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Why Staffordshire University?

So why staffs uni...what do we have to offer?

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Study environments designed to mirror the workplace; tutors with considerable industry expertise; enviable placement opportunities; industry-leading equipment and facilities; strong links with local, national and international businesses…

More than ever before, you need a University that understands the demands of industry and the professions.

Renowned for the quality of our undergraduate degrees and postgraduate courses (we have received 13 awards of excellent/commended from the Quality Assurance Agency), we know exactly how to equip you for your chosen career. In fact, we’ve a reputation for creating graduates who are irresistible to employers and setting you up for life.

Every one of our 800-plus courses is designed to help you hit the ground running. We offer a whole range of flexible study options, as well as foundation degrees, HND courses, two-year fast-track degrees, distance learning and Continuous Professional Development for employees.

While to provide access to University for as many students as possible, some courses are also available at local colleges.

Whether you will soon be leaving sixth-form or college and are looking for innovative degree courses that will make you highly employable, wish to study at postgraduate level, want to return to learning, or would like to give your business an edge, you’ll find that Staffordshire University has a great deal to offer.

To discuss your study options, call us free on 0800 195 1799 or contact us.

See what makes us irresistible

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  • Outstanding 18:1 staff-student ratio ‘…a good thing for the student experience’, according to The Times
  • Lecturers who are practising industry professionals, well-connected with people in business and genuinely want you to succeed
  • Ranked in the ‘top 3’ with Oxford and Cambridge for teacher training
  • Law School one of the country’s leading legal education providers
  • Superb accreditations from the QAA, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board, CIM, CISCO, British Psychological Society and other professional bodies
  • Industry-leading facilities, including: £1.5m film, TV & radio studies centre, mock courtroom for law students and crime scene house for forensic science students
  • Opportunity for motorsport technology students to support race teams
  • Well-equipped campuses in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and Shrewsbury
  • Over 50 clubs and societies to join – from motorsport to heavy metal
  • Chance to study abroad on many courses and broaden your horizons
  • More affordable courses and lower student living costs
  • More happy and contented students – with the National Student Survey highlighting our Sociology and Social Policy students as ‘most satisfied in sector’
  • Voted ‘the third cheapest place to live in the country’ by the Guardian/Virgin Alternative Guide to University
  • …plus a great student environment and an award-winning Students’ Union!
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