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Introducing SSU

Roger Byatt TAMK Tampere 16-26 April 2012 Presenter: Venue: Date:

Southampton Solent University’s (SSU) mission

Mission: “The pursuit of inclusive and flexible forms of Higher Education which meet the needs of employers and prepare students to succeed in a fast-changing competitive world.” Actively working to deliver flexible learning, productive partnerships and employability.

Where is the University located and what are the facts about Southampton?

Largest city in the South-East outside London 230,000 people 40,000 student population 20% population aged 16-24 £800m new development underway £175m investment in new cultural quarter Thriving waterside location, largest cruise port in UK & second largest docks 180 bars, pubs and nightclubs Top 20 retail destination, housing 90 stores Good rail links to London Southampton International Airport http://www.solent.ac.uk/city/living_in_the_city. aspx

Visit SSU open days ww.solent.ac.uk/opendays

Welcome to Southampton

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/hellouni/southampton/going-out-guide/going-out-guide.aspx

Popular places/ to visit near the city

Bournemouth The New Forest Portsmouth Salisbury and Stonehenge Winchester

Support offered prior to entry

Choosing a course/ university www.solent.ac.uk Interview techniques Preparing to study at Solent University Transition support Qualification routes talks Information and advice guidance Mentoring Access key skills www.mycourse.solent.ac.uk/succeedlite

www.solent.ac.uk/centralbooking/

Preparation to start at Solent

Offer accepted Course checklist Enrolment and fees Register with GP Moving in (there is a special Welcome Weekend for Semester 1 starts) Student handbook Important documents Sem 1 Induction Week (Freshers’ weeks) http://portal.solent.ac.uk/hellouni/home.aspx

Why study at Solent and what will your students’ achieve? University

• 1. Vocationally focused courses
• 2. Industry collaboration
• 3. Variety of assessment
• 4. High employability rates
• 5. Strong student support
• 6. Modern and innovative
• 7. A commitment to investment

in facilities

• 8. Student orientated and

friendly, offer over 60 clubs and societies

Transferable skills

1. Confidence and greater self-awareness 2. Meeting deadlines 3. Project management 4. Networking 5. Working as part of a team 6. Living and being independent - resourceful 7. Making decisions about yourself 8. Budgeting and finance 9. Enhanced knowledge of industry

“Solent has the best location any university can have; it also has loads of facilities for courses like Computing which make learning and success easy to achieve.” Emeka Okoye, BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

First Class Facilities

Halls of Residence

http://www.solent.ac.uk/accommodation/accommodation_home.aspx

Bedrooms Kitchens Common room

SSU has over 150 higher education courses to choose from ... Accountancy & Finance / Advertising & Communications /

Adventure and Extreme Sports Management /Animation Audio & Outside Broadcast / Business & Business IT / Computer Games Computing & Networking / Construction / Design / Engineering / English Event Management / Fashion / Film / Fine Art / Geography & Environment Graphic Design / Health & Fitness / Illustration / Interior Design International Business / Journalism & Writing / Knowledge Management Law/Management/ Maritime / Marketing / Media / Media Styling Multimedia Communications / Music / Adventure and Extreme Sports Management/ Performance & Comedy / Photography / Product Design/ Psychology &Criminology / Public Relations / Shipping / Social Work / Sound & Music Technology / Special Effects / Sport & Applied Sport Science / Television Production / Tourism / Yacht Engineering And many more!!

Methods of teaching offered at Solent

TEACHING

Tutorials Discussions & debates Industry Websites & media Library Lectures Practical's

Virtual learning environment MyCourse

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BA (Hons) Accountancy and Finance In my view “I love the library facilities at Solent; they provide different working areas with something to suit everyone. As BA (Hons) Accountancy and Finance requires both group work and individual assignments, this is ideal!” Mashuda Mesmin,Sudent

Offcampus independent learning

Access U drive Results Make option choices Renew library resources Look at timetable Access emails Accommodation - rooms for rent Buy resources - books http://portal.solent.ac.uk/ mobile

University Portal Smart Phone - Mobile

Assessment methods - Solent

Reports Essays Presentations Case studies In-course tests (on-line) Practical simulations Digital media E-Portfolios ‘Live’ events Laboratory experiments Exams

Pastoral support - Solent

Enriching your time at Solent

Curriculum Plus Programmes (20 credits):

• Student Community Volunteering:
• CV and Career Building
• Languages
• Sports Coaching in the community
• Work Based Learning
• Entrepreneurship
• http://portal.solent.ac.uk/careers/curriculum-

plus/curriculum-plus.aspx Other activities:

• Over 60 Students’ Union clubs &

societies

• Student Ambassador scheme
• Solent’s Eco ErnieTM

Facilities:

Mooting Room Multi Purpose Sports Hall Centre for Health, Exercise & Sport Science (CHESS) Fully equipped health & fitness suite State of the art teaching gym 15 acres of playing fields Purpose-built watersports centre Free/discounted use of many of the city’s sporting facilities Course Accreditation:

• The Chartered Institute of Marketing
• The Chartered Institute of Personal Development
• ‘Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority and the Bar Standard Board
• The Associated Chartered Certificate Accountants

Faculty of Business, Sport & Enterprise

Facilities:

Games studios Puppet Animation studios Life drawing studios Print making workshops Multimedia computer suites Digital and Photography suites TV, film, radio and multi-track production studios Solent Productions And lots more …

Faculty of the Creative Industries & Society

Faculty of Maritime & Technology

Facilities:

Solent Broadcasting vehicle Towing tank Navigation training Survey vessel Hydrographic survey Oceanography survey And lots more …

Course Accreditation:

• Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
• Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA)
• Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) & Association
• f Building Engineers(ABE)
• British Computer Society (BIS)
• Institute of Engineering and Technology
• British Institute of Interior Design (BIID)

Graduate schemes and internships Mock interview Postgraduate study Psychometric testing support Advice on CV’s letters and application form Develop you confidence building Part time jobs, placements and volunteering Employability at SSU: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odtXfLTNCu8

Employability support

Alumni’s testimonials

“I found the practical side of the course has really prepared me for the journalistic world and I am grateful to all of my lecturers for setting me up for life after university.” Elizabeth Barnet, Graduate in BA (Hons) Journalism “This course gave me a good opportunity to improve my design skills and work on live projects within the university’ Matthew Alger, Graduate within the University.” Matthew Alger, Graduate in BA (Hons) Product Design “It’s one of a few universities able to

• ffer my course. Solent is also really

friendly, and I like the compact city location as everything is really easy to get to.” James Maltby, BEng (Hons) Yacht Production and Surveying graduate “I can wholeheartedly say that without the practical and theoretical knowledge I learned at university I couldn’t do my current job,” she says. “My degree has given me the skills I needed to succeed.” Lauren Street, Graduate, BA (Hons) Marketing with Advertising Management

How to Apply

Information http://www.solent.ac.uk/international/exchange/st udy-abroad.aspx Application online forms at http://www.solent.ac.uk/international/exchange/er asmus/incoming-exchange/incoming-exchange.aspx Official deadline: 31 May for Semester 1 or full year, 15 November for Semester 2. email: international.exchanges@solent.ac.uk

Why study at Solent?

Modern and innovative university Cutting-edge, employment-focused courses First-class facilities High-quality, professional, friendly support City centre living at Solent Full campus experience Learning at the heart of a great city

Contact

Name: Margaret Jenness Job title: Academic Partnerships Manager Telephone: +44 23 8031 9893 Email: margaret.jenness@solent.ac.uk Southampton Solent University | www.solent.ac.uk East Park Terrace Southampton Hampshire SO14 0YN Facebook: facebook.com/solentuniversity Twitter site: twitter.com/solentofficial

Useful contact details

Departments/ Faculties Emails/ website: Telephone:

Accommodation accommodation@solent.ac.uk 02380 319461 Chat live www.solent.ac.uk/welfare/chat Careers & Employability careers@solent.ac.uk 02380 319559 Facebook

www.facebook.com/solentuniversity

Finance student.funding@solent.ac.uk 02380 319427 General enquiries (open days) (Text prospectus 80081) ask@solent.ac.uk 02380 319039 Faculty of Business, Sport & Enterprise (FBSE) fbse@solent.ac.uk 02380 319888 Faculty of the Creative Industries & Society (FCIS) fcis@solent.ac.uk 02380 319656 Faculty of Maritime & Technology (MARTEC) wma@solent.ac.uk martec@solent.ac.uk 01489 556167 02380 319732 International Recruitment Office international@solent.ac.uk 02380 319129 Southampton Solent University www.solent.ac.uk 02380 319000 Solent Partnerships Team partnerships@solent.ac.uk 02380 319539 Solent University TV www.portal.solent.ac.uk/solent-tv

Solent’s YouTube site

www.youtube.com/SolentUniOfficial

Sports Solent sports@solent.ac.uk 02380 319343 Students 1st students1st.infocentre@solent.ac.uk 02380 319427 Twitter twitter.com/solentofficial