University of Plymouth

The University of Plymouth is one of the UK's most prominent and dynamic universities with an educational history dating back to 1862.

Consistently ranked as one of the top three modern universities, Plymouth has

  • over 30,000 students
  • almost 3,000 staff
  • an annual income of around £160 million
  • a major role in the Combined Universities in Cornwall

 

High academic standards

Plymouth has performed very well in all teaching reviews carried out by external bodies since 1996.

The university has a long record of high quality innovative research as demonstrated by its achievements in the RAE. The university submitted twenty-five Units of Assessment in the 2008 RAE. The results show that the majority of research submitted by the university included world-leading research, achieving the highest rating possible - scoring 4-stars. Overall, 80% of the research was judged as being of international repute.

 

In the Research Fortnight research power league table (www.researchresearch.com/RAE2008), on the basis of the results of the 2008 RAE Plymouth has leapt 15 places to join the top 50 universities, showing the greatest improvement in the UK in research performance since the last RAE, in 2001.

Widening participation partnership

Our commitment to being accessible to a wide cross-section of the community is supported by

  • flexible learning opportunities
  • a broad portfolio of programmes, with strong academic and vocational emphasis
  • an impressive Plymouth campus
  • nursing opportunities at university sites at Exeter in Devon, Pool and Truro in Cornwall and Taunton in Somerset
  • a partnership network of regional colleges in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the Channel Islands
  • responsibility for all nursing and midwifery training in the South West of England

Undergraduate Courses

  • Accounting Banking And Finance
  • Agriculture
  • American Studies
  • Animal Science
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Building And Construction
  • Business
  • Business Information Management
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Structural And Coastal Engineering
  • Computing And Information Technology
  • Crafts
  • Criminology And Criminal Justice Studies
  • Crop Science
  • Dance
  • Design 3d Graphic Illustration
  • Digital Art And Multimedia
  • Drama
  • Early Childhood Studies
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecology And Conservation
  • Economics
  • Education Studies
  • Electronic Communication And Electrical Engineering
  • English And Creative Writing
  • English As A Foreign Language
  • Environmental Sciences And Environmental Studies
  • Fashion And Textiles
  • Film
  • Fine Art
  • Food Science Nutrition And Dietetics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Health Professions And Therapies
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality And Catering
  • Human Resource Management And Personnel
  • International Business
  • International Relations
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Design
  • Law
  • Leisure Events Sports
  • Management And Leadership
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Marine And Materials Engineering
  • Media
  • Medicine
  • Mental Health
  • Midwifery
  • Modern Languages
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Photography
  • Playwork
  • Politics
  • Popular Culture
  • Post Compulsory Education And Training
  • Psychology
  • Public Sector Management
  • Public Services
  • Robotics
  • Rural Resource And Conservation Management
  • Shipping And Logistics
  • Social Policy And Administration
  • Social Research
  • Social Work And Community Work
  • Sociology
  • Sports Management
  • Sports Science
  • Statistics
  • Teacher Education
  • Teaching Assistants
  • Theatre
  • Tourism
  • Zoology

Postgraduate Courses

  • Accounting Banking And Finance
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Science
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Building And Construction
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Structural And Coastal Engineering
  • Computing And Information Technology
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Criminology And Criminal Justice Studies
  • Dance
  • Design 3d Graphic Illustration
  • Digital Art And Multimedia
  • Drama
  • Early Childhood Studies
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecology And Conservation
  • Economics
  • Education Studies
  • Electronic Communication And Electrical Engineering
  • English And Creative Writing
  • Environmental Sciences And Environmental Studies
  • Fine Art
  • Food Science Nutrition And Dietetics
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Health Professions And Therapies
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Hospitality And Catering
  • Human Resource Management And Personnel
  • International Business
  • International Relations
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Design
  • Law
  • Management And Leadership
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Marine And Materials Engineering
  • Media
  • Mental Health
  • Midwifery
  • Music
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing
  • Photography
  • Politics
  • Post Compulsory Education And Training
  • Psychology
  • Public Sector Management
  • Public Services
  • Publishing Journalism
  • Robotics
  • Rural Resource And Conservation Management
  • Shipping And Logistics
  • Social Policy And Administration
  • Social Research
  • Social Work And Community Work
  • Sociology
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Statistics
  • Teacher Education
  • Theatre
  • Tourism