University of West England

The University of the West of England (abbrev. UWE, often pronounced "you-we") is a university based in the English city of Bristol. Its main campus is at Frenchay, about 8 km north of the city centre. UWE also has a smaller campus at St Matthias, a Faculty of Health and Social Care at Glenside in north-east Bristol and an Art school, Bristol School of Art, Media and Design, located at Bower Ashton, near Ashton Court in south-west Bristol.
UWE is one of Britain's most popular universities, and is the biggest provider of higher education in the south west of England, with over 30,000 students and 3,000 staff.
Its history goes back to 1595 when the Merchant Venturers' Navigation School was founded. Part of this institution became a technical college which then became the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970.
UWE has an tremendous reputation for quality teaching. UWE was ranked fifth in England out of 83 Higher Education institutions, in the latest Teaching Quality Assessment league table which was published in the Times Higher Educational Supplement.
The UWE in trying to live up to the 21th century with a Student Village and a Centre for Sport. They have an investment programme of £200 million for new facilities.
For undergraduate students starting in 2009, the generally applicable fee for most full-time Home and EU students at UWE Bristol will be £3,225. 

The centre of Bristol with the four campuses
Campuses in Bristol:

Franch Campus

Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY
For programmes of study in the:

  • School of Life Sciences
  • Bristol Business School
  • School of the Natural and Built Environment
  • Bristol Institute of Technology
  • School of Education
  • School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
  • Bristol Law School

Bower Ashton Campus
Kennel Lodge Road, Bower Ashton, Bristol BS3 2JT

For programmes of study in the:

    • School of Creative Arts

St Matthias Campus
Oldbury Court Road, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2JP

For programmes of study in the:

    • School of Creative Arts
    • School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences

Glenside Campus
Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1DD

For programmes of study in the

  • School of Health and Social Care

Set in beautiful grounds in Stapleton, the Glenside Campus houses the Departments of:

  • Allied Health Professions
  • Applied Social Sciences and Community Health
  • Nursing and Midwifery

 

Campuses outside Bristol:

Hartpury College
Hartpury House, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BE

This superb country estate provides the ideal setting for the study of agriculture, equine studies and other land-based courses for which Hartpury is so well known.

Bath Education Centre
First Floor, Education Centre, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG

For programmes of study in the:

  • School of Health and Social Care

Gloucester Education Centre
Hartpury House, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BE

For programmes of study in the:

  • School of Health and Social Care

Swindon Education Centre
Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB

For programmes of study in the:

  • School of Health and Social Care


Courses

UWE offers over 600 programmes on 3 different levels:

    • Undergraduate study (this is almost the same as a degree of bachelor).
      They offer 370 courses for this group.
    • Postgraduate study (this is almost the same as a degree of master).
      They offer 168 courses for this group.
    • Professional and short courses (to develop your carreer or give it a new direction).
      They offer 2 courses for this group.