Description : International Year One in Anglia Ruskin University

Short information about basic three-year course of profile higher education.

Bachelor's programs at the university are available in five academic areas:

• Social sciences, health;
• Pedagogy;
• Public, legal, humanities;
• Technology, natural sciences;
• Business and international relations.

Each course provides fundamental theoretical education for students and practical programs for developing the necessary professional skills.

• Student age: 18+
• Start dates: September.
• Requirements for admission: (A-level, IB), English at the intermediate level (IELTS 6.0).
• The result of the studying: bachelor's degree, a sought-after specialty that opens career prospects in a specific field.

Short information about the program of postgraduate education, which has a narrow specialization.

Practically oriented master's programs are offered by each of the faculties of the university. In higher schools, students are offered 4 to 6 specializations to choose from. Masters pass a theoretical educational course in the university, practice and internship at the production (in the profile organization). The most popular are the following specializations:

• Innovation and marketing;
• Management;
• Tourism;
• Finance;
• International Business;
• Economics;
• Business;
• Personnel management;
• Accounting and financial analytics;
• Management in art;
• MBA.

• Student age: 21+
• Start dates: September .
• Requirements for admission: bachelor's degree, English IELTS 7.0 for most specialties, 2 academic recommendations, CV, motivation letter.
• The result of the studying: master's degree, experience in research, the opportunity to continue academic development within the PhD program, to pursue a career in the chosen field of activity.

Anglia Ruskin University, based on the Chelmsford School of Art, is now one of the largest universities in East Anglia. Its student community unites more than 31,000 people. A quarter of the university's students are foreign students. Intercultural environment in Anglia Ruskin University is created by representatives of more than a hundred countries.

Anglia Ruskin University also offers an MBA program. The following directions are opened:

• Business Administration (Master of Business Administration MBA);
• International Business Administration (Master of Business Administration - International MBA);
• Health management (Healthcare Management MBA);
• Educational Management (Management Leadership and Management MBA).

1) Master of Business Administration MBA course:

• Duration - 12 months (from September), 15 months (from January);
• Start dates in September and January;
• Program subjects: marketing research, strategic management, decision making, personnel management, project management, finance, entrepreneurship and innovation, digital marketing.

2) The course "Business Administration" (Master of Business Administration MBA):

•  Duration - 1 year (full course), 2 years (part-time course for training once a week);
• Start dates in September, January and May;
• Program subjects: strategic management in a global context, international marketing, innovation and e-commerce, international leadership and entrepreneurship, financial and operational management, information systems and data management, human resources management at the international level.

3) " Healthcare Management MBA" course:

• Duration - 15 months (from January), 2 years for training once a week;
• Start of studying in January;
• Subjects of the program: finance, accounting and marketing in healthcare, strategic management in a medical organization, project-management in the field of health, standardization of health information technologies.

4) "Educational Leadership and Management MBA" course:

• Duration - 2-3 years (remotely);
• Start of studying in September;
• Program subjects: strategic management in the field of education, development of effective management systems, research methodology, change and development in the educational environment.

Requirements for admission to the MBA program:

• Copy of the passport;
• A copy of the diploma of completed higher education (bachelor);
• The international certificates confirming knowledge of English language - IELTS from 6.5;
• Motivation letter in English;
• 2 letters of recommendation in English.

Program Undergraduate Pathway (International Year One)

• Age of participants: from 18 years old
• Duration of the programs: 2 semesters
• Classes start: January, September
• Level of education: high school diploma with good grades (average score not lower than 3.5)
• Knowledge of English language: IELTS 5.5 (not lower than 5.5 in all sections)
• Participants: foreign students, students from Britain and EU countries.

A special adaptation program is developed for those who plan to enter Anglia Ruskin University, but they need support in developing academic knowledge and skills of English. Both foreign students and students from Britain and the countries of the European Union can take part in the program. To participate in the program, you must meet the academic requirements and the level of knowledge of the English language (if necessary, you can first be studied in English language courses). The studying is conducted in 13 different areas:

• Architecture
• Art and Design
• Business
• Communications and Human Sciences
• Computing and Technology
• Education
• Engineering and Construction Environment
• Law (Law)
• Medicine and Life Sciences
• Nursing
• Optics
• Social Policy
• Social Work.

During two semesters, students master the skills of university education and improve their knowledge of academic disciplines relevant to the chosen direction. The educational process includes:

• Lectures and seminars;
• "Extended" seminars;
• Interactive lessons;
• Independent work;
• Working with sources;
• Work in groups.

Teachers devote the maximum possible time to each student. The feedback system is clearly built up, for every difficult question the student receives all the answers he needs. To monitor progress, students regularly perform screening work, such as:

• Tests;
• Exams;
• Writing extended essays;
• Presentation of presentations;
• Course projects.

During the studying, students also receive assistance from university professors and specialists in the preferences and directions of future career development.

Teachers conduct special classes to develop career skills and job placement skills. Also, students receive assistance in the processes of adapting to the university lifestyle and rules, and to the system of education and life in Britain. By the end of the second semester, students significantly improve the level of academic knowledge and English.

After successful completion of the studies, students enter the second year of the bachelor's degree at Anglia Ruskin University for the chosen specialty from among the available ones.

Directions of education (direction programs, bachelor's degrees, career prospects) are the following

Direction: Architecture

Educational program:

• Interactive learning and communication skills
• The principles of ICT (information and communication technologies)
• A series of creative workshops (level 1)
• Introduction to design
• Critical and contextual research
• A series of creative workshops (level 2)
• Engineering design.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Architecture (BSc (Hons))
• Architectural technology (BSc (Hons)).

Career prospects are:

• Urban Development
• Architecture
• Construction and geodesy.

Direction: Art and Design

Approximate educational program includes the following subjects:

• Interactive learning and communication skills
• ICTs
• Creative seminars (level 1)
• Creative seminars (level 2)
• Design
• Critical research
• Critical thinking.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Computer games (BA (Hons))
• Digital media (BA (Hons))
• Fashionable design (BA (Hons))
• Graphic Design (BA (Hons))
• Illustration (BA (Hons))
• Illustration and animation (BA (Hons))
• Interior Design (BA (Hons))
• Fine Arts (BA (Hons))
• Photo (BA (Hons)).

Career prospects are the following:

• Artistic marketing;
• Design consulting;
• Fashionable design;
• Fashionable purchases;
• Designing of museums;
• Design of theatrical installations;
• Web design.

Direction: Business.

Educational program:

• Management concepts;
• Introduction to the economy;
• Business analytics;
• Financial and managerial accounting;
• Global business environment;
• Principles of marketing;
• Interactive learning and communication skills.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Accounting and Finance (BSc (Hons))
• Business Economics (BSc (Hons))
• Banking and Finance (BSc (Hons))
• Business and human resources management (BSc (Hons))
• Business Management (BSc (Hons))
• Business Management and Finance (BSc (Hons))
• Business Management and Leadership (BSc (Hons))
• Event Management (BSc (Hons))
• Finance and Business Analytics (BSc (Hons))
• International Business Management (three years of study) (BSc (Hons))
• International Business Management (two years of study) (BSc (Hons)
• Marketing (BA (Hons))
• Management in the field of tourism (BSc (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Banking and finance;
• Business management;
• Privileged accounting;
• Marketing;
• Tourism and rest.

Direction: Communications and Humanities

Educational program:

• Composition and style
• Critical research
• Contextual research
• Intercultural research
• Business research
• Critical thinking
• ICT Principles
• Interactive learning and communication skills.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Creative musical technologies (BA (Hons))
• Criminology (BA (Hons))
• English (BA (Hons))
• English Language and Linguistics (BA (Hons))
• English Literature (BA (Hons))
• Drama (BA (Hons))
• Drama and English Literature (BA (Hons))
• Drama and film research (BA (Hons))
• Film research (BA (Hons))
• History (BA (Hons))
• Media research (BA (Hons))
• Music (BA (Hons))
• Sociology (BA (Hons))
• Performing Arts (BA (Hons))
• Police and Criminal Justice (BA (Hons))
• Philosophy (BA (Hons))
• Politics (BA (Hons))
• Popular music (BA (Hons))
• Writing and English Literature (BA (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Advertising and broadcasting;
• Consultations on communication;
• Film criticism;
• Administration and management of the film festival;
• Media consulting;
• Public relations.

Direction: Computing and Technology

Educational program:

• Intercultural research;
• Analytical techniques (level 1 and 3);
• Critical thinking;
• Engineering design;
• Principles of information and communication technologies;
• Interactive learning and communication skills.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Audio and music technology (BSc (Hons))
• Technology of computer games (BSc (Hons))
• Computer Science (BEng (Hons))
• Computer networks (BSc (Hons))
• Electronic Engineering (BEng (Hons))
• Software Maintenance (BSc (Hons))
• Intellectual computing (BSc).

Career prospects:

• Web development in the field of academic and industrial research;
• Database management;
• Film and video production;
• Software development;
• 2D and 3D modeling and animation.

Direction: Education.

Approximate educational program has a structure:

• Basics of composition and style;
• Contextual and critical research;
• Intercultural research;
• Critical thinking;
• ICT Principles;
• Interactive learning and communication skills.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Early Childhood Studies (BA (Hons))
• Education (BA (Hons))
• Studies in primary education (BA (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Education Management and welfare
• Learning support
• Youth work
• Management of early years, such as kindergartens and preschools.

Direction: Engineering and Construction of the Environment

Educatinal program:

• Physics
• Mathematics (analytical methods, level 1)
• Mathematics (analytical methods, level 2)
• Computer skills
• Engineering design
• ICT Principles
• Interactive learning and communication skills.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Construction geodesy (BSc (Hons))
• Civil Engineering (BSc (Hons))
• Civil Engineering (BEng (Hons))
• Management in the field of construction (BSc (Hons))
• Electronic Engineering (BEng (Hons))
• Mechanical Engineering (BEng (Hons))
• A quantity survey (BSc (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Design and development of buildings, roads, railways, airports and docks;
• Monitoring of the environment;
• Medical electronics;
• Sound technology;
• Construction and real estate management;
• Construction and quantitative geodesy.

Direction: Law.

Educational program (approximate):

• ICT Principles
• Interactive learning and communication skills.
• The Fundamentals of British Law
• International law
• Critical thinking
• Intercultural research
• Business Law
• Style and composition.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Law (LLB (Hons))
• Police and Criminal Justice (BSc (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Lawyer
• Legal Adviser (Paralegal)
• The Legal Adviser.

Direction: Medicine and Life Sciences

Educational program:

• Biology (level 1 and 2)
• Analytical techniques
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Analytical and numerical methods
• Microbiology
• Human Biology
• ICT Principles
• Interactive learning and communication skills.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Abnormal and clinical psychology (BSc (Hons))
• Behavior of animals (BSc (Hons))
• Biomedical Science (BSc (Hons))
• Crime and Investigation (BSc (Hons))
• Forensic examination (BSc (Hons))
• Marine Biology with Biodiversity and Conservation (BSc (Hons))
• Medical Science (BSc (Hons))
• Applied Nutrition (BSc (Hons))
• Sport-coach and physical education (BSc (Hons))
• Sport and Exercise (BSc (Hons))
• Pharmaceuticals (BSc (Hons))
• Health (BSc (Hons))
• Psychology (BSc (Hons))
• Psychology and Criminology (BSc (Hons))
• Zoology (BSc (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Biotechnology
• Environment protection
• Forensics
• Medical research
• Professional Psychology
• Pharmaceutical production.

Direction: Nursing.

Educational program:

• ICT Principles
• Learning and communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Biology (Level 1 and 2)
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Analytical techniques.

The basic programs of the Baccalaureate, available after the referral:

• Care (adults) (BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult))
• Care (children) (BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child))
• Care (mental health) (BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)).

Additional (alternative) Baccalaureate programs:

• Social protection and well-being (BA (Hons))
• Social protection and well-being (elderly) (BA (Hons))
• Social Policy (BA (Hons))
• Biomedical Science (BSc (Hons))
• Medical Science (BSc (Hons))
• Applied Nutrition (BSc (Hons))
• Health (BSc (Hons)).

IMPORTANT! Additional Bachelor's programs are available for admission if the student by the end of the year of study failed to bring his level of knowledge to the level required for admission to the "Care" programs.

Career prospects:

• Health organizations, hospitals, hospitals
• Government departments
• Family Nurse
• Care
• Charity organisations.

Direction: Optics.

Educational program:

• ICT Principles
• Learning and communication skills at the university
• Critical thinking and perception of information
• Biology (1 level)
• Biology (2nd level)
• Chemistry
• Analytical methods and techniques.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Optometry (BOptom (Hons))
• Ophthalmology (BSc (Hons))

Career prospects:

• Optometry
• Ophthalmology.

Direction: Social Policy.

Educational program:

• Composition and style
• Critical thinking
• Intercultural research
• Interactive learning and communication skills
• ICT Principles
• Critical and contextual studies
• Business research (dual module).

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Social policy (BA (Hons)).

Career prospects:

• Charitable work and management
• Administration and management of health care
• Social Services
• Community development
• Rights of persons with disabilities and advocacy.

Direction: Social Work.

Educational program:

• Interactive learning and communication skills
• ICT Principles
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology.

Bachelor's programs available after the referral:

• Social work (BA (Hons) Social Work).

Additional (alternative) bachelor programs:

• Social protection and well-being (BA (Hons))
• Social protection and well-being (elderly) (BA (Hons))
• Social Policy (BA (Hons))
• Biomedical Science (BSc (Hons))
• Medical Science (BSc (Hons))
• Applied Nutrition (BSc (Hons))
• Health (BSc (Hons)).

IMPORTANT! Admission to additional bachelor's programs is possible if by the end of the year the student has not reached the level of knowledge required for admission to the specialty of "social work".

Career prospects:

• Government departments;
• Organization of the relevant profile.

Entry requirements for foreign students are the following:

• Age of student: from 18 years old
• The level of education: diploma of graduation with good grades (average score not lower than 3.5)
• Knowledge of English: IELTS 5.5 (not lower than 5.5 in all sections).
• Beginning of classes: January, September.

The academic year is divided into semesters:

• Autumn semester (beginning in September): from September 25 to January 12
• Winter semester (beginning in January): from January 22 to April 20.