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175 YEARS OF ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
UNDERGRADUATE
PROSPECTUS
2022
LIVERPOOL HOPE UNDERGRADUATE
UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS 2022
WELCOME CONTENTS
Open Days ................................................................................................................. 4
from Professor
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ................................................................... 5
Gerald J Pillay, How to find us ........................................................................................................... 6
Vice-Chancellor Why choose us? ........................................................................................................ 8
and Rector Live, study and play at Hope Park ........................................................................... 10
Be inspired by our Creative Campus ....................................................................... 12
The amazing city of Liverpool .................................................................................. 14
Home sweet home .................................................................................................... 17
Sporting life .............................................................................................................. 20
Sport, health and sports science facilities .............................................................. 22
Our libraries ............................................................................................................. 24
Students of Liverpool Hope University have the best of both
A centre for research and learning ......................................................................... 26
worlds; living and studying on friendly, beautiful and safe
Student support ........................................................................................................ 29
campuses while also having all the advantages of being in one
Hope Social ............................................................................................................... 30
of Europe’s most vibrant and culturally rich cities.
Students’ Union ........................................................................................................ 32
Our students benefit from the high and care for our students, ensuring Chaplaincy ................................................................................................................ 32
quality of both our research and that they have access to academic or Employment and career opportunities ................................................................... 34
teaching. The Sunday Times Good personal support. In The Complete
Working with Merseyside employers ...................................................................... 36
University Guide 2021 rated Liverpool University Guide 2021, Liverpool
Hope Top 20 in the UK for Teaching Hope was named the Top university in Development and study opportunities .................................................................... 38
Quality, while the Government’s Liverpool for student satisfaction. Alumni ...................................................................................................................... 40
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF),
International students .............................................................................................. 42
which looks at the performance of Our rich academic heritage, combined
the UK’s higher education sector, with innovative thinking, will provide Fees and finance ...................................................................................................... 44
recognised Liverpool Hope as gold you with great opportunities and Studying at Liverpool Hope ...................................................................................... 47
standard. TEF gold represents those learning experiences. I look forward to Applying to Liverpool Hope ...................................................................................... 48
universities with teaching “of the welcoming you to our University.
highest quality found in the UK”. Course information .................................................................................................. 50
Your degree, your choice .......................................................................................... 126
Liverpool Hope University’s research- Admissions Policy and entry requirements ............................................................ 148
informed teaching and its tutorial
programmes are designed to support Index .......................................................................................................................... 149
Terms and Conditions .............................................................................................. 150
Contact us ................................................................................................................. 151
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LIVERPOOL HOPE UNDERGRADUATE
UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS 2022
OPEN DAYS TEACHING EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK –
GOLD FOR LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSIT Y
Open Days provide a great opportunity for you to discover what life
is like as a Liverpool Hope student. You can explore our beautiful The Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
campuses, see our great facilities, and talk to current students and is a scheme for recognising excellent teaching, in addition
lecturers. to existing national quality requirements for universities
and other higher education providers.
Come and visit us, and find out about: If you can’t attend an Open Day,
• Our courses you are welcome to arrange an individual It provides information to help prospective students choose where to study by
visit and campus tour. measuring the things that students want in order to have a high quality university
• How to apply
experience. It recognises:
• Funding your studies
Our Student Recruitment team • Excellent teaching
• Accommodation options
Our Student Recruitment team visits • Supportive environments and ways of learning
• Learning support UCAS fairs, university information events,
• Planning your future career. and schools across the UK. • Whether studying has enabled students to fulfil their potential, gain
employment or go on to further study.
More information and a booking To speak to them, or to arrange group or
form can be found at: individual visits, contact them on
www.hope.ac.uk/opendays 0151 291 3111, or enquiry@hope.ac.uk By gaining a gold rating, Liverpool Hope is:
Delivering consistently It is of the highest
outstanding teaching, quality [universities]
2021 OPEN DAYS WE ARE: learning and outcomes found in the UK.
for its students.
Friday 25th June Top 20 for Teaching
Saturday 3rd July Quality in the UK Only one in five higher education institutions achieved a gold rating, with Liverpool
Hope University being the only university in the city to receive the highest rating.
Saturday 9th October (The Times and Sunday Times Good
University Guide 2021)
The assessment highlighted a range • Effective initiatives to support
Saturday 23rd October of activities Liverpool Hope does employability and progression onto
The top university well, including: highly skilled employment
Saturday 13th November in Liverpool • Outstanding levels of stretch • An embedded culture of valuing
Wednesday 1 December
st for student provided by good curriculum design excellence in teaching and learning
satisfaction and extra-curricular activities • An effective focus on student
To find out more visit: • A strategic approach to ensuring retention, with personal support
www.hope.ac.uk/opendays (The Complete University Guide 2021) outstanding outcomes for students offered to all students.
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UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS 2022
HOPE PARK CREATIVE CAMPUS
Hope Park, Taggart Avenue, Liverpool, L16 9JD | T: 0151 291 3000 Creative Campus, Shaw Street, Liverpool, L6 1HP | T: 0151 291 3578
EDEN Arbour Room A Arts Centre 1
North
COLLEGE STREET SOUTH
COLLEGE STREET NORTH
EDEN Lounge A Lane
EDEN Suite B Angel Field 2
Our Place C 36
Green
Alexander Jones Building (AJB) 1 Capstone Building 3
39
Angela Hall 2
Austin Hall 3
35 9 Cornerstone Building 4 THE COLLEGIATE
Catherine Booth Hall 4
Chapel (Hope Park) 29
25
Gerard Manley Hopkins 5
Chaplaincy 6
Hall of Residence
North
Conference Centre 7 17
40 SHAW STREET
Lane
EDEN (Education and Enterprise) Building 8
Estates 9 27
28 No.2 Islington Square 6
Green
38 37 16
20 8
Football Pitch (3G) 10
Frances Mary Lescher Building (FML) 11
22
21 No.3 Islington Square 7 11 7
15
Fresh Hope Food Court 12 3 10
24
Security Lodge 8
ATM
4
Gateway Building 13 2
6
Green Lane Annexe (GLA) 14 15 1
1
Green Lane Building (GLB) 15 19
8 6
Health Sciences Building 16 5
Hilda Constance Allen Building (HCA) 17
12 11 30 13 23 10 2
North
18
Hockey Pitch 18 14 C Arts Centre 201 HAIGH STREET
B
Hope Park Sports 19
Lane
Josephine Bhakita Hall 20 A
11
Green
LANGSDALE STREET
3 31
Kitty Wilkinson Hall 21
Arts Centre 204
Lecture Theatre Complex (LTC) 22
A580
4
Liverpool Hope Business School (LHBS) 23
7
Main Lodge 24
LINGTON
32
Markland 25 33
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Netball and Tennis Courts 26
ET
Newman Hall 27
RE
NEW IS
10 SALISBURY STREET SALISBURY STREET
ST
Oscar Romero Hall 28
ER
Quad (Sheppard-Worlock Library) 29
RV
Rose Garden 30
CITY CENTRE
CA
Rugby Pitch 31
Social Sciences 1 32
Social Sciences 2 33
Senate Room (and Trinity Chapel)
Sheppard-Worlock Library (SWL) 34
Stand Park Lodge 35
Students’ Union 37 Capstone Theatre The Great Hall Campus Libraries Student Success Zone Reading Room
Teresa Hall 38 Building Entrance General Parking Fresh Hope Catering Emergency Assembly Points Coach Park Parking Pay Point ATM Cash Machine
Building Entrance General Parking Café 1846 and Catering Emergency Assembly Point Launderette
Taggart Lodge 39
Car Park Entrance Disabled Parking Other Catering Outlets Designated Smoking Areas Cycle Stand Motorcycle Parking Taxi Pick-up Point
Wesley Hall 40 Car Park Entrance Disabled Parking Coach Park Designated Smoking Areas
HOW TO FIND US GENERAL TRAVEL HOW TO FIND US
Hope Park
INFORMATION Creative Campus
Hope Park Campus is situated on For more information about travelling The Creative Campus is less than a
Taggart Avenue, Childwall, close to in and around Liverpool, you can visit mile away from Liverpool’s main railway
Queens Drive (A5058) at the end of the following websites: station, Liverpool Lime Street. Situated
the M62. From the city centre, it is www.nationalrail.co.uk at the junction of Islington and Shaw
easy to get buses to, or close to, the Street, the campus is within walking
campus. Broad Green Railway Station www.nationalexpress.com distance of the station or a short bus
is situated just over a mile away from www.liverpoolairport.com ride from Queen Square Bus Station.
the campus. www.merseytravel.gov.uk
Address for Sat Nav:
Address for Sat Nav: www.poferries.com Shaw Street L6 1HP.
Taggart Avenue L16 9JD. www.stenaline.co.uk
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UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS 2022
WHY CHOOSE US?
We know that our students enjoy studying at Liverpool Hope
University – the feedback we receive from them, combined with
outstanding student satisfaction results in national surveys, tell us
so. But what are the reasons you might choose Hope?
Academic and teaching vibrant community that provides help
and support to make sure you get the
excellence best from university life.
As all of our academics are involved
in research, we have high academic Friendly campuses
standards. We are committed to
providing a personal education, and At Liverpool Hope you live and study on
focus on small group teaching and an campuses with beautiful grounds and
integrated curriculum. The Teaching architecture. Our well-equipped smaller
Excellence Framework (TEF) ranked us campuses mean that it’s easier for you
as gold standard – the only university to get to know people and no-one gets
in Liverpool to receive this rating. lost in the crowd!
Liverpool Hope’s gold rating puts us
alongside institutions such as Oxford, A fabulous city
Cambridge, and Imperial College
Being in one of Europe’s most exciting
London.
cities, our students have the best
of everything; friendly, fun and safe
Employment and learning campuses in a vibrant and exciting city.
opportunities Liverpool offers students a massive
variety of culture, entertainment, music
We offer a wide range of single and and sport. From its historical waterfront,
combined honours degrees so that galleries and museums, to fantastic
you can select a degree suitable for shopping centres, bars, bistros and
you and the career you want to pursue. cafés, it’s no wonder that people flock
Our Employability Hub can help you I chose Liverpool Hope because
to the city from all over the world.
find part-time work while you are of the facilities within the Arts
studying and provide career advice school. I like the communal
when, and even after, you leave. Our traditions and values
We are proud of our rich heritage and
learning spaces it offers.
Student support look to the future with confidence. We FAUZIYA JOHNSON, BA FINE ART
combine the best of our history with
We get to know you as individuals so contemporary and innovative thinking,
that we can help you to develop skills to provide you with a dynamic and
and interests outside your study area. caring university.
At Liverpool Hope, you will be part of a
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Liverpool Hope’s largest campus, Hope Park, is a friendly
LIVE, STUDY educational village with places to live, work, study, eat and relax.
It is situated in a leafy suburb of Liverpool, just four miles from the
city centre. With major investment over recent years, the campus
now consists of traditional architecture alongside state-of-the-art,
AND PLAY
modern, purpose-built buildings.
Hope Park offers all our students Fresh Hope
excellent facilities in beautiful
Our Place opens up into Fresh Hope
AT HOPE PARK
surroundings and a warm welcome.
– the main restaurant on site. It offers
The campus is home to the Business a variety of hot and cold options,
School, Department of Geography including an ‘Eat Well’ bar, street
and Environmental Science, School food counter, freshly prepared deli
of Humanities, School of Education, sandwiches and wraps, and a salad bar.
Department of Psychology, School of
Social Science, School of Mathematics, There are other coffee shops and
Computer Science and Engineering, cafés scattered all around the campus,
and the School of Health Sciences. It including outlets offering Starbucks and
is also home to the Sports and Health Costa Coffee products, as well as a
Sciences Avenue, which has excellent shop where you can buy drinks, snacks,
sports and recreation facilities for all newspapers and magazines.
our students to use.
Students’ Union
Meet at Our Place Hope Park is also home to the
Our Place is the focus for student Students’ Union, which has a dedicated
social activity on the Hope Park space on campus, where you can drop-
campus. It includes an American-style in and speak with a member of the
pizza restaurant, smoothie and coffee team.
shop, and plays host to live music and
comedy nights. It also has places to Find out more:
relax with friends and play pool or video
Hope Park Sports, page 20
games.
Libraries, page 24
Chaplaincy, page 32
Students’ Union, page 32
Employability Hub, page 34
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Our Creative Campus is close to Liverpool city centre and is home
BE INSPIRED to our School of Creative and Performing Arts. Here, you can learn
your craft in the inspirational setting of Grade II-listed buildings and
state-of-the-art performance spaces. The University has invested
significantly in this campus, unveiling a new Arts Centre, Graphic
BY OUR Design Studio and Fabrication Lab. The transformed spaces include
two theatres, two dance studios, two black box performance spaces,
a music technology laboratory and a recording studio.
CREATIVE CAMPUS The Cornerstone Building
The Cornerstone Building has
Liverpool Hope is one
of only six All-Steinway
Schools in English higher
undergone an extensive renovation, education. The theatre is
transforming the ground floor into an an acoustically excellent
impressive social space, complete space housing a Steinway D Grand
with a food court and breakout areas. Piano, often described as the best
The centrepiece of The Cornerstone piano in the world. Since opening its
is The Great Hall, a stunning space doors, The Capstone Theatre has
suitable for a multitude of events, staged concerts and performances
including student exhibitions and by leading national and international
guest lectures. The building is home to musicians and artists, as well as
fantastic facilities for the development student performances.
of students’ artwork, including studios,
kilns, workshops and metalwork
studios. It also houses The Cornerstone Arts Centre
Gallery, which supplements the student The newest addition to the campus,
experience via a series of contemporary the Arts Centre features a large
art exhibitions, student-led seminars refurbished warehouse space as well as
and some of the best examples of smaller studios for Fine and Applied Art
current professional practice. students to hone their practice.
The Capstone Building Angel Field
The Capstone Building is home to The The Creative Campus’s buildings are all
Capstone Theatre, Liverpool Hope’s set within the tranquil Angel Field – a
dedicated performance venue, which stunning garden that is a great place
provides an international music and to study and relax with friends. The
arts programme throughout the year, Renaissance-style garden has won six
including the Liverpool International design awards.
Jazz Festival.
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Liverpool’s independent scene, this Sport
THE AMAZING former factory and workshop district is
constantly evolving as new cafés, clubs
and live music venues emerge.
With the Grand National, golf and – of
course – football, there are plenty of
sporting events to keep even the most
CITY OF LIVERPOOL
avid sports fan entertained. Liverpool
Culture is home to two Premier League football
We have working relationships with a teams; what better place to come to
wide range of cultural venues around watch the match?
the city. Liverpool’s many art galleries
Liverpool is a city like no other. From world-famous architecture and
magnificent museums, to music legends revolutionising popular culture,
range from the Walker, which contains Shopping
one of Europe’s outstanding collections
Liverpool has always been a hub of creativity. Through spectacular of fine and decorative art, to Tate Liverpool city centre is full of shops,
festivals, dramatic sporting attractions and unique art, the city continues Liverpool, one of the largest galleries of with all the high street names available.
to be a gateway for UK culture, attracting millions of visitors every year. modern and contemporary art outside The 42-acre Liverpool One development
London. provides a stunning shopping complex
Music The city’s M&S Bank Arena Liverpool in the heart of the city. Liverpool also
hosts everything, from big name acts Liverpool Empire Theatre attracts all has a range of vibrant independent
Liverpool is Europe’s Capital of Music. like Little Mix, Liam Gallagher, Arctic retailers, and student-friendly shops
the latest touring theatre productions,
It’s impossible to imagine Liverpool Monkeys, Stormzy and Drake, to offering one-of-a-kind pieces and
while the Playhouse, Everyman, Royal
without music – or music without major entertainment events, including vintage finds.
Court and Unity theatres offer a rich
Liverpool. Birthplace of The Beatles, the Netball World Cup and British and varied programme of classic and
the world’s most famous pop group, Gymnastics Championship Series. contemporary productions.
the UNESCO City of Music is home to
Watch our film, Liverpool - A
a host of first-class festivals, including There is also a thriving nightlife with The city also boasts an array of Students’ View, to see what our
Sound City, Liverpool International all tastes catered for, from the latest world-class museums, including students love about our iconic city.
Music Festival, Brazilica Festival and clubs to 70s-themed bars and live music the International Slavery Museum, www.hope.ac.uk/livinginliverpool
Positive Vibration - Festival of Reggae. venues. Merseyside Maritime Museum and
The world-leading dance festival
the Museum of Liverpool.
Creamfields is held just outside the One of the city’s most exciting areas
city each year and attracts some of the is the Baltic Triangle. At the heart of
biggest DJs in the industry.
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Hope has opened up a lot of HOME SWEET HOME
opportunities for me... and my Living on campus in one of our halls of residence is a great way for
university experience has you to become part of the Hope community. Living in halls will give
been amazing. you the best start to your new life, and provides you with a secure
and fun place to live while you progress with your studies. Hope will
MIA THORNTON, BA ENGLISH LANGUAGE soon become your home away from home.
We have three accommodation sites: Hope Park, Creative Campus
and Aigburth Park Student Village.
Living at Hope Park We also have six traditional halls of
residence with shared bathrooms,
Hope Park is the largest teaching providing an informal and friendly
campus. The 532 rooms are reserved environment for students who enjoy
for first year undergraduates and socialising and making friends.
include both en-suite and shared
facilities rooms. Four of these halls are located in the
historic Grade II-listed Hilda Constance
The en-suite halls at Hope Park provide Allen Building, or the ‘Harry Potter
you with both privacy and comfort. Halls’ as they are fondly known by
All rooms contain a single bed, double our students. The rooms have period
wardrobe, study area, chair, drawers features, leaded windows and window
and shelves, plus an en-suite shower seats. Many look out onto the Rector’s
room and toilet. Lawn with its landscaped borders.
The rooms are arranged into flats of Angela and Austin Halls are purpose-
five, all sharing a large kitchen and built halls located close to Fresh Hope
dining area, which is equipped with and Our Place, the University’s main
a fridge-freezer, cooker, microwave, eating and drinking venues.
kettle, toaster, iron, ironing board and
vacuum cleaner. The common room All of these halls provide single study
on the ground floor can be used for bedrooms with all the essentials you
meetings, social events or just relaxing. need.
Accessible rooms are available in these
halls.
Read more of Mia’s story at
www.hope.ac.uk/sayyes/miasstory
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Living at the Creative The Halls at Aigburth Park provide four
blocks of purpose-built accommodation.
Campus All rooms are single occupation and
The Creative Campus is the second of include internet access.
Liverpool Hope’s teaching campuses
and includes the historic Cornerstone Resident Tutors
Building, new Arts Centre, and The
Capstone Building and Theatre, as The thought of going to university can
well as Gerard Manley Hopkins Hall of be both exciting and daunting. You will
Residence. The modern, purpose-built be taking on a new academic challenge
hall features accessible rooms and and probably living away from home for
is situated in Angel Field, a beautiful the first time – a huge step for anyone.
landscaped garden. Our aim is to ensure that you have the
best possible experience, both in and
The Creative Campus is located just a out of class.
short walk from the city centre and is
convenient for all amenities associated To help support you, we have a team
with city living, while being away from of Resident Tutors in all of our halls
the main hustle and bustle. who will be your mentors during your
time there. They provide support and
advice whenever you need it, and
Living at Aigburth Park organise social events such as dining-
Student Village in nights, which are included in your
Aigburth Park is a residential campus accommodation costs and are a great
approximately three miles from the city way to meet new people.
centre and Hope Park. The halls are
set in private landscaped gardens and For more information about our
there is a wealth of shops, banks, bars halls and costs, please visit:
and restaurants, plus a library located www.hope.ac.uk/halls
nearby. Liverpool’s most famous park,
Sefton Park, is also in the immediate
vicinity. There are regular buses into the
city centre and to Hope Park, plus St
Michaels train station is close by.
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SPORTING LIFE –
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Hope Park Sports features state-of-the-art facilities, including:
• A main sports hall with six courts • 3G pitches
and a viewing gallery
• Dance studio
• Squash courts
• Rugby pitch
• Gym and fitness rooms
• Hockey pitch
• Strength and conditioning suites
• Physiotherapy and Sport
• Tennis courts Rehabilitation Clinic
Based within the School of Health In addition to the activities in the Sports
Sciences, the Sports Complex forms Complex, Liverpool Hope Students’
part of the Health Sciences Avenue, Union also has a vast range of sporting
integrating health and sports sciences societies for you to join. These include
and providing excellent opportunities for Gaelic football, netball, football, hockey,
leisure, fitness, study and research. badminton and even cheerleading. The
Residential Life Team also run a series
To ensure the sports facilities are easy of regular activities, such as local walks,
for you to use, there are no monthly orienteering and multi-games.
fees – a single yearly registration fee of
£25 is all that is required, and then the A full list of activities can be found
gym facilities, courts and fitness classes on the Students’ Union website:
are all free for you to use! www.hopesu.com
The University’s onsite Physiotherapy
and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic offers
discounted treatment sessions for Hope
students and sports teams.
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STATE-OF-THE-ART SPORT,
HEALTH AND SPORTS
SCIENCE FACILITIES
Our Health Sciences Building features specialist laboratory spaces
dedicated to nutrition, genomics, cell biology and psychology, along
with laboratories and space for sport and exercise science.
The building houses a 25-metre well as cognitive and neuro-behaviour
sprint track with force meters and suites. The building also includes space
motion capture for biomechanical for research synergies with psychology
analysis, a phlebotics lab for blood and sport.
sampling, treadmills and BODPODs
for physiological analysis, and a Dual- Nutrition labs with food analysis and
energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) testing facilities, two large bioscience
scanner for assessing bone and muscle and environmental science labs, and
health. There is also a double-height a suite of dedicated research labs
robotics suite and engineering lab to aid for the study of molecular biology,
the building and testing of drones. microbiology, cell biology, nutrition,
molecular genetics, tissue culture and
Psychology labs include motor control bioinformatics takes up the first floor.
capture and vision and colour labs, as
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OUR LIBRARIES
The Sheppard-Worlock and Creative Campus Libraries, along with
other learning spaces across the campuses, are hives of activity for
individual and group study.
You will have access to a wide range of There are dedicated silent study areas
study environments and resources to and quiet spaces for reading, with Wi-Fi
meet the needs of your chosen course. access for laptops and other devices.
The Sheppard-Worlock Library occupies The Sheppard-Worlock Library has
over 4,000 square metres and contains an environmentally controlled vault
a core print collection of more than dedicated to special collections and
350,000 items, alongside a print journal an archives reading room, as well as
archive and subject-specific collections. Chapters Café serving drinks and
snacks.
There has also been a substantial
investment in full text online resources Peer academic writing and study skills
including e-journals, e-books and support are available from experienced
databases, most of which can be students, to help you improve and
accessed both on and off campus. A develop your writing skills. Study
team of dedicated Subject Librarians skills support includes note-taking,
can provide training and support to help organising your work and resources,
you make the most of these resources. timekeeping and exam preparation.
Support is available one-to-one,
The Sheppard-Worlock Library includes through workshops and online resources
relaxed spaces for students to study, developed by the Hope team.
as well as specially designed PC
workstations to provide working areas
with room for your books and papers.
Group work spaces have screens that
you can link your laptop to for practising
presentations and sharing work.
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A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH
AND LEARNING
Liverpool Hope places great emphasis on the bringing together
of research excellence and top-quality teaching. This is facilitated
by a community of academics and scholars who are of the highest
calibre, with experts recruited from around the world.
In the national Research Excellence The University has recently made
Framework (REF), more than a third of significant and strategic investment in
research produced at Liverpool Hope its research environment in the form
was rated as world-leading (4*) or of the Vice-Chancellor’s doctoral
internationally excellent (3*). The Times scholarships, and has recruited high-
Higher Education’s analysis of the REF calibre students to pursue PhD studies.
has also ranked us fourth in the North
West for research intensity. For more Some examples of exciting research
information about our REF success, projects include:
visit: www.hope.ac.uk/ref
• Languages of Inequality: Widening
Participation and Social Justice In
This research excellence informs our
UK Educational Policy Discourse
teaching and helps you to develop into
a rounded and employable graduate. • Exercise and Nutrition Interventions
in Age-related Sarcopenia
The University has a number of • Everton Free School - Social Impact
research centres. These include, but are Study
by no means limited to:
• Exploring the Use of Sports
• Socio-Economic and Applied for Peacebuilding and Conflict
Research for Change (SEARCH) Resolution
• Sarcopenia Ageing Trial • Hate Speech in the Mainstream
• Centre for Education and Policy Media
Analysis (CEPA)
• Centre for Culture and Disability
Studies (CCDS)
• The Andrew F. Walls Centre for
the Study of African and Asian
Christianity
• The Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Centre for War and Peace Studies.
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STUDENT SUPPORT
Starting university is the beginning of a new and exciting phase of
your life and we are here to support and guide you from the moment
you arrive until after you graduate.
Student Support and Well-being Study skills support can help with
note-taking, organising your work,
The Student Support and Well-being timekeeping and exam preparation.
team is based in the Gateway
Building at Hope Park. They provide
an integrated one-stop shop for
Support for students with
well-being support services, which a disability
means you don’t get passed around We are committed to enabling equality
between departments. Services include of opportunity in education for students,
everything from financial advice, access and will take reasonable steps to meet
to counselling and mental well-being both the general need for access and
support, to careers guidance. the specific requirements of individuals
with additional support needs. The
We have a dedicated senior member University works with disabled students
of staff – the Pro Vice-Chancellor to ensure they are not disadvantaged
(Student Life and Learning) Dr Penny as a result of their disability.
Haughan – whose responsibility it is to
oversee the whole student experience. The Learning Support Team provides
This ensures you are given a voice and advice and assistance to prospective
supported throughout your time with us. and current students, with everything
from applying for Disabled Student
Our priority is to make your time at Allowances to ensuring appropriate
Liverpool Hope an enjoyable and adjustments are made to support a
successful experience, providing you positive transition to university.
with help and support when you need it.
Before accepting a place, disabled
Academic and learning support applicants are encouraged to explore
how the University might be able to
At Liverpool Hope, we offer academic
meet any additional study support or
support from both your academic
accommodation needs they may have.
subject tutors and personal tutors
This should be done at the earliest
based within each School.
opportunity by contacting the Learning
Support Team.
Writing mentors, who are Masters and
PhD students, are available to offer
For more information, please contact
support to help you with essay planning,
the team on:
developing your academic writing
t: 0151 291 3427
style and understanding assignment
e: sdw@hope.ac.uk
feedback.
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The university experience is about more than just studying.
HOPE Hope Social is at the heart of Liverpool Hope’s social
scene, and brings together the diverse range of events and
activities happening on and off campus each month.
SOCIAL When you arrive, you’ll get our
comprehensive Freshers’ planner,
then each month our What’s On guide
to represent the University at gigs
and international festivals. Previous
winners have gone on to play in front of
features details of events you won’t thousands of people at Liverpool Sound
want to miss. City Music Festival and Liverpool
Football Club’s Fan Zones.
Hope Social is student-focused and we
work with you to find out what type of Nathan Moffett, from the The Left
activities and events you want to see. Backs, said: “By winning Fearless,
With something happening most nights my band was privileged to earn a
at each campus, there’s plenty to get slot in the Sound City line-up.
involved in. From quiz nights, bingo, live It was a fantastic experience and
bands and themed party nights, Hope helped to boost both our publicity
Social has an event for you. and musicianship.”
As well as events on campus, Hope HopeSocialLiverpool
Social organises Big Days Out to some @hopesocialliverpool
of Britain’s best-loved attractions, with
previous trips including Chester Zoo,
the Lake District, Conwy Castle and
Stratford-Upon-Avon.
It also hosts our annual University
wide creative talent search – Fearless
– which gives students the chance
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STUDENTS’ UNION
You can be sure that when you join Liverpool Hope you
will not be lost in the crowd. You will be treated as an
individual and your views and opinions will be heard.
You can become actively engaged in making a difference
to the university experience, by becoming a course
representative on the Staff/Student Liaison Committee.
We are very proud of our partnership concerns to the University, the National
with the Students’ Union at Liverpool Union of Students and Government.
Hope. We work together to ensure The Union is also incredibly important
that every student is given the chance for the social aspect of university life,
to share their views and that these facilitating sports clubs and societies,
opinions are taken into consideration in and organising Welcome Week
everything the University does. activities, including the Freshers’ Fair.
From paintballing to the Cheese and
The Students’ Union is independent of Wine Society, there are activities for
the University and is run by students, everyone.
for students. The primary objective of
the Students’ Union is to make positive For more information about the
change for students. This is achieved Students’ Union, visit:
by representing your views, needs and www.hopesu.com
CHAPLAINCY
The Chaplaincy team represents the Christian ethos of the
University, and supports staff and students of all faiths, and none.
Chaplains provide faith support for The Chaplaincy base is a welcoming
members of the Hope community, and vibrant space, where you can meet
with prayer held each morning, and new people and feel at home. It is a
regular Anglican and Catholic services. social space, a quiet place for work,
Chaplains are available to speak with, the place to grab a coffee, and most
and you are always welcome to pop in notably, home to the famous £1 lunch.
and have a chat!
Find out more on our Facebook page
There are strong links with the www.facebook.com/HopeChaplaincy
Christian Union, Catholic Society and
other faith and student societies, and
the team helps to promote volunteering
opportunities across the city.
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EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS Hope Works Additional resources include a weekly
e-bulletin packed with job opportunities,
OPPORTUNITIES Hope Works is an initiative that
provides paid part-time on-campus
internships, summer placements and
careers events. Advice and guidance is
work opportunities for students. also published on our blog
At Liverpool Hope, we want you to have the best possible chance Positions range from working within
to embark on stimulating, rewarding and successful careers. In www.liverpoolhopecareers.com
the catering team, to project work with
addition to strong academic qualifications, one of our key priorities academic departments. Hope Works For more information,
is to develop well-rounded individuals who have more to offer. offers students the chance to earn contact the Careers Team
a fair wage, develop skills valued by
t: 0151 291 3427
Our comprehensive Careers and Placement Year employers, and gain application and
e: careers@hope.ac.uk
Employability Service aims to ensure interview experience.
you have the right information, advice Undertaking a placement year as part
and opportunities to make the transition of your degree programme offers you
from student to professional, and to the opportunity to gain valuable work My Careers Centre
give you a great start in your career. experience alongside your studies. All students have access to the online
With an increasing number of paid My Careers Centre portal, which can
opportunities on offer to undergraduates help you develop your skills, career
The Employability Hub and with stronger links between plan and CV. It also provides careers
Our dedicated Employability Hub is a undergraduate experience and graduate tips, job search tools and an interview
one-stop shop for all things careers. recruitment, there has never been a simulator.
Run by the Careers and Employability better time to consider completing a
Team, its focus is to make students more placement year.
attractive to employers through work
experience, professional development Nearly all of our subjects offer the
and one-to-one support. opportunity to undertake a placement
year between the penultimate and final
The Hub provides: year of your degree. Find out more about
• An exclusive placement service placement years:
www.hope.ac.uk/careers/placementyear
• Professional networking sessions
• Information on graduate vacancies, Work experience
internships and schemes
The Careers Team has numerous links
• Employer-led presentations and with local, national and international
workshops employers, who provide varied work
• Careers fairs and employability events experience opportunities. Our placement
• Access to Careers Advisers, CV service can match you with employers
guidance and interview coaching linked to your career choices, providing
you with exclusive tailored opportunities.
• Part-time paid work through Hope Whether you complete a few hours
Works a week or a paid internship during
• Service and Leadership Award the summer break, work experience
guidance. opportunities are available from the
moment you join Liverpool Hope.
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WORKING WITH MERSEYSIDE
EMPLOYERS
In order to expose students to the best of current professional
practice, and to take advantage of opportunities provided by many of
the world-class, cultural and other organisations in Liverpool, the
University works closely with various employers, including:
• Everton FC • Crowne Plaza IHG
• Santander • Tate Liverpool
• Peel Ports • National Museums Liverpool
• Knowsley Chamber • Royal Court Liverpool
• Liverpool and Sefton Chamber of • Liverpool Person Shaped Support
Commerce (PSS)
• Kenyons • The Bluecoat
• Culture Liverpool • Milapfest
• Professional Liverpool • Vimto
• Lloyds
Encouraging enterprise
As an increasing number of students choose to set up their own businesses
following graduation, Liverpool Hope recognises the need to prepare them for the
world of work. Young Enterprise is currently offered as part of the curriculum for
Business School students, helping them to develop new skills while at university,
such as business planning, financial management and marketing.
Liverpool Hope Business School
Liverpool Hope Business School is an accredited member
of AACSB International - The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. For over a century,
AACSB Accreditation has been synonymous with the
highest standards in business education. Accredited
schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review
process conducted by their peers in the business education
community, ensuring that they have the resources,
credentials, and commitment needed to provide students
with a first-rate, future-focused business education.
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The University offers you a number of development and study
opportunities that can be undertaken alongside your studies:
The Service and Leadership or engage with partners virtually. This
could see you working in a school or
Award (SALA)
orphanage alongside local staff. You
An extra-curricular programme are provided with training on cultural
designed to recognise the value of issues, health and safety, dimensions
voluntary work. Volunteering and of poverty and planning for overseas
charity work are a great way to help projects. Global Hope students
you stand out from the crowd and will have found this to be a life-changing
greatly enhance your career prospects. experience.
The hours you dedicate to volunteering
will be converted into credits towards International Exchange/Study
this award. You will also attend training
in health and safety, leadership, and
Abroad
diversity and equality before producing Liverpool Hope encourages all students
a journal of your experience. This award to study abroad during their degree.
is viewed as gold standard in the We have a significant number of
University and earns you an additional partnerships with other universities
reward on graduation day. around the world, particularly in North
America and Europe. Depending on
Duke of Edinburgh Award your subject of study, you may have
the opportunity to study abroad for a
The University semester as an optional part of your
DEVELOPMENT
is certified as an degree. Guidance and help for all
awarding body students travelling abroad is available,
for The Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) with pre-departure briefings and
Gold Award and you can sign up to support while overseas.
AND STUDY
complete the award while at Hope. The
programme ties in with SALA, and the
expedition portion of the programme
Plas Caerdeon
will be based at our outdoor education The University owns Plas Caerdeon
OPPORTUNITIES
centre, Plas Caerdeon. Outdoor Education Centre in
Snowdonia. The 80-bed centre offers
Global Hope a wide range of residential courses.
As part of your studies, you may have
As part of SALA you will be given the the opportunity to visit this beautiful
opportunity to volunteer overseas woodland setting on field trips,
through Global Hope. This programme environment and biological research
supports a range of educational excursions, or art workshops.The
communities in places such as India, Centre also delivers team building
Sri Lanka, Brazil and Peru. Teams courses, often including mountaineering
of students and staff travel to these and kayaking.
countries to work on specific projects
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ALUMNI
Your link with Liverpool Hope does not end when you graduate.
All graduates automatically become members of the Hope Alumni
Association, which keeps you connected with the Hope community.
The Alumni Association is a great way to stay in touch with fellow graduates and
staff and, at the same time, enjoy a wide range of benefits.
Current benefits include: Regular email newsletters and
communications are used to
• Postgraduate scholarship keep Alumni informed of events,
opportunities opportunities and key developments at
• Regular news updates through the University.
publications and email bulletins
These also act as a vehicle for Hope
• Ongoing access to the services Alumni Association members to share
offered by the Careers team memories of their time at their alma
including My Career Centre mater.
• Participation in the Alumni
Mentoring Scheme For more information, visit:
www.hope.ac.uk/alumni
• Hope email address for life
• Alumni membership of the *£30 per year for this Library membership.
University’s libraries at Hope Park
and the Creative Campus.*
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access to specialist advice. Further education system, then please contact
INTERNATIONAL
information on the services provided can International Recruitment directly for
be found on the following pages: more information, support and guidance
with the UCAS process:
• Accommodation, page 17
international@hope.ac.uk
• Careers, page 34
STUDENTS • Chaplaincy, page 32
• Fees and finance, page 44
• Student Support, page 29
Study Abroad
Liverpool Hope offers a range of Study
Abroad opportunities for incoming
international students, and has formal
We also run an active programme of links with universities in the USA,
Liverpool Hope is a popular university with students from over social events and day trips. South America, India, China, South
40 countries worldwide studying with us. Dedicated international Korea, Japan and Hong Kong. If you
support is available to assist you throughout the application process
International tuition fees are interested in studying with us
and to ensure that your time at the University is successful and for a semester or a full year, email
enjoyable. Liverpool Hope offers competitive fees studyabroad@hope.ac.uk
for international students. The latest
undergraduate non-EU international
Contact us
The Hope experience approximately three miles from the city tuition fees for 2021/22 and information
centre and Hope Park. The Halls are set about our great accommodation We are always happy to hear from
Liverpool Hope’s largest campus, Hope in private landscaped gardens and there packages can be found at: you, so if you have any questions or
Park, is set in a landscaped garden in is a wealth of shops, banks, bars and www.hope.ac.uk/international need help with understanding how
south Liverpool, around four miles from restaurants nearby. qualifications are comparable to the
the city centre. The Creative Campus
in Liverpool city centre is the home How to apply UCAS points tariff, you can email
of our creative and performing arts Welcome to the UK Applications should be made through
international@hope.ac.uk, give us a call
on +44 (0)151 291 3389, or visit:
subjects. It features the award-winning The International Hub works with UCAS. If you are unsure about the www.hope.ac.uk/international
Angel Field Renaissance-style garden. colleagues across the University to application process or how your
Aigburth Park is in a residential area offer both general information and qualification translates in the UK
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FEES AND FINANCE
Coming to university represents one of the biggest financial
decisions you will make in your life, so it’s important to have
all the information to hand before making a choice. The current
tuition fees (2021/2022) for Liverpool Hope are £9,250 per year.
Information about fees for 2022/2023 will be posted on our
website: www.hope.ac.uk
Academic and teaching Please note that the University
reserves the right to increase Home
excellence and EU Undergraduate and PGCE
We believe that entry to the University tuition fees for future years of study in
should be based on talent rather than line with any inflation or other increase
the ability to pay, and our support authorised by the Secretary of State.
packages reflect this belief.
We have a long history of awarding our
own generous academic scholarships
for scholarly achievement, along with
awards to students who demonstrate
outstanding success in sport, music,
dance and drama.
For more information about finance,
visit:
www.hope.ac.uk/undergraduate/
feesandfunding
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STUDYING AT LIVERPOOL HOPE
The following section details the different undergraduate degree
courses that can be studied at Hope, and prospective career paths.
More detailed information for each of these can be found on our
website: www.hope.ac.uk/undergraduate/undergraduatecourses
Single Honours degrees and enthusiasm to study for a degree,
If you choose to study a Single Honours but do not yet have the qualifications
degree, you are choosing to study one required to enter directly onto our
main subject area. Single Honours degree programmes. Successful
degrees are a good choice if you have completion of the Foundation Year will
a particular subject area you want to enable you to progress into the first
study in more depth. year of your chosen honours degree.
For more details about our
Combined Honours degrees Foundation Year programmes, visit:
If you choose to study a Combined www.hope.ac.uk/undergraduate/
Honours degree, you are choosing degreewithfoundationyear
to study two subject areas equally.
Combined Honours degrees are a good Part-time study
choice if you are interested in more Most of Liverpool Hope’s
than one subject area. undergraduate programmes are
available for study on a part-time basis.
Year in Industry degrees Part-time study normally doubles an
Some of our degrees can be studied Honours degree programme to twice
with a year spent in industry. This its full-time duration i.e. six years.
placement year is additional to your
degree and gives you the opportunity For details of how to apply for
to gain valuable workplace experience part-time study, visit:
before you graduate. www.hope.ac.uk/undergraduate/
howtoapply
Placement Year
A placement year offers you the chance HND students
to gain valuable work experience Students who have successfully
alongside your studies. Nearly all of complete their HND, can apply for entry
our subjects allow you to complete a onto the final year of a suitable honours
placement year. degree programme.
For more details, visit:
Degree with Foundation Year
www.hope.ac.uk/undergraduate/
The Degree with Foundation Year is a howtoapply/accreditationofprior
great opportunity if you have the ability learning
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APPLYING TO LIVERPOOL HOPE
For all full-time higher education courses at universities and
colleges in the UK, students must apply online at: www.ucas.com
There are three types of applicant: Important information
1. Students studying at a school or
When I first saw Liverpool Hope,
The UCAS number and abbreviated
college registered with UCAS name for Liverpool Hope University it was an instant attraction...
2. Independent applicants in the UK is L46 and LHOPE. These must be the fact that everyone here is so
entered in the appropriate boxes of
who are not at school or college
the UCAS form, along with course
friendly and welcoming kind of
3. International applicants outside the codes for your chosen programme(s), made my decision for me.
UK (EU and worldwide). which can be found on the UCAS
website and in this prospectus on the NATHAN BROWN, BA BUSINESS
For all applicants, there are full following pages. Applications should MANAGEMENT AND SPORT & PHYSICAL
instructions at: www.ucas.com to be submitted by the UCAS deadline, EDUCATION
make it as easy as possible for you which is usually 15 January each year.
to complete your online application. Depending on the circumstances,
International students can find out the University will accept further
more information about specific entry applications after this date.
requirements on page 148.
Read more of Nathan’s story at:
www.hope.ac.uk/sayyes/nathansstory
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Accounting & Finance Applied Biomedical Health
In the rapidly changing business world, the demand for finance professionals has never Our Applied Biomedical Health degree is a programme of study that will enable you to gain
been greater. This challenging and stimulating Accounting & Finance degree will equip knowledge and understanding of health from a biomedical perspective. Undertaking this
you with a strong strategic outlook, ensuring that you will be ready to inform and advise degree will enable you to develop a range of applied laboratory, and specialist practical and
management decision-making at the highest level once you graduate. The variety of topics transferable skills, which will prepare you for future employment, postgraduate research
studied on this degree will give you a sound grounding in theoretical and practical areas of and lifelong learning in the sciences. Based within the School of Health Sciences, you will
accounting and finance. have full access to the multi-million-pound Health Sciences Building and its dedicated and
well-equipped teaching labs and research spaces. Small-size, student-centred teaching
The Single Honours Accounting & Finance degree is accredited sessions means you will benefit from greater opportunities for practical work and the
by the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). application of knowledge to real-world scenarios.
Liverpool Hope Business School is an accredited member of
AACSB International.
What you will study Career opportunities Why study this subject?
Topics available to study Career paths are varied and • You will study
What you will study Career opportunities Why study this subject?
may include: dependent on specialisms, biomedical health from
Topics available to study Graduates of this degree • Single Honours degree is • Human Anatomy and but may typically include: a multidisciplinary
may include: will be well prepared accredited by ACCA Physiology the NHS and private perspective
• Financial Accounting for a rewarding career • Opportunity to run your healthcare (e.g. BUPA, • New specialist clinical
• Cellular and Molecular
in accountancy, credit own company through our Nuffield); clinical trial and bioscience
• Financial Statements Biology
control, financial services, Young Enterprise scheme research units; research and laboratories with
• Management Accounting investment analysis, • Biological and development laboratories,
• Strong links with a contemporary equipment
• Quantitative Methods purchasing, business Pathological Basis of clinical healthcare
range of leading local to enhance your learning
consulting, and other Contemporary Diseases laboratories, health
• Contemporary Research and national companies, • Taught by staff who are
related financial and and their Treatment promotion/health and well-
Methods professional bodies and internationally recognised
business professions. A • Laboratory and Applied being specialists. Graduates
• Economics organisations, enhancing for their research
job in accountancy and Biomedical Skills may progress to further
• Corporate and Business employment opportunities • Excellent opportunities to
finance can help you gain • Nutrition, Physical study at postgraduate level,
Law an attractive salary and • Graduate with key skills such as Masters or PhD, develop subject-specific,
Activity and Health
• Taxation pursue a challenging career sought-after by the or to work in academia/ vocationally relevant
accounting and finance • Genetics, Immunology, skills.
• Audit and Assurance as a Chief Financial Officer, research.
industry. Microbiology
Director or Partner in an
• Performance • Biochemistry and
accounting firm, Forensic
Management Metabolism.
Accountant or Business
• Financial Management Adviser.
• Dissertation.
UCAS Code:
BSc Single Honours C608
UCAS Code:
BA Single Honours N400, Combined Honours options see pages 126 - 147 Entry Requirements:
See page 148 for standard University entry requirements, plus you will need an A Level (or
Entry Requirements: equivalent) in a science discipline, GCSE English and Mathematics, and either a Double
See page 148 for standard University entry requirements. Award Science or Biology GCSE.
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