Sussex Choice
13th May 2015
Agents’ Conference
Isobel Hussey – UK Student Recruitment Officer
Cathy Drew – International Officer
Sussex Choice
• Electives
• Pathways
• Study abroad
• Work placements
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Pathways
• Pathways are a coherent programme of study which are
taken in Years 1 and 2
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
• Recorded on degree certificate
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• There are currently 29 different pathways on offer for
2015
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Benefits of pathways
• Interdisciplinarity
• Enhance your core subject
• Helps you stand out – Accredited
• Similar structure with lots of support
• Meeting people from other disciplines
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Pathways
• There are currently 29 different pathways on offer for 2015 including:
International Business
Gender Studies
Trading
Criminology Studies
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
Education
Legal Studies
Anthropology
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Culture and Society Studies
Climate Change
Film Studies
American Studies
Media Studies
Middle East Studies
Music Studies
Philosophy
Languages
Art & Heritage
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Language Pathways
• Intermediate (no previous study needed):
Arabic; Chinese; French; German;
Italian; Japanese; Spanish
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
• - Advanced:
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French; Spanish
• For Professional Purposes:
French; Spanish; British Sign Language;
English Language Teaching
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Legal Studies Pathway
Four Modules:
Year 1, Term 1:
Understanding Law
Year 1, Term 2:
Justice, Equality and Society
Year 2, Term 1:
Crime and Criminal Justice
Year 2, Term 2:
Contemporary Issues in Law
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Pathways & Electives
• Choose electives or pathway once registered
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
• More
information on online prospectus
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www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ug
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Electives
• Elective modules allow students to study a subject outside
of their main discipline
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
• Available
to students on single honours courses - except
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where
curriculum demands prevent this
• Electives are viewable on the online prospectus
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Pathways & Electives
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Study Abroad
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Why study abroad?
• Improved career opportunities;
• Widen your academic horizons;
• Learn/improve
foreign language skills;
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
• Stand out from the crowd, enhance your CV;
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• Personal development and increased confidence;
• Opportunity to travel and experience a new way of life
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Who can go?
• Integrated year abroad - students taking a course with
an American Studies component, a dual-language course,
or- one
of our joint courses involving a language, have an
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
compulsory year abroad between their second and fourth
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year
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Who can go?
• Year abroad - students from most subject areas can
apply to spend their third year of study abroad, returning
for
fourth (and final) year
- their
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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• Semester abroad – students from some subject areas
(Global Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Media
Studies, Physics) can apply to study abroad for a
semester within their three year degree programme
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When do I decide?
• Information sessions held at the end of the first year
•-Applications
made during your second year- close
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
liaison with the Study Abroad team and your
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department
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Where can I go?
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Europe & North Africa
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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North America
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Asia
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Australia
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Hannah Dray- New York 2013-14
Annabel Dahne –Konstanz 2013-14
Hannah Dray- Konstanz 2013-14
Alice Whiting - Athens 2012-13
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2008-09
Alice
- Athens
What will it cost?
Tuition Fees Full year abroad- you only pay 15% of Sussex tuition fee
Semester abroad- you pay the regular Sussex fee
Extra costs – insurance, flights, visa and financial guarantee
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Student
Loan – you can still apply for the tuition fee
Erasmus Grant – for European destinations only
(in 2014/15 €350-400/month)
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Further information
Study Abroad Team
Emily Sinclair
e.Sinclair@sussex.ac.uk
David
Brimage – Europe and Latin America
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
D.Brimage@sussex.ac.uk
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Lucy Cahalin - Asia
L.Cahalin@sussex.ac.uk
Liz Wingfield – Australia and North America
E.Wingfield@sussex.ac.uk
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Placements
Placements
• Students can opt to take a ‘voluntary’ professional
placement
• Professional placements can be taken in any career
pathway and don’t have to be directly linked to subject
• -Some
subjects require you to take a year long industrial
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research placement
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Why do a placement?
• Professional work experience to increase attractiveness to
future employers
• Greater career awareness and focus on career choice
• Consolidation and application of academic learning
• Knowledge of how an organisation works
• New or enhanced professional and intellectual skills
• Increased personal effectiveness and confidence
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Support from Sussex
• A dedicated Placements Team
• Business links with local, national and international
employers
• Placement Tutor from your department
• Placement Preparation Programme
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Placements
• Placement Preparation Programme looks at:
o How to find the most suitable placement
o What employers look for
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How to make your application stand out
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How to impress at interviews and assessment centres
o Getting the most out of your placement
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Placements: Finance
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Reduced fees for placement year: 20% of full fee for
home/EU students (15% for international students)
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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£25k
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Example
Placements Providers
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/
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Example Locations
Denmark
US Embassy
Netherlands
Diversey
Thailand
Mekong Migration Network
Cameroon
Self Reliance Promoters
Jordan and Canada
Collateral Repair Project
…and the UK
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Student Perspective
“The Placement Preparation Programme
me mentally prepare for a year in full- helped
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time work and better manage my time and
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effectiveness.
It allowed me to make a better
impression in a competitive market.
My placement provider has offered me the
opportunity to return after graduation as a
junior broker. I feel far more in control of my
future post-degree.”
Bella Eldred-Smith
BSc Business and
Management Studies
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Placement Preparation
8 Week preparation programme
• Supportive interactive sessions, drop ins and online
forum
• Advice to find, apply and prepare for the right
placement
• Help on CV’s, interviews and selection days
• Chance to meet other people to get ideas
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Other Opportunities
- Language Café
- Summer and Easter Placements – e.g. JRA Scheme
- Summer and Easter Study Experiences
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/newsandevents/?id=29813
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Any Questions?