Brunel University

Brunel University located in Uxbridge, West London, England is counted among the top universities of the world and has been ranked 47 out of 122 UK Universities by the Times Good Universities Guide. It has 15000 students including 2500 international students enrolled in various streams. Brunel University’s mantra is to achieve academic excellence with practical and entrepreneurial skills hence a number of courses here have actual placements and projects as an integral part of the curriculum.

Courses offered:

Brunel offers a plethora of courses in science and technology, engineering, arts and humanities, business and social sciences, language and cultural studies, medicine and health in undergraduate, post graduate and research programmes. It is equipped with state of the art labs and workshops ranging from multi-media facilities like video editing and digital broadcasting, rapid prototyping machines, engine testing suites, metal fabrication and model making, flight, driving and train simulators for engineering and designing courses and an indoor athletics centre.

The University has eight Academic Schools:

• School of Arts offering Drama, English, Music, Screen Media and Journalism

• Brunel Business School for Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Marketing and Branding Operations, Logistics and HR

• Brunel Law School for Bachelor/Master of Law (LL.B.) or (LL.M.), Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), PG Certificate in Intellectual Property, Master/Doctor of Philosophy

• School of Engineering and Design offering Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering Design, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

• School of Health Sciences and Social Care for Bioscience, Health and Social Care

• School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics

• School of Social Sciences offering Anthropology, Economics and Finance, Politics and History, Psychology, Sociology and Communications

• School of Sport and Education

Brunel offers PhD and MPhil opportunities in all the academic schools and its seven Specialist Research Institutes. Brunel also offers foundation courses for those who do not meet English standard requirements and other admission eligibility criteria after the successful completion of which guaranteed entry is granted into the linked course.

Admission Process:

Applications for admission can be made online through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Services) for those who wish to study in UK by using the Electronic Application System (EAS) set up with UCAS in schools, colleges and career offices. If applying through UCAS for one course, the fee is ₤9 and for more than one the cost is ₤19. Those applying online, individually or through school or college, may pay by credit or debit card according to the fee structure of the course. Applications are accepted from September to January for an academic cycle starting the following year.

An academic year is divided into three terms-

1. Autumn Term from September to December

2. Spring term from mid January to end of March

3. Summer Term from late April to August

Scholarships and Grants offered:

Students can avail a number of scholarships and funding schemes offered both by Brunel and the government for home/ EU/ international students. Scholarships are for varying courses for undergraduates, post graduates for academic excellence, widening participation and financial support. There are also many grants like Special Support Grant, Disabled Students Assistance, Parents’ Learning Allowance and Adult Dependant’s Grant.

Placement Cell and Assistance:

Brunel has a Placement and Career Centre to help with finding part-time jobs, sandwich placements, vacation work and graduate jobs. It runs workshops to prepare for filing job applications, interviews etc. It offers free e- mail vacancy alerts and job advice for three years after graduation.

Accommodation:

Brunel has 34 self catering halls of residence for all students including studios for co- habiting couples.

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