University College Plymouth Marjon

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History

• 168 years of heritage.
• Originally founded in 1840 as two separate London teaching colleges (College of St Mark; College of St John).
• The colleges merged in 1923, moved to Plymouth in 1973 and in 2007 were awarded University College status.

Location and transport

• UCP Marjon is located on a single campus within easy reach of Plymouth centre.
• Plymouth is great for retail therapy, and boasts an impressive £200-million shopping mall with over 70 shops and restaurants.
• Located in the South West, Plymouth is within easy reach of the sea and Dartmoor – perfect for outdoor enthusiasts.

Entry standards

• Entry requirements vary dependent upon the subject area. Please request a prospectus or visit the website for more details about entry requirements at UCP Marjon.
• UCP Marjon is committed to widening participation and happy to consider applications from students with non-traditional backgrounds.

Student mix

• Women 66%, men 34%, overseas 4%.

Course flexibility

• We are keen to provide flexibility and choice allowing you to select modules from a range of options in your degree programme.
• UCP Marjon now offers 2-year accelerated degrees in a range of subjects as well as work based study programmes. The 2-year programme will enable you to get started in your career sooner, meaning you will be earning faster as well as making significant savings in tuition fees and student living costs (the anticipated fee for our 2-year fast-track programme will be £8,700 per year, or £17,400 for the degree).

Teaching standards

• Top marks awarded by Ofsted in their inspection of the management and quality of our Teacher Training programmes, and a recent TDA survey of newly qualified teachers noted us among the ten best for preparing primary student teachers for teaching reading.
• NSS results ranked UCP Marjon within the top 10% nationally for Personal Development and the top 20% for academic support.

Research standards

• As a teaching-led institution, our research activities focus on improving and developing the learning experience of our students.

Academic strengths

• 168 years of experience in teacher education.
• Leading sports institution in the South West, with new £12-million sports centre opened in September 2010.
• We continually perform well in the National Student Survey and have ranked in the top ten for overall satisfaction for two of the past four years.
• Shortlisted for 2008, 2009 and 2010 THE Awards in the category of Excellence and Innovation in the Arts. The National Youth Agency recognised our Youth and Community Courses as one of only eight nationally to be awarded distinction.
• 90% employability rate, making UCP Marjon among the highest in the South West.

Student facilities, including library and computing

• UCP Marjon provides a range of facilities for our staff, students and the wider community.
• Facilities: library, computing, iSpace, sports centre, chaplaincy, bookshop, IT training, media services, copy shop, student support, Students' Union bar, dining hall, Grandstand Café.

Disability services

• Visit the website for information about disability services at UCP Marjon, telephone +44 (0)1752 636833 or email disability@marjon.ac.uk.

Students' union

• Run by students for students. The SU represents and acts on behalf of the student body at committee and board meetings.
• The SU encourages diversity through involvement in activities and development opportunities.
• The SU creates a friendly and open social environment and facilitates inter-university sport at national level.

Sport

• New, fully equipped sports centre opened September 2010. 6253-square-metre sports centre to include 25m five lane swimming pool, a new 12-court sports hall, 90-station fitness suite, dance studio, 12-bed sports injury clinic and sports science lab, indoor climbing wall to support outdoor adventure, plus the existing outdoor sport pitches (two grass and one floodlit artificial turf).
• Elite student sports scholarships available for top athletes.
• Over 20 different sports clubs, each with different levels to encourage all students to take part in sport.

Recent/prospective new builds

• iSpace – the South West's first Innovations Lab. iSpace is multi-media space to facilitate group and creative work.
• Kirby Cudmore Building – state-of-the-art facilities for Information & communications technology.
• Live Music Lab – a fully equipped music and Interactive Digital Technology studio.

Availability of part-time work

• Opportunities available within UCP Marjon and through our student ambassador scheme as well as in City Of Plymouth.