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Kent is a leading UKuniversity. Ranked16th in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016,we also received the thirdhighest score* nationallyfor student satisfaction inthe 2014 National StudentSurvey. We attract a largenumber of internationalstudents, thanks to ourreputation for academicexcellence and first-classresearch and teaching.

Based in beautiful locationsin south-east England andcontinental Europe, we offeran attractive, friendly and safeenvironment for your studies.

Why come to Kent?50th Anniversary 2Academic excellence 4Inspirational teaching 6Superb student experience 8A global outlook 10A successful future 12

The Kent experienceWhy we chose theUniversity of Kent 14A welcoming and supportivecommunity 16Student life in Canterbury 19Student life in Medway 21European centres 22Student accommodation 24Fees and living costs 28Funding and scholarships 30

Studying at KentPre-sessional programmes inEnglish for Academic Purposes 32Foundation programmes 34Undergraduate study 36Junior Year Abroad 38Pre-Master’s graduate diplomas (GDip) 39Postgraduate study

taught programmes 40research programmes 41

Choosing your degreeKent’s schools:

• American Studies 44• Anthropology and

Conservation 45• Architecture 46• Arts 47• Biosciences 48• Business 49• Computing 50• Economics 51• Engineering and Digital Arts 52• English 53• European Culture and

Languages 54• History 56

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• Journalism 57• Law 58• Liberal Arts 59• Mathematics, Statistics and

Actuarial Science 60• Music and Fine Art 61• Pharmacy 62• Physical Sciences 63• Politics and International

Relations 64• Psychology 65• Social Policy, Sociology

and Social Research 66• Sport and Exercise

Sciences 68• Statistical Social Research 69Undergraduate degrees 71Postgraduate degrees 83How to find out more 91

*of publicly funded, multi-facultyuniversities

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50TH ANNIVERSARYThe University of Kent is a leading UK university, witha commitment to excellence in teaching and research that has spanned five decades.

Established in 1965, we are now a top 20 university and known as the UK’sEuropean university. We have grown from 500 to 20,000 students, representing 149nationalities, from one college to six, and from a single location to established sitesthroughout Europe. We foster a community in which we value global citizenship,ethical thinking, and the development and application of new knowledge.

Our 50th anniversary year celebrated our heritage and our achievements, and laidthe foundations for a lasting legacy. Innovative student-led projects, initiatives inour curriculum, research of global significance and exciting campus developmentscontinue to shape the future of the University – an inspiration to our community ofstudents, staff and alumni for years to come.

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PRIDE IN OUR PAST/INSPIRING YOUR

FUTURE


ACADEMICEXCELLENCEKent is one of the UK’s leading universities. In theResearch Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, Kent wasranked 17th* for research intensity, in the Times HigherEducation, outperforming 11 of the 24 Russell Groupuniversities.

Our academic schools produce world-leading research and our outstandingperformance in the REF led to Kent receiving the fifth highest increase in researchfunding in the UK from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).Our academic staff are engaged in high-level research as well as teaching, soyou study with some of the most influential thinkers in your field. Our teaching isdesigned to put you in touch with the latest ideas and help you to develop yourown interests and essential skills.

Studying with us is a stimulating and challenging experience. In the most recentNational Student Survey, we received a rating of 91% for overall course satisfaction.

*of 122 universities not including specialist institutions.



INSPIRATIONALTEACHINGKent is renowned for its teaching style; our academicshave an outstanding ability to pass on their passion forstudy and debate. You will be challenged and encouraged,and benefit from the expertise of our academic staff.

The high quality of teaching at Kent allows you to become an independent thinker,capable of thriving in different situations. This approach is enhanced by theopportunity for you to attend numerous talks and workshops in related fields,allowing you to place your studies within a broader context. Our postgraduatestudents further develop their skills by presenting work at research seminars,participating in conferences and publishing papers. In the 2014 National StudentSurvey, Kent received a rating of 89% for the quality of its teaching.

We are also one of only 15 UK institutions to have a Nuffield Q-Step Centre,designed to provide undergraduates with advanced training in quantitative methods.




SUPERB STUDENTEXPERIENCEOur locations in Canterbury, Medway, Brussels, Paris,Athens and Rome provide a stunning backdrop for yourstudies, offering first-class academic and leisure facilities,and a safe and supportive environment.

The University has a lively atmosphere and we encourage you to get involvedin a wide range of activities, events and student societies. These provide manyopportunities for personal development, whether it’s through involvement in the arts,sport, volunteering, or student politics. You can also widen your experience by takingadvantage of our numerous overseas study and work options. Our postgraduatestudents are supported by the Graduate School, which co-ordinates a range ofactivities to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and supports student-led initiativessuch as social events, conferences and workshops.


A GLOBALOUTLOOKOur international reputation attracts academic staffand students from across the world: 38% of ouracademic staff come from overseas and last year, ourstudents represented 149 different nationalities.

Kent has partnerships with some of the most prestigious universities in the worldincluding Waseda University in Japan, University of Hong Kong, University ofCalifornia (Berkeley), University of Copenhagen, University of Amsterdam, theSorbonne and the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Known as the UK’sEuropean university, Kent also has its own specialist postgraduate centres inBrussels, Paris, Athens and Rome.

Our international mix of students creates a dynamic and stimulating environment,giving you the opportunity to discover how different cultures address global issuesand to make new friends from around the world.




A SUCCESSFULFUTUREEmployers value the added confidence that comes fromspending time abroad and a British qualification froma respected university is highly regarded around theworld. Employers also value language skills in English,which is the language of international business.

Your course at Kent equips you with essential skills that can give you acompetitive advantage when it comes to getting a job. Many of our studentsimprove their professional skills and gain experience through a wide range ofvoluntary work opportunities or paid work placements. We also run a nationallyrecognised employability points scheme, which rewards student engagementin extra-curricular activities that develop and enhance transferable and life skills.

Kent has strong links with international businesses and many of our students haveundertaken work placements at global companies such as IBM, Cisco, Microsoft,Intel, British Airways and Lucasfilm. Our award-winning Careers and EmployabilityService can advise you on international job opportunities after you graduate.

WHY WE CHOSE THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT

Academic excellence

Stephanie Bourgeois from France,BSc in Biochemistry.

“I like the approach toteaching here; academics arehappy to answer questionsand to interact with students.I find the lectures verymotivational, they piqueyour curiosity and, for me,the exciting bit is going tothe library and pursuing thethings you are interested in.

“The lecturers at Kent areexcellent. You get to knowthem well and, as you movethrough the programme,they are able to guide youtowards projects, ideas orcareer paths that they thinkyou will like.”

Inspirational teaching

Patrique Tanque from Brazil, BScin Forensic Chemistry.

“Choosing Kent was aneasy decision. The forensicprogrammes are rankedamong the best in the UKand have a high graduateemployment rate.

“The teachers bringfresh ideas and up-to-datematerials from real cases toenrich the lectures. They arekeen to help out and alwaysmake sure we are gettingplenty of support.

“I was very fortunate to beawarded an InternationalScholarship, which meantI could dedicate myself tomy studies.”

Specialist research

Sally Gao from China, PhDin Electronic Engineering.

“I have been very lucky withmy supervisor, ProfessorYong Yan, who is a world-class expert and the firstIEEE Fellow in the UKin instrumentation andmeasurement.

“Professor Yong Yan hashelped me to become a betterresearcher. I am inspiredby his novel ideas andconstructive suggestions.Under his supervision,my confidence has grownthrough such milestones asmy first set of experiments,writing my first researchpaper and attending myfirst conference.”


A global outlook

Ritesh Randhir from India, MAin Creative Writing.

“It’s a lifetime experiencethat I’m finding very helpfulfor my writing skills.

“On campus, there’ssuch a variety of studentnationalities. I’m able tointeract with studentsfrom different countries,with different historicalbackgrounds and cultures,so I’m learning new thingseach day.

“Being here in the UK for oneyear is a major achievementfor me, and I’m proud to beat Kent.”

Superb experience

Dilruwa Rajapakse from Sri Lanka,BA in International Business.

“Kent provides its studentswith many facilities fortheir benefit and comfort.The University offers thebest accommodationfacilities, employabilityopportunities and extra-curricular activities. Forexample, as a dancer, theKent Union societies havealways been there to polishmy skills.

“Altogether, Kent makes itsstudents feel vibrant, uniqueand confident, ready to facethe challenges of the world.”

A successful futureGeorge Temple from the UnitedStates, MA in English.

“The School of Englishis made up of a generousand knowledgeable faculty.

“In addition to practicalexperience working on aliterary journal, Splinter,I’ve learnt more about theway poetry and prose arepublished worldwide. Havingthis information is invaluablewhether I go into publishingor attempt to write ‘full-time’,because it’s recession proof –regardless of the economy,skills that relate to thedistribution of informationwill be required in somecontext.”


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A WELCOMING ANDSUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY

We have a welcomingatmosphere at Kent.Our students describethe University as a safeand friendly place witha great social scene.

Welcome WeekTo help you settle in when youarrive, we hold a special WelcomeWeek in September (at thebeginning of the academic year).This includes a greeting at theairport, a special welcome dinner(giving you the chance to meetother international students) andtrips to see local tourist attractions.This week takes place before thestart of the term’s lectures andseminars so you have time torelax and make friends.

Our academic schools host eventsduring Welcome Week to prepareyou for your studies. There are alsocampus tours, themed eveningsand sporting activities.

If you are arriving to start yourprogramme in January, we greetyou at the airport; whichever pointin the year you join us, we offera series of support, inductionand social events to help yousettle in and make friends.

Supportive teachingAt Kent, we’re proud of oursupportive teaching. Ouracademics are friendly andapproachable, and students gethigh levels of contact time withtheir tutors and lecturers. Studentfeedback has helped us to develop

well-designed and intellectuallyrigorous courses.

All of our students have anacademic adviser – someonewho can help if they have anyproblems. There is a StudentLearning Advisory Service that canprovide tuition on everything fromresearch skills to writing essays.We also make sure that you gettraining so you can make the mostof our extensive library and ITresources.

If English is your second language,we can help you to develop yourfluency. While you’re studying inthe UK, you can have up to twohours of free English lessonsa week at our Centre for Englishand World Languages.

Study resourcesAll students rely on being ableto access a range of information.At Kent, we make sure that this

process is as easy as possible. Ourlibrary is well stocked and the mostpopular books are on short-termloan, which means you never haveto wait too long. Our electronicresources, which are availableonline wherever you are, includee-journals, e-books, databases,reference resources andnewspaper archives.

The campus is fully wireless-enabled, with free and secureWi-Fi in all buildings, studentaccommodation and in someoutdoor spaces. We also providepublic computers so that whenyou’re on campus, you’ll always


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such as Chinese New Year, Holi,Nowruz, Thanksgiving and Diwali.The University’s Multicultural EventsFund allows students to apply fora financial award of up to £350to help them run their ownmulticultural event.

We also hold a series of eventscalled WorldFest to celebrateinternational culture.

Meet people from homeTo create a supportive studentnetwork, Kent has set up emailgroups and an international student‘buddy’ scheme, which allows youto contact other students from yourhome country. But the supportdoesn’t end there. After yougraduate, it’s also possible to getin touch with Kent alumni in yourown country, providing a lifelongnetwork of friends and professionalcontacts.

Go Abroad – study andwork placementsKent offers you a world of studyand work placement opportunities– from China, Hong Kong andThailand, to the USA, LatinAmerica and Europe. Whetheryou want to experience a differentculture, make new friends, developyour language skills, grow in self-confidence, gain a new academicperspective, establish internationalcontacts or enhance youremployability, the Go Abroadexperience offers you a wealthof personal, academic andprofessional benefits. Many ofour students describe the timethey spent overseas as one ofthe most exciting and formativeperiods of their lives.

To find out more, visitwww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

have access to the internet, theUniversity’s network and a rangeof software and public printers.We use technology in our teachingvia online resources and podcastsof lectures.

Social facilities At Kent, there are plenty of placesto have fun and meet up withfriends. Our campuses offer arange of high-quality cafés, bars,restaurants and sports facilities.The Canterbury campus has itsown theatre, nightclub, cinemaand music venue as well. Thereare numerous student societiesthat you can get involved in,including national societies.For more details on the socialactivities at our various locations,see p19-23.

Our UK campuses are located inthe south-east of England, whichmeans we have one of the sunniestlocations in the country. During thesummer, students make the mostof this by socialising in the open-aircafé-bars on campus.

Less than an hour’s train travel fromLondon and within easy reach ofthe coast and mainland Europe,our UK campuses are ideallyplaced for you to explore a rangeof locations.

Multicultural universityKent is a multi-faith universitywith chaplains from the Anglican,Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim,Methodist, Pentecostal and Quakertraditions. Kent’s student societiescelebrate a wide range of festivals


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STUDENT LIFE IN CANTERBURY

Canterbury is a beautifulcity, less than an hourfrom London. It hasa warm and friendlyatmosphere and eachyear students fromaround the worldfall in love with itscosmopolitan charm.

As you’d expect from a city withnearly 30,000 students, there’s arich social life. In fact, accordingto a 2013 report from Experian,Canterbury is the UK’s third mostvibrant city. The city has museums,art galleries, clubs, bars,restaurants, sports facilities,two cinemas and a theatre.

Campus lifeOur Canterbury campus is set in300 acres of beautiful parklandoverlooking the Cathedral. Thisgives you the best of both worlds:green spaces on campus, yetonly a 25-minute walk from thecity centre. A frequent bus serviceruns between campus and the city.

Campus life is ideal for studentsfrom overseas as everything is inone place. In your spare time, youcan enjoy the campus cinema andtheatre, or attend concerts at theColyer-Fergusson Building. Thecampus is also home to a rangeof bars and restaurants, shopsand a student nightclub.

Student societiesKent Union, the students’ union,has over 100 student societies.Many are focused on international

culture such as the Afro-Caribbean,Asian, Chinese, German, Hellenicand Japanese societies; othersinclude film-making, parkour freerunning and scuba diving. For moredetails, see www.kentunion.co.uk

Location A huge bonus for our students ishow close Canterbury is to London– the high-speed train servicetakes less than an hour. If you wantto explore Paris or Brussels, youcan catch a Eurostar train and bethere in about two hours. It’s alsoeasy to cross the Channel by ferryand get to international locationsby flying from one of London’sairports. See p92 for more details.

SupportThe campus offers a high levelof support. University staff canhelp with all kinds of queries.Our student union provides anadvice service, with guidanceon immigration and visas, and

has a Jobshop that can help youfind part-time work. The StudentLearning Advisory Serviceprovides support in study skills,and our Centre for English andWorld Languages providesEnglish language tuition. There isan on-site medical centre whereyou can register with a UK doctorwho provides free medical careduring your stay. Kent also employsits own counsellors and nurses.

SportIn 2013, we completed a £4.8million redevelopment of oursports facilities, improving ourfitness suite and dance studios,and building indoor tennis andnetball courts. We also havebadminton, basketball and squashcourts, and all-weather footballpitches. There is a huge rangeof sports societies and teams,so you can develop your sportingskills, whether for leisure or tocompete at an elite level.



STUDENT LIFE IN MEDWAY

Our Medway campushas won several designawards. Occupying grandbuildings that were oncepart of a British navalbase, the campuscombines a historicsetting with high-techfacilities to providea stunning studyenvironment less thanan hour from London.

There’s a recording studio for thosestudying music, a fully equippedradio and TV newsroom for ourtrainee journalists, and dedicatedstudios for our arts students.

LocationOur School of Music and Fine Artis based at The Historic Dockyard,Chatham, next to the River Medway.The Centre for Journalism and theSchool of Sport and ExerciseSciences are just across theroad at the impressive ChathamMaritime site. Our student

accommodation, Liberty Quays,is by the River Medway in anattractive modern development.

The campus has easy access tocentral London: trains from nearbyEbbsfleet International take under20 minutes and trains fromChatham take around 50 minutes.If you want to explore Paris orBrussels, the Eurostar train fromEbbsfleet International can take youthere in about two hours. Airportsare easily reached by road or rail –see p92 for details. The historictowns of Chatham and Rochesterare a bus-ride away.

Social lifeThere is a strong sense ofcommunity on campus andstudents find it easy to makefriends. There’s a lively campusbar that holds regular themenights. The societies and clubson offer include Afro-Caribbean,Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Nigerian,Nepalese, Sikh and Spanish.Annual events include the

Summer Ball, which features oneof the UK’s celebrity DJs. Seewww.gkunions.co.uk for details.

There are cafés and restaurants oncampus. Nearby is a multi-screencinema showing the most popularmovies. The local town of Chathamprovides entertainment such as livemusic and a comedy club.

Sport There are lots of sports societiesand being close to the river meansthat many students take part inrowing, canoeing and sailing. Thenearby multimillion-pound sportscentre, Medway Park (partlyfunded by the University), offersspecial rates to University ofKent students. Facilities includea swimming pool, fitness suiteand an athletics track, as wellas several sports halls. All facilitiesare built to a high standard – thePark was an approved pre-Gamestraining camp for the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Also in the Medway area, youcan enjoy an ice rink, dry ski slope,karting circuit, golf course withdriving range and indoor bowls.

Support Our students have easy access tosupport on campus. The StudentLearning Advisory Service canhelp you with study skills.Greenwich and Kent Students’Union Together (GK Unions) canprovide advice on many aspectsof life in the UK, including howto register with a local doctor.


EUROPEAN CENTRES

At our four postgraduatecentres in Athens,Brussels, Paris andRome, your studiesare underpinned by thespecialist facilities andresources of each location.

AthensKent’s Heritage Management MA,offered in Athens, teaches the skillsrequired for the management ofheritage sites. The degree is acollaboration between Kent andAthens University of Economicsand Business (AUEB). Teachingis in English and there is a rangeof scholarships available.

LocationThe programme is ideally locatedin the Athenian suburb of Eleusina,the birthplace of Aeschylus and,as the location of the Eleusinianmysteries, one of the mostimportant archaeological religioussites in the world. Athens is only30km away, so you have accessto many other major historical sitesincluding the Parthenon, AncientCorinth, Nemea and Thebes.

Eleusis is a fairly large town withmany amenities such as a sportscentre, shops, restaurants, cafés,libraries, music schools and foreignlanguage schools, a museum anda summer cinema. It has a goodbus connection to Athens and thesurrounding area.

Social lifeThere are many activities availablein Eleusina at a discounted fee,

including courses for non-Greekspeakers in music, painting anddance. Eleusina is excellent foroutdoor pursuits, and there isalso an annual arts festival.

BrusselsKent is the only UK university with acentre in Brussels. The courses arespecialist postgraduate degreesrelated to the study of internationalaffairs and taught in English.

Brussels is known as ‘the capitalof Europe’ and is a major centre forpolitical power, home to institutionssuch as the European Parliament,the European Commission andNATO. The city also attractsinternational NGOs, multinationalcorporations, ‘think tanks’,diplomats and lobbyists.

Our courses are at postgraduatelevel (Master’s and PhD) in areassuch as international law, politicsand international relations,international development,international economics, Europeanpublic policy and migration studies.

Our academics have a networkof professional contacts in the city,which means they are in touch withcurrent developments. Practitionersfrom Brussels-based organisationscontribute to courses and deliverguest lectures. They also provideuseful contacts for students wishingto take an internship in Brussels.

LocationOur Brussels centre is a 15-minutedrive from the city centre and thereare good metro, bus and tram links.It’s easy to reach other Europeancities: London, Paris and Cologneare all around two hours by train,and Brussels has an internationalairport.

Social life There is a close-knit community ofstudents from over 60 nations. TheUniversity has its own academicfacilities and students can usethe libraries, entertainment andsports facilities of the nearby VrijeUniversiteit Brussel. Brussels is acultural city and hosts music andfilm festivals and exhibitions.


had their studios, and the nearbycafés were frequented by writerssuch as Ernest Hemingway andGertrude Stein. Excellent transportlinks with other major cities meanyou can explore Europe with ease.

Social lifeYour studies are based at theColumbia Global Center (knownas Reid Hall), a charming buildingwith picturesque courtyards andinteriors. Shared with New York’sColumbia University, it holds itsown cultural events, where youmeet a wide range of students.You are also encouraged toexperience the city’s cinema,art, literature and drama.

RomeRome is arguably the mosthistorically and archaeologicallysignificant city in Europe, if notthe world.

We offer you the opportunity tostudy in Rome for the spring termon the following Master’s degrees:Ancient History; Roman History and

ParisParis is a leading city for Europeanculture. It offers numerousattractions as well as a wealth oflibraries, museums and galleries.In the modernist era, Paris attractedmany famous writers and artistsfrom all over the world.

Kent’s Paris programmes offera unique selection of innovativepostgraduate degrees in thehumanities. On our split-siteprogrammes, students begin theirstudies in Canterbury and spendthe spring term in Paris, wherethey study film, art, religion,creative writing, literature, historyand architecture, following in thefootsteps of eminent intellectualswho took inspiration from thesecities. We also offer programmeswhere you can spend your entireyear living and studying in Paris.

LocationOur centre in Paris is located inMontparnasse close to centralParis. This is the area wherePicasso and Modigliani once

Archaeology; Rome: Ancient andModern; and History of Art. On theancient history and archaeologyprogrammes, you study sites suchas the Colosseum, the Pantheonand the Roman Forum, as well asthe development of the city fromthe Rome of the Republic to thepresent day. History of Art studentsfocus on Medieval, Renaissanceand Baroque art.

LocationIn Rome, Kent students are basedat the campus of the AmericanUniversity of Rome. Situated in thepicturesque district of Monteverde,with shops and amenities closeby, the campus is within walkingdistance of Rome’s historic centre.

Study facilities include computerworkstations, free Wi-Fi, and fullaudio-visual equipment. Lecturerooms are in a former monasterywhere the gardens and terracesact as social spaces. The library,located in Evans Hall, a statelytwo-storey building, has over15,000 volumes, a large collectionof DVDs, and access to onlinedatabases and Rome’s otherlibraries.

Social lifeStudents from Kent at the AmericanUniversity of Rome have accessto all support facilities, includingan English-speaking GP on site, acounsellor, and support from staffin the Student Life Office. Thereis a range of student societies,cultural events and sports clubsavailable to suit most interests.

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STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

Our Universityaccommodation allowsyou to make an easytransition to living inthe UK – you don’t haveto worry about findingsomewhere to live andall of your basic bills areincluded in the rent.

Canterbury Our Canterbury campus housesover 5,200 students. Rooms are inflats, houses or colleges and areoffered on a self-catered or part-catered basis. All of the bedroomsare for single occupancy and manyare en suite. Your rent includesthe costs of electricity, gas, water,personal belongings insuranceand wired/Wi-Fi internet access.

Our Canterbury campus is in abeautiful location overlooking thecity and has everything you needwithin easy walking distance –laundry rooms, shops, restaurantsand bars, a theatre, cinema andnightclub and a sports centre.

International students based atCanterbury are offered a room inUniversity accommodation for theirfirst year (providing they meet theapplication criteria). If you study fora Foundation Programme, you areoffered University accommodationfor both your foundation year andthe first year of your degree.

Undergraduate self-cateredoptionsFor self-catered accommodation,you share a self-contained house

or apartment with other students.Each has its own fully equippedkitchen, so you can choose tocook your own food or eat out oncampus. They are let for the entireacademic year (39 weeks), so youcan stay there during the winterand spring vacations. Apartmentshave en-suite rooms, houses havea shared bathroom.

Undergraduate part-cateredoptionsBed and bistro accommodation isavailable to residents of the mainbuilding at Keynes College andBecket Court. The packageincludes an en-suite bedroomwith breakfasts and dinners inour flagship bistro, Dolche Vita,on weekdays and in Rutherforddining hall at weekends.

Bed and breakfast accommodationis offered in Rutherford College.Accommodation costs includebreakfast, or an allowance towardsan evening meal. There is a widevariety of places to eat on campus.

Our bed and flex dining schemefor Eliot College residents includesan allowance of £8.00 per day tospend on food in a choice of eightvenues, seven days per weekduring term time.

If you choose part-cateredaccommodation, all rooms haveaccess to a kitchenette with akettle, small fridge and microwave.Please note that the kitchenetteis only suitable for the preparationof hot drinks and snacks.

Bed and breakfast and bedand flex accommodation can beoccupied for 37 weeks, includingthe winter and spring vacations(except for the University’stwo-week closure period overChristmas/New Year). Please note,catering is provided for term time(31 weeks) only.

Bed and bistro accommodationcan be occupied for 31 weeks,not including the winter and springvacations. This means that youneed to move out for both of these

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built student accommodation, justten minutes’ walk from the campus.Each flat has five to eight singleen-suite rooms and a shared, fullyequipped kitchen. Each room haswired/Wi-Fi internet access. Theaccommodation has social areasand launderettes and there is asupermarket, Domino’s Pizza andSubway food outlets, as well asCargo, our new bar and bistro.

International students atMedway are offered Universityaccommodation for all years ofstudy (providing they meet theapplication criteria) and subjectto availability. If you study on aFoundation Programme, you areoffered University accommodationfor both your foundation year andthe first year of your degree.

If you prefer to live off-campusin your first year of study, ourAccommodation Office canprovide information and adviceto help you find suitable privateaccommodation.

AthensA list of suitable accommodationin Eleusina or central Athens isprovided to all students. We alsooffer advice on arranging your ownrented accommodation and liaisewith landlords on your behalf.Please see www.kent.ac.uk/athensfor details.

Brussels Although Kent does not offercampus accommodation inBrussels, there are many privaterental options available. Studio

apartments with all chargesincluded (water, electricity, gas,tenant charges) cost around€550-700 per month. A one-bedroom apartment with allcharges included is around€650-850. Students who arrangeflat-shares are often able to reducecosts even further. For details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/gettingstarted/brussels

ParisFor those students who arestudying in Paris, we offeradvice to help you find suitableaccommodation. One option isto stay with a host family. There arealso organisations in Paris to helpstudents find accommodation,as well as private accommodationagencies. For advice, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/paris

RomeThe American University ofRome can, if you wish, arrangeaccommodation for you.Accommodation consists offurnished apartments with sharedbedrooms (two students per room)in traditional, well-establishedneighbourhoods. Seewww.kent.ac.uk/rome for details.

How to applyYou receive details of how toapply for accommodation whenyou are offered a place at Kent.Applications for Universityaccommodation are made onlineat www.kent.ac.uk/accommodation

vacations but, for the wintervacation only, you can leaveyour belongings in your room.

If you are here for a short-termstudy programme, shorteraccommodation stays may bepossible (subject to availability).

Postgraduate self-cateredoptionsWoolf College offers purpose-builtaccommodation on central campusfor postgraduate students. Allrooms are for single occupancyand have en-suite facilities. Mostrooms are arranged in flats for fiveto eight people with large sharedkitchens. Some studio rooms arealso available, with their ownkitchen facilities.

Accommodation at Woolf Collegeis available on a fixed 51-weekcontract (any postgraduateswhose programme of study andacademic registration is shorterthan 51 weeks should contact theAccommodation Office for advicebefore making an application).

Private accommodationIf you prefer to live off-campus, ourAccommodation Office can provideinformation and advice to help youfind private accommodation. Mostof our undergraduate students rentprivate accommodation after theirfirst year. Usually they share houses;prices were roughly £90 to £110a week (excluding bills) in 2014.

MedwayKent students are offered rooms inLiberty Quays, modern, purpose-

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ACCOMMODATION: QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

No of rooms

Undergraduate/Postgraduate Occupancy

Laundryfacilities

En suite

Foodincludedduring termtime only,(ie 31 weeks)

Kitchenfacilities

Internetconnectionwired/wi-fi withsome security

restrictions

Canterbury

Self-catered

DarwinCollege

310 UG 39 weeks 3 5 5 Kitchen 3

Park WoodHouses

1,415 UG 39 weeks 3 5 5 Kitchen 3

Park Wood:Flats*


Keynes Flats 445 UG 39 weeks 3 3 5 Kitchen 3

Turing Flats* 519 UG 39 weeks 3 3 5 Kitchen 3

TuringHouses***

282 UG 39 weeks 3 5*** 5 Kitchen 3

Tyler CourtFlats*


Bed and bistro

Becket Court

103 UG 31 weeks 3 3 3 Kitchenette** 3

KeynesCollege


Bed and flex

Eliot College 224 UG 37 weeks 3 5 3 Kitchenette** 3

Bed and breakfast

RutherfordCollege*


Postgraduate

Woolf* 544 PG 51 weeks 3 3 5 Kitchen 3

Medway

Self-catered

LibertyQuays*

1,106UGPG

39 weeks39 weeks

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55

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* A number of rooms are also available for wheelchair users or students with otherdisabilities.

** Kitchenettes contain a small fridge, microwave and kettle, and are only suitable forthe preparation of snacks and hot drinks.

*** Turing Houses have one bathroom shared between two rooms.**** Postgraduate accommodation at Liberty Quays can be extended to 42 or 51-week

contracts.

Please note: our student accommodation does not include parking facilities.

NB: Accommodation prices shown are for 2015/16 and are for guidance only.

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FEES AND LIVING COSTS

International studentsfrom outside theEuropean Union (EU) The figures quoted on the rightare the standard fees for full-timestudents starting in the year2015/16. They cover oneacademic year of study.

Please note that some courses,particularly postgraduate, chargemore than the standard fee. Forthe latest details on fees, seewww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees

Students from the EU Qualifying as a student from theEU depends on your nationalityand residency.

Please note that undergraduatestudents from EU countries, who

meet the eligibility criteria, haveaccess to a tuition fee loan. Thismeans that the UK Governmentcovers the cost of tuition fees forstudents in the form of a loan.You do not have to start repayingthis loan until the April after yougraduate and only when a certainlevel of salary is reached. Seewww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees

Other living costsTo help you estimate your livingcosts we have an online calculatorat www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/livingcosts.html

Paying your feesTuition fees are charged for eachyear of study and are due at thestart of the academic year. Someinternational students may be

required to pay a proportion oftheir tuition fees before their arrivalat Kent. An instalment plan isavailable but if you pay the fullyear’s tuition fee before 31 August,you are granted an early paymentdiscount of 2%.

For details of the variousdiscount options, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/student-finance-guide/discounts.html

Undergraduate students who payfor their entire degree (three or fouryears of tuition fees) by 31 Augusthave the fees frozen at the startof the course and receive a 5%discount on the total cost. Feescan be paid by a variety ofmethods, including online at:epay.kent.ac.uk/epay

Kent’s loyalty discountschemes You receive a 10% discount on thefirst year’s tuition fees if you havea brother or sister at Kent, are thechild of a Kent graduate, or area Kent graduate returning to takea privately funded degree. Seewww.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees/loyaltydiscount.html

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EARLYPAYMENTDISCOUNTIf you pay the full year’sfee before 31 August, youreceive an early paymentdiscount of 2%.

Tuition fees for students from the European Union 2015/16

Foundation degrees £6,000International Foundation Programme £9,000

Undergraduate degrees £9,000

Postgraduate degreesStandard fees (taught/research degrees) £5,250 / £4,052

Pre-Master’s graduate diplomas £9,000Non-standard fees: see www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees

Paris/Canterbury and Rome/Canterbury split-site suite of programmes £7,250

For fees for programmes based in Brussels and Athens, see tableopposite.

Fees are correct for 2015/16. Fees will increase year on year by no more thanRPI+3% in each academic year of study, except where regulated. Where feesare regulated (such as by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills orResearch Council UK), they will be increased by an amount up to thepermitted increase.

Fee information is correct at the time of going to press.

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Tuition fees for international students (from outside the European Union) 2015/16

Junior Year Abroad Tuition• Junior Year Abroad (September to June) £12,050• JYA English PLUS (full-length/part-length) £13,050 / £9,500• JYA autumn (fall) semester (three months) £4,820 • JYA spring semester (five months) £7,230

Pre-sessional English coursesFees including accommodation are yet to be confirmed, please see www.kent.ac.uk/internationalpathways/pre-sessional/pre-coursedates.html for details.• 37-week £8,890 • Eight-week pre-January IFP £2,460 • 27-week £7,230 • 17-week £4,700 • 10-week £3,150 • Six-week £1,720 • Six-week (Brussels) €2,760 • Four-week course £1,150

Degree programmesInternational Foundation Programme £12,050 (£8,000 for Hong Kong or

Turkey programmes)Undergraduate degreesStandard non-laboratory programmes £12,890Lab-based or practical programmes £15,380Year in Industry £865 Year studying at a partner university £1,350 Pre-Master’s graduate diplomas £12,050

Postgraduate degreesStandard non-laboratory £12,890Standard lab-based practical courses £15,380Some programmes have non-standard fees, these include:Actuarial Science PDip £13,280 Economics suite of programmes MSc £13,370Management suite of programmes (KBS) MSc £15,160Master of Business Administration MBA £19,975Brussels School of International Studies (postgraduate)Taught programmes €16,500Research programmes €8,660Please note that the Two Capitals and the extended programmes (two years) are subject to a different fee structure, please contact [email protected]

Paris/Canterbury and Rome/Canterbury split-site suite of programmes (postgraduate) £12,900Athens Heritage Management (postgraduate) €7,500

Fees are correct for 2015/16. Fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI+3% in each academic year of study,except where regulated. Where fees are regulated (such as by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills orResearch Council UK), they will be increased by an amount up to the permitted increase.

Fee information is correct at the time of going to press; for the most up-to-date information and for details of othernon-standard fees, see www.kent.ac.uk/finance-student/fees

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FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS

The University offers awide variety of financialsupport and scholarships.The figures quoted belowapply to the 2015/16academic year.

Students from outsidethe European Union (EU)The University offers a numberof generous scholarships forour international students atundergraduate and postgraduatelevel. These include ourInternational Scholarships forUndergraduate Students andInternational Scholarships forTaught Master’s Students, eachworth £5,000 per annum (forup to three years of study forundergraduate students) towardsthe cost of tuition fees and offeredto exceptional applicants payinginternational fees.

We also offer InternationalPathways Scholarships; onefull tuition fee scholarship fora student on a Pre-Master’sgraduate diploma programme,and a number of partial tuitionfee scholarships for InternationalFoundation Programme students,for one year of study worth £2,500each.

See www.kent.ac.uk/scholarshipsfor details of these and otherscholarships.

Accepted loansThe University of Kent participatesin the William D Ford Federal DirectLoan Program for students whoare US citizens. The University alsoaccepts Canadian student loans.See www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships

Students from withinthe EUThe following scholarships andstudentships are open to studentsfrom the EU. (Please note: EUstatus depends on nationalityand residency.) There are alsoscholarships for specific subjects;check your academic schoolwebsite for details.

Undergraduate study• Tuition fee loan – EU

undergraduate students canapply for a UK government loanto cover the cost of tuition fees.Repayments do not start untilafter graduation and only whena certain level of salary isreached. See www.gov.uk/student-finance for details.

Postgraduate study• UK Research Council funding;

tuition fees only• European jointly supervised

PhD (Cotutelle) scholarships;students must be registered fora jointly supervised award withanother university in the EU.

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Postgraduate studyMany schools at Kent offer anumber of University postgraduateresearch scholarships, includingUniversity Research DoctoralScholarships, available for threeyears, providing fees at thehome/EU rate and a maintenancestipend equivalent to the UKResearch Council rate (£14,057per annum in 2015/16). Partialscholarships also offer generousfinancial support in recognitionof academic excellence.

Other postgraduate scholarshipsat Kent include:• University of Kent at Brussels

Scholarships• University of Kent at Paris

Scholarships• University of Kent at Rome

Scholarships• University of Kent at Athens

Scholarships• Alumni Postgraduate Research

Scholarship (exclusively for Kentgraduates)

• Christine and Ian BoltScholarship – up to £10,000 forone year of research in the USA

• European jointly supervised PhD(Cotutelle) scholarships – 50%reduction in tuition fees at theHome/EU rate for one year

• The Dora Harvey MemorialResearch Scholarship

• Santander Scholarship – £5,000(for one year) towards a full-timetaught or research Master’sdegree (open to eligible studentsfrom Iberian or Latin Americancountries).

Graduate TeachingAssistantshipsSome academic schools offerscholarships in the form ofGraduate Teaching Assistantships(GTAs). GTAs offer full-timepostgraduate research students acombined salary and maintenancegrant. In 2014/15 the gross salaryoffered was £3,455.04 per annum;the scholarship element of the GTAvaries from a few hundred poundsup to a combined salary andmaintenance grant equalling thefull UK Research Council rate of£14,057 (rate for 2015/16) plustuition fees at the home/EU rate.

Find out morePlease refer to our web pagesfor full details of all scholarships:www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships orwww.kent.ac.uk/pgfunding orwww.kent.ac.uk/ugfunding

Scholarships open to allstudentsThe following scholarships andstudentships are open to studentsof all nationalities. There are alsoscholarships for specific subjects,which range from partial to full feewaivers; check your academicschool website for details.

Creative and sportsscholarshipsYou can apply for a scholarship forexcellence in the following areas:• University Music Performance

Scholarships – between £1,000and £2,000 a year

• University and external partnersports scholarships – between£300 and £5,000 a year

Undergraduate study• The Kent Scholarship for

Academic Excellenceautomatically awards Universityscholarships of £2,000 per yearto all students who achieve thefollowing grades at A level:A*A*A*; A*A*A; A*AA; AAA;A*A*B; A*AB; A*A*C orequivalent, such as InternationalBaccalaureate 35 points ormore, including a minimumof 15 points for Higher Levelsubjects. For other equivalents,see www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships

www.kent.ac.uk/courses/funding

FURTHERINFORMATIONFor more details, go towww.kent.ac.uk/courses/funding or www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships or check youracademic school’s website.

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PRE-SESSIONAL PROGRAMMESIN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMICPURPOSESThe University offersa number of courses inEnglish for AcademicPurposes (EAP) forstudents who need toimprove their Englishlanguage skills in order tostudy at university level.

These specially designed coursesfocus on developing your Englishlanguage and study skills sothat you can meet the level ofproficiency required for yourchosen course of study (see table,right). All courses are taught byKent language tutors who areexperts in the field of EAP.

Pre-sessional courses If you need to raise your Englishlanguage skills to the equivalentof 6.5 or 7.0 in IELTS (meeting

level B2, as specified by the HomeOffice), you can attend one ofour intensive pre-sessional coursesin EAP. These courses prepareyou for studying in English atundergraduate or postgraduatelevel and help you to gain the skillsrequired by your chosen academicschool. Satisfactory achievementon one of these courses canbe used to meet Kent’s Englishlanguage entry requirements(see right) in place of otherexternal language examinations.

Our pre-sessional coursesintroduce you to the UK learningstyle and academic culture;expand your critical thinking skills,and develop your ability to readacademic texts, participate inseminars and give presentations.Kent International Pathways at theUniversity of Kent administers thecourses, providing an intensive,

full-time course of study withapproximately 20 hours ofclasses per week. Teachingincludes lectures, seminars,workshops, independent researchtasks, and group and pair work.

Our pre-sessional courses aredelivered at our campus inCanterbury:• 37 weeks beginning the October

before you start your degree• 27 weeks beginning in January • 17 weeks beginning in May • 10 weeks beginning in June • Six weeks beginning in July• Four weeks beginning in August• Eight weeks beginning the

October before you start theJanuary International FoundationProgramme (IFP).

We also offer a six-week pre-sessional course at our centre inBrussels.

www.kent.ac.uk/ip

English language entry requirements:Pre-sessional courses, JYA English PLUS and International Foundation Programme (IFP)

Qualification JYA EAP* EAP* EAP* EAP EAP IFP English course course course course course (see p34)PLUS 37 weeks 27 weeks 17 weeks 10 weeks 6 weeks

IELTS 4.5 – 6.0 4.5 incl 5.0 incl 5.0 incl 5.5 incl 6.0 incl 5.0 inclincl 4.5 in two at 4.5 5.0 in each 5.0 in each 5.5 R&W 6.0 R&W 5.0 in eacheach two above subtest subtest 5.0 L&S 5.5 L&S subtestsubtest 4.5

Key: R = reading; W = writing; S = speaking; L = listening

* Requirements for progression to Kent Business School and Kent Law School programmes are higher. Forrequirements for the four-week pre-sessional course and the eight-week pre-IFP course, see www.kent.ac.uk/ip

IELTS is the only approved SELT provider acceptable to UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI). For pre-sessional,foundation, and JYA English PLUS programmes, IELTS tests must be taken at a UKVI-approved test centre.See www.kent.ac.uk/ems/eng-lang-reqs for details.

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The length of programme youneed to attend is determined byyour existing English languageability. For more details and howto apply, see www.kent.ac.uk/ip

Other programmesWhile you are studying for aKent degree, you can continueto develop your English languagethrough our In-sessional Englishskills programme, which isprovided free of charge toour international students.

English language and academicskills tuition is also included withinthe University’s other pathwayprogrammes: InternationalFoundation Programme (p34),the JYA English PLUS programme

DID YOU KNOW?As well as studying Englishat Kent, you could alsolearn one of a numberof other languages in yourfree time. For details, seeLanguage Express Coursesat www.kent.ac.uk/cewl

English language entry requirements: undergraduate degrees and above

Qualification Undergraduate Undergraduate JYA Pre-Master’s Postgraduate**foundation degree graduate degree(sciences) diploma*

IELTS 5.5 incl 6.5 incl 6.5 incl 6.0 incl 6.5 incl5.5 in each 6.0 R&W 6.0 in R&W 6.0 in each 6.0 R&Wsubtest 5.5 L&S 5.5 in L&S subtest 5.5 L&S

Key: R = reading; W = writing; S = speaking; L = listening

* Except International Management with Management English GDip, which requires IELTS 5.5

** The above are minimum requirements, some programmes have higher entry requirements; for details, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/ems/eng-lang-reqs

For undergraduate degree level study and above, the University will accept IELTS taken at any IELTS test centre.The University also accepts Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic) and Cambridge English: Advanced andCambridge English: Proficiency. See www.kent.ac.uk/ems/eng-lang-reqs for details.

(p38) and our Pre-Master’sgraduate diplomas (p39). Theseare designed for internationalstudents who need to extend theirexisting academic qualificationsor ability in English for direct entryto either an undergraduate orpostgraduate degree.

English languagerequirementsMany international students arerequired to have a suitable gradein a Secure English Language Test(SELT) in order to meet the UK’svisa requirements. The SELTsaccepted at Kent are outlinedin the table above.

If you are studying, or have studiedfor recognised qualifications inEnglish at an international school,you may not need to submit a SELT.

For details of all English languagerequirements, see:www.kent.ac.uk/ems/eng-lang-reqs

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FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES

If your education oryour experience so farhas not given you thequalifications, studyskills or the Englishlanguage ability thatyou need to take theundergraduate degreeof your choice, you mayneed to take one of ourfoundation programmes.

When you apply for a foundationprogramme at Kent, you specifythe degree of your choice. Thismeans that you are guaranteed aplace on that course, providing youpass your foundation programmeat a sufficient level.

Taught at our Canterbury campus,these programmes offer teachingof an exceptional quality. Thereare two main types of programmeyou can take: the InternationalFoundation Programme (IFP) ora subject-specific programme.

Kent’s InternationalFoundation Programme(IFP)This year-long programme, oneof the first international foundationprogrammes offered by a Britishuniversity, is designed especiallyfor international students andprovides training in academicsubjects in addition to Englishfor Academic Purposes andacademic skills. Students whosuccessfully complete the IFP andmeet the rules of progression areguaranteed entry to a wide rangeof degrees in the Humanities,

Sciences and Social Sciences.Pathways include Architecture,Biosciences, Business andManagement, Chemistry,Computing, Economics, ElectronicEngineering, Forensic Science,Law, Physics, Pharmacology andPhysiology, Psychology, and Sportand Exercise Science.

The IFP is a modular coursetaught over three terms startingin September or January. Youare eligible for the IFP if:• you are from a country where

secondary education does notreach the level needed for directentry to UK undergraduatedegrees

and/or• you have reached an academic

standard acceptable for first-year entry to a degreeprogramme, but do not havea high enough standard ofEnglish language to copewith the demands of adegree programme.

It is also possible to study theKent IFP in Turkey (Istanbul) andin Hong Kong. The course of studyis the same as that studied bystudents in the UK.

IFP entry requirementsTo gain entry on to the IFP, youneed the following:• a good academic school-

leaving certificate with particularstrengths in subjects that arerelevant to your intended areaof study

• GCSE grade C Maths orequivalent for some degreeprogrammes. If you do not havethis level of qualification, you willneed to take the IFP Maths andStatistics module

• 5.0 IELTS, with no less than 5.0in each subtest, or equivalent.

Please note: if your level of Englishis below IELTS 5.0, you may needto take a pre-sessional course inEnglish, see p32.

In addition, for applicants wishingto pursue a foundation leading toArchitecture, a portfolio of work isrequired. After you have made yourapplication, we will contact youwith details on how to submit yourportfolio.

Please note: you only need to takea foundation programme if yourqualifications are not suitable foryour chosen degree. You cancheck the entry requirementsfor your degree programme atwww.kent.ac.uk/ug Thequalifications are listed asInternational Baccalaureate (IB)or A levels. However, you may havequalifications that are specific toyour own country. For advice onwhether these are suitable,please go to www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent and selectyour country. You can also emailour International Development teamat [email protected] who willbe happy to answer any questionsyou may have.

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qualifications below the gradesrequired for first-year entry to adegree or national school-leavingqualifications which are at a levelbelow A level. The degrees offeredare in:• Chemistry• Computer Systems Engineering• Electronic and Communications

Engineering• Forensic Science• Mathematics• Physics.

You are eligible to apply for anyof the subject-specific degreeswith a foundation year listed aboveif you have a minimum of twopasses at A level or equivalent,or another recognised post-GCSEqualification, but:• not in the subject areas needed

for your chosen degreeor• you did not obtain grades high

enough for your chosen degree.

How to apply for a subject-specific foundation programmeApplications need to be madethrough UCAS. To make yourUCAS application you can:• complete your own application

via the UCAS online form atwww.ucas.com/apply

or• visit one of our overseas

representatives (see p91) whocan make an application on your behalf.

How to apply for the IFPYou can apply directly to Kentat www.kent.ac.uk/ifp

Alternatively, you can applyvia UCAS. To make your UCASapplication you can:• complete your own application

via the UCAS online form atwww.ucas.com/apply

or• visit one of our overseas

representatives (see p91) whocan make an application on your behalf.

For more details of the IFP, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ifp

Subject-specific degreeswith a foundation yearSubject-specific degrees witha foundation year are open tocandidates with acceptableEnglish language qualifications,but with either A level equivalent

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DID YOU KNOW?Students who successfullycomplete an IFP or Pre-Master’s Graduate Diplomaat Kent are entitled to a10% discount on the firstyear’s fees for their mainprogramme.

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

Kent’s undergraduatedegrees are some of thebest in the UK, designedto challenge you and takeyour studies to thehighest level.

Undergraduate degrees usuallytake three years, and may includea term abroad. For students whotake our Year Abroad or Year inIndustry option, a degree usuallytakes four years.

We have approximately 400degree courses and all of themoffer exceptional teaching. For alist of subjects we teach, see p71-p81. It is also possible to study atdegree level for one academic yearor a shorter period of time (seeJunior Year Abroad, p38).

Professional experienceKent encourages you to gainprofessional experience duringyour studies. Many of our degreesoffer a paid year in industry or ashorter work placement, whichmay be in the UK or overseas.You’re given support in gainingthe necessary language skills andin finding the placement. We havelinks with leading companies suchas Sun Microsystems in the USA.Language students often take workplacements as teaching assistantsin countries such as Spain, Franceor Hong Kong.

Students also gain experiencewithin our own award-winningclinics. These include the SportsInjury Clinic, the Kent Law Clinicand the Kent IT Consultancy.There are many volunteer rolesoffered by Kent Union Volunteering.

Career-focused teachingOur degrees enable you to flourishin a competitive global economy.Graduates develop skills that makethem better prepared to start theircareers and more attractive topotential employers – six monthsafter graduation in 2014, less than6% of Kent graduates were withouta job or further study opportunity.

At Kent, whatever subject youstudy, you develop the skills andcapabilities that employers arelooking for. These include problemsolving, independent thought,report-writing, time management,leadership skills, teamworkingand good communication.

Our award-winning Careers andEmployability Service can helpyou to plan your future career, forinstance, by providing informationon careers related to your studies,identifying transferable skills andputting you in touch with ourAlumni Careers Network (whereyou can talk to a Kent graduateabout their career). The Servicealso offers advice on job-seekingskills such as writing a CVand covering letter, interviewtechniques and aptitude tests.

In addition, Jobshop, a serviceprovided by Kent Union, can helpyou find paid, part-time work. Thishelps you to develop skills and tryout different areas of employment.

Teaching styleOur courses are designed tobe stimulating and build up yourconfidence, step by step. Teachingmethods include lectures,seminars, workshops, field trips,conferences, independent studyand one-to-one tutorials. We alsoencourage you to developindependent study skills.

The first insight into a new topicis usually from taught lectures.The next step is to deepen thatknowledge via seminars andworkshops. Seminars are smallstudy groups and the focus ison lively discussion. Workshopsdevelop your skills in a laboratoryor a studio. Both take place underthe guidance of a tutor.

You are assessed by a mixture ofcoursework, seminar performance,practical assignments andexaminations. The marks you getin the first year of a degree do notcount towards your final result.

International study andwork abroad opportunities Many of our undergraduatedegrees offer an option to goabroad, either to study at one ofour prestigious partner universities,or on a work placement, but evenif you’re registered for one of our

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other degrees, a period abroad isoften possible. To find out more,see www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Useful factsMost undergraduate degrees takethree years to complete. Degreeswhich offer a year’s study abroador a year’s work placement takefour years to complete. The degreetitle depends on your field of study.

At Kent we offer:• Bachelor of Arts (BA)• Bachelor of Science (BSc)• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)• Bachelor of Business

Administration (BBA) • Bachelor of Law (LLB).

We also offer some undergraduatedegrees that take four years tocomplete and reach a higherlevel of study. These include:• Master’s in Computer Systems

Engineering/Electronic &Communications Engineering(MEng)

• Master’s in Mathematics/Statistics (MMath)

• Master’s in Physics (MPhys)• Master’s in Pharmacy (MPharm)• Master’s in Sport (MSci) (subject

to approval).

Entry requirementsTo apply for a degree at Kent,you need good skills in Englishlanguage (check our table on p33for entry requirements). You alsoneed to meet the academic entryrequirements of your programme– see course details atwww.kent.ac.uk/ug

www.kent.ac.uk/ug

If your qualifications are specificto your country, you can checkwhether they are suitable atwww.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent

If you have studied at anotheruniversity, you may be able totransfer your credits on to a courseat Kent. You may also be able touse work experience as credits.Please [email protected] for details.

If you are unable to meet the entryrequirements, you may still gain aplace on your chosen degree viaone of our pre-sessional courses(p32) or one of our foundationprogrammes (p34).

How to apply for a degree The Universities and CollegesAdmissions System (UCAS) is anational system. It allows you toapply for a place at up to five UKuniversities. Simply complete theonline form at www.ucas.com/applyAlternatively, if you are fromoutside of the European Union(EU), you can visit one of ouroverseas representatives (see p91)who can make an application onyour behalf.

• Students from the EU areadvised to apply by 15 January2016.

• Students from outside the EUshould aim for 15 January 2016to guarantee consideration.However, if places are left, wemay consider applications upto 30 June 2016.

For advice on any aspect of yourapplication, contact InternationalDevelopment, or one of ouroverseas representatives (seep91). If your application issuccessful, you will receive anoffer from Kent. There are twotypes of offer: an ‘unconditionaloffer’ guarantees you a place onthe course; a ‘conditional offer’is based on certain conditions,such as examination results.

Late applicationsA process called ‘clearing’ takesplace in August. Kent lists all of thedegrees that still have places andthis can give you another chanceto apply. For details, see:www.kent.ac.uk/clearing

Working in the UKSome international students areable to find part-time work in theUK (please check your studentvisa conditions). For the latestinformation see, www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration or emailqueries to us at [email protected]

DID YOU KNOW?Kent is ranked 16th inthe UK in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

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A Junior Year Abroad(JYA) at Kent allows youto choose from a widerange of modules andto study alongsideundergraduate students.

The programme runs for the fullacademic year from September toJune and is for native speakers ofEnglish or those with an excellentcommand of the English language.

All JYA students take modulesworth 120 credits, split over theautumn and spring terms. Youchoose your modules before youarrive – see p44-69 for the subjectareas that we offer. You can choosemodules from Stages 1, 2 or 3 ofany undergraduate degree. Theacademic credits you earn at Kentcan be transferred to your degreeat home.

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JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD

You can choose modules from aspecific subject (Law, Economicsor Politics and InternationalRelations) in order to gain aDiploma from Kent. The Diplomacan be used as a qualification inits own right or provide you withcredits to transfer on to a relevantundergraduate degree at Kent. Itmay also help you to gain entryon to one of our postgraduatedegrees.

Postgraduate students can alsostudy at Kent for a short period.Please contact us for details.

Single semesterprogrammesSingle semester programmes aresimilar to the JYA, except that youspend just three months studyingat Kent, in either the fall or springsemester.

JYA English PLUSIf you do not have the skills inEnglish language to take our JYA,you may be interested in the JYAEnglish PLUS programme. Taughton the Canterbury campus, it offersa combination of language training,study skills, an introduction toBritish and academic culture, andthe opportunity to study academicmodules from across the University.

The programme is offered in twolengths: a full year (from April toApril) or part year (from April toDecember). After your first 17weeks of English language study,we assess your language skills,which helps to determine whichmodules you should follow.

AccommodationAll JYA and JYA English PLUSstudents are given the option ofliving on campus, providing theyapply by the accommodationdeadline for their programme. Seep24 for details of accommodation.

How to applyIf your university has an exchangeagreement with us, you apply viayour university’s ‘study abroad’office. If your university does nothave an exchange agreement withus, you apply directly to Kent viaour website. However, you needto check that your university willaccept the study credits you gainat Kent.

For more information, seewww.kent.ac.uk/courses/short-termor email [email protected]

Programme Study English Applicationdates language deadline

requirement

IELTS PTE

Junior Year Abroad Sept to Jun 6.5 62 30 Jun

Junior Year Abroad Sept to Jun 6.5 62 30 Jun (with diploma)

Fall semester Sep to Dec 6.5 62 30 Jun

Spring semester Jan to Jun 6.5 62 30 Nov

JYA English PLUS April to Dec 4.5-6.0 39 15 Feb (part-year)

JYA English PLUS April to Apr 4.5-6.0 39 15 Feb (full-year)

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PRE-MASTER’S GRADUATEDIPLOMAS (GDIP)

If you do not havethe necessary Englishlanguage proficiencyor academic skills forpostgraduate study, ourrange of Pre-Master’sgraduate diplomas(GDip) prepare you for,and provide access to,Master’s degrees at Kent.

The GDip programmes take oneacademic year (from September toJune) and offer you the opportunityto develop your independent studyand research skills throughsubject-specific modules withinyour chosen academic school.In addition, you can improve yourEnglish language proficiency withour English and academic skillsmodules.

On successful completion of theGraduate Diploma, and throughmeeting the University’s rulesof progression, you can beconsidered for a range oftaught Master’s programmes.

At the beginning of the course,you discuss your module choiceswith the International PathwaysManager and a lecturer from youracademic discipline. You are givenadvice and a bespoke timetableis created. The course is designedto develop your subject knowledgewhile building your language and

academic skills through the studyof compulsory English for SpecificAcademic Purposes modules.In addition, you select modulesrelated to your desired degree.

The GDip programmes availableinclude: • International Management with

Management English• Politics and International

Relations• Psychology.

The Graduate Diplomas are jointlydelivered by the University ofKent's excellent academic schoolsand the Centre for English andWorld Languages (CEWL). Pleasesee p83 for the details of ourpostgraduate programmes.

The University’s School ofComputing also offers GDipprogrammes in:• Computing• Computer Science.

Entry requirements Applicants should have theequivalent of an honours degreefrom a UK or other approveduniversity in a related subject,or an equivalent professionalqualification. Consideration willalso be given to applicants holdingequivalent qualifications or workexperience. The English languagerequirement is 6.0 IELTS withminimum of 6.0 in each

component, except forInternational Management withManagement English, where theEnglish language requirement is5.5 IELTS, with a minimum of 5.5 inall components. For further details,see www.kent.ac.uk/international-pathways/graduate

How to apply Online at www.kent.ac.uk/international-pathways/applyexcept for the Computer Scienceand Computing diplomas, whereyou should apply online viawww.kent.ac.uk/pg

Further informationSee www.kent.ac.uk/international-pathways/premasters-gdips

For details of the ComputerScience and Computing diplomas,see www.cs.kent.ac.uk

www.kent.ac.uk/cewl

DID YOU KNOW?Students who successfullycomplete an IFP or Pre-Master’s Graduate Diplomaat Kent are entitled to a10% discount on the firstyear’s fees for their mainprogramme.

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Taught programmesWe offer a range of challengingpostgraduate taught degrees,delivered by academics who areat the top of their field and activelyinvolved in research.

Most postgraduate students cancomplete a Master’s in one fullcalendar year. The Master’s inArchitecture takes two years. Youfollow a structured course andteaching is provided in seminars(small group discussions),lectures, tutorials and, for somecourses, practical workshops.If you are taking a Master’s,you complete a dissertation orpractical project. If you are takinga Postgraduate Diploma, this is notusually expected.

Our taught programmes are:• Pre-Master’s Graduate Diploma

(GDip)• Postgraduate Diploma (PDip)• Master of Arts (MA) • Master of Business

Administration (MBA)• Master of Architecture (MArch)• Master of Science (MSc)• Master of Law (LLM).

Student lifeWhen you join us at Kent, youbecome part of a dynamicpostgraduate community, bothwithin your own school and acrossthe entire University. Postgraduateson all campuses have access to awide range of social, study andsupport facilities, including thefollowing.

• Our Graduate School providessupport for all our postgraduatesto meet socially and flourish in awelcoming and interdisciplinaryatmosphere.

• Woolf College on our Canterburycampus is dedicated to theneeds of our postgraduatestudents. It provides studentaccommodation, as well as alecture theatre, seminar roomsand public spaces for intellectualand social gatherings.

• Our teaching centres in Athens,Brussels, Paris and Rome areexclusively for the use ofpostgraduate students andfocus on subjects relevantto their locations.

International study placementsKent’s international links providea range of opportunities forpostgraduate students toundertake part of their study orresearch abroad. Internationalmobility within postgraduateprogrammes offers an experiencethat can enhance academic,personal and professionaldevelopment. For details ofthe options available, seewww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Global Skills AwardThe Global Skills AwardProgramme, delivered by Kent’sGraduate School, is a uniqueprogramme designed to enhanceglobal awareness and improveyour employability in a competitive

job market. All students taking ataught Master’s degree are eligibleto apply for a place, which is freeof charge.

After graduationIn a competitive global job market,a Master’s qualification from Kentenhances your employmentprospects and earning potentialand sets you apart from those whohave an undergraduate degree.

Studying at postgraduate level canoften help graduates to move intoa new career and some of ourdegree programmes are designedto offer professional qualificationsin areas such as law or social work.

We have an excellent employabilityrecord – over 96% of ourpostgraduate students whograduated in 2014 found a jobor further study opportunity withinsix months.

How to applyYou can apply using ouronline application form atwww.kent.ac.uk/pg Make surethat you submit your supportingdocuments, such as certificatesand references, when you makeyour application. For advice,please contact InternationalDevelopment, or one of ouroverseas representatives(see p91).

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Research programmesWithin your research programme,you gain specialist knowledgein your field and develop yourresearch and analytical skills tothe highest level.

The focus is on independent study.You work on a personal researchproject under the guidance of asupervisor – an academic who isan expert in their field. You receivetraining in research methods,attend academic conferencesand perform independentresearch. Our Graduate Schoolco-ordinates a ResearcherDevelopment Programme, whichcovers topics including subject-specific research skills, researchmanagement, communication,networking, teamworking andcareer management skills.

If English is not your first language,you will need to meet our Englishlanguage requirements (see p33).If you do not currently meet thislevel, you can take one of our pre-sessional language courses beforestarting your studies (see p32).You also need to meet the course’sacademic entry requirements, fordetails, refer to the course detailsat www.kent.ac.uk/pg or [email protected] ortelephone +44 1227 824904.

If you have qualifications thatare specific to your own country,you can find out whether theseare equivalent to our entryrequirements at: www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent

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CONTINUED OVERLEAF

Research supervision Kent’s world-class academicsprovide you with top qualitysupervision. All of our PhDstudents are assigned asupervisory team of specialistsin their chosen research area. Insome subjects (most commonlythe sciences), students join a teamas part of an ongoing researchproject.

Supervisors guide and supportyour research, and your progressis monitored to ensure that you areon track to produce a thesis ofvalue to the academic community.Throughout your studies, you areable to attend and contribute toresearch seminars and workshops.

Kent’s academic communityOur PhD students make animportant contribution to theUniversity’s academic activities,often presenting their research.Most PhD students are offeredthe chance to teach Kent’sundergraduate students througha Graduate Teaching Assistantship(GTA). This paid work enrichesstudents’ knowledge of theirsubject area and helps themto develop communicationand teaching skills.

Research programmes• Master of Arts (MA) • Master of Science (MSc)• Master of Law (LLM) • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) • Master of Research (MRes)• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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External research degreesWe offer some ‘externalcandidature’ researchprogrammes, which allow you toremain in your home country whilestudying under the supervisionof a Kent academic. Seewww.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/types/external-research.html

New Route PhDsNew Route PhDs are four-yearprogrammes that provideprofessional and transferable skillsfor PhD students who want to workat a senior level in business orindustry or go on to a successfulcareer in academia. The first twoyears consist of taught subject-specific modules, modules inresearch and professional skillstraining, and a research element.Years three and four focus onthe research project and thesis.

Erasmus Mundus JointDoctoral programmesKent also co-ordinates two highlyprestigious Erasmus Mundus JointDoctoral programmes: Text andEvent in Early Modern Europe(TEEME) and the Joint Doctoratein Cultural and Global Criminology(DCGC). Each programmecombines the expertise andstrengths of four prestigiousEuropean universities withestablished reputations ina relevant field.

Jointly supervised PhDsJointly supervised PhDs (orcotutelle awards) offer researchstudents the chance to besupervised by a member of staffat the University of Kent and amember of staff at a universityin another country, resulting in adual award: a PhD from Kent and adoctorate from a partner university.For more information, seewww.kent.ac.uk/pg

International study placementsKent’s international links providea range of opportunities forpostgraduate students toundertake part of their study orresearch abroad. Internationalmobility within postgraduateprogrammes offers an experiencethat can enhance academic,personal and professionaldevelopment. For details ofthe options available, seewww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

How to applyYou can apply online atwww.kent.ac.uk/pg – make sureyou include all your supportingdocuments, such as certificatesand references, with yourapplication. For advice, pleasecontact International Developmentor one of our overseasrepresentatives (p91), or [email protected]

EU students should [email protected]

www.kent.ac.uk/pg

Research successat KentIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, Kentwas ranked 17th* for researchintensity in the Times HigherEducation, with many of oursubjects ranked in the top 10.This means that we areconsidered among the bestresearch universities in the UK.(The REF is an independentsurvey of all research activitywithin UK universities.)

An impressive 85% of Kent’sresearch staff submitted tothe REF – the 13th highestpercentage in the UK, and97% of our research wasjudged to be of internationalquality.

Kent’s excellent REF resultsare an indicator of theexcellence in world-leadingresearch activity across theUniversity. This high level ofexcellence is underpinned byour ability to attract externallyfunded research, which nowconsistently exceeds £12million per annum.

*of 122 universities not includingspecialist institutions

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CHOOSING YOUR DEGREEStudying for a degree at Kent allows you to achievethe highest academic standards. Our schools areengaged in world-class research and in the most recentNational Student Survey (2014), Kent received the 3rd highest score nationally* for student satisfaction.

In this section, we offer a guide to Kent’s schools and centres as well as an A-Zlist of the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees on offer.

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*of publicly funded, multi-faculty universities

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Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsKent was ranked 11th inthe UK for American Studiesin The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016 and 10th in TheComplete University Guide2016.

World-leading researchThe Centre for AmericanStudies is interdisciplinary.The research interests of itsstaff are diverse and coverliterature, history, politics, filmand Latin American studies.

In the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, Historyat Kent was ranked 8th in theUK and English at Kent wasranked 10th in the UK forresearch intensity.

Excellent resourcesAmerican Studies benefitsfrom excellent library resources,which are especially strong inUS literature, film and history.Specialist collections includeslavery and anti-slavery, a largecollection of works on photographyand visual imagery, and a slidelibrary with well over 100,000classified slides. The Centremaintains close links with a numberof US research institutions andarchives; Kent is also within easyreach of London’s major libraryresources.

Postgraduate studiesThe Centre’s research reputationmakes it an excellent place topursue your postgraduate studies.It currently has three specialistresearch clusters: the AmericanWest, US environmental issuesand the study of race, ethnicityand borders.

The Centre for AmericanStudies has a rangeof internationallyrecognised scholars whospecialise in Americanfilm, literature, historyand politics. Many of ourstudents visit the UnitedStates or South Americavia our exchange system.

Undergraduate students have theoption to specialise in Americanhistory, American literature or LatinAmerican studies. The programmegives students the chance to coverlong-established academic areas,from the Civil War and slavery,to contemporary politics, alongwith innovative modules onNative American literature, USenvironmental issues, and LatinAmerican history and culture(including a Spanish languageoption).

Study abroadUndergraduate students ona four-year degree can spenda year at one of our partneruniversities in the USA, Canada orSouth America. American Studiesstudents spending a year in theUSA do not have to pay Americanuniversities’ (often high) tuitionfees. Undergraduate studentson a three-year degree can studyfor a term in the USA, Canada orSouth America.

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Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsKent was ranked 13th in theUK for Anthropology in TheGuardian University Guide2016 and 15th in The CompleteUniversity Guide 2016.

DICEThe Durrell Institute ofConservation and Ecology ishoused within the School. It isBritain’s leading research andtraining centre dedicated toconserving biodiversity andthe ecological processes thatsupport ecosystems andpeople.

CareersOver 85% of our graduatesprogress on to further studyor relevant employment.

Postgraduate studiesOur active research expertise,research profile and diversecommunity make Kent an excellentchoice for postgraduate studies.

Anthropology prides itself onits inclusive and interdisciplinaryfocus. It takes a holistic approachto human society, combiningbiological and social perspectives.We offer a range of MA, MSc andPhD programmes across the fieldsof environmental, social, biologicaland visual anthropology andethnobotany.

Conservation programmes aredelivered via the Durrell Instituteof Conservation and Ecology(DICE) and integrate internationalconservation and developmentsustainability by combining naturaland social sciences to designmeasures that help to conservebiological diversity. We offer a PhDin Biodiversity Management, whichattracts students from around theworld, many of whom go on towork in academia or in top flightjobs in biodiversity conservation.

World-leading researchThe School is at the centre ofcontemporary debates aboutenvironmental change, humanevolution, biodiversity loss andthe response of distinctivesocial-cultural communities toglobalisation. Our expertise isencompassed within four researchpillars: Biological Anthropology;Socio-cultural Anthropology;Conservation Biology andHuman Ecology.

Kent’s School ofAnthropology andConservation offersa range of discipline-specific and unique cross-disciplinary programmes.Courses are taught byresearch-active specialistsusing excellent facilities.

Undergraduate studiesAnthropology is concerned withunderstanding humans and theirrelationship with the world. Weoffer BSc degrees in Anthropology,Biological Anthropology, MedicalAnthropology, and a BA in SocialAnthropology. Our Anthropologydegree incorporates our expertiseacross the anthropologicaldisciplines. All of our anthropologyprogrammes offer a year abroadoption. We also offer a range ofjoint honours degrees.

Conservation is about people,communities, communication,the law, economics, politics,management and change. Noconservation initiative will thrivein the absence of any of thesecomponents. We offer threedegrees; our BSc in WildlifeConservation offers trainingin natural science aspects ofconservation; the BSc in HumanEcology focuses on human-environment relationships, andour BA in Environmental SocialSciences looks at the environmentfrom the perspective of the socialsciences and humanities. Apractical one-year placement isavailable on some programmes.

ANTHROPOLOGY ANDCONSERVATION

In the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, 94% ofour research was judged to be ofinternational quality, of which 59%was judged to be world-leadingor internationally excellent.The School attracts grants andscholarships from a range offunders including national andinternational research councils,private trusts and governmentand non-government agencies.

We have worked in over 80countries; for details of our currentprojects see www.kent.ac.uk/sac

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Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsArchitecture was ranked 3rdin the UK in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

Research excellenceIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,architecture at Kent was ranked8th in the UK for research outputand research intensity.

First-class facilitiesWe have exclusive computingfacilities with a range ofenvironmental, constructionand presentation software,located in top-lit studios andseminar rooms, as well as aDigital Crit space and fullyequipped traditional anddigital model-makingworkshops.

International reputationMany of the School’s lecturersare active within contemporarydebates and give papers atconferences. Within the Schoolis the Centre for Research inEuropean Architecture(CREAte) and the Centre forArchitecture and SustainableEnvironment (CASE).

International scholarshipThe School offers internationalscholarships for itsprogrammes, pleasecontact us for details.

in a particular area and developskills complementary to theirdesign work.

A period of practical trainingor ‘year out’ is normally takenbetween Parts 1 and 2, whenstudents find employment inan architectural practice.

Postgraduate programmesKSA continues to develop itspostgraduate provision, withMaster’s courses in Architectureand Urban Design, ArchitecturalConservation, ArchitecturalVisualisation, and Architectureand Sustainable Environment.It also runs a thriving PhDprogramme, focused onits two research centres.

Professional linksThe School has excellent contactswith business and culture, includingorganisations such as the KentArchitecture Centre, RIBA anda number of regional councils.

Kent also has links with schoolsof architecture in Lille, Bruges,Amsterdam, Rome, Hamburg,Beijing and the USA (Virginia andCalifornia). MArch students canapply to study abroad at VirginiaTech in the USA; there are alsoopportunities for exchanges withinEurope.

Students are able to take part ina mentoring scheme organisedin collaboration with RIBA, whichinvolves students in events withlocal practices.

Architects are one of thedriving forces behind thedevelopment of our builtenvironment and havea profound influence onall our lives. Architectureis shaped by politics andeconomics, and yet itfashions and respondsto the social lives of citiesand communities.

Kent School of Architecture (KSA)has an excellent team of academicstaff who contribute strengths inhistorical, environmental, technicaland digital aspects of the subject.

Professional training Our BA and MArch programmes,provide Part 1 and Part 2 of thequalifying examinations requiredto become a professional architectin the UK, as prescribed by theArchitects Registration Board(ARB) and validated by theRoyal Institute of British Architects(RIBA). They provide a groundingin design, cultural context,environment and technology,management, practice and law,and communication.

The BA (Part 1) covers: renewaland regeneration, landscapeand the space between buildings,the design of housing andcommunities, and urbanplanning and the quality of urbanlife. During the MArch (Part 2),students become more self-reliantin designing a major projectand satisfying the demands of acomplex brief. They also specialise

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Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsKent was ranked 10th in theUK for Drama and Dance,3rd for Film and 6th for Historyof Art in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

World-class research In the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, artsat Kent was ranked 1st forresearch power and 20th (outof 84) for research quality; 98%of our research was judged tobe of international quality, ofwhich 83% was world-leadingor internationally excellent.

Study abroadThe School of Arts currentlyhas arrangements forexchanges with universitiesacross Europe, North Americaand Asia, to allow you to spendeither a term or year abroad.

See also Music and Fine Art,p61.

opportunities for creative practicalstudies, for example, in filmprogramming or film criticism.

Art HistoryThis degree offers a criticallyengaging and expansive approachto the discipline of art history, withmodules covering art from theRenaissance to today as well asphotography and aesthetics. Manymodules involve visits to galleriesin London and there are also studytrips overseas.

History & Philosophy of ArtThis degree combines the historyof the visual arts with the study ofthe ideas that have driven artiststo make their works. We haveestablished strengths incontemporary art, aesthetics,and European painting from theRenaissance. The degree alsooffers practice-based modulesso that students gain professionalskills, such as print collectingand curating, visual arts writing,and drawing. There is also thepossibility of an internship atan arts organisation.

Media Arts This degree focuses on newand traditional media platformsin contemporary culture. It looksat the influence and interrelationsbetween media forms such as film,television, web-based platforms,contemporary art and popularculture. Our staff are leadingresearchers in the area, soyou learn at the cutting edge ofthought about how media arts areinfluencing and transforming lives.

The School of Arts has aninternational reputationfor its teaching andresearch, and offers top-level arts teaching andresearch facilities.

The School is based in the JarmanBuilding and has teaching rooms,social spaces and a dedicatedcentre for postgraduate students.We have professional-standarddrama studios, two theatres, asound studio and a theatre designsuite. There are also industry-standard film production facilitiesand viewing and library facilities,including the Lupino Cinema forfilm screenings. Our Studio 3Gallery has hosted work by artists,such as Peter Blake and TraceyEmin.

Drama and Theatre This degree focuses on theatrefrom traditional text-based theatreto innovative performance practice;from theatre management tocommunity theatre. Close linkswith the profession are reflectedin opportunities for placementlearning, leading to an excellentemployment record.

Film Film at Kent offers the chance toengage with cinema’s rich scopeand history, from silent classicsand mainstream Hollywood toworld cinema and the avant-garde.Kent has a thriving film culture, withthe Gulbenkian Cinema based oncampus. The focus is on traditionalacademic studies, but there are

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Postgraduate studies The strength and diversity ofthe School’s research allows itto offer a wide range of innovativepostgraduate degrees. Theseinclude MA programmes withthe chance to study in Paris orRome.

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Key Facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsIn the 2014 National StudentSurvey 100% of Biochemistry,99% of Biomedical Scienceand 96% of Biology studentswere satisfied with the qualityof their course.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,Biosciences was ranked 7thin the UK for research intensityand in the top 20 for researchoutput; 88% of our researchwas judged to be world-leadingor internationally excellent.

Summer studentshipsEach year, the School funds15-20 competitive, eight-weekSummer Studentships forundergraduates which offerhands-on research experience.

Research groups • Biomolecular Medicine• Molecular Microbiology• Protein Science

Research centres• Kent Fungal Group• Molecular Processing • Interdisciplinary Studies

of Reproduction• Synthetic Biology

response to diseases or infection,making this a good choice for thoseinterested in a career in the healthservices, the pharmaceuticalindustry or medical research.

Professional recognitionAll degree programmes areaccredited by the Society ofBiology (www.societyofbiology.org)and our four-year sandwich courseshave Advanced Accreditationrecognising their inclusion of anextensive period of professionalpractice. Our Biomedical Sciencedegrees are also accredited bythe Institute of Biomedical Science(www.ibms.org) so that ourgraduates are best supportedin a range of career opportunities.

Postgraduate studiesThe School is an excellent choicefor postgraduate studies. It ranksamong the most active in biologicalsciences in the UK, with researchfunding in excess of £4.5 millionper annum. We have recentlyrefurbished our researchlaboratories and have MSc coursesin: Cancer Biology; Drug Design;Infectious Diseases; ReproductiveMedicine: Science and Ethics;Biotechnology and Bioengineering;and Science, Communication andSociety.

Research in the School focuseson systems and processes inliving cells. Our expertise inbiochemistry, microbiology andbiomedical science allows us todevelop groundbreaking ideas ingenetics, molecular biology, proteinscience and biophysics.

The School of Biosciencesprovides a stimulating,supportive environmentand has been rated oneof the best departmentsin the country by itsstudents.

The School of Bioscienceshas undergraduate degreesin Biochemistry, Biology andBiomedical Science and allof these programmes offerthe chance to work in industryor study abroad for a year.

BiochemistryBiochemistry deals with the wayliving organisms function at themolecular level. This coversorganisms ranging from simpleviruses and bacteria to mammalslike ourselves. Biochemistry hasa major impact on many of theproblems that face mankindtoday, particularly in the areasof medicine, agriculture andthe environment.

BiologyBiology influences our everydaylives, and is at the forefront ofsocial change, for example, in stemcell research, genetically modifiedorganisms, humanity’s effect onthe environment, and the potentialrisks of some foods. It focuseson living organisms and theirinteractions with the environment.

Biomedical Science Biomedical Science studies thebiochemical processes that occurin the human body, especially in

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Key facts

LocationsCanterbury and Medway

High course rankingsKent was ranked 21st in theUK for student satisfaction inbusiness studies in the 2014National Student Survey. Weare also in the top 20 forgraduating business students’career prospects in TheGuardian University Guide2016 and The CompleteUniversity Guide 2016.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,business and managementwas ranked 25th (out of 101)for research intensity; 98%of our research was judgedto be of international quality.

International linksKBS is a member of theEuropean Foundation forManagement Development(EFMD) and has links withseveral top-class universitiesaround the world. We attractstudent applicants from over120 countries.

Work in industry/study abroadAll our undergraduate studentscan gain valuable experience byspending a year either on a workplacement or studying at one ofour partners in Europe or Asia.

Postgraduate studiesThe Kent MBAThe Kent MBA is accredited bythe Association of MBAs andhas an international reputationfor its innovative structure, whichincludes a European study tourand business consultancy options.

ManagementOur programmes in managementgive graduates from any disciplinea solid grounding in businessfundamentals to accelerate careerprogression in their chosen field.

Finance and accountingWe offer highly ranked financeand accounting programmestaught by world-class academicsand business practitioners. Ourcourses meet the requirements ofprofessional bodies and respondto the needs of the accounting and financial services sectors.

Specialist programmesThese include: MSc ManagementScience and MSc BusinessAnalytics, which benefit from Kent’slarge research-active group in thisarea. MSc Logistics and SupplyChain Management is taught byexperts from the Centre forLogistics and HeuristicOptimisation. The portfolio alsoincludes MSc Human Resource

Kent Business School(KBS) provides amulticultural learningenvironment with asupportive and flexibleapproach to teaching.Our outlook is global andwe value the input of ourinternational community.

Undergraduate studies AccountingOur accounting degrees respondto the demands of graduateemployers. We provide exemptionsfrom a number of professionalaccounting examinations and offerspecialist taxation teaching notavailable at many other UKuniversities.

BusinessOur degrees in BusinessAdministration and Business &Management combine excellentteaching with outstanding careerprospects. You master areas suchas: accounting, human resources,management, strategy, marketingand operations. We also offera Retail Management pathway.

International Business focuseson global business; with the optionto study a European language andspend a year overseas.

MarketingThis Chartered Institute ofMarketing-accredited degreegives you skills to executemarketing strategy; and the optionto take a one-year work placement.

BUSINESS

Management, accredited by theChartered Institute of Personneland Development, and MScMarketing, accredited by theChartered Institute of Marketing.

Postgraduate researchWe offer research degreescovering a range of subject areas.

Key facts

LocationCanterbury and Medway

High course rankingsIn the 2014 National StudentSurvey, 88% of computingstudents were satisfied withthe quality of their course.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,computing was ranked 12thin the UK for research intensity;81% of our research wasjudged to be world-leadingor internationally excellent.

Teaching excellenceTwo of our staff havereceived the ACM Award forOutstanding Contribution toComputer Science Education.The School is also home totwo National Teaching Fellows,to authors of widely-usedtextbooks and to award-winning teaching systemssuch as BlueJ and Greenfoot.

A year in industryThe majority of the School’sundergraduate students optto spend a year working inindustry and this option isalso available on our MScprogrammes. Our PlacementTeam helps students to secureemployment in companiessuch as IBM, ARM, Ciscoand Accenture, with employersboth in the UK and abroad,including Europe, Hong Kongand the USA.

establish careers in the financialsector or become entrepreneurs.

Computing (joint honours)A computing joint honours degreeallows you to gain a thoroughunderstanding of the applicationof computers, while studyinganother subject of your choosing.

Kent IT Consultancy (KITC)Students can work as a consultantin the KITC, earning credit towardstheir degrees. The KITC offersa consultancy service to localbusinesses, including networkmanagement, web design andsoftware development.

Industry linksWe have strong links with industry,including companies such as IBM,Microsoft, Warner Bros., HSBC,Oracle and Cisco.

Makerspace‘The Shed’ is the School’smakerspace, equipped with 3Dprinters, milling machines anda laser cutter and developmentequipment (eg the Oculus Riftdevelopment boards andelectronic components).

Postgraduate studyThe School offers an inspiringenvironment for taught andresearch postgraduate students.It produces world-leading researchin areas such as systems security,communications and memorymanagement, as wellas interdisciplinary work withbiosciences and psychology.

As an internationallyrecognised Centreof Excellence forprogramming education,the School of Computingis a leader in computerscience teaching.

The School offers undergraduatedegrees in Computer Science,Computing, and BusinessInformation Technology, as well asjoint honours degrees in computing.

Computer ScienceComputer Science is an excitingand rapidly developing subjectthat offers excellent employmentprospects. Our degrees provideyou with an understanding of thefundamentals of computer scienceas well as offering you a range ofoptions in areas such as computersecurity and cryptography, internetof things, concurrency, data miningand cognitive neural networks.

ComputingOur Computing degree focuseson the application of computingin industry and commerce.Graduates are highly regardedby future employers, particularlyin areas such as e-commerce,applications development andcomputer consultancy.

Business InformationTechnologyBusiness Information Technologyinvolves much of the Computingcourse, as well as management,accounting, marketing andenterprise. Many of our graduates

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51www.kent.ac.uk/economics

Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsEconomics is consistentlyrated in the top 10 in UKleague tables: in the top sevenin the National Student Survey2009-2014, 7th for studentsatisfaction in The CompleteUniversity Guide 2016 and 9thin The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, theSchool was ranked 21st in theUK for research intensity; 84%of our research was judged tobe of international quality orbetter.

A year in industry Undergraduate studentscan spend a year workingin industry. The School hasa placement officer who canoffer advice and guidance.

Study in mainland Europe Our European Economicsundergraduate degreesprovide an opportunity tostudy at one of our partneruniversities in France, Germany,Greece or Spain.

Research strengths The School has an internationalreputation for research in key areasof economics. Many staff advisegovernment bodies including theUK Treasury, the Department forEnvironment, Food and RuralAffairs (Defra), the UK Commissionfor Employment and Skills, the UKFood Standards Agency, and theEuropean Commission. Staff alsoadvise international organisationsincluding the Organisation forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD), the WorldBank, and the European CentralBank (ECB).

Postgraduate study The School’s taught programmesoffer excellent training in coreeconomics with the chance tospecialise in areas such asfinance, econometrics, internationalbusiness, development, andagri-environmental economics.Economics staff also teach onKent’s postgraduate programmesin Brussels. For research students,staff in the School can supervisePhDs in most major areas ofthe discipline, with particularstrengths in macroeconomics,labour economics, appliedmicroeconomics, time-serieseconometrics, agri-environmentaleconomics, international trade andfinance, and migration.

Economics examinessome of the profoundissues in our life andtimes, including:economic growth andsustainable development,emerging marketeconomies, financialandmonetary crises,environmental problems,international trade andaid to poor countries.

Undergraduates in the School ofEconomics have the opportunityto learn about these issues fromeconomists who are highlyregarded within the professionfor emphasising the practicalapplication of economics inall these arenas.

The undergraduate degreeson offer include a range of singleand joint honours, and Europeanprogrammes (which include thestudy of a language and a yearin France, Germany or Spain). Itis also possible to study in Englishin Spain or Greece.

Within our postgraduate studentcommunity, about half the studentsoriginate from outside the UK andEurope, including Africa, China,India, the Middle East, Pakistan,Russia and the USA. We havestrong links with universities inAustralia, Bulgaria, China, France,Germany, Japan and the USA,among others. This multiculturalenvironment allows you to buildthe foundations for an internationalprofessional network.

ECONOMICS

means you work at the forefrontof all the major areas of electronicengineering, with the chance toturn ideas into real systems. It ispossible to spend a year on anindustrial placement in Hong Kong.

Digital ArtsDigital technology has had atremendous impact on all formsof communication in the 21stcentury. In this degree, youdevelop knowledge in areas suchas interaction design, web design,digital film-making, computeranimation and special effects. Youare taught by experts in animation,communication, website design,film-making and photography.

Multimedia Technologyand DesignComputing, communications andentertainment have convergedto create new media possibilities.These industries need people whocan combine digital technologyskills with creative ability. Thisdegree develops knowledge inareas such as web developmentand interactive applications, digitalphotography, digital film-making,3D modelling and special effects.

Postgraduate studiesOur spread of research expertiseallows us to respond rapidly tonew developments and makesthe School a good choice for yourpostgraduate studies. We haveresearch funding from the UKResearch Councils, Europeanresearch programmes, industrialand commercial companies andgovernment agencies.

The School of Engineeringand Digital Arts combinesmodern engineering andtechnology with theexciting field of digitalmedia.

The School offers the followingundergraduate degrees.

BioengineeringThis programme draws onestablished expertise in developingmedical-electronic systems. Youundertake laboratory practicalsin both electronics and biology,and design bioscience-relatedelectronic systems under thesupervision of academics fromengineering and biosciences.

Computer Systems EngineeringThe range of uses for computers isincreasing all the time – from smartphones and games consoles toaircraft flight control systems andglobal telecommunications. Thisdegree develops the skills andexpertise needed to designcomputer systems. It coverscomputer hardware and software,including electronics, interfacingand communications systems. Itis possible to spend a year on anindustrial placement in Hong Kong.

Electronic andCommunications EngineeringElectronics-based productsplay a vital role in our lives, fromdiagnostic equipment used inhospitals to leading-edge fibreoptic communications. We usestate-of-the-art technology, which

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LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsThe School of Engineering andDigital Arts was 4th in the UKin the 2014 National StudentSurvey and 3rd in TheGuardian University Guide2016 for student satisfaction.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, 98% ofour research was judged to beof international quality, of which88% was world-leading orinternationally excellent.

Facilities Students have access toour extensive computer suitesas well as photographic andproduction studios, with green-screen, motion-captureand 3D scanning facilities.Engineering students benefitfrom an extensive, newlyrefurbished laboratory, alongwith anechoic chambers andmechanical workshop.

Professional linksStaff meet regularly with seniorindustrialists to ensure that ourcourses keep up to date withindustry. Our undergraduateshave the chance to spenda year working in industry.

Most of our degrees areaccredited by the Institution ofEngineering and Technology(IET).

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There are several research centresbased in the School, including: • Centre for Colonial and

Postcolonial Studies• Centre for Creative Writing• Centre for Gender, Sexuality

and Writing• Centre for Modern Poetry• Centre for Studies in the Long

18th Century• Centre for Victorian Literature

and Culture.

These research centres organiseinternational conferences,symposia and workshops.

Two other research centres havestrong input from the School: theCentre for Medieval and EarlyModern Studies, and the Centrefor American Studies. The Schoolalso plays a pivotal role in the KentInstitute for Advanced Studies inthe Humanities.

Literary cultureCreative writers within the Schoolhave been nominated for theBooker Prize and the OrangePrize. We also have a JohnLlewellyn Rhys prizewinner and aTime Out ‘Book of the Year’ writer.

The School regularly hosts visitsby a variety of international writersand critics.

Study abroad Undergraduate students havethe opportunity to spend a yearstudying in English in the USA,Canada, mainland Europe, Asiaor South Africa.

The School of Englishcovers not onlytraditional areas,such as Shakespeareor Dickens, but newerfields including Americanliterature, creativewriting, modernism,postcolonial literatureand developments inliterary theory.

The international reputation ofthe School ensures that it can offera vibrant intellectual community.The research strengths of ourstaff are reflected in the enormousrange and quality of the subjectsthat can be taught to our students.Undergraduate students can tailortheir studies to suit their interestsand both undergraduate andpostgraduate students benefitfrom the lively research culturein the School.

Research strengths Our expertise ranges from themedieval to the postmodern,including British, American andIrish literature, postcolonial writing,18th-century studies, Shakespeare,early modern literature and culture,Victorian studies, modern poetry,critical theory and cultural history.

We also count a number ofdistinguished creative writersamong our staff, and we activelyexplore crossovers between criticaland creative writing in all our areasof teaching and research.

Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankings In The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016, English at Kentwas ranked 8th in the UK.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, theSchool was ranked 10th in theUK for research intensity and15th for research power; 74%of our research was judgedto be world-leading orinternationally excellent.

Excellent career prospectsThe School has an excellentreputation for graduateemployment. Recent graduateshave gone into areas such asjournalism, broadcasting andmedia, publishing, writing andteaching, and general areassuch as marketing analysisand project management.

MA in Paris Several of our Master’sprogrammes, includingEnglish and AmericanLiterature, Creative Writing,Eighteenth-Century Studies,Postcolonial Studies, and TheContemporary allow you to splityour year between Canterburyand Paris. You are also able tostudy two of our programmes(English and AmericanLiterature and Creative Writing)based for the whole year at ourParis centre.

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your awareness of the interpretive,cultural and political challenges tounderstanding Asian cultures andcivilisations both historically andtoday. You can also study an Asianlanguage. You have the opportunityto study in an Asian country ofrelevance to your studies or, ifyou are studying a Europeanlanguage (French, German, Italianor Spanish) as part of your degree,you work or study in a countrywhere the relevant language isspoken.

Classical & ArchaeologicalStudies This degree includes the studyof literature, mythology, drama,archaeology, art and architecture,history, languages and philosophy.You also have the option to learnLatin or Ancient Greek and thechance to take part in fieldwork.A new degree in Classical Studiesis in development, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug for details.

The School offers anextensive range ofdegrees in all aspectsof European culturallife (including language,literature and film) andalso in Asian studies,world literature,philosophy, religiousstudies, classics, ancienthistory and archaeology.

We offer undergraduate degreesin the following areas.

Ancient HistoryYou explore the ancient civilisationsof Egypt, Greece and Romefocusing on their historyor choosing to follow a pathwaysuch as ancient literature orarchaeology.

Asian StudiesAsian Studies is available as a jointhonours programme. You develop

EUROPEAN CULTUREANDLANGUAGES

Comparative Literature Degrees in Comparative Literaturecover European literature from theclassics to the modern age. Weinvestigate literary movements, andhow and why literary forms haveevolved in different cultures. Textsinclude translations into English ofmajor literature, alongside literaturewritten in English.

English Language andLinguistics This degree allows you to entera dynamic field of study whichis crucial to our understandingof spoken and written languagein all its complexity. It exploresthe structure of language andits relationship with society andcovers aesthetics, globalisationand the psychology of language.

LanguagesCanterbury’s location makes itthe closest UK university to thecontinent, making it an ideal placeto study European languages ina supportive English-speakingenvironment. The School offersdegrees in French, German,Hispanic Studies and Italian,while European Studies allowsyou to study the history and cultureof Europe alongside a language.There are many students fromother European countries oncampus. The degrees includea year studying at a partneruniversity or working in anothercountry in Europe, Latin America,or in Canada.

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Postgraduate studiesThe School offers an idealenvironment for postgraduatestudies. We have an active,interdisciplinary research culture,with research centres focusing onheritage, language and linguisticstudies, late antique archaeology,modern European literature anda centre for reasoning.

We offer subject-specific skillstraining for all our postgraduatestudents, which complementsthe general skills training offeredby the University’s GraduateSchool. The School also offers avariety of scholarships; for detailssee www.kent.ac.uk/secl/postgraduate/funding.html

In addition to our Canterbury-based programmes, the Schooloffers programmes that allowyou to spend time in Paris, Athensor Rome. The MA in HeritageManagement is taught in Athens.The MA programmes where youspend a term studying at ourcentre in Paris are ComparativeLiterature, Religion, ModernFrench Studies and French andComparative Literature. Our centrein Rome offers Ancient History,Roman History and Archaeology,and Rome – Ancient and Modern(subject to approval).

For details of the University’sAthens, Paris and Rome centres,see p22-23.

PhilosophyStudents study major philosophiesand contribute their own ideas. TheSchool’s research interests rangefrom philosophers such as Hegel,Kant and Wittgenstein to topicssuch as philosophy of mind,ethics, logic, moral psychology,reasoning and artificial intelligence.

Religious StudiesReligious issues affect everythingfrom current affairs to the history ofideas, art and literature. Here, youstudy world religions, philosophicalthemes within religious studies,and explore connections betweenreligion and areas such aspsychology, science, ethics,film, literature and the arts.

World LiteratureYou encounter writers and textsfrom all over the world and gaina truly global perspective onliterature and its cultural contexts.You develop an understanding ofhistorical and cross-cultural literarytraditions, studying texts fromancient Greece to the 21st century,from the European avant-garde toscience fiction, as well as Arabicand Latin American literature.

Study abroadYou can add a year or termabroad to all of our non-languagedegrees. You must meet minimumattendance and academicrequirements during Stage 1of your degree in order to gooverseas and some options requirelanguage skills. For details, seewww.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankings In the 2014 National StudentSurvey, the School achievedthe following results for studentsatisfaction: • 1st for Comparative Literature • 1st for Iberian Studies • 8th for French • 9th for Linguistics • 10th for Archaeology • 12th for Classics.

In The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016, Kent was ranked14th for Classics and AncientHistory and 15th for modernlanguages and linguistics.

World-class research The School achieved highratings in the ResearchExcellence Framework (REF)2014, with modern languagesand linguistics ranked 3rd andreligious studies ranked 7thin the UK for overall qualityof research. Both classicsand religious studies ranked2nd for research impact, withphilosophy ranked 12th forresearch intensity.

Historic location The Cathedral and its excellenttheological libraries makeCanterbury a rich environmentfor religious studies.

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LocationCanterbury

High course rankings In the National Student Survey2014, 93% of History studentswere satisfied with their course.

World-class research In the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, Historywas ranked 8th in the UK forresearch intensity and in thetop 20 for research power.

Study abroadUndergraduate studentscan add a year or term abroadto their degree or take a workplacement. They can study inNorth America, Hong Kong,Korea or South Africa.European History studentsspend a year in France orGermany. The MA in ModernHistory offers the chanceto study for a term in Paris.

Historic resourcesOur collection of primarysources includes the BritishCartoon Archive, newspapers,an audio-visual library, and acomplete set of British SecondWorld War Ministry ofInformation propagandapamphlets. It has specialisedcollections on slavery and anti-slavery, and medical science.Students have access to theCanterbury Cathedral Libraryand Archive; the Centre forKentish Studies; and theNational Maritime Collection.

Years’ War to the global war onterror, the modules cover warthroughout history.

Joint honoursThe School is also pleased to offera broad selection of joint honoursdegrees, offered in associationwith other subjects and schools.

Historic locationCanterbury is an ideal locationfor studying the past. Steepedin history, its medieval heritageis apparent in its ancient streetsand buildings. Canterbury is alsohome to Canterbury Cathedral,St Augustine’s Abbey and StMartin’s Church. Together, theyare recognised as a WorldHeritage Site.

The University is also in a uniquegeographic position to study warand its effects. Canterbury andKent have been ‘front-line Britain’in British military history andcontain significant military sites,ranging from Roman forts toa Cold War nuclear bunker.

Postgraduate studiesWe offer a range of taughtprogrammes, including: ModernHistory; War, Media and Society;Science, Medicine, Environmentand Technology; First World WarStudies; and Imperial History,which is subject to approval. Incollaboration with other schools,we also offer taught programmesin Medieval and Early ModernStudies; Science, Communicationand Society; and AmericanStudies.

The School of Historyat Kent is recognisedas one of the leadingdepartments in theUK, renowned for itsresearch excellence,flexible programmesand quality of teaching.

Students are taught or supervisedby passionate academics, activeresearchers and recognisedexperts. The School has expertisein British, European, African andAmerican history with particularlystrong research in medieval, earlymodern and modern cultural andsocial history, religious history,science and medical history,and colonial and imperial history.

History Our undergraduate Historyprogramme allows you to tailoryour degree entirely to your owninterests. With over 80 modulesavailable, you are encouraged tostudy new areas of history, withtopics as diverse as Anglo-SaxonEngland and the history of colonialAfrica.

Military HistoryThis innovative degree builds uponthe range of specialist researchinterests within the School.Choosing from a wide variety ofmodules, you strive to understandthe issues that drive countries,ethnic groups or individuals towar, and study how warfare haschanged with the introduction ofnew technology. From the Hundred

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Key facts

LocationMedway

High course rankings Journalism at Kent was ranked2nd in the UK and Irelandin the 2015 NCTJ rankings and6th in the UK in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

Professional recognitionThe BA in Journalism and theMA in Multimedia Journalismare accredited by the NCTJ.

Good industry linksThere are guest lectures andmasterclasses by journalistsand editors, including JonSnow, John Humphrys, AlexCrawford and Adam Boulton.

Industry scholarshipsBA Journalism students cancompete for the Bob FriendMemorial Scholarship, whichoffers a cash prize of £3,500and a month-long, fundedplacement at Sky News. Theycan also apply for the RoyalTelevision Society BursaryScheme which offers a bursaryof £1,000 a year for three years.Two Daily Mail scholarships areavailable, each worth £5,000and work experience atAssociated Newspapers – oneto a final-year undergraduate,the other to a student on theMA in Multimedia Journalism.UK-based students on the MAin Multimedia Journalism canalso apply for the Stationers’Foundation £6,000 bursary.

and television studios. Thereare separate newsrooms forUG and PG students. All studentshave access to Press Associationnews wires, Sky News Radio andReuters World Television Newsfeeds. They use the Centre’sdedicated multimedia website,which offers live publishingfacilities in text, audio and video.Professional skills are taught ina live newsroom environment,which replicates the atmosphereof a working multimedia newsroom.See www.centreforjournalism.comfor details. There are also excellentresources for journalism researchin Medway’s Drill Hall Library.

Guaranteed placementsFor our undergraduates, andfor postgraduates on the MAin Multimedia Journalism,work placements with the KentMessenger Group are guaranteed.

Postgraduate studiesPostgraduate programmes includethe professionally accredited MAin Multimedia Journalism and theMA in International MultimediaJournalism. The Centre also offersyou the opportunity to researchand learn in an environment thatcombines excellence in thepractice of multimedia journalismwith intellectual leadership inthe history, ethics and futureof the news industry. The Centreis leading the development ofjournalism as an academicdiscipline. It enjoys strong linkswith the School of History, KentLaw School and the School ofPolitics and International Relations.

In a world hungry forinformation about issuesranging from globalwarming to fashion andfrom armed conflict tofootball, today’s mediamarket needs multimediajournalists with cutting-edge academic andvocational skills anda highly developedawareness of ethics.

Undergraduate degreeKent’s Centre for Journalism offersa professionally accredited BAin Journalism degree, which isranked among the best in theUK by the National Council for theTraining of Journalists (NCTJ). Youstudy for an honours degree thatincludes history, politics and law,while completing the NCTJDiploma in Journalism, andlearning the radio, televisionand online skills required bythe top national and regionalbroadcasters. Tutors includeworking reporters and columnists,former editors of nationalnewspapers and magazines,radio and television networkbroadcasters, and web publishers.Their expertise is reinforcedby excellent academic teachingby leading historians, politicalscientists and lawyers.

Excellent resourcesThe Centre is based in state-of-the-art multimedia newsroomsequipped with the latest audioand video-editing technology,and broadcast-quality radio

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Key facts


High course rankingsIn the 2014 National StudentSurvey, 93% of Kent Lawstudents were satisfiedwith their course.

World-class research In the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, Law atKent was ranked 7th in the UKfor research power, in the top20 for research output, qualityand impact, and 8th forresearch intensity.

Award-winning workThe Kent Law Clinic hasreceived numerous awards forits work, including a Queen’sAnniversary Prize, LawWorksAttorney General Awards, andin 2014 it won Ethical Initiativeof the Year at The LawyerAwards.

Our centre in BrusselsThe innovative BrusselsSchool of International Studiesoffers the opportunity to gaina Master’s in Law (LLM) witha minor specialism in one ofa number of fields in politicsand international relations.

Student societies The Law School is home tostudent-led societies, whichorganise professional andsocial events, with internationalstudents prominently involved.

Law Teacher of the Year award.Academics author leading legaltexts, and take an innovativeapproach to teaching.

A global outlookKLS has an international character,which is reflected in its student andstaff body, its programmes, andits approach to law. Our studentscome from 93 different countries.Where appropriate, modulesground the law within a globalcontext, and emphasise aninternational and comparativeunderstanding of the law.

We offer exchange programmeswith universities in Europe,Canada, China and Hong Kongand encourage our studentsto develop their studies in aninternational context.

Postgraduate courses Our innovative Kent LLM allows youto specialise in one or more areasof law, with students determiningtheir LLM specialisation throughthe modules they choose. We havespecialisms in 10 areas, includinginternational law, internationalcommercial law, and humanrights law. In addition to taughtand research LLMs, the LawSchool offers study to PhD level.

KLS is a centre of world-classcritical legal research, offering astimulating place to study. We takea critical and socio-legal approachto the study of law and ourstudents learn and discuss thelaw with leading academic expertsinside and outside the classroom.

Kent Law School (KLS)is one of the leadinglaw schools in the UK.It has an internationalreputation for its researchand for the high quality,innovative, critical andsocio-legal education thatit provides.

At Kent, you learn and think aboutthe law within the broader contextof society – understanding the waylaw impacts and is impacted bymorality, public perception, politicsand world events. We offer awide range of optional modules,allowing you to shape your degreeto your interests. KLS also housesan award-winning pro bono legaladvice and representation servicein the Kent Law Clinic, wherestudents can see and experiencelegal practice under thesupervision of qualified lawyers.You can also develop your legalskills, with modules in mooting,mediation, and negotiation. TheUniversity has an extensive paperand electronic law library.

KLS has an excellent recordfor graduate employability.Our Employability and CareerDevelopment Officer hasoutstanding relationships withthe legal profession and is aninvaluable resource to prepareyou for a successful future career.

Outstanding teaching You are taught by outstandinglecturers, with Kent staff includinga former recipient of the national

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Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High-ranking universityIn The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016, the University ofKent is ranked 16th in the UK.

In the 2014 National StudentSurvey, Kent received the 3rdhighest score nationally* foroverall student satisfaction.

High course rankings You are taught by academicschosen from among the mosthighly rated schools in theUniversity. Liberal Arts is sitedin the School of Anthropologyand Conservation, ranked 13thin the UK in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

World-class researchKent is ranked 17th* in theUK for research intensity inthe Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014; 97% ofour research was judged to beof international quality, of which73% was world-leading orinternationally excellent.

*of all publicly funded, multi-facultyuniversities.

LIBERAL ARTS

A truly liberal educationprepares you to live aproductive and creativelife in a fast-changingworld. It fosters well-grounded intellectualresilience, a dispositionto life-long learningand an acceptance ofresponsibility for ideasand actions.

Kathryn Yatrakis, Dean of NewYork’s Columbia College, ColumbiaUniversity writes that: ‘TheUniversity of Kent in Canterbury’snew Liberal Arts programme willbe very attractive to those high-achieving students who wellunderstand that interdisciplinarystudy and thinking, combined withdisciplinary training, is the way tobest prepare for the professionalworld of the 21st century’.

The programmeKent’s Liberal Arts programmeenables you to see the world froma range of perspectives – political,cultural, historical and economic –and develops your understandingof how these impact on each other.At the heart of the programme isa core set of required modules thatprovide interdisciplinary skills foranalysing and understanding howand why we think, and act, theway we do. Through collectivediscussion and debate aroundkey readings, you engage withthe social sciences, physicalsciences, arts and humanities.You develop an understanding ofthe impediments to communication

between different academicdisciplines; of technologicaland economic revolutions thatconfigure human cultures; andof the wide range of forces thatshape events.

Students develop a high standardof capability in another language(European or non-European) andchoose further modules from thoseoffered across the University soas to foster individual interestsand career trajectories. Seminarsin the compulsory modules serveas sites where students’ diverselearnings are brought togetherin discussion and debate, makinginterdisciplinary communicationan ongoing and engagedcollective project.

Year abroad and dissertationYou spend a year between yoursecond and final year studying orworking abroad. We have links withtop-ranking universities and NGOsacross the globe. Your final yearincludes a dissertation module,enabling you to focus on a topicrelated to your year abroad, oron a research question of yourown choosing.

Career opportunitiesThe 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.

Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankings In the 2014 National StudentSurvey, 88% of Mathematicsand Statistics students weresatisfied with the quality oftheir course.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,mathematics was ranked 25thin the UK for research power;all of our research submittedwas judged to be ofinternational quality, of which72% was world-leading orinternationally excellent.

Work in industryMost of our undergraduatedegrees offer the opportunityto spend a year on a workplacement in industry.

provides the theoretical frameworkfor physical science, statistics, dataanalysis and computer science.

Our undergraduate andpostgraduate programmes reflectthe diversity and the excitementgenerated by new discoverieswithin mathematics and statisticsthat affect our understanding ofthe world.

Postgraduate research degreesThe School has a strong reputationfor world-class research anda well-established system ofsupport, making it an excellentchoice for postgraduate studies.Kent offers PhD degrees in all thedisciplines covered by the School.

Professional recognition Many of our degrees areaccredited by professional bodies.All actuarial science degrees arefully accredited by the Instituteand Faculty of Actuaries. Theyoffer exemptions from many ofthe professional examinations,providing a fast-track route toqualifying as an actuary. Studentscan also gain exemption fromsome of the examinations set bythe Chartered Insurance Institute.

The MSc in Finance, Investmentand Risk has been accredited bythe CFA Institute and has gainedCFA programme recognition status.Accreditation arrangements for thenew MSc in Financial Engineeringand Financial Risk Managementare in progress with the GlobalAssociation of Risk Professionals(GARP), the body that awards the

Within the School ofMathematics, Statisticsand Actuarial Science(SMSAS) you are underthe guidance ofinternationally renownedacademics who also havean excellent reputationfor support and training.

Actuarial science and financeActuaries evaluate and managefinancial risks, particularly in thefinancial services industry. Theyform an influential and well-paidprofession and qualifying as anactuary is a passport to a varietyof careers. The compulsoryactuarial modules are taught byqualified actuaries with years ofexperience and our undergraduatedegree is one of the few in the UKto achieve full accreditation fromthe UK actuarial profession.

Our postgraduate financeprogrammes; Master’s in Finance,Investment and Risk, and MSc inFinancial Engineering and RiskManagement provide a soundgrounding in the theory andapplication of corporate finance,investment management, financialengineering and risk management.They prepare graduates forcareers as investment and riskmanagers, quantitative analystsand other roles in the world offinance.

Mathematics and statistics Mathematics is important to themodern world. All quantitativescience is based on it and it

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professional risk managers’qualification, FRM.

Postgraduate degrees in statisticsare fully accredited by the RoyalStatistical Society and offerGraduate Statistician (GradStat)status as a first step towardsbecoming professionally qualifiedas a Chartered Statistician.Holders of our undergraduatedegrees in Mathematics andStatistics may be eligible forGradStat status.

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MUSIC AND FINE ART

performances to product-launchesand community celebrations. Theprogramme is delivered throughproject work that reflects theinterdisciplinary nature of the field.

Fine ArtFine Art students work in a diverserange of media to develop theircreative ideas and have the chanceto integrate critical debate and thetheory of art with the developmentof practice-based work. Today,students of Fine Art are just aslikely to stage exhibitions, producecritical and creative writing, makefilms and performances, asto create ‘traditional’ art. Weencourage students to follow theirown research interests, using themedium of their choice.

Music and Audio ArtsOur Music degrees allow you tofocus on your chosen specialism,whether this is performance,composition, music recordingand production, music history,film music or surround-soundtechnologies. On the Music andPopular Music degrees you haveinstrumental lessons and areencouraged to play and performto a high standard. Our MusicTechnology degree investigatesaudio technologies, coveringexpertise in audio hardware andsoftware, electronic music, sounddesign, as well as acoustics andpsychoacoustic theory.

Postgraduate studies The strength and diversity of ourresearch means we can offer arange of innovative postgraduate

In the School of Musicand Fine Art, you aretaught by talentedacademics who are alsopractising artists, writers,musicians and composers.You have use of first-classtechnical resources andstudio spaces and arehelped to develop yourown vision while workingin a community of artistswith regional, nationaland international links tothe cultural and creativeindustries.

The University of Kent’s specialistfacilities for music and the arts,make us one of the most excitingplaces to study in the UK. We havespace for music performances,art exhibitions and live events.Musicians can use our practiceand rehearsal rooms, and all of ourart students have their own studiospace. There are industry-standardrecording studios, film andmultimedia audio-visual editingsuites, and music post-productionrooms. We also have workshopsfor woodwork, metalwork, casting,plasterwork, textiles and printing.

Event and Experience DesignThis unique degree is dedicated toproducing skilled practitioners forthe creative events industry, andhelps you to find ways of makingextraordinary acts of imaginationcome to life. Our students explorecreative, practical and logisticalapproaches to a range of eventsand experiences from public

degrees. Students can study for anMA in Fine Art; Sound and Image, ora range of music subjects includingcomposition, performance, musicproduction and popular music. Wealso offer PhD programmes, whereour leading academics andpractitioners provide world-classresearch supervision.

Key facts

LocationMedway

High course rankingsKent was ranked 17th inthe UK for Art in The GuardianUniversity Guide 2016.

World-class research In the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, art,music and drama at Kentwas ranked 1st in the UKfor research power and inthe top 20 for research quality.

The Sound–Image–SpaceResearch Centre, which isthe umbrella for the School’sresearch, incorporates anumber of research clusters(including composers andtechnology, arts and ecology,world and popular music).

Study abroadWe have arrangements for asmall number of exchangeswith universities in Europe andAmerica, to allow you to spenda year or a term abroad.

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LocationMedway

High course rankings Kent was ranked 8th in theUK for Pharmacology andPharmacy graduate prospectsin The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016.

Professional recognitionThe School has accreditationby the General PharmaceuticalCouncil for the MPharm and isrecognised as an establishedschool of pharmacy.

Physiology andPharmacology BSc Pharmacology is the science ofdrugs and how they affect livingsystems. This is a three-yearprogramme; there is also a four-year programme, which includesan industrial placement betweenyour second and final years. Takinga sandwich year gives you valuableexperience in an industrial lab.

Initially, you focus on anatomy,physiology and the basicprinciples of pharmacology beforemoving on to specialised areas inpharmacology. We also offer anumber of optional modules, whichallow you to tailor your skills andtraining to your career goals. Theprogramme has a strong emphasison both laboratory research andfuture employability.

Physiology and Pharmacologywith a Foundation Year BSc If you do not have the qualificationsto gain direct entry on to the BSc,you can take this programme.If you achieve the required grade,you progress to the BScprogramme.

Research areasAll our research groups benefitfrom our state-of-the-art facilities.

Biological Sciences This group’s research is dividedinto three main themes: infectiousdiseases and allergy;neuroscience, renal andcardiovascular physiology;and pharmacology.

The Medway School ofPharmacy is a uniquecollaboration betweenthe University ofGreenwich and theUniversity of Kent.

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)This innovative, patient-focusedprogramme is based on our beliefthat the future of pharmacy lies inmeeting patients’ needs throughworking in partnership withpatients, other health-careprofessionals, the NHS and thepharmaceutical industry. TheMPharm is a four-year, full-timeprogramme.

The MPharm curriculum isoutcomes-focused, designedto prepare you for professionalpractice. Teaching is by our teamof pharmacists and expertsin pharmacology, physiologyand chemistry. Core themes ofbiological sciences, chemistry,drug delivery and professionalpractice are taught withinintegrated modules based aroundbody systems including: brain andpsychiatry; heart and circulatorysystem; and the endocrine system.We break down barriers betweenthe themes supporting studentsto learn more effectively.

All MPharm graduates who wishto register as pharmacists in theUK are required to undertakea pre-registration year in practiceunder the supervision of apharmacist and pass a nationalpre-registration exam.

PHARMACY

Chemistry and Drug Delivery Our group brings togetherresearchers in medicinal chemistryand drug design, nanotechnologyand materials science, drugdelivery and pharmaceutics. Ourresearch is centred on three mainthemes; pharmaceutics/drugdelivery, medicinal chemistry,materials science.

Clinical and ProfessionalPracticeThis group’s research explores theimpact of using medicines, waysof enhancing medicine use andways of improving public health,with a focus on cardiovascularand related diseases, mentalhealth and neurological conditions.We underpin this by providingand evaluating the educationaland other support needed bypractising pharmacists.

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Key facts

LocationCanterbury

High course rankings In the National Student Survey2014, 89% of physical sciencesstudents were satisfied withtheir course.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,physics was ranked 7thfor research impact with allphysics research judged to beof international quality, of which75% was world-leading orinternationally excellent. Ninety-eight per cent of our chemistryresearch was judged to be ofinternational quality, of which78% was world-leading orinternationally excellent.

A year in industryUndergraduate students inPhysics, Forensic Science andChemistry have the opportunityto spend a year in industry, withhelp from the School in findinga placement.

A year abroadUndergraduate students inPhysics or Astronomy, SpaceScience and Astrophysicshave the option to study inthe USA, Canada and HongKong. European studydestinations may be possiblein the future.

Forensic sciences Forensic skills are used in a varietyof ways to support the effectivedelivery of justice, such asevidence collection and expertwitness. Forensic scientists arealso found working within thespheres of archaeology and theenvironment, and in the food andpharmaceutical industries. At Kent,the scientific content is taught bythe School of Physical Sciencesand the legal background by KentLaw School.

ChemistryChemistry is the science ofeveryday life – allowing us toexplain properties of substances,their structures and the changesthey undergo. We have a strongteaching record in analyticalchemistry and are proud tolink our world-leading researchon materials chemistry to ourundergraduate programmes.

Postgraduate studiesWe offer Chemistry andPhysics programmes (includingspecialisations in forensics,astronomy and space science)by research. We also offer taughtprogrammes in Forensic Science,and a two-year European-styleMaster’s in Physics. Our researchcovers a wide variety of topicswithin physics, astronomy andchemistry, ranging from theoreticalwork on surfaces and interfaces,through experimental physics,astrobiology, space science andastrophysics, to applied areassuch as biomedical imagingand space vehicle protection.

The School of PhysicalSciences offers studentsthe chance to participatein groundbreakingscience in the realmsof physics, chemistry,forensics and astronomy.With strong internationalreputations, our staffprovide ideas andenthusiasm within astimulating environment.

Undergraduate degrees availableare listed below.

Physics Physics reaches from the quarkout to the largest of galaxies, andencompasses all the matter andtimescales within these extremes.We equip you with the skills tounderstand these phenomenaand to qualify you for a range ofcareers. Our specialist modulesand, in the MPhys, an attachmentto one of our research teams,opens avenues for deeperexploration: for instance, spaceprobe instrumentation, or neutron-scattering work.

Astronomy, Space Scienceand Astrophysics This fantastic programme allowsyou to investigate the universe andthe possibility of life elsewhere,learn about planetary formationand study rocket building. You getinvolved in real space missionsfrom the European Space Agencyand NASA and work on HubbleTelescope data and images fromgiant telescopes.

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

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LocationCanterbury

High course rankings The School of Politics andInternational Relations isranked 10th in the UK in TheGuardian University Guide2016. In the 2014 NationalStudent Survey, Politics wasranked 11th in the UK forstudent satisfaction.

Research excellenceIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, politicswas ranked 15th in the UK forresearch power and in the top20 for research impact; 96% ofour research was judged to beof international quality.

Study in another countryUndergraduate students canspend a year studying in oneof our partner institutions fromaround the world. You study inEnglish or in the locallanguage.

Various postgraduateprogrammes allow ourstudents to study at our centrein Brussels, taking advantageof its position at the heart ofthe European Union.

Research centres• Centre for Critical Thought• Global Europe Centre• Conflict Analysis Research

Centre• Centre for Federal Studies

local language. You can also studyfor a year in the Czech Republic,Finland, mainland China, HongKong, Japan, North America,Norway, Poland and Turkey,where the teaching is in English.We also offer the rare opportunityto gain dual British and Frenchqualifications with our Politics andInternational Relations (Bi-diplôme)programme, offered in partnershipwith Sciences Po Lille.

Postgraduate studiesAll our postgraduate programmesare designed to be flexible and thesize and strength of our academicbody generates a vibrant researchculture and has led us to achieveinternational excellence in manyareas of the discipline. Ourspecialist postgraduate centre inBrussels allows students on somepostgraduate programmes tostudy at our Brussels School ofInternational Studies. The city isknown as ‘the Capital of Europe’and is home to the headquartersof the European Union and NATO,as well as hundreds of NGOs.Students also have access tonumerous archives, scholars,experts and practitioners that thriveamong the institutions of this city.

Agreements with partnerinstitutions in France, Germany,Poland and Russia enable us tooffer Double Award versions ofthe MAs in European and GlobalGovernance and InternationalRelations, and a joint MAprogramme in Peace andConflict Studies.

The School of Politicsand InternationalRelations is diverseand highly international,offering exciting andprofessionally valuableprogrammes of study.

The School prides itself on itsglobal outlook, which is reflectedin the wide range of internationalpartnerships and the fact that itis the only politics school in thecountry with a postgraduate centrein Brussels.

The School combines high-qualityteaching with cutting-edgeresearch in a supportiveenvironment that welcomesstudents from all over the world.

Undergraduate studiesPolitics and international relationsis an exciting, fast-changing,broad-based discipline. Ourprogrammes are extremely flexibleand offer extensive module choice,reflecting the research interestsof our staff. These include conflictresolution, comparative politics,European integration, ethnicconflict, terrorism, political theory,international relations theory, andthe politics of countries such asChina, Japan, Russia and the USA.

At Kent, we offer a range of four-year programmes, which includethe opportunity to study for ayear in places such as Belgium,Canada, France, Germany, Italy,Portugal, South America andSpain, where you study in the

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you study in the local language,and in Finland, Poland, or Turkeywhere the teaching is in English.

Postgraduate studiesThe School of Psychology is highlyregarded as a leading Europeancentre for postgraduate research,with an international reputation forexcellence in social psychology(including group processes andintergroup relations); cognitionand neuroscience; developmentalpsychology; and forensicpsychology. We have staff whocan supervise research degreesin all of these areas.

The School has three researchcentres: the Centre for the Studyof Group Processes, the Centrefor Cognitive Neuroscience andCognitive Systems, and the Centreof Research and Education inForensic Psychology. The Schoolis also home to the Kent ChildDevelopment Unit and the KentAdult Research Unit.

The School has a strong trackrecord of attracting funding fromthe Economic and Social ResearchCouncil (ESRC) and otherprestigious bodies.

We offer seven taught Master’sprogrammes, in CognitivePsychology/Neuropsychology,Developmental Psychology,Forensic Psychology, GroupProcesses and IntergroupRelations, OrganisationalPsychology, Research Methodsin Psychology, and Social andApplied Psychology.

Psychology is the studyof people: how they think,act, react and interact.By collecting informationabout what people do,think, perceive and feel,psychologists answerquestions about humanbehaviour, cognition anddevelopment.

Undergraduate studiesOur Psychology and SocialPsychology programmes highlightthe study of cognition andbehaviour in social and culturalcontexts. They train you inexperimental methodology andemphasise the practical valueof psychology.

Psychology with ClinicalPsychology follows the Psychologyprogramme with two specialistcompulsory modules in clinicalpsychology. It is especially suitableif you are considering a career inmental health or social services.

Applied Psychology andApplied Psychology withClinical Psychology includea year on placement within anorganisation providing some formof psychological service, such asthe National Health Service, HomeOffice, Department for Education,or social services.

Psychology with Studies inEurope combines Psychology witha year abroad at one of our partneruniversities in Belgium, France,Germany, Italy, or Spain, where

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LocationCanterbury

High course rankingsPsychology at Kent was ranked5th in the UK for employmentprospects by The CompleteUniversity Guide 2016.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014,Psychology was ranked 11thin the UK for research intensity;97% of our research wasjudged to be of internationalquality, of which 77% wasworld-leading or internationallyexcellent.

Professional recognitionBSc graduates are eligible forGraduate Membership of theBritish Psychological Societyand Graduate Basis forChartered Membership. TheMSc in Forensic Psychologyprovides the first (academic)year of professional trainingfor those who wish to qualifyas Chartered ForensicPsychologists.

Our Graduate Diploma inPsychology offers students theopportunity to extend their subjectknowledge within the field ofPsychology while developing theirlanguage and academic skills.

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The Tizard CentreBased at the Canterburycampus, the Centre works inthe area of intellectual disabilityand community care. It offerscourses at undergraduate andpostgraduate level and hasexcellent links with healthand social care organisations.

The Centre has a worldwidereputation for excellentresearch in the areas of:deinstitutionalisation andcommunity living, challengingbehaviour, quality of staffsupport, sexuality and autismand has had a significantimpact on national policiesin these areas.

In 2013, the Centrewas awarded a Queen’sAnniversary Prize for improvingthe lives of people withintellectual and developmentaldisabilities.

Degrees and short courses inIntellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities and Autism Studiesare offered. For more detailssee www.kent.ac.uk/tizard

Health and Social CareHealth and social care presentsnumerous challenges withinsociety as expectations rise, newtechnologies become availableand debates ask how care shouldbe provided and paid for. Yougain skills that enable you towork directly with users of servicesor in areas such as management,research or policy.

Social PolicySocial Policy looks at how societypromotes the welfare of individualsand families. You study issues,such as poverty, domesticviolence, ill-health, crime,homelessness and childprotection. This includes lookingat the ‘causes’ of such problems,the policies directed towards themby government, and at the role ofthe voluntary and private sectors.You evaluate debates around howbest to provide health care, reducehomelessness, balance workand family life, achieve equalityfor women, minority ethnic groupsand people with disabilities, amongother topical issues.

SociologySociology provides waysof making sense of a worldundergoing unprecedentedsocial change. It aims to explainthe formation and developmentof modern societies. The degreelooks at the core traditions andcontemporary developments insociological thinking and research.You also study specialist areassuch as race and ethnic identity,risk and society, sociological

The School of SocialPolicy, Sociology andSocial Research(SSPSSR) is one ofthe largest and mostsuccessful social scienceresearch communities inEurope and has achievedthe highest nationalresearch rating available.

The School offers the followingundergraduate degrees acrossthe Canterbury and Medwaycampuses.

CanterburyCriminologyCriminology examines issuesaround policing and security,terrorism, imprisonment, racistviolence, night-time economies,drug use, youth crime and femaleoffenders. You also have theopportunity to study for a semesterin the USA. You gain skills inanalysis and learn to evaluatepolicy and interventions in aglobal context.

Cultural Studies and MediaCultural Studies and Media at Kentis an exciting subject exploring thecomplexity of contemporary mediaand culture in our rapidly changingand global society. You examinediverse areas such as digitalmedia and journalism; creativeand cultural industries; socialidentities and subcultures,among others.

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approaches to violence, terrorismand society, new mediatechnologies, the sociologyof health, sex, gender andsocialisation, and the sociology ofwork. We also offer the opportunityto study sociology with a year inHong Kong, Finland or theNetherlands, where teaching is inEnglish, or Spain or Italy where youstudy in the local language.

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High course rankings In the National Student Survey2014, social policy was ranked2nd in the UK for studentsatisfaction.

World-class researchIn the Research ExcellenceFramework 2014, the Schoolwas ranked 2nd in the UKfor research power, 3rd forresearch intensity and 5th forresearch impact and quality.

Professional recognitionSocial Work graduates areeligible to register with theHealth and Care ProfessionsCouncil (HCPC) in the UK.

Research centres• Centre for Child Protection• Centre for Health Services

Studies• Centre for Philanthropy• Personal Social Services

Research Unit• The Tizard Centre (see left)• Q-Step Centre (see left)

Q-step CentreKent’s Q-Step Centre provides theopportunity for you to improve yourstatistical research skills. You cangain these skills in many differentways, from taking additionalmodules to accessing studysupport. The Centre also offersa degree in Statistical SocialResearch through which youdevelop a range of sophisticatedresearch and analytic skills in thesubject areas of criminology,international relations, politics,social policy and sociology.The Centre provides a uniqueopportunity for all social sciencestudents to enhance their researchskills and experience.

Postgraduate studiesWe support a large and thrivingpostgraduate community atour Medway and Canterburycampuses. Staff specialisein research of internationalsignificance, and we havestrengths in the followingareas: civil society, NGOs andthe third sector; cross-nationaland European social policy; work,employment and economic life;‘risk society’; race, ethnicity, andreligion; social and public policy;sociology and the body; crime,culture and control; sociologicaltheory; philanthropy; methods ofsocial research; political sociology;science and society; childprotection; autism; and intellectualand developmental disabilities.

MedwayCriminal Justice andCriminologyThis programme looks at the keyelements of contemporary crimepolicy: policing, the courts,punishment and prevention. Youstudy issues in criminal justice,including poverty, hate crime,illegal drug use, restorative justice,the care of victims, communitysafety, domestic violence, politicalresponses to crime, antisocialbehaviour, penal policy, socialjustice and human rights. Youcan also choose to spend ayear in professional practice.

Social SciencesSocial Sciences offers aninterdisciplinary approach toinvestigating society and people.You study different subjects (socialpolicy, sociology, criminal justice,history, politics and psychology)to gain specific knowledge andunderstanding of society. You willlearn to analyse key issues suchas poverty, inequality, health andcrime. You can also choose tospend a year in professionalpractice.

Social WorkThis degree is the professionalqualification to become a UKsocial worker. You gain theknowledge and skill base forpractice in the UK as well asdeveloping your intellectualcapacity.

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LocationMedway

High course rankingsIn the 2014 National StudentSurvey, 86% of sports studentsat Kent were satisfied with thequality of their course.

Research excellenceIn the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, sportsat Kent was ranked 18th in theUK for research intensity.

Excellent facilities• A new rehabilitation gym• Teaching and student clinics• Sports science laboratories• An environmental chamber • One of the first Alter-G

treadmills in the UK,designed to reduce impact

• 3D video imaging andanalysis

• Force pedal and gait analysisequipment

• Ultrasound imagingequipment

Professional recognitionOur Sports Therapy degreeis externally accredited by theSociety of Sports Therapists.

Graduates in Sport andExercise Science can applyfor Register of ExerciseProfessionals’ accreditationand also American College ofSports Medicine accreditationas a Certified Health andFitness Specialist.

personal training, correctiveexercise, and strength andconditioning and complete aplacement in the sports industry.

Sport and Exercise Science You study the application ofscientific techniques to sport andexercise science and gain the skillsneeded to become a practitionerwithin the sports and fitnessindustries. Our lecturers conductleading research and have workedwith sports bodies such as BritishCycling and UK Sport.

Sports Therapy You learn to diagnose, treat andprevent sporting injuries as wellas create exercise and trainingprogrammes for groups, rangingfrom elite athletes to older adultswith chronic disease. You canwork in our sports injury clinicsand some students also gainexperience at top sporting events,such as the London Marathon andthe Modern Pentathlon World Cup.

Postgraduate studies Our School has an excellentresearch culture and is a superbchoice for postgraduate study. Wehave two multidisciplinary researchgroups. Our Endurance ResearchGroup (ERG) is the largest suchgroup in any UK university and itsmembers regularly publish articlesin scientific journals. Our SportsTherapy, Physical Activity andHealth Research Group (HRG)applies sport and exercisesciences to research in sportstherapy and health behaviourin various patient groups.

SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES

The School of Sportand Exercise Sciencesis based on Kent’saward-winning Medwaycampus. The School hasexcellent facilities oncampus and additionalstate-of-the-art sportsscience laboratories,sports therapy clinics,a rehabilitation gymand respiratory clinic atMedway Park, a regionalcentre of sportingexcellence.

Students benefit from the School’sextensive links with sports teamsand bodies, such as the RugbyFootball Union (RFU), BritishCycling, professional footballclubs, GB Boxing, English Instituteof Sport (EIS) and UK Sport, aswell as our partnerships with theMinistry of Defence, the NHS andcommercial companies.

Sport and Exercise for Health You combine your passion for sportand exercise with the desire forhealth-related study. You developthe laboratory and clinical skillsnecessary for a career in sport,exercise and health. Areas studiedinclude: sports psychology,research methods, and the issuesinvolved in encouraging the publicto be physically active.

Sport and ExerciseManagement You develop managerial skills,focusing on event management,

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LocationCanterbury

High ranking universityIn The Guardian UniversityGuide 2016, the University ofKent is ranked 16th in the UK.

In the 2014 National StudentSurvey, Kent received the 3rdhighest score nationally* forstudent satisfaction.

Kent Q-Step CentreThis degree is offered by theKent Q-Step Centre, one ofonly 15 such prestigiouscentres in the UK and fundedby, among others, the HigherEducation Funding Council forEngland (HEFCE).

Additional pathwaysIn addition to the BSc inStatistical Social Research,the University also offersquantitative pathways withina range of social sciencedisciplines (Criminology,Politics and InternationalRelations, Social Policy andSociology), which are linked toour prestigious Q-Step Centre.This will lead to a joint degreewhere alongside your chosen‘major’, you also take up a‘minor’ in quantitative research.

To find out more about theQ-Step Centre, contact us:E: [email protected]: +44 (0)1227 823401www.kent.ac.uk/qstep

*of all publicly funded, multi-facultyuniversities.

do a placement linked to yourdissertation. It is also possibleto undertake a full-time paidsandwich-year placement.

Placements may be takenacross many sectors, includinggovernment (national and local),think tanks and charities (includingthe UK’s leading supplier of datato the voluntary sector), culturalorganisations and the privatesector (including leading marketresearch agencies). You areencouraged to gain experiencein more than one sector.

CareersAlongside advanced quantitativeskills, you gain excellent researchskills and the ability to analysecomplex information and makeit accessible to non-specialistreaders. You develop transferableskills such as: communication,presentation and organisationalskills; experience of working aspart of a team and independently;and familiarity with data computerprograms. All of which places youin an excellent position forgraduate employment.

STATISTICAL SOCIAL RESEARCH

On this programme, youdevelop sophisticatedstatistical analysis skills,which you are then ableto apply to the real-worldstudy of politics, crime,society or business.

Your quantitative skills aredeveloped through modules thatoffer specialist training in cutting-edge techniques as well as trainingin how to understand, explain andcritique data. You also improveyour skills in presenting andcommunicating quantitativeanalyses to a range of audiencesincluding schools and the generalpublic. In addition, you developsubject-specific knowledge inareas of interest to you, suchas politics, international relations,sociology, criminology, socialpolicy, law or business.

During your studies, you carryout at least one quantitativeresearch project for an externalorganisation, in addition to otherplacements.

PlacementsPlacements are an importantpart of your degree and giveyou the opportunity to apply yourquantitative skills to live projects.You take our placements module,The Practice of Social Research,which runs for one full academicyear and includes a 200-hourplacement within an academiclearning experience. Weencourage you to undertakeadditional placements and to

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Accounting & Finance – Canterbury See p49

Accounting & Finance N400 3 ABB 34/16

Accounting & Finance with a Year in Industry N404 4 ABB 34/16

Joint honours available: see website for details

Accounting & Management – Medway See p49

Accounting & Management with a Year in Industry NN2K:K 4 BBB 34/15

Actuarial Science – Canterbury See p60

Actuarial Science N323 3 AAA 34/17

Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry N324 4 AAA 34/17

American Studies – Canterbury See p44

American Studies T702 3 ABB 34/16

American Studies (History) T701 4 ABB 34/16

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

American Studies (Literature) T700 4 ABB 34/16

Ancient History – Canterbury See p54

Ancient History Q800 3 BBB 34/15


Anthropology – Canterbury See p45

Anthropology L601 3 ABB 34/16

Also available with a Year in Europe; with a Year in Japan


Architecture – Canterbury See p46

BA (Hons)

Architecture K100 3 AAB 34

MArch

Architecture 2 † †

Art History – Canterbury See p47

Art History V352 3 BBB 34/15


Asian Studies – Canterbury See p54

Only joint honours degrees available: see website for details

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Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics – Canterbury See p63

BSc (Hons)

Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics F590 3 ABB 34/16

Physics with a Foundation Year F305 4 † †

MPhys

Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics F592 4 ABB 34/16

Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics F591 4 ABB 34/16with a Year Abroad

Biochemistry – Canterbury See p48

Biochemistry C700 3 BBB 34/15

Biochemistry with a Sandwich Year C702 4 ABB 34/16

Biochemistry with a Year Abroad C703 4 ABB 34/16

Bioengineering – Canterbury See p52

Bioengineering 3D9J 3 ABB 34/16

Bioengineering with a Year in Industry 05C3 4 ABB 34/16

Biological Anthropology – Canterbury See p45

Biological Anthropology L620 3 ABB 34/16

Biological Anthropology with a Year in the USA L622 4 ABB 34/16

Biological Anthropology with a Year in Professional PracticeL623 4 ABB 34/16

Biology – Canterbury See p48

Biology C103 3 BBB 34/15

Biology with a Sandwich Year C105 4 ABB 34/16

Biology with a Year Abroad C106 4 ABB 34/16

Biomedical Science – Canterbury See p48

Biomedical Science B940 3 BBB 34/15

Biomedical Science with a Year Abroad B943 4 ABB 34/16

Biomedical Science with a Sandwich Year B942 4 ABB 34/16

Business Administration – Canterbury See p49Business Administration N222 3 ABB 34/16

Business Administration with a Year in Industry N224 4 ABB 34/16


Business & Management – Medway See p49

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

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


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Chemistry – Canterbury See p63

BSc

Chemistry F107 3 ABB 34/16

Chemistry with a Year in Industry F108 4 ABB 34/16

Chemistry with a Foundation Year F105 4 † †

MChem

Chemistry F109 4 ABB 34/16

Classical & Archaeological Studies – Canterbury See p54

Classical & Archaeological Studies QV84 3 BBB 34/15


Comparative Literature – Canterbury See p54

Comparative Literature Q200 3 ABB 34/16

Comparative Literature with a Year Abroad Q202 4 ABB 34/16


Computer Science – Canterbury See p50

Computer Science G400 3 ABB 34/16

Computer Science with a Year in Industry G404 4 ABB 34/16

Available with named pathways in: Artificial Intelligence/Consultancy/Networks


Computer Systems Engineering – Canterbury See p52

BEng

Computer Systems Engineering H618 3 BBB 34/15

Computer Systems Engineering including H614 4 DDD 34/12

a Foundation Year

Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry H615 4 BBB 34/15

MEng

Computer Systems Engineering H613 4 ABB 34/16

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

Computing – Canterbury See p50

Only joint honours degrees available: see website for details

Computing and ... ABB-BBB 34/16-34/15


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Computing – Medway See p50

Business Information Technology NG14:K 3 ABB 34/16

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

Computing G503:K 3 ABB 34/16

Computing with a Year in Industry G505:K 4 ABB 34/16

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

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

Conservation – Canterbury See p45

Wildlife Conservation CD14 3 ABB 34/16

Wildlife Conservation with a Year in Professional Practice 1T16 4 ABB 34/16

Contemporary Literature – Canterbury See p53

Contemporary Literature Q321 3 ABB 34/16

Also available with an approved year abroad

Criminal Justice and Criminology – Medway See p67

Criminal Justice and Criminology M900:K 3 BCC 34/13

Also available with a year in professional practice (subject to approval)

Criminology – Canterbury See p66

Criminology M902 3 ABB 34/16

Criminology with Quantitative Research L3GX 3 ABB 34/16


Cultural Studies and Media – Canterbury See p66

Cultural Studies and Media V900 3 ABB 34/16


Digital Arts – Canterbury See p52

BA (Hons)

Digital Arts W281 3 BBB 34/15

Digital Arts with a Year in Industry W282 4 BBB 34/15

MArt

Digital Arts (subject to approval) W283 4 ABB 34/16

Digital Arts with a Year in Industry (subject to approval) W284 5 ABB 34/16

Drama and Theatre – Canterbury See p47

Drama and Theatre W400 3 ABB 34/16



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BSc (Hons)

Economics L100 3 ABB-BBB 34/15

Economics with a Language (Spanish) L1R4 3 ABB-BBB 34/15

Economics with a Year in Industry L102 4 ABB-BBB 34/15

Economics with Computing L1G4 3 ABB-BBB 34/15

Economics with Econometrics L141 3 ABB-BBB 34/15

European Economics L171 4 ABB-BBB 34/15

European Economics (French) L176 4 ABB-BBB 34/15

European Economics (German) L174 4 ABB-BBB 34/15

European Economics (Spanish) L177 4 ABB-BBB 34/15

Financial Economics L111 3 ABB-BBB 34/15

Financial Economics with Econometrics L142 3 ABB-BBB 34/15


Electronic and Communications Engineering – Canterbury See p52

BEngElectronic and Communications Engineering H619 3 BBB 34/15

Electronic and Communications Engineering H605 4 DDD 34/12with a Foundation Year

Electronic and Communications Engineering H604 4 BBB 34/15with a Year in Industry

Electronic and Computer Systems H691 1 † †

MEng

Electronic and Communications Engineering H607 4 ABB 34/16

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

English Language and Linguistics – Canterbury See p54

English Language and Linguistics QQ13 3 ABB 34/16

Also available with a year abroad


English Literature – Canterbury See p53English, American and Postcolonial Literature Q302 3 ABB 34/16

English and American Literature Q300 3 ABB 34/16

English and American Literature Q324 3 ABB 34/16

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Environmental Social Sciences – Canterbury See p45

Environmental Social Sciences LD94 3 ABB 34/16

Environmental Social Sciences with a Year in Professional Practice 11X5 4 ABB 34/16

European Studies – Canterbury See p54

European Studies – Combined Languages R904 4 BBB 34/15European Studies – French R190 4 BBB 34/15

European Studies – German R290 4 BBB 34/15

European Studies – Italian R311 4 BBB 34/15

European Studies – Spanish R411 4 BBB 34/15

Event and Experience Design – Medway See p61

Event and Experience Design W900:K 3 ABB 34/16

Film – Canterbury See p47

Film W610 3 ABB 34/16

Film with a Year Abroad W616 4 ABB 34/16

Film with a Placement Year W611 4 ABB 34/16


Fine Art – Medway See p61

Fine Art W100:K 3 ABB-BBB 34/16

Forensic Sciences – Canterbury See p63

BSc

Forensic Chemistry F1F4 3 ABB 34/16

Forensic Chemistry with a Year in Industry F1FK 4 ABB 34/16

Forensic Science F410 3 BBB 34/15

Forensic Science with a Foundation Year F412 4 † †

Forensic Science with a Year in Industry F411 4 BBB 34/15

MSci

Forensic Chemistry F1FL 4 ABB 34/16

Forensic Science F414 4 BBB 34/15

French – Canterbury See p54

French R101 4 BBB 34/15


German – Canterbury See p54

German R220 4 BBB 34/15


Health and Social Care – Canterbury See p66

Health and Social Care LL45 3 BBB 34/15



Hispanic Studies – Canterbury See p54

Hispanic Studies R400 4 BBB 34/15


History – Canterbury See p56

European History with a Year Abroad V221 4 ABB 34/16

History V100 3 ABB 34/16


History & Philosophy of Art – Canterbury See p47

European Arts (History & Philosophy of Art) V351 4 BBB 34/15

History & Philosophy of Art V350 3 BBB 34/15

History & Philosophy of Art with a Year Abroad 2G6C 4 BBB 34/15


Human Ecology – Canterbury See p45

Human Ecology CF17 3 ABB 34/16

International Business – Canterbury See p49

International Business N126 3 ABB 34/16

International Business with a Year in Industry N128 4 ABB 34/16

International Business with a Year Abroad N127 4 ABB 34/16

Italian – Canterbury See p54

Italian R300 4 BBB 34/16


Journalism – Medway See p57

Journalism and the News Industry P500:K 3 ABB 34/16


Law – Canterbury See p58

LLB (Hons)

English and French Law M121 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and German Law M122 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and Italian Law M123 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

English and Spanish Law M125 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

European Legal Studies M120 4 AAA-AAB 34/17

Law M100 3 AAA-AAB 34/17

Law with a Language (French or German only) M124 3 AAA-AAB 34/17

Also available as a four-year degree, Law with: a Year in Canada; a Language (Spanish)


Law – Medway See p58Certificate in Law M105:K 1 † †

Liberal Arts – Canterbury See p59Liberal Arts LV99 4 AAB 34/17



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Marketing – Canterbury See p49Marketing N500 3 ABB 34/16

Marketing with a Year in Industry N501 4 ABB 34/16

Mathematics and Statistics – Canterbury See p60

Financial Mathematics GN13 3 ABB 34/16

Financial Mathematics with a Year in Industry NG31 4 ABB 34/16

Mathematics G100 3 ABB 34/16

Mathematics with a Year in Industry G104 4 ABB 34/16

Mathematics and Statistics GG13 3 ABB 34/16

Mathematics and Statistics with a Year in Industry GG1K 4 ABB 34/16

Mathematics including a Foundation Year G108 4/5 † †

MMaths

Mathematics G103 4 AAA 34/17

Mathematics and Statistics GG31 4 AAA 34/17

Medical Anthropology – Canterbury See p45

Medical Anthropology L621 3 ABB 34/16

Military History – Canterbury See p56

Military History V391 3 ABB 34/16

Multimedia Technology and Design – Canterbury See p52

Multimedia Technology and Design G4W2 3 BBB 34/15

Multimedia Technology and Design with a Year in Industry G4WF 4 BBB 34/15


Music – Medway See p61Music W301:K 3 ABB-BBB 34/16

Music Technology W351:K 3 ABB-BBB 34/16

Popular Music W300:K 3 ABB-BBB 34/16

Pharmacology and Physiology – Medway (Apply to the Medway School of Pharmacy, UCAS institution code M62) See p62

Pharmacology and Physiology 2W3R 3 BBB 26-30/14

Pharmacology and Physiology with an IntegratedFoundation Year B210 4/5 DDD 26

Pharmacy – Medway (Apply to the Medway School of Pharmacy, UCAS institution code M62) See p62

MPharm

Pharmacy B230 4 ABB 32/15

Philosophy – Canterbury See p55

Philosophy V500 3 ABB 34/16

Philosophy with an Approved Year Abroad V501 4 ABB 34/16



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Physics – Canterbury See p63

BSc (Hons)

Physics F300 3 ABB 34/16

Physics with a Foundation Year F305 4 † †

Physics with Astrophysics F3F5 3 ABB 34/16

MPhys

Physics F303 4 ABB 34/16

Physics with Astrophysics F3FN 4 ABB 34/16

Physics with Astrophysics with a Year Abroad F3FM 4 ABB 34/16

Physics with a Year Abroad F304 4 ABB 34/16

Politics and International Relations – Canterbury See p64

Politics L242 3 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations L258 3 BBB 34/15

Politics and International Relations (bi-diplôme) L291 4 ABB 34/16

War and Conflict L252 3 BBB 34/15

Also available as a four-year degree with: a Language; a Year in Japan; a Year in China/Hong Kong; a Year in Continental Europe; a year in North America


Psychology – Canterbury See p65

Applied Psychology C850 4 AAA 34/17

Applied Psychology with Clinical Psychology C823 4 AAA 34/17

Psychology C800 3 AAB 34/17

Psychology with Studies in Europe C881 4 AAB 34/17

Psychology with Clinical Psychology C822 3 AAB 34/17

Social Psychology C882 3 AAB 34/17


Religious Studies – Canterbury See p55

Religious Studies V616 3 BBB 34/15


Social Anthropology – Canterbury See p45

Social Anthropology L600 3 ABB 34/16

Also available as a four-year degree with: French; German; Italian; Spanish; a Year in Denmark; a Year in Finland; a Year inJapan; a Year in the Netherlands


Social Policy – Canterbury See p66

Social Policy L430 3 ABB 34/16




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Social Sciences – Medway See p67

Social Sciences L340:K 3 BCC 34/13

Also available with a year in professional practice (subject to approval)

Social Work – Medway See p67

Social Work L508:K 3 BCC 34/14

Sociology – Canterbury See p66

Sociology L300 3 ABB 34/16

Also available as a four-year degree with: Italian; a Year in Finland; a Year in Hong Kong; a Year in the Netherlands; a year in Spain


Sport and Exercise for Health – Medway See p68

Sport and Exercise for Health C604:K 3 BBB 34/15

Sport and Exercise Management – Medway See p68

Sport and Exercise Management C601:K 3 BBB 34/15

Sport and Exercise Science – Medway See p68

Sport and Exercise Science C602:K 3 ABB 34/16

Sports Therapy – Medway See p68

Sports Therapy C600:K 3 ABB 34/16

Statistical Social Research – Canterbury See p69

Statistical Social Research L9G3 3 ABB 34/16

World Literature – Canterbury See p55

World Literature Q203 3 ABB 34/16

Also available with a year abroad

Typical grades/entry requirementsPlease note that many degrees have additionalentry requirements, including specific subjects atA level or in the International Baccalaureate, andthese are listed in subject entries on the Universitywebsite or in the full Undergraduate Prospectus.


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Actuarial ScienceSchool of Mathematics, Statisticsand Actuarial Science (see p60),Canterbury

Taught• Actuarial Science PDip• Applied Actuarial Science MSc• International Master’s in Applied

Actuarial Science MSc

Research• Actuarial Science PhD

American StudiesCentre for American Studies (seep44), Canterbury

Taught• American Studies MA

Research• American Studies MA, MPhil,

PhD

AnthropologySchool of Anthropologyand Conservation (see p45),Canterbury

Taught• Environmental Anthropology

MA/MSc• Ethnobotany MSc• Evolution and Human Behaviour

MSc (taught jointly with theSchool of Psychology)

• Social Anthropology MA• Social Anthropology and

Conflict PDip, MA• Social Anthropology and

Computing MA

• Social Anthropology and VisualEthnography PDip, MA

• Social Anthropology of EuropePDip, MA

Research• Anthropology MA, MSc, PhD• Ethnobiology MSc, PhD

ArchitectureKent School of Architecture(see p46), Canterbury and Paris

Taught• Master of Architecture

(MArch with ARB/RIBA Part 2exemption)

• Architectural Conservation MSc• Architectural Visualisation MA

(taught jointly with School ofEngineering and Digital Arts)

• Architecture and SustainableEnvironment MSc

• Architecture and Urban DesignMA (On this programme, youcan choose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre.)

Research• Architecture PhD

BiosciencesSchool of Biosciences (see p48),Canterbury

Taught• Biotechnology and

Bioengineering MSc• Cancer Biology MSc• Drug Design MSc • Infectious Diseases MSc • Reproductive Medicine: Science

and Ethics MSc

• Science, Communication andSociety MSc

Research• Biochemistry MSc, MPhil, PhD• Cell Biology MSc, MPhil, PhD• Genetics MSc, MPhil, PhD• Microbiology MSc, MPhil, PhD• Doctor of Medicine MD

BusinessKent Business School (see p49),Canterbury and Medway

Taught• The Kent MBA• Business Analytics MSc • Finance and Management MSc • Finance MSc • Human Resource Management

MSc• International Accounting and

Finance MSc • International Banking and

Finance MSc • International Management with

Management English GDip• Logistics and Supply Chain

Management MSc• Management (General) MSc• Management (International

Business) MSc• Management Science MSc• Marketing MSc

Research• Accounting MSc, PhD• Finance MSc, PhD• Industrial Relations MSc, PhD• Management MA, PhD• Management Science MSc, PhD• Marketing MSc, PhD• Operational Research MSc, PhD

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Comparative LiteratureSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterburyand Paris

Taught• Comparative Literature MA

(On this programme, you canchoose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre; it isalso possible to spend yourentire year at our Paris centre.)

• Modern European Literature MA

Research• Comparative Literature PhD

ComputingSchool of Computing (see p50),Canterbury and Medway

Taught Conversion Master’s• Computer Science MSc*

Taught Advanced Master’s• Advanced Computer Science

MSc*• Advanced Computer Science

(Computational Intelligence)MSc*

• Advanced SoftwareDevelopment MSc*

• Computer Security MSc*• Networks and Security MSc*

Taught IT and BusinessMaster’s (taught jointly with Kent BusinessSchool)• Computing and

Entrepreneurship MSc*• IT Consultancy MSc*

Child ProtectionSchool of Social Policy, Sociologyand Social Research (see p66),Canterbury

Taught• Advanced Child Protection MA

Classical &Archaeological StudiesSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterbury,Athens and Rome

Taught• Ancient History MA (On this

programme, you can choose tospend a term studying at ourRome centre.)

• Archaeology MA • Heritage Management MA• International Heritage and

Law MA (subject to approval)• Roman History and Archaeology

MA (On this programme, youcan choose to spend a termstudying at our Rome centre.)

• Rome – Ancient and Modern MA(subject to approval) (taughtjointly with the School of Arts)

Research• Classical & Archaeological

Studies PhD

*All taught Master’s programmesat Canterbury are available withan optional industrial placementor may be combined with a Pre-Master’s course to form anInternational Master’s programme.

Taught Pre-Master’s• Computer Science GDip• Computing GDip

Taught Master’s with otherschools• Information Security and

Biometrics MSc (taught jointlywith the School of Engineeringand Digital Arts)

Research• Computer Science MSc, PhD

ConservationThe Durrell Institute ofConservation and Ecology (DICE)in the School of Anthropology andConservation (see p45),Canterbury

Taught• Conservation and International

Wildlife Trade MSc• Conservation and Plant Science

MSc• Conservation and Primate

Behaviour MSc• Conservation and Rural

Development MSc• Conservation and Tourism MSc• Conservation Biology MSc• Conservation Project

Management MSc

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• Shakespeare MA• Stand-up Comedy MA • Theatre Direction MA (subject

to approval)

Research• Drama: Practice as Research

MA• Drama by Thesis and Practise

PhD • Drama: Practice as Research

PhD

EconomicsSchool of Economics (see p51),Canterbury and Brussels

Taught• Agri-Environmental Economics

and Policy MSc• Applied Economics and

International Development MSc• Economics MSc• Economics Conversion MSc• Diploma in Economic Analysis

PDip• Economics and Econometrics

MSc• Economics and Finance MSc• Finance and Econometrics MSc• International Business and

Economic Development MSc• International Development MA• International Finance and

Economic Development MSc

Research• Agri-Environmental Economics

PhD• Economics PhD

EducationCentre for the Study of HigherEducation (see www.kent.ac.uk/cshe for details), Canterbury

Taught• Higher Education PCert,

(PGCHE)• Higher Education PDip, MA

Research• Higher Education PhD

Engineering and Digital ArtsSchool of Engineering and DigitalArts (see p52), Canterbury

Taught• Advanced Electronic Systems

Engineering MSc• Architectural Visualisation MA

(taught jointly with Kent Schoolof Architecture)

• Broadband and MobileCommunication Networks MSc

• Computer Animation MSc• Digital Visual Effects MSc• Embedded Systems and

Instrumentation PDip, MSc• Engineering with Finance MSc• Information Security and

Biometrics (taught jointly withthe School of Computing) MSc

• Mobile Application Design MSc• Wireless Communications and

Signal Processing MSc

Research• Digital Arts MSc, MPhil, PhD• Electronic Engineering MSc,

MPhil, PhD, EngD

Research• Biodiversity Management MSc,

PhD

CriminologySchool of Social Policy, Sociologyand Social Research (see p66),Canterbury

Taught• Criminology MA• Criminology MA with

a Semester Abroad• International two-year MA

programmes: Criminology;Criminology with a Semester Abroad

Research• Criminology MA, MPhil, PhD• Doctorate in Cultural and Global

Criminology (DCGC): AnErasmus Mundus JointDoctorate

Drama and TheatreSchool of Arts (see p47),Canterbury and Paris

Taught• Arts Criticism MA• Contemporary Performance

Practice MA• Creative Producing MA (subject

to approval)• European Theatre MA (On this

programme, you can choose tospend a term studying at ourParis centre.)

• Physical Acting MA (On thisprogramme, you can chooseto spend a term studying inMoscow.)

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• Medieval and Early ModernStudies MRes, PhD

• Poetry: Text, Practice asResearch PhD

• Postcolonial Studies MRes, PhD • Text and Event in Early Modern

Europe (TEEME): An ErasmusMundus Joint Doctorate

• Text, Practice and ResearchPhD

English Language andLinguisticsSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterbury

Taught• Applied Linguistics for Teaching

English to Speakers of OtherLangauges (TESOL) MA

• Linguistics MA

Research• Linguistics PhD

Environmental SocialScienceSchool of Social Policy, Sociologyand Social Research (see p66),Canterbury

Taught• Environmental Social Science

MSc

Research• Environmental Social Science

MSc, MPhil, PhD

EnglishSchool of English (see p53),Canterbury and Paris

Taught• The Contemporary MA • Creative Writing MA (On this

programme, you can chooseto spend a term studying at ourParis centre; it is also possibleto spend your entire year at ourParis centre.)

• Critical Theory MA (taught jointlywith the School of EuropeanCulture and Languages)

• Dickens and Victorian CultureMA

• Eighteenth-Century Studies MA(taught jointly with the Schoolof European Culture andLanguages) (On this programme, you canchoose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre.)

• English and American LiteratureMA (On this programme, youcan choose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre; it isalso possible to spend yourentire year at our Paris centre.)

• Medieval and Early ModernStudies MA

• Postcolonial Studies MA (On thisprogramme, you can choose tospend a term studying at ourParis centre.)

Research• The Contemporary Novel:

Practice as Research MRes,PhD

• English MRes, PhD

Event and ExperienceDesignSchool of Music and Fine Art (seep61), Medway

Taught• Event and Experience Design

MA

FilmSchool of Arts (see p47),Canterbury and Paris

Taught• Arts Criticism MA• Film MA (On this programme,

you can choose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre; it isalso possible to spend yourentire year at our Paris centre.)

• Film with Practice MA

Research• Film PhD• Film: Practice by Research MA,

PhD

FinanceSchool of Mathematics, Statisticsand Actuarial Science (see p60)and Kent Business School (seep49), Canterbury

Taught• Finance, Investment and Risk

MSc • Financial Engineering and Risk

Management MSc (subject toapproval)

• Finance MSc• International Master’s in

Finance, Investment and Risk(subject to approval) MSc

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Taught• Modern German and

Comparative Literature MA• Modern European Literature MA

Research• German and Comparative

Literature PhD• German Literature PhD

Hispanic StudiesSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterbury

Taught• Hispanic and Comparative

Literature MA • Modern Hispanic Studies MA

Research• Hispanic Studies PhD

HistorySchool of History (see p56),Canterbury and Paris

Taught• American Studies MA• First World War Studies MA• History of Science, Medicine,

Environment and TechnologyMA

• Imperial History MA • Medieval and Early Modern

Studies MA• Modern History MA (On this

programme, you can choose tospend a term studying at ourParis centre.)

• Science, Communication andSociety MSc

• War, Media and Society MA

Research• History MA, MPhil, PhD• Cartoons and Caricature MA,

MPhil, PhD

History of ArtSchool of Arts (see p47),Canterbury, Paris and Rome

Taught• Arts Criticism MA• Curating MA • History & Philosophy of Art MA

(On this programme, you canchoose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre; it isalso possible to spend yourentire year at our Paris centre.)

• History of Art MA (You spend aterm in Rome on thisprogramme.)

Research• History & Philosophy of Art PhD

ItalianSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterbury

Research• Italian PhD

JournalismCentre for Journalism (see p57),Medway

Taught• International Multimedia

Journalism MA• Multimedia Journalism MA

Research• Journalism MA, MPhil, PhD

(See also programmes listedunder Actuarial Science, Business,Economics, Engineering, andStatistics)

Fine ArtSchool of Music and Fine Art (seep61), Medway

Taught• Fine Art MA • Sound and Image MA

Research• Fine Art (Practice as Research)

PhD

FrenchSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterburyand Paris

Taught• French and Comparative

Literature MA (On thisprogramme, you can choose tospend a term studying at ourParis centre.)

• Modern French Studies MA(On this programme, you canchoose to spend a termstudying at our Paris centre.)

Research• French PhD

GermanSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterbury

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MathematicsSchool of Mathematics, Statisticsand Actuarial Science (see p60),Canterbury

Taught• Mathematics and its

Applications MSc• International Master’s in

Mathematics and itsApplications

Research• Mathematics MSc, MPhil, PhD

Medicine, Dental andHealth SciencesCentre for Health Services Studies,Centre for Professional Practice(see www.kent.ac.uk/chss andwww.kent.ac.uk/cpp for details),Canterbury and Medway

Taught• Advanced and Specialist

Healthcare MSc• Primary Dental Care for

Foundation Dentists PCert• Primary Dental Care PDip, MSc

(See also programmes listed underBiosciences, Law, Pharmacy, andSport and Exercise Sciences)

Medieval and EarlyModern StudiesThe Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (seewww.kent.ac.uk/mems fordetails), Canterbury

Taught• Medieval and Early Modern

Studies MA

Research• Medieval and Early Modern

Studies MA, MPhil, PhD• Text and Event in Early Modern

Europe (TEEME): An ErasmusMundus Joint Doctorate

Music and AudioSchool of Music and Fine Art (seep61), Medway

Taught• Music MA • Music Technology MA• Popular Music (Research,

Production or Performance) MA • Sound and Image MA

Research• Music (Research, Composition

or Performance) PhD (subject toapproval)

PharmacyMedway School of Pharmacy(see p62), Medway

Taught• Applied Drug Discovery MSc• Associate Postgraduate Student

Programme

LawKent Law School (see p58),Canterbury and Brussels

Taught Canterbury• LLM, PDip with specialisation • LLM, PDip with major/minor

specialisation • Law PGCert, PDip, LLM• Law (Erasmus-Europe) LLM

Available specialisations• Criminal Justice • Environmental Law and Policy• European Law• Human Rights Law• Individualised programme of

legal studies• International Commercial Law • International Criminal Justice • International Environmental Law• International Law• International Law with

International Relations • Law and the Humanities• Law (Erasmus-Europe) LLM• Medical Law and Ethics

Brussels• Human Rights Law LLM• International Law LLM

Research• Law LLM, MPhil, PhD (Brussels

PhD only)• Socio-legal Studies LLM, MPhil,

PhD

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Politics and InternationalRelationsSchool of Politics and InternationalRelations (see p64), Canterburyand Brussels School ofInternational Studies (seewww.kent.ac.uk/brussels)

TaughtCanterbury• European and Global

Governance MA• European and Global

Governance MA (InternationalDouble Award)

• International Conflict AnalysisMA

• International Relations MA• International Relations MA

(International Double Award)• International Relations with

International Law MA• Peace and Conflict Studies MA

(International Double Award)• Terrorism and Society MA

(taught jointly with the School ofSocial Policy, Sociology andSocial Research)

Brussels• EU External Relations MA• International Conflict and

Security MA• International Development MA• International Migration MA• International Political Economy

MA• International Relations MA• Political Strategy and

Communication MA

Research• Comparative Politics MRes, PhD

(Brussels PhD only)• International Conflict Analysis

MRes, PhD (Brussels PhD only)• International Relations MRes,

PhD • Political and Social Thought

MRes, PhD (Brussels PhD only)

PsychologySchool of Psychology (see p65),Canterbury

Taught• Cognitive Psychology/

Neuropsychology MSc• Developmental Psychology MSc• Forensic Psychology MSc• Group Processes and

Intergroup Relations MSc• Organisational Psychology MSc• Research Methods in

Psychology MSc• Social and Applied Psychology

MSc

Research• Cognitive Psychology/

Neuropsychology PhD• Forensic Psychology PhD,

NRPhD• Psychology PhD, NRPhD• Social Psychology PhD, NRPhD

Religious StudiesSchool of European Culture andLanguages (see p54), Canterbury

Taught• Religion PCert, MA (On this

programme, you can chooseto spend a term studying atour Paris centre.)

• General Pharmacy PracticePCert, PDip, MSc

• Independent/SupplementaryPrescribing PCert

• Medicines Management PCert,PDip, MSc

Research• Pharmacy MPhil, PhD

PhilosophySchool of European Culture andLanguage (see p54), Canterbury

Taught• Medical Humanities MA• Philosophy MA• Reasoning MA

Research• Philosophy PhD

Physical SciencesSchool of Physical Sciences (seep63), Canterbury

Taught• Forensic Science GDip• Forensic Science MSc

Taught research• Physics MSc (EuroMasters)

Research• Chemistry MSc, MPhil, PhD• Physics MSc, MPhil, PhD

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Social and Public Policy School of Social Policy, Sociologyand Social Research (see p66),Canterbury and Medway

Taught• Advanced Social Work –

Practice and Research MSc(subject to approval)

• Applied Health Research MSc • Civil Society, NGO and Non-

Profit Studies PDip, MA• International Social Policy PDip,

MA• International Two-year MA

programmes (Criminology;Criminology with a SemesterAbroad; International SocialPolicy; Methods of SocialResearch; Sociology)

• Methods of Social ResearchPCert, PDip, MA

• Philanthropic Studies MA(subject to approval)

• Social Work MA

Research• Health Services Studies MPhil,

PhD• Migration Studies MPhil, PhD• Personal Social Services MPhil,

PhD• Social Policy MA, MPhil, PhD • Social Work MPhil, PhD

SociologySchool of Social Policy, Sociologyand Social Research (see p66),Canterbury

Taught• Methods of Social Research MA• Political Sociology MA• Sociology MA

• Two-year MA programmein Sociology

Research• Medicine and Health Sciences

MPhil, PhD• Sociology MA, MPhil, PhD• Urban Studies MA, MPhil, PhD

Sport and ExerciseSciencesThe School of Sport and ExerciseSciences (see p68), Medway

Taught• Sports Science for Optimal

Performance PDip, MSc

Research• Sport and Exercise Science

MPhil, PhD• Sport, Exercise and Health

Science Professional Doctorate• Sports Therapy and

Rehabilitation MPhil, PhD

StatisticsSchool of Mathematics, Statisticsand Actuarial Science (see p60),Canterbury

Taught• International Master’s in

Statistics• International Master’s in

Statistics with Finance• Statistics MSc• Statistics with Finance MSc

Research• Statistics MSc, MPhil, PhD

Research• Theology and Religious Studies

PhD

Science, Communicationand SocietySchool of Biosciences (see p48)and School of History (see p56),Canterbury

Taught• Science, Communication and

Society MSc

Social and CommunityCareThe Tizard Centre, School of SocialPolicy, Sociology and SocialResearch (see p66), Canterbury

Taught• Analysis and Intervention in

Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities PDip, MSc

• Applied Behaviour AnalysisPCert, PDip, MSc

• Autism Studies PCert, PDip, MA • Autism Studies PCert, PDip, MA

(Distance Learning)• Intellectual and Developmental

Disabilities PCert, PDip, MA• Intellectual and Developmental

Disabilities PCert, PDip, MA(Distance Learning)

Research• Applied Psychology MPhil, PhD • Community Care MPhil, PhD• Intellectual and Developmental

Disabilities MPhil, PhD • Mental Health MPhil, PhD

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By telephone or emailInternational Development (Students from outside the EU)T: +44 1227 824904E: [email protected]

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In your own country Fairs and exhibitionsMembers of the University,including academics, regularlyvisit fairs and exhibitions overseas.For details of our next visitto your country, seewww.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent

Overseas representativesKent has overseas representativesaround the world. They can giveyou up-to-date advice on thecourses at Kent, the applicationprocess, visa requirements anddetails about living and studyingin the UK.

To get contact details for yourlocal overseas representative, see:www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent

Visiting the UKYou can also visit us in the UK;see the campuses and find outeverything you need to know. Weoffer Open Days, Applicant Days,and postgraduate events. Friendsand family are all welcome. Fordetails, seewww.kent.ac.uk/opendays

Open DaysOur Open Days are big eventssuitable for everyone and offeringinformation on all our courses.These take place at our Medwayand Canterbury campuses withrepresentatives from the variousacademic schools. This makes ita good way to see what’s on offer.There are also tours, so you areable to get a taste of what thecampus environment is like andlook at accommodation, sport,library and leisure facilities.

Canterbury campus:Wednesday 16 September 2015Saturday 3 October 2015Saturday 2 July 2016

Medway campus:Saturday 10 October 2015Saturday 18 June 2016

For later dates, seewww.kent.ac.uk/visit

Applicant DaysApplicant Days are for those whohave already applied to Kent (foran undergraduate degree). Theygive you an in-depth guide tostudying your subject at Kent. Youhear presentations from academicstaff and have the chance to asklots of questions. You also get atour of the campus with one of ourcurrent students.

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Postgraduate eventsThese events are based atour Canterbury and Medwaycampuses and offer information onall postgraduate courses. You canmeet academic and admissionsstaff and have the chance to findout more about the courses onoffer, studying at Kent and howto apply for funding.

The next postgraduate event isscheduled for 28 November 2015.For later dates, seewww.kent.ac.uk/visit We alsohold Facebook chat events forpostgraduates during the year.

Informal visitsYou are also welcome to make aninformal visit to our campuses atany time. The University runs toursof the Canterbury and Medwaycampuses throughout the year foranyone who is unable to attend anOpen Day or Applicant Day. It mayalso be possible to arrangemeetings with academic staff,although we cannot guarantee this.For more details and to book yourplace, see www.kent.ac.uk/informal

Alternatively, we can provideyou with a self-guided tour leaflet,which includes the main points ofinterest. For more details and todownload a self-guided tour, goto www.kent.ac.uk/informal

Travelling to theUniversity of Kent See below for advice on travellingfrom overseas. For more detailsand directions, seewww.kent.ac.uk/maps

Canterbury campusBy air: The nearest major airportsto the Canterbury campus areLondon Heathrow (LHR) andLondon Gatwick (LGW). If takinga taxi directly to the campus,Heathrow is a 120-minute journey,Gatwick airport is a 90-minutejourney. Both airports also haveexcellent transport links to centralLondon and onwards.

From central London by train:trains from London St Pancras toCanterbury West take less than anhour. Trains from London Victoriato Canterbury East take about anhour and a half. The stations inCanterbury are a five-minute taxiride or bus ride to campus.

By Eurostar: you can take a fasttrain from Paris or Brussels toAshford International in about twohours. The station is a 30-minutetaxi ride from the campus.

By Channel Tunnel or ferry: theChannel Tunnel allows you to travelfrom Calais to Folkestone in 35minutes. Ferries leave from Calaisand arrive at Dover and takeapproximately 90 minutes.

Medway campusBy air: The nearest major airportsto the Medway campus areLondon Heathrow (LHR) andLondon Gatwick (LGW). If takinga taxi directly to the campus,Heathrow is a 90-minute journey,Gatwick airport is a 60-minutejourney. Both airports also haveexcellent transport links to centralLondon and onwards.

From central London by train:London Victoria or London StPancras trains to Chatham takeapproximately 50 minutes. FromChatham station it is a 10-minutetaxi ride to campus. London StPancras to Ebbsfleet Internationaltakes under 20 minutes, plus a30-minute taxi ride to campus.

By Eurostar: a fast train from Parisor Brussels to Ebbsfleet takesabout two hours. Ebbsfleet is a30-minute taxi ride from campus.

By Channel Tunnel or ferry: theChannel Tunnel allows you to travelfrom Calais to Folkestone in 35minutes. Ferries leave from Calaisand arrive at Dover and takeapproximately 90 minutes.

Athens, Brussels, Paris andRomeTo arrange a visit to the Brusselscampus, call +32 2 641 1721 oremail [email protected]

To arrange a visit to our Europeancentres, please see:Pariswww.kent.ac.uk/paris

Athens www.kent.ac.uk/athens

Romewww.kent.ac.uk/rome

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