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Pathway to University Programme

Overview about Pathway to University Programme

This BUV foundation course has been specifically designed to provide you with the most possible preparation for entry into a wide range of Staffordshire University, University of Stirling and Arts University Bournemouth undergraduate degree courses.

Course duration: 6 weeks of full-time studying

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Course modules

Business and Tourism

Contemporary Creative Practice (Specialist)

Computer Science (Specialist)

CGDP
(Specialist)

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Business Essentials

Students will gain an introduction to the basics of business management, participate in 3-hour盎essions3 times皰er week for 5 weeks with weekly assessment. After learning this module,盎udents眨ill be able to apply knowledge on business and management principles suitable for further study day, and眩o demonstrate understanding of the key contemporary business畚oncepts, as well as to症ain the ability to畝nalyse眩he business external environment.

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  1. The疸ature of business activity and the role of an entrepreneur
  2. Business structures economic sectors and legal structures
  3. Business sizes,痂easurement of businesses and an introduction to特MES
  4. Business objectives and the role of objectives疳n畜usiness strategy and decision making胼
  5. Stakeholder groups and眩he疳mportance and influence皋f盎takeholders
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Undergraduate Achievement

This疳s a foundation痂odule疳ntended to provide students with a clear overview of principles of academic Integrity,病orms of assessment,畝cademic writing,皰resentations,盎tructure, clarity,畝nd methods of argumentation and coherent expression. The痂odule眨ill be delivered in 3-hour盎essions comprising both traditional lecturing眨ith group work,皰ractical exercises,畝nd in-class assessment and疼nowledge畚hecks.

Having successfully a completed the痂odule盎tudents will be able to:胼

  1. 涉pply皰rinciples of academic integrity and producing work at the狹niversity
  2. Demonstrate understanding of proper use of source material, critical畝rgumentation,畝nd coherent writing
  3. Create眨ritten assignments in English which meet required standards for undergraduate study
  4. Use眩echniques for expressing a flow of ideas and following a logical written structure.
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Professional Competencies

This疳s a foundation module疳ntended to provide students with an introduction to a wide range of疸ecessary study and personal skills,疳ncluding疳deation and creativity, effective study, stress畝nd疲ealth痂anagement, teamwork and collaboration, personal branding,畝nd career development.胼

Having successfully completed the痂odule,盎tudents will be able to:胼

  1. Use眩echniques for study,畝nalysis,畝nd reflection at真niversity畝nd疾lsewhere
  2. Work collaboratively within groups and teams and develop personal relationships胼
  3. Apply眩echniques to manage time, deadlines,畝nd stress effectively
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of career皰lanning, development,畝nd employability
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Professional Competencies羔

This疳s a foundation module疳ntended to provide students with an introduction to a wide range of疸ecessary study and personal skills,疳ncluding疳deation and creativity, effective study, stress畝nd疲ealth痂anagement, teamwork and collaboration, personal branding,畝nd career development.胼

Having successfully completed the痂odule,盎tudents will be able to:胼

  1. Use眩echniques for study,畝nalysis,畝nd reflection at真niversity畝nd疾lsewhere
  2. Work collaboratively within groups and teams and develop personal relationships胼
  3. Apply眩echniques to manage time, deadlines,畝nd stress effectively
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of career皰lanning, development,畝nd employability
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Creative Practice Essentials羔

The module aims眩o develop眩he盎tudents畝bility to challenge preconceptions,畝nalse,盍eflect and review their progress within the context of畝rt and留esign methods and to increase their皰ersonal independence by developing ideas that extend their skills through the皰ractical investigation of materials,眩echniques,畝nd processes associated with a specialist畝rt and留esign study.特tudents眨ill explore personal learning approaches that enable them to盍ecognise畝nd work confidently within the distinctive learning疾thos and characteristics of a practice-based皰rogramme.胼

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Professional Competencies羔

This疳s a foundation module疳ntended to provide students with an introduction to a wide range of疸ecessary study and personal skills,疳ncluding疳deation and creativity, effective study, stress畝nd疲ealth痂anagement, teamwork and collaboration, personal branding,畝nd career development.胼

Having successfully completed the痂odule,盎tudents will be able to:胼

  1. Use眩echniques for study,畝nalysis,畝nd reflection at真niversity畝nd疾lsewhere
  2. Work collaboratively within groups and teams and develop personal relationships胼
  3. Apply眩echniques to manage time, deadlines,畝nd stress effectively
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of career皰lanning, development,畝nd employability
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Computer Science Essentials胼羔

This is a pathway to computer science痂odule intended to皰repare students for a computer science degree畜y teaching眩hem:痂athematics for computer science skills,疳ntroduction to data representation and storage,畝lgorithms,畝nd basic programming using烈ython.

Learning outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic mathematics for computer science
  2. Able to convert numbers to and from binary, demonstrate an understanding of how data is stored in a computer
  3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of algorithms,畝nd皰rogramme留evelopment and programming structures
  4. Design and create盎imple programs using the Python programming language and turtle症raphics.
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Professional Competencies羔

This疳s a foundation module疳ntended to provide students with an introduction to a wide range of疸ecessary study and personal skills,疳ncluding疳deation and creativity, effective study, stress畝nd疲ealth痂anagement, teamwork and collaboration, personal branding,畝nd career development.胼

Having successfully completed the痂odule,盎tudents will be able to:胼

  1. Use眩echniques for study,畝nalysis,畝nd reflection at真niversity畝nd疾lsewhere
  2. Work collaboratively within groups and teams and develop personal relationships胼
  3. Apply眩echniques to manage time, deadlines,畝nd stress effectively
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of career皰lanning, development,畝nd employability
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Game Development Essentials羔

Game浴evelopment Essentials is a痂odule畚overing three distinct,疾qually weighted眩opics,浩nvironmental Level Design,涊ame烘echanics烘etrics and狼esting and烤arrative for狽ideo涊ames each given equal contact time of 6 hours a眨eek. The aims of the module are眩o introduce students to two of the most important games疾ngines眩hey will use(Unreal Engine and狹nity),眩o deliver foundational knowledge and understanding regarding game mechanics,留ynamics畝nd畝esthetics,眩o畚entre眩he students portfolio of work in the真niversity journey and to畚entre眩he importance of testing, feedback and iteration in the game development cycle.胼

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Entry requirements

  • Aged 17 or over
  • Completed year 12 or equivalent
  • IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component; or TOEFL IBT (Listening: 17; Speaking: 20; Reading: 18; Writing: 17); or complete IELTS Upper-Intermediate course at BUV or equivalent

(If you have not met one of the above requirements, please contact your admission advisor for more advice.)

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How to apply

Application forms and other compulsory documents must be sent to the University Admissions Office before the deadlines given.

See the 2024 Academic Intake Calendar here.

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