Higher Education prospectus 2015-16

City College
Brighton and Hove
HIGHER education
courses
2015/16
Based in the heart of one
of the most dynamic and
cosmopolitan cities in the
UK, City College provides
high-quality, careerfocused higher education.
Our degrees are validated by
the University of Brighton
and blend academic and
work-related learning, to
prepare you for progression
to employment or further
university study.
keeping it brief...
course outlines
Foundation degrees leave you well-placed to start your career or, with a further year of study, to ‘top up’
to an honours degree at City College, the University of Brighton or elsewhere.
Biological Sciences Foundation Degree
Course code: C110
This course delves into the fascinating area of living
organisms, from the molecular level up, including
human biology, immunology, genetics, microbiology
and biochemistry. You’ll be involved in practical lab
sessions and in-depth research projects, and will also
develop valuable presentation and teamwork skills.
After the foundation degree, you’ll be well-placed
to work in a range of laboratory and science roles
or progress to BSc programmes in biological or
biomedical science at the University of Brighton.
Business Foundation Degree
Course code: N102
If you’re an entrepreneur interested in making your
business work, or looking to contribute to your
company’s success as an employee, this course is
for you. Experience in business is not essential, but a
determination to learn and apply your learning to real
business is vital.
After the foundation degree, you will be ready to take on
entrepreneurial ambitions, supervisory and management
roles or progress to a BA in business management.
Computing & Systems Development HND
Course code: JAC3
This course develops the range of skills, techniques and
personal qualities essential for success in a computing
career, enabling you to make an immediate contribution
in the workplace. It will also provide knowledge, skills
and motivation for future studies and career progression
in computing and systems development.
On completion, you will be prepared to work within
computer network support and software and hardware
development in a range of organisations.
Photography Foundation Degree
Course code: W641
This practical course develops the skills you need
for a successful career in professional photography.
The programme is tailored to commercial advertising
and editorial work, but also covers many essential
photographic and transferable skills.
You’ll be equipped with skills to pursue a career as
a freelance photographer, with sound business and
marketing awareness, or as a photographic assistant,
web designer or digital re-toucher.
Creative Music Production
Foundation Degree
Course code: W302
This course focuses on the role of the creative music
producer. Throughout the course you’ll gain practical
and theoretical understandings of music production,
and work within a variety of practices within the music
production industry.
Creative Music Production BA (Hons) (top-up)
Course code: 4R76
This innovative, exciting and stimulating course
combines creative academic study with an invaluable
insight into the music industry. It enables students
who have a foundation degree or higher national
programme in music to top-up their qualification
to an honours degree.
Our students go on to work as producers, sound
artists, audio programmers, studio engineers and
performers, or progress to MA programmes in sound
art, sonic art or digital media.
Event & Tourism Management
Foundation Degree
Course code: 7L88
This course has been designed to give you a thorough
grounding in the event and tourism industry, and has
a strong vocational emphasis. You’ll gain essential
knowledge of the skills required to run successful
event and tourism operations in a challenging but very
rewarding sector.
Successful completion of the course will provide
you with the opportunity to work within the event and
tourism sectors, coordination and management roles
or progress to related BA programmes.
Food & Culinary Arts Foundation Degree
Course code: D600
If you’re a dedicated ‘foodie’ wanting to pursue an
exciting career in culinary arts, this course is ideal.
You may already be working in the sector and looking
to enhance your skills, prospects or business;
this programme will provide you with expertise, a
recognised qualification and the opportunity to enter
gastronomically innovative organisations.
Food and Culinary Arts BA (Hons) (top-up)
Course code: 32X8
If you’d you like to pursue a career in culinary arts
or are already working in the sector, are looking to
enhance your skills and prospects and have already
completed a foundation degree or HND in Culinary
Arts (or equivalent), this course allows you to achieve
a full BA (Hons) degree. You could boost your
employability in a range of businesses throughout the
culinary arts and hospitality industries.
Our graduates are equipped to work in a variety of
careers, including food management, research and
development and the development and management of
food-related businesses.
Hospitality & Event Management
Foundation Degree
Course code: NN28
OR Hospitality & Tourism Management
Foundation Degree
Course code: 7H48
These courses have been designed to give you a
thorough grounding in the hospitality and events or
hospitality and tourism industries and have a strong
vocational emphasis. You’ll gain essential knowledge
of the skills required to run successful operations in a
challenging but very rewarding sector.
Travel & Tourism Management
Foundation Degree
Course code: N800
This course recognises the growing importance and
role of the travel industry. It’s aimed at students who
have the motivation, attitude and drive to develop
a career in travel and tourism management. You
will acquire an understanding of the concepts and
demands of the industry and its customers and
successful graduates from this programme are highly
employable in the sector.
Our courses provide a sound practical and theoretical
experience foundation for management careers in the
hotel, event and tourism industries throughout the
UK and abroad, or enable you to be well-placed to
progress to a related BA programme.
Visual Arts Practice BA (Hons)
Course code: 09G3
This innovative honours degree top-up is aimed at
graduates from foundation degrees in visual arts and
photography. It is also open to students from outside
the College who have completed a foundation degree or
HND in a relevant subject. Students’ creative practice is
at the heart of the experience, and studio-based teaching
and studying promotes collaborative work.
Graduates are well-informed and able to contribute
to a wide range of visual and creative careers and
entrepreneurial activities, prepared to support the
cultural community or forge new paths for individual
and collaborative creation in the arts.
Since her foundation degree, Tina has been
successfully running her own business,
CanTina, which hosts supper clubs
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Being at City College was a fantastic experience and I
thoroughly enjoyed the academic challenges. Being in the North
Laine, which is such a great part of town, was a big bonus too
and the College itself is a happy and friendly environment
TINA HORVATH
FOOD & CULINARY ARTS
at the
heart of
the city
FOR MORE INFO VISIT
www.ccb.ac.uk/HE
support and
facilities
The College provides a range of services and facilities
to help you succeed on your course. These include:
1
Lectures and tutorials with our highly-qualified,
professional teaching team
2
Access to top-quality teaching resources,
rooms and studios
3
Online access to course documents and
study support through the College’s
virtual learning environment
4
An annual programme of guest speakers
from industry
5
Library and computing facilities, including
membership of the College and University libraries
and access to the dedicated HE computer room
6
Access to the College’s student services,
including welfare advice and intensive support
7
Cafe and coffee bar with wide range of reasonablypriced meals, snacks and drinks
8
Hair and beauty salons which are open to the
public, offering exceptional value
GREAT
RESULTS
After her foundation degree at City College, Natascia
went on to study for her third year in BSc Biomedical
Sciences at the University of Brighton before taking a
PGCE in Secondary Biology at Sussex University
“
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My time at City College has been a fulfilling experience.
Over the past year the course has helped me to develop and
grow, thanks to its friendly and supportive environment
natascia ingino
biological sciences
Love your time in
Brighton
Festivals
Brighton has a reputation as a party town, thanks to
both its vibrant club scene and the various festivals that
dominate the calendar.
Events such as Gay Pride, Brighton Festival, Brighton
Fringe Festival, The Great Escape, White Night, Brighton
Comedy Festival and CineCity are particularly notable,
but there is a festival of practically every shape and size
during the year.
Music
Brighton is home to a thriving music scene, attracting
world-class bands, artists and DJs on a weekly basis.
There are plenty of local clubs, bars and music venues
to satisfy every taste.
You can’t miss the two big music festivals in the
city - Shakedown and The Great Escape - which both
attract internationally acclaimed artists and provide a
launch-pad for emerging talent.
Comedy, theatre and arts
Club nights at Komedia and other comedy clubs are a
great way to spend time in the city. Brighton also has
some stunning theatres - the Theatre Royal is grade II
listed and takes in the biggest shows touring the country.
The art scene here is huge - there are artists’ open
houses, studios and exhibitions everywhere you look.
Brighton has several large exhibiting spaces, including
the truly unique Fabrica Gallery, and numerous
independent galleries.
Sport
Brighton is home to Championship football, with
Brighton & Hove Albion currently flying high. A new
stadium and great performances have caused a buzz
in the city.
County cricket is hosted in Hove through Sussex CCC
and you can watch all formats of the game regularly.
Running has taken off in Brighton in recent years with
a major city marathon and half-marathon every year.
Feeling fit? Join 18,000 other competitors in April and
10,000 in February.
If you’re feeling more adventurous why not hit the
water? The Brighton Sea Swimming club has been
running for over 150 years and members swim
daily throughout the year. There are opportunities to
indulge in a number of other water-based sports sea-kayaking, kite-boarding and surfing to name just
three. Brighton beach is also home to the UK’s only
permanent beach volleyball venue, which runs leagues
for all levels throughout the year.
There are over 450 different sports clubs and groups in
the city, from hang gliding to windsurfing - get involved!
Links to London
Getting to and from London from Brighton and Hove is
easy, and usually takes less than an hour by rail. Many
Brighton residents commute to work in London and
destinations include London Victoria, London Bridge
and Gatwick Airport, with trains continuing to Bedford.
Achieve your
professional
ambitions
Costs
Full-time undergraduate students
from the UK and EU
For courses starting in 2015, tuition fees will be £7500
per year for University of Brighton-accredited degrees.
For HNDs the fees will be £5000 a year.
To help you with the costs, you may be entitled to one
of our bursaries which could reduce your course fees
and help with living costs – this could be up to £3500
per year towards your course.
You don’t have to pay your tuition fees up front before
you begin your course, and if you’re studying for
your first university-level qualification you can get
a loan from the UK government to cover the cost
of fees while you’re studying. Depending on your
financial circumstances, you may also be entitled to a
maintenance grant or loan.
You’ll only start to pay back this student loan after
you’ve left university and are earning over £21,000 a
year. If your earnings fall beneath £21,000 a year, your
payments will stop.
For further information come to one of our higher
education information evenings. To apply for student
finance please contact Student Finance England (www.
studentfinance.direct.gov.uk).
International students
For courses starting in 2015, tuition fees will be £8000
a year for international students taking University of
Brighton-accredited degrees.
how to apply
Whether you’re struggling to work out which course is right for you,
or uncertain about the next steps now you’ve made that exciting
decision, we have dedicated advisors on hand to support you every
step of the way.
Full-time courses
To apply for any of our full-time degrees, please use
the UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service) search UCAS.com, or apply directly to the
College and we will support you through the application
process.
When to apply
You can apply through UCAS between 1st September
2014 and 15th January 2015, after this date you can
apply directly to the College and we’ll be delighted
to discuss your application and support you through
the process.
Course codes
Offers
The application process for the majority of our
programmes includes an interview with a member of the
course team.
When you’re applying to UCAS you’ll need to provide
them with the following details:
UCAS institution code: B76, City College
Brighton and Hove (Or B72, University of Brighton, for
Hospitality and Event Management)
Course code: This is the code found beside each
individual course in this leaflet
Advice and guidance
If you’d like to discuss your opportunities further
please come to our informal information evenings,
where you can talk with the course tutors who will
also support you with your application. Contact
Heather on 01273 667719 or HE@ccb.ac.uk for
further information and advice.
www.ccb.ac.uk/he T: 01273 667719 E: he@ccb.ac.uk
After his foundation degree at City College Laurence completed
an MA in Business at the University of Brighton, and is now Digital
Marketing Manager at telecommunications company NetDev Ltd
I have a lot to thank City College for. The most impressive aspect
was the contact with tutors on a one-to-one basis, and the fact that
they always treated you like an equal. They were really attentive
and delivered the course on a professional level that every student
could relate to and learn from
Laurence Chandler
Business
What happens next?
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Join us for a higher education information evening where you can meet
current students and course tutors, and see our facilities
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Apply through UCAS and we’ll send you an interview date
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Contact the College and we’ll support you through your application
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Come for a ‘Get Ready for HE Day’ – dates will be posted on our website
To find out more about higher education at City College, and student
life in Brighton, contact us on:
01273 667719
or visit
www.ccb.ac.uk/HE
City College Brighton and Hove
Central Campus, Pelham Street,
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4FA
T 01273 667719
E
HE@ccb.ac.uk
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