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D E MONTFORT
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CONTENTS
Welcome to DMU 4 Subject areas
Why choose DMU? 6 Art, Design and Architecture 50
How to find us 10 Computer Sciences and Mathematics 54
Our campus and facilities 12 Creative Technologies and Media 58
Leicester 16 Engineering 62
Accommodation 18 Fashion and Textiles 66
Your career 24 Humanities 70
International experience 26 Leicester Castle Business School 74
Volunteering 28 Leicester De Montfort Law School 78
Students' Union 30 Leicester School of Allied
Support and inclusion 32 Health Sciences 82
Sport 34 Leicester School of Nursing
and Midwifery 86
Student advice 36
Leicester School of Pharmacy 90
Fees and funding 38
Music and Audio Technology 94
Entry criteria 40
Performance and Arts Management 98
English language 42
School of Applied Social Sciences 102
How to apply 44
Joining the DMU family 106
Visa information 46
Campus map 108
DMU International
College 48 Join our online community110
3
WELCOME
TO DMU
At De Montfort University Leicester, we include, encourage and empower
students from all backgrounds. We’ll give you the opportunity to develop
your talent, work hard and succeed, and as a graduate make a real
difference to society.
If you’re choosing – shows you just how strong we are in these
your university now, three key areas, and in many others.
you’ll have three big But just as important for me is the way your
questions on your DMU years will provide you with
checklist: is the opportunities to become a well-rounded
quality of teaching graduate, confident in yourself and what you
good? Will I get can do next, through career experience,
good support during sport, student societies, volunteering and
my studies? Will my international travel linked to your course.
degree help me to get the best job I can
DMU is a family recognised for its openness
possibly get?
and inclusiveness. We understand you’re
At DMU, I’m happy and proud that we can making a huge investment in your future.
answer ‘yes’ to each of these questions. We We will take the best possible care of you
ask ourselves the same questions every day and your future, and our support will be
and always with our students’ future, their lifelong.
careers and wellbeing at the front of our
This year, DMU is celebrating its 150th
minds. And we keep working hard to ensure
anniversary – 150 years of educating and
you get the knowledge, skills, experience
encouraging our students to be the very
and confidence you want and expect from
best they can be. Choose DMU and we will
the really important years ahead.
help you to achieve your goals, whatever
Gaining the top Gold award in the Teaching they are. There’s a place for you here.
Excellence Framework – the first-ever
assessment by the UK government of Professor Andy Collop
teaching quality in higher education
Interim Vice-Chancellor
4 5
Your career
DMU is committed to helping students find highly skilled
work or further study, with our DMU Works programme
guaranteeing professional work experience
opportunities, from business insights to placements and
networking opportunities. DMU has been ranked in the
top 20 universities for graduate prospects in The Sunday
Times Good University Guide 2020 and previous DMU
graduates have gone on to win Oscars and work with
organisations such as the BBC, HSBC, Nike, BMW and
the NHS.
WHY
City of Leicester
The advantages of living and working in Leicester have
been recognised by the 2019 Good Growth for Cities
Index, where it is ranked in the top 10 best places for
CHOOSE
quality of life. Our students tell us it’s ‘the perfect size’
– big and historic enough to impress, yet compact,
friendly and safe enough to call home.
Accommodation and Campus
DMU?
We transformed our campus to create the perfect place
to learn and be inspired, with the award-winning Vijay
Patel Building as the centrepiece. With a choice of 10
halls of residence providing high-quality accommodation,
students can live in the heart of the city while being
located conveniently close to campus.
Teaching and learning awards for excellence in higher education –
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is while our internationally renowned research
institutes have a real impact in areas Travel opportunities
proud to be recognised as a university ranked
including health, infrastructure, sustainability DMU Global is our international experience programme.
Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
and economic growth. Our courses embed It offers subsidised and affordable international travel
Our passionate and enthusiastic lecturers
employability in their curriculum and our opportunities to all students to enrich studies and
have excelled in the National Teaching
research feeds into students’ learning. broaden cultural horizons. More than 13,000 of our
Fellowship awards – the most prestigious
students have travelled overseas to a wide variety of
destinations including New York, Hong Kong, San
Teaching
Excellence Francisco, Berlin, and Tokyo.
Framework
6 7
Open and supportive
We’re proud of DMUfreedom, which is our
commitment to providing a culture where
everybody is treated with dignity and
respect, valued for their differences and
empowered to excel. In fact, DMU was
named the first-ever University of the Year
for Social Inclusion by The Sunday Times Partnerships
Good University Guide 2019. We are also working with the UN to help
support refugees worldwide by taking a lead
Health and welfare role in the #JoinTogether campaign. Our
The welfare of our students is extremely students and staff have visited the UN
important to us, so we offer a range of headquarters in New York to work on the
dedicated services that provide support project and DMU is the only UK university to
throughout their time at DMU. be named as a global hub for one of the UN’s
SDGs. As well as this, DMU will represent UK
Our university-wide approach to student higher education at one of the world’s largest
welfare is Healthy DMU, which provides ever trade, culture and technology fairs as
resources to help students have a healthy, the Founding Partner for the UK Pavilion at
happy and productive time at university Expo 2020 Dubai from October 2020 to
and develop habits that can enrich April 2021.
wellbeing for years to come.
Students can benefit from help with Volunteering
mental health, counselling, religious Students can volunteer with our award-
facilities and resources, disability support, winning DMU Local initiative, which uses the
and a medical centre on campus. knowledge and skills of students and staff to
help the local community. We even expanded
A sustainable campus the initiative to create Square Mile India so
that staff and students can travel to
As part of our commitment to supporting
Ahmedabad to make a difference to the lives
the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable
of those in disadvantaged communities.
Development Goals (SDGs), we’re
Volunteering benefits the wider society and
investing in creating a sustainable
can also help to enhance career prospects
campus. We are working towards
through real-world experience.
removing all non-recyclable plastics
from campus and have already given
away 25,000 reusable cups to students DMU for Life
and staff. All of this has led to Being a part of the DMU family isn’t just
DMU being placed 50th in the world for about the years spent with us on campus.
sustainability in the first-ever Times We encourage our alumni to be an active part
Higher Education University Impact of our global and local family through DMU
Rankings. The rankings are designed for Life. DMU alumni have lifelong access to
to showcase work by universities support and networking opportunities as well
worldwide to meet the UN’s SDGs. as discounts and memberships on campus.
8 9
HOW TO FIND US
DMU is located in the city of Leicester, in the centre of England, and is
well-served by transport links. High-speed trains connect to London in
an hour, while major cities like Nottingham and Birmingham are close
by and can be accessed by train, bus or coach.
Leicester is less than half an
hour from East Midlands
Airport by car while
Birmingham, London Luton
and London Stansted airports
are all within easy reach.
There are also excellent
transport links with London
Heathrow and London
Gatwick airports.
Aberdeen
High-speed trains connect
Leicester to London
St Pancras International,
the Eurostar and the wider
national rail network in just
over an hour. Bus and
coach services also
Edinburgh
provide great value and
reliable connections to
major cities. Glasgow
dmu.ac.uk/maps Newcastle
upon Tyne
Belfast York
Leeds
Manchester
Liverpool Sheffield
Dublin
East Midlands
LEICESTER
Birmingham
Cambridge
Luton Stansted
Cardiff
London LONDON
Heathrow
London
Gatwick
Plymouth
10 11
OUR CAMPUS
AND FACILITIES
You work best where you’re happy and inspired, so we invested
to create a stunning campus that’s a place of learning.
“Studying at DMU is phenomenal. The facilities are As a campus university situated in the hub education, designed inside and out with
fantastic and the tutors and quality of teaching they of Leicester, DMU students get the best of stunning architecture and innovative facilities
deliver for both undergraduate and postgraduate really both worlds. A safe and peaceful place to and spaces to encourage students from
set it apart." study with everything in easy reach, while different subject areas to work together.
only minutes away from the exciting buzz of The regeneration of the Great Hall of
"I loved my course so much that I was a student the city centre. Leicester Castle brought new life and purpose
ambassador for three years, which, among many other
At the heart of our campus of the future is to the former court of law in this Grade I listed
things, gave me the chance to support with planning for
the award-winning Vijay Patel Building, home building as a teaching space for Leicester
Graduate Fashion Week and the Degree Show.”
to our Art and Design courses. The building Castle Business School.
Raabia Arif, reflects our commitment to creative
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
12 13
Industry-standard equipment Life on campus
From laboratories to art studios, study spaces Our Campus Centre is the state-of-the-art
and seminar rooms to lecture theatres, we home for De Montfort Students’ Union,
prioritise modern technologies and improving student experience with extra
equipment to prepare students for the future. break-out space for students to study, chat
In the Hugh Aston Building, Bloomberg and relax.
terminals give students access to the same Across campus, there are many places to eat
information as leaders in business, finance and drink, including the Food Village – a light,
and government, bringing the real world of spacious environment where students can
work into the classroom. order fresh pizza from our pizza oven, pasta
The 19th-century Hawthorn Building has dishes, fish and chips, halal food options and
facilities designed to replicate current more. Our award winning Riverside Café,
practice in health and life sciences, specialising in vegetarian and vegan cuisine,
including contemporary analytical chemistry sits on the bank of the River Soar, with
and formulation laboratories, audiology stunning views over the water. Campus also
booths and nursing and midwifery clinical hosts a Subway, the Newarke Café and a
skills suites. number of coffee shops serving Starbucks or
Costa Coffee hot drinks.
Our media studios are equipped with
dedicated video, audio and radio production The main Kimberlin Library is open 24 hours
suites and recording studios. Engineering a day, 365 days a year and offers a huge
students develop their skills in specialist range of online resources, all of which can be
laboratories, and our cyber security centre remotely accessed anytime, anywhere. The
and laboratories have been developed with library is home to a range of study spaces as
leaders in the industry. For aeronautical well as specialist computer facilities, and is
engineering, our dedicated aeronautical run by dedicated staff who offer additional
laboratory allows students to work with a guidance to students. This includes the
purpose-built subsonic wind tunnel for library’s Centre for Learning and Study
experimental investigation of aerodynamics, Support, which helps students to enhance
while our industry-standard flight simulator their writing, study skills and academic
AIRFOX DISO helps students gain piloting practice by offering workshops, assignment
skills flying a number of civil and military drop-ins, individual tutorials and online
aircraft models. resources. Our campus also has a number of
sustainable design features, from solar
We have 25 workshops to support our
panels to greener travel initiatives.
students’ creativity across design, art, crafts
and textiles. Performance students learn in We offer spiritual support within our Prayer
specialist studios for dance and performance Room in the Portland Building, which is open
with sprung floors, audio and lighting throughout the academic year and hosts a
equipment and dedicated rehearsal areas. variety of events.
dmu.ac.uk/campustransformation
14 15
LEICESTER – AN
Everything you need – at a price that’s right
When it comes to affordability, Leicester’s great for student
essentials, such as food, rent and bills, and was judged the third
EXTRAORDINARY
most affordable city for students in the NatWest Student Living
Index 2019. It has also been named as one of the best cities in the
UK to live and work for the third year in a row, (Good Growth for
Cities Index 2019).
CITY
A well connected city
Leicester’s central location means easy connections to UK cities
and airports, so you’re never too far from friends and family. In
fact, we’re officially the best-connected English city after
London and Manchester, based on government data showing how
It’s home to Britain’s most multicultural high street, moments quickly people can get to schools, doctors, hospitals and shops on
away from campus; rich cultural exchanges occur every day foot or by bus.
across communities. Leicester hosts a Caribbean festival that is
the largest of its kind outside London, and the biggest Diwali What’s on?
celebrations outside of India. Great world cuisine is in the city’s You’ll never be short of things to do. Leicester is big on shopping,
soul, headline-making sport in its heart; creative energy and an sport, music, theatre, film, comedy and culture, much of it happening
instinct for innovation drive it ever-forward. in the city centre, just minutes from DMU's campus. Leicester’s
£350 million Highcross shopping centre has big-brand
excitement while the established mix of independent and one-off
boutiques in The Lanes adds something different.
There’s a vibrant music scene with sounds from every genre, and film
lovers can shift between arthouse and blockbuster showings. We
have Curve Theatre or Leicester Haymarket Theatre and lots of
small venues perfect for comedy.
Quirky juice and coffee shops or real-ale pubs and bars offer
perfect places to catch up with friends, while Leicester’s
amazing array of cuisines means you can sample food from
around the world at venues from funky out-of-the-way joints to
high-end restaurants. Leicester lays claim to its own ‘Golden
Mile’, a stretch of road close to the city centre renowned for
its authentic Indian restaurants, sari shops and jewellers.
Good sport
With one of the most successful women’s hockey clubs in the
UK, a basketball club that’s riding high, and a football club that
surprised the world when the team became the Premier League
champions in 2016, Leicester has built a reputation as a city that
loves its sports. Home to Leicester City, 10-time rugby union
champions Leicester Tigers, leading national basketball side
Leicester Riders, Leicestershire County Cricket Club and
Leicester Hockey Club – all partners of DMU – sports fans will
be spoiled for choice.
16 17
ACCOMMODATION
University is the start of an adventure that can take you anywhere, but you
also need a space you can come back to and call home. We aim to find every
new student a place to live where they’re happy and feel at home.
Where you live is one of the most important Weekly prices vary depending on the
parts of your university experience, accommodation. Guideline prices for
especially in your first year. There are ten 2020/21 are included on the next few
halls of residence, with thousands of rooms, pages, but check our website for the most
which means you’ll get the chance to meet up-to-date information.
lots of new people. We also offer a All DMU-sourced halls of residence are
guarantee of accommodation for signed up to the Universities UK national
international students starting their degree in student accommodation code of practice.
September, subject to qualifying criteria. We aim to offer a healthy, safe environment
Close to both the campus and city centre, all with the professional level of service you
of our accommodation is self-catered and would expect. University-sourced, privately
fully furnished, with shared kitchens, laundry managed halls are signed up to the
facilities and internet access. Bede Hall equivalent Accreditation Network UK
offers fully-adapted rooms for wheelchair (ANUK)/Unipol national code, which
users (including kitchens), and we invite you commits providers to maintaining
to get in touch to let us know about any professional benchmark standards for
specialist facilities you may require. large student developments.
All of our DMU Sourced halls have on-site or
on-call security, on-site managers, and CCTV
dmu.ac.uk/internationalaccommodation
or electronic door entry.
18 19Applegate Place UK EU Bede Hall UK EU WORLD
The Glassworks UK EU WORLD The Grange UK EU WORLD
Privately managed by Hello Student Owned and managed by DMU Privately managed by Host Privately managed by Unite Students
Walking distance from campus: five minutes Walking distance from campus and city centre: Walking distance from campus: 30 seconds Walking distance from campus and city centre:
From city centre: two minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes
From city centre: less than one minute
Rooms available: 174 Rooms available: 227 Rooms available: 194
Rooms available: 262
Flat size: Studio rooms with private kitchen Flat size: Seven, eight, nine and 10-bedroom flats, Flat size: Three, four, five or six bedrooms,
Flat size: Three, four, five or six bedrooms,
or shared flats with shared kitchen facilities each with a shared bathroom and shared kitchen each with a shared kitchen
each with a shared kitchen
facilities En-suite: Yes (with one exception)
En-suite: Yes En-suite: Yes
En-suite: No Cleaning service: No
Cleaning service: Yes Cleaning service: No
Cleaning service: Yes (shared bathrooms only) Guideline price: £104-£144 per week
Guideline price: £130-£197 per week Guideline price: £146-£155 per week
Guideline price: £99 per week
Castle Court UK EU WORLD Filbert Village UK EU WORLD Liberty Park UK EU WORLD Merlin Heights UK EU WORLD
Privately managed by Liberty Living Privately managed by Unite Students Privately managed by Liberty Living Privately managed by Fresh Student Living
Walking distance from campus and city centre: Walking distance from campus: 10 minutes Walking distance from campus: 10 - 15 minutes Walking distance from campus: seven minutes
five minutes From city centre: 20 minutes From city centre: 15 - 20 minutes From city centre: 10 minutes
Rooms available: 477 Rooms available: 597 Rooms available: 547 Rooms available: 228
Flat size: Two, three, four, five and six bedrooms, Flat size: Two, four, five or six-bedroom flats, Flat size: Two, three, four or five bedrooms, Flat size: Three, four or five bedrooms, each with
each with a shared kitchen each with a shared kitchen each with shared kitchen facilities shared kitchen facilities
En-suite: Yes En-suite: Yes En-suite: Yes En-suite: Yes
Cleaning service: No Cleaning service: No Cleaning service: No Cleaning service: No
Guideline price: £126.50-£135.50 per week Guideline price: £120-£135 per week Guideline price: £138 per week Guideline price: £132-£150 per week
20 21“Halls of residence are certainly the
best place to be living at the start of
your new life at university.”
A. Aziz, Media Communication
and Journalism BA (Hons)
Newarke Point UK EU WORLD St Martins House UK EU WORLD
Privately managed by Unite Students Privately managed by Unite Students
Walking distance from campus: less than one Walking distance from campus: 10 minutes
minute From city centre: two minutes
From city centre: 10 minutes Rooms available: 111
Rooms available: 597 Flat size: Four, five or six bedrooms,
Flat size: Five bedrooms, each with shared kitchen each with shared kitchen facilities
facilities En-suite: Yes
En-suite: Yes Cleaning service: No
Cleaning service: No Guideline price: £129 per week
Guideline price: £141-£182 per week
22 23YOUR
CAREER
DMU aims to help you become what employers need – a work-ready
graduate with professional experience and industry skills on your CV.
As well as the opportunity to gain technical position for a short period, Unitemps, a
skills and academic knowledge through campus-based recruitment agency, offers
your course, DMU offers an extensive a range of opportunities for paid work both
careers programme we call DMU Works. inside the university and in the local area.
DMU Works aims to help all of our students
become professional, business-aware and Our approach works
adaptable through a variety of professional Our graduates have won Oscars and
experience opportunities. We want DMU secured great jobs with organisations
students to understand personal strengths including Tommy Hilfiger, Nickelodeon,
and develop the skills and qualities that River Island, Warner Bros, HSBC, Nike, the
today’s employers are looking for. DMU BBC, Gucci, BMW, Levi’s, NASA, the NHS,
Works activities include: Disney, IBM and Adidas.
• P
rofessional experiences, one-year Around 170 of our courses are accredited
placements, flexible internships and by industry bodies, which can provide
part-time work exemptions to speed up the process of
• W
ork-readiness training, coaching professional accreditation.
and development
Real-world insight
• Industry insider visits
Experience adds a real edge when you’re
Gateway to the working world building your career, so we give all students
the opportunity to gain professional
We provide support, advice and guidance
experience. This can range from a year’s
throughout your time at DMU and beyond.
“Back home in India we learn by reading from book placement to spending a day on site at an
Our dedicated team offer one-to-one
but at DMU I was able to do more practical learning, employer, typically in the UK or Europe.
sessions and professional networking
which helped me prepare for the real world and the Students have previously visited the BBC
events to students and even graduates,
challenges it brings,” Media City in Manchester, the Paris
who automatically get access to
“Getting involved in activities outside of university MyGateway – our online careers portal for headquarters of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the
really helped my development too, especially working jobs, events, and appointments on finances, BMW Motorrad factory in Berlin and
on the DMU Faster racing team – you just don’t get mental health and disability support. Victoria’s Secret and GAP headquarters in
opportunities like that in India.” New York.
Earn while you learn dmu.ac.uk/dmuworks
Yash Naik,
Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons) Whether you want a part-time job for a
couple of hours a week or a full-time
24 25INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE
At DMU, we think globally. A gateway to the world, we encourage you
to live, learn, work and volunteer internationally, broadening your
world view and expanding your opportunities.
DMU defines itself as an international Stand out on a global stage
community, diverse and open to all. Our Employers tell us how much they value
international experience programme, DMU graduates with international awareness and
Global, provides bursaries for students to the ability to co-operate and communicate
make overseas travel affordable, enriching across cultures.
your studies.
With DMU Global, you could complete a
We aim to broaden your cultural horizons, work placement or internship overseas,
improve your ability to communicate which will give you the chance to understand
and develop other key skills valued how business works in a global context and
by employers. develop skills that could help you stand out
in a competitive graduate job market.
Study abroad Students have worked in Europe with a
DMU has developed more than 70 exchange range of global businesses including Puma,
partnerships with universities worldwide, BMW and Bosch.
which give our students the chance to
Beyond your studies, we offer a range of
expand their subject knowledge and study
international opportunities including
abroad for a year in Europe, North America
summer schools and volunteering. On
or Asia. Since its launch, more than 13,000
campus, you can learn a variety of
students have gone overseas with DMU
languages including French, German, As part of DMU Global, second-year students
Global, visiting more than 65 countries and
Spanish, Arabic, Japanese and Mandarin. from the Faculty of Business and Law were
experiencing new cultures and different
educational environments. Many able to visit the world-famous Hong Kong
dmuglobal.com Stock Exchange.
international experiences are designed to
enhance degree studies. "A trip like this helps your understanding of the
global markets and how they work in different
Contour Fashion students visited Victoria’s
countries, while widening your knowledge of
Secret in New York, Audiology students gave
other cultures.”
free hearing tests to people in disadvantaged
areas of India, Economics students toured Jay Nanudra,
the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Accounting and Finance BA (Hons)
Film students enjoyed a blockbuster trip
to Hollywood.
26 27Making a difference locally
#DMUlocal has active links with more than
300 local organisations, including 60
schools. We have a series of projects
running across three areas hit by economic
VOLUNTEERING
deprivation and poverty and are working
on health and education projects across the
city, driving better school results, improving
chances of university admission, helping
those with cancer and offering support to
Take part in volunteering opportunities to help the local community, make people with dementia.
positive changes and put your skills into practice. Our work in Leicester’s prison has even been
credited by the governor as helping to
transform the jail and reduce violence.
The university’s volunteering programme, huge impact on the local community and
#DMUlocal, aims to create positive change touching the lives of thousands of people.
across Leicestershire, as well as in
A positive impact throughout
communities across the world, using the As well as Leicester, students have
the world
expertise, skills and research of staff and opportunities to volunteer worldwide, which On trips to the United Nations headquarters
student volunteers. More than 4,000 students has already included supporting refugees in New York, our students also volunteered
volunteered a staggering 26,196 hours of across Europe and helping disadvantaged within local communities in the city. They
their time in the past 12 months, making a communities in India and the US. transformed an overgrown garden, organised
a children’s party at a refugee centre and
worked at a soup kitchen providing meals for
homeless people and low-income families. At
Christmas, volunteers worked with Leicester-
based charity LE Solidarity to donate clothes
and sleeping bags to refugees fighting the
cold in Paris.
Meanwhile, the volunteering work by
students in Ahmedabad, as part of our
Square Mile India project, has previously
won an award for International Strategy of
Charlotte Leith visited Ahmedabad as part of a
the Year.
volunteering trip with DMU Square Mile India.
In India, students are rebuilding flood-risk
She said: “I found myself re-evaluating my values, homes, supporting children to get an
compassion and attitude in every aspect of my education, providing tests that are improving
nursing career and personal life.” hearing in the community and putting on
Charlotte Leith, dance and drama lessons for youngsters.
Nursing BSc (Hons) dmu.ac.uk/dmulocal
28 29Voice The team are on hand to make sure you feel
Your students’ union is here to make sure your safe, well and welcome while offering completely
voice is heard and amplified. DSU represents free, confidential and impartial advice to all
your academic interests and is here to help you DMU students.
find your voice and make it heard. The students’
STUDENTS’
Life
union is led by an Officer Team made up of five
full-time Executive Officers and seven part-time DSU is here to provide you with everything you
Liberation Representatives. All of whom are need to enjoy university life. There’s
current or former DMU students. Want to get entertainment during the day, weekly nights out,
involved and represent your course mates? student essentials at the SUpplies stationery and
UNION
Become a Course Representative and help us merchandise shop and SU’s Diner – the student
to improve your academic experience. friendly and great value American-style diner.
Every penny of profit spent at your students’
Activities union is reinvested back into making sure you
At DSU there are more than 140 student groups have the best possible student experience.
and societies, numerous volunteering groups and Not sure what you’re interested in? No worries,
De Montfort Students’ Union (DSU) is an independent student-run and Demon Media – all of which offer incredible DSU put on regular `Give It a Go’ events where
student-led organisation. It’s here to involve, represent and inspire our opportunities and give you the chance to meet you can try different activities, learn something
students to make the most of their time at DMU and is based in the like-minded people easily. Can’t find a society new, meet new people and get involved in
Campus Centre at the heart of campus. for you? You can set up your own! It’s super easy student life!
and you get all of the help and support you need
demontfortsu.com
De Montfort Students’ Union (DSU) is here for organisation, DSU is here to represent you, look from DSU.
you. Every single student at DMU is automatically out for wellbeing, create a sense of belonging @demontfortsu
a member of DSU and we’re here to make sure and provide opportunities to get actively involved Support
@demontfortsu
you have a fantastic student journey, from your in student life. The DSU Advice team are always happy to help
first day all the way to graduation. As an Everything on offer from DSU can be split up into you, from welfare or academic queries, to matters @demontfortsu
independent student-run and student-led four categories… related to immigration and private-sector housing.
30 31SUPPORT AND
INCLUSION
We believe your university experience should give you the opportunity
to meet your full potential and provide you with the skills for your future.
Our Healthy DMU initiative is a whole Mental health support
university approach to feeling good and We aim to make sure all students have a
staying well. During term time Healthy DMU positive experience at DMU. Our team is
masterclasses take place, which focus on a there to guide you towards the many
variety of topics, such as mindfulness, support services available, and from day
managing pressure effectively and building one we encourage you to ask for our help
confidence. We recently launched the with issues you think might affect your
Healthy DMU hub which provides advice mental health.
and activities to help support your
wellbeing, such as exercise and We support students with existing mental
volunteering opportunities. health conditions and offer support on
counselling services, practical adjustments,
The Student Gateway goal setting and advice on accessing
agencies that can support with alcohol
Based on the ground floor of Gateway
and substance use issues.
House, the Student Gateway is DMU’s
one-stop shop for non-academic enquiries. Student finance and welfare
Religious support Our Student Finance and Welfare Team
There is a prayer room on campus and provides advice and guidance on issues
anyone can visit the chaplaincy for relating to student funding and welfare,
non-denominational religious support. including tuition fees, scholarships, funding,
bursaries and the processes for these. The
Mature students team also provides advice and guidance on
DMU has 2,600 mature students. We value budgeting and money management.
life experience and professional skills, so dmu.ac.uk/healthy
even if you lack formal qualifications, you dmu.ac.uk/studentgateway
may still be able to study for a degree and dmu.ac.uk/disability
many courses have part-time options to fit
in around your life. Stay active while you study
DMU Active is a daily programme of free
Disability support recreational sports opportunities for
Our Disability Advice and Support Team students to become physically active
offers services tailored to the specific needs alongside their studies. Sessions are free
of students with physical and sensory and run throughout the academic year –
disabilities, medical conditions and Specific all you need is your DMU student card.
Learning Differences. Many students do not
identify as ‘disabled’ but benefit from the
support our team offers.
32 33A sporting city
Leicester is a city with sporting achievements
to be proud of, and DMU shares that spirit. Official
partner to Premier League football club Leicester City,
our long-standing links generate placement
opportunities for students, as well as ticket offers
that mean you could see some of the world’s best
players in action just five minutes from campus. We
also have partnerships with other major competitive
teams, including 10-time English rugby union champions
Leicester Tigers and Britain’s oldest professional
basketball team, Leicester Riders, the three-year
back-to-back British League champions, as well as
Leicester Hockey Club and Leicestershire County
Cricket Club.
Performance sport
The Watershed, our indoor training environment for clubs
and societies, offers land-training facilities for rowing,
as well as a dedicated strength and conditioning gym
for club members. The Watershed is home to fencing,
archery, dodgeball, rowing, and some of DMU’s specialist
societies. Dedicated strength and conditioning coaches
work with sports teams to develop fitness and strength.
They also educate students about how to lead a fit and
healthy lifestyle and maintain a balanced diet.
Recreational sport
We’re committed to providing every opportunity for
students to maintain a fit and active lifestyle, whatever
your ability or confidence level.
Our #DMUactive programme is delivered by students
and offers an extensive range of free activities, such as
indoor tennis, basketball, lacrosse and badminton.
Sporting facilities
SPORT
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure
Centre has a 25-metre six-lane swimming pool, sauna,
13-metre climbing wall, sports hall, free-weights area,
fitness suite and a comprehensive fitness programme
with a variety of activities, from aerobics and abs blast,
to yoga and Zumba.
DMUsport offers close to 40 sports clubs – from basketball and Our Beaumont Park facility boasts a recently
boxing to judo, football, triathlon and snow sports. We continue to invest improved clubhouse, two all weather 3G artificial
in coaching, facilities and support services for sport. pitches, two FA-standard grass pitches and
floodlights for night games.
dmu.ac.uk/sport
34 35International Student Explore the UK
Support Team Throughout the year our Explore UK programme
Our International Student Support Team is also runs trips and visits at the weekends to other towns,
located in the Student Gateway and can provide cities and tourist attractions in the UK.
support before and during your time at DMU. The dmu.ac.uk/exploreuk
team runs our International Welcome Week, airport
pick-ups and a ‘buddies’ scheme, which offers Airport pickups
opportunities to be matched with a current DMU DMU operates a coach pick-ups service from
student to help you settle in. London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which will
dmu.ac.uk/internationalsupport take you directly to the DMU campus. The
service coincides with key arrival dates, including
iss@dmu.ac.uk
pre-sessional English language courses in June,
International Welcome Week July and August and International Welcome Week
in September.
This week of events will help you plan your first
dmu.ac.uk/heathrow
week at DMU, settle into life in the UK and make
new friends. You can attend the international
Talk to a current student
welcome event and take a trip to a local attraction.
There will also be sessions where you can find out If you want to find out more about DMU, ask
about working in the UK, how to manage money questions about your course or want to know
and academic requirements and expectations in more about being a student in Leicester, you
a UK university. can chat to one of our friendly advisers.
dmu.ac.uk/internationalwelcome dmu.ac.uk/chatwithastudent
Libraries Health
There are two libraries at DMU. The main Kimberlin It is important that you register with a local GP
Library is open 24 hours a day and offers a huge practice during your time in the UK. We recommend
range of online resources, all of which can be De Montfort Surgery, which is located on campus
remotely accessed anytime, anywhere. The library and has close links with DMU.
also offers additional support to students, including
Religious support
help with academic writing, research strategies,
literature searching, reference management, There is a Christian prayer room and a Muslim prayer
assistive technology, and mathematical skills for room (with washing facilities) on campus. Anyone
non-maths students. can visit the chaplaincy for non-denominational
DMU is one of only a few universities able to offer religious support. The Christian chaplains and
students a dedicated law and legal practice library, Muslim imam provide advice and guidance to
STUDENT ADVICE,
in the £35 million Hugh Aston Building. students of all faiths and on matters relating
to faith and religion, alongside spiritual, pastoral,
Learning zones moral and social care.
Our Learning Zones and The Greenhouse also
INF ORM ATION
DMUfreedom
provide space for group or individual work and study.
There are 1,600 study spaces across all library DMUfreedom, our free-thinking equality, diversity and
locations, more than 700 computer workstations, inclusion charter, was created to put inclusivity at the
heart of everything we do at DMU. Our student voice
AND SUPPORT
laptops to borrow, free Wi-Fi and desktop power
outlets. You can also book rooms with plasma was strong in shaping its three central pledges
screens, laptops and DVD facilities for group work honouring every individual’s ‘Freedom to Be, Freedom
and presentations, secure an individual study room to Inspire and Freedom to Succeed’. At its simplest,
with adjustable lighting or make use of our assistive we believe what you believe – that your university
technology. experience should give you all the time, space and
support you need to find your true self, and choose
your own life and career path. We believe that
universities have a duty to take the lead on fairness
and inclusion.
36 37FEES AND
FUNDING
Tuition fees for Tuition fee payment options
international students International students are required to pay
We set our fees so that students receive a 50 per cent of their fees in advance of
high-quality and distinctive education while registration. The easiest and quickest
enjoying excellent facilities and a fantastic way to pay your fees is online at
experience. Currently, international student dmu.ac.uk/epayment
fees are:* You can opt to pay tuition fees in full or follow
• BA/BSc (Hons) (including a foundation an instalment plan:
year or year zero) / MPharm / MDes
Further to the payment of 50 per cent of fees
degrees: £13,750 – £14,550 per year
prior to registration, the following instalment
• MA/MSc: £14,100 – £17,780 plans are available:
dmu.ac.uk/internationalfees Instalment Plan 1: The remaining 50 per
*Please note the above costs are for students cent can be paid in three instalments across
studying in 2020. For students studying in October, January and April.
2021 costs are to be confirmed. Costs are Instalment Plan 2: The remaining 50 per
subject to an annual review and therefore cent can be paid in seven instalments across
subject to change. For updates on costs visit: November, December, January, February,
dmu.ac.uk/internationalfees March, April and May.
dmu.ac.uk/internationalfees
Weekly budget
The UK National Union of Students (NUS) Scholarships and bursaries
estimates that for a student outside London, DMU offers a range of scholarships and
the average annual cost of living is around bursaries to help students with the cost of
£12,000. This does not include your fees, international study and to make the most of
or the cost of traveling to the UK. their time with us. For the most up-to-date
As a rough guide to costs, a typical student’s information please visit
basic weekly expenditure is shown below: dmu.ac.uk/internationalscholarships
• Rent: £90 – £140
EU students
• Food and toiletries: £40 – £50
EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no
• Books and stationary: £10
longer be eligible for home fee status,
• Laundry: £5 undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced
• Telephone: £10 learner financial support from Student Finance
• Miscellaneous: £10 England for courses starting in academic year
2021/22.
Please note that expenditure can vary
It will not affect students starting courses in
considerably, depending on factors such as
academic year 2020/21, nor those EU, other
your choice of accommodation and lifestyle.
EEA and Swiss nationals benefiting from
No costs have been included for social life, as
Citizens’ Rights under the EU Withdrawal
this tends to vary from student to student.
Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement
international.studentcalculator.org or Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement
respectively. To find out more please visit:
gov.uk/masters-loan
dmu.ac.uk/globaluniversity
38 39ENTRY
CRITERIA
We welcome a broad range of English language requirements
international qualifications. To find our The majority of our courses require an
entry criteria for a specific country, visit International English Language Testing
dmu.ac.uk/yourcountry. DMU expresses System (IELTS) score of 6.0 or 6.5. However,
its entry criteria using the UCAS Tariff points some require a higher IELTS score due to
system or the International Baccalaureate professional accreditation requirements. See
(IB) points system. The points awarded for individual course pages on our website for
A-levels are as follows: specific English language requirements.
A* = 56 C = 32 If your level of English language does not
A = 48 D = 24 meet the entry criteria, you may want to
B = 40 E = 16 consider studying a pre-sessional English
language course (see page 42).
See individual course pages on our website
for specific entry criteria.
40 41Pre-sessional English courses
Course: English language pre-sessional
Duration: Four, eight or 12 weeks
Location: De Montfort University
Cost:* Four weeks: £1,416
Eight weeks: £2,832
Thirteen weeks: £4,532
Our pre-sessional courses are intensive
English courses that can be taken in the
summer before starting your degree course.
If your degree offer is conditional on English
language, this pre-sessional programme will
allow you to meet your conditions without the
need to take a further International English
Language Testing System (IELTS) test.
To join a pre-sessional course you will need
to submit a valid Secure English Language
Test (SELT) result. Depending on your
offer conditions and your level of English,
pre-sessional courses are four, eight and
12 weeks in duration. Successful completion
of the pre-sessional programme allows
progress onto a degree course at
De Montfort University.
*Please note the above costs are for
students studying in 2020. For students
studying in 2021 costs are to be confirmed.
Costs are subject to an annual review and
therefore subject to change. To find out more
please visit:
dmu.ac.uk/cell
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Our dedicated Centre for English The centre is accredited by the British
Language Learning (CELL) offers a Council for the quality of its teaching, so
range of courses designed to help you you can be sure you are receiving a high
improve your language skills, before and standard of English language tuition. Our
during your studies. highly experienced tutors have travelled
the world teaching English language to
students and other teachers.
42 43Apply to DMU Alternative Course Accept your offer Arrange your finances
1 If you live outside the UK, you can apply in – you do not meet the
entry criteria for your
4 To accept your offer you 7 You will need to arrange for
three different ways: will need to pay £4,000 the remainder of your fees
Option 1 chosen course but you tuition fee deposit towards (minus your deposit of
are suitable for another the tuition fees. This £4000) and living costs to be
Apply directly by downloading the application course.
form at dmu.ac.uk/international/apply and demonstrates to the visa in your bank account for 28
return it, along with copies of the following Reject – you do not meet authorities that you are a days. International students
documents, to the International Admissions the entry criteria. We will serious student. are required to have paid a
Office at iao@dmu.ac.uk always offer an alternative total of 50 per cent of tuition
course where possible. Payment can be made at fees in advance of
• A copy of your qualifications
dmu.ac.uk/epayment registration. You will also
• A copy of your English language certificate Meet your conditions need to pay a healthcare
• A copy of your passport 3 If you are holding an
5
Book accommodation
Once you have accepted
surcharge. You can find more
information and pay this
• Some of our creative courses may ask for unconditional offer, you
have met all of the your offer (conditional or charge online at
a portfolio
conditions. If you have a unconditional), you will gov.uk/healthcare-
• One reference for undergraduate study/two receive an email inviting you immigration-application
references for postgraduate study conditional offer, then you
will need to email your to book accommodation
Option 2 online. Apply for a visa
Apply via the DMU online portal, and submit
outstanding documents to
iao@dmu.ac.uk 8 You can now apply for the
Confirmation of Tier 4 (General) student visa.
HOW TO
If your offer is conditional
copies of the documents listed above.
dmuhub.dmu.ac.uk/apply on meeting the English 6 acceptance for
studies (CAS)
language requirements, Credibility interview
Option 3 then you may want to Once you meet all of your
conditions and have paid
9 You may be invited to attend
consider a pre-sessional
A P P LY
Apply via the Universities and Colleges a credibility interview with
English course – see your deposit, you will the Home Office. Examples
Admissions Service (UCAS). To apply to
page 42 for more details. receive an email from the of questions you may be
DMU you will need the UCAS Institution
Admissions Office with asked can be found at
Code: DEM/D26 dmu.ac.uk/credibility
your CAS letter three
ucas.com
months before the start
of your course.
At DMU we like to make things easier Arrange your travel
for you, which is why we have developed Receive an offer 10 Once you receive your
a simple step-by-step guide, explaining
the process for international students,
2 We will log your application and you will
visa, you can make your
travel arrangements and
receive one of the following decisions book a place on our free
from application to enrolment. by email: London Heathrow
Unconditional Offer – you meet the Airport (LHR) pick-up at
dmu.ac.uk/international/apply entry criteria. Your place will be dmu.ac.uk/heathrow
reserved until you accept or decline Make sure you arrive in
your offer. time for our International
Conditional Offer – you still need to Welcome Week!
submit outstanding documents. Your
place will be reserved until you meet the
rest of the entry criteria.
44 45Conditions to become a student in the UK
You should provide the following information to support your visa
application:
• Your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number from
DMU. Once you have an unconditional offer and we receive the
£4000 tuition fee deposit, we will email you your CAS number.
• Copies of the academic qualifications we based your offer on. This
includes evidence of both your academic ability and your English
language test score (if appropriate). These documents must
match those that have been written on your CAS statement.
• Bank statements to show that you can pay for your studies and
your stay in the UK. The account can be in your name, or in your
parent or legal guardian’s name. There must be cash funds in the
bank for a period of 28 days, ending no more than one month
before the date of your visa application. Not having the correct
financial evidence is a common reason for visa refusals.
Credibility interview
Please make sure that you take all of the original paperwork to the
visa credibility interview.
You will be expected to talk knowledgeably about your course and
demonstrate your motivation for studying it. Visit dmu.ac.uk/
credibility for example questions.
Sponsored students
If you are a sponsored student, you will need to show evidence of
government or employer sponsorship and a letter of confirmation
from a Home Office recognised financial sponsor, on the
organisation’s letterhead paper.
VISA
This should show:
• Y our name
• The date
INF ORM ATION
• The name and contact details of the official
financial sponsor
• The length of the sponsorship arrangement
• The amount of money the sponsor is giving or a statement that
In order to be awarded a student visa • C
an pay the fees for the first year they will cover all of your fees and living costs
you will need to show that you: of your course and living costs in Healthcare surcharge
• H
ave a valid Confirmation of the UK
Students who want to apply for a Student visa to study in the UK
Acceptance for Studies (CAS) • Have a proven record of studying
will need to pay a fee to use the National Health Service (NHS) –
statement provided by DMU once • Hold a valid passport this is called a ‘migrant health surcharge’.
you have been given an
To check if you need a visa, The NHS is the UK’s state health service, which provides
unconditional offer, can meet the
visit ukvisas.gov.uk treatment through a wide range of healthcare services including
English language requirements
doctors’ consultations, and paying the surcharge gives you access
for a student visa, and have paid
to these services. You cannot obtain a Student visa without making
your tuition fee deposit
this payment.
dmu.ac.uk/visaadvice
46 47International Incorporated Bachelor’s degree
The International Incorporated Bachelor’s (IIB) degree is designed to
strengthen your English abilities, introduce key academic skills and develop
core subject knowledge.
International Year Zero
The International Year Zero (IYZ) is the first year of the four-year
International Incorporated Bachelor’s. Your first year is taught at DMUIC.
Once you successfully complete this year, you will continue studying the
remaining stages of your degree directly with DMU. You can choose from
the following six routes:
• Art and Design
• Business and Law
• Engineering and Computing
• Life Sciences
• Media
• Pharmacy
Business Pre-Top Up
DMU The Pre-Top Up Programme in Business (PTUP) has been designed to help
international students with a qualifying diploma transition into the final year of
an undergraduate degree. The programme is offered over two terms, or one
INTERN ATION A L
term depending on your academic qualification.
International First Year
The International First Year (IFY) is the equivalent to your first year of study at
COLLEGE
undergraduate level and is aimed at students who need less preparation
before studying at DMU. Once you have successfully completed this year, you
will move straight to the second year of your degree study directly with DMU.
There are two routes to choose from:
DMU International College (DMUIC) offers With small class sizes and experienced • Business and Management
international students an alternative route to teachers, you will receive excellent academic • Engineering and Computing
an undergraduate degree with DMU. DMUIC teaching and support as you adjust to your
For the most up-to-date information regarding fees and entry criteria for these
is an embedded college located at the heart new life in the UK.
courses visit:
of DMU’s campus.
dmu.ac.uk/dmuic
48 49Undergraduate courses
Animation BA (Hons)
Architecture BA (Hons), RIBA / ARB Part I
Architectural Technology BSc (Hons)
Art and Design Foundation Diploma
Building Surveying BSc (Hons)
Concept and Comic Art BA (Hons)
Design Crafts BA (Hons)
Fine Art BA (Hons)
Game Art BA (Hons)
Graphic Design BA (Hons)
Graphic Design (Illustration) BA (Hons)
Interior Design BA (Hons)
Photography and Video BA (Hons)
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons)
Product Design BA (Hons)
Product Design BSc (Hons)
Quantity Surveying and Construction BSc (Hons)
A R T, D E S I G N A N D Postgraduate courses
ARCHITECTURE Architectural Design MA
Architecture and Sustainability MSc
Architecture MArch, RIBA / ARB Part II
Architectural Practice PG Dip, RIBA / ARB Part III
Design Innovation MA/MSc
Design Management and Entrepreneurship MA
Digital Arts MA
Digital Design MA
Fine Art MA
H O W T O A P P LY Interior Design MA
International Urban Design MA
See page 44 or visit dmu.ac.uk/international/apply
Fees and funding: see page 38 or visit dmu.ac.uk/internationalfees Product Design MA
Product Design MSc
Morgan Stockton, Design Crafts BA (Hons)
50 dmu.ac.uk dmu.ac.uk 51A R T, D E S I G N A N D
ARCHITECTURE
Our Art, Design and Architecture courses nurture creativity and encourage
experimentation by offering industry-standard facilities complete with
cutting-edge technologies such as high-spec PCs, CAD and digital editing
suites as well as dedicated drawing and modelling studios.
Courses accredited by
Vijay Patel Building kinds of creative collaborations. The
building defines DMU’s commitment to
The award-winning Vijay Patel Building
creative education, where we hope to give
brings many of our art, design and
you the best experience possible and
architecture courses together into a
provide you with all the tools you could
striking building. It has been designed to
need to realise your true potential for any
provide the space and facilities where ideas
career in art, design or architecture. Take
can develop and flourish.
a look at our stunning showcase of the
The workshops are transparent, allowing building at dmu.ac.uk/aad.
us to celebrate what happens within and
encourage students to participate in Awards
practice which they might not have Become one of our award-winning
imagined being applicable to their area of students by entering national and
study. Specialist areas such as prototyping international competitions, such as the
workshops, a modelscope studio and a digital prestigious Royal Institute of British
arts floor complement these spaces. Architects (RIBA) President’s Medals, the
Many subjects have dedicated studio RSA Student Design Awards, the National
spaces; both individual workspaces and Art Mercury Prize and the Design and Art
open design studios replicating Direction (D&AD) Student Design Awards.
professional environments. The theme Graduate careers
of transparency continues throughout the
Our graduates are working for a wide
studios which have been designed to
range of companies around the world
encourage collaboration between students,
including Jaguar Land Rover, Games
not only those studying art, design and
Workshop, Seymourpowell, Double
architecture subjects but from across
Negative, Natural Motion, SEGA, Disney
the university.
Studios, Edge Interiors, Universal Pictures,
Located throughout the building are open The BBC, Ubisoft and John Lewis.
hub spaces, designed to support group
discussions, private study, teamwork and all
Please note: Course information was correct at the time of going to print and is subject to
review, so may vary. Please see www.dmu.ac.uk for up-to-date information.
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