CU UG Mini Guide 2013

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Please read careully

The University oers the inormation contained in this miniguide as a guide only and it does not constitutea contract and is not binding on prospective students,

students or the University. While the University makesevery eort to check the accuracy o the actual content atthe time o publication, some changes will inevitably occurin the interval between publication and the academic yearto which the mini guide relates and courses are accreditedon an ongoing basis, or varying lengths o time.

Applicants should thereore not rely solely on this miniguide and should contact the Recruitment and AdmissionsOce on 024 7615 2222 or visit the University website

at www.coventry.ac.uk or up-to-date inormationconcerning course content and accreditation, courseees, scholarships, bursaries and entry requirements orthe relevant academic year, when considering applying tothe University.

3 Welcome to Coventry

5 Why Choose Coventry?

7 TheHub

9 Employability

10 Global Graduate

11 City Centre Campus

12 Accommodation

13 Coventry University London Campus

15 Undergraduate Course List 2013

22 Fees

25 Connecting...

27 Open Days

30 Keep in touch

Contents

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Welcome toCoventry

A World o Opportunity

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The cost o a university education

now means that its more important

than ever to choose your university

wisely. Here at Coventry we place

students at the heart o everything

we do: we know you want excellent

teaching and plenty o it; a greatstudent experience; and a career

at the end which makes your

investment o money and time

worthwhile. We aim to give you

these signifcant lie opportunities.

There are so many reasons to choose

Coventry University and to make your

selection process easier this mini guide

provides you with the most important

inormation to help you make an inormed

choice. We know its the course that matters

most and youll nd all our courses listed

here along with inormation on how to apply.

We have developed a provision based on

what students tell us really matters, and

on what makes us di erent. For example,

having access to an international experience

that employers will value.

Perhaps its this ocused approach, which

resulted in our rise in the League Tables in

2012. Were up 30 places in The Sunday

Times Universit y Guide, 24 places in the

Guardian and in the National Student

Satisaction Survey 2011 overall satisaction

currently stands at 85% - making us the

best modern university in the Midlands and

the joint second in the UK.

Its been a time o celebration at Coventrywith the University winning two prestigious

Times Higher Education Awards. Coventry

was crowned Entrepreneurial University

o the Year, and also won Outstanding

Support or Students award in recognition

o the maths support centre collaboration

between Coventry and Loughborough

Universities.

I that wasnt enough

Coventry University became the rst

higher education institution in the world to

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We care about the quality o our teaching.We maximise the contact hours you get

and invest in academic posts so that

the student to sta ratio is good. You will

experience teaching that is designed to

be interactive, stimulating and un. Oten

you will use real-lie projects, external

competitions, client bries, interesting

ethical issues, and industry or business

scenarios so that your knowledge and

skills are quickly applied and deepened.

We make sure your lecturers and

proessors bring some o the excitementand leading-edge knowledge rom their

research, or case studies rom their

proessional practice, into their teaching

so that your subject comes alive or you.

We place the course at the heart o

your academic experience

We design our courses to be lively, relevant and

employment ocused. We also recognise that the

course you choose needs to deliver a coherent

and engaging experience. Your classmates,

and the lecturers who teach on the course, will

orm the community o learning that you join. In

the rst year most modules are compulsory to

make sure you experience the ull breadth o the

subject and have the knowledge and skills youneed to support choices later on. In the second

and nal years you can choose options on most

courses to allow you to specialise in what you

nd particularly interesting, or is currently a hot

topic in the subject, or will prepare you best or

the career you want to ollow. Where possible we

make sure our courses are externally accredited.

Some o the modules and their content may

then be specied by the relevant Proessional

or Statutory Body so that you get exemptions

rom Proessional exams as well as the licence or

registration to practise proessionally.

Supporting your studies

We know that nishing the course and getting the

best degree you can is vital or you. Employers

expect it too. Our Induction Programme

means you make a ast, condent start on your

academic work and nd new riends straight

away. You have a Personal Tutor rom the

beginning who makes sure you settle in to your

course and will review your academic progress

regularly with you. The lecturers will help you

with any diculties you have understanding thecourse content or the assignments. We have

mathematics and academic writing support

centres to give you individual help with tricky

numerical techniques or to improve your

essay writing.

Why chooseCoventry?

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TheHubis thecentre o your

student andsocial lie on

campus

You will be among therst to use the new35 million studentsbuilding calledTheHub

It brings together the Students Union,entertainment venue, Amigos supermarket (open

early and late), an extensive ood court serving

world cuisine, deli, pizza and pasta, ood-to-go

and Costa Coee as well as a wide range o

student advice and support services all under

one roo.

I you are planning to live at home while you are

studying at Coventry then TheHub will be a

real lie-saver, giving you a place to touchdown

between lectures and get online, hold small study

group meetings, have a meal or just grab a coee

between lectures and chat with riends.

Whats more, TheHub eatures a brand new

perormance venue, Square One, which includesa main room and bar with a combined capacity

o around 1200 - adding a whole new dimension

to the music and perorming arts scene at

the University.

For more inormation about TheHub visit our

website at www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013/thehub

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Helping you become

a global graduate

We give you the opportunity o an international

experience so you can become the global

graduate that employers are now looking or.

Our courses normally include an opportunity or

a work placement or study period abroad. There

are exceptions where proessional statutory body

requirements make it dicult, but even then we

encourage you to go on overseas eldtrips or

summer internships. We also build international

content into your course where appropriate.

Encouraging you to join

our global community o

learning

We know that you want to be in a university that

is not just national, but part o a global community

o learning. One in ve o our students come rom

outside the UK. There are online and classroomteaching activities, visits and social events

throughout the year to bring students o dierent

nationalities together to do joint projects, listen to

speakers, learn about each others cultures, enjoy

each others company, and orm new riendships.

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We know that securing a graduate-level job is the

return you want on your investment in tuition ees.

Recent results show an impressive 94% o our

graduates gained employment or continued to

urther study six months ater they let*. We

understand how challenging the marketplace can

be or a new graduate, which is why most courses

incorporate work placement, and summer

internships to help you stand out rom other

graduates. Our courses give you the knowledge, skills

and expertise identifed by employers in business,

industry or the proessions. In addition each year youcan choose one Add+vantage module e.g. learning a

language, starting a business, volunteering in schools

or developing your leadership skills that makes your

CV even stronger.* Source: DLHE 2009/10

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Coventry University is

nestled in the heart o

the city and occupies

a compact, single-site

campus. The University

Square and surrounding

area orm a protected

environment where you will nd

the old Cathedral ruins, the new

Cathedral, the award-winning

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum,

cobbled lanes, Georgian architecture,

speciality shops, pavement cas, bars

and restaurants.

Englands 11th largest city is an exciting place to

live with extensive arts, culture, heritage and plenty

o events to keep you entertained. Coventry is a

welcoming, riendly and sae city and the low cost

o living makes it one o the most aordable or

students too.

Expect world-class entertainment in Coventry.

Some o the biggest names in music, includingColdplay, Take That and Oasis have perormed at

the Ricoh Arena. As well as open-air concerts, there

are cultural estivals, armers markets and a range

o music and dance events.

Its an exciting time to be living in Coventry right

now. The best way to experience all we have to oer

is to visit us on a university Open Day.

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Living away rom

home in student accommodation

is a great way or you to make new riends

and integrate quickly into university lie.

Coventry University has a

good range o comortable,

secure and reasonably priced

accommodation.

We know that our residential

students want a choice o

accommodation options to suit

their preerred liestyle. We oer

that range and we have our

own letting agency i you wantto rent privately in the city.

Our accommodation options include:

University-owned accommodation

Catered accommodation

Sel-catered accommodation

Approved halls o residence

Private accommodation

theuturelets (the Universitys own

lettings agency).

For more detailed inormation regarding

each o our accommodation options and the

associated costs and services, please see:

www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013/accommodation

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Innovative course delivery

We design all our courses to be lively, interactive

and relevant to the business world. You will

have a mixture o knowledgecasts, seminars

and group work in our purpose built acilities

including modern teaching rooms, meetings

rooms and a trading foor.

Excellent teaching

Our lecturers and tutors are drawn romover 15 countries and have a wealth o

global experience rom a range o industries,

giving Coventry University London Campus

students access to the most current and

cutting-edge knowledge.

Helping you become aglobal graduate

With students rom over 37 dierent countries, we are truly a global

learning environment. Students have the opportunity to undertake a

variety o international eld visits as part o their programme o study

building on the partnerships we have orged with universities in Europeand Scandinavia.

Encouraging you to enjoy city living

As one o the worlds largest and vibrant cities, London has much to

oer. Students can benet rom studying in the heart o the business

and nancial districts, whilst having easy access to a diverse range o

artistic, cultural and heritage-based experiences.

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The Academic Experience

Established in September 2010, and situated

in the heart o the City o London, our London

campus oers a range o undergraduate and

postgraduate programmes. We believe there

is no better place to learn about Business

Management, Law or Finance, Economics and

Accounting than to study and work in the centre

o the worlds nancial markets. Studying at

Coventry University London Campus, you will

be located near to the home o government and

within close proximity to the nancial and trade

centre; and surrounded by the many theatres,

museums and galleries that contribute to the

rich heritage o the capital.

All undergraduate courses are inused with

work-related activity and supported by our

Leadership Lecture programme with high-prole

business gures contributing to the curriculum.

Your

employability

is our priority,and we are

committed

to oering

students real-

world work

experience

alongside an

excellent degree programme. This ensures our

students gain substantial insight into business

and graduate with the qualications and skills to

make an immediate impact with any

new employer.

Location

Coventry University London Campus is part o

the Devonshire Square estate and less than

a ve minute walk to London Liverpool Street

Station, the historical Spitalelds Market and

Brick Lane. This location oers access to global

businesses, while exposing students to the

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Accountancy BA N410 Coventry BBB

Accounting and Finance BA NN34 Coventry BBC

Adult Nursing BSc B740 Coventry CCC

Advertising and Business BA NN51 Coventry BBC

Advertising and Marketing BA N590 Coventry BBC

Aerospace Electronics BEng HH46 Coventry CCC

Aerospace Systems Engineering MEng/BEng H410 Coventry BCC

Aerospace Technology BEng H402 Coventry CCC

Analytical Chemistry and Forensic Science BSc FF14 Coventry CCC

Applied Community and Social Studies BA L590 Coventry CCD

Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics BSc G120 Coventry BCC

Architectural Technology BSc K130 Coventry CCC

Architecture BSc K100 Coventry BBB

Automotive Design MDes/BAMDes:W241;BA: WHG3

Coventry BCC

Automotive Engineering MEng/BEng H343 Coventry BBC

Aviation Management BSc HG67 Coventry BCC

Biological and Forensic Sciences BSc CF94 Coventry CCC

Biomedical Science/Applied Biomedical Sciences BSc B940 Coventry CCC

Building Services Engineering BEng H290 Coventry BCC

Building Surveying BSc K230 Coventry CCC

Business Administration BA N250 Coventry BCC

Business and Finance BA N290 Coventry BBC

Business and Human Resource Management BA N600 Coventry BCC

Business and Marketing BA NNF5 Coventry BBC

Business Economics BA L112 Coventry BBB

Business Information Technology BSc GN51 Coventry CCC

Business Management BA N221 Coventry BCC

Business Studies BA N100 Coventry BBC

Childhood and Youth Studies BA L591 Coventry BBC

Children and Young People's Nursing BSc B730 Coventry BCC

Civil and Structural Engineering BEng H221 Coventry BCC

Civil Engineering MEng H202 Coventry ABB

Civil Engineering BEng H200 Coventry BCC

Most o our ull-time three year courses have

the option o an additional years placement in

the UK or overseas to give you valuable work

experience.

To nd out more about any course and theentry requirements, visit our website...

www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013/courses

Or to order a ull copy o our prospectus or

2013, visit www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013

Undergraduate

List 2013We have over 140 courses

to choose rom and youll

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next ew pages. They cover

everything rom automotive

design to nursing, law to

architecture, physiotherapy

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Civil Engineering BSc H203 Coventry CCC

Commercial Law LLB M221 Coventry BBB

Commercial Law LLB M221 London BBB

Communications Engineering BEng H641 Coventry CCC

Computer Hardware and Software Engineering BEng GG56 Coventry CCC

Computer Science BSc G400 Coventry BBC

Computers, Networking and Communications Technology BEng H621 Coventry CCC

Computing BSc G404 Coventry BCC

Construction Management BSc K200 Coventry CCC

Criminology BA L370 Coventry BCC

Criminology and Law BA M930 Coventry BCCCriminology and Psychology BA CM89 Coventry BCC

Dance Making and Performance BA W500 Coventry CCC

Dietetics BSc B410 Coventry BCC

Disaster Management BSc NH22 Coventry BCC-BBC

Disaster Management and Emergency Planning BSc N901 Coventry BCC-BBC

Economics BA L100 Coventry BBB

Economics BSc L10A London BBB

Electrical and Electronic Engineering MEng/BEng H600 Coventry BCC

Electrical Systems Engineering BEng H651 Coventry CCC

Electronic Engineering BEng H601 Coventry CCC

English BA Q300 Coventry BCC

English and Creative Writing BA QW38 Coventry BCC

English and Journalism BA QP35 Coventry BCC

English and Teaching English as a Foreign Language BA QX31 Coventry BCC

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship BA NN1F Coventry BBC

Environmental Health BSc B910 Coventry CDD

Ethical Hacking and Network Security BSc GG45 Coventry BBC

European Business Management BA N200 Coventry BCC

Event Management BA N821 Coventry BCC

Exercise, Nutrition and Health BSc BB94 Coventry CCC

Fashion BA WN25 Coventry CCC

Fashion Accessories BA W700 Coventry CCC

Finance and Investment BA N341 Coventry BBC

Financial Economics BA L111 Coventry BBB

Fine Art BA W100 Coventry CCC

Fine Art and Illustration BA WWC2 Coventry CCC

Food and Nutrition BSc DB64 Coventry CCC

Forensic Investigations BSc F410 Coventry BCC

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French (Single and Specialist Routes) BA

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Games Technology BSc G454 Coventry BCC

Geography BA L700 Coventry BBC

Geography BSc F800 Coventry BBC

Geography and Natural Hazards BSc FH82 Coventry BBC

Global Business Management BA N122 London BBB

Graphic Design BA W211 Coventry CCC

History BA V140 Coventry BCC

Human Biosciences BSc C110 Coventry CCC

Illustration and Animation BA WW26 Coventry CCC

Illustration and Graphics BA W291 Coventry CCC

Interior Design MDes/BAMDes -W251

BA - W250

Coventry CCC

International Business Management BA N120 Coventry BBB

International Economics and Trade BA LN11 Coventry BBB

International Finance and Accounting BA NN3L London BBB

International Law LLB M130 Coventry BBB

International Law LLB M130 London BBB

International Leadership and Management in Health andSocial Care

BA NL25 Coventry CCC

International Relations BA L250 Coventry BCC

Journalism and Media BA PP53 Coventry BCC

Languages for Business BA N1R8 Coventry BCC

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Law LLB M100 Coventry BBB

Law LLB M100 London BBB

Learning Disabilities Nursing BSc B761 Coventry CCC

Marketing BA N500 Coventry BBC

Mathematics BSc G100 Coventry BBC

Mathematics and Statistics BSc GG13 Coventry CCC

Mechanical Engineering MEng/BEng H300 Coventry BBC

Media and Communications BA P910 Coventry BCC

Media Production BA P310 Coventry BCC

Medical and Pharmacological Sciences BSc BB92 Coventry CCC

Mental Health Nursing BSc B760 Coventry CCC

Midwifery BSc B720 Coventry BCC

Midwifery (Shortened 88 week) BSc Direct entry Coventry See website

Motorsport Engineering BEng H335 Coventry BBC

Multimedia Computing BSc P300 Coventry BCC

Music Composition BA W303 Coventry CCC

Music Performance BA W304 Coventry CCC

Music Production for Online Industries BSc J932 Coventry BBC

Music Technology BSc J930 Coventry BBC

Occupational Therapy BSc B920 Coventry BCC

Oil, Gas and Energy Management BSc NH82 Coventry BBC-BBB

Operating Department Practice Dip B990 Coventry See website

Paramedic Science FDeg B780 Coventry CDD

Photography BA W640 Coventry BCC

Physiotherapy BSc B160 Coventry ABB

Politics BA L200 Coventry BCC

Politics and History BA LVF1 Coventry BCC

Product Design MDes/BAMDes -W243

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Psychology BSc C800 Coventry BBB

Psychology and Criminology BSc CM82 Coventry BBB

Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc K240 Coventry CCC

Rehabilitation Engineering BSc H673 Coventry BCC

Social Work BA L500 Coventry BBB

Sociology BA L300 Coventry BCC

Sociology and Criminology BA LM39 Coventry BCC

Sociology and Psychology BA LC38 Coventry BCC

Spanish (Single and Specialist Routes) BA

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Sport and Exercise Science BSc C600 Coventry CCC

Sport Management BA N285 Coventry BCC

Sport Marketing BA N501 Coventry BCC

Sport Psychology BSc C841 Coventry BBB

Sports Therapy BSc BC96 Coventry BCC

Structural Engineering with Architecture BEng H1K1 Coventry BCC

Theatre and Professional Practice BA W440 Coventry CCC

Transport Design MDes/BAMDes:WH27;

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Transport Management and Logistics BSc NJ59 Coventry BCC

Youth Work BA L530 Coventry CCC

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Table of equivalences UCAS BTEC IB

GCE A Level A2TariPoints

L3 DiplomaL3

Extended

Diploma

Diploma

A*A*A* 420

A*A*A 400 31

A*A*B AAA* 380 30

A*A*C AAA 360 DDD 29

A*A*D AAB BBA* 340 28

A*A*E AAC BBA 320 DDM 27

AAD BBB CCA* 300 26

A*A* AAE BBC CCA 280 DMM 25

A*A BBD CCB DDA* 260 24

A*B AA BBE CCC DDA 240 DD MMM

A*C AB CCD DDB EEA* 220

A*D AC BB CCE DDC EEA 200 DM MMP

A*E AD BC DDD EEB 180

AE BD CC DDE EEC 160 MM MPP

BE CD EED 140

CE DD EEE 120 MP PPP

DE 100

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We set our ees according to the real costs

o teaching each course. Classroom-based

courses cost signicantly less to deliver

than laboratory-based courses and this is

refected in the ee.

No hidden extras

The ee also, as ar as possible, includes

the core costs o taking a particular course.

These are: Any essential starter pack e.g rst lab

coat, industrial boots or saety goggles;

Personal copies o the most important

core textbooks each year or the

equivalent value in materials or

students taking Art and Design

courses; The inormation on this page is taken rom the Department orBusiness Innovation & Skills.

For more inormation visitwww.bis.gov.uk/studentfnance

Financial acts or 2013

entry, which relate to ull-

time UK and EU students

Printing credit each year

equivalent to 1,000 A4 sides o

black and white laser prints;

Transport and accommodation

costs o mandatory eld trips or

day visits in the UK (excludesood and entertainment).

Tuition Fee Loans

Following the ee and loan changes

in 2012, students rom England or

the European Union can still apply

to Student Finance England or a

Tuition Fee Loan to cover their ull

ees and UK students can access

other unding or their living costs.

Details at www.bis.gov.uk/

studentfnance and

www.direct.gov.uk/

studentfnance

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The table below gives you the A Level

grade equivalences or some o the

qualications. For more inormation on the

entry requirements or individual courses,

please visit the University website at

www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013

Coventry Universityaccepts a range oqualifcationsthatenable studentsto progress ontoundergraduateprogrammes.

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Pay As You Go schemes

The University oers a variety o payment

schemes or students who do not wish

to use a Tuition Fee Loan rom Student

Finance England.

These range rom a single ull payment

scheme which gives a 5% ee reund,

to staged payment schemes o

either two or eight instalments with

varying conditions. For more detailssee www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013/

paymentschemes.

Scholarships

Coventry University oers three excellentscholarship schemes to help studentswith the costs o their education. Eachscholarship can be renewed each year

subject to conditions.

All scholarships require students to:

be a UK applicant to Coventry Universityor Coventry University London Campus

have applied or a ull-timeundergraduate degree course

be paying the ull tuition ees or 2013

select Coventry University as their rstchoice (CF or UF)

meet all the specic scholarship criteria.

Academic Excellence

Scholarship

This scholarship will reward students

who have attained a high academic

achievement (see website or details)

rom three ull A Levels, or equivalent

qualication with either 1,000 cash

per year or 1,500 annual discount on

University owned accommodation. This

could mean a reward o up to 3,000 or

4,500 during the length o your studiesi you qualiy to renew each year.

Phoenix Scholarship

This scholarship is Coventry Universitys

oer o the National Scholarship

Programme. Numbers available or 2013

are not xed yet but the scholarship

will be worth 3,000 per year, so could

amount to 9,000 i you renew.

Each Phoenix scholar will receive

1,000 cash reund plus 2,000 as a

ee waiver against their 2013/14 ees.

The specic criteria or the Phoenix

Scholarship are:

be entitled to a ull

Maintenance Grant

have studied at a school or college

that is a member o the Phoenix

Partnership.

The Phoenix Partnership list o member

schools and colleges can be ound at

www.coventry.ac.uk/phoenixpartners

The scholarships will be awarded

competitively to those applicants with

the highest academic results.

Sports Scholarship

One o the best support programmes in

the country enabling you to succeed inboth perormance and academic study.

Each scholarship is worth 1,500 or

3,000 depending on level o play and

will be split 50/50 between cash reward

and support services. So up to 4,500

or 9,000 could be available subject

to renewal.

Your sport should be recognised by the

Central Council or Sport Recreation

but the University has selected ocus

and development sports that will be

targeted. For more inormation contactthe Sports Development Ocer on

024 7615 5979.

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I you want to fnd out more about Coventry University, were linkedto almost any communication tool that you eel like using.


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You can nd us on Facebook, Twitter, The

Student Room, Foursquare, Google+ and

our own website.

Weve created mobile and tablet iPhone and

iPad apps, and we have a YouTube channel

and Google+ pages. All o these link you

to the latest news, views and tweets rom

students, tutors and employers about lie on

campus, what were teaching and what our

students think o it.

You can access a variety o lectures and

other content through podcasts on ouriTunesU platorm and its all available using

campus Wi-Fi, so that no matter where you

go, i you need to log on, then simply sit

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Open Days give you the chance to nd out

what the course, sta, acilities and campus

are really like. Even i you live in the area,

and think that you know about the University

already, youll be surprised at the amazing

developments, social experience and support

thats on oer.

Explore the campus, talk to students and

sta, nd out about accommodation, look at

the support services available, take a campus

tour and see all that the University has to

oer; you want to be sure that the investment

youre about to make will be worth it. We can

assure you that it will.

To nd out more please go to

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Check out the latest course inormation at:


Order a copy o the ull prospectus or

2013 by visiting:


Book a Campus Visit, a guided tour o the

University Quarter rom one o our current

students, on almost every Wednesday o

the year, by visiting:

www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013/cuvisits

You can keep up with all the latest news

rom Coventry by ollowing us on Twitter,

Facebook, Foursquare, Google+, CUTV,

iTunesU and more.

You can nd out what your riends are

doing, or what other people who are

thinking o going to university have to say,

by joining The Student Room community

at:www.thestudentroom.co.uk

www.coventry.ac.uk/ug2013/opendays

Keep intouch

So you vegot a taste

o CoventryUniversity and

you want to

know more whats thenext step?

Recruitment and Admissions Oce

Tel: 024 7615 2222

Email: [email protected]

or use the AskCoventry service on our

website

Fees/Funding/ScholarshipsTel: 024 7615 2040 / 2050


Accommodation

Tel: 024 7765 0650


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Visit our website:


or telephone

024 7615 2222

or email

[email protected]

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