Brunel University
| Brunel University | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | £1.8 million |
| Chancellor | Lord Wakeham PC |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Chris Jenks |
| Admin. staff | 1,616 |
| Students | 15,446 |
| Undergraduates | 10,345 |
| Postgraduates | 3,779 |
| Doctoral students | 974 |
| Location | Uxbridge, London, England 51°31′58″N 0°28′22″W / 51.53278°N 0.47278°WCoordinates: 51°31′58″N 0°28′22″W / 51.53278°N 0.47278°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities European University Association |
| Website | www.brunel.ac.uk |
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Brunel's origins lie in Acton Technical College, which was founded in 1928. In 1957 Brunel College of Technology separated from Acton Technical College with a focus on the education of engineers. Brunel College of Technology was awarded the status of College of Advanced Technology in 1960 and became Brunel College of Advanced Technology in 1962. In June 1966 Brunel College of Advanced Technology was awarded a Royal Charter and became Brunel University.
Brunel is ranked 39th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide 2012. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association and Universities UK.
History
Statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at the university
Brunel is one of a number of British universities created in the 1960s following the Robbins Report on higher education. The university's origins lie in Acton Technical College, which was split into two in 1957 – Acton Technical College continued to cater for technicians and craftsmen, and the new Brunel College of Technology (named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the British engineer) was dedicated to the education of chartered engineers.
In 1960 Brunel College of Technology was awarded the status of College of Advanced Technology, and it was decided that it should expand at another site in order to accommodate the extra buildings that would be needed. Uxbridge, Hillingdon was chosen to house the new buildings, and work hadn’t even started before the Ministry of Education officially changed the College’s status: it was officially named Brunel College of Advanced Technology in 1962 – the 10th Advanced Technology College in the country, and the last to be awarded this title.
The Uxbridge (Vine Street) railway branch line was closed in 1964, and the college purchased the land adjacent to its site where the railway had run for £65,000 from the local council.
The Royal Charter granting university status was awarded on 9 June 1966. The University continued to use both campuses until 1971 when it finally left the Acton site.
In 1980 the University merged with Shoreditch College of Education, located at Cooper's Hill, Runnymede. This became Brunel's second campus. In 1995 the University expanded again, integrating the West London Institute of Higher Education, and adding campuses in Osterley and Twickenham. This increased the number of courses that Brunel University was able to offer. Traditionally the university's strengths were in engineering, science, technology and social sciences but with the addition of the West London Institute, new departments such as arts, humanities, geography & earth science, health and sports science were added, and the size of the student body increased to over 12,000.
In recent years Brunel has been the subject of controversy as its approach to higher education has been both market-driven and politically conservative. The decision to award an honorary degree to Margaret Thatcher in 1996, following the University of Oxford's refusal to do so, provoked an outcry by staff and students, and as a result the ceremony had to be held in the House of Lords instead of on campus. In the late 1990s, the Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Engineering were all closed, and, in 2004, the then Vice-Chancellor Steven Schwartz, initiated the reorganisation of the university's faculties and departments into schools, and closed the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. The present Vice-Chancellor, the sociologist Christopher Jenks, took office in 2006.
In June 2011, Brunel University licensed Creative Barcode, an automated idea sharing platform which protects ownership of early stage ideas.
Campus
In the late 1990s Brunel devised a 10-year, £250 million Masterplan for the campus. This involved selling off campus sites in Runnymede, Osterley and Twickenham and using the revenue from the sales to renovate and update the buildings and facilities on the Uxbridge campus. Works carried out included a library extension, a state-of-the-art sports complex, renovated students' union facilities, a new Health Sciences teaching centre, and the construction of more halls of residence.
Since the original Masterplan, the University has spent a further £50 million on campus renovation and work is currently underway on the building of a new 'Eastern Gateway' building, which will house a 400 seat lecture theatre, main reception, the Brunel Business School and the Beldam art gallery.
The Brunel campus (especially those buildings in the 1960s 'Brutalist' architectural style) has appeared in several films, most famously in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, large parts of which were filmed on campus. It has also featured in several UK television series including Spooks, Silent Witness and Inspector Morse.
Organisation and administration
Entrance to Brunel University
Schools and departments
Brunel currently has the following eight constituent Academic Schools:
- School of Arts
- Brunel Business School
- Brunel Law School
- School of Engineering and Design
- School of Health Sciences and Social Care
- School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Sport and Education
Finances
In the financial year ended 31 July 2010, Brunel had a total income (including share of joint ventures) of £169.5 million (2008/09 – £157.8 million) and total expenditure of £163.8 million (2008/09 – £153.0 million). Key sources of income included £57.55 million from Funding Council grants (2008/09 – £51.68 million), £64.51 million from tuition fees and education contracts (2008/09 – £57.77 million), £12.57 million from research grants and contracts (2008/09 – £13.78 million), £598,000 from endowment and investment income (2008/09 – £1.36 million) and £34.25 million from other income (2008/09 – £33.19 million). During the 2009/10 financial year Brunel had a capital expenditure of £6.63 million (2008/09 – £13.13 million).
At year end Brunel had reserves and endowments of £132.42 million (2008/09 – £124.11 million) and total net assets of £170.20 million (2008/09 – £152.32 million).
Coat of arms
The Brunel Coat of Arms was granted to the University in 1966 and incorporates various images representative of the University's heritage and principles. For example, the masonry arch symbolises Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the compass and cogwheel symbolise technology, the ermine lozenge is an allusion to the Arms of Lord Halsbury, the first Chancellor of the University and the crest of the swan symbolises Uxbridge.
Academics
A view of the Brunel University campus in Uxbridge
Brunel students have access to specialist laboratories for electronic imaging, bioprocessing and experimental techniques; flight, driving and train simulators; a 3-D body scanner; an MRI scanner; motion-capture equipment; an occupational therapy suite; sports and performing arts facilities; and academic archives in cult film and contemporary writing.
Depending on the degree course followed, some undergraduate students may undertake practical placements and projects as an integral part of their courses (a founding principle of the sandwich degree structure).
Research
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 90% of Brunel research submitted was rated as being of international quality. In the RAE Brunel was ranked 37–39 (joint) for Research Power.
Courses at Brunel draw on staff's research in areas including Cancer Genetics, Environmental Science, Human-Centred Design, Materials Processing, Contemporary Music and Digital Performance, Children’s Education and Sports Medicine. The Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics is internationally recognised for outstanding research in the field of cancer genetics.
Rankings
Brunel traditionally performed well in the annual rankings of UK universities produced by The Guardian and The Times, in part due to its strong performance in the Teaching Quality Assessment (where Brunel received a score of 20/24 or better for every subject assessed). However, in recent years both The Guardian and The Times have ceased using the TQA to compile their rankings (they use the National Student Survey results instead) and therefore Brunel has fallen in both rankings.
In the 2008 QS World University Rankings Brunel was ranked 296th in the world (and 38th in the UK).
In the 20101/12 rankings, Brunel was placed 351st globally, making it the 42nd highest ranked UK university. In the 2011/12 THES world university rankings, Brunel ranked 251-275 (shared), representing a sharp rise in rankings. The University won the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2011.
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times Good University Guide | 50th | 47th | 51st | 50th | 43rd | 43rd | |
| Guardian University Guide | 75th | 53rd | 50th | 32nd | 32nd | 28th | |
| Sunday Times University Guide | 39th | 49th | 49th | 50th | 49th | 50th | 44th |
| The Daily Telegraph | 52nd | ||||||
| Complete University Guide | 50th | 46th | 41st | 41st |
Made In Brunel
The Brunel School of Engineering and Design holds a yearly design exhibition called Made In Brunel, to promote and showcase the work of final year students to the design industry. In past years it has been held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, and the Oxo Tower Wharf. The 2011 exhibition was held at the Bargehouse, on the Southbank, London.
Student life
Radio Brunel
Brunel has a student-run radio station called Radio Brunel. It recently relaunched as an internet only station.
Formula Student
Brunel was one of the first UK universities to enter the Formula Student engineering competition. It is an annual event in which universities from around the world compete in static and dynamic events using formula style racing cars designed and manufactured by students.
The Brunel Racing team is composed of undergraduate and postgraduate students, each being allocated an area of the car to develop. The students on MEng Mechanical Engineering courses act as team leaders and manage BEng students throughout the year to ensure a successful completion of a new car each year.
Brunel Racing were UK Class 1 Formula Student Champions in 2002, and were the leading UK team at Formula ATA 2005, the Italian Formula Student event. In 2006 Formula Student Event, Brunel Racing were also the highest finishing UK competitor using E85 (fuel composed of 85% ethanol and 15% petrol.)
At Formula Student UK '09, Brunel Racing finished 6th overall in Class 1 and were UK Runners-Up by only 1.6 points of the 1000 available. In the process Brunel's 11th car, BR-X, finished 3rd in the fuel economy standings, 4th in the endurance and had the highest combined Endurance Economy Event score.
The university also runs a second racing team, composed exclusively of post-graduate students from the MSc Automotive and Motorsports Engineering course, called Brunel Masters Motorsports. The 20 students on this course are from 10 different countries, with various cultural backgrounds and a with a wide range of industry experience.
The BMM team were the UK Class 2 Formula Student Champions in their first year, 2005.
Brunel's Formula Student teams have won prizes in the annual competition every year since they first entered in 1999.
Student housing
Kilmorey Hall at Uxbridge
Brunel’s £250 million campus redevelopment programme, completed in 2008, saw the refurbishment of existing halls and the construction of the new Isambard Complex. There are now 34 self-catering halls of residence on-campus, with a total of 4,549 rooms, including studio flats for co-habiting couples. Rooms are available for undergraduates, postgraduates, students with disabilities and co habiting couples. All rooms have network access.
Many of the halls of residence around the Uxbridge campus are named after bridges that Isambard Kingdom Brunel either built or helped to design; other halls are named either directly after him, or after other notable engineers or scientists. For example:
- Clifton Hall (named for the Clifton Suspension Bridge)
- Saltash Hall (named for the Royal Albert Bridge that crosses the River Tamar at Saltash)
- Chepstow Hall (named for the bridge across the River Wye at Chepstow)
- Fleming Hall (named for Sir Alexander Fleming)
- Faraday Hall (named for Sir Michael Faraday)
- Galbraith Hall (named for W R Galbraith, who designed the Kew Railway Bridge)
- Mill Hall (named for John Stuart Mill)
There are also three accommodation complexes: the Bishop Complex (Bishop, Kilmorey, Lacy and St Margaret’s Halls); the Lancaster Complex (Lancaster, Stockwell, Southwark, Borough Road, Maria Grey and Gordon Halls); and the Isambard Complex (North, Meadow, Michael Bevis, Concourse, Stephen Bragg, West, Maurice Kogan, David Neave, Central, East, Runnymede, George Shipp, Trevor Slater, Shoreditch, Syd Urry, South and Brian Winstanley Halls).
Notable alumni
Media
Carl Barât
- Samuel Owen, singer songwriter
- Nick Abbot (Psychology), radio presenter
- Hajaz Akram, actor
- Mark Bagley, comic book artist
- Carl Barât (Drama), Libertine & musician with the band Dirty Pretty Things
- Jo Brand (Social Sciences and Nursing), comedienne
- Dave Brown Photographer and graphic designer, Professional ape The Mighty Boosh
- Hopewell Chin'ono-African Journalist of the year 2008, Documentary Filmmaker and Television Journalist
- Noel Fielding Actor and comedian The Mighty Boosh
- Francis French, noted space historian
- Alizeh Imtiaz (English and Film and TV Studies BA 2008), director, actor & education activist
- Lee Mack, comedian
- Jack Martin (Film and TV), Filmmaker and contestant on 2009 Serbian Big Brother
- Sophie McShera (Drama), actress
- Oreke Mosheshe (Management and Law), actor, TV presenter and model
- Archie Panjabi (Management Studies 1996), actor
- Bindya Solanki (Drama), actor
- John Watts, musician with the band Fischer-Z
- Lucy Verasamy, (Geography and Earth Sciences) weather forecaster
- Greg Davies, (English and Drama), Actor and comedian
Politics
Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- David Crutcher (Mechanical Engineering 1962), Canadian politician
- Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- John Leech (History and Politics), politician, MP for Manchester Withington
- John McDonnell, politician, MP for Hayes and Harlington
- Ralph Miliband, political theorist, father of the current leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband
- Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
- Anastasios Papaligouras (Masters in Comparative European Law), Greek politician
- Pekka Sauri (PhD 1990), Finnish psychologist and politician, writer and cartoonist
- Seng Han Thong (MBA 1993), Singaporean politician
- John Tomlinson (Health Services Management), Labour politician and life peer
- Shailesh Vara (Law), politician, MP for North West Cambridgeshire
- Claire Ward (MA Britain and the European Union), politician, MP for Watford (UK Parliament constituency)
- Alec Shelbrooke (Mechanical Engineering), Conservative Party politician, MP For Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Sports
Audley Harrison
- Tony Adams (Sports Science), footballer, former Arsenal and England captain and Portsmouth football club manager
- Mike Coughlan (Mechanical Engineering 1981), Former Chief Designer for the McLaren Formula One team
- James Cracknell (MSc Sport Science 1999), rowing champion and Olympic gold medallist
- Ben Gollings, rugby player, Captain of England Sevens, IRB Sevens Series all time top scorer
- Roger Hammond (Materials Science), Cyclist
- Audley Harrison (Sport Sciences 1999), boxer, Olympic gold medallist
- Perri Shakes-Drayton (Sport Sciences 2011), athlete
- Richard Hill (Geography and Sports Science), rugby player, 2003 Rugby World Cup winner
- Catherine Murphy, athlete
- Abi Oyepitan (Politics and Sociology), athlete
- Iwan Thomas, (Geography and Sports Science), athlete
- Abi Ekoku, former GB Lions Rugby League Manager, British discus champion and Bradford Bulls, London Broncos and Halifax winger
- Tom Shanklin, Lions tourist and Wales Rugby Union International
- Elizabeth Hall (Physiotherapy), international athlete
- Eniola Aluko (Law), England Ladies Footballer
- Ross Brawn, Team Principal for the Mercedes GP Formula One team
Academic Schools
- School of Arts
- Brunel Business School
- Brunel Law School
- School of Engineering and Design
- School of Health Sciences and Social Care
- School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Sport and Education
Specialist Research Centres
- Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)
- Brunel Innovation Centre (BIC)
- Experimental Techniques Centre
- Health Economics Research Group (HERG)
- Institute for Bioengineering (BIB)
- Institute for the Environment
- Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing
- Magna Carta Institute
Course
Undergraduate
| Course name | UCAS/PG code | Study mode | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies and Sport Sciences BSc | C6N1 | 3-year full-time; 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Business Studies and Sport Sciences with Placement Year BSc | NC1P | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Contemporary Education BA | X300 | 3-years full-time; part-time; 4-years-minimum/7-years-maximum | Undergraduate |
| Creative Writing BA | W800 | 3-years full-time; 4.5-6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| English and Creative Writing BA | Q3W8 | 3-year full-time;4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| English and Film and TV Studies BA | Q3W6 | 3-year full-time ;4.5-6 years part-time | Undergraduate |
| English BA | Q300 | 3-year full-time;4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Film and Television Studies BA | W620 | 3-year full-time; 4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and Creative Writing BA | WW28 | 3-year full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and English BA | WQ23 | 3-year full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and Film and Television Studies BA | WW26 | 3-year full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and Sonic Arts BA | WW2H | 3-years full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Music BA | W300 | 3-year full-time;4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Musical Composition BMus | W302 | 3-year full-time; 4.5 -6 year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Musical Performance BMus | W312 | 3-year full-time; 4.5 - 6 years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Occupational Therapy BSc | B920 | 3-year full-time; 4-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sonic Arts BA | WJ39 | 3-year full-time; 4.5-6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Specialist Community Public Health Nursing BSc | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Undergraduate | |
| Sport Sciences (Coaching) BSc | C603 | 3-years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Coaching) with Placement Year BSc | CX61 | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Human Performance) BSc | C604 | 3-years full-time; 6 years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Human Performance) with Placement Year BSc | C605 | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Management of Sport Development) BSc | CN68 | 3-years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Management of Sport Development) with Placement Year BSc | CN6V | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Youth Sport) BSc | CX63 | 3 years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Youth Sport) with Placement Year BSc | CX6H | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences BSc | C600 | 3-years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences with Placement Year BSc | C602 | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and Creative Writing BA | W4WW | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and English BA | WQ43 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and Film and Television Studies BA | WW46 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and Games Design BA | WW42 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre BA | W440 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
Postgraduate
| Course name | UCAS/PG code | Study mode | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Engineering Design MSc | H150PAENGDES | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Advanced Multimedia Design and 3D Technologies MSc | H640PMULDVRT | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Anthropology of Childhood, Youth & Education MSc | L610PANTHCYE | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Anthropology of International Development MSc Approved in Principle | 1-year full-time; 2.5-year part-time | Postgraduate | |
| Business Studies and Sport Sciences BSc | C6N1 | 3-year full-time; 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Business Studies and Sport Sciences with Placement Year BSc | NC1P | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Business Systems Integration (with SAP Technology) MSc | G500PBUSYSAP | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Campaigning and Journalism MA | P500PCAMPJOR | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Children, Youth and International Development MA | LL47PCHYIND | 1-year full-time; 2.5-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability MSc | F851PCLMCHIS | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Contemporary Education BA | X300 | 3-years full-time; part-time; 4-years-minimum/7-years-maximum | Undergraduate |
| Contemporary Literature and Culture MA | Q321PCLITCUL | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Contemporary Performance Making MA | W400PCNTPFM | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Creative Writing - The Novel MA | W830PCRWRNOV | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Creative Writing BA | W800 | 3-years full-time; 4.5-6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Cross-Cultural Psychology MSc | C800PCRCTPSY | Full-time; part-time | Postgraduate |
| Digital Games Theory and Design MA | W280PDIGATDN | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Documentary Practice MA | W600PDOCPRAC | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Education MA | X370PUCAMA | 1-year full-time; 2-5-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| English and Creative Writing BA | Q3W8 | 3-year full-time;4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| English and Film and TV Studies BA | Q3W6 | 3-year full-time ;4.5-6 years part-time | Undergraduate |
| English BA | Q300 | 3-year full-time;4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| English Literature MA | Q300PENGHLIT | One-year full-time; two-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Environmental Science - Legislation and Management MSc | F851PLEGMGT | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Environmental Science - Pollution and Monitoring MSc | F853PPOLMONT | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Environmental Technology EngD | H100REGRESDE | 4-year full-time or part-time | Postgraduate |
| Evolutionary Psychology MSc | C864PEVPSYC | 1-year full-time; 2.5-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Film and Television Studies BA | W620 | 3-year full-time; 4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Functional Neuroimaging MSc | C860PFUNNEUR | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Games Design and Creative Writing BA | WW28 | 3-year full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and English BA | WQ23 | 3-year full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and Film and Television Studies BA | WW26 | 3-year full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Games Design and Sonic Arts BA | WW2H | 3-years full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Globalisation and Governance MA | L240PGLOBGOV | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Hand Therapy MSc | B990PHANDTH | 1-year full-time; 3-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Health Promotion and Public Health MSc | B900PPHHP | 1-year full-time; 3-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Information Systems Management MSc | G500PSINSYMG | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Intelligence and Security Studies MA | L900PINSSTD | 1-year full-time; 2.5 years part-time | Postgraduate |
| International Relations MA | L250PINTRELA | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Journalism MA (NCTJ accredited) | P500PJOURNAL | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Medical Anthropology MSc | L620PMEDANTH | 1-year full-time; 2.5 years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Modern Political Thought - Violence and Revolution MA | L210PMPOLITC | One-year full-time; 2.5 years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Modern World History MA | V270PMODWDHY | 1-year full-time 2.5 years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research MSc | C440PMMEDCRS | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Molecular Medicine MSc | C440PMOLMED | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Music BA | W300 | 3-year full-time;4.5 - 6-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Musical Composition BMus | W302 | 3-year full-time; 4.5 -6 year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Musical Performance BMus | W312 | 3-year full-time; 4.5 - 6 years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Occupational Therapy BSc | B920 | 3-year full-time; 4-year part-time | Undergraduate |
| Occupational Therapy MSc (post-registration) | B900PMSCOT | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| PGCert Secondary Education (English) with recommendation for QTS | Q3X1 | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| PGCert Secondary Education (Mathematics) with recommendation for QTS | G1X1 | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| PGCert Secondary Education (Science: Biology) with recommendation for QTS | C1X1 | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| PGCert Secondary Education (Science: Chemistry) with recommendation for QTS | F1X1 | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| PGCert Secondary Education (Science: Physics) with recommendation for QTS | F3X1 | 1-year full-time; 2-year part-time | Postgraduate |
| Politics MRes | L200PPPRESMR | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Society MA | C800PPSYCS | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Psychological and Psychiatric Anthropology MSc | L610PPSYPSYA | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Psychology, Health and Behaviour MSc | C841PPYHHBEH | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Public Affairs and Lobbying MSc | L230PPUBAFF | 15-months full-time; 2.5 years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Social and Cultural Research MSc | L300PSOCURES | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Social Anthropology MRes | L610PSOANTMR | 1-year full-time; 2.5-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Sonic Arts BA | WJ39 | 3-year full-time; 4.5-6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Specialist Community Public Health Nursing BSc | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Undergraduate | |
| Specialist Community Public Health Nursing MSc and PGDip | B710PSPHNOHN; B712PSPHNHV | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time 1-day-a-week in University and 1-day-a-week in practice | Postgraduate |
| Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc | C600PSPRTEXP | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Coaching) BSc | C603 | 3-years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Coaching) with Placement Year BSc | CX61 | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Human Performance) BSc | C604 | 3-years full-time; 6 years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Human Performance) MSc | C600PSPHUMPF | 1-year full-time; 2 - 4-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Human Performance) with Placement Year BSc | C605 | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Management of Sport Development) BSc | CN68 | 3-years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Management of Sport Development) with Placement Year BSc | CN6V | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Youth Sport) BSc | CX63 | 3 years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Youth Sport) with Placement Year BSc | CX6H | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences (Sport Psychology) MSc | C600PSPTSP | 1-year full-time; 2 - 4-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Sport Sciences BSc | C600 | 3-years full-time; 6-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sport Sciences MSc | C600PMSCSS | 1-year full-time; 2 - 4-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Sport Sciences with Placement Year BSc | C602 | 4-years full-time; 7-years part-time | Undergraduate |
| Sustainable Electrical Power MSc | H630PSSUELPW | 1-year full-time; 2-years part-time | Postgraduate |
| Theatre and Creative Writing BA | W4WW | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and English BA | WQ43 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and Film and Television Studies BA | WW46 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre and Games Design BA | WW42 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| Theatre BA | W440 | Full-time; part-time | Undergraduate |
| War and Conflict in The Modern World MA | L252PWARMOD | 1-year full-time; 2.5 years part-time | Postgraduate |
Research Degrees
Research students are welcomed to Brunel as valued members of our thriving, research-intensive community.
A research degree provides the opportunity to investigate a topic in depth, and contribute new knowledge to your discipline, and there are opportunities to study for a PhD (or MPhil) in all academic Schools and Research Institutes across the University.
Professional Doctorates and the New Route PhD enhance the doctoral experience through the inclusion of an integral taught programme, and are offered in a number of subject specialisations.
Taught Masters of Research (MRes) degrees are also offered in some disciplines as a preparation for a research degree.
PhD
The ‘traditional’ PhD involves an in-depth exploration of a research topic. The degree is awarded to students who demonstrate (through a written thesis and Viva Voce examination) knowledge and understanding of their discipline together with a distinct and original contribution to knowledge within that discipline.
Both full-time (over 3-4 years) and part-time (over 4-8 years) study routes are available.
Some practice-based PhDs are available within the School of Arts. Here students can present evidence of knowledge, understanding and originality through the medium of creative work (for example a substantial piece of creative writing, musical composition or practical performance in dance or drama), supported by an appropriate critical written commentary.
MPhil
An MPhil involves the exploration of a research topic in less depth than a PhD and is typically studied over a shorter period (1-year full-time). Unlike a PhD, MPhil students are not required to demonstrate a distinct and original contribution to knowledge in their discipline.
Students may choose to register for an MPhil as a stand-alone qualification. In some Schools, however, students may be required initially to register for an MPhil before transferring to a PhD programme after the successful completion of their first year of research.
Professional Doctorates
Brunel is a leading provider of professional doctorates, offering successful programmes in Education (EdD)and Public Health (DrPH).
These programmes have in common a focus on real-world, professionally-oriented research, and each includes a substantial programme of taught modules to support the academic and professional development of the researcher.
New Route PhD
Brunel is one of a number of leading UK universities, committed to international excellence in postgraduate training, that offers the New Route programme. This is an integrated 4-year PhD that combines research with a structured programme of advanced training in discipline-specific and generic skills.
Brunel currently offers the New Route PhD in the following research areas: Biosciences, Business and Management, Design and Systems Engineering, Economics and Finance, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Human Sciences (Psychology, Social Anthropology, Sociology and Communications), Information Systems and Computing, Mathematical Sciences and Mechanical Engineering.
MRes
A Master of Research degree can typically be taken either as a stand-alone qualification or as the first stage of a 1-year PhD programme. It comprises a blend of taught modules in research-focused skills an knowledge with a specialised dissertation. Brunel currently offers MRes degrees in the following subject areas: Economics and Finance, Health, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Anthropology.
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