All Saints
Oxford Road
Manchester M15 6BH

Tel 0161 247 1039

prospectus@mmu.ac.uk

www.mmu.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 86 (85)

Teaching excellence 58.3%

Student satisfaction 71.1%

Head teacher ranking 72= (64=)

Peer ranking 57= (68=)

Research quality 17%

A/AS-level points 272

A-levels for entry 75%

Unemployment 7.5%

Firsts and 2:1s 48.8%

Student/staff ratio 19.3:1

Dropout rate 24% (19%)

Undergraduates 22,990 (3,574)

Postgraduates 2,322 (3,673)

Teaching staff 1,255

Applications/places 42,185/7,999; 5.3:1 (+3.2%)

Clearing entry 8.9%

Bursaries 66%: £100-£1,000

Scholarships Overseas only

EU/overseas 2.5%/4.9%

Mature 19.6%

State school 94%

Lowest social classes 34%

Low-participation areas 19%

Live in 20% (64%) £60-£96

An institution dwarfed in size only by its near-neighbour, MMU has a formidable range of courses that span the traditional (chemistry, maths, law and biology) and the vocational (photography, embroidery, food management and dance). If you want to study it, Manchester Met probably offers it. The range of degrees to be introduced this September and next is wider than the entire portfolios of some universities. Among them are librarianship, financial services, foundation degrees in business, and routes for combined honours students that include abuse studies, coaching studies and sport development.

About two-thirds of students get university bursary support, ranging from £100 to £1,000 depending on family income. There are no scholarships, except for overseas students, the university choosing to assist the many not the few.

Students are spread across seven campuses. The two Cheshire sites are home mainly to teacher trainees, plus those following sports, contemporary arts and some business degrees. The university plans to consolidate its activities on just three campuses in Manchester and Crewe by 2013.

MMU is one of the largest providers of art and design courses in the UK, incorporating the original Manchester School of Art and the school of theatre that counts Julie Walters, David Threlfall and Steve Coogan among its alumni. The business school is also among the largest in Britain, with 4,000 undergraduates. It earned the university one of its 15 excellent ratings for teaching quality, which gives it one of the best records among the modern universities.

Open days October 6 (Cheshire); October 10 and 13 (Manchester).

Student view Muhammad Jiwani, students’ union president:

USP We have one of the largest student populations in the country.

Worst feature The battle between study and fun.

Location Manchester offers you diversity and culture.

Social scene Much of Manchester’s nightlife caters for its students.

Rated excellent (15) Allied health professions (physiotherapy, speech pathology and therapy); anatomy and physiology; art and design; business and management; drama, dance and cinematics; history of art, architecture and design; hospitality, leisure, recreation, sport and tourism; materials technology; mechanical engineering; molecular biosciences; nursing; organismal biosciences; philosophy; politics; psychology.

Degree of student satisfaction 71.1%

Mathematical Sciences 79.6; Sports Science 78.7; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 78.3; Performing Arts 77.8; Mechanically-based Engineering 77.5; Biology and related Sciences 76.0; Communications and Information studies 75.0; Electronic and Electric Engineering 74.5; Business 74.3; English-based studies 74.3; Combined 72.4; History and Archeology 72.0; Computer Science 71.0; Education studies 70.5; Other subjects allied to Medicine 69.2; Teacher Training 69.0; Psychology 68.0; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 67.9; Art and Design 67.4; Other Creative Arts 66.9; Management 65.6; Architecture, Building and Planning 62.5; Technology 55.4

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