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* Welcome CONTENTS
REASONS TO CHOOSE US 04
As you start making decisions on your next
of our students steps in education, we’re delighted that you
INVESTMENT IN YOU 06
go on to work are considering UCEN Manchester to help you OUR CITY 12
find your future. STUDENT SUPPORT 14
or further
Our personal approach aims to provide you OUR PARTNERS AND INDUSTRY LINKS 16
study within with all the support and flexibility you require OUR APPROACH 18
six months of to have a fantastic career – regardless of your
PROGRESSION ROUTES 22
individual circumstances.
graduating. OUR PROGRAMMES 24
This approach transcends everything we do,
The Arden School Of Theatre 26
from our delivery of first class technical and
professional education delivered in smaller, Business and Management 36
more personal class sizes, to our wide ranging Computing 42
student support service, Future U, that aims Construction and The Built Environment 50
to help you break down any barrier that may Creative Arts and Digital Media 54
impact your study or life. Criminology, Public Services and Policing 68
Healthcare, Childhood Studies and Social Sciences 74
We are here to help you take your next steps
Make-Up Artistry and Special Effects 82
and achieve the qualification that will shape
Manchester Film School 88
your future career. We hold Teaching Excellence
Performing Arts and Music 92
Framework (TEF) Silver status that recognises
Sport, Coaching and Physical Activity 98
our excellent study programmes and high quality
Teacher Education 104
teaching and learning. Our tutors are experts
Access to Higher Education 112
in their chosen industries, passionate about
Higher Level Professional Qualifications 120
ensuring that you gain the right knowledge and
skills for success. This leads to our students STUDENTS’ UNION 126
reporting high levels of satisfaction through the FEES AND FINANCE 128
annual National Student Survey (NSS).
HOW TO APPLY 130
Our graduate statistics speak for themselves:
95%* of our students go on to work or further
study within six months of graduating.
Everything we do is about preparing you for
a successful career. If you invest your time in
recognises our education with us, we will not only give you the
excellent study personal support you require but also the best
programmes opportunities to ensure your success.
and high quality
We hope to see you soon.
teaching and
learning.
We have built extensive academic, quality and professional
* 2017 DLHE data
relationships with our partners. These ensure that our students receive
the highest standards of academic quality in their studies with us.
Michael Walsh
Dean of UCEN Manchester
n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 03REASONS
We know that choosing where you As you embark on this next stage of your
“ “I HAVE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
will study next can be daunting. So educational journey, you will be looking AND FELT WELL SUPPORTED.”
we’ve pulled together some of the for somewhere that meets your individual
best reasons why UCEN Manchester is study needs and offers the right support
for you. Our personal approach that “THE COURSE HAS HELPED ME TO BE
the place for you to find your future. PREPARED FOR THE INDUSTRY I’M
provides tailored, personalised support
As you look to start or continue your means you will have everything you need GOING INTO.”
studies, at the forefront of your mind will to succeed! What’s more we offer small
be having all the skills you need to access class sizes that create close relationships
“TUTORS WHO UNDERSTAND FIRST HAND
fantastic employment opportunities once between students and tutors.
you have gained your qualification.
EXACTLY WHAT THEY’RE TEACHING, AND
ARE STILL ACTIVELY WORKING IN THE
At UCEN Manchester, 95% of our graduates INDUSTRY, THEY TEACH US TO WORK AND
are in employment or further study within THEIR EXPERIENCE IS INVALUABLE.”
81%
six months of completing their course*,
which is a fantastic reason to join us.
“THERE IS A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AND
With your long-term goals fixed on a average NSS satisfaction
score 2019
SUPPORT FROM OTHER STUDENTS. SOME
rewarding career, you’ll want to be 100%
TUTORS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR
10
certain that any course will be equipping
THEIR STUDENTS.”
you with skills that are relevant to your
chosen industry. At UCEN Manchester
top
vocational schools for
we boast exclusive industry links and criminology worldwide “YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO WORK
employer partnerships across all industry WITH CURRENT AND PAST INDUSTRY
sectors. This not only helps us to keep our
10
PROFESSIONALS.”
offer current and provide you with work
experience opportunities, but also enables
top
for Further Education colleges “SMALL CLASS NUMBERS ENSURE
you to develop relationships with potential
at the Whatuni Student STAFF ARE AVAILABLE. LOTS OF WORK
employers for after you graduate.
Choice Awards 2018 and 2019 EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE
COURSE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT, THE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE.”
*DHLE 17/18
*NSS 2019
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TO CHOOSE US n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 05NVESTMEN
Scheduled to open in 2022, our
£140m investment in the future of all
£140 our students, will provide exceptional
undergraduate study facilities along
with access to outstanding student
services and support.
UCEN Manchester was established
as a Higher Education (HE)
provider in its own right in 2018,
after offering an established HE
curriculum for many years as part
of The Manchester College.
Our brand new City Centre Campus,
located adjacent to Victoria
Station and the Manchester Arena
is where most of the investment
in your future will be made. This
new landmark building will feature
dedicated HE spaces, with first-class
equipment and teaching facilities,
along with innovative spaces for
learning and collaboration.
“
We will also be investing more than
£25m in the refurbishment of our
Openshaw Campus, to provide a
leading-edge environment for our
students, with class-leading sports
and training facilities.
UCEN Manchester provides over
100 Higher Education programmes
from Higher National and
Foundation Degrees, through to BA
(Hons) and BSc (Hons) Degrees. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
Creating progressive pathways PROVIDING OUTSTANDING
helps our students to achieve at a FACILITIES TO TRAIN AND
pace which suits, with support to EDUCATE OUR HIGHER
ensure you will succeed on your EDUCATION STUDENTS,
personal journey. EQUIPPING THEM TO BE WORK-
READY FOR THE EMPLOYER
DEMANDS OF THE REGION,
RAISING THEIR ASPIRATIONS
AND EMPOWERING THEM TO
ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.”
MICHAEL WALSH, DEAN OF
UCEN MANCHESTER
Artist impressions of the City Centre Campus
06 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 07YOUR FUTURE
CITY CENTRE CAMPUS OPENSHAW CAMPUS
Centre of Excellence for Creative and Centre of Excellence for Health and
Digital Industries Wellbeing (including Sport)
Our new build will be a landmark building Sport students will have exclusive use of
in the centre of Manchester inspired by a new six court sports hall which will host
our City’s rich industrial heritage. five-a-side football, netball, basketball,
badminton, volleyball and more.
Located opposite the Arena and
Manchester Victoria Station, it is the first There will be a brand new outdoor
of a two-phase* vision for the site, and artificial pitch, ready to host football and
will become the home of the ‘Centre American football, with an on-site gym,
of Excellence for Creative and Digital a professional standard strength and
Industries’, and the ‘Arden School of conditioning room and a sports laboratory.
Theatre’ and ‘Manchester Film School’.
For our healthcare students, the new
It will boast two industry-standard health suite will provide a state-of-the-art
theatres and two film studios as well as hospital ward including an infectious
media, digital computing and editing disease area, a care room and a fully-
suites, recording and photography functioning teaching and training nursery
studios, dance studios and rehearsal space and baby room.
rooms and bespoke practical spaces
Centre of Excellence for Construction
for creative arts, media make-up and
and Logistics
special effects. The campus will open in a
phased basis from spring 2022. Construction students will be taught
in new workshops for a wide range of
*Phase two will see the creation of
specialist and trade programmes, with
a Centre of Excellence for Business,
electrical testing, brickwork, plumbing,
Financial and Professional Services on
plastering, painting and decorating,
the same site, following completion of
carpentry and joinery and a multi-
the first and subject to the securing of
disciplinary area for larger projects.
additional funding.
There will also be a new immersive
CITYLABS CAMPUS technologies laboratory and machine
workshops, providing the perfect
Centre of Excellence for Access to
learning environment for motor vehicle
Higher Education
and engineering students.
CAMPUSES
Located at the heart of the booming
healthcare and health sciences innovation SHENA SIMON
quarter, near Manchester’s major
specialist hospitals, our Citylabs site Some areas of the business curriculum
will enable people to gain the specialist will be provided out of our Shena Simon
access qualifications they need for higher Campus, near to Piccadilly station, until
education university courses in medicine, we develop Phase 2 of our City Centre
biomedical sciences and more. site.
08 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 09CAMPUS
Blackley
Our Estates Strategy
includes a comprehensive
Crumpsall
LOCATIONS
plan to ensure students and
applicants receive important HARPURHEY
information as it is available Moston
to ensure a smooth transition
Failsworth
SUBJECT AREA SEPTEMBER 2021 SPRING - AUTUMN 2022*
THE ARDEN SCHOOL
Nicholls Campus New City Centre Campus
OF THEATRE
Openshaw Campus
BUSINESS AND NEW CAMPUS
Fielden Campus Shena Simon Campus
MANAGEMENT
St John’s Campus
Manchester
COMPUTING Openshaw Campus New City Centre Campus
ST JOHN’S NICHOLLS Openshaw
CONSTRUCTION AND THE
Openshaw Campus Openshaw Campus
BUILT ENVIRONMENT SHENA SIMON
Ardwick
CREATIVE ARTS AND Fielden Campus
New City Centre Campus
DIGITAL MEDIA Northenden Campus OPENSHAW
CRIMINOLOGY AND Openshaw Campus Openshaw Campus
SOCIAL JUSTICE CITYLABS
St John’s Campus Shena Simon Campus
HEALTH AND CARE
Openshaw Campus Openshaw Campus
PROFESSIONS
MAKE-UP ARTISTRY AND Fielden Campus
New City Centre Campus Moss Side
SPECIAL EFFECTS Northenden Campus
MANCHESTER
Fielden Campus New City Centre Campus
FILM SCHOOL
Fielden Campus FIELDEN
PERFORMING ARTS
Nicholls Campus New City Centre Campus
AND MUSIC
Shena Simon Campus
SPORTS AND
Openshaw Campus Openshaw Campus
EXERCISE SCIENCE Didsbury
NORTHENDEN
TEACHER EDUCATION Fielden Campus Shena Simon Campus
ACCESS TO CityLabs Campus CityLabs Campus
HIGHER EDUCATION St John’s Campus Shena Simon Campus Northenden
i
For further information on your course, campus developments
and to apply visit: ucenmanchester.ac.uk
*Information correct at time of print (February 2020)
WYTHENSHAWE
10 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 11ARTS AND CULTURE RETAIL SHOPPING
Whether you’ve come to study performing Manchester is home to countless high-quality
OUR CIT arts or not, the Manchester theatre scene
provides breath-taking inspiration. Local
and international shows grace the stages
including the Opera House, Palace Theatre,
shops, from independent boutiques and
bargain stores to high street favourites. Even
if you just feel like a spot of window shopping,
there is plenty of choice throughout the city.
Royal Exchange, HOME, Contact Theatre,
Online shopping might be popular, but there is
The Lowry and beyond.
no substitute for experiencing the sights and
Manchester is the birthplace of music sounds of Manchester while you explore this
royalty including The Stone Roses, Oasis, retail heaven.
Blossoms, Happy Mondays, Joy Division,
The Courteeners, Elbow, and Bugsy Malone.
Alongside our music icons are our iconic SPORTS AND LEISURE
venues: the MEN Arena, Band on the Wall,
Cycle, ski, swim or simply stick to spectating:
Apollo, The Ritz, Manchester Academy, Deaf
Manchester is a sporting city like no other,
Institute, Victoria Warehouse and Hidden.
and home to iconic football teams Manchester
We might just be a Champagne Supernova
United and Manchester City, SportCity, our
of a city.
National Cycling Centre and a range of
FOOD AND DRINK facilities for athletics are just minutes from
our Openshaw Campus.
As a melting pot of culture Manchester offers
Castlefield a wide variety of traditional and fusion food
from across the globe. We boast incredible
east meets west street food, craft beers and
Welcome to Manchester, a city built on the
gin, fast paced dumpling houses, buzzing
industrial revolution with one of the best bars and bakeries to keep you full and happy.
soundtracks you could ask for. Here you’ll find
hard working, brilliant people from all kinds of
backgrounds, shaping their future and the city.
Manchester is a brilliant city to live in and is home
to one of the largest student populations across
the UK. Whether you’re here for the industry links,
culture, sport or just to learn this lively city offers
something for everyone.
Old meets new with an ever changing skyline
mingling amongst Victorian architecture.
Alongside historic museums and architecture
lie contemporary institutions, buzzing bars,
museums and more.
12 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 13ADVICE AND GUIDANCE HEALTH AND WELLBEING
It is our job to make sure you leave UCEN Disability and student support
Manchester on the path to a successful
Many people with learning difficulties or
career, one that you are passionate about.
disabilities choose to study with us, not
We are here for you if you need help
only because of the range of courses we
exploring your career or progression
offer but the way we deliver them. At
options, if you are unsure about your next
UCEN Manchester we offer something
steps or long-term goals or if you just want
different and more personal.
to talk to someone about your future.
Our team is here to support you from the
All our advisors are highly qualified,
moment you sign up, your enrolment and
Matrix accredited professionals, which
throughout your studies. Our specialist
means they can help you find your
Disability Advisors will make sure you
perfect career and plan your personal
have the assistance you need in lectures
route to get there. They can offer you
and exams. They will help you to discuss
Careers Education, Information, Advice
any required adjustments with your
and Guidance whenever you need it.
tutors, provide equipment loans and
support you in applying for Disabled
LIBRARIES AND Students Allowance (DSA) funding.
“
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
You can tell us about your disability
YOUR DEDICATED SUPPORT TEAM Our campus libraries stock the books or learning difficulties on your UCAS
and resources you will need to help you application form, or during enrolment.
Our role is to ensure that we help you break in your studies. We hold titles across If you want to talk to us in more detail,
For people that struggle
down any barriers that may impact your all subject areas and also have a large please contact our Higher Education
academically like me, there is a
study or life, so that you are supported to collection of online resources, including (HE) Disability Team by email: DSA@
lot more support here than you
succeed with us and go on to flourish in a professional and academic journals ucenmcr.tmc.ac.uk or call: 07730 619177
would get at other provisions. I
rewarding career. as well as specialist subject materials.
honestly can’t thank my tutors
Our team works to provide you with all the enough for the help and support Our online resources can be accessed MENTAL HEALTH
support you might need, when you need it. they have given me especially 24 hours a day and our library staff
are available during the day to assist Alongside our on campus counselling
We will support your learning in a way that when I fell behind due to being
you with any enquiries. We also offer offer, we’re also working with partner
suits you, through study skills sessions, advice in hospital.
introductory workshop sessions to help agencies to help equip students with
on careers, employability or your finances.
They kept me updated via you find your way around our services. the skills to deal with and improve their
We’ll go the extra mile to ensure that your
email and continuously went own wellbeing as part of our Mental
personal overall experience is the best it Skills4study Campus
over things until I understood Health Strategy. This aims to ensure that
could possibly be.
them. Without that support, I Skills4Study Campus is an interactive students are prepared for any stresses
UCEN Manchester’s mission is to improve don’t think I would be doing as e-learning resource, offering a range of and know how to deal with them,
the lives of those we work with through well as I am.” activities to help you sharpen the skills helping them cope with any personal or
education and our support services are you need for learning. Modules include professional challenges whilst they are
here to ensure your investment in your Angela Ward, FdA Special getting ready for academic study, studying and giving them skills they can
future is supported and encouraged at Effects Make Up Artistry. research principles and exam skills. You use for life.
every stage, from application to graduation. will be provided with a personal account
giving you access to the whole package
throughout your time with us.
14 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 15OUR INDUSTRY
PARTNERS LINKS
In addition to our TEF Silver Status What’s more, our higher education At UCEN Manchester we believe that Through these links our students gain
that demonstrates the excellence provision is constantly reviewed education and training should be centred exposure to real world, industry standard
of the teaching and learning we and shaped by industry experts and around improving your employment experiences ranging from placement and
provide, all our degree programmes academics to ensure our courses options and opportunities. That’s why we internship opportunities through to live
are validated and accredited by one are providing you with all the skills develop our programmes and courses briefs for students to respond to.
of three top universities or a major and knowledge you will need for a in partnership with businesses and
Our industry links are wide reaching and
examination board. fantastic career. organisations. This not only helps course
have previously given students fantastic
leaders to keep their finger on the pulse
This not only reflects the quality opportunities with leading organisations
of industry but also that our courses
of our offer but also means that in their field including digital agency
prepare students for a real career.
you will effectively graduate from Kin + Carta Connect, The Contact Theatre
a top university. So, you’ll benefit and the Open Eye Gallery.
from our personalised, supportive
environments while gaining a degree
from an established university.
Validated and accredited by:
INDUSTRY EXPERTS WORK PLACEMENTS EMPLOYABILITY TEAM
The majority of our At UCEN Manchester, All our advisors are highly
academic, professional work placements sit qualified, Matrix accredited
and technical staff have at the heart of our professionals, which means
gained huge amounts of courses. These offer you they can help you find your
experience in the industries opportunities to develop perfect career and plan
Industry experts: and professions they teach. your experience and your route to get there.
And many continue to apply your skills directly They can help you on a
work professionally around to your role. You will be one-to-one basis, at one of
their teaching, maintaining supported to plan and our workshops, through a
direct links through arrange a placement that scheduled appointment, or
which they can support suits you so that you can during an event.
our students with work take advantage of our
They provide access to
placements, professional industry links.
employability information,
mentoring and graduate
specialist advice and
employment opportunities.
networks across our
departmental areas. Their
invaluable advice enables
you to better reach
U M A employers and to give you
United Makeup Artists
EXPO the confidence to succeed.
16 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 17FLEXIBLE
APPROACH
As part of our commitment to providing a personal higher
education experience, UCEN Manchester offers a flexible
approach to your studies aimed at making our courses
accessible to everyone, regardless of personal circumstance.
With so much flexibility, we’ll provide you with all the
personal support you need to access higher education so
that you have as many career opportunities as possible at
the end of your time with us.
Our approach includes:
Almost all of our Courses that are Starting with a
courses are available condensed into two Foundation degree
on a part-time basis or three active days and progressing to a
of study to fit around BA/BSc (Hons) (Top-
your non-study
“
Up) means if you need
commitments to take a break or
want to change your
specialism you can
UCEN Manchester had the
exact requirements I was
The option to looking for. A two-year,
specialise with a (Top- full-time course, done in
Up) course or complete two and a half days a week,
an additional year to A new range of
blended learning
that’s easily accessible to
diversify your skillset
options where you me on the transport routes.”
study via evening
Emma Palfrey
classes and online
FdA Tourism Management
lessons
18 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 19HOW WE
TEACH
QUALITY TEACHING,
PERSONAL TO YOU
UCEN Manchester is living proof that
the best things come in the smallest
packages. From our smaller class sizes to
the high levels of one to one engagement
that our tutors offer, we are committed
to making your learning experience a
personal one that is big on quality!
84%
of students feel their course
IT’S PERSONAL has provided them with
opportunities to apply what
Our personal approach really sets us apart they have learnt
from other higher education institutions.
By keeping class sizes small, our tutors
can really invest in getting to know 85%
of students feel that our staff
you, so that they can understand your
learning styles, the challenges you are make the subject interesting
facing and your future ambitions. This
86%
means that they can provide you with
tailored, personalised support that will
help you to achieve your potential. of students feel their course
has provided them with
EXPERT TUTORS opportunities to explore ideas
Our tutors are experts in their field, or concepts in depth
with many either continuing to work
professionally in their sector or
holding prestigious industry standard
professional qualifications.
These close links to industry ensures that
our tutors have their finger on the pulse
of latest developments in industry that
they can then pass on directly to you!
Take a look at our latest National Student
Survey satisfaction ratings:
20 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 21PERSONAL PROGRESS
DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5
HND Technical Theatre and Production Arts
LEVEL 6 DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION YEAR LEVEL 4
FdA Make-Up Artistry
LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6
BA (Hons) Make-Up Artistry
BA (Hons) Acting for Live and Recorded Media (Top-Up)
Preparatory Year
MAKE-UP ARTISTRY AND BA (Hons) Special Effects
THE ARDEN SCHOOL OF BA (Hons) Dance and Performance Extended Degree
SPECIAL EFFECTS Make-Up Artistry (Top-Up) or
THEATRE BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Programme FdA Special Effects Make-Up Artistry
BA (Hons) Make-Up Artistry
BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance (Top-Up)
BA (Hons) Vocal Studies and Performance
DEPARTMENT LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6
HNC Business HND Business
MANCHESTER FILM BA (Hons) Film and TV
BUSINESS AND FdA Business Management FdA Film and TV Production
SCHOOL Production (Top-Up)
MANAGEMENT FdA Tourism Management HNC Performing Arts (Acting)
FdA Events Management HNC Performing Arts
HND Computing BSc (Hons) Computing PERFORMING ARTS AND (Musical Theatre)
(Top-Up) MUSIC
FdSc Computing HNC Performing Arts (Dance)
BSc (Hons) Computer BA (Hons) Creative Music Professions
FdSc Computer Network Engineering Network Engineering BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching
COMPUTING (Top-Up) FdSc Sport Coaching*
and School Sport (Top-Up)*
BSc (Hons) Computer SPORT, COACHING AND
FdSc Computer Network Security PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FdSc Exercise, Physical Activity and Health* BSc (Hons) Applied Sport
Network Security (Top-Up) and Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Software FdSc Sport Science: Strength and Conditioning* (Top-Up)*
FdSc Software Development
Development (Top-Up)
DEPARTMENT LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7
HNC Construction and
CONSTRUCTION AND THE Cert Ed Certificate in BA (Hons) Education and
the Built Environment
BUILT ENVIRONMENT Education (Lifelong Professional Development
(Construction)
HNC Creative Media HND Creative Media BA (Hons) 3D Modelling and Learning) In-Service (Top-Up)
Production (Animation and Production (Animation and Animation for Games and PGCE Professional
Motion Graphics) Motion Graphics) Media (Top-Up) Graduate Certificate
HND Art and Design Product Design (Jewellery) in Education (Lifelong
HND Art and Design Fashion Learning) In-Service
BA (Hons) Creative Media
CREATIVE ARTS AND TEACHER EDUCATION
HND Art and Design (Arts Practice) and Visual Communication PGCE Postgraduate
DIGITAL MEDIA
FdA Contemporary Photographic Practices (Top-Up) Certificate in Education
FdA Graphic Design and Advertising (Lifelong Learning)
In-Service
BA (Hons) 3D Modelling and
FdA 3D Modelling and Animation for Games and Media Animation for Games and PFDipE Postgraduate
Media (Top-Up) Diploma in Education
BA (Hons) Criminology and (Lifelong Learning)
FdA Criminology and Criminal Justice In-Service
Criminal Justice (Top-Up)
CRIMINOLOGY, PUBLIC BA (Hons) Public Services
SERVICES AND POLICING and Social Justice (Top-Up) *subject to approval
HNC Policing
HNC Applied Sciences
HNC Healthcare Practice for HND Healthcare Practice for
BA (Hons) Integrated Health
HEALTHCARE, England (Integrated Health England (Integrated Health
and Social Care (Top-Up)
CHILDHOOD STUDIES and Social Care) and Social Care) The majority of our courses from Level 4 have a pathway
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES BA (Hons) Childhood and through to Level 5 and full BA / BSc Honors at Level 6.
FdA Childhood and Youth Studies
Youth Studies (Top-Up)
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology Our flexible approach ensures most courses can be taken
full-time or part-time, allowing you to study at the pace
which suits your lifestyle and personal commitments.
22 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 23PERSONAL
Our flexible, personal approach enables our students to
learn and progress at a pace which suits them.
CHOICE
POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
Level 7
These are mostly for a Professional or Postgraduate Certificate in Education
(PGCE), programmes for future teachers, or those working in Education in
alternative settings.
THE ARDEN SCHOOL OF THEATRE____________________________ 26
BA/BSc (HONS) (TOP-UP)
Level 6
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT_______________________________ 36 One year programme for Level 5 qualified students
to gain an Honours degree.
COMPUTING_______________________________________________ 42
CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT________________ 50 BACHELOR OF ARTS/
SCIENCE (BA/BSc) HIGHER NATIONAL
CREATIVE ARTS AND DIGITAL MEDIA__________________________ 54 DIPLOMA (HND)
HONOURS
Level 5
FOUNDATION A two year commitment
CRIMINOLOGY, PUBLIC SERVICES AND POLICING________________ 68 Most of our subject areas
have either a Level 6 award, DEGREE (Fd) to gain a Level 5 award, or
(FdA) (FdSc) this can be a (Top-Up) year
HEALTHCARE, CHILDHOOD STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES______ 74 three year Honours degree,
A two year Level 5 from a HNC.
or one year (Top-Up) degree.
MAKE-UP ARTISTRY AND SPECIAL EFFECTS____________________ 82 award; students can
then progress to a
one year (Top-Up)
HIGHER NATIONAL
MANCHESTER FILM SCHOOL_________________________________ 88 CERTIFICATE (HNC)
degree to obtain an
Level 4
Honours degree. A Level 4 qualification,
PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC______________________________ 92 allowing progression onto
higher level study.
SPORT, COACHING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY___________________ 98
TEACHER EDUCATION_____________________________________ 104
FOUNDATION YEAR ACCESS TO
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION_____________________________ 112 A one year programme added onto your HIGHER EDUCATION
Level 3
foundation/bachelors degree that is Typically a one year programme to
HIGHER LEVEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS______________ 120 designed for potential students who have enable learners from a wide range of
the ability to study for a degree but do not backgrounds to gain the necessary
meet the requirements for direct entry into skills and experience to progress
undergraduate-level programmes. onto higher level qualifications.
Complete a full Honours degree in three years: The majority of our subjects allow you
to study a two year Foundation Degree or HND then go straight onto a one year Top-Up
BA or BSc Honours degree, giving you a full Honours degree in just three years.
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For further information on your course, campus developments
and to apply visit: ucenmanchester.ac.uk/arden
The Arden
School of Theatre
BA (Hons) | HND
Our excellent reputation, industry links and experienced tutors
Practical approach Reasons to study at
attract students from across Great Britain and Europe.
Our practical approach ensures upon graduating you’re ready
The Arden School
Our courses are recognised by Equity and Our students go on to achieve great success, for industry. Your contact hours will be high, preparing you for of Theatre:
Spotlight, and regularly feature in national from lead roles in hit TV dramas and soap the pace and demand of working on a set, stage or theatre.
industry publications for their quality. operas to starring in West End productions
and performing on luxury cruise liners.
1. Industry partners
including Contact
Studying at The Arden requires a huge
We want our students to be work-ready Professional accreditation Theatre
commitment. You will be expected to
once they graduate, so our curriculum is
be in every day, Monday-Friday, working
intensive hours with tutors who are all
constantly updating to align with the needs The Arden School of Theatre are a Spotlight approved 2. National Industry
showcases with agents
of the industry. programme provider. Spotlight is the industry’s casting network
established professionals from Actors and
Theatre-makers, to Musical Directors and
Choreographers.
In addition, being based in Manchester is a
real draw. It is a city of talent, full of art and
and all professional castings go through their network.
3. Approved Graduate
Member of Spotlight
Being a graduate member school means The Arden School of
These tutors will provide you with invaluable
industry insight and push you to work at the
culture, with MediaCityUK on its doorstep.
There are countless theatres and art venues
Theatre meet Spotlights’ expectations of conservatoire training
as well as providing our students with other opportunities 4. Work across disciplines:
network and collaborate
offering all manner of entertainment, from including graduate discounts, their performances listed on across courses with
highest levels of professional standards, in
large scale shows to fringe productions Spotlights, calendar of events, access to free workshops, and
order to have the best possible chance to students from within the
providing endless work opportunities. eligibility for Spotlights’ Industry Showcase.
succeed in this challenging industry. creative arts disciplines
and further afield
“
including make-up, film
Validating partner:
and acting
My Arden experience prepared me for every 5. Professional
environment:
eventuality, from screen to stage, to voice over specialist recording
work, and even down to being self-employed and facilities, theatres, and
looking after my accounts and affairs as an actor. rehearsal studios
“I couldn’t have asked for a better form of training
to get me ready for the type of industry that I am
6. Get the personal
touch: you’ll be
in today. Acting isn’t a job, it’s a lifestyle and at taught by practising
The Arden, you’re in the best hands possible.” performers and creative
professionals
Thomas Vernal KEY:
BA (Hons) Acting for Live and Recorded Media DUCAS code TDuration BAwarding partner f UCAS Points
26 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 27Career outcomes Acting for Live and Recorded Media
+ TV BA (Hons)
+ Film This course provides high quality vocational training
+ Commercials and education for practitioners who can respond to
the traditional and contemporary demands of the
performance industry and its allied sectors.
Students will be encouraged to develop a flexible
approach to the processes by which performance is
created, characterised by a committed and consistent
professional work ethic that is able to adapt to
different performance contexts.
The course will foster in its graduates the ability to utilise
critical and analytical skills in developing ideas and
THOMAS
constructing arguments, in order to produce their own
work in terms of personal and professional development.
VERNAL
Examples of current content:
Year one
• Context and Guidance
• Tools of The Trade 1: The Naturalistic Actor
• Tools of The Trade 2: The Actor and the Text
• Skills for the Actor
• Introduction to Camera
• Preparation for Screen Acting
The Arden graduate Thomas What are some of the Acting isn’t a job, it’s a lifestyle
Year two Vernal has secured the role accomplishments you’re and at The Arden, you’re in the
• The Classic Text and Acting of ‘The General’ in the UK most proud of in your
best hands possible.
• Acting for Radio and International tour of The career so far? If you could offer just one
• Skills for the Actor 2 Book of Mormon. I think working with one of the most piece of career advice to
• Modern and Contemporary Drama What would you say are
decorated writers, directors and students, what would it be?
visionaries for the arts of our time,
• Critical Context the top requirements for Graft to perfect your craft because
is one that sticks out to me. Kwame hard work beats talent when talent
• Screen Acting someone entering this line Kwei-Armah was the director on doesn’t work hard. Make time to
of work? “One Love - The Bob Marley Musi- unwind and recharge your mental,
Year three cal”, so being able to work closely
Discipline, punctuality, humility, emotional and physical batteries.
• Showreel hard work, dedication and honesty.
with and to learn from him was an Although being an actor is one of
• Audition Skills amazing experience. But to top it the most amazing experiences in
Honesty not just towards others and
all off, the show came to my home
• Public Performance 1 in your work, but most importantly
town of Birmingham where I was
the world, it is also a business and
being honest and true to yourself, you are your own boss.
• Acting Showcase who you are, what you stand for
able to play the main stage at The
• Public Performance 2 and what you believe in. Oh, I
Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
• Negotiated Research Project. almost forgot... You need to be thick How did your experience at
skinned too.
The Arden prepare you for
What are the most what you are doing today?
D W410 T 3 years B Sheffield Hallam Universiy f 96 and Audition challenging aspects of your My Arden experience prepared me
current job? for every eventuality, from screen
to stage, to voice over work, and
One of the most challenging
even down to being self-em-
aspects about my job, is breaking
ployed and looking after my
personal barriers and stepping out
accounts and affairs as an actor.
of my comfort zone when it comes
I couldn’t have asked for a better
to learning new things. Also having
form of training to get me ready
to prepare my mind and my body
for the type of industry that I am
for very long, tiring and physical
in today.
rehearsal days.
28 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 29Career outcomes Dance and Performance Musical Theatre
+ Performer
BA (Hons) BA (Hons)
+ Dance Studio
Coordinator This is the course for those wanting to bring their Develop your potential for excellence as a triple threat
own creative ideas, skills and passion for dance and over our three year Musical Theatre degree.
+ Choreographer
performance to a constantly changing industry. For The first year of the course focuses on the core
+ Educator
the technically versatile and imaginative dancers, techniques of Musical Theatre: acting, dance, and singing.
choreographers, community artists, and teachers. You will also be taught supporting skills such as accents/
A programme for the 21st century dance artist; the dialects, music theory, and performance technique.
performers, the creators, and the innovators. This
practically-led course aims to equip you with the The second year moves into more project based work.
technical, creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial You will perform mini-scale musicals from the historical
skills to be able to work in a wide variety of contexts. and contemporary repertoire and devise your own musical
as a year group, while continuing to refine the skills
Examples of current content: required for professional musical theatre performance.
Year one The final year supports you in becoming a Musical
• Commercial Dance Theatre professional, learning audition techniques Career outcomes
• Contemporary Dance in order to gain that all important first job upon
• Contextualising Dance Practices Musical Theatre
graduating. You will perform two full scale musicals
• Dance Techniques with a professional orchestra and technical team in one + West End
• Theatre Craft of our in-house theatres, as well as perform industry
• Theatre Dance + Broadway
showcases in Manchester and London. You will also
Year two learn to record a professional vocal reel and be guided + Chorus Member
• Aerial Dance through your professional development including CVs,
• Dance Repertoire and Performance headshots, budgeting, and tax returns.
• Dance Specialism Examples of current content: Tutor Profile
• From Site to Stage
• Teaching Dance Year one Tim Flavin,
• Theoretical Frameworks for Dance • Acting Methodologies
• Acting through Song Laurence Olivier Award
Year three • Musical Theatre: Context and Guidance Winner (1984)
• Employability and Entrepreneurship • Dance Techniques into Performance Stage credits include:
• Festival • Ensemble and Solo Singing Techniques
On Your Toes
• Negotiated Research Project • The Epic and Heightened Form
• Professional Performance Crazy for You
Year two
• Professional Practice • The Classic Text and Acting Follies
• Showcase. • Acting for Radio White Christmas
• Skills for the Actor 2 42nd Street
• Modern and Contemporary Drama Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
D D16P T 3 years B Sheffield Hallam Universit y f 96 and Audition
• Critical Context
• Screen Acting Kiss Me Kate
Year three Dracula
• Audition Skills Screen Credits include:
• Developing Professional Practice Airline
• Musical Theatre Showcase Performance
The Spy from Moscow
• Negotiated Research Project
• Presenting a Public Performance The Long Firm
• Rehearsing and Presenting. Coins in the Fountain
D W411 T 3 years B Sheffield Hallam University f 96 and Audition
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BA (Hons)
Designed to harness your creativity and train you as a
maker and performer of new theatre, our Theatre and
Performance degree explores a variety of performance
skills, identifies your artistic intentions, and pushes
boundaries in making innovative work, engaging in
contemporary styles of performance.
The course benefits from its excellent connections
with Manchester’s Contact – a theatre that is
redefining theatre for the 21st Century, and results
in the development and creation of your very own
performance festival, unTaPped, which attracts
audiences of industry professionals.
Bring your own theatrical ideas and passions to a
INDUSTRY PARTNER: CONTACT THEATRE constantly-changing industry on this fast-paced and
heavily practical programme. Work with specialists and
The Arden School of Theatre has Wayne Steven Jackson, Head of learn how to stage your own show while refining and
launched a unique artistic and Theatre and Performance, said: “This developing your performance skills.
educational relationship with relationship with Contact marks an
Examples of current content:
Manchester’s Contact theatre. exciting development for BA (Hons)
Theatre and Performance. Year one
Students on the BA (Hons) Theatre and
• Acting
Performance, will now be able to work It will provide our students with
• Presentational Performance
closely with one of the region’s most invaluable opportunities and experiences.
• Performance Skills
innovative and experimental theatres.
Matt Fenton, Chief Executive and • Contextualising Contemporary Performance
The relationship will provide students Artistic Director of Contact, said: • Autobiographical Performance Career outcomes
with an exclusive link to the professional “Contact and The Arden School of • Devised Performance
industry at a venue which has a legacy Theatre have enjoyed a close relationship Theatre
Year two
of supporting young people in making for many years. + Theatre Performer
new, innovative, and experimental • Touring Theatre
“It’s really exciting to take that further • Solo Practice + Stage Actor
theatre and performance.
by developing our partnership over • Advanced Performance Skills + Pantomime
As part of this relationship, Contact the coming years to include hosting • Researching Contemporary Performance
Theatre will deliver a series of end of year student shows and • Locating Performance + Clowning
masterclass sessions to students, providing professional industry course • Performance Environments + Professional Theatre
exploring artistic direction, programming, enhancement.” Company Owner
marketing, and production. It will also Year three
host The Arden’s annual unTaPped • Professional Collaboration
performance festival in May. • International Performance.
D T2P6 T 3 years B Sheffield Hallam University f 96 and Audition
32 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 33Career outcomes Vocal Studies and Performance Technical Theatre and Production Arts
Vocal Studies BA (Hons) HND
+ Soloist The aim of the programme is to train and support This course will provide you with the skills necessary to
+ Freelance Singer professional vocalists in multi-genre performance enter the exciting world of technical theatre.
including both musical theatre and pop music vocals
+ Performer Initially you will concentrate on operational level skills,
with the scope to explore any genre the you would like
including sound, lighting, and scenic construction,
+ Cruise Ship Performer to specialise in. The course is fast-paced and heavily
before moving into design and stage management in
practical, encouraging students to explore their individual
+ Cabaret your second year. You will also have the opportunity to
artistic interests in order to develop as practitioners. The
work alongside our performing arts degree students
course is ideal for those with a passion for singing and a
on their final productions, working with top creative
desire for a career in the performance industry.
directors from the industry on real life projects whilst
The Arden School of Theatre utilises its working links being mentored by industry specialists.
with the professional community to provide the most up
The Arden School of Theatre immerses you into a
to date knowledge of vocal techniques and professional
community of theatre makers, performers, and creatives,
requirements. The programme explores a number
helping you to achieve and be the best you can be.
of modules which engage students in performance
technique and skills. The modules are designed to Examples of current content:
explore the voice as an instrument and understand the Year one
theory behind how we control it.
• The Performing Arts Industry
Each year of the programme has a unique focus in • Professional Development
providing students with the techniques and knowledge • Production Communication
of the voice. • Stagecraft
• Lighting Operation
Examples of current content:
• Sound Operation
Year one • Scenic Construction
• Skills for the Vocalist • Costume Construction
• Acting Through Song Career outcomes
Year two
• Contextualising Performance
• Ensemble Singing • Creative-Research Project Theatre
• Solo Singing • Working in the Performing Arts Industry
+ Assistant Stage
• General Musicianship • Management Role
Manager
• Lighting Design
Year two
• Set Design + Stage Manager
• Advanced Skills for the Vocalist • Sound Design
• The Art of Cabaret + Lighting Technician
• Stage Management.
• Advanced Ensemble Singing + Sound Technician
• Advanced Solo Singing •
• Critical Performance Theory D W540 T 2 years B Pearson f 64 + Sound Designer
• Intro to Studio Production + Lighting Designer
Year three
+ Technical Assistant
• Professional Development
• Vocal Showcase + Assistant Scenic Artist
• Concert Performance and Carpentry
• Theatrical Performance
• Studio Project
• Negotiated Research Project.
D W412 T 3 years B Sheffield Hallam University f 96 and Audition
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and to apply visit: ucenmanchester.ac.uk/business
Business and
Management
FdA | HND | HNC
With the business, events and tourism sectors continually growing
Flexible approach Reasons to study
and evolving we’ll help you to develop the innovation, flexibility
Business and
and resilience necessary to flourish in this industry. Our dynamic Our flexible approach to learning extends to how we
deliver our courses. Management:
and exciting degree courses will give you the key skills and
experience to thrive, whatever your goals. Our HNC and HND in Business can be studied with a mix
of online and face to face contact hours.
1. Industry led delivery
Whether you want to explore the art
of management, the logistics of human
Once enrolled we’ll work with you to
enhance your understanding of business
2. Flexible timetabling and
teaching approaches
resource, the evolution of marketing, disciplines while developing work specific Validating partners:
or want to progress into management skills that are transferable in the industry. 3. Get the personal touch:
you’ll be taught by
within the Events and Tourism industry practising business
Previous students have thrived from their
we’ll support you to find the right professionals
time with us and gone on to set up their
course for you.
own companies, achieving promotions
and changing careers. 4. Students have gone on to
work at New York Bank,
Social Chain and NHS
5. One-to-one support
“
KEY: from tutors
DUCAS code TDuration BAwarding partner f UCAS Points
I’ve had so many opportunities here,
such as being Student Governor for two
years and now co-optee board member.
And with small class sizes and more
individualised learning, I’ve been able to
reach my full potential.”
Kimoni Bell
FdA Business and Management
36 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 37Career outcomes Business Management Business (Blended Learning)
Business Management Foundation Degree HNC
+ Entrepreneur All organisations need people with strong business skills. This course has been designed around people working
+ Manager At the end of your course, you’ll be equipped with the and provides an opportunity to explore multiple
skills they need – a business professional with a global topics and units that are extremely important in
+ Project Manager mind-set, confident, able to lead teams, managing today’s business environment. This includes business
operations, develop strategies, aware of key sustainability law, accounting, and leadership and management
challenges and making leadership decisions. techniques. There are scheduled face to face contact
hours in the evening, with online material that will be
You will learn how to spot opportunities, adapt
available 24/7. This offers the flexibility to study around
to change, assess impact on stakeholders, and
your commitments. This independent study will involve
understand when and how to take risks. You’ll gain a
a range of online activities including pre-recorded
broad understanding of the business world, together
webinars, podcasts and reading material.
with fundamental skills like team-working and
problem-solving. Examples of current content:
Examples of current content: • Marketing Essentials
• Business and the Business Environment
• Global Concerns in Sustainable Development Career outcomes
• Business Law
• Innovation and Creativity Skills for Business
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• Accounting and FinTech for Managers Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Understanding the Customer Experience
• Management Accounting + Marketing Admin
• Managing People in a Contemporary Economy
• Management and Operations
• Digital Awareness and Professional Development + Marketing Executive
• Managing a Successful Business Project (Pearson-set).
• Introduction to Human Resource Management
+ Marketing and Events
• Introduction to Technology and Big Data
Officer
• Work-based Learning (Procedures, Policy and Practices). D NN20 T 1 year B Pearson f 48
• Business Operations Management
• Work Based Learning: Procedures, Policy and Practice Human Resource
• Employability Skills and Managing Your Digital Footprint Management
• Social Innovation through Entrepreneurship HND
+ HR Advisor
• Investigating Responsible Enterprise in a Global Context
Our new business modules align with the forever-
• Principles of Strategic Management + Learning and
changing business environment and, in the second year,
Specialism electives you will develop a more extensive knowledge of the main Development
• Marketing topics of business. Throughout the course, you will build + Reward Officer
− Marketing Communications your core skills and explore the complex issues affecting
− Sales and Marketing business environments.
• Management
− Management Studies in Context Examples of current content:
− Managing People in a Legal Framework • Business Strategy
• Human Resource Management • Organisational Behaviour
− Performance and Reward • Business IT Systems
− Managing Across Cultural Boundaries. • Consumer Behaviour and Insight
• Developing Individuals, Teams and Organisations
• Research Project (Pearson-Set)
D NN12 T 2 years B Manchester Metropolitan University f 64 • Sales Management.
D TBC T 1 year B Pearson f HNC in a relevant subject area
38 q 0161 674 7777 n ucenmanchester.ac.uk 39Career outcomes Events Management Tourism Management
+ Event Officer Foundation Degree Foundation Degree
+ Events Manager Exploring both strategic and operational aspects of With a wealth of tourist attractions in Manchester, this
+ Event Coordinator the industry, you will develop the skills needed to plan, course is ideal to help you achieve your dream of building
manage and execute all types of indoor and outdoor or developing a career in this dynamic industry. You
+ Logistics events, from conferences and exhibitions, to festivals and will gain a real insight into being a manager, developing
sporting events. Through industry-relevant lectures and your knowledge and understanding of how the tourism
working on live briefs, to visits from guest speakers and industry operates. You will complete a work-based
work experience, you will expand your knowledge of the placement, as well as working on live projects and hearing
industry and develop transferable practical skills in a real- from industry speakers.
life environment.
Through industry relevant lectures and working on live
Examples of current content: briefs, to visits from guest speakers and work experience,
• Exploring the Events Industry you will expand your knowledge of the industry
and develop transferable practical skills in a real-life
• Introduction to Marketing environment.
• Designing Creative Events Examples of current content:
• Live Events Production • Exploring the Tourism Industry Career outcomes
• Legal Issues in Event Planning • Tourism Business Environment + Tour Manager
• Introduction to Marketing + Retail Manager
• Introduction to Finance
• Introduction to Finance
• Special Events and Festivals + Tour Planner and
• Travel and Tourism Operations Coordinator
• Business Tourism Events • Tourist Behaviour
+ Holiday Designer
• Live Events Management • Tourist Destinations
• Research Methods • Preparing for Industry
• Management Practices for Industry • Research Methods
• Business Tourism Events
• Digital Events Operations Management.
• Tourism and the Media
• Tourism Enterprise and Creativity
D N820 T 2 years B Manchester Metropolitan University f 64
• Sustainable Tourism
• Management Practices for Industry.
D M6Y6 T 2 years B Manchester Metropolitan University f 64
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and to apply visit: ucenmanchester.ac.uk/computing
Computing
BSC (Hons) | FdSC | HND | HNC
In our Computing department, we pride ourselves on our links with Flexible approach Reasons to study
key industry providers. We hold academy status with Cisco, Palo Computing:
Our flexible approach to learning extends to how we
Alto, Oracle, Juniper and VMWare. Our links with these leading
providers shape our curriculum offer, so you get to experience
deliver our courses.
1. Academy status with
Palo Alto, Cisco, VMWare,
Start with a two-year foundation degree then finish with
industry standard equipment and software. a one year (Top-Up) programme, or if you need, take a Oracle and Juniper
We are always looking for ways to Our department aim is to help you
break, spend time in the industry and return to specialise.
2. Industry expert tutors,
recognised in the top
enhance your academic experience by develop your academic and research 10 and 25 per cent of
encouraging development in professional skills so that, in your final year, Cisco Instructors as
qualifications around your chosen regardless of specialism, so you are Validating partners:
ranked by students
discipline and our close ties with industry able to complete your own specialised
providers allow us to embed their research project. 3. 20 year partnership
with Cisco
industry practices into our unit content.
We’ll support your journey so that you
This means that you are not only getting
a degree but, at the same time, earning
can find and develop your passion within 4. Industry links and events
computing that will help you get your
professional qualifications.
dream job, or give you the edge when it
Industry partners:
5. Manchester named
top UK location for IT
As a Cisco Support Centre and a Trainer comes to promotions in the competitive professionals to live and
centre, if networking is your passion then industry of computing. We work with industry leaders to ensure our students learn
work by CompTIA UK
we can support your journey from novice with the equipment and software to give them the skills
Tech Town Index
to trainer. For example, in partnership necessary to enter the industry.
with global cybersecurity leader Cisco,
we became one of the first academies in
6. Get the personal touch:
you’ll be personally
the UK and hosted a global networking taught by practising
event here in Manchester. industry professionals
KEY:
DUCAS code TDuration BAwarding partner f UCAS Points
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