Frequently asked questions
The University of Bedfordshire is passionate about equipping you with a 'career-powered' degree – one that prepares you for tomorrow's workplace and acts as a springboard to the career you've set your sights on. The university aims to achieve this through its practice-led, skill-building courses; professionally accredited degrees; first-hand work experience; teaching that keeps pace with real-world practice; facilities that replicate the workplace; employer partnerships; and links with industry. To prevent anything from limiting your progress, support is on hand if required – from free study-skills training and mental health services to cost-of-living assistance and careers guidance.
The University of Bedfordshire offers many opportunities to boost your key skills and experience, so you stand out from the crowd when you graduate. A focus on developing your employability via professional course accreditations, masterclasses by sector professionals, and learning brought to life on field trips. Opportunities to practise your new skills with real-life projects, relevant work experience, state-of-the-art simulated environments, and a fee-free year in industry on many courses. The university supports you on your path to a brilliant career by providing expert careers guidance throughout your degree and after you graduate, with its lifetime support package.
Modern, on-campus student accommodation provides over 1,000 flats at Luton and Bedford, mainly en suite study bedrooms with shared kitchen/lounge areas for you to relax with your flatmates. University halls also include an on-site gym, laundry, games room, social spaces and activity programme. By living in student halls, you instantly become part of a great community, and your bills, Wi-Fi and more are included in the rent. Plus, with the city of London on Luton and Bedford's doorstep, you can make the most of the capital’s social scene but enjoy considerably lower living costs.