BU Update March 2008 - Bournemouth University

Issue 7
March 2008
Welcome
Welcome to the spring
edition of BU Update, which
is packed full of news about
recent successes at BU.
I am delighted to announce
that our new webpages
for careers advisors and
teachers are to be launched
this week. We hope you find
them a valuable resource
and look forward to your
comments and feedback!
As always, please contact us
with any upcoming events
you would like us to attend
or if you would like to bring
your students to visit us.
Happy reading!
Nicola Murray-Fagan
Education Liaison Manager
BU UPDATE
for careers advisors and teachers
www.bournemouth.ac.uk
Education Liaison @BU now online!
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/careersadvisors
In a first for Bournemouth
University, the Education
Liaison team proudly
unveils a new section on
the BU website dedicated
to careers advisors and
teachers that are packed
full of useful information
and resources.
The launch coincides with this
edition of BU Update, giving you
the chance to be among the first
to use our new service.
In response to your suggestions,
we have put together
information on the services
we offer to schools and
colleges, details of upcoming
events – both those that
we’re attending and hosting,
including BU Open Days – and
relevant developments in Higher
Education admissions to help
you keep up to date with all
that’s going on.
The webpages also contain:
• An enquiry form that enables
us to advise you on the best
ways to engage your students
with HE (not just with BU)
• Opportunities for you to
preview some of the
presentations that we offer
• A new online version of this
newsletter BU Update
• A chat forum (coming soon),
enabling you to network and
discuss ideas with colleagues
across the country.
Dates for the Diary
Careers Advisors and Teachers Convention
Wednesday 2 July 2008
BU Undergraduate Open Days
Saturday 21 June 2008
Wednesday 17 September 2008
Saturday 18 October 2008
Saturday 25 October 2008
Saturday 15 November 2008
If you want to find out about BU,
or how you can make contact
with us, this online area is your
one-stop-shop. We hope that you
find it useful!
We welcome your comments so
please get in touch by emailing
Jen Swain, Education Liaison
Co-ordinator on
jswain@bournemouth.ac.uk
or call +44 (0)1202 961422.
New law degrees offered at BU
Business Law, Entertainment Law and Sports Law
Every legal discipline has
its own demands and suits
different kinds of people.
Some graduates will choose
to work in private practice,
for a government body or
within a legal department of a
commercial organisation.
However, for most students,
choosing an area in which to
specialise when deciding to study
Law is probably one step too far!
So our new qualifying pathways
in Sports Law, Entertainment
Law and Business Law
(complementing our established
LLB (Hons) Law and Taxation
Law) all enable students to make
their choice in Year 2.
With only one UCAS code and a
common first year, our students
will have time to reflect on their
abilities and career aims, take
advice from our Careers Service
and undertake a placement
year in a related industry before
embarking on their careers.
Students starting their first stage
of legal training with an LLB
degree at BU from September
2008 will be the first to benefit
from the new choice of named
awards.
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Contact Details
Nicola Murray-Fagan
Education Liaison
Tel: +44 (0)1202 961039
Fax: +44 (0)1202 961042
nmfagan@bournemouth.ac.uk
Five go to Canada!
Five students on the BA (Hons) TV
Production course at BU participated in
a four-month exchange with Ryerson
University in Toronto, Canada this year.
They went out in January 2007 and got
to experience the snow, the big food and
a whole new learning environment.
They told us about some of the highlights of
their visit:
“Coming to understand another country’s
television industry actually gave me a better
understanding (and appreciation) of our own as I
now have something to compare it to”
Helen Cunnane
“I was able to travel to the US cheaply, visit
Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and New York.
I met some really cool lecturers. I worked on real
films and learned more about the Canadian TV
industry, and therefore appreciated the UK’s TV
industry more.”
Chris Poole
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Above: Helen Cunnane
Survey shows early advice on HE is crucial
The results of the 2007 Freshers’ Survey
show that students are considering their
HE options sooner than ever before.
We received nearly 2,000 responses to the survey,
which was emailed to students at the beginning of
September. Among the questions asked were how
long ago students started considering coming to
university, and what situation they were in when
they started looking at their options.
“It’s like being on holiday but instead of putting
suncream on you have to work (which has been
so beneficial and fun). There were also such
great opportunities to travel. I’ve been to New
York twice, backpacked in Mexico and been
to the Grand Canyon and the world’s biggest
broadcasting conference in Las Vegas where I met
many useful industry contacts.”
Sam Evans
International Exchange Team
studyabroad@bournemouth.ac.uk
+44 (0)1202 965824
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The findings illustrate that a third of respondents
made their decisions while they were in Year 11
or even earlier – and this figure remained the
same even after students who deferred coming
to BU were removed from the results. The figure
has risen significantly since 2006 and the trend of
students seeking advice early looks set to continue.
But the results also revealed that 60% of those
surveyed didn’t have a firm idea of what they
wanted to study at university. The input of careers
advisors and teachers is therefore crucial so that
students are prepared when they come to apply for
university places.
We are here to help you support your students
through this time. Encouraging them to attend
open days, look through prospectuses and think
‘outside the box’ will enable them to make the
right decisions at the right times about their future
careers.
Please use our new website facility, or contact us
direct, if you would like more advice or guidance.
News in brief
Library wins ‘Oscar’
The Sir Michael Cobham
Library has received the
Library Design Award from
the Society of College,
National and University
Libraries. Considered the
‘Oscar’ of library design, the
award is presented only once
every five years.
BU joins Skillset elite
The Media School has been
named a Skillset Screen
and Media Academy, and is
now part of the world’s first
Media Academy Network,
underlining our place as one
of the UK’s top destinations
for the study of film, television
and interactive media.
Stephen Jukes, Dean of the
Media School, said: “This is
another accolade for us and
our partner, the Arts Institute
at Bournemouth, and is a
tribute to the hard work and
skills of our staff. It reflects
the innovation we bring to our
courses and the investment
we’ve channelled into these
activities.”
International award for
Animation student
Congratulations to Colin
Bombard, whose Computer
Animation Masters project has
been selected for an award
at the Animex International
Festival of Animation and
Computer Games, held
in Teeside. His project, The
Final Frontier, was selected
for the Games Art Award.
BU graduates earn
nominations at RTS Awards
Four BA (Hons) Television
Production final year projects
have been nominated for
the Royal Television Society
Student Awards. Tea and
Charity by Rosie Gaunt-
Mathieson and Snapshot by
Tessa Wood are nominated
for Best Student Drama, while
Second Chances by Lydia
Delmonte and Will and Ed by
Molly King are nominated for
Best Student Factual.