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Manchester Metropolitan
University ranking
- 2011 =89
- 2010 =82
- 2009 88
- 2008 98
History
- Manchester Metropolitan became a polytechnic in 1970 and a university in 1992.
- Initially developed from the Manchester Mechanics’ Institution (1824) and Manchester School of Design (1838). L. S. Lowry attended.
- Later added were schools of Commerce, Education and Domestic Science and colleges at Didsbury, Crewe, Alsager and Hollings.
Location and Transport
- Manchester City Centre (All Saints Oxford Road, Aytoun campus near Piccadilly, Elizabeth Gaskell and Hollings), Didsbury, Crewe and Alsager.
- Manchester is vibrant yet compact synonymous with innovation and urban cool. Cheshire is rural and homely – a perfect mix.
- Three city centre railway stations, Metrolink, free city centre buses, excellent road links and a £3-billion investment proposal.
Accommodation
- 4,557 rooms (66% en-suite) in 19 halls of residence, eight university-owned halls and 30 privately owned halls.
- Every first year student is guaranteed a place in halls if wanted.
- Accommodation prices range from £60 to £96 a week for any type (self-catering, catering, halls, house).
- Purpose-built rooms for students with mobility difficulties and offer rooms especially adapted for sensory impaired students.
- More information about accommodation at Manchester Metropolitan University is available here.
Entry Standards
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- For international students, IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each unit is required.
- Applicants without formal qualifications who can demonstrate other means of suitability are also welcomed.
- More details on entry standards at Manchester Metropolitan University are available here.
Bursaries and Scholarships
In receipt of full Maintenance
Grant £1,025
In receipt of partial Maintenance Grant £475
- Tuition fees (2010): £3,290.
- Tuition fees for placement year and year
abroad will be approximately £640.
- Additional bursaries of £200 for students
returning to MMU to progress to year two of full-time study will be available
to those who received the higher bursary in their first year.
- Thirty-three per cent of additional fee
income to be earmarked for bursaries and access work.
- Eligibility for bursaries will be assessed
using UUK/SLC model bursary scheme (HEBSS).
- For more information on bursaries and scholarships at
Manchester Metrpolitan University, visit the website.
Student mix
- Ratio of male to female is 42:58, although this varies considerably by subject.
- A student population of around 34,000, about 11% non-UK students, from 136 different countries.
- 94% of young, first year full-time, undergraduate entrants are from state schools.
- Highest applications to places ratio is over 50 : 1, for BA(Hons) Acting.
- Average over all full-time, undergraduate courses is 5.3 : 1.
Course Flexibility
- Over 60 courses in a wide range of Combined Honours degrees.
- The Foundation Year provides applicants the opportunity to develop this progression qualification to some 140 degrees.
- Ability to study units unconnected to particular courses or switch courses after one year in many degrees (over 600 degrees offered).
Teaching Standards
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- Twelve Excellent Teaching Quality assessments in Mechanical Engineering, Art and Design, Sport and Exercise Science, Clothing Design and Technology.
- The teaching standards are among the highest in the country, according to the Quality Assurance Agency.
- Teaching quality inspections put university in the top 20 in the UK.
Research Standards
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- Ranked fourth of the research-active new universities in attracting funds from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
- In the 2001 RAE, Exercise and Sports Science research team were judged ‘world class’, achieving the top mark available 5*, signifying international excellence.
- Seven other fields of research were awarded 4, the standard of national excellence.
Academic Strengths
- Strong vocational links with business, industry, art and science and with more than 70 professional bodies and associations.
- Size of university enables us to offer students a breadth of choice in academic subjects in all levels of study.
- Business and management, accounting, philosophy and politics, art and design, biology, environmental science, material science, psychology, education and English.
Student Facilities
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- There are seven libraries, with over 800,000 books and 13,000 journals in hard copy and electronic, with 24/7 online access.
- There are 6,300 student workstations in various areas of all campuses as well as wi-fi throughout the whole university.
- Students can borrow a range of technical equipment, including digital cameras, camcorders, audiocassette recorders, laptops and other audio-visual equipment.
Disabilty Services
- For information on disability services at Manchester Metropolitan University, telephone 0161 247 3491, email or visit the website.
- The union is one of the largest student organisations in the UK, encompassing a range of sports clubs and societies.
- A student advice centre offers assistance in many aspects of student life.
- The union at MMU has an active campaigning role, representing the views of students to the university.
- More information about the students' union at Manchester Metropolitan University is available here.
Sport
- £2 million has been spent on expanding our sports and campus facilities.
- Facilities include: 16 sports halls, Olympic standard Swimming pools, three state-of-the art fitness suites and synthetic and outdoor pitches.
- We offer National governing body teaching/coaching award programmes and Athletic Union sports clubs which provide opportunities for all sports.
- For further details on sport at Manchester Metropolitan University, visit the website.
Recent/prospective new builds
- £200 million is being invested to support teaching and research through property development.
- £42 million has been spent on a new Science and Engineering complex and £27 million spent on accommodation.
- £60 million will be invested in a new building in the next three years accommodating the new Business School.
Availability of part-time work
- Careers Service advertises vacancies, placements, vacation and part-time work in a bulletin and offers advice on where to work.
- Work experience includes: industrial placements, course projects with business, vacation work, overseas work, part-time jobs and voluntary work.
- Jobs4students is the university Student Ambassador scheme helping to improve CV’s, employability skills, meet new people and earn extra cash.
For further information
Last updated 16/5/2010
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