poco Loco inChatham, Casino Rooms inRochester, and further afieldthere are some great nights outin Maidstone. For a night out inLondon, you are less than an hour away by train.

MusicStudents on both the Canterburyand Medway campuses can takepart in a wide range of extra-curricular music-making. TheUniversity shuttle bus links thetwo campuses and allows youto access activities on both sites.

The Medway campus is the venuefor many types of music-making,including choirs, ensembles andbands and there are regular bandand open-mic nights. The award-winning Colyer-FergussonBuilding at Canterbury is thevenue for concerts and rehearsalsand there are also opportunitieseach year to perform in thespectacular surroundings ofCanterbury Cathedral. If you singor play an instrument, you can jointhe Chorus, Symphony Orchestra,Concert and Big Bands, ChamberChoir and the many other bandsand ensembles which are formedeach year.

You also have the opportunity toget involved in musical events andactivities organised by the variousstudent music societies on bothcampuses. For more information,see www.gkunions.co.uk orwww.kentunion.co.uk

Students at an advanced vocal orinstrumental level can apply for amusic performance scholarship(see p195).

Further informationT: +44 (0)1227 823305E: [email protected]/music

Cultural activitiesThe campus is five minutes’ walkfrom a multiplex cinema and thereare two theatres in Chatham thatoffer the very best in comedy, art,drama and music. Medway isa prime location and regularlyattracts big names to its venues.The Brook Theatre is home to theMedway Comedy Club, where youcan spend an evening with someof the best comics on the UKcircuit.

Shuttle busA free shuttle bus runs throughoutthe day between the Medwayand Canterbury campuses so thatstudents may use the facilities ateither campus.

Medway ParkTo enhance Medway’s sportsfacilities, the University committed£3 million towards Medway Park,a multi-sport, state-of-the-artfacility, located near to thecampus. Kent students receivepreferential rates to use its sportshalls, pools, squash courts, healthsuites and athletics track. TheUniversity also has dedicatedresearch and therapy rooms forthe School of Sport and ExerciseSciences. The excellent standardof our facilities led to MedwayPark being used as a pre-Gamestraining camp for the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Medway area includes arange of other sporting facilities,such as a dry ski slope andtoboggan run, an ice rink, ago-karting circuit, and anOlympic-standard trampolinecentre. The Deangate Ridge Golfand Sports Complex has an 18-hole golf course, athletics trackand gym, and the ArethusaVenture Centre offers a greatclimbing wall and sailing activities.There is also a fantastic soccercentre, Kicks, which has third-generation astroturf – the bestpossible artificial surface.

Clubs and barsThe Medway campus offersa wide range of options forsocialising to provide great nightsout and a variety of music andother events. There is a campusbar and entertainment space in

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Medway also has a long anddistinguished naval history.For instance, the first ship builtat Chatham Dockyard took partin the defeat of the Armada;Lord Horatio Nelson joined hisfirst ship at Chatham; and hisfamous flagship, The Victory,was built here.

One of Medway’s most famousinhabitants was Charles Dickens,who lived in Chatham as a child,and later at Gadshill Place inRochester for 14 years until hisdeath. The Medway region alsofeatures in many Dickens novelsand every year the DickensFestival celebrates his legacy.

Transport linksMedway has excellent road andrail links and is well served by theM2, M20 and M25 motorways.Heathrow and Gatwick airports,the Channel ports of Dover andRamsgate and the Channel Tunnelare all about an hour’s drive fromthe campus. There are directrail links to London Victoria andCharing Cross – approximately45 minutes’ journey time.Ebbsfleet International station isjust 30 minutes from the campus,and from there you can be inLondon in under 20 minutesand Paris or Brussels in just overtwo hours.

Medway is a bustlingarea with lots of thingsto see and do; there areoutstanding sportsfacilities, excitingarts programmes andbuildings of historicsignificance. Kent’sMedway students areeligible for concessionsat many of MedwayCouncil’s leisure centres,entertainment venuesand attractions.

Kent’s Medway campus is inthe Chatham Maritime area and atThe Historic Dockyard, Chatham.The Chatham Maritime area hasreceived a huge investment inrecent years and includes amultiplex cinema, a large retailoutlet and a number of bars andrestaurants, all within walkingdistance of the main campus.

History, culture andleisureMedway has a rich andfascinating history. RochesterCastle was one of the first largestone keeps built by William theConqueror after the NormanConquest, while RochesterCathedral – where Kent holds itsMedway graduation ceremonies– is more than 1,400 years old,the second oldest cathedral inthe UK.


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Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells andAshford. With dedicated highereducation facilities, the Collegehas around 350 students onuniversity-level programmesand prides itself on offeringqualifications that areprofessionally relevant andcareer-focused. The Collegeoffers the following programmesin partnership with Kent.

Higher National DiplomasHND Graphic DesignUCAS code: 012W:W

HND PhotographyUCAS code: 046W:W

Foundation degreesFdA Fashion and Textiles UCAS code: W233:W

FdA Fine Art Practice UCAS code: W104:W

Top-up honours degreesBA (Hons) Fashion and Textiles(top-up)UCAS code: W234:W

BA (Hons) Graphic Design(top-up)UCAS code: W210:W

BA (Hons) Photography (top-up)UCAS code: W640:W

BA (Hons) Fine Art (top-up)UCAS code: W101:W

West Kent and Ashford Collegealso offers Kent-validatedprogrammes in construction.For more details or to apply,please contact the Collegeat www.westkent.ac.uk orwww.ashford.ac.uk

Top-up honours degreesBA (Hons) Public ServicesManagement (top-up)UCAS code: L433:C

BSc (Hons) Animal Science (top-up)UCAS code: D390:C

BSc (Hons) Animal Biologyand Wildlife Conservation (top-up)UCAS code: CD34:C

Canterbury College also offersKent-validated awards in animalbiology and wildlife conservation,animal science, business studies,music production and technology,and visual arts. For details or toapply, please contact the College:www.canterburycollege.ac.uk

MidKent CollegeMidKent College is one of thelargest providers of further andhigher education in the south-east, offering a range of learningand training services. The Collegehas an extensively refurbished HEcentre at its Maidstone campus.

The College has validatedprogrammes with the Universityof Kent in: building servicesengineering; business andmanagement; civil engineering;construction; electronic, electricaland mechanical engineering, andinformation technology. For moredetails or to apply, please contactthe College: www.midkent.ac.uk

West Kent and Ashford CollegeWest Kent and Ashford College,part of the Hadlow Group, wasestablished in 2014 with sites in

The University alsooffers educationalopportunities throughour links with ourpartner colleges.

We deliver Higher NationalCertificates (HNC) and Diplomas(HND), Foundation Degrees (FD)and one year top-up honoursdegree programmes (for studentswho have completed anappropriate HND or FD, orhave equivalent experience).

Programmes are validated bythe University of Kent but aretaught in the colleges. To apply forthe programmes listed below, youshould apply through UCAS underthe University of Kent institutioncode K24. The colleges also offerother Kent validated programmesand students interested in theseshould contact the college direct.

Canterbury CollegeCanterbury College is just fiveminutes from Canterbury citycentre and has recentlyundergone a £50 million campusredevelopment. The wide rangeof facilities on site includegraphics and art studios,engineering laboratories and ananimal centre. The College offersthe following programmes inpartnership with Kent.

Higher National DiplomasHND Business (Marketing)UCAS code: 5N1N:C

HND Business (Finance)UCAS code: 3N1N:C

HND Business (Law)UCAS code: 1M1N:C

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222 University of Kent / Undergraduate Prospectus 2017Degree programmes

UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers

Subject requirements

Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number

A levelIB overall/Higher

Accounting and Finance – Canterbury

76Acc

ounting & Finan

ceN40

03

NABB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade B; IB M

athe

matics

4at

HLor SL (M

athe

matics Studies 5 at SL)

Acc

ounting & Finan

ce with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

N40

44

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Joint honours

Acc

ounting & Finan

ce and

Eco

nomics

LN14

3Y

ABB/BBB*

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade B; (*B

BB if A level

Statistic

s/Mathe

matics is in

clud

ed). IB

Mathe

matics

4at

HLor

SLor

Mathe

matics Studies at 6

Acc

ounting & Finan

ce and

Law

NM41

4Y

AAA-AAB

34/17

Plus GCSE M

athe


athe

matics

4at

HL(M

athe


Acc

ounting & Finan

ce and

Mathe

matics

GN14

3N

ABB

34/16

Inc A level M

athe

matics grade A (no

t A level U

se of

Mathe

matics); IB M

athe

matics 6 at HL

Accounting and Management – Medway

76Acc

ounting & M

anag

emen

t with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

NN2K

:K4

NBBB

34/15

Plus GCSE M

athe


athe

matics

4 at HL or SL (M

athe


Actuarial Science – Canterbury

130

Actua

rial S

cien

ceN32

33

NAAA

34/17

Inc A level M

athe

matics grade A in

clud

ing th

e co

resyllabus

of Pure Mathe

matics (not A level U

se of

Mathe

matics); IB M

athe

matics 6 at HL

Actua

rial S

cien

ce with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

N32

44

NAAA

34/17

(as ab

ove)

American Studies – Canterbury

46American

Studies

T702

3N

ABB

34/16

American

Studies (H

istory)

T701

4N

ABB

34/16

Inc A level H

istory grade B; IB History 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L

American

Studies (Latin America)

T703

4N

ABB

34/16

American

Studies (Lite

rature)

T700

4N

ABB

34/16

Inc A level E

nglish Literature or Eng

lish La

ngua

ge an

dLiterature grade B; IB HL Eng

lish A1/A2/Bat 5/6/6

Ancient History – Canterbury

50Anc

ient History

Q80

03

YBBB

34/15

Joint honours

Anc

ient, M

edieva

l and

Mod

ern History

V18

03

YABB

34/16

Inc A level H

istory or Classics-Anc

ient History grade B;

IBHistory 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L


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Anthropology – Canterbury

54Anthrop

olog

yL6

013

YABB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade C, G

CSE single or

dou

ble

scienc

e grade B; IB M

athe

matics 4 at HL

orSL(M

athe

matics Studies 5 at SL) plus sc

ienc

e4at

HLor

SL

Anthrop

olog

y with

a Yea

r in Europ

eL6

034

NABB

34/16

As ab

ove plus A level lan

gua

ge grade B fo

r so

me

varia

nts

Anthrop

olog

y with

a Yea

r in Jap

anL6

044

NABB

34/16

GCSE M

athe

matics grade C, G

CSE single or dou

ble

scienc

e grade B; IB M

athe

matics 4 at HL or SL

(Mathe

matics Studies 5 at SL) plus sc

ienc

e 4 at

HL or

SL

Architecture – Canterbury

60

BA (Hons)

Architecture

K10

03

NAAB

34/17

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade C; IB M

athe

matics

4at

HLor SL plus a portfo

lio of artwork

MArch

Architecture

2N

Goo

d deg

ree in Architecture with

Part 1

exe

mptio

n(id

eally 2.1 or highe

r) See

web

site fo

r more details.

Art History – Canterbury

64Art History

V35

23

YBBB

34/15

Interview req

uired

Joint honours

Art History and

Classical & Archa

eological Studies

QV83

3Y

BBB

34/15

Art History and

Eng

lish an

d American

Lite

rature

QV33

3Y

BBB

34/15

Inc A level E


lish La

ngua

ge an


lish A1/A2/B at 5

/6/6

Art History and

Film

WW36

3Y

BBB

34/15

Art History and

Frenc

hRV13

4N

BBB

34/15

Plus GCSE grade C in

a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish

Art History and

German

RV23

4N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

ove)

Art History and

Hispan

ic Studies

RV43

4 N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

ove)

Art History and

History

VV13

3Y

BBB

34/15

Inc A level H

istory, C

lassics-Anc

ient History or Classics-

Classical Civilisa

tion at grade B; IB History 5 at H

L or 6

at SL

Art History and

Italian

RV33

4N

BBB

34/15


a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish



UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Asian Studies (joint honours only) – Canterbury

68

Joint honours

Asian

Studies an

d Classical & Archa

eological Studies

TQ48

3N

BBB

34/15

Asian

Studies an

d Com

parative Literature

TQ42

3N

BBB

34/15

Asian

Studies an

d Eng

lish La

ngua

ge an

d Linguistics

TQ43

3N

BBB

34/15

Asian

Studies an

d Frenc

hTR

414

NBBB

34/15


a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish

Asian

Studies an

d G

erman

TR42

4N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

ove)

Asian

Studies an

d Hispan

ic Studies

TR44

4N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

ove)

Asian

Studies an

d Italian

TR43

4N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

ove)

Asian

Studies an

d Philoso

phy

TV45

3N

BBB

34/15

Asian

Studies an

d Religious

Studies

TV46

3N

BBB

34/15

Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics – Canterbury

144

BSc (Hons)

Astrono

my, Spac

e Scien

ce and

Astrophy

sics

F590

3N

BBB

34/15

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d Phy

sics

at B

B (no

t Use

ofMathe

matics); IB Phy

sics

5at HLor

6 at SL an

dMathe

matics 5 at HL or 6 at S

L (not

Mathe

matics

Studies)

Phy

sics

with

a Fou

ndation Ye

arF3

054

NIndividua

lly con

sidered

, pleas

e co

ntac

t Phy

sics

Admission

s Officer

MPhys

Astrono

my, Spac

e Scien

ce and

Astrophy

sics

F592

4N

ABB

34/16

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d Phy

sics

at B

B (no

t Use

ofMathe

matics); IB Phy

sics

5at HLor

6 at SL an

dMathe


L (not

Mathe

matics

Studies)

Astrono

my, Spac

e Scien

ce and

Astrophy

sics

F5

914

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

with

a Yea

r Abroad

Autism Studies –Canterbury

156

Autism Studies (BSc)

L514

3N

CDD

34/13

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma Merit, M

erit, Pas

s

Autism Studies (FdSc)

L515

2N

CDD

34/13

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma Merit, M

erit, Pas

s


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Biochemistry – Canterbury

72Bioch

emistry

C70

03

NBBB

34/15

Inc A level C

hemistry grade B and

grade B in

eith

erBiology or

Hum

an Biology plus GCSE M

athe

matics

grade C; IBChe

mistry an

d Biology 5at

HL or 6 at S

L,plus Mathe


Bioch

emistry with

a San

dwich Ye

arC70

24

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Bioch

emistry with

a Yea

r Abroad

C70

34

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Bioengineering – Canterbury

98Bioen

ginee

ring

3D9J

3N

ABB

34/16

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d Biology or Che

mistry

gradeB plus Electronics

/Phy

sics

/Com

puting AS or A

levelg

rade B; IB M

athe

matics (not M

athe

matics Studies)

5 at HL or 6 at S

L an

d Biology 5 at HL or 6 at S

L

Bioen

ginee

ring with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

05C3

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Biological Anthropology – Canterbury

55Biological Anthrop

olog

yL6

203

YABB

34/16

Inc A level scien

ce (Biology preferred

) or Psych

olog

y,Hum

an Biology, Che

mistry, M

athe

matics grade B plus

GCSE M

athe

maticsgrade C; IB M

athe

matics 4 at HL

orSLan

dsc

ienc

e 5 at HL or 6 at S

L

Biological Anthrop

olog

y with

a Yea

r in th

e USA

L622

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Biological Anthrop

olog

y with

a Yea

r in

L623

4Y

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Professiona

l Practice

Biology – Canterbury

72Biology

C10

33

NBBB

34/15

Inc A level B

iology or Hum

an Biology grade B plus

GCSEMathe

matics grade C; IB Biology 5 at HL or

6at

SLan

dMathe


Biology with

a San

dwich Ye

arC10

54

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Biology with

a Yea

r Abroad

C10

64

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Biomedical Science – Canterbury

73Biomed

ical Scien

ceB94

03

NBBB

34/15

Inc A level B

iology or Hum

an Biology grade B plus

GCSEMathe

matics grade C; IB Biology 5 at HL or

6at

SLan

d M

athe


Biomed

ical Scien

ce with

a San

dwich Ye

arB94

24

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Biomed

ical Scien

ce with

a Yea

r Abroad

B94

34

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)



UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Business & Management – Medway

77Bus

ines

s & M

anag

emen

t with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

N10

4:K

4N

BBB

34/15

Plus GCSE M

athe


athe

matics 4

atHLor SL

Bus

ines

s & M

anag

emen

t (Retail) with

a Yea

rN1N

2:K

4N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

ove)

in In

dus

try

Chemistry – Canterbury

144

Che

mistry

F107

3N

BBB

34/15

Inc A level C

hemistry grade B plus GCSE M

athe

matics

grade C; IB Che

mistry 5 at HL an

d M

athe

matics 4 at

HLor SL

Che

mistry with

a Fou

ndation Ye

arF1

054

NIndividua

l con

sideration. Pleas

e co

ntac

t Che

mistry

Admission

s Officer

Che

mistry with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

F108

4N

BBB

34/15

Inc A level C

hemistry grade B plus GCSE M

athe

matics

grade C; IB Che

mistry 5 at HL an

d M

athe

matics 4 at

HLor SL

MChem

Che

mistry MChe

mF1

094

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Classical & Archaeological Studies – Canterbury

50Classical & Archa

eological Studies

QV84

3Y

BBB

34/15

(For single hon

ours with

Anthrop

olog

y or History, s

ee und

er relevan

t sub

ject)

Joint honours

Classical & Archa

eological Studies an

d

QQ28

3Y

ABB

34/16

Com

parative Literature

Classical & Archa


d Drama

QW84

3Y

BBB

34/15

Classical & Archa


d Eng

lish

QQ38

3Y

ABB

34/16

Inc A level E


lish La

ngua

ge

and American

Lite

rature

and Lite

rature grade B; IB HL Eng

lish A1/A2/B at

5/6/6or

Literature 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L

Classical & Archa


d Film

QW86

3Y

ABB

34/16

Classical & Archa


d Frenc

hQR81

4N

BBB

34/15

Plus GCSE Frenc

h grade B fo

r pos

t-GCSE pathw

ay, o

r for

beg

inne

rs’ level an ap

titud

e for mod

ern lang

uages

includ

ing a grade C in

a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish; IB

4 at H

L or

5 at SL in a

mod

ernEurop

ean lang

uage othe

r than

Eng

lish


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Classical & Archa


d Italian

QR83

4N

BBB

34/15


a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

rthan

Eng

lish; IB

4 at H

L or 5 at S

L in a m

odern

Europ

ean lang

uage othe

r than

Eng

lish

Classical & Archa


d Philoso

phy

QV85

3Y

ABB

34/16

Classical & Archa


d

VQ68

3Y

BBB

34/15

Religious

Studies

Comparative Literature – Canterbury

126

Com

parative Literature

Q20

03

YABB

34/16

Com

parative Literature with

a Yea

r Abroad

Q20

24

NABB

34/16

Joint honours

(For jo

int h

onou

rs with

Classical & Archa

eological Studies, see

und

er Classical & Archa

eological Studies)

Com

parative Literature and

Cultural S

tudies

QV29

3Y

BBB

34/15

Com


Drama

QW24

3Y

ABB

34/16

Com


Eng

lish

QQF3

3Y

ABB

34/16

Inc A level E


lish La

ngua

ge

and American

Lite

rature

and Lite


lish A1/A2/B at

5/6/6ORHLEng

lish Literature A/Eng

lish La

ngua

ge

andLiterature A (or Lite

rature A/Lan

gua

ge an

dLiterature

Aof

anothe

r co

untry) 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L

Com


Eng

lish, American

QQ2J

3Y

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

and Pos

tcolon

ial L

iterature

Com


Eng

lish

QQ32

3Y

ABB

34/16

Lang

uage an

d Linguistics

Com


Film

WQ62

3Y

ABB

34/16

Com


Frenc

hRQ12

4N

ABB

34/16

Plus GCSE grade B in

a m

odern Europ

eanlang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish; IB

4 at H

L or 5 at S

L in a

mod

ernEurop

ean lang

uage othe

r than

Eng

lish

Com


German

RQ22

4N

ABB

34/16


a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish; IB

4 at H

L or 5 at S

L in

amod

ern

Europ

ean lang

uage othe

r than

Eng

lish

Com


Hispan

ic Studies

QR24

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Com


History

QV21

3Y

ABB

34/16

Inc A level H

istory, C

lassics-Anc


Classical Civilisa

tion grade B; IB History 5 at H

L or 6

at SL

Com


Italian

QR23

4N

ABB

34/16


a related

lang

uage; IB

4 at H

Lor

5at

SL in a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage othe

r than

Eng

lish



UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Com


Philoso

phy

VQ52

3Y

ABB

34/16

Com


Religious

Studies

VQ62

3Y

ABB

34/16

Computer Science – Canterbury

83Com

puter Scien

ceG40

03

NABB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe


athe

matics 5 at

HLor SL or M

athe

matics Studies 6 at SL. Dire

ct entry

toStage 2, ty

pically Distin

ction at HND level.

Com

puter Scien

ce (Artificial In

telligen

ce)

G4G

73

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Com

puter Scien

ce (Artificial In

telligen

ce)

G4G

R4

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

Com

puter Scien

ce (Con

sulta

ncy)

G40

33

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Com

puter Scien

ce (Con

sulta

ncy)

G40

64

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

Com

puter Scien

ce (Networks)

G42

13

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Com

puter Scien

ce (Networks)

G42

04

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

Com

puter Scien

ce with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

G40

44

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Computer Systems Engineering – Canterbury

99

BEng

Com

puter Systems Eng

inee

ring

H61

83

NBBB

34/15

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d a scien

ce/te

chno

logy

subject

(Phy

sics, C

omputing or Electronics

) grade B;

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma in Eng

inee

ring: D

DM in

clud

ing

Furthe

rMathe

matics for Tech

nician

s mod

ule; IB

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L (not M

athe

matics

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and 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L in a scien

ce sub

ject

Com

puter Systems Eng

inee

ring in

clud

ing

H61

44

NDDD

34/12

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics an

d Scien

ce grade C.

a Fo

undation Ye

arCon

tact Admission

s Officer fo

r details

Com

puter Systems Eng

inee

ring

H61

54

NBBB

34/15

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d a scien

ce/te

chno

logy

with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

subject (Phy

sics, C


) grade B;

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma in Eng

inee

ring: D

DM in

clud

ing

Furthe

rMathe

matics for Tech

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s mod

ule. IB

Mathe


L (not M

athe

matics

Studies)

and 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L in a scien

ce sub

ject


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MEng

Com

puter Systems Eng

inee

ring

H61

34

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Com

puter Systems Eng

inee

ring

H61

75

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

with

a Yea

r in In

dus

try

Computing – Medway

82Bus

ines

s Inform

ation Tech

nology

NG14

:K3

NABB

34/16

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma Distin

ction, Distin

ction, M

erit

plusGCSE M

athe


athe

matics 4

atHLor SL

Bus

ines

s Inform

ation Tech

nology with

a Yea

r NG1F

:K4

NABB

34/16

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma Distin

ction, Distin

ction,

in In

dus

try

Distin

ction plusGCSE M

athe

matics grade C; IB

Mathe

matics 4 at

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puting

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34/16

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ove)

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puting with

a Yea

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dus

try

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4N

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34/16

(as ab

ove)

Com

puting (Con

sulta

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3N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

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Com

puting (Con

sulta

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a Yea

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try

G50

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4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

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Joint honours

Com

puting and

Mus

ic Tec

hnolog

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3Y

ABB-BBB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe


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matics

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ed can

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and

audition

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Computing – Joint Honours – Canterbury

84Com

puting and

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4N

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34/15

Plus GCSE Frenc

h grade B fo

r the pos

t-GCSE pathw

ay or

for beg

inne

rs’ level an ap

titud

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ern lang

uages

includ

ing G

CSE grade B in

a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish; IB

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L or 5 at S

L in

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ernEurop

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r than

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lish

Com

puting and

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34/15

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odern Europ

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ngua

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L in a

mod

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Eng

lish

Com

puting and

Hispan

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GR44

4N

BBB

34/15

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Com

puting and

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VG14

3N

ABB

34/16

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excluding G

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d Critical Think

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at HL or 6

at SL

Com

puting and

Philoso

phy

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3N

ABB

34/16



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Conservation – Canterbury

58Wild

life Con

servation

CD14

3Y

ABB

34/16

One

of A level B

iology, G

eography, C

hemistry, G

eology,

Psych

olog

y, Enviro

nmen

tal S

cien

ce grade B plus GCSE

Mathe


athe

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Biology, G

eography, E

nviro

nmen

tal S

ystems an

d Soc

iety,

Psych

olog

y, G

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mistry 5 at

HLor 6 at S

L

Wild

life Con

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4Y

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Professiona

l Practice

Contemporary Literature – Canterbury

124

Con

temporary Literature

Q32

13

YABB

34/16

Inc A level E


lish lang

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lish A1/A2/B at 5

/6/6

ORHLEng

lishLiterature A/Eng

lish La

ngua

ge an

dLiterature A

(orLiterature A/Lan

gua

ge an

d Lite

rature A

ofan

othe

r co

untry) 5 at H

L or 6 at S

L

Con

temporary Literature with

an Approved

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14

YABB

34/16

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ove)

Year Abroad

Criminal Justice and Criminology – Medway

86Crim

inal Jus

tice an

d Crim

inolog

yM90

0:K

3Y

BCC

34/13

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma Distin

ction, M

erit, M

erit; plus

GCSE M

athe

matics grade C

Crim

inal Jus

tice an

d Crim

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a

M90

0:K

4N

BCC

34/13

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ove)

Year in

Professiona

l Practice (sub

ject to

approva

l)

Criminology – Canterbury

87Crim

inolog

y M90

23

YBBB

34/15

BTE

C Exten

ded

Diploma Distin

ction, Distin

ction, M

erit,

Hea

lth and

Soc

ial C

are or Pub

lic Service

s preferred

Crim

inolog

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Qua

ntitative Res

earch

L3GX

3Y

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34/15

Plus either G

CSE M

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matics grade A or a GCSE

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stan

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athe

matical com

pon

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(eg M

athe

matics, Phy

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Joint honours

Crim

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d Cultural S

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BBB

34/15

BTE

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s preferred

Crim

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LM39

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BBB

34/15

(as ab

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Cultural Studies – Canterbury

162

Cultural S

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edia

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23

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34/15

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34/16

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BTE

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ded

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90

BA (Hons)

Digita

l Arts

W28

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34/15

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34/15

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Drama and Theatre – Canterbury

92Drama an

d The

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03

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34/16

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34/16

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a m

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WR44

4N

BBB

34/15

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Drama an

d History

VW14

3N

ABB

34/16

Inc A level H

istory, C

lassics-Anc


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Lor 6

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34/15


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34/16

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Studies

VW64

3N

BBB

34/15

Economics – Canterbury

94

BSc (Hons)

Eco

nomics

L100

3N

ABB-BBB*

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade B;

(*BBB if A level M

athe

matics is in

clud

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Mathe

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athe

matics Studies at 6

Eco

nomics with

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L1R4

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34/16

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34/16

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34/16

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Electronic and Communications Engineering – Canterbury

100

BEng

Electronic an

d Com

mun

ications

Eng

inee

ring

H61

93

NBBB

34/15

Inc A level M

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with

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34/16

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34/15

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ove)

History and

Religious

Studies

VV61

3Y

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

History and

Soc

ial A

nthrop

olog

yLV

P1

3Y

ABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

Human Ecology – Canterbury

57Hum

an Eco

logy (BSc)

CF1

73

YABB

34/16

Inc A level G

eography, E

nviro

nmen

tal S

cien

ce,B

iology,

Che

mistry, or Psych

olog

y grade B, p

lus GCSE grade C in

Mathe

matics; IB

5 at HL or 6 at S

L in Biology, Che

mistry or

Geo

graphy, E

nviro

nmen

tal S

cien

ce, P

sych

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eology

6at SL

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – Canterbury

157

Intellectua

l and

Develop

men

tal D

isab

ilitie

s (BSc)

L512

3N

CCD

34/13

BTE

C Exten

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erit, Pas

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men

tal D

isab

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L513

2N

CCD

34/13

(as ab

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International Business –Canterbury

77Internationa

l Bus

ines

s N12

63

YABB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe


athe

matics 4 at

HLor SL

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l Bus

ines

s with

a Yea

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dus

try

N12

84

NABB

34/16

(as ab

ove)

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l Bus

ines

s with

a Yea

r Abroad

N12

74

NABB

34/16

Inc A level G

erman

grade C fo

r German

variant, o

rGCSEgrade C in

a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

rthan

Eng

lish plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade C;

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matics 4 at

HL or SL, plus 4 at HL or 5 at S

Lin

amod

ern Europ

eanlang

uage othe

r than

Eng

lish



UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Italian – Canterbury

115

Italian

R30

04

NBBB

34/15


a m

odern Europ

ean lang

uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish; IB

4 at H

L or

5at

SL in a m

odern

Europ

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onou

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d History see

und

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d Philoso

phy

RVH5

4N

BBB

34/15


a m

odern Europ

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uage

othe

r than

Eng

lish; IB

4 at H

L or

5at

SL in a m

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Europ

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uage othe

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d Religious

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RV36

4N

BBB

34/15

(as ab

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Journalism – Medway

108

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lism and

the New

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try

P50

0:K

3N

ABB

34/16

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trad

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alac

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athe

matics,

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d m

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plusGCSEMathe


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matics 4 at

HLor

SL plus ad

mission

s tests an

d selec

tive interview

Joint honours

(For jo

int h

onou

rs with

Eng

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d American

Lite

rature, s

ee und

er relevan

t sub

ject)

Law – Canterbury

116

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d Frenc

h La

wM12

14

NAAA-AAB

34/17

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d G

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24

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34/17

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grade B; IB G

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at4/5/5 or SL A1/A2/B at 5

/6/6

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d Italian La

wM12

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34/17

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d Span

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wM12

54

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34/17

Inc A level S

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M12

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34/17

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a Yea

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M13

14

NAAA

34/17

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M10

03

YAAA-AAB

34/17


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a Lan

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M12

43

YAAA-AAB

34/17

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ngua

ge grade B; IB Frenc

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/5/5 or SL A1/A2/B at 5

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M1R

43

YAAA-AAB

34/17


a m

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onou

rs with

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riminolog

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nomics, Eng

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d American

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rature, H

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ee und

er relevan

t sub

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BA (Hons)

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phy

MV15

3Y

AAA-AAB

34/17

Law and

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LM21

3Y

ABB

34/16

Law and

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63

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34/17

Law and

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LM31

3Y

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34/17

Law and

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ML1

43

YAAA-AAB

34/17

Law – Canterbury

116

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51

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Liberal Arts – Canterbury

120

Liberal Arts

LV99

4N

AAB

34/17


Mathe

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amod

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matics4at HL or SL (M

athe

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5at

SL)

Management – Canterbury

78Man

agem

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N20

63

YABB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe


athe

matics 4

atHLor SL

Man

agem

ent w

ith a Yea

r in In

dus

try

N20

74

NABB

34/16

(as ab

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(Joint hon

ours programmes

are currently in

develop

men

t; for the mos

t up-to-date inform

ation se

e www.ken

t.ac.uk

/ug)



UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Marketing – Canterbury

79Marketin

gN50

03

YABB

34/16

Plus GCSE M

athe

matics grade C; IBMathe

matics4at

HLor SL

Marketin

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a Yea

r in In

dus

try

N50

14

NABB

34/16

(as ab

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Mathematics and Statistics – Canterbury

128

BSc

Fina

ncial M

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matics

GN13

3N

AAB

34/17

Inc A level M

athe

matics grade A (no

t Use

of

Mathe

matics); IB M

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matics 6 at HL

Fina

ncial M

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matics with

a Yea

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dus

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NG31

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34/17

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G10

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NAAB

34/17

(as ab

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G10

44

NAAB

34/17

(as ab

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34/17

(as ab

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a Yea

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34/17

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athe

matics 6 at HL

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sGG31

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34/17

(as ab

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Joint honours

(For jo

int h

onou

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Acc

ounting & Finan

ce, s

ee und

er relevan

t sec

tion)

Media Arts – Canterbury

67Med

ia Arts

W99

03

YABB

34/16

Military History – Canterbury

107

Military History

V39

13

YABB

34/16

Inc A level H

istory, C

lassics-Anc


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L or 6

at SL

Multimedia Technology and Design – Canterbury

90Multim

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hnolog

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G4W

23

NBBB

34/15

BTE

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Indus

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plusGCSE M

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matics 4

atHLor

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Music – Medway

132

Mus

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W30

1:K

3Y

BBC

34/14

Inc A level M

usic/M

usic Tec

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grade 6 or equiva

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Lite

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Music Technology – Medway

134

Mus

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1:K

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BBC

34/14

Inc A level M

usic or Mus

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sup

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may

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.

Joint honours

For joint h

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Com

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Pharmacology and Physiology –Medway

(Apply to

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Sch

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f Pha

rmac

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stitu

tion co

de M62

)139

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NBBB

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d Phy

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an Integrated

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NDDD

26Fo

undation Ye

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Sch

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stitu

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)138

MPharm

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yB23

04

NABB

32/15

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hemistry grade B, p

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or Mathe

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matics

andEng

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at lea

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L in

bothChe

mistryan

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other scien

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UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Philosophy – Canterbury

140

Philoso

phy

V50

03

YABB

34/16

Philoso

phy

with

an Approved Yea

r Abroad

V50

14

YABB

34/16


Frenc

h or som

e ap

titud

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mod

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uage othe

r than

Eng

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IB 4

atHLor 5 at S

L in a m

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uage othe

rthan

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For joint h

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Classical & Archa



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ngua

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and

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iterature, F

ilm, F

renc

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, History, Italian an

dLa

w, s

ee und

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Philoso

phy

and

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LV25

3Y

ABB

34/16

Philoso

phy

and

Religious

Studies

VV56

3Y

BBB

34/15

Philoso

phy

and

Soc

ial A

nthrop

olog

yLV

P5

3Y

ABB

34/16

Philoso

phy

and

Soc

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LVH5

3Y

ABB

34/16

Physics – Canterbury

146

BSc (Hons)

Phy

sics

F300

3N

BBB

34/15

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d Phy

sics

at B

B (no

t Use

ofMathe

matics); IB Phy

sics

and

Mathe

matics 5 at HL

or6at SL (not M

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sics

with

a Fou

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054

NIndividua

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sidered

, pleas

e co

ntac

t Phy

sics

Admission

s Officer

Phy

sics

with

Astrophy

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F3F5

3N

BBB

34/15

Inc A level M

athe

matics an

d Phy

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at B

B (no

t Use

of

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and

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6at

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with

a Yea

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dus

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F307

4N

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34/15

(as ab

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MPhys

Phy

sics

F303

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

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Phy

sics

with

Astrophy

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F3FN

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

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Phy

sics

with

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sics

with

a Yea

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F3FM

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

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Phy

sics

with

a Yea

r Abroad

F304

4N

ABB

34/16

(as ab

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249www.kent.ac.uk

Politics and International Relations – Canterbury

148

Politics

L242

3Y

BBB

34/15

Politics

and

Internationa

l Relations

L258

3Y

BBB

34/15

Politics

and

Internationa

l Relations

(Bidiplôme)

L291

4/5

NABB

34/16

Inc A level Frenc

h grade A; IB Frenc

h HL A1/A2/B at

4/5/5or

SL A1/A2/B at 5

/6/6

Politics

and

Internationa

l Relations

with

a Yea

r L2

544

NBBB

34/15

in China

/Hon

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and

Internationa

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with

a Yea

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554

NBBB

34/15

in Con

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tal E

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and

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with

a Yea

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574

NBBB

34/15

in Jap

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ternationa

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with a Lan

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L2R9

4N

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34/15

Plus GCSE grade C in a m

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ngua

ge

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4 at H

L or

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ternationa

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with a Yea

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L253

4N

ABB

35/16

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Politics an

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ternationa

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with

L2G3

3N

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34/15

Plus GCSE M

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Qua

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and at lea

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AS level in a su

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substan

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athe

matical com

pon

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Mathe

matics,

Physics

War and

Con

flict

L252

3Y

BBB

34/15

Joint honours

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623

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LL42

3Y

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LL32

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34/15

Popular Music –Medway

135

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usic

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UCAS F/T P/T

Typical offers


Page

codes yrs

(grades/points)

number


Psychology – Canterbury

150

Applied Psych

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yC85

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34/17

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34/17

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yC88

23

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Joint honours

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34/17

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33

NAAB

34/17

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Religious Studies – Canterbury

152

Religious

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V61

63

YBBB

34/15

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57Soc

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Social Policy – Canterbury

162

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164

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168

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170

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INDEX

A

Academic community 34costs 190credit 184environment 34excellence 6

scholarship 192facilities 32programmes 45scholarships 191, 192

Accommodation 33Canterbury 206costs 190Medway 214

Accounting & Finance 76& Management 76

Actuarial Science 130American

and Postcolonial Literature, English 125

Literature, English and 124Studies 46

Ancient History 50Archaeology, and Classics 48

Anthropology 54and Conservation 52Biological 55Social 57

Applicant days 260Applied

Bioscience Technology 137Psychology 150

with Clinical Psychology 151Applying to Kent 176Archaeology, Ancient History

and Classics 48Architecture 60Art

Fine 65History 64

Artificial Intelligence (Computer Science) 83

Arts 62Digital 90Liberal 120Media 67

Asian Studies 68Astronomy, Space Science

and Astrophysics 144Astrophysics, Physics with 146Athens 31Autism Studies 156

B

Biochemistry 72Bioengineering 98Biological Anthropology 55Biology 72Biomedical Science 73Bioscience Technology, Applied 137Biosciences 70Brussels, The University of Kent, 31Business

Accounting, Finance,Management, Marketing 74and Entrepreneurship 36Information Technology 83International 77& Management 77(top-up) 79

C

Canterbury 30, 204accommodation 206and the region 210cultural activities 209campus 204, 206College 220food and drink 207IT services 186Kent Sport 208Kent Union 207music 208nursery provision 188shuttle bus 206student life 207Templeman Library 206

Career prospects, Enhanced 42work experience 42work placements 43

Careers and Employability Service 42, 188

Chaplaincy 188Chemistry 144Choosing a course and

applying 176Class hours 184Classical & Archaeological

Studies 50Clinical Psychology

Psychology with 150Colleges

Kent’s 40collegiate atmosphere 186Partner 220

Communications Engineering,Electronic and 100

Comparative Literature 126Computer

Science 83Systems Engineering 99

Computing 80, 82Joint honours 84Services (IT) 186

Conflict, War and 148Contemporary Literature 124Conservation, Wildlife 58Consultancy

Computer Science 83Computing 82

CostsAcademic 190Living 190

Course structure 183Courses 45Creative

Writing, English and American Literature and 124

Credit, academic 184Criminal Justice and

Criminology 86Criminology 87Cultural Studies and Media 162

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Erasmus programme 29, 38Europe 12, 31European

Economics 94History 106Legal Studies 118partnerships 12, 29placements 38, 176staff and students 29Studies 112Summer schools 37university 29

Event and Experience Design 64Exercise

for Health, Sport and 168Management, Sport and 168Science, Sport and 169

F

Facilities 32Fees

and costs 190funding 189international students 201

Film 102Finance

Accounting & 76for international students 201

Financial Economics 94Mathematics 130Support Package, Kent 191

Fine Art 65Forensic Science 145Foundation courses/

degrees 181, 183 Programme, International 181, 199programmes 176, 180, 183

French 113Funding 191

fees and 189Government 191international

students 196, 201, 202

G

General entry requirements 178

German 114Government funding 191Global outlook, A 12Greenwich and Kent Students’

Unions Together(GK Unions) 41, 215, 216

Gulbenkian theatre and cinema 209

H

Health and Social Care 156Hispanic Studies 114History 104, 106

American Studies 46Ancient 50Art 64Military 107

Honours degrees with a foundation year 180

How to apply 176Human Ecology 57

I

Industry, working in 37, 176Information Technology,

Business 83Intellectual and Developmental

Disabilities 157International

Business 77entry requirements 179, 198Foundation Programme 181, 199 opportunities 38, 176Pathways 199placements 38qualifications 179Relations, Politics and 148representatives 198scholarships 202staff visits 198students 41, 197

finance 201tuition fees 190, 201

team 198work opportunities 39

IT Services 32, 186Italian 115

D

Deferred entry 177Degree programmes 45, 176Design

Event and Experience 64Multimedia Technology and 90

Developmental Disabilities,Intellectual and 157

Digital Arts 90and Multimedia 88

Diploma programmes (international students) 200

Drama and Theatre 92Drill Hall Library 32, 215

E

Ecology, Human 57Economics 94Electronic and Communications

Engineering 100Employability

points 42Service, Careers and 42, 188

EngineeringElectronics and

Bioengineering 96Computer Systems 99Electronic and

Communications 100English

American and Postcolonial Literature 125

and American Literature 124English Language

and Linguistics 112entry requirements 180Junior Year Abroad (JYA) 200tuition 199

Enhanced career prospects 42Enterprise module 36Entrepreneurship pathway,

Business and 36Entry requirements

general 178international students 179

Environmental Social Sciences 55


INDEX (CONT)

257

Living costs 190Locations 30Loyalty scheme 196, 202

M

Management 78 Accounting & 76Business & 77in Primary Care 158Sport 170

and Exercise 168Map 262Marketing 79Mathematics 130

Statistics and Actuarial Science 128

and Statistics 130Financial 130

Mature students 182Media Arts 67Medical care 186Medway 30, 212

accommodation 214campus 212, 214cultural activities 217Drill Hall Library 215food and drink 215music 217Park 217region 218shuttle bus 217sports 216student life 215students’ union 215

MidKent College 220Military History 107Modes of study 183Modules 184Multimedia Technology

and Design 90Music 132, 134

Canterbury 208Medway 217Popular 135scholarships 195Technology 134

N

Networks (Computer Science) 83Nursery provision

Canterbury 188Medway 188

O

Open Days 260

P

Paid work at university 43

Paris, The University of Kent, 31Part-time

degrees 177study 183

Partner colleges 220school scholarships 193

Partnerships, European 29Pharmacology and Physiology 139Pharmacy 136, 138Philosophy 140Physical Sciences 142Physics 146Physiology,

Pharmacology and 139Placements, work 37Politics and International

Relations 148Popular Music 135Postcolonial Literature,

English, American and 125Pre-sessional courses 199Primary Care, Management in 158Professional qualifications 176Programmes 183

degree 35, 183diploma 200European study 38foundation 176, 181, 199of study for international

students 199Psychology 150

J

Jobs and employability 42Jobshop 43Joint honours programmes 183Journalism 108Junior Year Abroad (JYA) 200Justice and Criminology,

Criminal 86

K

Kent: The UK’s European university 29

Kent Colleges 40, 186Extra 36Financial Support Package 191International Pathways 199representatives 198research 34Sport 33, 208Union 41, 207, 215

Kent’s Q-Step Centre 36KentOne card 207, 215

L

Language, Englishand Linguistics 112entry requirements 180tuition 200

Languages and Linguistics 110Latin America (American Studies) 46Law 116, 118Legal Studies, European 118Liberal Arts 120Libraries 32

Drill Hall 215Templeman 206

Linguistics, English Language and 112

Literature 122American Studies 46Comparative 126Contemporary 124English

American and Postcolonial 125and American 124

World 126

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258

Sociology 164Social Policy, and,Cultural Studies and Media 160

Space Science and Astrophysics, Astronomy, 144

Sponsored awards 195students 177

Sport and Exercise

for Health 168Management 168Science 169Sciences 166

Canterbury 208Management 170Medway 216

Sports facilities 33scholarships 194Therapy 171

Stages of study 184Statistical Social Research 172Statistics, Mathematics and 130

Student Ambassador

Scheme 43stipend 193

enterprise 36experience 10international 41, 197life (Canterbury) 207(Medway) 215Support 40, 186and Wellbeing 187Welfare 207, 216

Student advice and support 35, 40Canterbury 207Medway 216

Student Learning Advisory Service 186

Students’ unions 41Canterbury 207Medway 215

Study abroad scholarships 193stages of 184

Q

Qualifications 176, 178 checks 182international 179, 198

Quick Reference Guide 221Q-Step Centre, The 36

R

Religious Studies 152Research

Excellence Framework (REF) 35partners 35Statistical Social 172

Returning to study 182Rome 31

S

ScienceActuarial 130Biomedical 73Computer 83Forensic 145Space, Astronomy,

Astrophysics and 144Sport and Exercise 169

Sciences Environmental Social 55Physical 142Social 163Sport and Exercise 166

Scholarships 192Security 188Social

Anthropology 57Care, Health and 156Health and Community Care 154Policy 162Psychology 150Research, Statistical 172scene 33Sciences, Environmental 55Sciences 163Work 159

SocietiesCanterbury 207Medway 216


INDEX (CONT)

259

Studying abroad 29, 37, 38at Kent 175

Successful future, A 14Summer schools 37Support

student 185for international students 198

Supportive community 40Systems Engineering, Computer 99

T

Teaching, inspirational 8, 34Technology

and Design, Multimedia 90Applied Bioscience 137Business Information 83Music 134

Templeman Library 32, 206Term dates 184Theatre, Drama and 92Therapy, Sports 171Tonbridge, University of Kent 30Transport links


Transferable skills 36Tuition fees 190

international students 201

U

UCAS 176, 177UK’s European university 29Union, Students’ 41


Universities at Medway 214University

employment schemes 43funding for students 191scholarships 192

www.kent.ac.uk

University of Kent,Athens 31Brussels 31Paris 31Rome 31Tonbridge 30

V

Visiting the University 260Visas 182, 199Volunteering 37, 43

W

War and Conflict 148Welcome Week 40West Kent and Ashford College 220Wildlife Conservation 58Work

experience, university 42, 43opportunities, international 39placements 37, 42, 176Study Scheme 43

Working in industry 37, 39, 43, 176World Literature 126

Y

Year abroad 29, 37, 38, 176 in industry 42, 176

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VISITING THE UNIVERSITY

Applicant DaysApplicant Days run betweenDecember and April each yearat our Canterbury and Medwaycampuses. They include a tourof the campus, a general talkon the University and an in-depthschool programme. You have theopportunity to meet staff andstudents from your chosen subjectand to discuss any queries youmay have about your course, youracademic school or the Universityin general.

If you are invited for an interview,it will usually be held on one ofour Applicant Days. If we makeyou an offer without an interview,you will normally be able to bookfor an Applicant Day via yourApplicant Portal, but this mightnot always be possible. We holdseparate Selection Days forJournalism and Social Work.

Further informationFor further information aboutvisiting Kent and how to book yourplace see www.kent.ac.uk/visit

Come along to ourcampuses to see foryourself what it’s liketo be a student at Kent.We hold both Open Days(for everybody) andApplicant Days (forstudents who applyto Kent and are madean offer or invited forinterview). Family andfriends are welcome toaccompany you.

Open DaysCanterburyCanterbury Open Days are heldin the summer and autumn forpotential students and theirfamilies and friends to have alook round the campus. The dayincludes a wide range of subjectdisplays, demonstrations andinformal lectures and seminars,the opportunity to tour thecampus, speak to currentstudents and to view student

“University is what you makeit. You are provided with theopportunities and facilitiesbut it is up to you to createfor yourself an enjoyable,worthwhile experience.”

Laverne ColeApplied Psychology with ClinicalPsychology

accommodation and facilities.You can also meet staff to discusscourse options or admissions,disability and dyslexia support,and study skills.

Canterbury Open Days 2016Saturday 2 July

Saturday 8 October

Saturday 22 October

MedwayMedway Open Days are held atour campus at Chatham Maritime(a 10-minute walk from TheHistoric Dockyard, Chatham)in the summer and the autumn.You have the opportunity to tourthe campus with current students,view student accommodation,speak with academic and supportstaff, attend a range of subjectpresentations and get advice onadmissions procedures.

Medway Open Days 2016Saturday 18 June

Saturday 15 October

By busLondon Victoria to Canterbury busstation: journey time approx 120minutes. Canterbury bus stationto the University, regular service:journey time approx 15 minutes.

By roadFrom London, the north and west:M25, (M20), M2, A2. Canterburycentral ring road, A290 WhitstableRoad, St Thomas Hill, approx onemile (1.6km) up the A290,University entrance on right(signposted) near top of hill.

Campus mapwww.kent.ac.uk/maps/canterbury

MedwayBy railLondon Victoria and CharingCross or Kent Coast to Chatham:journey time approx 45 minutes.London St Pancras to EbbsfleetInternational: journey time approx17 minutes. Ebbsfleet station isjust 30 minutes from the campus.

By roadFrom London, the north andwest: M25, M2. Follow signs forGillingham, then the HistoricDockyard and Chatham Maritimevia the A289 and the MedwayTunnel. From the east: A2, A289,the Gillingham Northern LinkRoad, follow signs for the MedwayTunnel.

By busFrom Chatham Station to ChathamMaritime.

Campus mapwww.kent.ac.uk/maps/medway

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International studentsMeet us in your countryOur staff make regular visitsoverseas to meet with studentswho are interested in studying atKent. We welcome the opportunityto meet with you in person andwould be pleased to offer youguidance and information.

For details of upcoming visits,please see www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/application/meet-us-in-your-country.html

Informal visitsIf you live outside of the UK youmay find it difficult to attend ourOpen and Applicant Days. We arehappy to organise individual toursof our Canterbury or Medwaycampuses for you and your familyat any time of the year (advancenotice is recommended).

If you would like to arrangea visit please complete the onlineform at www.kent.ac.uk/informal

How to reach usCanterburyBy railLondon (St Pancras) toCanterbury West: journey timeapprox 56 minutes. London(Victoria) to Canterbury East:journey time approx 85 minutes.London (Charing Cross orWaterloo) to Canterbury West:journey time approx 90 minutes.

ADDRESSESRecruitment andAdmissions Office

The Registry, The University of Kent,Canterbury, KentCT2 7NZ, UKT: +44 (0)1227 827272F: +44 (0)1227 827077www.kent.ac.uk/ug

International team

The Registry, The University of Kent,Canterbury, KentCT2 7NZ, UKT: +44 (0)1227 824904 F: +44 (0)1227 823247www.kent.ac.uk/ug

Inter-campus shuttle busA free shuttle bus service runsbetween the Canterbury andMedway campuses on a regularbasis during term time.

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Canterbury

London

Liverpool

Manchester

Hull

Birmingham

Newcastle

EdinburghGlasgow

Plymouth

Cardiff

Belfast

Norwich

Bristol

Portsmouth

Brussels

Paris

EurostarFerry

Gatwick

Heathrow

Orly

Charles de Gaulle

France

United Kingdom

Belgium

Ireland

Medway

Tonbridge

VISITING THEUNIVERSITY(CONT)

Travelling time and distances to Canterbury

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Distance to Travelling Travelling byCanterbury by Road public transport

Belfast 530 miles 10hrs 15hrs 20mins

Birmingham 184 miles 3hrs 3hrs

Bristol 190 miles 3hrs 10mins 3hrs 35mins

Cardiff 222 miles 3hrs 40mins 4hrs

Edinburgh 450 miles 7hrs 30mins 5hrs 50mins

Glasgow 470 miles 7hrs 10mins 6hrs

Hull 243 miles 4hrs 15mins 3hrs 55mins

Liverpool 278 miles 4hrs 30mins 3hrs 50mins

London 62 miles 1hrs 20mins 1hrs 10mins (High-Speed train 50mins)

Manchester 266 miles 4hrs 30mins 3hrs 45mins

Newcastle 330 miles 5hrs 20mins 4hrs 30mins

Norwich 160 miles 2hrs 50mins 3hrs 10mins

Plymouth 270 miles 4hrs 45mins 5hrs 10mins

Portsmouth 125 miles 2hrs 10mins 2hrs 30mins

Travelling time and distances to Medway

Distance to Travelling Travelling byMedway by Road public transport

Belfast 505 miles 9hrs 30mins 15hrs

Birmingham 157 miles 2hrs 40mins 3hrs 20mins

Bristol 170 miles 2hrs 45mins 3hrs 40mins

Cardiff 204miles 3hrs 20mins 4hrs 5mins

Edinburgh 420 miles 7hrs 10mins 6hrs

Glasgow 440 miles 6hrs 50mins 6hrs 20mins

Hull 215 miles 3hrs 50mins 4hrs 30mins

Liverpool 250 miles 4hrs 5mins 4hrs 10mins

London 35 miles 1hrs 1hrs 10mins

Manchester 340 miles 4hrs 5mins 3hrs 45mins

Newcastle 305 miles 5hrs 4hrs 35mins

Norwich 132 miles 2hrs 35mins 3hrs 30mins

Plymouth 255 miles 4hrs 35mins 5hrs 40mins

Portsmouth 105 miles 1hrs 50mins 3hrs 30mins

Acknowledgements

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