University of East Anglia Profile
History
•The University was opened in the year 1963, one of the sixties generation of the universities and part of the year 1994 group.
•The first UK University to provide the courses in environmental sciences, creative writing, and development studies, and the master of interdisciplinary subjects.
Location and transport
•It is having area of around 129 hectares of parkland with its own Norfolk Broad.
•15 minutes from the lively centre of historic Norwich, one of the UK's top ten shopping cities.
Entry standards
•Entry requirements may vary according to the subject and course you want to study. Find information regarding enrerance requirements at University of East Anglia on the website.
Student mix
•The ratio is 10 women to every 6 men.
•12 percent of students are from the overseas.
•86percent of applicants are from state schools.
Course flexibility
•Each degree has the compulsory modules – but students can also opt for the optional modules outside main subject area.
•Many courses give the opportunity to study abroad for a period.
•A number of courses have the work and placement options.
Teaching standards
•The University received the highest ranking in its most recent quality audit.
•The University has been consistently rated top in the What Uni Student Choice Awards as voted by students.
Research standards
•Nearly 90 per cent of our research was rated of international excellence in the latest (2008) Research Assessment Exercise, with over 50 per cent world leading. Norwich has the fourth greatest concentration of most highly cited researchers in the UK, after London, Oxford and Cambridge – thanks to the University and its Norwich Research Park partners.
•History of Art, Film Studies, American Studies and International Development in the top three in the country, with Environmental Sciences and Pharmacy in the top ten.
Academic strengths
•Powerful professional and business offering with highly regarded Schools of Social Work, Education, Law, Nursing and Midwifery.
•Arts, humanities and social sciences with particular strengths in history, English literature, creative writing, film studies and philosophy.
Student facilities, including library and computing
•Students have access to a wide range of resources and facilities to assist their studies. A network of professional Student Services offers information, advice, practical help and specialist resources to enable all students to take full advantage of the opportunities offered at undergraduate level.
•The James Platt Centre for Language Learning also offers students with the opportunity to learn and speak another language, with classes from beginner to advanced levels. Languages offered include Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, French, British Sign Language, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
Sport
•The Sportspark is able to give space and time for activities at most of the times of the day, even at quite short notice.
•Activities provides fitness centre, swimming, group exercise and dance studios, squash, badminton, climbing and other indoor sports, gymnastics and tennis, netball, trampolining, athletics, football and hockey martial arts and table tennis.