Oxford Brookes University
| Oxford Brookes University | |
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| Motto | "Excellence in diversity" |
| Established | 1992, from Oxford Polytechnic (est. 1970) ultimately from Oxford School of Art (est. 1865) |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Shami Chakrabarti |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Janet Beer |
| Students | 19,070 |
| Undergraduates | 13,645 |
| Postgraduates | 5,120 |
| Other students | 300 FE |
| Location | Oxford, England, UK |
| Affiliations | Universities UK Association of MBAs |
| Website | www.brookes.ac.uk |
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university (post 1992) by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row. It provides one of the largest Online MBA programmes in the world (30th) as ranked by the Financial Times Listing.
History
Oxford Brookes has roots in Oxford that go back to 1865, when it started as the Oxford School of Art. The Oxford School of Art was located in a single room on the ground floor of the Taylor Institution, St. Giles. In 1870 the School of Science was incorporated into the School of Art. In 1891, under the administration of the City Council's Technical Instruction Committee, it was renamed the Oxford City Technical School, incorporating the School of Art, and plans were made to relocate to the former Blue Coat School for Boys on St. Ebbes. In 1934 the School of Art and the Technical School were merged, and John Henry Brookes, Vice Principal of the Technical School, was appointed the first principal of the merged institution. Renamed "Oxford College of Technology" in 1956, its first residence hall was established in 1960 and the college relocated to Headington in 1963. In 1970, it became Oxford Polytechnic, and in 1992, following enactment of the Further and Higher Education Act it became Oxford Brookes University. In so doing it became the only one of the new universities to be named after its founder. In October 2003 Oxford Brookes university became the first university in the world to be awarded Fairtrade status. In 2007 Oxford Brookes came fifth in the new environmental league table of universities and received a first class rating for its environmental credentials.
Also in 2007 Professor Graham Upton retired as Vice-Chancellor and his successor, Professor Janet Beer, was inaugurated in September. In July 2008 Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty and respected human rights campaigner replaced Jon Snow as Chancellor of the University.
In September 2010 Oxford Brookes was named the UK’s best post-1992 university for the tenth year running in The Sunday Times’ University Guide.
Although not a part of Oxford University, it is among the eight external institutions whose members are eligible for long-term temporary membership in the Oxford Union. Eligibility for Oxford Union membership pre-dates the establishment of the university, with a number of Oxford Polytechnic students becoming members in the mid-1980s.
Oxford Brookes is the eighth largest employer in Oxfordshire, providing 2,500 jobs across the University.
Campuses
Oxford Brookes University has three main campuses.
Headington campus
The Headington campus is located in Headington, a residential area of Oxford, one mile from the city centre and is currently undergoing extensive building work. It consists of the Gipsy Lane site, which is the main teaching site, the Marston Road site, being the school of Health and Social Care, and the Headington Hill site across the road from Gipsy Lane, where the Students' Union, the School of Arts, the Drama Studio and main halls of residence are located. It has seven halls of residence: Crescent Hall, Cheney Student Village, Clive Booth Hall, Clive Booth Non-Ensuite (formerly Morrell Hall), Warneford Hall, Cotuit Hall, Paul Kent Hall.
Wheatley campus
The Wheatley campus is set near Wheatley in the Oxfordshire countryside, seven miles south-east of the city centre, and is where business, IT, mathematics and more recently engineering subjects are taught.
Harcourt Hill campus
The Harcourt Hill campus is situated on Harcourt Hill on Oxford's western perimeter, two and a half miles from the city centre. Education, Philosophy, Theology, Media and Communication, and many other subjects are taught here, in a landscaped setting overlooking the city. It has one hall of residence: Harcourt Hill Hall. A regular bus service links the campus to other campuses at Headington and Wheatley.
The campus was formerly the site of Westminster College, Oxford, the only independent Methodist higher education institution in Europe, which specialised in Teacher Training and Theology, and whose degree-level students were awarded their degrees by the University of Oxford upon successful completion of their course. The campus was purpose-built for the Westminster College's move from London to Oxford in the 1950s, and was leased to Brookes by the Methodist Church. Westminster College lives on in the Westminster Institute of Education of Oxford Brookes University, located at the Harcourt Hill campus.
Ferndale Campus
Based in Swindon, 50 km southwest of Oxford. Adult Nursing, Operating Department Practice (ODP) and a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses are taught at the campus. It has its own Osteopathic training clinic on site that offers a comprehensive range of services to staff, students and the public.
Redevelopment
Oxford Brookes is redeveloping its campuses. Plans include a new library and teaching building acting as a core for the Gipsy Lane Campus and extension to the Abercrombie building for the School of the Built Environment.
However, the proposals were vigorously opposed by local residents in 2009 when presented to the local planning committee, with many undesirable aspects of the large student population in Oxford being discussed.
The plans for the new building have been given the go-ahead, and they are well underway.
Faculties
In September 2011 Oxford Brookes moved from 8 schools to 4 faculties:
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
- Faculty of Humanties and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
Specialist study
The Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) in the School of the Built Environment was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize and is well known for its programme for humanitarian practitioners. CENDEP provides an academic setting for the study of cities, humanitarianism and refugees. Singer and activist Annie Lennox is patron of the Master's Course in Humanitarian and Development Practice.
In 2007, The MSc in Primate Conservation was awarded the highly prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize – a national honour recognising the outstanding contribution by the MSc programme team and the Department of Anthropology & Geography at Oxford Brookes.
Automotive engineering
The Oxford Brookes School of Technology is well known for its automotive and motorsports technology/engineering courses leading to undergraduate BSc(Hons), BEng(Hons) and MEng(Hons) degrees. Due to the close links between Oxford Brookes and several Formula 1 teams around Oxfordshire, the syllabus development for the undergraduate and post graduate courses are carried out in collaboration with F1 teams. Over the decade, the school has developed a niche for producing Formula 1 design and race engineers,who go on to build championship winning cars, participating in the FIA Formula 1 Championships. The school is also home and lead institution to Motorsport Knowledge Exchange which is a Government-funded small cooperative of institutions, involved in delivering motorsport education at a variety of different levels, from technician to post-graduate.
In 2007, Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso sponsored 12 Spanish masters degree students to study motorsport engineering at the university. Participants, in specific will study either an MSc in Motorsport Engineering or in race engine design with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at Oxford Brookes. The university, which is based in the centre of the UK's "motorsport valley", boasts a teaching staff that includes Prof. Geoff Goddard, a former chief designer at Cosworth. Jamie Cole & Jose Gonzalez also studied for a Bachelors Degree in engineering at the School of Technology.
The School of Technology at Oxford Brookes is one of the three core universities in Faraday Advance, the partnership in advanced materials for transportation. Faraday Advance works to increase the impact of science on UK business competitiveness in the automotive, aerospace and transport sectors by developing future materials and technology for low-pollution, high-efficiency, cost-effective transport. The core partners in Faraday Advance are the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University and Cranfield University.
The Functional Food Centre at Oxford Brookes University
The Functional Food Centre at Oxford Brookes University is the UK's first Research Centre dedicated to Functional Foods. The Centre opened in early 2009 and builds on the services and expertise previously provided by the Nutrition and Food Research Group at Oxford Brookes. This group had been in existence since 1984 and renamed itself in 2009 to draw on the knowledge and expertise of its new staff. The Functional Food Centre is led by its Director – Professor Jeya Henry and is known internationally for its work on Glycaemic Index and is the largest testing centre in Europe. The centre also focuses its research on areas such as satiety, dietary interventions, female nutrition and ageing.
The Oxford School of Hospitality Management
The Oxford School of Hospitality Management at Oxford Brookes University has an outstanding reputation as one of the leading hotel schools in the world. The course develops all knowledge, skills and attributes essential for being competitive in the field. The department draws on strong worldwide connections, which promotes understanding of successful management and leadership within the industry.
Student Halls
There are currently 11 Student halls of which there are 4 in Headington Campus, 1 in Harcourt Hill Campus, 1 in Wheatley Campus and 3 more halls around Headington. In addition, there are two privately operated Halls of Residence which are managed in partnership with the university by housing associations.
Rankings
Oxford Brookes University has earned recognition for quality in architecture, Real Estate Management , art, economics, computer science, hotel management, automotive/motorsports engineering, history, modern languages and publishing. The Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies is one of several programmes at Brookes that has expanded the university's reputation abroad.
The Department of Architecture is one of the largest in Britain and is consistently ranked in the top five schools in the UK. In the most recent 2008 survey by the Architect's Journal it was ranked fourth overall.
According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, land and property programmes at Oxford Brookes University were placed second in the UK in The Times Good University Guide League Table for 2005. The Department of Real Estate and Construction was assessed by the Quality Assurance Agency in 1998 and was awarded the excellent mark of 23 out of 24.
Research by TNS in 2010 ranked the Oxford Brookes University's hotel management course within the best top 10 hotel management schools in the world.
Oxford Brookes has been named as the leading modern university in the UK four years running from 1996 to 1999, and 7 times in the first 10 years of the Sunday Times annual ratings.
Partnerships
Oxford Brookes University's partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) allows ACCA students to earn a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting with the submission of a Research & Analysis project work while taking their ACCA examinations.
Tsinghua University will recognise the Oxford Brookes University BSc Applied Accounting degree, which has been successfully developed in conjunction with ACCA and which enables students who have completed two parts of the ACCA qualification to apply for the Oxford Brookes degree.
Munich Business School is the German partner institution of the university.
The University is also in partnership with the Budapest (Hungary) based institution of International Business School, Budapest (Nemzetközi Üzleti Főiskola). IBS students can attend courses which, besides the Hungarian degree also provides OBU BA degrees in different subjects, such as Marketing, Communications, etc.
The University is also affiliated with Nilai University College in Malaysia. Affiliated subjects are computing, accounting & finance, business management, marketing management and hospitality management. All the subjects mentioned above are 3+0 programs.
Notable alumni
- Gilbert Proesch - Artist, of Gilbert and George
- Richard Younger-Ross - Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Teignbridge
- Prince Shivraj Singh - Crown Prince of Jodhpur and a famous polo player.
- Prince Azim of Brunei
- Paul Conneally - Poet, artist and educationalist
- Jonathan Djanogly - Conservative Member of Parliament (MP)
- Andy Gomarsall MBE - England Rugby Union Player
- Jonny Greenwood - Founding member of Radiohead
- Steve Ridgway - CEO of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
- David Mayer de Rothschild - Environmentalist
- Steve Williams MBE - Two times Olympic gold medal winner in rowing, 2004 and 2008
- Robert Evans - Writer
- Lynne Featherstone - MP
- Patrick Hall - former MP
- Alice Bowe - Garden Designer, Broadcaster and Writer
- Alex Partridge - Rower, member of winning coxless four, World Rowing Championships 2005 and 2006.
- Georgina Rylance - Musician
- Gurdeep Samra - Music producer
- Adrian Reynard- Motorsport driver and entrepreneur
- Annabel Port - Radio broadcaster
- Roma Tearne - Artist, novelist and film-maker
- George Pringle - Musician and Artist
- Alastair Heathcote- GB Rower, Olympic silver medal 2008
- Millie Clode - Sky Sports News presenter
- Richard Chambers - Olympic Rower and World Champion 2007, 2010
- Daniel Battsek - a film producer and executive
- Melody Hossaini - youth sector consultant and candidate on The Apprentice series seven
- Aaron Jeavons - cricketer
- Duncan Bradshaw - cricketer
- Edward Abel - cricketer
- Ed Cowan - cricketer
In popular culture
In the E4 comedy Beaver Falls Oxford Brookes features as a framing mechanism for the rest of the story. The three protagonists gain employment at the prestigious summer camp of the title by playing on their "Oxford" qualifications.
Courses
Undergraduate courses - 2012 entry
- Accounting and Finance - BSc (Hons) single
- Adult Nursing - BSc (Hons) single
- Animal Behaviour and Welfare - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Animal Biology and Conservation - BSc (Hons) single
- Anthropology - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Architecture - BA (Hons) single
- Architecture, Interior - BA (Hons) single
- Art and Design Foundation - Foundation diploma
- Art, Fine - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Art, History of - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Arts & Design Practice, Creative - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Arts, International Foundation - Foundation course
- Audiology, Hearing Aid - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Automotive Engineering - BEng (Hons) single | MEng
- Biological Sciences - BSc (Hons) single
- Biology - BSc (Hons) single
- Biomedical Science - BSc (Hons) single
- Built Environment Foundation - Foundation course
- Business - BSc (Hons) single
- Business Management (combined honours) - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Business Management, International - BA (Hons) single
- Business and Enterprise (foundation degree) - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Business and Management - BA (Hons) single
- Business and Marketing Management - BA (Hons) single
- Business, International - BSc (Hons) single
- Business, International Foundation - Foundation course
- Business, Management and Communications - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Childhood Studies, Early - BA (Hons) single
- Children's Nursing - BSc (Hons) single
- City and Regional Planning - BA (Hons) / MPlan single
- Coaching (Sport and Physical Education) - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying and - BSc (Hons) single
- Communication, English Language and - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) combined
- Communication, Media and Culture - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Communications, Business and Management - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Computer Aided Mechanical Engineering - BSc (Hons) single
- Computer Games and Animation - BSc (Hons) single
- Computer Science - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Computing (foundation degree) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Computing Foundation (foundation course) - Foundation course
- Computing, Mobile - BSc (Hons) single
- Computing, Network - BSc (Hons) single
- Construction Management - BSc (Hons) single
- Construction Project Management - BSc (Hons) single
- Creative Arts & Design Practice - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Culture (Communication, Media and Culture) - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Design Practice, Creative Arts & - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Digital Music and Sound Technology - BSc (Hons) single
- Drama - BA (Hons) combined
- Early Childhood Studies - BA (Hons) single
- Early Years (Sector-Endorsed) Foundation Degree - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Economics, Finance and International Business - BSc (Hons) single
- Economics, Politics and International Relations - BA (Hons) single
- Education Studies - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined |
- Education and Lifelong Learning - BA (Hons) single
- Education, Primary Teacher (Campus-Based) - BA (Hons) single
- Education, Primary Teacher (Work-Based) - BA (Hons) single
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering (foundation degree) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Emergency Care, Paramedic - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc) single
- Engineering Foundation (foundation course) - Foundation course
- Engineering, Automotive - BEng (Hons) single | MEng
- Engineering, Electrical and Electronic - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Engineering, Mechanical - BEng (Hons) single | MEng
- Engineering, Mechanical, Computer Aided - BSc (Hons) single
- Engineering, Motorsport - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Engineering, Motorsport (BEng / MEng) - BEng (Hons) single | MEng
- Engineering, Motorsport (at Brooklands College) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Engineering, Software - BSc (Hons) single
- English - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- English Language and Communication - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) combined
- English, University - Certificate
- Enterprise, Business and - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Environmental Management - BSc (Hons) single
- Environmental Sciences - BSc (Hons) single | BA / BSc (Hons) combined
- Equine Science - BSc (Hons) single
- Equine Science and Management - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Equine Science and Thoroughbred Management - BSc (Hons) single
- Extended International Foundation Diploma - Foundation diploma
- Film Studies - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Finance, Accounting and - BSc (Hons) single
- Finance, International Business, and Economics - BSc (Hons) single
- Fine Art - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Fine Art: Drawing for Fine Art Practice - BA (Hons) single
- Foundation Business and Technology, International - Foundation course
- Foundation Degree in Policing * - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Foundation Diploma in Liberal Arts - Foundation diploma
- Foundation Diploma, Extended International - Foundation diploma
- Foundation Diploma, International - Foundation diploma
- Foundation Engineering - Foundation course
- Foundation degree in Ministry - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Foundation in Computing - Foundation course
- French Studies - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Health and Social Care (foundation degree) * - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Health and Social Care - Student Designed Award - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) single | Certificate in Higher Education / DipHE
- Health and Social Care Studies - BSc (Hons) single
- Hearing Aid Audiology - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- History - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- History of Art - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Hospitality Management, International - BSc (Hons) single
- Human Biology - BSc (Hons) single
- Human Biosciences - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Humanities, International Foundation - Foundation course
- Illustration: Narrative and Sequential - BA (Hons) single
- Information Technology Management for Business - BSc (Hons) single
- Interior Architecture - BA (Hons) single
- International Business - BSc (Hons) single
- International Business Management - BA (Hons) single
- International Business, Finance, and Economics - BSc (Hons) single
- International Foundation Arts, Humanities and Law - Foundation course
- International Foundation Business and Technology - Foundation course
- International Foundation Diploma - Foundation diploma
- International Foundation Diploma (Extended pathway) - Foundation diploma
- International Hospitality Management - BSc (Hons) single
- International Relations - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- International Relations and Politics - BA (Hons) single
- International Relations, Economics and Politics - BA (Hons) single
- Law - LLB (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Law, International Foundation - Foundation course
- Learning, Support for - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Liberal Arts, Foundation Diploma - Foundation diploma
- Management (Commercial), Quantity Surveying and - BSc (Hons) single
- Management (Project), Construction - BSc (Hons) single
- Management, Business - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Management, Business and - BA (Hons) single
- Management, Business and Marketing - BA (Hons) single
- Management, Communications and Business - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Management, International Business - BA (Hons) single
- Management, International Hospitality - BSc (Hons) single
- Management, Real Estate - BSc (Hons) single
- Marketing (and Business) Management - BA (Hons) single
- Mathematical Sciences - BSc (Hons) single
- Mathematics - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Mechanical Engineering (BEng, MEng) - BEng (Hons) single | MEng
- Mechanical Engineering (foundation degree) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Mechanical Engineering, Computer Aided - BSc (Hons) single
- Media (Communication, Media and Culture) - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Media Technology - BSc (Hons) single
- Medical Science - BMedSc (Hons) single
- Mental Health Nursing - BA (Hons) single
- Midwifery - BSc (Hons) single
- Ministry, foundation degree - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Mobile Computing - BSc (Hons) single
- Motorsport Engineering (BEng / MEng) - BEng (Hons) single | MEng
- Motorsport Engineering (at Bridgwater College) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Motorsport Engineering (at Brooklands College) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Motorsport Technology - BSc (Hons) single
- Motorsports - Performance and Automotive Technology (foundation degree) - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Multimedia Production - BSc (Hons) single
- Music - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Music, Digital, and Sound Technology - BSc (Hons) single
- Network Computing - BSc (Hons) single
- Nursing Studies - BSc (Hons) single
- Nursing, Adult - BSc (Hons) single
- Nursing, Children's - BSc (Hons) single
- Nursing, Mental Health - BA (Hons) single
- Nutrition - BSc (Hons) single
- Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons) single
- Operating Department Practice - DipHE
- Osteopathy - BOst (Hons) / MOst single
- Paramedic Emergency Care - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc) single
- Performing Arts - BA (Hons) combined
- Philosophy - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Physical Education (Sport and Coaching) - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Physiotherapy - BSc (Hons) single
- Planning (City and Regional) - BA (Hons) / MPlan single
- Planning and Property Development - BA (Hons) single
- Policing * - Foundation Degree Fd(A) single
- Politics - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Politics, Economics and International Relations - BA (Hons) single
- Politics, International Relations and - BA (Hons) single
- Primary Teacher Education (Campus-Based) - BA (Hons) single
- Primary Teacher Education (Work-Based) - BA (Hons) single
- Production, Multimedia - BSc (Hons) single
- Project Management, Construction - BSc (Hons) single
- Property Development and Planning - BA (Hons) single
- Psychology - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Publishing Media - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Real Estate Management - BSc (Hons) single
- Religion and Theology - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Social Care, Health and * - Foundation Degree Fd(Sc)
- Social Work - BA (Hons) single
- Sociology - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Software Engineering - BSc (Hons) single
- Sound Technology and Digital Music - BSc (Hons) single
- Spanish, Minor Field - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Sport and Exercise Science - BSc (Hons) single
- Sport, Coaching and Physical Education - BSc (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Sports Science - BSc (Hons) single
- Statistics - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Student Designed Award in Health and Social Care - BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) single | Certificate in Higher Education / DipHE
- Support for Learning - Foundation Degree Fd(A)
- Surveying - BA (Hons) single
- Teacher Education, Primary (Campus-Based) - BA (Hons) single
- Teacher Education, Primary (Work-Based) - BA (Hons) single
- Technology Foundation (foundation course) - Foundation course
- Technology, International Foundation - Foundation course
- Technology, Media - BSc (Hons) single
- Technology, Motorsport - BSc (Hons) single
- Theology, Religion - BA (Hons) single | BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) combined
- Town and Country Planning - BA (Hons) / MPlan single
- University English - Certificate
September 2013 entry
Our courses for September 2013 entry will be available by 16 March.
In the meantime, here are some of the key reasons why Oxford Brookes is regarded as a leading modern university in the UK.
Learning and teaching
Read about the standard of teaching and academic support you will receive as an Oxford Brookes student.
Student life
From personal support to societies and sport, find out more about what you can expect from life at Brookes.
Oxford: the bigger picture
Few cities are as well situated as Oxford. As a business location it's second to none, as a student location it's even better.
Postgraduate courses - 2012 entry
- Accounting - MSc
- Adult Nursing (Pre-registration) - MSc
- Adult Nursing, pre-registration master's - MSc
- Advanced Early Years Specialism (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice) - PGCert
- Advanced Engineering Design - MSc
- Advanced Practice (Clinical) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Anthropology - Graduate Diploma
- Applied Design in Architecture - MArchD
- Applied Human Nutrition - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition - MSc / PGDip
- Archaeological Illustration (at Swindon College) - MA / PGDip
- Architectural Regeneration and Development, International - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Architecture - MArch
- Architecture, Applied Design in - MArchD
- Art (Sonic), Composition and - MA / PGDip
- Arts and Music, Contemporary - MA / PGDip
- Arts, Contemporary - MA
- Audiology, Educational - MSc / PGDip
- Automotive Engineering (MEng) - MEng
- Automotive Engineering (MSc) - MSc
- Biotechnology - MSc / PGDip
- Biotechnology with Business - MSc / PGDip
- Book History and Publishing Culture - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Broadband Networks - MSc
- Building, Sustainable: Performance and Design - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Built Environment, Project Management in the - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Business Economics, International - MSc
- Business Management (January entry) - MSc
- Business Management (September entry) - MSc
- Business, Biotechnology with - MSc / PGDip
- Business, Culture and Languages, European - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Business, e- - MSc
- Cancer Studies - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM) - PGCert
- Childhood Studies - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Children's Nursing (Pre-registration) - MSc
- Children's Nursing, (Pre-registration) - MSc
- Children, Young People and Family Wellbeing - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Children’s Nursing. Community - PGDip
- Clinical Practice (Advanced Practice (Clinical)) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Clinical Practice, Leadership in (Nursing Studies) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Coaching and Mentoring Practice - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Coaching and Mentoring, Doctor of (DCM) - DCM
- Cognitive Neuroscience - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Communicable Diseases and Public Health - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Communication Systems, Wireless - MSc
- Communications, Wireless (MRes) - MRes
- Community Children’s Nursing - PGDip
- Community Nursing in the Home - PGDip
- Composition and Sonic Art - MA / PGDip
- Computer Science - MSc
- Computing - MSc
- Computing, Mobile - MSc
- Conservation Ecology - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Conservation, Historic - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Conservation, Primate - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Contemporary Arts - MA
- Contemporary Arts and Music - MA / PGDip
- Contemporary Occupational Therapy (post-registration) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Creative Writing - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Design, Advanced Engineering - MSc
- Design, Racing Engine - MSc
- Design, Urban (MA) - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Design, Urban (MRes) - MRes
- Development and Emergency Practice - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Developmental Psychology - MRes
- Digital Media Production - MSc
- Digital Publishing - MA / PGDip
- Diploma in Management and Leadership (DML) - PGDip
- Diploma in Planning - PGDip
- Disease Prevention and Control - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- District Nursing - PGDip
- Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring (DCM) - DCM
- Doctor of Education - EdD
- Drawing for Fine Art Practice (at Swindon College) - MA
- E-Business - MSc
- EAM - MSc / PGDip
- Early Years and Deafness, Educational Studies - PGCert
- Education - MA
- Education (Leadership and Management) - MA
- Education (TESOL) - MA
- Education, Doctor of - EdD
- Education, Gifted and Talented (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Education) - PGCert
- Education, Higher Professional - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Educational Audiology - MSc / PGDip
- Educational Studies (Early Years and Deafness) - PGCert
- Educational Studies (Hearing Impairment) - MA / PGDip
- Emergency Practice, Development and - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Engine Design, Racing - MSc
- Engineering Design, Advanced - MSc
- Engineering, Automotive - MSc
- Engineering, Mechanical - MEng
- Engineering, Motorsport - MSc
- Engineering, Software - MSc
- English - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- English Language and Study Skills -
- English, University - Certificate
- Environment Management and Assessment - MSc / PGDip
- Environment and Development, Tourism - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Environmental Assessment and Management - MSc / PGDip
- Environmental Impact Assessment - MRes
- European Business, Culture and Languages - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- European Master in Publishing - EM (European Master)
- Executive MBA - MBA
- Exercise and Sport Nutrition, Applied - MSc / PGDip
- Family Wellbeing, Children and Young People - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Film Studies: Popular Cinema - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Finance - MSc
- Fine Art: Drawing for Fine Art Practice (at Swindon College) - MA
- Food, Wine and Culture - MA
- Full-time MBA - MBA
- Global Blended MBA - MBA
- Graduate Diploma in Law - Graduate Diploma
- Graduate Preparation Certificate -
- Graduate Preparation Diploma -
- Health and Social Care, Management in - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Health and Social Care, Student Designed Award - MA / MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Hearing Impairment, Educational Studies in - MA / PGDip
- High Speed Telecommunication Networks, Mobile and - MSc
- Higher Professional Education - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Historic Conservation - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- History - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- History of Medicine - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Hospitality and Tourism Management, International - MSc
- Hotel and Tourism Management, International - MSc
- Human Nutrition, Applied - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Human Resource Management (MA HRM) - MA
- Human Resource Management (MSc) - MSc
- Human Resource Management, Postgraduate Certificate in (CHRM) - PGCert
- Human Resource Management, Postgraduate Diploma in (DHRM) - PGDip
- Human Rights, International law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Humanitarian Action and Conflict - PGCert
- Illustration, Archaeological (at Swindon College) - MA / PGDip
- Infection Prevention and Control - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- International Architectural Regeneration and Development - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Business Economics - MSc
- International Economic Law, LLM in - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- International Hospitality and Tourism Management - MSc
- International Hotel and Tourism Management - MSc
- International Hotel and Tourism Marketing - MSc
- International Human Rights, Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- International Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip / PGCert
- International Law and International Relations - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Management - MSc
- International Management and International Relations - MSc
- International Publishing - MA / PGDip
- International Real Estate - MSc
- International Relations, International Law and - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Relations, International Management and - MSc
- International Studies - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Studies (Environment) - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Studies (Globalisation) - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Studies (International Relations) - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Studies (Security) - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- International Trade and Logistics - MSc
- LL.M in Legal Practice - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- LLB in Legal Practice - LLB (Hons)
- LLM in International Economic Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- LLM in International Human Rights Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- LLM in International Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip / PGCert
- LLM in International Trade and Commercial Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- LLM in Public International Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- LLM in WTO Law - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- LPC - PGDip
- Language. Publishing and - MA / PGDip
- Law (GDL) - Graduate Diploma
- Law, International - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip / PGCert
- Law, International Economic - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Law, International Human Rights - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Law, International Trade and Commercial - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Law, Public International - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Law, WTO - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Leadership, Strategic Management and - MA
- Legal Practice (LLB) - LLB (Hons)
- Legal Practice (LLM) - LLM (Master of Laws) / PGDip
- Legal Practice (PGDip) - PGDip
- MA HRM - MA
- MBA (Executive) - MBA
- MBA (Full-time) - MBA
- MBA (Global Blended) - MBA
- Management and Leadership (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice) - PGCert
- Management and Leadership, Postgraduate Certificate in (CML) - PGCert
- Management and Leadership, Postgraduate Diploma in (DML) - PGDip
- Management and Leadership, Strategic - MA
- Management in Health and Social Care - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Management, Business - MSc
- Management, International - MSc
- Management, Postgraduate Certificate in (Online) - PGCert
- Management, Real Estate - MSc
- Marketing - MSc
- Marketing, International Hotel and Tourism - MSc
- Marketing, International Tourism and Hotel - MSc
- Mechanical Engineering - MEng
- Media Production, Digital - MSc
- Medical & Dental Education (a collaborative programme with Oxford PGMDE) - PGCert
- Medical Statistics - MSc
- Medicine, History of - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Mental Health Nursing (Pre-registration) - MA
- Mental Health Nursing, Pre-registration Master's - MA
- Mentoring New Teachers (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Education Practice) - PGCert
- Mentoring and Coaching Practice - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Mentoring and Coaching, Doctor of (DCM) - DCM
- Midwifery (Pre-registration) - MSc
- Midwifery, Pre-registration Master's - MSc
- Ministry - MA
- Mobile Computing - MSc
- Mobile and High Speed Telecommunication Networks - MSc
- Motorsport Engineering (MEng) - MEng
- Motorsport Engineering (MSc) - MSc
- Music - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Music and Arts, Contemporary - MA / PGDip
- Networks, Broadband - MSc
- Networks, Mobile and High Speed Telecommunication - MSc
- New Teachers Mentoring - PGCert
- Non-Medical Prescribing - PGCert
- Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing) - PGDip
- Nursing Studies (Leadership in Clinical Practice) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Nursing, Adult, pre-registration master's - MSc
- Nursing, Children's Community - PGDip
- Nursing, Children's, Pre-registration Master's - MSc
- Nursing, Mental Health, Pre-registration Master's - MA
- Nutrition, Applied Human - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) - MSc
- Occupational Therapy, Contemporary (post-registration) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Osteopathy - MOst
- PGCE Education (Postgraduate / Professional Graduate Certificate in Education) - Post-compulsory - PGCE
- PGCE Education (Postgraduate / Professional Graduate Certificate in Education) - Primary - PGCE / PGCertEd
- PGCE Education (Postgraduate / Professional Graduate Certificate in Education) - Secondary - PGCE
- Palliative Care - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Pedagogy - e (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice) - PGCert
- Physiotherapy, (pre-registration) - MSc
- Planning - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Planning Studies, Spatial - Certificate
- Planning, Diploma in - PGDip
- Planning, Spatial - MSc
- Planning, Urban - MRes
- Post-compulsory Education (PGCE) - PGCE
- Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice:Education - PGCert
- Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management (CHRM) - PGCert
- Postgraduate Certificate in Management (CM Online) - PGCert
- Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Leadership (CML) - PGCert
- Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (DHRM) - PGDip
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Leadership (DML) - PGDip
- Pre-Master's Certificate: English Language and Study Skills -
- Pre-Master's Certificate: Study Skills -
- Pre-Master's Diploma: English Language and Study Skills -
- Pre-Master's: Two Year Master's Programme -
- Pre-registration master's in Physiotherapy - MSc
- Prescribing: Non-Medical - PGCert
- Primary Education (PGCE) - PGCE / PGCertEd
- Primate Conservation - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Production, Digital Media - MSc
- Project Management in the Built Environment - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Psychology (MSc) (formerly Graduate Diploma) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Psychology (Qualifying Certificate) - Qualifying Certificate
- Psychology, Developmental - MRes
- Public Health - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing), Specialist Community - PGDip
- Publishing - MA / PGDip
- Publishing Culture, Book History and - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Publishing and Language - MA / PGDip
- Publishing, Digital - MA / PGDip
- Publishing, European Master in - EM (European Master)
- Publishing, International - MA / PGDip
- Racing Engine Design - MSc
- Real Estate Management - MSc
- Real Estate, International - MSc
- Regional Regeneration, Urban and - PGCert
- Rehabilitation (Musculoskeletal, Neurological, Posture Management pathways) - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Sculpture, Social - MA / PGDip
- Secondary Education (PGCE) - PGCE
- Senco Co-ordination: National Award (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice) - PGCert
- Shelter after Disaster - PGCert
- Social Sculpture - MA / PGDip
- Social Work - MA / PGDip
- Software Engineering - MSc
- Sonic Art, Composition and - MA / PGDip
- Spatial Planning - MSc
- Spatial Planning Studies - Certificate
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting or School Nursing) - PGDip
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Applied - MSc / PGDip
- Statistics, Medical - MSc
- Strategic Management and Leadership - MA
- Sustainable Building: Performance and Design - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- TESOL (Education) - MA
- Teacher - Artist Scheme (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Education Practice) - PGCert
- Telecommunication Networks, Mobile and High Speed - MSc
- Tourism and Hotel Management, International - MSc
- Tourism: Environment and Development - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Trade and Logistics, International - MSc
- Two Year Master's Programme -
- University English - Certificate
- Urban Design (MA) - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Urban Design (MRes) - MRes
- Urban Planning - MRes
- Urban Planning: Developing and Transitional Regions - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
- Urban and Regional Regeneration - PGCert
- Wine, Food and Culture - MA
- Wireless Communication Systems - MSc
- Wireless Communications (MRes) - MRes
- Working with Children with Literacy Difficulties (Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice) - PGCert
- Writing, Creative - MA / PGDip / PGCert
- Young People, Children and Family Wellbeing - MSc / PGDip / PGCert
Brookes sport
With a superb selection of more than 40 sports clubs on offer, and six dedicated sports of excellence, Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s top universities for sport.
Sport for all
Whether you aspire to compete for your country, enjoy team sports or just want fun, affordable exercise, Brookes has first-class facilities on each of its three main campuses. Our impressive range of clubs means there is something for everyone to try, offering you a great way to socialise and make new friends as well as keeping fit.
In addition to taking part in sport yourself, you can get involved in sports volunteering in the community, for example by coaching local children's teams.
There are sports facilities available at all 3 of our main sites:
Headington Campus - the Centre for Sport
The centre for sport is the main hub of sporting activities at Brookes, and has recently had a major refit. Our recently upgraded gym includes:
- state-of-the-art CYBEX machines
- 50 new machines for cardio workouts
- a new sauna
- refurbished changing rooms
Some of the equipment is also designed for wheelchair users. Gym staff are fully trained to help disabled users with their workouts. You’ll have access to plenty of other facilities at the sports centre, too.
Our climbing wall has seen a £100,000 rebuild and extension, making it 50% bigger. There’s also a sports hall, an aerobics studio/martial arts dojo, and an indoor rowing centre. The sports centre is also home to a bar, cafe and shop.
Wheatley Campus
Wheatley Campus has outdoor pitches for football, netball, lacrosse and cricket, eight tennis courts and two five-a-side floodlit AstroTurf football pitches.
Harcourt Hill Campus
At Harcourt Hill Campus we have a 25-metre indoor heated pool and a nine-hole golf course, as well as tennis and squash courts, and pitches for rugby, football and American football. There is also a sports hall and fitness studio.
You can find out more about sports facilities at Brookes by visiting our sports pages (www.brookes.ac.uk/sport).
Sports clubs
We have a superb selection of more than 40 sports clubs on offer and six dedicated sports of excellence, there is no excuse not to get involved.
Not just a chance to exercise, clubs are a great way to meet people, try something new and have fun.
Our sports clubs have something for everyone, ranging from the traditional football, hockey and rowing to more unusual activities like ultimate frisbee, pilates and ballroom dancing. To find out more visit our sports club pages (www.brookes.ac.uk/sport/clubs).
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