斯塔夫德郡大学

Staffordshire University

学费Fee

英国欧盟UK/EU fees £9,000

国际学生Fees (international) £10,000

地址Address

College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE

Performance		Score 数值	Ranking 排名
2015 Times Ranking	2015年泰晤士报排名		101
2014 Times Ranking	2014年泰晤士报排名		108
World Ranking	世界排名
Student satisfaction	学生满意度	81.2%	77
Research quality	研究质量	1%	110
Ucas entry points	本科录取水平	273	117
Graduate prospects	毕业生展望	55.9%	105
Firsts and 2:1s	1等及2等1学位比例	58.5%	102
Completion rate	完成度	80.8%	100
Student-staff ratio	学生-老师比	17.7:1	61
Services/facilities spend	服务/设施花费	£1,416	77
Graduate salaries	毕业生起薪	£18,073
Sports points/rank	体育	208	87

Social mix	学生情况	Score数值
Undergraduate (full-time)	本科全日制人数	10,470
Postgraduate (full-time)	研究生全日制人数	1,100
Applications/places	申请人数／录取人数	16,065/3,700
Applications/places ratio	申请录取率	4.3:1
EU students	欧盟学生	2.4%
Other overseas students	海外学生	1.4%
Mature	成年学生	32.5%
State school educated	公立学校教育	98.3%
Middle class/working class	中产／工薪比率	56.3/43.7

Student satisfaction 学生满意度
Subject	科目领域	％
Accounting & Finance	会计金融	85.0
Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering	航空和制造工程	74.5
Archaeology	考古学	84.2
Art & Design	艺术设计	88.2
Biological Science	生物科学	81.1
Business Studies	商务研究	80.7
Communication & Media Studies	传媒和媒体研究	75.4
Computer Science	计算机科学	80.7
Creative Writing	创造性写作	82.1
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	戏剧舞蹈和电影研究	82.1
Economics	经济学	80.2
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	电子电气工程	81.3
English	英语	77.5
Geography & Environmental Science	地理和环境科学	81.3
History	历史	86.6
Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism	酒店休闲娱乐和旅游	73.0
Law	法律	78.6
Mechanical Engineering	机械工程	76.8
Nursing	护理	82.1
Philosophy	哲学	79.0
Psychology	心理学	85.9
Social Work	社会工作	76.3
Sociology	社会学	78.5
Sport Science	体育科学	89.2
Subjects allied to medicine	医学相关	82.6

斯塔福德郡大学是一所建于1992年致力于各类创新性和实用性课程教授的现代大学。

学校的在校学生超过了1万6千名，其中国际学生大约有1500名。另外学校还提供纷繁多样的语言课程和远程教育，目前世界各地约有7000名学生参加了学校所提供的各类远程教育。

目前学校在斯塔福德郡内拥有斯托克和斯塔福德两个主校区，而斯塔福德郡正位于被称为英格兰之心的中西部地区。

地理位置

斯塔福德郡大学拥有两个主校区：一个在斯托克市，另一个在斯泰福镇，两个校区相距17英里，均属于英国中部的斯塔福德郡，且都地处英国交通中枢线上，乘坐火车从斯托克市去曼彻斯特只需45分钟，从斯塔福德镇去伯明翰只需30分钟。斯塔福德镇是一个拥有3万人口的小镇，但是这里有很多名胜古迹以及良好的购物及娱乐场所。

学术优势

斯塔福德郡大学共有来自世界各地的16,000名学生，所开设的专业涉及到了艺术、传媒与设计、商学与法学、计算机、工程技术、健康科学等各个领域，学校在不断总结以往教学经验的基础上，在本科教学中采取了独特的模组化学分积累方式。自创立以来，该校一直以为学生创造友好和平的氛围，提供的教学服务而深受学生们的喜爱。斯塔福德郡大学近几年所有受到独立质量评估的课程全部拿到最高分。

学校声誉

塔福德郡大学是一所建于1992年致力于各类创新性和实用性课程教授的现代大学。到目前为止，由于其突出的教学质量，斯塔福德郡大学在独立质量保证测评中获得了优秀的评语。

学校资源

学校提供优良的电脑设施。所有的学生都有自己的电子邮箱和享受免费网络的使用。两个校区都有自己专门的图书馆。所有的学科都有自己特定的学习设备和学习区域。

学科设置

大学在设计、媒体、电子商务领域开设的新课程体现了这一点，新课程有：移动通信的设计技术、电脑空间、电子商务或保安性、交互性多媒体、电子或网际网路商务。

院系设置

大学设有九所学院(艺术与设计、商业、计算机、工程与先进科技、卫生保健、人文与社会科学、法律、科学、社会科学等)。学生一万五千多人，其中百分之十为国际学生。另外，斯塔福德郡大学的计算机学院乃是英国最大的计算机教育单位；法学院在国内和国际间声誉渐隆，1995年9月启用耗资三百万英镑兴建的法学院大楼正足以反映该之成就。

优势专业

法律、计算机、电子工程、信息科学、生物科学、经济、管理、英美文学、语言、城市规划等专业为斯塔福德郡大学优势专业。

学校设施

图书馆

学校有许多的大型图书馆，如College road上的Thompon图书馆和Leek road上的法律图书馆，Thompon图书馆是学校最大的图书馆，向学生提供期刊、文集、图书、DVD\CE等借阅服务，也配有电脑供学生书用。一般上午8点开门，下午3点关门。

信息技术和计算机

学校主要的IT及计算机课程都在斯塔福德校区开设，学校的图书馆内也有电脑、多功能打印机、复印机、传真机供学生使用，学生无论是在酒吧、咖啡厅、讲座会堂等地方通过无线网络都可以使用学校的网络接收器。

福利

咨询及残疾人服务中心就在火车站对面在Winton广场，学生也可以到的学生咨询中心咨询从理财到学习等各个方面的问题，Flaxman大楼的第一层也有学生信息中心，为学生提供学习咨询。学生在入学时，学校会安排给其一位个人导师。各个年级的辅导员也会通过邮件来和学生联系。

医疗

斯托克校区的综合诊所在Federation House里，据学校最近的医院在Sainsburys，一天长时间开放。在新生开学入住时，学校就建议学生登记一个私人医生。斯塔福德校区也有一个外科医药诊所，它也对所有公众开放。

商店

斯托克的每个校区都有一家商店，营业时间为早上8点到晚上6点，学校周围还有许多像书报亭一样规模的商店，卖零食、饮料等。距College Road上的校区30米处还有一家Bargain Booze。那里最大的超市是Sainsburys，旁边还有一家Lidi，从Leed road走五分钟就可以到。斯塔福德校区周围最近的超市是ASDA，从宿舍步行5分钟就可以到了。

银行

学校的内部并没有银行的支行，但是在斯塔福德校区Beacon Building的主入口处有一个免费的自动取款机，斯托克两个校区SU Shop旁也各有一个。校区内其他的自动取款机就不是免费的了，要收1.5英镑的交易费。

入学条件

入学条件：高中毕业，英语要求：雅思（IELTS）6.0或托福（TOEFL）550分以上。大学提供英语课程及预科课程。

奖学金／助学金Bursaries/scholarships

Students from deprived areas and with lowest household incomes, 500 bursaries of £200 cash and £800 accommodation discount or support for travel costs or institutional services in year 1; £100 and £400 in years 2 and 3.

大学概况University Profile

Staffordshire is to concentrate most of its activities on Stoke-on-Trent and by September 2016, only the highly-rated nursing and midwifery degrees and other courses in paramedic and public health will remain on the Stafford campus.

Timescales are still to be finalised but students beginning degrees in computing and entertainment technology in 2015 may start their courses in Stafford and move after the first year.

Professor Michael Gunn, the vice-chancellor, said concentration made economic sense and would offer the best possible student experience. “Students generally show a preference for an edge-of-city campus with brilliant learning and teaching facilities, good public transport links and social activities – all of which we have in Stoke-on-Trent.”

Staffordshire’s engineering provision has already moved to Stoke last year and the university is planning further development there. The aim is to create an award-winning, teaching-led university by 2017, with a focus on employability, enterprise and entrepreneurialism.

The reorganisation follows a review of the university’s academic portfolio. A £30m science block opened on the Stoke campus in 2012 in order to create a focal point to help drive up the numbers of young people in the region opting to study science, maths and engineering subjects, where career prospects are good.

Staffordshire is at the heart of Stoke’s University Quarter project, which is designed to transform the South Sheldon area as well as encouraging greater participation in higher education. The university has made a commitment to students and employers through the Staffordshire Graduate programme to ensure that, alongside their academic learning, all students are equipped with employability skills. From 2015-16 for the first time, fees for all undergraduate courses will be £9,000.

The university’s two main existing sites both have modern halls of residence, sports centres and lively students’ union venues. Some £12m has already been invested in the Stoke campus to create a more attractive study environment with dedicated student spaces, exhibition areas, cafes and landscaping. Much larger sums will follow to ensure that the campus can comfortably accommodate the extra students.

There is a 25-acre nature reserve – part of the university’s sustained green commitment – as well as a business village offering affordable business space for start-up companies. The teacher training programmes, which rank in the top 30 in the Good Teacher Training guide, are based on a third site in Lichfield.

The site houses an integrated further and higher education centre, developed in partnership with South Staffordshire College, as well as business start-up units.

There are also 15,000 students taking Staffordshire courses outside the UK, almost half of them located around the Pacific Rim. They now make up more than a third of the university’s global intake, adding to a growing cohort of international students on the university’s UK campuses.

Staffordshire is a pioneer of two-year fast-track degrees, which are now offered in accounting and finance, computing science, business, English and law. There already was an extensive portfolio of two-year Foundation degrees, largely taught by the university’s UK partners, which include the National Design Academy.

With almost all of its undergraduates state-educated and 44% coming from working-class homes Staffordshire exceeds all the benchmarks for the breadth of its intake. There is good provision for students with disabilities and more than one undergraduate in five comes from areas with little participation in higher education, one of the biggest proportions in the country.

The downside is the dropout rate, which, although improving, was projected at more than 18% in the latest survey - well above the national average for the university’s courses and entry qualifications.

Staffordshire entered only a small proportion of its academics for the last research assessments, but has made a larger submission to the Research Excellence Framework, whose results are due at the end of 2014. Applied research has led to the development of new products in markets as diverse as medical technology and recycling.

Stoke is not the liveliest city of its size, but the University Quarter is attracting more social and leisure facilities. The campus is within easy reach of the city centre and has a buzzing students’ union. Stafford is the more attractive setting and offers a better chance of a residential place, but the town is quiet and the campus is a mile and a half outside it.

Sports facilities are good and will see more investment as numbers on the Stoke campus rise. Good coaching has helped attract some outstanding athletes, who have access to a sports performance centre to help with training schedules, psychological support and dietary assessments.

学生观点Student view

Mel Ramsay, students’ union president

First impressions

We have massive introductions at the halls where students meet everyone they will be living with.

Worst feature

You don’t get the city feel because Stoke is a bunch of towns shoved together, but our campus is a breath of fresh air in terms of activity.

Making a difference

I was homeless, so the university became my home and I got bursaries, counselling services as well as a job at the student bar.

Deal clincher

We’re one of the cheapest places for student accommodation in the country.