Agents News Your Monthly Update www.exeter.ac.uk/international MARCH 2016 Impending scholarship deadlines Agents are reminded that many of the University scholarships have an application deadline at the end of March 2016. n Graduate n Sports LLB and Masters of Laws (LLM) Scholarships (Deadline 29 March) Scholarships (Deadline 31 March) n Business School World Class Scholarships (Deadline 31 March) n MSc International Hospitality and Tourism Management (Deadline 31 March) n LLM Excellence Scholarships (Deadline 1 April) In order to be eligible for any scholarship/bursary, a student must have already applied, been made an offer and accepted the offer before they can apply for a scholarship. Therefore, if you have any potential students who have not yet submitted an application for a University programme, you will need to expedite the application without delay. New MSc programmes for September 2016 The University is pleased to announce the following new taught postgraduate programmes which will be available from September 2016. There are still places available for appropriately qualified applicants. For more information, including an overview, programme structure, intended learning outcomes and application form, please click on the individual programmes. n Master of Science in Materials Engineering with Management n Master of Science in Medical Imaging n Masters of Research in Economics n Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation n Master of Arts by Research in Archaeology (Distance) n Master of Science Applied Health Services Research n Postgraduate n Graduate Certificate in Health Services Improvement Diploma in Psychological Therapies Practice (Children, Young People and Families) Agents News Your Monthly Update www.exeter.ac.uk/international MARCH 2016 Closing UG programmes The following undergraduate programmes have now been closed as they are considered full for September 2016-entry. In line with previously agreed procedures, the University is allowing our agent partners to submit applications from appropriately qualified applicants for a very short period. Please note that these applications must be received by the University from UCAS by the date specified below. BSc Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography) 16 March 2016 BA English and Film Studies 16 March 2016 BA English and Film Studies with Study Abroad 16 March 2016 BA Film Studies 16 March 2016 BA Film Studies and Modern Languages 16 March 2016 BA Film Studies with Study Abroad 16 March 2016 BA English with Study in North America 24 March 2016 BSc Biochemistry with Industrial Experience 24 March 2016 BSc Biochemistry with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 BSc Biological and Medicinal Chemistry with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 BSc Biological and Medicinal Chemistry with Industrial Experience 24 March 2016 BSc Biological Sciences with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 BA Geography with European Study 24 March 2016 BA Geography with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 BSc Geography with European Study 24 March 2016 BSc Geography with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 BSc Exercise and Sport Sciences with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics 24 March 2016 BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics with Study Abroad 24 March 2016 MSc programme suspended with immediate effect The MSc Digital Economy has been suspended with immediate effect and no further applications are being accepted. Any student who has already applied is currently being contacted to advise alternative possibilities. If you have any queries or would like any additional clarification, please contact your country officer. Agents News Your Monthly Update www.exeter.ac.uk/international MARCH 2016 International Summer School A number of agents have expressed an interest in recruiting students for our International Summer School (ISS). Summer Schools are an excellent way for students to gain international experience to boost CVs, help decide where to study a Master’s programme and get to know students from around the world. The Summer School has received exceptional feedback from students, which you can see in our film. There are 11 accredited programmes this year which will take place between 2 and 23 July 2016. n Adapting Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT) to Improve Access to Psychological Therapies n Britain and the Making of the Modern World n Global Climate Change: Environment, Technology and Society n Global Enterprise n International Relations: Security, Conflict and Peace n Introduction to Accounting n Introduction to English Law n Preventative Medicine: Exercise and the Environment n Rethinking n Tolkien Shakespeare: Beyond the Bard on Page and Screen n Victorian Evolutions and Revolutions: Literature and Visual Culture Fees are £1,700 for tuition and the social programme which includes 3 days in London, daytrips to Bath and St Ives and evening events of campus. We provide accommodation on campus and offer a dinner plus bed and breakfast package which ranges between £620 and £870. The University will pay a commission of 10% of the tuition fees for each student who enrols on the programme. Full details are available online and the closing date for applications is 30 April 2016. For further Information, please contact the International Summer School Manager, Lyndon McKevitt (l.mckevitt@exeter.ac.uk) if you would like to receive any promotional materials or discuss the application process and commission payments. Agents News Your Monthly Update MARCH 2016 Exeter experts receive €700,000 grant to study the future security of water, food and energy provision Researchers from the University of Exeter have been awarded a substantial grant of over half a million pounds, by the EU Commission, to lead a pioneering international research project to safeguard long-term provision of crucial natural resources. Experts from Exeter’s Centre for Water Systems and Energy Policy Group are collaborating on the key research project, which aims to investigate how policy makers can develop strategies to meet the challenges that climate change could have on water, food and energy provision. For more information about this topic, please click here. Key Dates For details about Country Officers’ activities in your country, you are advised to regularly visit the International Office’s Overseas Travel Schedule which is also available here. 2016INT010 www.exeter.ac.uk/international