At the Faculty of Social Sciences. Entry requirements in English

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In the university-wide rankings, he leads many in a row in all technical areas. Traditionally ranked first in electronic engineering, is among the leading universities in information technology and engineering sciences, management, economics, law, environmental studies.

The Center for the Study of Electron Optics has made major scientific discoveries in the field of laser technology and fiber optics. Faculty of Management is among the leading British departments in this specialty, and part of the faculty is independent Entrepreneurship Institute- actively explores all aspects of small business, innovation and business risks. The Faculty of Law is largest center UK for the study, teaching and advising of the law of the sea. The National Center for Oceanography, which is part of the university, is one of the world's leading centers for the study and teaching of oceanology and geosciences.

The university is in the top ten UK universities by competition among applicants. The university has students from over 100 countries. The University of Southampton has 7 campuses and 20 student residences to accommodate all international students. International scientific relations provide opportunities for foreign internships. There is a preparatory department for certain specialties and English language. The starting salary of graduates is high - about 19,000 £ per year.

Southampton is a modern vibrant city with a rich maritime history. It is located an hour from London on south coast England. The population of the city is 221,000 people, so Southampton combines the attractiveness of a large city with the environmental cleanliness and safety of a small town.

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UNDERGRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE

Accounting and Finance Acoustical Engineering Actuarial Studies Applied Social Sciences Audiology archaeology biochemistry Biology Biomedical Sciences Chemistry civil engineering computer engineering Computer Science and Software Engineering Contemporary Europe economics electrical engineering Electromechanical Engineering Electronic Engineering English Entrepreneurship environmental engineering Environmental Sciences film French Studies Geography Geology Geophysical Sciences History Information Technology in Organizations International Foundation year Language studies law Management Sciences and Management Mathematics mechanical engineering Music oceanography Pharmacology philosophy Physics and Astronomy politics Population Sciences psychology ship science social work Sociology and Social Policy Sport Management and Leadership Sport Studies Textiles, Fashion and Fiber Zoology

Accounting Accounting, Accountability and Governance acoustics Aerodynamics-Racecar bioengineering science Business Venturing Chemistry Chemical Biology Citizenship and Democracy civil engineering Coastal engineering Communications computer science Development Economics and Economic Policy Analysis earth sciences economics Economics and Econometrics Engineering for Development electrical engineering Electronic Engineering Entrepreneurship / Strategic Entrepreneurship environmental studies Film Studies Finance finance and economics financial studies Geography Geology geophysics Global Politics Global Security Governance Information Systems International Banking International Finance Markets International relations LLMs Macroeconomics management marine geology marine technology Maritime Engineering Science MBA / Executive MBA Music oceanography Politics and International Relations risk management social policy Sociology Social Statistics

Admission to the University of Southampton

Preparatory year at the University of Southampton

Foundation Year

For students who need additional training in English and selected subjects for further study. Separate programs for engineering, natural sciences, humanities and business specialties. Requirements for applicants: a certificate with an average score of at least 4.5, knowledge of English at the IELTS level of 5.5.

Admission to the University of Southampton preparatory program is made through UCAS (United Kingdom admission committee). Duration of study - 1 academic year.

Bachelor's Degree Program

To enter the undergraduate program, you must have a high score of the certificate and successfully complete a one-year preparatory course at the University of Southampton. In this case, admission does not require registration with UCAS. If the applicant enters the first year of the university, having a 12-year education (certificate A-Level, IB, completed one or two courses at a Russian university, a preparatory course in another British college or university), then registration with UCAS is required. Upon completion, a bachelor's degree is awarded ( BSc or BA). Duration of study - 3 academic years.

Graduate Program

Graduates of Russian higher education institutions with a bachelor's degree are accepted to standard postgraduate programs (Taught Programs) with a predominance of lectures and theoretical classes. Upon completion of the program, a Master's degree is awarded ( MSc or MA). Graduates of reputable Russian universities with a specialist diploma or master's degree, having a high GPA(4.5-5.0), can enter both standard postgraduate programs and programs that combine lectures with research work, after which, based on the results of scientific work, a degree is awarded MRes or MPhil. The duration of the programs is 12 months.

If, after receiving the MRes degree, the researcher continues scientific work within 2-3 years, then after its completion and defense of the dissertation, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is awarded ( PhD).

For graduates with at least three years of managerial experience planning career, the program is proposed MBA(Master of Business Administration - Master of Business Administration). Duration of training - 12 months.

For middle and senior managers with at least five years of work experience, there is a special program Executive MBA, most often having a modular structure.

Documents required for admission to postgraduate programs:

• Completed University of Southampton Enrollment Form
• Notarized translation of a copy of the diploma with grades
• Delivery Certificate language exam(IELTS, TOEFL) with the required score
• Two letters of recommendation

In addition to the main package, the applicant may be asked to provide additional documents:

• For a research program (MRes and PhD) - formulate a theme and milestones for the future scientific research;
• For a standard program - prepare motivation letter or submit a resume.

Applications for Master's and PhD studies are submitted directly to the University.

It is allowed to apply and enter the University until graduation from the educational institution where the student is currently studying, or before passing the test in English. Such admission is called conditional and becomes unconditional after the student has met all the relevant conditions for admission.

Entry requirements in English

For admission to most specialties, you must pass international test in English and get a certificate: this can be either an IELTS test (6.5 points) or TOEFL (600 points for a standard exam or 250 points for a computer-based test). English language requirements for legal and linguistic studies are usually even higher. Additional language training can be completed at intensive English courses during the academic year (duration - 1, 2 or 3 terms, depending on the knowledge of English, the minimum level is IELTS 4.5) and in summer preparatory courses(duration 5, 6, 9 and 15 weeks, minimum level - IELTS 5.0).

Help for students

At the beginning of each academic year, the University has a student reception and accommodation service that organizes a meeting of students at London Heathrow Airport and ensures that all students adapt to life at the University as quickly and as best as possible. During the entire academic year, the student can additionally study English. The University constantly conducts consultations for foreign students on issues of education and life.

Accommodation

All international students are provided single rooms in a student residence for the entire course of study at the University of Southampton (subject to the deadlines for submitting required documents). Twenty university residences with 5200 beds are located next to the university campus, they are calm and safe. All rooms have a telephone and the buildings are connected to the Internet. The university also offers other categories of accommodation, serviced and unserviced, with and without meals, with all the amenities in the room or on the floor.

The residences are connected by a university bus service, the payment of which is included in the price of renting a room, to the campus, the city center and other residences. Buses run 7 times per hour. Bicycles are very popular on campus, all conditions are created for their use, for which the university (the only one of all) received the award of the national cycling society.

Leisure

The University has more than 150 clubs and societies covering almost all possible areas interests, including culture, sports, religion, politics. The Students' Union has its own cinema, night club, cafe, two bars. The sports centre, which cost the university £8.4 million to build, features superb sports grounds, an 8-court gymnasium and a 25m swimming pool.

Tuition fees in 2017/18 (in pounds sterling, £):

The MBA program is accredited by the Association of MBA Programs (AMBA): out of more than 100 British programs, only 38 are accredited.

Cost of living

The average cost of living (including meals, transport, textbooks, student fees) is 7000-9000 £ for each academic year. Southampton is the best city in England for students in terms of cost of living, according to the results of the Living Index study conducted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Faculty of Management (School of Management)

The School of Management at the University of Southampton is one of the leading management faculties in the UK, as officially confirmed by the reports of companies assessing the quality of teaching (QAA) and research (RAE) in British universities. Both teaching and research capacity received the highest marks.

The teaching staff of the faculty consists of 50 people. Most teachers are simultaneously engaged in research work, so students are always up to date with modern views and achievements.

The research departments of the faculty are internationally renowned: Center for Risk Research, Center for Research in Accounting, Accountability and Governance (CRAAG), Center for Narrative Studies and The Center for Operational Research, Management Science & Information Systems (CORMSIS), one of the most significant and prestigious centers of such specialization in the UK.

New intensively developing divisions have been created: Institute of Entrepreneurship (Institute of Entrepreneurship) and the Center for Higher Education Management and Policy at Southampton (CHEMPaS) (Southampton Center for Higher Education Management and Policy).

Institute for Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship Institute is a new division of the Faculty of Management.

Its main task is the theoretical and practical training of specialist consultants in the field of entrepreneurship, small business, innovation, the development of business abilities and competence. It accepts for training people both with experience in small business and beginners who only dream of starting their own business. The Enterprise Institute works closely with the business community and industry. Provides an opportunity for students to try their hand at real business while still studying.

The training includes lectures, seminars, work on projects in a group, the study of modern business based on examples from the practice of real companies.

At the Faculty of Management, you can get bachelors degree(BSc) in the following specialties:

• Accounting and Finance
• management
• Management Sciences
• Management Sciences and Accounting
• Management with Entrepreneurship.

Entry requirements: certificate of secondary (complete) education with an average score of at least 4.7; knowledge of English at the level of IELTS 6.5 (at least 6.0 points for each section of the test); age 18; for those who graduated from school at the age of 17 - university one-year preparatory foundation program.

Master's degree(MSc) is offered in a wider range of specialties:

• Accounting and Finance
• Accounting and Management
• Corporate Risk and Security Management
• Human Resource Strategies
• International Banking and Financial Studies
• International Financial Markets
• Information Systems
• management
• Management Sciences
• Management Science and Finance
• Marketing Analytics
• risk management
• Strategic Entrepreneurship
• Full Time MBA*
• Executive MBA*

* The MBA program is accredited by the Association of MBA Programs (AMBA): out of more than 100 British MBA programs, only 38 are accredited.

Entry requirements: diploma of higher education with an average score of at least 4.5; knowledge of English at the level of IELTS 6.5 (at least 6.0 points for each section of the test); two characteristics; motivation letter.

Business related items, students can also study in other departments and faculties of the University of Southampton.

at the Entrepreneurship Institute(see below):

• Business Venturing (MBV, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Education),
• strategic Entrepreneurship,
• Entrepreneurship.

At the Faculty social sciences:

At the Department of Economics:

• economics,
• Economics and Econometrics
• Development Economics
• economic policy analysis
• finance and economics.

At the Department of Politics and International Relations

• Citizenship and Democracy
• Global Politics
• global security.

At the Department of Sociology and Social Policy

• social policy
• sociology

In 1862, Henry Robertson Hartley founded the institute that bears his name. Forty years later, in 1902, it was transformed into University College, and on April 29, 1952, the university received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first to acquire such a status by her order after she ascended the throne.

Today he is a member of a group called "Russell", which includes research educational institutions and is part of a specialized worldwide network. More than 17,000 students and 7,000 graduate students receive education there. This institution focuses on the research of scientists and, among similar organizations in Britain, has one of the largest percentage of income from the activities of researchers. Regularly, according to various surveys, it is included in the top twenty leading universities in Foggy Albion. The rating of the popular publication from 2009 makes it one of the hundred most significant educational institutions on the planet.

Achievements

Achieved a leadership position in all areas with a technical character. Traditionally a leader in the field of electronics, as well as in computer science, engineering, management, and law.

By working with electron optics, researchers are making significant discoveries in the field of optical fiber and laser. The Department of Management is one of the main departments of the island in this industry. In the Department of Entrepreneurship, which grew out of a part of the department that conducts research on aspects inherent in small business, innovative issues and possible risks. The Law Department is an impressive UK center for studying, teaching and advising on the law of the sea.

According to such an indicator as an applicant competition, the organization has firmly taken a place in the top ten in England. The number of countries where students come from has long exceeded a hundred. Thanks to foreign connections, there are opportunities for internships abroad. There is a training department for various specialists and separately for the English language. The average starting salary for graduates from the University of Southampton is £19,000 annually.

Infrastructure

Southampton, where the campus is located, is known as a progressive and dynamic city, which has a very rich history. It is only an hour away from London. It is inhabited by 221 thousand people, which means that the attractiveness inherent in a large metropolis is diluted with environmental friendliness and high level security.

The University of Southampton includes more than one and a half hundred institutions and societies for almost all areas of interest, including sports, culture, politics and religion. The Student Union has its own cinema, as well as two bars, a cafe and even a nightclub. In the sports center you can find sports grounds, a hall with 8 courts, as well as a 25-meter swimming pool.

Peculiarities

You can apply to get here before you graduate from your current educational institution, or before you pass an English proficiency test. This admission has the status of conditional and becomes unconditional when the student has passed all entrance tests.

Terms

Each student from abroad is provided with a private room in a university dormitory. It is assigned to the student for the entire time that he is studying here. There are 5200 places in 20 residences that are built next to the training campus. Each of the rooms is equipped with a telephone set, there is access to the worldwide network. It is possible to choose housing of a different category, with or without service, meals, a bathroom on the floor, or directly in the room.

The University of Southampton is one of the UK's leading research universities. It is consistently ranked among the top 20 educational institutions in the country, and is also a member of the Russell Group, an elite association of twenty leading universities in the UK. Building on its reputation, the university is developing a truly international community, attracting the best faculty from around the world, along with over 2,000 international students from over 100 countries.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in V

United Kingdom (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education) recently awarded Southampton the highest possible score for high standard teaching. Southampton is in the top 20 universities in the UK in terms of student satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey.

The history of the University of Southampton dates back to 1862, the year the Hartley Institution was founded in the heart of Southampton. Hartley was later renamed a college and moved out of the city center in 1919. The Royal Charter, which gives the right to award scientific degrees, the university received in April 1952 and thus became a full-fledged university with full-time educational programs.

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Scholarship Global Education

The university is involved in scholarship program Global education, thanks to which students Russian Federation can get grant for education on master's and postgraduate programs in the following areas:

• computer and information sciences

• informatics and computer engineering
• Information Security
• chemical technologies
• engineering and construction technology
• architecture
• electronics, radio engineering and communication systems
• photonics, instrument making, optical and biotechnical systems and technologies
• electric and thermal power engineering
• nuclear power and technology
• mechanical engineering
• Technics and techology land transport
• aviation and rocket and space technology
• air navigation and operation of aviation and rocket and space technology
• equipment and technologies of shipbuilding and water transport
• health sciences and preventive medicine
• fundamental medicine
• clinical medicine
• pharmacy
• biological sciences
• physics and astronomy
• physical and technical sciences and technologies
• mathematics and mechanics
• industrial ecology and biotechnology
• technosphere safety and environmental management
• earth sciences
• applied geology, mining, oil and gas and geodesy
• chemistry
• materials technology
• nanotechnologies and nanomaterials
• education and pedagogical sciences
• economics and Management

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Student satisfaction

Academic Specialization

The University of Southampton is one of the Top 20 research universities UK with consistently high academic performance. It annually ranks high among 150 top universities peace. Southampton brings together the world's leading research centers in the field of electronics and computer science, acoustics and vibration, optoelectronics, tissue storage and preservation, the evolutionary origins of health and the causes of disease, as well as other areas, many of which were first explored in Southampton. It is the only university in the UK where each technical department has received the highest rating for research quality (five stars).

Southampton is the UK's leading university in engineering. On the territory of the university there are educational, scientific, cultural institutions of national importance - the Winchester School of Art, the National Center for Oceanography, the old Chawton House (Jane Austen's house-museum with a rich library and a reading room dedicated to the study of the life and work of early British writers). The university offers a wide range of courses for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, including medicine, life sciences, law, humanities and social sciences, engineering disciplines, natural sciences and mathematics.

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An institution of higher education has existed in Southampton since 1862. It was named after the Hartley Institute, which was renamed the College in 1919. The right to retrain specialists with higher education educational institution received only after the Second World War. In 1952, the University of Southampton was granted a Royal Charter confirming the new status.

The university proudly bears the title of one of the flagships of British research work. Also (according to surveys of students and graduates), the educational institution is one of the 20 best universities in the country. The University of Southampton has faculty from different countries world and many foreign students study.

The location of the University of Southampton is the most convenient. London can be reached in just an hour, and Southampton itself has an airport, Railway and a bus station with an extensive network of routes.

Since the city is located on the coast, there is a port, beaches, favorable conditions for water sports.

IN educational institution there are eight faculties.

At the Faculty of Business and Law they study:

• foundations of law;
• basics of management.

The Faculty of Engineering studies:

• sound engineering;
• shipbuilding;
• engineering in the field of electronics.

The Faculty of Health studies:

• basics of midwifery and nursing;
• therapy for rehabilitation;
• orthopedics and physiotherapy.

At the Faculty of Humanities they study:

• archaeological disciplines;
• English language;
• the history of cinema;
• modern languages;
• music;
• philosophical currents.

At the Faculty of Engineering and Physics they study:

• electronic and computer science;
• physics and astronomy.

At the Faculty social sciences and human sciences study:

• pedagogical sciences;
• basics of geography;
• mathematical disciplines;
• fundamentals of psychology.

Also among the faculties of the University of Southampton there is a medical department and a faculty natural sciences and the environment.

How to become a student of the University of Southampton?

Undergraduate programs

If you foreign student, who graduated from school in his homeland:

• Study for a year at the Foundation Program (at the same time, your grades in your certificate must be at least 4.5).

If you graduated from a British school:

• Provide data for exams such as IB, A-Levels and APs.

In addition, many faculties of the university conduct their own entrance examinations.

A few months before admission, apply through the UCAS website. The sooner the application is submitted, the better.

• Provide a bachelor's degree.
• Apply through the university website.
• Make sure you have IELTS or TOEFL certificates with high scores.
• Provide letters of recommendation from scientific supervisors and teachers.
• Prepare short description scientific research that you plan to do.

The diploma of this university helped the career take-off of politician Justin Greening, musician Brian Eno, international judge Adrian Fulford.

What expenses to prepare for?

Students of programs with a large amount of theoretical information will have to pay 13,000 pounds per year of study. If you choose a program with laboratory or clinical practice, the cost will be £16,000-30,000. Students pay their own housing. The minimum cost of an annual apartment rental is £7,000.

Thanks to the active work of the Student Union, interesting and diverse events are constantly held at the university. You can perfectly prepare for classes in one of the six libraries located on campus. It is very easy to have an interesting time in the campus. It has its own theater, concert hall, art gallery and other strongholds of culture.

The University of Southampton provides students with over 5,000 student accommodations each year. There are rooms with different levels of comfort. As for food, there are two options here: use the shared kitchen equipped with everything you need or order lunches in the university canteen.