西苏格兰大学

University of the West of Scotland

学费Tuition Fee

本地欧盟UK/EU fees £0-£1,820

其他英国RUK fees £7,250 

国际学生Fees (international) £10,300-£10,815

地址Address

Paisley Campus, Paisley, PA1 2BE

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		118
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		117
World Ranking	世界排名
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	78.9%	102
Research quality	研究质量	4.7%	67
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	299	99
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	58.4%	92
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	58.5%	102
Completion rate	完成度	67.8%	121
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	22:1	113
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£ 1,279	96
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£ 19,184
Sports points/rank	体育	97	101

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	9,760
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	630
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	15,820/3,975
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	4:1
EU students	欧盟学生	4.5%
Other overseas students	海外学生	1.5%
Mature	成年学生	45.4%
State school educated	公立学校教育	98.5%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	60.2/39.8

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	78.3
Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering	航空和制造工程	84.3
Archaeology	考古学	80.3
Biological Science	生物科学	82.0
Business Studies	商务研究	77.7
Chemical Engineering	化工	80.6
Civil Engineering	土木工程	87.8
Communication & Media Studies	传媒和媒体研究	78.1
Computer Science	计算机科学	75.4
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧舞蹈和电影研究	81.5
Education	教育	93.4
Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism	酒店休闲娱乐和旅游	76.3
Law	法律	72.6
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	77.0
Music	音乐	70.9
Nursing	护理	78.1
Physics and Astronomy	物理和天文学	65.4
Psychology	心理学	88.5
Social Policy	社会政策	86.6
Social Work	社会工作	78.8
Sport Science	体育科学	81.9
Subjects allied to medicine	医学相关	83.7

西苏格兰大学在1897年成立的时候提供职业教育课程，20世纪早期开始提供学位课程，1992年发展成熟为大学。

院校简介

在2007年八月一日,佩斯利大学和贝尔学院合并创建了苏格兰最大的现代大学——西苏格兰大学，校区包括埃尔,，汉密尔顿，邓弗里斯及西苏格兰。今天，西苏格兰大学在创新和学术优秀上拥有令人羡慕的名声，同时，西苏格兰大学也通过它的四个校区为苏格兰西部地区提供高等教育的基地。

目前，大学有2000名教职员工，分布在100多个学科领域指导着18000多学生获得学历资格，技术技能和提高个人品质，这些都是增强其在就业市场的竞争力和选择职业所必须的重要因素。

西苏格兰大学由7个学院组成，商学院，计算机学院，教育学院，工程与科学学院，保健，护理和助产学院，传媒，语言和音乐学院及社会科学院。每个学院都提供一系列专业课程。许多课程都能为学生提供一年带薪的工作实习，以加强课程的实践和职业倾向。

西苏格兰大学是一个国际化的，创新的和兼容并包的机构。在18000多名学生当中，有1000多名国际学生来自40多个不同的国家。

入学要求

雅思6分，单项不低于5分，未达到要求者进入学校语言中心学习

申请材料

1. 申请表格

2. 高中毕业证或者是在读证明(附英文翻译件)

3. 高中成绩单(附英文翻译件)

4. 2封推荐信

5. PS

6. IELTS 或者TOFEL 成绩(如果没有，可以先申请有条件的offer)

7.研究目标(research programmes only)

学校优势

1. 学习优势

大学主要提供以就业为中心的职业教育。课程设计与商业和工业紧密结合在一起，反应了就业市场最新的思想，保证毕业生能够满足就业需求。这种协作和应用研究加强了大学创新课程计划。

作为英国最大的信息和交流技术(ICT)教育的提供者，大学为学生提供许多电脑和IT设备。校园里有很多计算机室，图书馆的工作室，学生会和网吧。所有的学生都可以享受免费的电子邮件和国际互联网服务。微软校园协议允许学生在校内外使用最新的微软产品。

校园的The Robertson Trust 图书馆和学习资源中心为学生提供优秀的学习资源。拥有大约20万册书籍，参考文献和综合电子学习资料。图书馆有950个坐位，一个电脑室和语言材料互动视频播放器。

商学院有很优秀的研究历史，在最近的研究评估活动中(RAE)，西苏格兰大学的研究成为苏格兰新兴大学中第一个被评为5级的学校。商学院在会计和金融专业有着全国和国际化的领先水平。

计算机学院在计算机和信息通讯技术方面占有领先地位。在专业技术研究领域，与跨国公司如IBM等有协同合作的关系。西苏格兰大学是英国第一个被Cisco, Macromedia and Microsoft认可的学校。

工程和科学院在应用研究方面享有声誉。政府，工业，职业机构和研究所给予的支持在学校成功的过程中起到很重要的作用，并在图书馆设施上给予了十分重要的投资。

大学提供学多学生公寓。学生公寓坐落在城市周围。所有的公寓都有烹饪设备，自己提供食物。另外，一些公寓里有洗衣设施，校园里也有公共的洗衣室。

所有在苏格兰大学毕业的学生在拿到大专以上文凭后都有资格再申请两年的学生工作签.

2. 生活优势

西苏格兰大学坐落在佩斯利市中心，距离火车站只有几分钟的路程。城里有许多商店，餐馆，咖啡屋。这是一个参观文化和旅游胜地的理想场所。西苏格兰位于格拉斯哥以西7英里，附近有格拉斯哥国际机场和格拉斯哥Prestwick 国际机场。

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Scholarships and bursaries available.

大学概况University Profile

Undergraduate enrolments at The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have declined for three years in a row, but they started from an unusually high base with the merger of Paisley University and Bell College, in Hamilton, prompting the biggest increases in applications at any UK university for two successive years.

However, UWS pays for this with the highest dropout rate in the UK, running at more than 30% and close to three times the benchmark set according to the subject mix and entry qualifications. This contributes significantly to its low standing in our overall rankings.

UWS is now among the largest modern universities in Scotland, and has been adapting to its increased size with a new £81m campus in Ayr for 3,500 students. This will be followed by a transformation of the Hamilton campus, which has already seen the construction of a new engineering centre.

The developments are part of a £200m plan for the university’s four bases in Dumfries, Paisley, Ayr and Hamilton. A library and student services centre was added in Dumfries soon after the merger and an employment centre serving all four campuses was a new feature in Paisley.

The university is based in an area of low participation in higher education and is within reach of nearly 40% of the population of Scotland. UWS has continued its parent institutions’ strong record in attracting under-represented groups onto courses, with almost all of its students state educated and 40% from working-class homes. Hundreds of youngsters aged 14 and 15 attend the “university experience” to sample a week of student life.

Growth since the merger has been fuelled mainly by the move to an all-graduate nursing profession – the School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery is the largest north of the border – but degrees in subjects such as computer animation, commercial music, computer games technology, sports studies and music technology have all been popular.

More than £9m was invested in student facilities in Paisley in the early years of UWS. The main campus, 20 acres in the town centre, has also benefited from a new library and learning resource centre, a £5m students’ union building, and recently upgraded indoor and outdoor sports facilities. UWS is bringing more students into Paisley town centre with the completion of a £17.6m student accommodation development.

The investment includes the refurbishment of some 160 university-owned flats, as well as the construction of a new student residence with 336 bed spaces, divided into flats for six students, each with large ensuite bedrooms and with a shared kitchen and lounge.

The Dumfries campus, which is operated in partnership with Glasgow University, has more than 500 students. The Hamilton campus contains a students’ union, an upgraded leisure centre and some accommodation, as well as teaching space. The Ayr campus is shared with SRUC (Scotland's Rural College) and has a prize-winning library with flexible space for individual or group study, presentation and seminar areas.

Paisley pioneered credit transfer in Scotland, including credit for non-academic achievement, and the modular course system covers day, evening and weekend classes. Most students either take sandwich degrees or have work placements built into their courses, earning an average of £10,000 in the process, but the impact on graduate employment has not been as great as elsewhere.

Courses are strongly vocational, with business, multimedia and health subjects by far the most popular choices. There are close links with business and industry and all students are offered hands-on computer training. Paisley was the first UK university to be approved by Microsoft, Macromedia and Cisco, and has the status of Microsoft Academic Professional Development Centre. A games development laboratory, supported by Sony, is part of a £300,000 package of investment in multimedia and games facilities.

Research grades improved in the last assessments, although UWS made only a small submission. A quarter of the work was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, with biomedical sciences and social policy and social work producing the best results. The university returned to The Times league table three years ago after blocking the release of data until all the statistics related to the new institution.

Paisley is Scotland’s largest town, while Hamilton ranks fifth. In both places, the university draws a high proportion of the students from the local area, many on part-time courses. Numbers at Paisley have grown particularly rapidly in recent years and there are almost 1,000 international students, thanks to a growing number of Chinese and Indian nationals and long-established links with over 50 EU institutions.

学生观点Student view

Jack Douglas, students’ union president

First impressions

Manic: people want to meet you 24/7, from fellow freshers to lecturers to student representatives.

Worst feature

The dodgy landlords: my colleague was about to move into his new flat only to discover someone was already living there.

Making a difference

UWS is a widening-access institution, giving those who wouldn’t normally have the chance a path into higher education.

Deal clincher

Lecturers are so kind, going out of their way to help you with any problem you might have.