University of Gloucestershire

Overview

The University of Gloucestershire is one of the best institutions in the UK which provides a community environment to the students. Its’ two campuses are located in Gloucestershire and Cheltenham. The brilliant university offers a wide variety of courses, great teachers with modern facilities. It follows the motto of ‘In Spirit and Truth’.



History

The University of Gloucestershire is a public higher-education-based institute. It’s now serving more than 9,000 students. This institution earned its’ university status in 2001. The past histories of the university after its’ birth in 1834 as Cheltenham Mechanics’ Institute show many changes of names including the foundation of Cheltenham Training College in 1947. After merging and changing eleven names from 1934-1990 the university is now serving global students through its three campuses. These are known as Francis Close Hall, Oxstalls, The Park across Gloucestershire, and Cheltenham. It got the power of awarding postgraduation in 1992 and started to provide an award of research degree in 1998.

Students Statistics

  • Undergraduate – 81%
  • Postgraduate – 19%
  • Full-time students –84%
  • Part-time students –16%
  • UK students– 94%
  • EU students-2%
  • International students –5%
  • Female – 60%
  • Male –40%

  • Ranking & Achievements

  • 112th in the Times University Guide 2023
  • 88th in the Guardian University Guide 2023
  • The University of Gloucestershire is equal 55th out of 121 universities by the Guardian University Guide 2019.
  • Ranked 87th in Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities Published, 2021.
  • The university is ranked 38th out of 132 for teaching quality and 44th out of 132 for overall student experience -The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
  • Secured 73rd place in the UK and 88th in the world by University league tables 2020.
  • Ranked 8th for the subject of Landscape Architecture in the UK and the world rank is 19th by Good University Guide by Subject – The Times 2021.
  • Faculties

    The university of Gloucestershire has eight schools of study-

  • School of Arts
  •  School of Business and Technology
  • School of Computing and Engineering
  • School of Education and Humanities
  • School of Health and Social Care
  • School of Media
  • School of Natural and Social Sciences
  • School of Sport and Exercise
  • Fees & Scholarships

    Fees for International students range from £14,680-15,300

    Scholarships

    Students especially international students always seek funds and  Scholarship  facilities to reduce expenses. university of Gloucestershire offers several kinds of awards to its’ students every year to help them to manage their costs.

  • Academic Merit Scholarship
  • International Postgraduate Merit Scholarships
  • International Bursaries
  • Care Leavers Scholarship
  • Sports Scholarships
  • University of Gloucestershire International Scholarship
  • Progression Partner Award
  • Academic Merit Scholarship 2021-22

  • Courses

    Undergraduate

  • Accounting and Business Management (BA Hons)
  • Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)
  • Advertising (BA Hons)
  • Animal Biology (BSc Hons)
  • Animation (BA Hons)
  • Applied Artificial Intelligence (BSc Hons)
  • Architecture (BA Hons)
  • Biology (BSc Hons)
  • Biomedical Science (BSc Hons)
  • Business and Marketing Management (BA Hons)
  • Business Management (BA Hons)
  • Computer and Cyber Forensics (BSc Hons)
  • Computer Games Design BSc (Hons)
  • Computer Games Programming (BSc Hons)
  • Computer Science (BSc Hons)
  • Computing Technologies BSc (Hons)
  • Creative Writing BA (Hons)
  • Criminology (BSc Hons)
  • Criminology and Psychology (BSc Hons)
  • Criminology and Sociology (BSc Hons)
  • Cyber and Computer Security BSc (Hons)
  • Dance (BA Hons)
  • Digital Media BA (Hons)
  • Drama and Performance Practice (BA Hons)
  • Early Childhood Studies (BA Hons)
  • Ecology and Environmental Science (BSc Hons)
  • Education BA (Hons)
  • Education, Inclusion and Special Educational Needs (BA Hons)
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering)
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering (MEng)
  • English and Creative Writing (BA Hons)
  • English BA (Hons)
  • English Literature and Creative Writing (BA Hons)
  • Events Management BA (Hons) (BA Hons)
  • Fashion Design (BA Hons)
  • Film and Television Production (Level 6) (BA Hons)
  • Film Production (BA Hons)
  • Fine Art (BA Hons)
  • Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) (BSc Hons)
  • Games Art (BSc Hons)
  • Geography (BA Hons)
  • Geography (BSc Hons)
  • Graphic Design BA (Hons)
  • Health and Social Care (CertHE)
  • History and Philosophy (BA Hons)
  • History and Politics BA (Hons)*
  • History and Religious Studies (BA Hons)
  • History BA (Hons)
  • Human Geography (BA Hons)
  • Illustration BA (Hons)
  • Industrial Control Engineering (MEng)
  • Interior Architecture and Design (BA Hons)
  • Interior Design (BA Hons)
  • International Business Management (BA Hons)
  • International Hospitality and Tourism Management (BA Hons)
  • International Relations (BA Hons)
  • Journalism and Communications BA (Hons) (Level 6) (BA Hons)
  • Journalism BA (Hons)
  • Landscape Architecture BA (Hons)
  • Law (Bachelor of Law)
  • Logistics Management (BA Hons)
  • Magazine Journalism and Production BA (Hons)
  • Marketing (BA Hons)
  • Marketing, Advertising and Branding (BA Hons)
  • Mechatronics Engineering (MEng)
  • Music Business BA (Hons)
  • Nursing (Adult) BSc (Hons)
  • Nursing (Learning Disabilities) (BSc Hons)
  • Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons)
  • Nursing Associate
  • Operating Department Practice (BSc Hons)
  • Paramedic Science (BSc Hons)
  • Performing Arts (BA Hons)
  • Photography BA (Hons)
  • Photography: Editorial and Advertising (BA Hons)
  • Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (BA Hons)
  • Physical Education (BSc Hons)
  • Physical Education and Coaching BSc (Hons)
  • Physiotherapy (BSc Hons)
  • Popular Music BA (Hons)
  • Primary Education with QTS (BEd Hons)
  • Professional Policing (BSc Hons)
  • Psychology (BSc Hons)
  • Quantity Surveying (BSc Hons)
  • Religion, Philosophy and Ethics BA (Hons)
  • Social Work (BSc Hons)
  • Sociology (BA Hons)
  • Sound and Music Production BA (Hons)
  • Sport and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons)
  • Sport Business Management (BA Hons)
  • Sport Coaching Science (BSc Hons)
  • Sport Coaching Science (MSci) (MSc)
  • Sports Business and Coaching (BSc Hons)
  • Sports Journalism BA (Hons)
  • Sports Therapy (BSc Hons)
  • Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation (BSc Hons)
  • Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation (MSci)
  • Television Production (BA Hons)
  • Urban Planning (BSc Hons)

  • Postgraduate

  • Accounting and Finance (Masters Stage) (MSc)
  • Advanced Clinical Practice (MSc)
  • Animation (MA)
  • Assessment only route to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  • Communications, PR and the Media (MA)
  • Conservation GIS (Postgraduate Certificate)
  • Creative and Critical Writing Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MA
  • Creative Music Practice (MA)
  • Cyber Security MSc
  • Digital Construction (MSc)
  • Early Years (Postgraduate Certificate)
  • Education (MA)
  • Educational Leadership MA
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering (MSc)
  • Engineering Management
  • Film Making (MA)
  • Financial Technology (MSc)
  • Financial Technology (with placement)
  • Fine Art (Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MA)
  • Forensic Psychology (MSc)
  • Game Development (MSc)
  • Global Business Administration MBA
  • Health Psychology (MSc)
  • Human Resource Management
  • Illustration MA
  • Inclusive Education (Postgraduate Certificate / MA)
  • Industrial Control Engineering (MSc)
  • International Business (MSc)
  • Landscape Architecture (with conversion year) (MA)
  • Landscape Architecture Postgraduate Diploma / MA
  • Marketing (Postgraduate Certificate / Postgraduate Diploma / MSc)
  • MBA Business Administration
  • MDes Graphic Design Master of Design
  • Mechatronics Engineering (MSc)
  • PGCE Primary Education (PGCE Primary)
  • PGCE Secondary Education (PGCE Secondary)
  • Photography MA
  • Professional Practice in Physical Education and School Sport (MA)
  • Psychology (MSc)
  • Social Work (Postgraduate Diploma / MA)
  • Sports Communications and Digital Media (MA)
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  • Sports Therapy MSc
  • Urban Planning and Design (MSc)

  • Research

  • Allied Health Professions (MA or MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences (MSc by Research/ MRes/ PhD)
  • Art (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Business, Entrepreneurship & Financial Management (MA or MSc by Research/ MRes/ PhD)
  • Children's Play (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Communications and Journalism (MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Creative Computing (MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Creative Writing (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Dance (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Design (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Doctor of Education (EdD)
  • Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)
  • Doctorate in Design* (DDes)
  • Drama (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Education (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Engineering Technologies (MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • English (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Film and Television (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Film Studies (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • History (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Literary and Critical Studies
  • Marketing, Events and Law (PhD)
  • Masters by Research or PhD Biological Sciences (Postgraduate)
  • Masters by Research or PhD Countryside and Community (Postgraduate)
  • Masters by Research or PhD Geography and Environmental Sciences (Postgraduate)
  • Music and Media (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Nursing (MA or MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Performing Arts (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Performing Arts and Production
  • Philosophy and Ethics (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Photography (MA by Research / MRES / PhD)
  • Professional Doctorate in Sport and Exercise (Postgraduate Research)
  • Psychological Sciences (MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Religious, Philosophical and Historical Studies
  • Social Sciences (MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Social Work and Social Care (MA or MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Sport Leadership, Education and Society (MA or MSc by Research/ MRes/ PhD)
  • Technical and Applied Computing (MSc by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Theology and Religious Studies (MA by Research / MRes / PhD)
  • Facilities & Services

    The institution ensures all kinds of facilities and modern academic equipment to its’ students. World-class teachers, labs, libraries, student health care services, canteen facilities and the help zone system to give answers to any of their inquiries and other facilities are well-organized here.

    The Gloucestershire’s School of Sport and Exercise is among the biggest providers of sport and exercise programs in the UK. Besides, the university gives continuous effort to increase students’ practical skills for their future employment possibilities. Degree plus award is such an initiative to equip students through volunteering, entrepreneurship, and internships.

    Accommodation

    University of Gloucestershire provides fantastic students’ housing with all safety-security. Along with about 1,380 hall rooms of residence there are many university-managed shared flats and houses available in Cheltenham and Gloucester. The university has invested £38million in the housing systems include Pittville Student Village consists of a bar, gym, and outdoor sports area. Students can also be facilitated with en-suite apartments among the extra 600 rooms here. So, with plenty of accommodation options, you will get the chance to live in comfort and socializing with new people.

    Transport

    The university has tried to make sure a good transportation system from the campuses. But, since the university has more than one campus, it’s been tough a little bit. But, generally travel around the campuses is less expensive and fast also. Local transports include train, buses are available and cycle paths are comfortable and easy to access for the students too.

    FAQ’s

    Where is the University of Gloucestershire located?

    The University of Gloucestershire is located in the south-west of England, with campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester.

    What courses does the University of Gloucestershire offer?

    The University of Gloucestershire offers a wide range of courses across various subject areas, including business, computing, creative arts, education, health and social care, humanities, law, natural and environmental sciences, psychology, and sport and exercise.

    Is the University of Gloucestershire a good university?

    Yes, the University of Gloucestershire is a good university, consistently ranking highly in UK university league tables for student satisfaction, employability, and teaching quality.

    What is student life like at the University of Gloucestershire?

    Student life at the University of Gloucestershire is diverse and vibrant, with a range of clubs, societies, and events to get involved in. The university also offers excellent support services for students, including academic and personal support, accommodations, and career guidance.

    What are the entry requirements for the University of Gloucestershire?

    Entry requirements vary depending on the course, but generally, applicants are required to have achieved certain grades in their previous qualifications, such as A-levels or BTECs. International students may also need to demonstrate English language proficiency.

    Does the University of Gloucestershire offer scholarships?

    Yes, the University of Gloucestershire offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to support students financially, including academic scholarships, sports scholarships, and hardship funds.

    What is the teaching style like at the University of Gloucestershire?

    The teaching style at the University of Gloucestershire is student-centered and focuses on developing practical skills and knowledge that are relevant to the workplace. The university also places a strong emphasis on research-informed teaching.