桑德兰大学(University of Sunderland)
桑德兰大学网站网址;http://www.sunderland.ac.uk
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该市是美国第一任总统华盛顿的故乡,是英国东北部的重要港口城市,人口30余万,近年该市荣获英国最新城市称号。冬季温暖湿润,夏季气候宜人,桑德兰曾经是英国北方造船业的中心,如今则是以玻璃研究和玻璃制造业闻名全欧洲,英国国家玻璃中心紧邻桑德兰大学新校园。
桑德兰地处英格兰东北沿海地区,交通极为便利,乘火车三个半小时可达伦敦市;乘坐BUS可通达英国任何一个城镇;乘坐地铁30分钟可直达纽卡斯尔国际机场。该校新校园建于桑德兰河畔,紧邻海边,离河的入海口仅0.5公里距离,风光秀美,新校园建筑曾荣获英国建筑设计奖。
桑德兰大学的高等教育始自1860年,是一所公立的新型大学,桑德兰大学位于桑德兰市,目前该大学开设从文凭课程学士学位,硕士生直到博士生课程的各种课程,专业众多,学校采用模块单元式方法开设授课课程,使大多数学生能根据需要选择课程及攻读学位;另外还设有综合性课程及独立性课程及独立课程。该大学因为成立时间较晚,因而排名相对靠后,但被英国泰晤士报和上级评为英格兰最好的新型大学,近年来飞速进步,TIMES排名从1999年的九十多位上升到现在的七十左右。
该校设有艺术设计和传媒学院,商学院,计算机工程和技术学院,教育学院,自然科学学院,人文和社会科学学院。大学开设预科,本科,硕士和博士课程,现有学生16000多人。桑德兰大学现拥有全日制的海外学生共约1800名,约占学生总数11%(欧盟学生除外),他们来自于70多个不同的国家。
其学制分别为:
预科:一年
本科:三年
硕士:一年
博士:三年
奖学金:任何学生,不管是读本科还是硕士,可以申请1500英镑的奖学金另加5%的学费减免。在该校读一年制硕士学位,学费加生活费仅需人民币10——15万元。
免费英语培训:可享受4周的暑期免费英语培训。开学后的学期中学习英语免费。
学费优惠:开学时交纳全额学费时给予6%的折扣,以后学费不会按年度递增。
生活费较低:桑德兰是英国生活费用最低的地区之一,一般每年有5000镑就足够了。
预科:5050英镑 /年(75750RMB/年)
本科:6135英镑/年(92025RMB/年)
研究生:6570英镑/年(98550RMB/年)
工商管理硕士:8605英镑/年(129075RMB/年)
消费水平:每年生活费用在4000-5000英镑之间。
Sunderland University was once one of Britain's first polytechnics, itself formed from local schools of science and arts. One of its campuses, St Peter's, built from wood, glass and concrete on the banks of the River Wear where there were once shipyards, has won both architectural and environmental awards. The town of Sunderland has had its core industries ripped away over the past few decades but is working hard to align itself for the future: it is one of the more popular locations for call centres in the UK.
It is committed to the local area: many courses are designed with the local automobile industry in mind. The glass industry's heritage in the area is reflected in the degree in glass and ceramics design. There is also a large pharmacy department and business school. Sunderland, which doubled in size during the 1990's, is committed to doubling the number of students from the immediate area by a mixture of access schemes, taster courses and encouragement of mature students and those who have traditionally had little access to higher education.
Going out in Sunderland itself is possible but the students' union also runs a variety of nights and performances.
The university guarantees students a place in a range of its managed accommodation.