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O p p o r t u n i t y
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This Mini Guide will give you a better
understanding of our University. Findout about our approach, our studentsupport services and a full list ofour courses. For the full story youcan order a copy of the completeundergraduate prospectus for2014 entry from our website.
Or if you would prefer, you canresearch Coventry University onlineby checking out our web, tabletand mobile provision via a varietyof social channels.
Enjoy this guide and let us helpyou make the right choice foryour future.
Student Recruitment TeamCoventry University
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We place students at theheart of everything wedo: we know you wantexcellent teaching; a greatstudent experience; and a
career which makes yourinvestment worthwhile.We aim to give you theseopportunities.
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You will experienceteaching that is designed
to be dynamic, interactive,stimulating and brings yoursubject alive.
We maximise the contacthours you get with lecturersand prioritise investmentin academic staff posts so
that the staff:student ratio isconsistently high.
Our courses are full of real-lifeprojects, external competitions,client briefs, and industryscenarios so that your knowledgeand skills are actively applied.
Your lecturers and professors willbring some of the excitement andleading-edge knowledge fromtheir research or professionalpractice into their teaching toincrease its relevance.
You will learn in engaging andtechnologically smart ways.
Online learning material is placedon a platform called CUOnline,so you can access the digitalresources for your coursewherever you are.
For example, you can make useof: podcasts; discussion forums;
video-captured lectures; blogs;expert papers and reports;scenarios and simulations invirtual worlds.
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Fundamental to your universityexperience is the quality of teaching.
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As your course progresses you haveflexibility to choose options to allowyou to specialise in what you findparticularly interesting.
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hear t o f your learn ing e xper ience
Your classmates, and the lecturerswho teach on the course, will form thecommunity of learning that you join.
See page 15 for a full list of the courses we offer for 2014 entry including our typical offers
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You will have a personal tutor who willhelp you settle in to your course and
review your academic progress regularly.
Our nationally recognised, and award-winning, Maths and Stats Support Centreoffers individual, small group and onlinehelp with any aspect of maths regardlessof your course.
Our Centre for Academic Writing willhelp you improve the way you build anacademic argument in your essays,sharpen up your project reports,or structure your final year dissertation.
www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2014
We know that the right support
at the right time will keep youon track to a graduate-level job or the place you want ona postgraduate course.
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Preparing you for a successfulcareer is central to the designof our courses. We know thatsecuring a graduate-level positionis the return you want from yourinvestment. Our commitment toemployability sets us apart fromother universities. Recent resultsshow an impressive 94% of ourgraduates gained employment orcontinued to further study afterthey left*.
Most graduate-level jobs donot require a particular degreesubject. What employers arelooking for (alongside a goodfinal mark) are more generalcapabilities such as beingenterprising, having a globaloutlook, knowing how to workwell in a project group, beingable to communicate effectivelyand demonstrate leadership, andhaving good problem-solving
and analytical skills. You will beable to develop these graduate
characteristics throughout yourcourse and we make sure webuild them into the assignmentsyou do.
Employers are also very keen tosee work experience, placementsor internships on your CV andwe invest heavily in helping youto secure these opportunities aspart of the course itself, or as asandwich year, or in the break
between years.
Your Future
We help you to stand outfrom other graduates in the
job market or to get on toa postgraduate course.
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The Careers and EmployabilityService will tell you aboutpostgraduate courses andgraduate job vacancies, helpyou research alternative careers,and organise job fairs and eventswhere employers come tothe campus.
Studies have shown that studyingabroad can enhance your careerprospects. As well as gaining
confidence and becoming moreculturally aware, you are alsomore likely to be employed in a
graduate-level position†. Add tothis the prospect of receiving ahigher salary and you can seewhy we are so keen to help youbecome a global graduate.
At Coventry you can:
• Study abroad with one of ourpartner institutions;
• Gain valuable work experiencethrough work placements andinternships abroad;
• Join our Global Volunteeringprogramme;
• Learn a new language;• Find out about doing business
internationally as part of yourcourse and socialise withstudents from other parts ofthe world.
Our specialist InternationalExperience and Mobility Servicewill help you to identify the rightoverseas opportunity for youand help you apply for external
funding to support your traveloverseas.
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At the centre of the campus you’llfind TheHub, our spectacular studentbuilding, designed to allow you to live
student life to the full.
Throughout the day,the space invites youto relax, meet up withfriends or study informally.In the evening, thebuilding becomes anentertainment venuewhere bars, clubs, acinema and performingarts space deliveran excellent studentexperience. There’s even
a roof garden to enjoy.
You may want to live athome and commute tostudy - TheHub will beyour base during theday where you can chillout, check your socialmedia, work on groupassignments informallywith your course mates,go to social events, andmake new friends.
TheHub is home to theFood Court which givesyou a great range of oncampus eating options.If you want to preparea meal, shop for moresubstantial items, or buysome stationery, then
Amigo’s, the expresssupermarket in TheHub,is open 7 days a week.
TheHub
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Meet your Students’ Union...
Coventry University Students’ Union (CUSU)is based in TheHub where an extensiveentertainment programme, welfare and
volunteering activities and a huge rangeof sports clubs and societies awaits. Thisensures there are plenty of ways for you toform friendships and enjoy the social side ofyour university experience.
HUSH
HUSH is the main entertainment venue forCUSU where they run events for studentsranging from regular party nights and livemusic to dance training sessions. Thestudent only door policy means you’re morelikely to meet people from your course orbased in your Halls and can quickly widenyour circle of friends.
When it comes to sports clubs at CUSUyou’ll find everything from traditional sportslike football and rugby to the non-traditionalsuch as cheerleading and mountaineering.We enter teams into the British Universitiesand Colleges Sports league and take partin everything from swimming to boxing.
The Sports and Recreation Centre is amajor asset on campus and our studentsconsistently tell us it’s one of our highlights.
There are around 100 sports clubs andsocieties for you to join at Coventry andwe offer religious and culturally basedsocieties such as Islamic, Afro-Caribbean
and Christian Union. CUSU also organisesthe annual Varsity sporting event, whereCoventry University sports clubs playUniversity of Warwick clubs.
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C i t y l i v i n gCoventry University is
nestled in the heart of
the city and occupies a
compact campus.
The campus sits alongside theold Cathedral ruins, the new
Cathedral, the Herbert Art Galleryand Museum, cobbled lanes,Georgian architecture, specialityshops, pavement cafés, barsand restaurants.
The main Coventry shoppingarea is just five minutes away
from TheHub and UniversitySquare. Coventry has a diverserange of shops for you to exploreand it caters for all budgets.In fact Coventry is in the Top10 of Britain’s Best ValueUniversities according tothe Student Value for MoneyReport 2012.
If it’s music you’re interestedin, top acts such as Coldplay,
Take That and Florence and theMachine have all performed tosell-out crowds at the Ricoh
Arena, while on a smaller scalethe Kasbah hosts a lot of livebands and is popular withstudents, being very close tothe campus.
It’s an exciting time to be living inCoventry right now. The best way
to experience all we have to offeris to visit us on a University OpenDay and see the city first hand.
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Coventry University hasan excellent range of
comfortable, secureand reasonably pricedaccommodation.
We know that our residentialstudents want a choice ofaccommodation options tosuit their preferred lifestyle.
Universityaccommodation
Making Coventry your newhome couldn’t be easier withour friendly accommodation
service. Most first-yearundergraduates chooseUniversity-owned orUniversity-managedaccommodation.
You can choose fromtraditional halls of residence,
self-catered halls andstudent shared houses.
There is a mix ofaccommodation types such
as en-suite single rooms,self catered accommodationin a student village styleenvironment and rooms incatered halls. Most halls areon or within easy walkingdistance of campus.
All accommodation comeswith free high-speedbroadband, contentsinsurance and sportsmemberships as standard,and utility bills are alsoincluded in the cost, so youdon’t have to worry aboutadditional charges.
www.coventry.ac.uk/ accommodation
Y o u r ho me f r o m ho me Living away from home in student accommodation
is a great way to make new friends and integrate
quickly into university life.
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We have over 130 courses to choosefrom and you’ll find them all listedover the next few pages. They covereverything from automotive designto nursing, law to architecture,physiotherapy to photography.
Most of our full-time three year courseshave the option of an additional year’splacement in the UK or overseas to giveyou valuable work experience.
To find out more about any course,entry requirements, or to order a fullcopy of our prospectus for 2014 visit:
www.coventry.ac.uk/courses
Three of our undergraduate coursesare taught at Coventry UniversityLondon Campus. Please see ourwebsite: www.coventry.ac.uk/culcfor more details.
C o v e n t r y o f f e r s
“ O u t s t a n d i n g
S u p p o r t f o r
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Civil Engineering MEng H202 Coventry ABB
Commercial Law LLB M221 Coventry BBB
Computer Hardware and Software
Engineering
BEng GG56 Coventry BBC
Computer Science BSc G400 Coventry BBC
Computing BSc G404 Coventry BBC
Construction Management BSc K200 Coventry BCC
Criminology BA L370 Coventry BCC
Criminology and Law BA M930 Coventry BCC
Criminology and Psychology BA CM89 Coventry BCC
Dance BA W500 Coventry CCC
Dietetics BSc B410 Coventry BBB
Disaster Management BSc NH22 Coventry BCC-BBC
Disaster Management and EmergencyPlanning
BSc N901 Coventry BCC-BBC
Economics BA L100 Coventry BBC
Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng H600 Coventry BBB
Electronic Engineering BEng H601 Coventry BBCEnglish BA Q300 Coventry BCC
English and Creative Writing BA QW38 Coventry BCC
English and Journalism BA QP35 Coventry BCC
English and TEFL BA QX31 Coventry BCC
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship BA NN1F Coventry BBC
Environmental Health BSc B910 Coventry CDD
Ethical Hacking and Network Security BSc GG45 Coventry BBCEuropean Business Management BA N200 Coventry BCC
Event Management BA N821 Coventry BCC
Exercise, Nutrition and Health BSc BB94 Coventry CCC
Fashion BA WN25 Coventry CCC
Finance BSc N300 Coventry BBC
Finance and Investment BA N341 Coventry BBC
Financial Economics BA L111 Coventry BBCFine Art BA W100 Coventry CCC
Fine Art and Illustration BA WWC2 Coventry CCC
Title Course UCAS Code Campus Typical Offers
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Food and Nutrition BSc DB64 Coventry CCC
Forensic Investigations BSc F410 Coventry BCC
French (Single and Specialist Routes) BA R100; GR31 French
and English; LR21French and InternationalRelations; RR14 Frenchand Spanish; RX11French and TEFL
Coventry BCC
Games Technology BSc G454 Coventry BBC
Geography BA L700 Coventry BBC
Geography BSc F800 Coventry BBC
Geography and Natural Hazards BSc FH82 Coventry BBC
Global Business Management BA N122 London BBB
Graphic Design BA W211 Coventry CCC
History BA V140 Coventry BCC
Human Biosciences BSc C110 Coventry CCC
Illustration and Animation BA WW26 Coventry CCC
Illustration and Graphics BA W291 Coventry CCC
Interior Design MDes/BA MDes-W251/BA-W250 Coventry CCC
International Business Management BA N120 Coventry BBB
International Economics and Trade BA LN11 Coventry BBC
International Finance and Accounting BA NN3L London BBC
International Law LLB M130 Coventry BBB
International Leadership andManagement in Health and Social Care
(online delivery)
BA NL25 Coventry CCC
International Relations BA L250 Coventry BCC
Journalism and Media BA PP53 Coventry BCC
Languages for Business BA N1R8 Coventry BCC
Law LLB M100 Coventry BBB
Law LLB M100 London BBB
Learning Disabilities Nursing BSc B761 Coventry CCC
Manufacturing Engineering MEng/BEng H700 Coventry BBBMarketing BA N500 Coventry BBC
Mathematics BSc G100 Coventry BBC
Mathematics and Statistics BSc GG13 Coventry CCC
Title Course UCAS Code Campus Typical Offers
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Mechanical Engineering MEng/BEng H300 Coventry BBB
Media and Communications BA P910 Coventry BCC
Media Production BA P310 Coventry BCC
Medical and Pharmacological Sciences BSc BB92 Coventry CCC
Mental Health Nursing BSc B760 Coventry CCC
Midwifery BSc B720 Coventry BBC
Midwifery (Shortened 88 Week Course) BSc N/A Coventry See website
Motorsport Engineering BEng H335 Coventry BBB
Multimedia Computing BSc P300 Coventry BBC
Music Composition BA W303 Coventry CCC
Music Performance BA W304 Coventry CCC
Music Technology BSc J930 Coventry BBC
Occupational Therapy BSc B920 Coventry BCC
Oil, Gas and Energy Management BSc NH82 Coventry BBC-BBB
Operating Department Practice Diploma of HigherEducation (Dip HE)
B990 Coventry See website
Paramedic Science Foundation Degree B780 Coventry CDD
Photography BA W640 Coventry BCC
Physiotherapy BSc B160 Coventry ABB
Politics BA L200 Coventry BCC
Politics and History BA LVF1 Coventry BCC
Product Design MDes/BA MDes - W243 / BA -W24D
Coventry CCC
Psychology BSc C800 Coventry BBB
Psychology and Criminology BSc CM82 Coventry BBBQuantity Surveying and CommercialManagement
BSc K240 Coventry BCC
Social Work BA L500 Coventry BBB
Sociology BA L300 Coventry BCC
Sociology and Criminology BA LM39 Coventry BCC
Sociology and Psychology BA LC38 Coventry BCC
Title Course UCAS Code Campus Typical Offers
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Spanish (Single and Specialist Routes) BA R400; GR34 Spanishand English; RR14French and Spanish;
LR24 Spanish andInternational Relations;RX41 Spanish and TEFL
Coventry BCC
Sport and Exercise Science BSc C600 Coventry CCC
Sport Management BA N285 Coventry BCC
Sport Marketing BA N501 Coventry BCC
Sport Psychology BSc C841 Coventry BBB
Sports Therapy BSc BC96 Coventry BCC
Theatre and Professional Practice BA W440 Coventry CCC
Youth Work BA L530 Coventry CCC
Title Course UCAS Code Campus Typical Offers
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The table below gives you the A2 level grade equivalences for some of the qualifications.For more information on the entry requirements for individual courses, please visit theUniversity website at:
www.coventry.ac.uk/courses
Table of equivalences UCAS BTEC IB
GCE A2 level Tariff Points L3 Diploma
L3
Extended
Diploma
Diploma
A*A*A* 420
A*A*A 400 31
A*A*B AAA* 380 30
A*A*C AAA 360 DDD 29
A*A*D AAB BBA* 340 28
AAC BBA 320 DDM 27
AAD BBB CCA* 300 26
AAE BBC CCA 280 DMM 25
BBD CCB 260 24
CCC 240 DD MMM
CCD 220
Coventry University accepts a rangeof qualifications that enable students to
progress onto undergraduate programmes.
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Fees, loans,
scholarshipsand grants
Facts onfinancialsupport forfull-time
UK and EUstudents
We have set our feesprimarily according to the
cost of teaching groupsof similar courses. Onlineand classroom-basedcourses, for example,cost significantly less todeliver than laboratory-based courses and thisis reflected in the lowerfee you pay.
We know you expect aconsistent, high-quality,academic experienceand also expect to findcertain student supportservices and facilities aspart of your student life.
The costs of these areshared equally by allfull-time students andare included in the fee.
No upfrontcosts• You don’t have to pay for your course tuition fee yourself upfront
• You can get a loan to coverthe cost of your tuition,which you only start to payback when you are earningover £21,000 a year.
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The tuition feesat CoventryUniversity
Your first year tuition feesare shown in our full
undergraduate prospectusand on our website. Each
individual course entry
identifies what the fees arein 2014*. Our fees range
from £8,088 to £9,000
per year for UK/EU
students for courses
delivered on campus. Ouronline course fee is £5,250 for UK/EU students.
*The fee amounts shown are for your first
year’s study only. We will apply annual
increases to our fees for continuing
students, subject to the higher amounts allowed in statutory regulations, in
accordance with increases in the retail
price index. Fees are subject to OFFA
confirmation.
No hiddenextrasWherever possible, we makesure that the fee you pay isinclusive of the mandatorycosts of taking a particularcourse. The fee for full-timestudents will therefore coverthe following:
• Any essential starter packrequired at the beginningof the course e.g. lab coat,industrial boots or safetygoggles;
• Your own copy of specifiedcore text books or, for
Art and Design students,materials required for yourcourse*;
• 1,000 A4 sides of blackand white laser prints orequivalent printing creditsper year;
•
Any mandatory UK site visitsand trips.
Where there is significantadditional expenditurerequired, we have given anindication of the costs on eachcourse page within the 2014Undergraduate Prospectus.In many cases the additionalexpenditure is optional andrepresents supplementarycourse-related activity.
*For Art and Design courses where
items such as a high quality laptop/
tablet and industry software are
provided, separate terms and
conditions apply for this provision.
For more information please seewww.coventry.ac.uk/ug2014/
nohiddenextras.
Fee Waiver
Many universities charge atuition fee if you decide to take
a year out on a supervisedwork placement or studyaboard opportunity. We wantto encourage all students totake advantage of a year outand, as a result, are waivingthe tuition fee for all studentswho opt to take a year out.
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Coventry University offersfour scholarship schemes tohelp students with their costsof study. Scholarships can berenewed each year subjectto conditions, which can befound on the scholarshipapplication form.
All scholarship students arerequired to:
• Be a UK applicant to CoventryUniversity or to CoventryUniversity London Campus;
• Have applied for a full-timeundergraduate degree course;
• Be paying the full tuition feefor 2014;
• Select Coventry University astheir first choice (CF or UF)during the UCAS process;
• Meet all the specific scholarship
requirements (See page 24-25).
You can find more informationabout our scholarships overthe next two pages of thismini guide.
Scholarships and Grants
N o .2 U K u n i v e r s i t y f o r p e r s o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t S o
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Academic
Excellence
Scholarship This scholarship will rewardUK students who obtainminimum ABB or above(see website for details) fromthree full A2 levels or certainequivalent qualificationswith either £1,000 cash
per year or £1,500 annualdiscount on University-ownedaccommodation.
This could result in a rewardof up to £3,000 or £4,500during the length of yourstudies if you satisfy therenewal conditions each year.
EC Excellence
Scholarship -
available to
Engineering,
Computing and Mathematics
students only
Coventry University will berewarding UK students whoare specifically undertakingEngineering, Computing andMathematics courses for theiracademic achievement.
This would consist of either £1,000cash a year or £1,500 discount onUniversity-owned accommodation.
The following criteria apply:
• Starting the first year of anundergraduate course in 2014in the Faculty of Engineering andComputing;
• Select Coventry University as first
choice (CF or UF) through UCAS;• Achieve at least BBB from three full A2 levels or equivalent qualifications.
EC students should not apply for the‘Academic Excellence Scholarship’ aswell as this scholarship as only one willbe awarded.
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Phoenix Scholarship
The scholarships will beawarded competitively on thebasis of good results. Eachscholarship will be worth£3,000 per year. Of this wewill give the successful scholar£500 in cash (paid by BACS),£500 to be spent on Universityservices such as University-owned accommodation and
£2,000 as a fee waiver (ie wewill reduce the fee you pay in2014/15 by £2,000).
Phoenix Scholarshipsrequire students to:
• Be entitled to a full
maintenance grant/specialsupport grant from StudentFinance England;
• Obtain more than 280UCAS points from 3 full A2levels or certain equivalentqualifications;
• Select Coventry University as
first choice (CF/UF) throughUCAS.
A proportion of thesescholarships will be reservedfor students from schoolsand colleges in the PhoenixPartnership. The remainder will
be allocated to other qualifyingstudents residing in the UK.
This could mean a reward of£9,000 during the length of yourstudies if you satisfy the renewalconditions each year.
Sports Scholarship
We offer one of the bestsports scholarship supportprogrammes in the country.Sports scholarships areawarded competitively each
year to approximately 30students with the highestsporting ability. The followingcriteria apply:
• Be able to demonstrateexcellence in your chosensporting activity at national or
international level;• Be willing and able to
represent the university at ahigh level in that sport;
• Be participating in a sportthat’s recognised by SportEngland. This can be checkedat www.sportengland.org;
• If playing in a team, thismust be in an unpaid and/orunsponsored capacity.
Sports scholarships are forone year and are worth either:
• £3,000 consisting of up to
£1,500 cash and up to £1,500worth of support or,• £1,500 consisting of £750 cash
and £750 worth of support.
Grants
For all students qualifying for full
or part maintenance grants fromStudent Finance England we offerthe following grant awards:
• £100 towards the cost of anoptional short visit or field tripoverseas connected with yourcourse. You may only claim for
one such trip during your course;• £500 towards additional
accommodation costs ormaintenance costs youmay incur if you take up theopportunity of a study period, orwork placement, of one monthor more overseas. You may only
claim this grant once;• £500 towards travel and
subsistence costs if youtake up a work placement orinternship in the UK, outside theCoventry area, of one month ormore where the placement orinternship is unpaid. You may
only claim this grant once.
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We’ve created mobile and tabletiPhone and iPad apps, and we havea dedicated YouTube channel.
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To really understand what CoventryUniversity is like – the people, the placeand its character – you need to arrangea visit. And that’s why Open Days areso important.
Open Days give you the chance to find outwhat the course, staff, facilities and campusare really like. Even if you live in the area,and think that you know about the University
already, you’ll be surprised at the amazingdevelopments, social experience and supportthat’s on offer.
Go on a campus tour with one of our currentstudents and see inside the Library, the SportsCentre, the new Engineering and Computingbuilding and TheHub, talk to students and
staff, find out about the accommodationoptions, look at all the support servicesavailable and generally see all that theUniversity has to offer.
To find out more please go towww.coventry.ac.uk/opendays
We also offer Campus Visits on mostWednesday’s throughout the year. They areorganised on a Faculty basis so we can giveyou a visit experience tailored to your subjectarea of interest. They are led by currentstudents and include a full tour of thecampus and an “in Faculty” session.
More details can be found atwww.coventry.ac.uk/campusvisits
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So you’ve got a taste of
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Ne x t S te p s
Check out the latest course information ororder a copy of the full prospectus for2014 by visiting;
www.coventry.ac.uk/courses
Book a place on an Open Day by going to
www.coventry.ac.uk/opendays
You can keep up with all the latest newsfrom Coventry by following us on Twitter,Facebook, CUTV, iTunesU and more.
You can find out what your friends aredoing, or what other people who arethinking of going to university have to say,by joining The Student Room communityat: www.thestudentroom.co.uk
Useful Contacts
Recruitment and Admissions Office
Tel: 024 7615 2222
or use the AskCoventry service on ourwebsite www.coventry.ac.uk/ask-coventry
Fees, Funding and Scholarships
Tel: 024 7615 2040 / 2050
Email: [email protected]
Student Accommodation
Tel: 024 7765 0650Email: [email protected]
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