BA (Hons) Degrees z 00. ~ all of our degrees share a com-< r 1"\ 0 mon core of business and \1 .J. management courses ~

European Business Administration 2 required languages 48 weeks work experience

International Business Studies 1 required language 48 weeks work experience

Busisness Administration and Language Studies 3 required languages 48 weeks work experience

International Business Administration languages and work experience optional

for further information contact: Claudia Richman G43 European Business School london Regent's College, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London NW1 4NS. Tel: (0171) 487 7507

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If you're looking for university education, whether undergraduate or postg~aduate, then have a look at the Chichester Institute.

We offer a wide range of subject fields, and you can study some subjects in combination if you wish, as our modular course strocture provides plenty of flexibility and choice.

Part-time or full-time study is possible, and postg~aduate research too.

Social and cultural life at the Institute is good, and our sports teams regularly excel in national university and college competitions.

Our lively Students' Union runs bars on both campuses, and supports many societies for sports, music, drama, arts, and other activities. Each campus runs its own charity rag week during the summer term.

Chichester Institute is a friendly and informal college, set on two attractive and historic campuses, in the cathedral city of Chichester and the seaside town of Bognor Regis. Each campus is about ten minutes walk from its respective town centre. Both towns are pleasant environments with shops, pubs, parks and restaurants.

Our region is a beautiful part o( England, with the sea and the South Downs, plus a wealth of historical, educational and recreational attractions, such as the internationally famous Chichester Festival Theatre.

Now is your chance to find out more. Write to the Admissions Office at the Bognor campus for a prospectus, or ring Marketing at Bishop Otter campus if you have any enquiries.

Bishop Otter Campus Bognor Regis Campus College Lane Upper Bognor Road Chichester Bognor Regis West Sussex West Sussex P019 4PE P0211HR Tel (01243) 787911 Tel (01243) 865581 Fax(01243)536011 Fax(01243)828351

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THE STUDENT BOOK 1996Klaus Boehm specialises in reference books and publishing sponsorship. He works witha number ofpublishinghouses, developing titles including the Dictionary of the History.of Science, British Archives, The Royal and Ancient Golfer's Handbook, The Macmillanand Silk Cut Nautical Almanac, and European titles, including the prize-winning ('bestsingle source onEurope') The European Community.. Jenny Lees-Spalding was academic registrar at london Guildhall University (then

City Poly), where she was dealing with the students onfirstdegree courses. She lefttodevelop reference books with Klaus Boehm, but is still working with undergraduates.Their jointtitles are a companion volume to The Student Book, Independent Ca;eers,offering a unique guide to becoming your own boss (not a bureaucrat); and TheEquitable Schools Book, the discriminating parents' guide to over 580 independentsecondary schools ('the Wisden of the fee-payingcircuit').

Allthree books share a common non-prescriptive philosophy: readersare intelligentpeople who make their own choices; reference books make a good starting point forpreliminary investigations and for developing a personal strategy, butare no substitutefor primary sources. All their books have a European dimension - which led to theinclusion of Klaus Boehm Publications as one oftwo commended publishers in the 1991European Information Association's Awards for European Sources.

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THESTUDENTBOOK1996'The frankest and fullestguide to student life'

Sunday Telegraph

KLAUS BOEHMJENNY LEES-SPALDING

MACMILLAN

Copyright© Macmillan Press Limited 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983

Copyright© Klaus Boehm, Jenny Lees-Spalding, Nick Wellings 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Copyright Klaus Boehm, Jenny Lees-Spalding, Klaus Boehm Publications Limited

1988, 1989, 1990, 1991' 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or tra11smitted save with written permission or in accordance

with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation

to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

First published 1979 by PAPERMAC

This edition published by Macmillan Reference Books a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd

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Associated companies throughout the world

Seventeenth edition 1995 ISBN 978-0-333-59948-8 ISBN 978-1-349-13302-4 (eBook)

DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-13302-4

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'Admirable, undoubtedly the best . . . if there isonly room for one guide for would-be studentson the careers room bookshelf, then this is it.'Times Educational Supplement

'The comprehensive guide to academe.'Guardian

'Indispensable for sixth-formers.'Sunday Times

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...ValuOur full range of specially written textbooks and course materials - themost comprehensive ever produced at these levels - is Included in thefees. And our independent status allows us to keep these fees amazinglylow, mak ing law courses through Holbom remarkably cost-eftective.

... F libilityHolborn offers a Wide range of options lIowlng each student to developa unique programme to suit their individual needs. In addit ion toour fu ll-time courses (start ing September and January), we offerSaturday or evening part-time courses, and a very popular distancelearning opt on.

...QualityWe are proud of our In-depth teaching, our emphasis on welfare , ourtrack-record of high pass tes and pnzewmrung performances and ourvibrant SOCial life. Qualitr s that have made Holborn's LLB HonoursDegree . LLM Degree. and Bar programmes passports to success In theUK and around the world. It IS these qualit ies that every student looks for.Qualities that make Holborn the UK's leading ind pendent w school.

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Leicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford, LincolnFour centres offering a choice of campuses set in some of thecountry's best cities and countryside. At Leicester, the UK's firstenvironment city, there's superb social facilities; Milton Keyneshas got student accommodation that's second to none; Bedfordoffers great sporting facilities; while Lincoln's got the twinattractions of an historical city combined with easy access tounspoitt countryside.

coursesAgriculture and Horticulture • Applied Arts and Design• Applied Sciences. Arts and Humanities • Built Environment• Business • Combined Studies • Computing Sciences• Design and Manufacture • Engineering and Manufacture• Health and Community Studies • Humanities, Sport andEducation • Law. Social Sciences

your futureDe Montfort University prides itself on its close links withindustry. Not only does this give students first-class practicalexperience throughout their courses, but also gives DMU itsenviable record of getting graduates into work .

To find out more, phonefor a prospectus on0116.2551551

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FOREWORD

The Student Book helps you work university and college choices to your advantage. It's uptoyouto get what you want - notwhat your teachers or parents or admissions tutors say you want.

The book gives you the tools to begin: it offers you a shortcut to listing the main elements ofyour personal strategy:

• HOW TO GO ABOUT IT• WHERE TO STUDY• WHAT TO STUDY

Your personal strategy needs to be firmly grounded in financial reality. Student hardship andstudent debt are now facts of lifeand the government intends to keep it that way.

To help you plan your own finances, ouruniversity and college profiles highlight:

• accommodation - your main cost (availability, cost, length of contracts)• fees you pay if you are self-financing• financial safety nets - access funds, hardship funds - what's available if you can't cope

or come unstuck• cheapies - what's there for students with little or no cash (eats, drinks, ents, travel, paid

work) to make lifeliveable ona shoestring

Now - get cracking. Get yourself a strategy. The best of luck.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe are very grateful for the help we have received from the named contributors and theadministrators of over 280 universities and colleges and of course UCAS and ADAR. Inparticularwe would like to thank Anne Greenshields, Dr Derek Pollard, Jasper Selwyn, Margery Smalleyand Julia Edwards.

The book would not be possible without the tremendous help we get from our studentcorrespondents, especially those who provide so much valuable information on the ways ofcoping with student hardship. Many thanks to allof them. Our special thanks also to the sixth­formers who have made suggestions for future editions. More please.

Klaus Boehm & Jenny Lees-Spaldingc/o Macmillan Reference Books18-21 Cavaye PlaceLondon SW10 9PG 30November 1994

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We also offer the following postgraduate courses:Diploma with Honours ArchitectureDiploma with Honours Landscape ArchitectureMA ArchitectureMA Landscape ArchitectureMA Urban DesignMSc Construction Management and

EconomicsEuropean Environmental StudiesProperty Development andInvestment

M Building RehabilitationM Civil Engineering

For further information on any of the above cour es pleaset leph n 0 1-31691 - School of Architecture andLandscape, 081-316 93

I of dand nsrruction. an~eme t o~ write to theAdmission Tutor at one of theabove Schools, Oakfield Lane,Dahford, Kent DA1 2SZ.

The Faculty of the Built Environment i located on a green fieldsite in Danford, Kent and has excellent access to the M25 andA2. The Faculty offers full-time, part-time and sandwich placeson the following courses:

BA (Hons)BA (Hons)'HNDIBA (Hons)BEng (Hons)BSc (Hons)BSc (Hons)

WHAT YOUNEED TOKNOW IN SIXSECTIONS

HOW TO GO ABOUT IT xv

BEFORE YOU APPLYHOW TO APPLYHOW TO GET THE MONEYHOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FIRST YEAR A-ZWHAT'S WHAT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

WHERE TO STUDY 87

MAPS 589

SUBJECT & PLACES INDEX 603

WHAT TO STUDY 681

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All around, you can see today's developments. Youcan imagine tomorrow's exciting world.

What part will you play?Are you looking for a career which will build on your

current education, a career with high employmentlevels, team work, travel, intellectual demands?

If you have imagination, enterprise,.scient ificknowledge, and the ability to work with, and leadothers, you'd be ideally suited to Engineering.

And there are lots of opportunities for girls and boysin Engineering.

It's a highly competent profession. The EngineeringCouncil awards the titles of Engineering Technician(EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng)and CharteredEngineer (CEng) to those achieving the relevantstandards in education, training and experience.

Don't leave it till it's too late. Act now and find outmore about your future in Engineering.

Write to:Marie-Noelle BartonCareers ExecutiveThe Engineering Council10 Maltravers StreetLondon WC2R 3ER

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