Glasgow Caledonian University is located in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is the largest student population in Scotland and was ranked the 10th best city in the world. The university has a self-contained city center campus with over 16,500 students from 100 countries. It offers guaranteed accommodation for international students and free wifi across campus. Glasgow Caledonian University is ranked highly for student experience and learning support. It has strong industry links and many career-focused degrees that offer work placements. Students from Live Language foundation programs can progress to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the university.
2. The Vibrant City of Glasgow
• Top 10 City of the World
• Safest city in the UK (Mercer, 2011)
• Largest student population in Scotland
• 2nd biggest shopping destination in the UK
• Host city of the 2014 Commonwealth games
• Beautiful countryside less than 1 hour from the city centre
• 12th in New York Times world ‘Places to Go in 2012’
• Largest student population in scotlandNew world ‘Places to Go in
2012’
5. Glasgow Campus
– Self contained city centre campus
– 16,500 students across 100 nationalities
– 24 hour computer access
– Guaranteed campus accommodation for international students
– Multi-faith prayer centre on campus
– Free WI FI throughout
– ARC sports centre, refectory and Santander bank on campus
10. Why Glasgow Caledonian University?
– Ranked first in the UK for learning support (International Student
Barometer survey, 2011)
– Top 10 in the UK for Student Experience (ISB, 2012)
– Excellent industry links with international companies
– Ranked first internationally and in the UK for student living
experience (ISB survey, 2011)
– Niche programmes with work placement opportunities
16. Academic Schools
Glasgow School for
Business & Society
Engineering & Built
Environment
Health & Life Sciences
Network engineering
Computer Games
development
Digital Forensics
3D Animation
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental
Management
International Project
Management…..
Glasgow Caledonian University
MBA
Accounting
Banking, Finance & Risk
Human Resource
Management
International Business
Fashion Marketing
Media & Communication
Tourism …
Nursing
Biomolecular &
Biomedical Science
Clinical Nutrition & Health
Diagnostic Imaging
Physiotherapy
Vision Science …
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•Career-focused Degrees
– The University has strong links with industry
partners, allows students access to site visits,
live projects and case studies.
– Many programmes offer formal and informal
industrial placements from 3 weeks to 48
weeks.
– Coursework and projects applied to
organisational issues.
– Our close relations with industry often means
employers come direct to us seeking
graduates to employ.
18. Progression routes from your NCC qualification at Live Language.
International Foundation year students can progress onto Year 2 at GCU.
BA (Hons) Business
BA (Hons) Finance, Investment & Risk
BA (Hons) International Business
BA (Hons) International Fashion Branding
BA (Hons) Marketing
BA (Hons) Risk Management
International Diploma students can progress onto Year 3 at GCU.
BA (Hons) Business with options A Business with Business Law
BA Business with Economics
BA Business with Enterprise
BA Business with Events Management
BA Business with Financial Management
BA Business with Financial Services
BA Business with Human Resource Management
BA Business with Marketing
BA Business with Operations Management
BA Business with Risk Management
BA Business with Sports Management
BA Business with Technology Management
BA Business with Tourism
Pre-Masters students can progress onto Masters courses at GCU.
MBA
MSc International Human Rights Management
MSc International Business
MSc International Fashion Marketing
MSC International Banking & Finance
MSc Risk Management
MSc Management
19. We welcome you to Glasgow Caledonian University
Any questions?
Notes de l'éditeur
Top 10 City of the World - Lonely Planet (2009) Safest city in UK - Mercer ’s Quality of Living Index (2011)
THE = Times Higher Education No 1 for student support = International Student Barometer (ISB 2010)
A list of some of the professional accreditations held by GCU. Links with professional bodies - programmes developed in line with accreditation standards of organisations including the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the British Computer Society (BCS)
A selection of some of the links we have with industry
State of the art facilities Supported by global brands Morgan Stanley, Ralph Lauren and Marks & Spencer. The School has created more building and surveying graduates than anywhere else in the UK Unique, innovative, highly reputable programmes The UK’s only Honours degree in Risk Management GCU’s Financial Services suite of programmes is the first and only in the UK to have the backing of the Chartered Banker Institute, the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and the Institute of Operational Risk Innovative computer game development and multimedia courses Major provider of health, social care and life sciences graduates for the health sector and NHS Business School signed to UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), Facilities-fashion factory, audio/video studio and the Communications and Media laboratory. e-motion lab ;networking labs ; Purpose built eye clinic ; nursing clinical simulation laboratory