Welcome to Keele

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Welcome to Keele Helena Thorley Academic
Registrar
Helena Thorley, Academic Registrar
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The Open Day

• Student Guides!!!
• KUSU visit the Union building
• Information stands in Exhibition Suite
• Admissions, Bursaries and Finance, Accommodation,
  Study Abroad, Careers, Student Support, SU, AU

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The Open Day

• Please visit as many subject talks and drop-ins
  as you wish
• Any questions today? Please go to Reception
• Emergency procedures and first aid details on
  page 36 of programme
• Any questions later? Please contact us
• undergraduate_at_acad.keele.ac.uk

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Keele a brief history

• Sneyd family estate
• University College founded in 1949
• Largest campus in England
• Only 2 hours from London and 1 hour from
  Manchester or Birmingham

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Keele stats

• 6,800 full-time students (5,800 undergraduates)
  3,000 part-time students
• 11 of students from overseas

Students are recruited from over 90 countries
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Keele key facts

• 42nd in Times Good University Guide 2010 (34th
  in England)
• 95 gain first or second-class degree
• 11th highest for graduate prospects

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Keele key facts

• High ratings for teaching quality and research
• Very safe campus and low cost of living
• Guaranteed on-campus accommodation for candidates
  holding Keele as their firm choice

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Studying at Keele

• Dual Honours two subjects studied to full
  degree level with full academic and professional
  recognition
• Single Honours interdisciplinary programmes,
  professional courses and major-minor studies in
  sciences
• Foundation Year for students who need the
  equivalent of certain A-level subjects for
  degree studies

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Studying at Keele

• Dual honours offers opportunities to combine
  vocational and academic study
• Flexible programme structure choice of options
  within each subject and opportunities to take
  modules from different degree subjects.
• Modern languages
• Employability

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Flexibility

• Business Management and Computer Science
• Year 1 60 credits in Computer Science and 30
  credits in Business Management 30 credits of
  your choice (2 modules)

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Options

• From within the same subject
• Markets and Hierarchies Business Law etc
• From completely different subjects
• Murder (Criminology)
• Bubbles, Crashes and Crunches (Economics)
• Student Volunteering
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other
  
  Languages (Trinity College
  Certificate)

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Keele supported learning

• Personal Tutors in Schools
• Learning Support essay and study skills
• Virtual Learning Environment
• All courses are modular and assessment is through
  essays, projects and examinations

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Keele added extras

• Employability Charter
• Work experience/voluntary experience
• Schools placement scheme (bursaries available)
• Personal Development Portfolios
• Study Abroad (talk offered today)
• Active Careers service (talk offered today)

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Keele degrees to sum up

• Broad/interdisciplinary education
• Dual Honours gives degree-level education and
  professional recognition in two subjects
• Support for learning and skills development
• Keele graduates have excellent academic and
  employment success

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Admissions policy

• If you are taking A-levels
• Offer is based on UCAS Tariff points (except for
  courses in Faculty of Health)
• All A-levels subjects accepted (including General
  Studies)
• Practical Music grades 6-8 and Key Skills Level 3
  can count towards the Tariff score
• You also need GCSE grade C in English Language
  and Science/Mathematics (some subjects specify
  Mathematics)

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Admissions policy

• Examples of offers
• LLB Law 360 UCAS Tariff points including grades
  AB
• BSc Hons Forensic Science and Biology 300 UCAS
  Tariff points including grades BC in Chemistry
  and Biology

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Admissions policy

• A wide range of other qualifications are
  accepted
• Scottish Advanced Highers
• Irish Leaving Certificate
• Welsh Baccalaureate
• Access to Higher Education
• International Baccalaureate and more!
• Please speak to Angela Moulton today!

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Supporting students

• Funding support income-based
• Comprehensive welfare and guidance services
  www.keele.ac.uk/livingatkeele
• Residential Manager and Tutors in Halls
• 24 hour Security
• KUSU Independent Advice Unit and Nightline
• Doctors and dentist on campus

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Study bedroom Barnes Hall
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Holly Cross
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Lindsay
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Living on Campus

• Halls of residence
• Within walking distance of centre of campus
• Single study bedrooms - en suite with washbasin
  without washbasin
• Self-catered with shared kitchens
• All rooms have internet connections
• Laundrettes and common rooms
• Car parking restrictions in place and permits
  required

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Eating on Campus

• Self cater in hall kitchen (supermarket on campus
  and locally)
• Wide range of eating places on campus
• Comus Restaurant
• Le Café
• Barista
• The Kiln
• Discount on food with Keele Card

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Facilities on campus

• Library and IS building
• PC labs
• Bookshop
• SU shop (for stationery etc)
• Post office

• Bank
• Supermarket
• Newsagent
• Restaurants, cafés, take-aways, bars
• KUSU

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• K2 nightclub, The Lounge, Comedy Club, music
  venue
• Market Day
• Clubs and Societies
• KUBE award-winning radio

• IAU
• Voluntary Experience Programme
• Legal Advice
• Awareness Campaigns
• Representing students

Go to see them today!
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Sport at Keele

• Indoor sports
• Squash badminton
• Netball, basketball, volleyball
• Yoga and fitness classes
• Table tennis
• Kinesis Technogym
• Fitness classes
• Climbing/bouldering wall

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Sports for everyone
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Off campus

• Newcastle-under Lyme 10 minute bus ride
• Cafes and restaurants, cinema, theatre
• Good transport
• links
• Beautiful
• countryside

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Finally

• Keele in our students words.

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friendly.
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.fun...
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green..
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.welcoming
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Thank you for your visit!