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Visiting the
University
We welcome visitors to Buckingham and
believe it is important for you to see the
campus where you are intending to spend
such a vital period of your life. We will be
delighted to arrange for you to have a
campus tour and meet members of our
academic staff.
General enquiries, requests to visit,
and enquiries about admission should
be addressed to: Enquiries Team, The
University of Buckingham, MK18 1EG,
United Kingdom.
Web: www.buckingham.ac.uk
Email: admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Admissions Office: +44 (0) 1280 820313
International Office: +44 (0) 1280 820155
Reception: +44 (0) 1280 814080
Contents
Contents
Welcome
Study
02 The University
16 Our Two-Year Degree
04 Location
18 Foundation and Academic Skills
05 The Town
22 Law
06 The Campus
32 Business
08 Accommodation
50 Humanities
Student Life
78 Science
90 Medicine
10 Life on Campus
98 Course Finder
12 Sport and Welfare
103 How to Apply
14 Alumni
104 Fees, Scholarships and Bursaries
The University
Founded in 1976, the University of Buckingham holds a unique position in Higher Education in the United
Kingdom. Like other traditional universities, Buckingham is a non-profit making charity; we have a Royal
Charter which allows us to award our own degrees and to validate the teaching of Buckingham degrees
across the world. But unlike other universities, we do not take money from the government, which gives
us the freedom to choose our own path and above all to focus on the needs of our students.
Thus Buckingham has three main priorities: quality, employability, and student satisfaction.
The quality of our teaching and learning is underpinned
by one of the best staff:student ratios in the world. Our
professors teach at every level as well as engaging in
ground-breaking research. Our work is audited regularly by
the governments Quality Assurance Agency and since our
foundation we have been supported by our own Academic
Advisory Council.
The quality of our degrees is reflected in the employability
of our students. Gaining a degree requires each student
to make a significant financial investment, and the return
on that investment is enhanced career prospects. It is
significant that Buckingham graduates have among the
best employment records: the most recent statistics
show that 96.9% of graduates are employed or in further
education within six months of leaving us.
It is not surprising then that Buckingham has led the
National Student Survey (an independent assessment of
student satisfaction) since 2006. It is a record of which we
are justifiably proud.
Welcome
The University has just over two thousand students, about

two-thirds of whom study on campus. So it has a personal
scale: no-one is lost in the crowd and friendships are
easily made.
This prospectus will give you a snapshot of life at
Buckingham, but the University is always changing and
growing, and we invite you to visit our website for the
most up-to-date information. Better still, come and visit
us. We are always delighted to meet prospective students
to discuss what Buckingham can offer you and to show
you round.
Contact us
Call our Enquiries Team on +44 (0)1280 820313
Since our foundation,

Buckingham has been funded by
its students, so we've always put
our students first and this has
become part of our culture. We
have one of the best staff:student
ratios in the UK, which means
we know our students and can
give them genuinely individual
attention and support.
Professor Terence Kealey,
Vice-Chancellor
Welcome
Key Facts
Our
8 years
2-year
leading the
national survey of
student satisfaction
fast-track degrees
give our students
an edge
Small Class Sizes

1:10.4 staff to student ratio
6 Months
96.9%
55%
of our graduates
are employed or in
further education
within 6 months
of our
undergraduate
student body is
from overseas
Location
Getting to Buckingham
By air
There are a number of airports close to
Buckingham. London Heathrow, the UKs
largest airport, is just 65 miles away, and
Birmingham International and London
Luton can both be reached within an hour
by car or 90 minutes by public transport.
London Gatwick and London Stansted are
also easily reached by train or coach, with
connections often running throughout
the night. These services will take you
to either Oxford or Milton Keynes, where
Buckingham is just a short journey away.
By rail
Milton Keynes Central railway station
is a 25-minute bus or car journey from
Buckingham. Trains run regularly to London
and Birmingham and also to other parts of
the country, including the Midlands, NorthWest England, North Wales and Scotland.
Oxford railway station is a 50-minute bus
journey away, and from here you can reach
destinations in the South and South-West.
Welcome
By road
Buckingham lies just off the A421 which
connects Oxford to Cambridge. The M1 and
M40 can be reached within half an hour.
By coach
The X5 coach, which runs twice an hour,
links Buckingham to a number of cities
and their stations, including Milton
Keynes (25 minutes), Oxford (50 minutes)
and Cambridge (2 hours 20 minutes).
Buckinghams bus station is a 10-minute
walk from the main campus.
More info and contact details

For route planning and local maps visit our website:
www.buckingham.ac.uk/contact-us/directions
Birmingham
Buckingham
Oxford
Milton Keynes
London
Buckingham is a picturesque market town.

There are a number of recognisable high street
names and supermarkets as well as specialist
shops and traditional pubs. A market is held on
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
With good transport links to Oxford and
London, you are never far away from city life
either. Silverstone Circuit, the home of the
British Grand Prix, is close by, as well as such
nationally important places as Stowe House
and Gardens, Waddesdon Manor, Claydon
House and Stratford-on-Avon (Shakespeares
birthplace). Bicester outlet village offers
discounted luxury brands all year round and
Milton Keynes boasts an indoor ski slope with
real snow, a 16-screen cinema, and the most
successful provincial theatre in England.
Welcome
The Town
The Campus
The Campus
Our Hunter Street site, on the banks of the River Great

Ouse, is home to the Schools of Business, Humanities,
Medicine, the Radcliffe and Ian Fairbairn Lecture Theatres,
and the Foundation Department. There are also halls of
residence, the newly refurbished Students Union building
(with Refectory, Bar and Fitness Centre), and the University
Bookshop, as well as the Registry and the main student
service departments.
Verney Park is a ten-minute walk away. Here youll find the
Schools of Law and Science, the Franciscan Coffee Bar,
and further halls of residence. Our new residential site at
Moreton Road is located just to the north of the University.
A free shuttle bus runs between the sites.
Welcome
Libraries
The University has two libraries, both of which have

recently been upgraded to provide increased social study
space and improved computer access. The Verney Park
library services the Law, Psychology, Computing and
Foundation departments, while the Hunter Street library
caters for all other disciplines.
Both libraries offer a loans and reference service for 12
hours each day during term, and there are specialist staff
to help you during normal office hours. Opening hours are
extended during examination periods.
The libraries hold extensive subject collections (with
multiple copies of popular texts available on short loan)
and a web-based library catalogue provides access to
search and user services across campus and from home.
Considerable investment in electronic resources gives
access to the full text of many journal articles, e-books,
databases and reports. On the rare occasion when
material is not immediately available, it can be acquired
quickly through the inter-library loan system.
IT Services
We realise the importance of technology to support your

learning needs. Open access computer rooms are available
to students around the clock. All our halls of residence
are networked and wireless internet access is provided in
the libraries and at myriad hotspot locations across the
campus. Most programmes take advantage of Moodle
a virtual learning environment which ensures access to
programme materials at any time from anywhere.
Programme-specific facilities include two dedicated
teaching laboratories and two dedicated research
laboratories for Applied Computing; computer aided
language learning laboratories for our modern language
programmes; the Sir Ray Tindle Studio (for radio and
television broadcasting); and a dedicated Mac facility for
digital audio and video editing, and for publication design.
Welcome
Key Facts
Secure
One of the safest
campuses in the UK
International
90 nationalities in
our international
student community
Accommodation
Guaranteed
accommodation for
first-year students
Accommodation
Most students who are new to the University choose to stay in one of our halls of residence for their first four
terms. In their second year students usually choose to live off-campus with their friends: Buckingham has a
wide range of rental property, some managed by the University and some by private landlords. However it is
sometimes possible for you to live on campus throughout your studies if this is what you wish.
Living on campus enables you to become involved in
University activities, make friends, and integrate with the
University community. For some this will be their first time
in the UK; for others it will be the first time living away from
home and independence brings its challenges as well as
its excitements. Whatever your circumstances, we know
how important it is for you to feel comfortable in
your accommodation.
All our study bedrooms are fully furnished, centrally heated,
and connected to the internet. With few exceptions they
have a wash basin and small refrigerator. We have a large
number of en suite rooms, and are upgrading more rooms
each year. There are shared kitchens for when you want to
cook for yourself.
We expect all students in accommodation to respect
their neighbours, but some halls of residence are
designated as quiet for those who prefer to live and study
in peace (Sunley House, Hutber House, Bishops Court,
and Moreton Road). There are also eight small cottages
Welcome
suitable for married couples, but we are unable to offer

family accommodation.
Our Accommodation Office is responsible for supporting
all students who live in University halls of residence, and
will help those looking for accommodation in the town.
Each hall of residence has a Residential Assistant (a current
student with experience of communal living) who will help
sort out any minor problems. There is a 24-hour security
service and a Residence Manager who in case of emergency
is on call outside office hours.

Further details of accommodation at
Buckingham are sent to all those who
accept places and can be found on:
www.buckingham.ac.uk/life/accommodation
Welcome
Life on Campus
At the heart of student life is the restored Tanlaw Mill. Here you will find the Union Restaurant (open for
breakfast, lunch and dinner), the Student Bar, the well-equipped Fitness Centre, a games room, a music
room, a table tennis room, and The Studio where you can take part in fitness classes and other social
activities. At Verney Park the Franciscan Coffee Bar is open throughout the day and there are further
common rooms in The Cellars.
The Student Bar offers the cheapest beer and latest
opening hours around, and there are regular Karaoke
evenings, Open Mic nights, quizzes and pool tournaments.
There are parties with live music or DJs on most
Wednesday and Friday nights during term. The Students
Union organises trips to nightclubs in Oxford and Milton
Keynes, as well as more cultural visits both in this country
and in Europe.
For those who prefer more academic or artistic pursuits,
there is a range of clubs and societies, from the ViceChancellors Economist Club to the award-winning
Cheerleaders. There is a termly series of public lectures
and concerts; the Film Place (the towns cinema which
operates at the University on Friday and Saturday evenings);
and numerous talks and seminars led by distinguished
speakers and open to all.
There is also plenty going on in the town of Buckingham,
where societies, churches, the Swan Pool and Leisure
Centre, pubs and restaurants all extend a welcome
to students.
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Student Life
There are good transport links to Oxford and Cambridge,

as well as to Milton Keynes which is just a 30-minute train
journey from London. If youre bringing a car, there is free
parking available for students on campus.
The highlight of the Buckingham social calendar is the Swan
Ball, at which graduating students celebrate their success
with family and friends. The Ball is open to all students
and staff of the University. Other favourites include the
Law Society Ball, Rag Week, and (for the sporting) the
Chancellors Cup.
The Students Union
Your interests as a student are represented by a diverse and
engaged Students' Union which was recently commended
by The Guardian newspaper. The SU President and
Executives are democratically elected by the student body.
A Student Assembly is held twice each term, at which you
can raise any concerns. The Union President and Executive
also meet regularly with the Vice-Chancellor and his senior
management team.
Student Life
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Sport and Welfare

Sport and Fitness
The Universitys Sport and Fitness programme offers
students of all abilities the opportunity to participate
in a wide range of activities, at either recreational or
competitive level.
Sports played at the University include badminton,
basketball, football, netball, squash, table tennis, tennis,
volleyball and cheerleading. There are also instructional
programmes in aikido, Boxercise, golf, karate, kick boxing,
Pilates, running, tai chi chuan, yoga, and Zumba. There are
also a number of strong community based clubs (such
as cricket, hockey and rugby) which welcome students
as members.
You can join the Tanlaw Mill Fitness Centre, which is well
equipped with free weights, resistance and cardiovascular
equipment. The Centre is open from 6am until midnight,
seven days a week.
Student Welfare
Every student has a Personal Tutor in his or her academic
department, who is there to offer advice and support
about study and other matters.
Additionally, our University welfare team consists of a
Welfare Advisor, a Learning Support Advisor, a Student
Counsellor, a Family Welfare Officer, and two secretaries.
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Student Life
They work closely and confidentially with the Personal

Tutors to address any welfare needs a student may have.
Its quite likely that youll never visit our Welfare
Department, but if youre unhappy or homesick, or if your
work seems to be spiralling out of control, there is always
someone available to listen and to offer whatever practical
support is possible.
If you are ill or have a medical problem, the University
doctors hold a regular surgery on campus during term.
Disabilities
It is Buckinghams policy to support all disabled students.
If you have a disability, please let us know when you apply
so that we can assess your requirements and ensure that
where possible they are fully met.
Student Life
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Alumni
Friendships made at Buckingham last a lifetime, and the support
you receive doesnt end once you graduate. With an invaluable
network of in-country alumni associations, a dedicated alumni
area online, and a number of social and business events held
frequently and across the world, the Alumni Office will always
keep you in touch with the University and fellow graduates.
Soon after graduating from my BA at Buckingham, I was

benefiting from the tight, well-managed alumni network at
the University. From networking to attending events in a range
of wonderful settings, its been a force for good for my social
and professional development. I look forward to remaining a
member of Buckinghams diverse community for life.
Jamie Lee-Brown, BA (Hons) English Studies
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Student Life
Chris de Lapuente
Dr Karl Stefan Eisermann
Chris de Lapuente graduated from

Buckingham in 1983. He then worked
for Procter and Gamble, becoming the
youngest ever Group President of the
Global Hair Division. In 2010 he was
appointed CEO of Sephora Worldwide,
part of luxury goods company LVMH. In
December 2011 he took part in a twomonth, five man Antarctic expedition from
the coast to the South Pole and back, but
was flown back to England following injury.
Dr Karl Stefan Eisermann left Buckingham

in 1990 with a distinction in Master of
Laws (LLM) and was admitted to the bar
in January 1994. In May 1999 he joined the
European Space Agency (ESA) as Methods
and Concepts Officer; in October 2002 he
joined the ESA Procurement Department
in Paris and in August 2011 was appointed
Head of the Launchers and Headquarters
Procurement Division. Mr. Eisermann
has lectured on Public Commercial Law,
in particular European Law and Public
Procurement Law, and he is the author of
numerous articles in this field.
Student Life
Blanche Kayveas
Michele Parnell
Wilhelm Bourne
Setara Pracha
Blanche Kayveas graduated from

Buckinghams Law School in 1985. She
is now a highly successful lawyer and
the Malaysian Ambassador to Papua
New Guinea. Blanche married another
Buckingham alumnus, Datuk Seri Dr M
Kayveas, former Deputy Prime Minister
of Malaysia and leader of the Peoples
Progressive Party. He received the title
Datuk in recognition of his services to
his country.
Michele Parnell was part of Buckinghams

second intake of students graduating
in 1979. Having practised as a barrister,
she now specialises in international
finance and has worked in 24 countries,
from Brunei to Zimbabwe. She advises
on capital markets law and has set
up regulatory institutions and stock
exchanges, as well as advising on law
reform in banking, insurance, pensions,
and company law. She is also a part-time
judge of the Supreme Court in London.
Following a successful career in the

Bermuda Police Service, Wilhelm resigned
to pursue a law degree at the University of
Buckingham in 1987. He was subsequently
appointed Principal Crown Counsel and in
2001 Solicitor General in Bermuda. At the
end of 2006 he was sworn in as Attorney
General of Anguilla, West Indies, also
serving on the Executive Council and the
House of Assembly for Anguilla. He was
awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by
the University in February 2008.
Setara is shown here at an alumni event

with the Rt. Hon. John Bercow, Speaker
of the House of Commons, who is an
honorary graduate of Buckingham.
Setara worked in PR and Marketing
before embarking on a degree in English
Literature at Buckingham. After graduating
in 2004 she was awarded an Ondaatje
scholarship and became the first Ondaatje
Fellow from Buckingham at Massey
College in Toronto, Canada. Having
completed a Masters degree in World
Literature at Massey, she now lectures in
Language and Literature at Buckingham
and is studying for her DPhil.
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Our Two-Year Degree

Buckingham has pioneered the two-year honours degree. Studying for two years at Buckingham allows you to gain an
equivalent degree to one achieved in three years elsewhere. This is made possible by our restructuring of the academic year
to provide an additional term each summer. So you fit in the same number of teaching weeks as on a conventional three-year
programme, but your work-load in any term is no greater. Buckingham is not a crammer and we dont cut corners.
Whats more, the two-year degree can save
you money as well as time. Although our
annual fee is higher than elsewhere, you
save the cost of a whole years tuition and
maintenance. And of course youll start
earning a salary a year earlier too. Details
of fees and savings are on our website.
Some of our undergraduate programmes
can also be studied over three years if that
is what you prefer.
students and their parents are assured of

the quality of our teaching and learning.
The University underwent an Institutional
Review in 2012. QAA confirmed that the
University meets UK expectations for
the three areas covered by the review,
the academic standard of our awards,
the quality of our students learning
opportunities, and the enhancement of
our students learning opportunities.
Student Satisfaction
The National Student Survey (NSS) asks
final year undergraduate students to
rate their overall satisfaction with their
university experience, as well as their
satisfaction with their universitys teaching
arrangements, assessment and feedback,
academic support, organisation and
management, learning resources, and
personal development.
The tutorial system is indicative

of a wider culture of personal
attention and responsiveness to
student needs. Other examples of
this culture include the personal
tutor system; the accessibility of
academic staff at all levels; the
rapid and helpful feedback on
assessed work; and the advice
and guidance provided by nonacademic student support staff.
Buckingham has led the NSS since

2006. The most recent results highlight
in particular the availability of academic
staff and the support and guidance
which they give.
Quality and Academic Standards

Although the University accepts no money
from the government, it voluntarily submits
itself to review by the Quality Assurance
Agency (QAA) for Higher Education so that
QAA Institutional Review report,

August 2012
Typical Programme Breakdown

Year 1
Year 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Winter (Term 1)
Jan
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Feb
Study
Spring (Term 2)
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Semester 3
Summer (Term 3)
Autumn (Term 4)
Winter (Term 5)
Jul
Oct
Jan
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec
Feb
Semester 4
Spring (Term 6)
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Summer (Term 7)
Autumn (Term 8)
Jul
Oct
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec
Study
Benefits
Efficient learning
72
Weeks
72 teaching weeks
in two years - the
same as three years
elsewhere
Cost-effective
The two-year degree
at Buckingham saves
you up to
10,000
when compared to the

cost of a three-year
degree at most other
UK universities
High standards
Our standards are
reviewed by the
Quality Assurance
Agency, the body that
monitors all other
UK universities
Foundation and
Academic Skills
Message from the Head of Department
Welcome to the Buckingham Foundation and Academic Skills Department.
Our aim is to support you in your academic journey towards a degree at the University of
Buckingham in a diverse and encouraging learning environment.
We work closely with all Schools to ensure our Foundation programmes prepare you with the
necessary academic, intellectual and practical skills for your chosen programme of study, be
it in law, business, humanities or science.
You will become an independent learner who is prepared for university study, experiencing
all the teaching and learning methods used in British universities, such as lectures, seminars
and tutorials. Our programmes last between one and four terms, depending on your existing
qualifications. Class sizes are small, assuring you of close personal attention. You will be
allocated a personal tutor to help you with academic issues and guide you through to your
undergraduate programme. All our programmes are taught by Buckingham's subjectspecialist staff, so you will be part of University life from your first day.
Once you have progressed to your degree or masters programme, our Academic Skills
programmes will continue to support your learning, enabling you to reach your full
potential. Buckingham is a great place to study and we look forward to welcoming you to
our community.
Joanna Leach, Head of the Foundation and Academic Skills Department
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Foundation and Academic Skills
In the Buckingham Foundation and Academic Skills Department we offer a range

of programmes designed to help you prepare for study at degree level
If you study with us, you can bridge the gap between your
current qualifications and the knowledge and skills required
for undergraduate programmes. Whether you have yet to
achieve the necessary academic qualifications, or your
English language isnt up to the required standard, we will
help you to identify your needs and direct you towards the
right programme for you.
You will gain practice and training in the different kinds of

assessment that are common in higher education, including
essays, reports, individual and group presentations,
learning journals, project work and examinations.
Classroom teaching is supported by a virtual learning
environment which includes a wide variety of online
learning resources.
Furthermore, with our unique two-year degree programme,

you can come to Buckingham and complete your
foundation year and your degree in just three years.
We also offer a range of Academic Skills modules tailored
to help undergraduate and postgraduate students with
writing skills, structuring course work, or with English
language development.
Our teaching methods
Our programmes will train you to become an independent,
successful learner. You will also develop your own ideas
through group discussions and class presentations.
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Foundation Programme
Foundation Pathway
The Foundation Pathway allows both home and
international students to prepare for undergraduate
study in the Schools of Business, Science, Law or
Humanities. Pathway is an ideal solution if your
academic qualifications are not up to the standard
required for direct entry.
If you have completed 12 years of study and have a good
school leaving certificate and IELTS 6.0 or above, Pathway
programmes are suitable for you. They are also suitable
for you if you have completed 13 years of schooling but not
quite achieved the results you need.
In the first term you will study core modules and in terms
two and three you will choose specialist Pathway options
related to your future programme of study.

Pathway core modules
English and Study Skills
Life and Institutions
Essential Computing Skills
Critical Thinking
English for Academic Studies
International Studies
Individual Research Project
Current Affairs Perspectives
Pathway specialist modules
Business Pathway
Essential Mathematics
The Business Environment
Introduction to Economic Studies
Introduction to Financial Studies
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Law Pathway
The English Legal System
Legal Writing and Research
Introduction to the Law of Contract and Tort
Law and Policy of the European Union
Humanities Pathway
Britain since 1945: Changing Roles
The English Legal System
Computing Pathway
Fundamentals of Computing
Foundation Mathematics
Introduction to Web Computing
More info
Entry points
September and January
Entry requirements
IELTS 6.0, minimum 12 years of education and
a good school leaving certificate
International
Foundation
Programme (IFP)
Pre-Sessional English Language

Foundation Programmes
The International Foundation Programme (IFP) prepares

international students for undergraduate study. It
provides a bridge between school study in your home
country and undergraduate study at a UK university. The
programme combines English language and study skills,
as well as giving you a taste of some of the subjects on
offer at degree level at Buckingham.
IFP modules
Key Foundation Skills
English Communication Skills
Life and Institutions
Essential Computing Skills
English and Study Skills
Critical Thinking
The Business Environment
English for Academic Studies
Individual Project
Introduction to Financial Studies
More info
Entry points
January
Entry requirements
Minimum IELTS of 5.5. If your IELTS is 5.0 you can come
to Buckingham in September and take a one-term
intensive English language course before starting IFP
in January
The Pre-Sessional English Language Foundation

programmes aim to develop your English language
skills to the required level for your degree course. These
programmes are suitable for students progressing onto
undergraduate or postgraduate degree programmes.
Students can expect to raise their English level by
approximately 0.5 IELTS per term of study. You may be
required to study an English programme if your English
language level falls slightly below the entry requirement
for your chosen degree.
Skills modules you will study include

Reading and Writing
Speaking and Listening
English Communication Skills
Current Affairs

Entry points
January/April/July/September
Entry requirements
IELTS of 5.0
Programme Director (Foundation Pathway and IFP)
Joanna Leach, BSc (Aston), PGCE (Birmingham),
TEFL, MA (London)
Email: joanna.leach@buckingham.ac.uk
Programme Director (English Foundation)
Catherine Damon, BA Hons, MA (Sheffield),
FAETC, CELTA
Email: catherine.damon@buckingham.ac.uk
Admissions enquiries
Bryony Norburn
Email: foundation-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1280 820297
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Law
Message from the Dean
The Buckingham LLB programme is designed to prepare students fully for the world of
work, and being a unique two-year programme it saves you time and money. We are proud
that The Guardian league table (June 2013) recognised Buckingham LLB students as having
the highest graduate employment record of all English and Welsh Law Schools, making it
well worth the investment in university study.
The School also offers a nine or 12-month LLM programme in International and Commercial
Law with a number of specialist streams. If it is taken after the LLB, Buckingham students
can obtain both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in less time than it would take
students at other universities to obtain an undergraduate degree. With the job climate
around the world making postgraduate degrees increasingly important, it is easy to see that
this opportunity at Buckingham is both beneficial and exciting.
It is only fair to warn that such an intense programme requires hard work, but students at
Buckingham are guided and supported in Oxbridge style tutorials and by staff who offer
support beyond the set contact hours.
As Dean, it is my aim to sustain and develop the close collegiate feel of the Buckingham Law
School. I believe that the School offers a special and unique opportunity, and
I'm confident that this is reflected in our prospectus and website.
Professor Alistair Alcock, Dean of Law
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Law
Law
Introduction
Employability
The Law School, situated on the Universitys Verney Park

campus, offers a stimulating environment for the study
and teaching of Law. You will have the opportunity to
complete a conventional three-year honours degree in just
two years. Moreover, you can gain an LLM in International
and Commercial Law in a further nine months. High
academic standards, combined with a practical approach
and an outstanding level of student support, mean that
Buckingham is among the most respected schools of law in
the United Kingdom.
Our Law programmes will help you to acquire the skills

required of a lawyer in the 21st century. You will learn and
develop research techniques, become proficient in written
and oral presentation, and learn to solve problems in a
logical and structured way. For those not planning to enter
the legal profession, we recognise that law graduates are
highly sought after in a broad range of careers, and your
tutors will help you to acquire valuable transferable skills
that will be useful in your chosen profession.
Whether you come from the UK or overseas, Buckingham

Law School will help you to become a confident, competent
lawyer, able to practise anywhere in the world. Our
enthusiastic and experienced teaching staff are committed
to your success and will help you not only through their
teaching, but also through mooting, negotiation exercises,
work placements and mini-pupillages.
The key to our approach is small-group teaching, which
allows you to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive
atmosphere. At undergraduate level we aim to have no
more than six students in each tutorial, so your teachers
will get to know you personally, be on hand to assist you
in your studies, and help you to achieve the best degree
you can.
Our faculty members are engaged in legal scholarship and
many are practitioners or former practitioners in law.
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Undergraduate
Law
We are unique in being able to provide you
with a fast track to success by offering
Small-group teaching in classes of no more
than six students
Single honours LLB programme starting three
times a year in January, July or September
A degree completed across four terms in just
two years (or two years and three months for
September entrants)
A guaranteed place on our postgraduate LLM
programme in International and Commercial
Law after graduation (providing that sufficient
academic progress has been made), increasing
your specialist knowledge and acquiring two
degrees in only three years
Mooting and negotiating as compulsory elements
in our Legal Skills module, with the opportunity
to attend other practical sessions and to enter
external competitions
An annual Legal Workshop, organised in
conjunction with practitioners, allowing you to
practise advising clients and to present short
cases as though in court
Access to advice about opportunities after
university and support when undertaking
work experience
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Law
Undergraduate
Law
LLB (Hons) Law (Full-Time) (M100)

The Single Honours Law programme will qualify you for most common law jurisdictions.
The following combined honours programmes are
also offered
Law with Business Finance (M1N3)
Law with Economics (M1L1)
Law with English Language Studies (M1Q3/EFL, M1Q1)
Law with French (M1R1)
Law with Management Studies (M1N2)
Law with Politics (M1L2)
Law with Spanish (M1R4)
Single honours students may choose to study one nonlaw module for example, a Modern Foreign Language,
Computer Skills, Psychology or Business module. Further
details can be found on the Law School's web pages.
Combined Honours Law allows you to take the core
foundation subjects and devote the remaining one-third
(120 units) of the degree to another subject area.
You may also take Law as a minor element with two-thirds
of the degree in another subject area such as Business. For
further details, please refer to the relevant major subject
in this prospectus.
Assessment
You are generally expected to complete 90 units of study
every six months. Assessment is predominantly through
written examinations held at the end of each six-month
period, although there is continuous assessment in second
year subjects.
Programmes
All Buckingham LLB programmes, whether single honours or
combined honours, lead to an English qualifying law degree
that is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and
the Bar Standards Board. You will therefore qualify to be
exempt from the academic stage of training for entry into the
legal professions. Of the 360 units that make up a Buckingham
LLB, 240 are devoted to modules in Legal Studies/Skills and
the foundation subjects of European Law, Constitutional and
Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Law of Contract, Law of
Torts, Land Law and Law of Trusts.
Options currently offered include
Commercial Law
Company Law
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Employment Law
Law of Evidence
Family Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Law
Jurisprudence
Sex and Gender in the Legal Process

Entry points
For available entry points, please see the course
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
For the most up-to-date information on entry
requirements, please see our website:
www.buckingham.ac.uk
Fees
For fees and finance, please see page 104
Patricia Brooks
Email: law-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828321
International Students
Further guidance on qualifying in overseas jurisdictions is
given on our website as is information on the International
Scholarship for LLB students who already have an
undergraduate degree in a subject other than law.
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Undergraduate
LLB (Hons) Law (Part-Time)

The Single Honours Law degree (LLB) by part-time study is taken over four years. The programme
follows the traditional academic year of three terms, with seminars starting in September and the
annual examinations taking place in June. The programme covers all the core subjects that are featured on
the full-time programme (see page 25) and is generally taught by the same members of the teaching staff.
The LLB by part-time study is a qualifying law degree and
is therefore recognised by the Solicitors Regulation
Authority and the Bar Standards Board as satisfying the
academic stage of training leading to qualification as a
solicitor or a barrister. There are also a number of optional
subjects offered in years three and four of the programme.
Teaching
Unlike pure distance learning law programmes, the
Part-Time LLB incorporates seminars that take place on
Wednesday evenings during term time. These seminars
give students the valuable opportunity of having direct

interaction with their tutors. Students also receive study
packs written by the tutors along with textbooks and
casebooks, all of which are included in the fees.
Assessment
The LLB taken by part-time study has an element of
continuous assessment for every module. This is through
written assignments, worth 30% of the final grade. There
are also examinations held once a year in June, worth 70%
of the final grade.

Entry points
This course begins in September and has a
traditional three-term year.
Entry requirements
Applications are welcomed from students of all ages.
There are no formal entry requirements for mature
students on this programme. However, all candidates
are interviewed and motivation and work experience
are taken into consideration. Younger students will
normally be expected to have gained the equivalent
of three grade Cs at A-level, but all applications will
be fully considered and weight given to experience
and potential.
Fees
Margaret Darrell
Email: margaret.darrell@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828289
There is no doubt that the programme is tough but the lecturers are of such a high
calibre, they inspire you to push on and succeed. I certainly appreciate the personal
weekly contact in the form of seminars. Balancing a day-job and family with studying
many evenings and often at weekends is extremely challenging and requires a great
deal of self-discipline, but it can be done and it is very rewarding.
Tamara Saunders, Part-Time LLB Law
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Law
Postgraduate (Taught)
Why Buckingham?
A postgraduate LLM degree from Buckingham
gives you valuable specialist skills and knowledge
in the areas of International and Commercial
Law. As an LLM graduate you will also have
important transferable skills that appeal to
employers, including a sound understanding of
each of your chosen areas of law; confidence in
the analysis of complex caselaws; the ability to
argue cogently, both orally and in writing; and
the ability to take a co-operative approach to
problem solving.
As an LLM graduate you will have considerably
improved your chances in a competitive
employment market. Buckingham students
have gone on to careers in private legal
practices, government, and academia, in the UK
and overseas.
Lecturers get to know their LLM students very
well, thanks to our focus on the individual. In a
recent survey of our current LLM students the
majority of students rated us as excellent for
approachability and helpfulness.
Law
Postgraduate
Law
LLM/Postgraduate Diploma in International

and Commercial Law
The Buckingham LLM and the Diploma in International and Commercial Law are oriented towards law
graduates, practitioners and those of you who have had practical experience in the business world and
have focused on legal issues in your careers.
The wide choice of subjects offered in the Buckingham
LLM programme enables you to tailor the degree to
your individual requirements. You are therefore able
to design a programme of study which fits in with both
your background and experience and your future career
aspirations. The teaching methods are largely interactive
and aim to use and develop your existing knowledge. As
the central theme of the programme is International and
Commercial Law, we are pleased to welcome students
from around the world. This creates a forum for lively and
informed debate, with participants able to offer experience
based on knowledge of their own jurisdictions.
The Law School currently offers the following
postgraduate programmes
General LLM in International and Commercial Law
LLM In International and Commercial Law
(Oil and Gas Specialist)
LLM in International and Commercial Law
(International Trade and Maritime Law Specialist)
L LM in International and Commercial Law
(Financial Services Specialist)
Postgraduate Diploma in International and Commercial Law
Programmes
For the LLM, an Advanced Legal Research module
(20 units), which develops and enhances research skills,
is compulsory. You may then choose your own options
from a combination of full modules (40 units), half modules
(20 units), and a research element (40 units), to make
up the total requirement of 180 units. The Diploma in
International and Commercial Law requires successful
completion of 100 units, as well as the Advanced Legal
Research module (20 units).
The following options are available through the
LLM programme
Advanced Legal Research; Banking Law; Commercial
Conflict of Laws; Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Rights;
Environmental Regulations and Energy Exploitation; EU
Competition Law; Intellectual Property Law; International
Medical Law and Ethics; International Oil and Gas Law
and Policy; International Trade and Maritime Law; Law
of Business Organisations; Law of World Trade; Money
Laundering; Offshore Banking and Asset Recovery;
Maritime Insurance Law*; Public International Law and
Securities Regulation*.
*subject to final approval.
Continued overleaf
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LLM/Postgraduate Diploma in International

and Commercial Law (continued)
To achieve a general LLM, ANY module options may be
taken. Should students wish to be awarded a Specialist

designation, 120 units of designated modules must be
taken. The following programme structures should be
borne in mind:
International Trade and Maritime Law
Students should take: Advanced Legal Research
(20 units) or International Trade and Maritime (40 units)
To be supported by free choice of a 40 unit research
element and /or the following 40/20 unit modules
Anti-Money Laundering, Off Shore Banking

and Asset Recovery (20 units)
Conflicts of Law (20 units)
International Oil and Gas (40 units)
Marine Insurance (20 units)
World Trade (20 units)
Further Research (40 units)
International Oil and Gas Law

(20 units) or International Oil and Gas (40 units)
element and /or the following 40/20 unit modules:
Conflicts of Law (20 units)
Environmental Regulation (20 units)
EU Competition (20 units)
Contemporary Issues in Indigenous
Peoples (20 units)
World Trade (20 units)
Financial Services Law
(20 units) or Banking Law (40 units)
element and /or the following 40/20 unit modules
When I reflect on my nine-month LLM at the University of Buckingham, I can only conclude that
the LLM experience not only made me a better researcher, but also prepared me in unexpected
ways for my professional career. Through individual as well as group presentations, my dissertation
and research, I was challenged to discover my strengths which as an LLB graduate had yet to
be discovered.
Ndudika Mukendi, LLM International and Commercial Law
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Law

Business Organisations (40 units)
Conflicts (20 units)
EU Competition (20 units)
Securities Regulation (20 units)
Institutional Visits
As part of the learning experience, trips are organised for
LLM students to visit international and EU legal institutions.
Entry point
We now have two intakes for the LLM programme to
support different learning preferences. Our always popular
January intake is a fast-track option that lasts for three
terms, finishing in September of the same year. We also
offer an intake in September which is a slow-track option
(four terms) for those who want to do a masters degree for
a full academic year (12 months).
If you have the necessary qualifications and experience, and
would like to enhance your knowledge and employability,
then we would welcome your application.

Patricia Brooks
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828321
Postgraduate (Research)
Law
LLM/MPhil/DPhil Law
We offer three programmes of postgraduate study
by research, all available in either full-time or parttime mode. These are degrees which require an
original contribution to the body of knowledge in a
particular academic or professional discipline.

Patricia Brooks
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828321
LLM one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study

MPhil two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study
DPhil three years of full-time study or six years of part-time study
Normally, postgraduate students wishing to register for our

DPhil programme must first register for the MPhil and seek
conversion at a later stage. The School operates a system
of preliminary registration for all research degrees to allow
students to prepare a formal proposal during their first two
terms of study. All research students must also subject their
work to an annual progress review.
Candidates spend the programme undertaking supervised
research, at the end of which they submit a thesis
embodying the results of that research. This thesis must
demonstrate familiarity with, and an understanding
of, the subject, its principal sources and authorities.
It should display critical discrimination and a sense of
proportion in evaluating evidence and the judgements of
others. The subject should be dealt with in a competent and
scholarly manner.
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Law Faculty
Our permanent faculty includes
Professor Alistair Alcock, FCSI, Barrister,
Dean, is General Editor of and Contributor
to Gore-Browne on Companies, the leading
practitioner work on corporate law
Professor Judith Bray is the author of
several student texts on Land Law and
the Law of Trusts, including Unlocking
Land Law
Dr Carol Brennan is Senior Lecturer in
Law. Her teaching specialisms include Tort
Law, Law of Evidence and Criminology. Dr
Brennan is the author of several popular
tort textbooks. Her current area of
research is governmental responses to
historic institutional child abuse
Dr Patricia Covvarubia, Lecturer in Law, is
a qualified lawyer in Venezuela, specialising
in Intellectual Property Law
Ms Karen Dyer, Senior Lecturer in Law, is
Director of the LLB (full-time) programmes
Professor Susan Edwards, Barrister, is
Director of the Centre for Multi-Cultural
Studies in Law and the Family and the
author of several books including Sex
and Gender in the Legal Process. She is
a consultant to the Home Office and a
Rapporteuse for the Conseil de lEurope
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Law
Hephzibah Egede, Lecturer in Law, is a

dual-qualified solicitor who specialises in Oil
and Gas Law and Environmental and Energy
Regulation. Her other research interests
include gender rights and equity of access in
Reproductive Health Services
Dr Francis Grimal, Senior Lecturer in
Law, specialises in International Law
and is a member of the International
Law Associations Committee on
Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and
Contemporary International Law. His
research interests include the use of force,
nuclear proliferation, self-defence, collective
security, humanitarian intervention and
international humanitarian law
Professor John Hatchard teaches the
Law of Evidence, Law and Governance in
the Developing World, and Combating
Transnational Corruption and Money
Laundering. He has published extensively
in these areas, as well as in Criminal
Law, Criminal Justice and Evidence,
Constitutional Law and Human Rights, with
particular reference to the Commonwealth
and anglophone Africa
Dr Adolfo Paolini is Senior Lecturer in
Commercial Law and Director of the LLM
programme. His areas of expertise are
Banking, Corporate and Insurance Law
Dr Sarah Sargent, Lecturer in Law,

has extensive practice and litigation
experience in the area of Family Law
and Poverty Law issues. Her research
and teaching interests include Company
Law, Business Law, Indigenous Rights
in International Law, Childrens Law and
International Human Rights
Dr James Slater, Senior Lecturer in Law
and Director of the Part-Time LLB, teaches
and researches in Criminal Law and
Jurisprudence. He also teaches Law of Torts
and Contract
Irving Stevens is Associate Dean,
Senior Lecturer in Law and Law School
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor
Jae Sundaram, Senior Lecturer in Law, is
a specialist in Maritime Law, International
Trade Law and Commercial Conflict of Laws
Professor Bob Watt teaches and
researches in Constitutional and
Administrative Law, particularly Electoral
Law on which he has both written and
advises the UK authorities
Visiting professors
Honourable Michael Beloff QC,
Blackstone Chambers
Anthony Crean QC, Kings Chambers
Dr Olufemi Elias, UN Compensation
Commission
Ann Halpern, Director of Practice and
Organisational Management, Norton
Rose LLP
Robin Hollington QC, New Square
Chambers
Sir Ivan Lawrence QC, Clarendon
Chambers
Professor Robert Rains, Dickinson
School of Law, USA
Law
Business
At Buckinghams Business School, we put our students first. We place a strong
emphasis on innovation in programme design and believe strongly in stimulating an
entrepreneurial mindset.
The world of business is constantly changing: it has become more global, more
entrepreneurial and more concerned with the environment. The Business School is small
and flexible enough to keep pace with such change. As one of the top schools in the UK,
we are constantly striving to provide the best possible education and experience for our
students, and to help them to get the best out of their business career.
We have a range of full-time undergraduate programmes, with flexible entry points in
September and January. Our accelerated 2-year honours degrees are equivalent to
a 3-year honours degree elsewhere. We offer degrees in Business and Management,
Marketing and Accounting and Financial Management. We also offer a unique BSc in
Business Enterprise (BBE). This programme helps you to establish your business and
develop qualities of entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation whilst at University.
At postgraduate level we offer the Buckingham MBA (Masters in Business Administration)
together with MSc programmes in Accounting and Finance and Finance and Investment.
We also offer a ground-breaking MSc Management in a Service Economy (January start),
MSc Management in a Global Service Economy (September start) as well as our new MSc
in Lean Enterprise.
We pride ourselves on our small-group teaching and our personal approach, and with
one of the best staff:student ratios in the UK at 1:10.4, you wont get lost in a crowd. At
Buckingham, you are a person not a number and we look forward to welcoming you to
the School.
Dr Jane Tapsell, Dean of Business
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Business
Business
Introduction
The Business School offers outstanding undergraduate
and postgraduate programmes in Accounting and
Finance, Business and Management, Marketing, and
Business Enterprise.
Our two-year degree gives you the opportunity to enter the
business world a year earlier than your peers and you may
decide to build upon the successes of your undergraduate
degree by taking a masters in a specialist area, completing
both levels of study in just three years.
Buckingham Business School is situated in the Anthony
de Rothschild Building on the Hunter Street campus,
and encompasses the Departments of Management,
Accounting and Service. We are an accredited study
centre for the Chartered Institute of Marketing and we
have a growing number of professional programmes and
collaborations with universities in other parts of the world.
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Business
We are unique in being able to offer you
a fast track to success by providing
Small-group tutorial teaching by inspiring
and dedicated staff
Undergraduate Business and Management
programmes starting in September
or January
Our Business Enterprise programme:
the first and one of only three Venture
Creation Programmes in the world
See www.vcplist.com
A School which is entrepreneurial and
innovative, with regularly reviewed and
relevant programmes
Great employability we hope you will join
the ranks of our graduates who hold senior
positions in a multitude of companies
throughout the world
BSc (Hons) Business and Management (NN12)

Business is an ever-changing subject and on this programme your learning experience is enhanced by
practical projects, equipping you to meet the needs of commerce and industry.
The Business and Management programme is structured
to give you a broad understanding of the core business
functions and how they interact with each other to deliver
products or services in a way which will satisfy customers
profitably for an organisation.
Having gained the broad understanding, selected core
modules are then studied by all students in greater depth,
for example in accounting, marketing, human resources
and operations. We then encourage you to specialise in
order to gain a deeper understanding of the business areas
that interest you.
The following joint honours programmes are

also offered
BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Applied
Computing (N1G5)
BSc (Hons) Business and Management with
Communication Studies (N1PX/EFL, N1P9)
BSc (Hons) Business and Management with French (N1R1)
BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Spanish (N1R4)
You are taught by a mixture of academics in the business

disciplines and those that have practical experience
in industry, public sectors and even charities. The
combination of research and practical experience provides
useful examples to help you relate to the theory discussed.
I chose Buckingham because of the two-year duration of the degree programme. Im

eager to get out into the working world, so the shorter, more intensive degree suits my
needs best. Im nearing the end of my programme and I feel I made a fantastic choice
by coming to Buckingham.
Tristram Allen, BA (Hons) Business and Management
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Business
Undergraduate
Business
BSc Business Enterprise (N190)

The BSc in Business Enterprise programme is an innovative Venture Creation Programme
(See www.vcplist.com). It enables you to study and learn practical business and life skills,
by starting and running your own business as part of the honours degree.
This two-year (eight-term) programme has a practical
emphasis and is aimed at those who have flair, creativity,
and a can-do attitude. It helps nurture and develop your
fearless ability to make things happen.
The programme also encourages innovation and
entrepreneurship and guides you through the process
of developing, launching and running a business. This will
equip you with the highly transferable skills of analysing
complex business problems, creating a personal reputation
and developing business-networking. Such expertise will
either enable you to run your own business or to participate
effectively in management decision-making in any type of
business or organisation.
months of starting the programme, you and your colleagues

will pitch your business idea to the Buckingham Angels
Venture Capital Panel for up to 5,000 in start-up capital
needed to establish and run the business. At the end of the
programme you may buy the business from the University
at an attractive price. This programme only starts in
January each year.
Assessment
Students are generally expected to complete 90 units
of study every six months. Assessment is through both
continuous assessment (including, for Business Enterprise
students, an appraisal of the management of your business)
and examinations held at the end of each six-month period.

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Lyn Hartin
Email: business-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1280 820236
Alongside the study of Marketing, Financial Accounting,

Management Accounting, Business Law, Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, you will develop a business plan, either
individually or as part of a management team. Within four
My experience on the BSc Business Enterprise programme has given me valuable insights into
business, which have helped me greatly in my accountancy training and work. I am able to
understand the problems encountered by the owners and managers of companies and can
also see how our firm can help our business customers.
Joanna Major, BA (Hons) Business Enterprise
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Pre-Degree Programmes
Postgraduate
Business
Teaching across all of our postgraduate
programmes is through a combination of formal
lectures, seminars and tutorials. However,
our lectures are highly Socratic, with healthy
dialogue encouraged between faculty and
students and between students themselves. A
key feature of Buckingham is the use of small
tutorial groups. This is particularly valuable for
our postgraduate students.
Case studies are used to examine business
decisions taken in real situations and our students
confirm the benefits they experience from such
learning. Business simulations and games give you
first-hand experience of decision-making in the
real world. Role-play and group problem-solving
exercises are also typical activities, so you can
apply some of the theoretical concepts learned in
lectures. We are increasingly using action-based
learning where you undertake individual or group
projects with local companies on topical
business issues.
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Business
Pre-Master's Business
If your first degree is not in a business-related
subject, you may join our Pre-Master's programme,
which is designed to give you an introduction to
the core business and management subjects and
to develop your learning skills before joining a
masters programme in the Business School.
The Pre-Masters programme is an intensive one-term
programme which starts in September and finishes in
December. If you successfully complete the Pre-Masters
programme, have a good first degree with an IELTS of 6.0
(for overseas students) or equivalent, you will be eligible to
join the MBA, the MSc in Management in a Service
Economy, or the MSc in Financial Service Management
the following January.

Entry requirements
A good honours degree from a UK university or
an equivalent academic qualification from an
overseas institution
Professional qualifications may be considered in
the absence of this requirement
The personal motivation and commitment to make
a major contribution to your programme
If English is not your first language, an IELTS
score of 6.0 or an internet based TOEFL score of
87 is required
See page 103 for How to Apply
Master of Business
Administration (MBA)
MSc Financial Service

Management
The Buckingham MBA presents a global and current

perspective of business. It aims to help you achieve
a more rewarding career.
The MSc in Financial Service Management is a

rigorous and advanced intellectual training in the
area of financial service management based on the
most current and modern academic thinking and
industry best practice. It is designed for students
who intend to pursue a career in the financial
service sector, through a well-focused education
in the theories and methodologies that are utilised
today for valuation using financial service tools.
You will develop your interpersonal and communication

skills, as well as your ability to apply theory and knowledge
to the challenges of the very competitive international
business world.
You will also enhance your employability through studying
core business subjects, building awareness of the
complexity and inter-relatedness of business functions, and
developing your research skills, and problem-solving and
management capabilities.
Core modules
Research Methods; Operations Management; Corporate
Strategy; Professional Effectiveness; Project Management;
Managing People Across Cultures; Marketing; Financial
Information for Business; and a research-based project.
The MBA is a four-term, one-year programme which begins
in January. You will be joined by students from a range of
different countries. This will give you first-hand experience
of working in multicultural groups, which is vital for
networking in expanding global businesses.
Business
The programme aims to provide a coherent analytical

framework for the study of finance and management,
focused towards the financial service sector. The emphasis
throughout the programme is on contemporary financial
service theories and their application in real-world
decision-making in the financial industry and the roles and
responsibilities attached.
It is particularly designed to develop a range of conceptual
and analytical skills for dealing with a variety of financial
service theories, issues, practical financial service business
situations and the strategic nature of demands within the
financial sector.
MBA students are encouraged to participate in a range of

activities and talks by experts from industry, aimed at both
personal and career development. You will also have the
opportunity to become involved in real-life projects as well
as run a business in a real-time business simulation.
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MSc Lean Enterprise

Since the publication in 1996 of Lean Thinking (Womack and Jones), Lean has established itself as the most effective and most widely adopted improvement
methodology for operations in the world. With roots in the Toyota Production System and in earlier approaches, Lean has expanded vertically into accounting,
marketing, HR, IT, logistics, design and R&D. In addition, Lean has expanded horizontally into service, health, government, and banking, and is now integrated
with other effective approaches including Systems Thinking and Six Sigma. The programme is therefore titled Lean Enterprise. The focus, however, is on integrated
operations rather than on learning a range of diverse disciplines or tools.
The philosophy of the programme is that Lean can only
effectively be learned with hands on practice. Thus a
considerable part of the programme is held on-site at
plant and service locations. By the end of the programme
participants will have taken part in real exercises (not
just case studies) in several organisations and sectors.
Mentoring is a fundamental part of learning about Lean.
Feedback and discussion are all important aspects of the
programme. Networking is also a valuable aspect; our class
profile and student group is deliberately small to allow both
practical participation and personal interaction with some
of the leading practitioners in the UK.
Part One
During the first 14 months, students take eight oneweek modules and also attend some specific core skill
training such as the application of systems thinking and
aspects of TWI (Training Within Industry). Extensive use
is made of electronic meetings and mentoring. An iPad is
recommended. The modules are a set, one flowing into
the next, building into an integrated system. There are no
elective modules.
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Business
Modules Include
Foundations and Stability
Improvement and Systems
Demand, Capacity and Flow Part 1
Demand, Capacity and Flow Part 2
Layout, Total Productive Maintenance
and Lean Marketing
Leadership and Change
Supply and Distribution
Innovation, Design and Lean Accounting
integration. Regular feedback sessions take place, both

face to face at various locations and electronically.
Between modules one and two, there is a practical

week spent on systems thinking and TWI methods.
Systems thinking includes practice in the very successful
Vanguard Check methodology. The TWI section develops
competence in the classic TWI trilogy of job instruction,
job methods, and job relations. (TWI is to a large degree
the foundation of the Toyota Production System).
Days two to four consist of lectures, discussions, and

games. There are also several hours of investigation,
observation, discussion with plant staff, and use of
computer packages for data analysis and synthesis. During
such days, students work closely with lecturers (typically
two) and together they work out recommendations.
Overnight there is often reading and further analysis. On the
Friday a presentation is made to plant management. The
module concludes at around 3pm.
Part Two
Part two has two main activities a dissertation and
an on-site capstone exercise for both assessment and
The mentored capstone exercise is considered essential

for the experience of integrating all the modules.
A typical hands-on, on-site module
The first day comprises of lectures and discussion on the
topic theory. A briefing is given by plant management and
a walk-through takes place.
Business
MSc Management in a Global Service Economy

Do you strive to be unique, want to work in a global setting and have a passion for service in the changing
global world? The MSc in Management in a Global Service Economy addresses the need of the service-centred
global business world, for whom service counts. This programme creates graduates with the necessary
knowledge and expertise to manage international service organisations and who stand out from the crowd.
The world economy has moved from essentially producing
goods to a service economy. A service driven market needs
different tools and techniques in how to design, develop,
deliver and manage these businesses. This programme
has been developed to meet the growing demand for
service management specialists who can operate in a
global context. Its aim is to provide a coherent analytical
framework for the study of international service industry
management from both the individual and institutional
perspectives. The emphasis throughout the programme is
on contemporary theories and their application in realworld decision-making in the global services industry. The
programme is particularly designed to help you develop a
range of conceptual and analytical skills for dealing with
a variety of international service issues, service business
situations or cases, and the strategic nature of demands

within the global service sector.
The focus will be on
Providing rigorous critical analysis of issues of service
management at both an individual and institutional level
Demonstrating the skills necessary to tackle problems
within the complex world of international service
industry management
Engaging critically with academic research at the
forefront of this emerging field
Studying at Buckingham was an amazing experience that taught me so much and has made me
a better individual. I found the course extremely interesting, stimulating and truly challenging. The
unique nature of the course, the long hours, and encouraging group work and presentations have
led me to be quite the professional and have enabled me to get a job at the Leading IT graduate
recruitment company, FDM Group
Stephen Nwadinobi, MSc Management in a Global Service Economy
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MSc Management in a Service Economy

Over 70% of the world's economy is in services and the ability to create and deliver reliable customer-centred
service is a differentiator for businesses today. In many industries, profit margins on product sales have
shrunk enormously, leading to an increased focus on generating profits through value-added services.
The best firms now bundle customer-centred service
with a manufactured product and create service-centred
solutions. Some, like IBM, have moved completely to service
and solutions.
Service Management as a body of knowledge has made
immense progress in the last decade. As economies are
more and more service-focused it has become imperative
to study all aspects of service management. Buckingham
is among the very few universities in the world to have
responded to the demand for the creation of expertise in
this area and to have established a track record of success.
The MSc in Management in a Service Economy is designed
to enhance and develop your skills and knowledge so that
you can play an effective role in helping your organisations
thrive through service. The first phase focuses on building
knowledge in the core areas of Integrated Service Marketing
and Management; Managing People in Services; Practical

Research Methods; and Service Operations. Additional
modules include: Managing People across Cultures;
Project Management; Financial Information for Business;
Business Simulation and Accountability; and Responsibility
and Governance. Students also engage in a projectbased dissertation involving live issues of concern to
organisations.
banking, insurance, retail, leisure, hospitality, education,

healthcare and public service. It also gives you an avenue
for seeking employment in the areas of marketing,
operations, sales, human resources and customer services.
In a world where functional outlooks are reducing the final
quality of services received by customers, Management
in a Service Economy will provide you with a holistic
understanding of business that transcends functional silos
and creates service excellence.
Past projects and placements have included KPMG, PWC,

Accenture, Deloite Touche, Thomas Cook, Taj Hotels,
Granada, Air Seychelles, Lufthansa, Siemens, Hutch,
Yahoo, Thames Water, Anglian Water, VW, Daimler-Benz,
Jungheinrich, Peugeot, Volvo, Abbey National, Prudential,
HDFC, NCR, and IBM.
This degree programme prepares you for a career in a range
of service industries, including but not limited to consulting,
Studying at Buckingham was one of the greatest decisions I ever made. Following a career in hotel management I was
apprehensive about returning to study as a mature student. I need not have worried. The MSc in Service Management was
fascinating, stimulating and challenging in equal measure. In fact my willingness to study was reignited to such an extent I
am now intending to pursue a career in academia, hoping to commence my doctorate later this year.
Sarah Evans-Howe, MSc Management in a Service Economy
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Business
Business
MSc/MPhil/DPhil Business
The Business School offers full and part-time MSc, MPhil and DPhil
degrees by research in a variety of topics.
Applicants must be of high academic ability, self-motivated
and dedicated to the achievement of their ambitions.
Areas covered through these research programmes
include Accounting and Finance, Information Systems,
Employee Motivation and Performance Management, and
Organisational Studies.
You should submit a two-page proposal outlining the topic

you wish to study and how you think you might investigate
the subject, together with the application form, to the
Admissions Office. Alternatively, please review the profile
pages of the Business School staff members to see their
profiles and contact them directly to discuss your research.

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Lyn Hartin
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820236
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Accounting
We are unique in being able to offer you
a fast track to success by providing
Undergraduate Accounting and Financial
Management programmes starting in September
or January
Small-group teaching by stimulating, dedicated
and accessible staff
Accountancy programmes designed to meet
the complex demands of the 21st century while
still teaching the underlying skills. Our staff have
significant experience of the practical aspects of
accounting and use their experience to illustrate
the theoretical aspects of the programme
An accountancy degree that is highly regarded by
employers and provides a sound foundation for
a wide range of careers. Many of our students go
on to train as professional accountants; others
progress to postgraduate study
Exemptions from professional examinations. If
you plan to train as a professional accountant
our BSc in Accounting and Financial Management
programme provides significant exemptions from
the examinations of the Chartered Association
of Certified Accountants (ACCA), CPA Australia
and the Chartered Institute of Management
Accountants (CIMA). The combination of a fasttrack two-year programme and the exemptions
attained make this a very attractive option
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Business
BSc (Hons) Accounting and

Financial Management (NN43)
Our flagship degree in Accounting and Financial Management offers you a platform for a career in accounting
and finance or for a career in general management, banking, financial services or consultancy.
While the programme involves an academically rigorous
study of the principal accounting and finance disciplines,
it also has a strong vocational orientation and provides
significant exemptions from the examinations of the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA),
the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Core modules include
Financial Accounting; Financial Reporting; Management
Accounting; Corporate and Business Law; Taxation;
Auditing; Financial Risk Management; Financial
Management; Quantitative Methods; Business Applications;
and IT Management.
Options include
Business Ethics; Money; Banking and Financial Markets;
Business Psychology; Regulation and Privatisation;
Statistics for Business; Business Simulation; and
International Marketing.
also offered
BSc (Hons) Accounting with French (N4R1)
BSc (Hons) Accounting with Spanish (N4R4)
BSc (Hons) Accounting with Communication Studies (N4P9)
Assessment
Examinations are held every six months (in June and
December) and many programmes involve projects,
essays and presentations that count towards your
overall assessment.

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Lyn Hartin
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820236
Our postgraduate Accounting programmes

aim to produce practical and proactive finance
specialists who are geared towards fulfilling the
demands of the financial sector both locally and
abroad, with emphasis on their roles in and duties
towards the financial community.
Teaching across all of our postgraduate
programmes is through a combination of formal
lectures supported by tutorials and seminars. A
key feature of the Buckingham teaching method
is the use of small tutorial groups, which provide
a most effective means of ensuring that you
benefit from the academic expertise at your
disposal. It is the philosophy of the Department
to be available to students outside the scheduled
tutorial times and to build sound staff/student
working relationships.
Business
Postgraduate
Accounting
MSc Accounting and Finance

This programme is designed for the managers of the
future, recognising the need for businesses to serve
a wide range of stakeholders.
You will undertake a rigorous and intellectually
demanding study of these core disciplines: Strategic
Management Accounting; Financial Reporting; Advanced
Corporate Finance; Quantitative and Qualitative Empirical
Methods; Investment Strategy and Portfolio Management;
Accountability, Responsibility and Governance; Auditing;
Behavioural Finance; and Financial Risk Management.
A dissertation, which forms a substantial part of the
assessment of the programme, allows you to develop your
interests in either mainstream or wider business or social
aspects of Accounting and Finance.
Investing in yourself is the best investment one

can make, therefore I decided to participate
in the MSc Accounting and Finance at the
University of Buckingham. It is a very tough
programme; however it provided me with the
ability to deal with the more complex areas of
accounting and finance. Moreover, it helped
me to gain a crucial advantage over other
competitors in the labour market.
Rustem Kalmagambetov,
MSc Accounting and Finance
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MSc Finance and Investment

This programme provides rigorous and advanced intellectual training in the area of finance and investment,
based on the most up-to-date academic thinking and industry codes of best practice.
The MSc in Finance and Investment has been developed
to produce practical and proactive finance specialists able
to meet the demands of the financial sector both locally
and abroad, with emphasis on their roles within
the financial community.
The programme is designed for students who have recently

acquired their bachelors degree in accounting, finance,
investment and banking related fields and wish to enhance
their knowledge of managing and working in organisations
with an array of competing economic, social, political and
cultural conditions.
The programme is designed for students who intend to

pursue a career in the financial sector. It offers a wellfocused education in the theories and methodologies that
are utilised today for valuation using financial tools from
both the investors and the institutional perspective. It also
examines the complexities behind the decision-making
process required at all levels.

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Students must have a good command of written and
spoken English (IELTS 6.5 as a minimum) and one of
the following:
A good first degree with significant accounting
content from a UK university or an equivalent
academic qualification from an overseas institution
or
An approved professional qualification with relevant
work experience
Fees
The University of Buckingham has highly skilled lecturers who have real-life experience in
the business environment. The programme has helped me to prepare for my future career,
which is set to be investment banking, by developing my technical skills in analysis, which
are fundamental for an investment trader.
Odero Nyaoro, MSc Finance and Investment
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Business
Admissions enquires
Lyn Hartin
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820236
Undergraduate
Teaching is carried out through a combination

of formal lectures supported by tutorials and
seminars. A key feature of the Buckingham
teaching method is the use of small tutorial
groups which provide the most effective means
of ensuring that you benefit from the academic
expertise at your disposal. It is also the
philosophy of the Business School to be available
to students outside the scheduled tutorial times
and to encourage good working relationships
between staff and students.
At the beginning of each term, we provide you
with module outlines and reading lists for each
module. We also provide a tutorial question
pack, which you work through week by week.
Each week corresponds with the subject given
in the lectures and at each tutorial you have
the opportunity to discuss your answers to the
tutorial questions. Solutions to the numerical
tutorial questions are handed out each week so,
by the end of the term, you have a very useful
pack of material to help with revision. Lecturers
are available throughout the term to help you
with your revision for the examinations.
Business
Undergraduate
Marketing
Marketing Combined Honours

With the increased globalisation of business, the ability
to develop an understanding of overseas markets and
customers is paramount. An additional skill that assists in
this understanding is the command of another language.
The aims of this combination degree programme are
therefore two-fold:
To equip you with the knowledge, tools and skills of
modern marketing. This includes the development of an
in-depth understanding of the constantly changing global
environment in which marketing actions and decisions
have to be taken as well as maintaining a constant
customer and competitor focus
If you are wishing to pursue a career in any branch of

marketing in an international context, then this degree
programme is for you.
Marketing is offered in the following combinations
BSc (Hons) Marketing with Media Communications (N5P3)
BSc (Hons) Marketing with Psychology (N5C8)
BSc (Hons) Marketing with French (N5R1)
BSc (Hons) Marketing with Spanish (N5R4)
To develop a level of proficiency in the target language

or second subject that will enable you to communicate
confidently and effectively in a business context
I enjoyed many things about the University of Buckingham especially being able to study an
additional course to my major subject, allowing me to expand my knowledge in other areas. Not
only was there a fine balance between the two subjects, but I was also able to learn both the
principles of marketing and the psychological understanding that goes on behind it.
Alexander Aylward, BA (Hons) Marketing with Psychology
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Professional Programmes
CIM Introductory
Certificate in
Marketing
CIM Professional
Certificate in
Marketing
CIM Professional
Diploma in
Marketing
The Introductory Certificate in Marketing is for all

those who want to find out more about marketing
whether or not you are or would like to be in a job
that involves marketing. It answers the question:
What is marketing? But it also aims to develop
knowledge and skills for people who are working
to support others in marketing tasks.
Ideal for everyone working in marketing who

is looking for a professional qualification to
demonstrate their marketing capabilities and
practical application of marketing theory. Taught
by marketing professionals to help students
progress in their marketing careers.
The Professional Diploma is ideal for those in

marketing managerial roles and for those looking
to progress into management and develop their
career in marketing.
Suitable if you are currently working in more senior
marketing roles such as Marketing Executive,
Marketing Manager, Product Manager, Brand Executive,
Junior Marketing Manager, and other marketing and
associated roles.
It is not necessary to have any previous experience or

knowledge of marketing. The programme is ideal for
those who are already working and want to study around
work commitments.
Suitable for anyone working in marketing roles such

as Customer Advisor, Marketing Assistant, Marketing
Coordinator, Event Coordinator, Sales Support
Administrator, Brand Coordinator and all marketing
and associated roles.
This is a short programme comprising of two units
One-year programme comprising of four units
Marketing Planning Process; assessed by assignment
What is Marketing?; assessed by one hour

online exam
Marketing Essentials; assessed by exam
Delivering Customer Value through Marketing;

assessed by exam
Understanding Customer Relationships;

assessed by assignment
Assessing the Marketing Environment;

assessed by exam
Marketing Information and Research;
Stakeholder Marketing; assessed by assignment
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Business
One-year programme comprising of four units
Managing Marketing; assessed by assignment

Project Management in Marketing; assessed
by assignment
CIM/CAM Diploma
in Digital Marketing
Diploma in Marketing
Communications
Ideal if you are looking to specialise in the field

of Digital Marketing, or gain a professional
qualification to consolidate your current expertise
in this field. A valuable addition to the CV of every
professional marketer.
Ideal if you are looking to specialise in the field

of Marketing Communications or gain a diploma
qualification accredited by the most globally and
UK recognised professional marketing association,
the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Suitable for anyone in marketing and those pursuing a role

as Digital Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Manager,
SEO Coordinator, Online Brand Executive.
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour; assessed by

assignment (exemptions for this double unit may apply to
holders of CIM professional qualifications; please contact
admissions enquiries for further information)
Suitable for anyone in marketing and those pursuing a role,

whether client or agency-side as Marketing Communication
Executive, Media Buyer or Account Manager. It is also
well-suited to those who hold a CIM qualification and wish
to specialise in Marketing Communications. Marketers
who have successfully studied the Professional Certificate
in Marketing or the Professional Diploma in Marketing are
offered an exemption from the first unit, Marketing and
Consumer Behaviour, thereby achieving significant savings
in both time and money.
Digital Marketing Essentials; assessed by assignment
Nine-month programme comprising of five units
Digital Marketing Planning; assessed by assignment
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (double unit);

Four-month programme comprising of three units
Business

Entry points
Flexible throughout the year; contact
Admissions enquires for further information
Admissions enquires
Lyn Hartin
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820236
Public Relations; assessed by exam

Integrated Media; assessed by assignment
Direct Marketing and Sales Promotion; assessed by exam
Advertising; assessed by exam
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Business Faculty
The permanent members of our
faculty are supported by a number
of visiting academics.
management of international business

relationships by small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs)
Deba Bardhan-Correia, Programme

Director for the MSc in Service
Management, lectures in Human Resource
Management, Research Methods, and
Managing People across Cultures. Her
research focuses on HR and performance
in the context of services
Dr Jane Tapsell, Dean of Business,

teaches and researches in Organisational
Behaviour and Business Psychology
Katie Balaam, Programme Director and
Admissions Tutor for the BSc in Accounting
and Finance, worked in industry as a
financial accountant before joining the
Business School and teaches on the
undergraduate and postgraduate Business
and Accounting programmes
Nigel Adams, Programme Director for
the BSc in Business Enterprise, has spent
most of his life in the world of international
business. He has also established and run
his own business and advised others. He
is a fellow of the Chartered Institute
of Marketing and is well known in
enterprise education
Anne Hampton is Senior Lecturer in
International Business and Marketing.
Her research interests are in the
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Business
Dr Gurcharan Singh, Programme Director

for the MSc Accounting and Finance and
MSc Finance and Investment, also teaches
finance to other postgraduate students.
He is an assistant editor of the Journal of
Accounting and Finance and continues to
supervise PhD students in Malaysia
Professor James Rafferty holds the
IMI-DK Chowdhury Chair in Management.
He lectures on the undergraduate and
postgraduate strategy programmes in the
Business School
Dr Robin Burrow, MBA Programme
Director, lectures in Management and
Organisational Behaviour
Marijana Baric, Lecturer in Human

Resource Management, Marijana is
interested in social exchange theory and
how it can be reconceptualised and used
to study a variety of work-based and social
situations. Although her work focuses
mainly on policy she is also interested in
many aspects of organisational behaviour
and HRM research. Marijana is currently
involved in a 4-year, Marie Curie Actions
funded project entitled Out of the
Shadows: developing capacities and
capabilities for tackling undeclared work in
Bulgaria, Croatia and FYR Macedonia
funded project. Collaborating with

colleagues from Queens College, Belfast
and the University of Cambridge, she
investigated the impact of games in
reducing decision-making uncertainty
Frances Betts lectures in the areas of

Marketing and Research Methods. Prior
to joining Buckingham, she worked in
marketing consultancy and international
marketing research where she was
international project manager for Europe
and Latin America
Sarah Evans-Howe has experience of

working in all departments at properties
ranging from five star Small Luxury
Hotels of the World to city centre high
volume conference hotels. Sarah worked
at managerial level, becoming Front of
House Manager and Conference and
Sales Manager with Crowne Plaza Hotels.
Returning to education in 2011 and having
experienced a wide variety of service
industries, Sarah completed her MSc
Service Management with Distinction
at the University of Buckingham and is
now studying for a doctorate in the area
of social media and customer complaint
behaviour in the context of hospitality
Dr Melissa Cole is the Research Officer

for the Business School and a Senior
Lecturer in Information Systems. She
has breadth and depth in her academic
experience having worked at both
research and teaching institutes. She
was co-investigator on a UK government
Dr Eleftherios Filippiadis, Lecturer

in Economics, was awarded a PhD in
Economics by Concordia University
(Montreal, 2012). Before joining the
University of Buckingham, Eleftherios
worked as an Assistant Professor at
Concordia University (2012-2013), and
Business
Dr Anwar Halari, Lecturer in Accounting

and Finance, was a part-time tutor during
his postgraduate studies at the University
of Dundee and University of St Andrews.
His current research covers efficient market
hypothesis and market-based research
Wondimu Mekonnen lectures on

Introduction to Management Accounting
and Management Accounting on the
undergraduate programme, Strategic
Management Accounting on the MSc in
Accounting and Finance programme,
and Management Accounting on the
MBA programme. Wondimu is currently
researching Measurement of income
volatility in the post-IAS world
Christine Mera is the Programme Director

for the Chartered Institute of Marketing
(CIM) professional qualifications. She
teaches at all levels from Introductory
Certificate through to the Professional
Diploma in Marketing and will be teaching
the Marketing Communications module for
the BSc in Business Enterprise. Christine
has also worked as an Examiner for the CIM
Andrew Reeve is Academic Director for

the Business School. He is also the Joint
Programme Director of the Business and
Management undergraduate programme
along with working on collaborations
with partner organisations. Current
research interests include the impact of
work placements on the employability of
business students
Andrew Lapham is a Business School

lecturer and digital innovation practitioner.
He teaches undergraduates in a range
of subjects including Introduction to
Business, and Management and Business
Psychology. He believes in interactive
lectures to maximise student engagement
James Rowell lectures in Operations

Management and Logistics on
undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes. Prior to this he has worked
in the areas of operations management
and marketing with a variety of leading
companies. Since 1995 he has been a
visiting lecturer at a number of universities
including Bradford UBMC, BCUC,
also as a part-time Lecturer at Concordia

University (2009-2012) and at Vanier
College (2010-2013)
University of London and the University of

Minneapolis / St Paul (USA). As a part of
a portfolio of activities he also provided
business consultancy in the areas of
business research and development
John Spoerry is Head of Professional
and Executive Development and a Senior
Lecturer in the Business School. He
teaches Human Resources and Business
Psychology and is a member of the group
responsible for ensuring that employability
is covered in the curriculum. In addition to
teaching John is responsible for building
and developing links with the business
community to provide education and
training tailored to their needs
Visiting Professors
Phil Dover, Professor of Entrepreneurship
Andy Westwood, Chief Executive,
Guild HE
Frank Canosa, Visiting Professor in
Corporate Finance
Keivan Zokqei, Visiting Professor in
Service Management
Paul Tuck has spent more than 20

years as a professional accountant,
both in professional practice and as an
independent interim financial manager
for commercial and financial services
companies. He lectures in Auditing and all
aspects of Accounting, Financial Reporting
and Corporate Governance, at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels
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Humanities
The School of Humanities encompasses a wide range of subjects, including Economics,
Politics, History, Modern Foreign Languages, Art History, English Language, English
Literature, Journalism and Education. In other words the social sciences find a home within
the School alongside Languages and Literature. The teaching of all these subjects is much
enhanced by the small-group tutorials that are central to Buckinghams approach.
Our members of staff are actively engaged in scholarship and research and they bring
their enthusiasm for their subjects to their teaching and to the supervision of students
undertaking research degrees. In the National Student Survey our Departments of
International Studies and English Studies have received the highest possible endorsement
with 100 per-cent of respondents expressing satisfaction.
The School has grown rapidly in recent years. The range of subjects offered and the interdisciplinary nature of the School give you a great opportunity not only to study widely
yourself but also to meet other students with differing interests and backgrounds. It is also
possible for undergraduates to move on to further study and to achieve a masters degree
in just three years.
Our graduates work in many different areas from consultancy, finance and journalism to
teaching, think-tanks, politics and international agencies. The flexibility and skills acquired
by studying in the School will equip you for many different careers.
Professor Martin Ricketts, Dean of Humanities
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Humanities
Humanities
Introduction
The School of Humanities covers a very wide range of
overlapping disciplines and the relatively small scale of the
University enables students and staff to meet and learn
from others in an interdisciplinary environment.
Almost all programmes in the School of Humanities offer
options to study in related areas. Some are naturally
interdisciplinary, such as International Studies, while
others are arranged with major and minor elements, such
as Journalism with French, English Literature with History
or Economics with Politics.
An advantage of a Humanities degree is the flexibility that
it offers. Success in commercial and business life as well as
in the professions is built upon the skills that a Humanities
degree develops. In every walk of life we require knowledge
of human behaviour, the skill of engaging with others, and
the ability to formulate and present reasoned arguments.
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Economics and
International
Studies
Buckinghams Department of Economics and
International Studies is ranked in the top
twenty in the United Kingdom (The Guardian
University Guide 2014). We teach Economics,
International Studies, Politics, and History.
Our success is based on small-group teaching
by enthusiastic and experienced staff.
Buckingham Economics graduates are working as
academics in major universities and in institutions
worldwide. For example, the Director of Resource
America, Inc. is an Economics alumnus from
Buckingham, as is the Head of the Economics
Department at the University of Concepcin, Chile.
BSc (Econ) (Hons) Economics (L100)

This programme emphasises economic policy
issues, though in a theoretical context. For
example, the problem of achieving macroeconomic
and exchange rate stability has been of great
importance to many countries in recent years,
while microeconomic issues such as the
allocation of resources to health or to raising
environmental quality continue to figure
prominently in public discussion.
Industrial Organisation and Strategy; Public Sector

Economics; Welfare Economics; Policy Issues in Less
Developed Economies; Health Economics and Policy;
Econometrics; Economics of the MENA region; and
Legal Economics.
The following joint honours programmes
are also offered
Economics with Applied Computing (L1G5)
In the first year you will take modules in: Microeconomics;

Macroeconomics; Introduction to Business; Introduction to
Management; Quantitative Methods; Statistics for Business
and Economics; and Mathematics for Economists.
Economics with English Language Studies (L1QH/EFL, L1Q3)

Economics with French (L1R1)
Economics with History (L1V1)
Economics with Journalism (L1P5)
Second-year modules include: International Economics;

the Economics of Europe; Money, Banking and Financial
Markets; History of Economic Thought; Regulation and
Privatisation; The Economics of the Labour Market;
Economics with Politics (LIL2)

Economics with Spanish (L1R4)
International Studies programmes give our

students the opportunity to study a wide range
of subjects affecting the world at large in one
of the most international universities in the
United Kingdom.
Study options: two years or three years?
By working for four terms each year, Buckingham
allows you to complete the equivalent of a threeyear honours degree in just two years. However,
degree programmes in Economics and
in International Studies may also be studied over
a period of three traditional academic years
(running from late September to June). For
details, please contact the Admissions Office.
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Humanities
What was very appealing to me in taking BSc Economics with French was the enormous variety of
modules that I could work into the degree over the course of the two years. After the first year of
learning the fundamentals of Economics, I was given the option to study Business, Finance, Politics,
History and Law, not to mention the French language component of my programme. This afforded
me a world-wide variety of work opportunities in both English and French environments.
Koshu Kunii, BSc (Hons) Economics with French
Undergraduate
BSc (Econ)
(Hons) Business
Economics (L112)
BSc (Hons) Economics, Business and Law (LM11)
The Business Economics degree aims to provide a

sound foundation for students wanting to work in
the modern business world. It focuses on the study
of important economic and social ideas in order to
help understand the processes behind growth (or
lack of it) and change in the modern economy.
The programme will also enable you to appreciate the many
problems emerging in an interdependent world, where
prosperity is increasingly threatened by the pressure on
resources and by the possibilities of economic and political
conflict, but where, nevertheless, those with international
awareness will have growing opportunities.
Humanities
Undergraduate
This combined degree appeals to students who recognise that the interface between Law, Business and
Economics is a fascinating and crucially important area. It is also an excellent preparation if you are
considering entering the legal profession and going on to take the Common Professional Examinations,
or if you wish to enter the world of business.
After gaining the necessary background knowledge in the
first year, you will be able to choose from a wide variety of
options in the second year to suit your particular interests.
Business options include

Marketing; Financial Management;
Entrepreneurship; and Consumer Behaviour.
Economics options include

Regulation and Privatisation; Welfare Economics;
International Economics; Public Sector Economics; Money,
Banking and Financial Markets; Economics of Europe; and
Legal Economics.
Law options include

Corporate and Business Law; Law of Torts;
and Legal Economics.
In the first year you will study: Macroeconomics and

Microeconomics; Introduction to Management; Introduction
to Business; Financial Accounting and Management
Accounting; Quantitative Methods; Mathematics for
Economists; Statistics for Economists; Welfare Economics;
and Marketing.
Second-year options include: History of Economic Thought;
Regulation and Privatisation; Industrial Organisation
and Strategy; Consumer Behaviour; Law for Business;
Financial Risk Management; Public Sector Economics;
Business Psychology; Economics of the Labour Market;
International Economics; Macroeconomic Theory; Taxation;
Macroeconomic Policy; Econometrics; The Economics of
Europe; International Marketing; Operations Strategy; and
Money, Banking and Financial Markets.
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Undergraduate
BA (Hons) International Studies (L900)

The 21st century is seeing enormous social tensions as technological and political developments
come into conflict with long established ways of doing things in every country. Political and social
systems are in a continuous process of adjustment to an increasingly open world; and as the peoples
of the world come into closer contact with each other, there are increasing opportunities for not only
international co-operation and understanding, but also for international conflict.
The International Studies programme focuses on these
fundamental problems. The programme is interdisciplinary
and covers economic, political, legal, historical and cultural
dimensions. Graduates from the programme will have
acquired a knowledge of economics sufficient to analyse
and understand the global marketplace, a familiarity with
political systems in a range of different countries, and a
good historical understanding of how the international
framework has evolved over time.
Modules include
Liberalism and Nationalism; Government and Politics of the
UK and the US; Rivalries and Alliances 1879-1914; Principles
of Microeconomics; Principles of Macroeconomics;
Intervention, Free Trade and Protection; European Industrial
Revolutions; The Rise of the Dictators; Appeasement and
War; International Law; Theories of Empire and India; Africa
and the Dominions; Regulation and Privatisation; and The
Bipolar World 1945-1975.
The programme is an ideal preparation for careers in

the media, journalism, international business, politics,
diplomacy or education; it also forms an excellent basis for
entry to a masters degree. Recent alumni are working with
the EU in Brussels, have founded their own companies, and
are working in both public and international relations.

also offered
International Studies with English Language Studies
(EFL/ESL) (L9QH/EFL, L9Q3)

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Jaci Garbe
Email:
international-studies-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820369
International Studies with French (L9R1)

International Studies with Journalism (L9P5)
International Studies with Spanish (L9R4)
My programme at Buckingham exposed me to a variety of concepts that a single-discipline degree could not have done. My modules
in International Studies have covered topics as wide ranging as Ancient Greek philosophy and aspects of UK fiscal policy. My major has
given me a great overview of how the world works, and my minor in Journalism has taught me how this story is told (and sold). The
programme structure, amazing lecturers and extensive alumni network allowed me to make the most of my time and inspired me to
apply for a masters programme at LSE, for which I was accepted.
Jake Ackroyd, BA (Hons) International Studies with Journalism
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Postgraduate study in the School of

Humanities is available in the form of taught
programmes in specialist areas as well as in
research degrees.
The Centre for Global Affairs (CGA) was
established in 2010 to deepen research into
the processes of globalisation. Headed by Dr
Paul Graham, Director of International Studies,
the Centre has become the home of the MA
programme in Global Affairs and forms part of a
group of Centres deriving from the research and
graduate teaching interests of members of the
Economics and International Studies Department.
The University of Buckinghams Centre for
Security and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS) was
established in 2008 as a world-class centre for
research into the key security and intelligence
issues facing the UK and the world in the 21st
Century. BUCSIS is led by Professor Anthony
Glees, a leading academic with over 30 years of
experience researching and teaching, and
Dr Julian Richards, a published author on
intelligence analysis with almost 20 years of
experience working for the UK Government.
MA Global Affairs
MA Global Affairs
and Diplomacy
The MA in Global Affairs is a broad based, multidisciplinary programme which will be of interest
to any student with ambitions to work in an
international organisation.
Humanities
Postgraduate
Economics and
International
Studies
The MA in Global Affairs and Diplomacy combines

elements from our Global Affairs MA with a suite
of diplomacy modules.
The programme is also suitable for those without a

particular career in mind but who wish to acquire an
advanced understanding of global affairs and for those
who have a more academic interest in the processes of
globalisation and who may wish to pursue further
research in this field.
Modules include
The History of the International System; International Law
and Diplomacy; Global Governance; Foreign Policy Analysis;
Global Diplomacy; Security Challenges and other Global
Issues; and Security Challenges - Flashpoints and Hotspots.
Modules include
Economic Issues in Global Affairs; International Law and
Diplomacy; Global Business; History of the International
System; Security Challenges and other Global Issues; and
The World Trade Regime Law, Institutions and Policy.
The programme aims to prepare graduates for careers in

foreign ministries, international organisations, international
journalism, global civil society organisations, or for further
research. The level of teaching and contact with academic
staff is the same as for the MA in Global Affairs.
The modules are taught intensively in lectures, seminars

and small group tutorials; they assume little prior
knowledge but rapidly bring students to an advanced
level of understanding.
The University of Buckingham truly inspired me by offering the perfect environment in which to
further my knowledge. Being able to do my MA in Global Affairs in a multinational environment
under the supervision of the most reputed professors has certainly added colours to my dream of
working in an international arena. This programme not only covered a wide array of subjects but
also combined those subjects to give an overall picture of world politics. I would not hesitate to
recommend this programme to anyone who wants to pursue an international career.
Teena Fernando, MA Global Affairs
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MA Security and
Intelligence Studies
MA Security,
Intelligence and
Diplomacy
This programme provides a deep understanding

of the contemporary security and intelligence
environment in Western democracies, with a
focus on the UK.
Security and intelligence studies is an important new field
in political science. There is now a widespread recognition
that good and successful governance should be informed
by a sound knowledge of how security and intelligence
agencies operate, and of how their products are and should
be used. Employing a unique degree of practitioner-led
expertise, the programme relates academic and historical
analyses to contemporary problems and policy questions,
especially in the UK and in western states in general.
The programme emphasises the skills that the intelligence
community has been urged to develop in the wake
of the Butler Review on Intelligence on WMD. This
specifically recommended the further development
of professionalisation in intelligence analysis skills,
including critical thinking and analysis (developed in part
through exercising and collaborative working on challenge
problems), and a greater ability to evaluate and assess
disparate sources of information.
The programme is aimed at everyone who is interested
in intelligence and security issues, whatever their career
plans. In particular it is ideal for those who may be aspiring
to work in the field of security and intelligence, as well
as assisting the career development of those already
employed within this field.
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The MA in Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy

combines elements from our Security and
Intelligence MA with a suite of diplomacy modules.
The modules are taught intensively in lectures, seminars
and small group tutorials; they assume little prior
knowledge but rapidly bring students to an advanced level
of understanding. Buckingham is a close-knit academic
community and students have personal and frequent
access to their tutors.
The programme helps to prepare graduates for careers in
foreign and other ministries, international organisations,
international journalism and global civil society
organisations, or for further research. It is also suitable for
those without a specific career aim in mind but who wish to
acquire an in-depth knowledge of these subjects.
Humanities
MPhil/DPhil Economics and International Studies

These programmes are available either full-time
or part-time.
These are degrees by research that require an original
contribution to the body of knowledge in a particular
academic or professional discipline.
MPhil two academic years of full-time study or four years of
part-time study.
DPhil three academic years of full-time study or six years of
part-time study.
Postgraduate students wishing to work towards a DPhil

must first register for an MPhil and seek conversion at a
later stage.
MPhil and DPhil students undertake supervised but
independent research, at the end of which they submit
a thesis embodying the results of that research. This
thesis must demonstrate familiarity with and an
understanding of the subject, its principal sources and
authorities. It should display critical discrimination and
a sense of proportion in evaluating evidence and the
judgements of others. A DPhil thesis must embody an
original contribution to the field through the exercise of
a new and independent critical approach.

Entry points
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Entry requirements for MA programmes
Fees
Admissions enquiries Taught (MA programmes)
Lynne Williams
Email: humanitiespg-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820188
Admissions enquiries (MPhil/DPhil)
Claire Prendergast
Email: humanitiespg-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820204
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate
History and Politics
Indispensable to a well-rounded education in the
increasingly globalised 21st-century world, the
study of Politics has been an established part of
teaching at Buckingham since the foundation of
the University. Studying both political science and
political theory, students receive a comprehensive
exposure to this wide-ranging field. Politics
modules range from regional specialisations
such as the politics of the UK, EU and China, to
theoretical issues relating to cultural diversity and
the role of markets in contemporary societies.
History at Buckingham has long had a close
connection with International Studies and the
programmes on offer reflect that focus. In
addition, it has recently expanded the range of
its modules to include a strong British element,
particularly the role of Britain in the evolution
of democracy and the nation state, and in the
political and intellectual evolution of Victorian
Britain. An opportunity for pursuing personal
historical interests is also provided through the
introduction of a final term dissertation if History
is studied as a major subject.
BA (Hons) History Combined Honours

The History major degree programmes offered at Buckingham have been carefully designed to offer modules
that concentrate on the period 1800 to the present day (sometimes going back further) and to integrate well
with the minor subjects available.
With a strong emphasis on social, political and economic
history, core modules in the first year include: Liberalism
and Nationalism; Rivalries and Alliance 1879-1914; The Rise
of the Dictators; Intervention, Free Trade and Protection;
Britain and France - Revolutions 1640-1815; and European
Industrial Revolutions.
delve deeply into an area of interest. The experience of oneto-one supervision of research is especially useful for those
who wish to go on to postgraduate study.
As you progress to your second year, modules offer a more

in-depth analysis of the evolution of the contemporary
world, including Theories of Empire and India; Africa and the
Dominions; Victorian Culture; The Bipolar World 1945-1975;
Appeasement and War; and the New International Society.
BA (Hons) History and Economics (VL21)
Alongside these modules, students also learn historical

approaches and methodology from expert lecturers, and
there is a dissertation option that offers an opportunity to
BA (Hons) History and Politics (LV22)
History is offered in the following combinations

BA (Hons) History with Economics (V2L1)
BA (Hons) History with English Literature (V2Q3)

BA (Hons) History with Journalism (V2P5)
BA (Hons) History with Politics (V2L2)
History and Politics at Buckingham is an effective integration of two of the most important
disciplines to be found in modern social science, combining the most relevant programmes into a
single comprehensive package. Its strength lies primarily in the solid grounding that it gives to the
student, who can take what theyve learned from the programme and use it to investigate all facets
of modern society.
It has been a delight to study at Buckingham. Most importantly, it has provided me with a strong
base of knowledge, applicable to a number of industries.
Anton Trepykhalin, BA (Hons) History and Politics
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Undergraduate
Humanities
BA (Hons) Politics, Economics and Law (L000)

Politics can be studied with Economics and Law in a programme that provides a broad-based education in the
humanities and social sciences. Politics forms the core of the degree and you have the opportunity to choose
from a wide variety of economics and law modules. This degree equips you for careers in public service, both
in the UK and overseas.
In the first year, as well as a study of UK and US government,
and the EU in the international system, you will acquire a
comprehensive introduction to economics and law.
The following joint honours programmes

are also offered
Modules include
Money, Banking and Financial Markets; The Economics
of Europe; Constitutional and Administrative Law; History
of Economic Thought; International Law; The Bi-Polar World
- 1945-1975; The New International Society; Politics of the
Middle East; Freedom; and Legal Economics.
BA (Hons) Politics and History (LV22)
BA (Hons) Politics and Economics (LL21)

Entry points
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Entry requirements
Fees
Jaci Garbe
Email:
international.studies-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820369
Politics, Economics and Law is a fascinating degree programme which allowed me to gain competence in three
different subjects. This multi-disciplinary approach allows for a more holistic understanding of the world using
economic, political, and legal lenses for analysis. Furthermore, learning the differing methods of each subject
taught me important life skills: initiative, adaptability, and integrating several perspectives. The ability to think
critically is further developed by the close attention of Buckinghams tutorial system. I would highly recommend this
flexible programme, which allows one to choose from a wide range of modules.
Alexander Black, BA (Hons) Politics, Economics and Law
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate
English
The National Student Survey consistently ranks
Buckinghams English students as among the
most satisfied in the UK. There are a number of
reasons for this. There is our exceptional staff:
student ratio, which means that our lecture
groups are small and interactive. Importantly, our
senior academics enjoy a full teaching timetable,
so undergraduates benefit from the quality of
their research-led teaching, their enthusiasm,
experience, and expertise. There are also the
students themselves, close-knit and friendly year
groups of both home and international students,
brought together by a passion for their subject
and a liveliness of thought that matches the
Universitys own independent spirit.
BA (Hons) English Literature (Q300)

The English Literature degree is focused on serious
engagement with works of literature, in their social,
political and cultural contexts, as texts and as works of
art. The Department concentrates on literature from 1500
to the present day. We consider literary study in the 21st
century to be a frontier discipline, embracing debates
emerging from the adjacent fields of philosophy, history,
politics and psychology, and the study of communications
and the media. Your encounter with great writers and
thinkers will raise your intellectual level, as well as giving
you powers of argument and analysis, and a serious
understanding of language. At the same time you will
develop professional level writing skills, research methods,
and presentation skills. Our recent graduates have gone on
to pursue careers in the media, writing, teaching, academia,
marketing and business.
If you take the single honours degree, a six-month

dissertation option allows you scope to study and develop a
favourite subject to an advanced level of sophistication. The
completed dissertation can make an ideal calling-card for
students wishing to apply for MA or doctoral programmes.
You will be expected to read widely and to develop strong

lines of argument and personal responses to what you find,
anchored in an informed understanding and reference to
the critical debates that animate the discipline.
BA (Hons) English Literature with English

Language Studies (Q390/EFL, Q3Q1)
Modules Include
Period study: Eras of English; Plays in Performance;
Renaissance Literature; Shakespearean Drama;
Restoration and Augustan Literature; Romantic Literature;
Victorian Fiction and Poetry; Modernist Writing; Modern
American Literature; Contemporary Writing.
Thematic study: Literary Journalism; Women's Writing;
Rewriting Empire; Film Studies.
Theoretical and practical skills: Approaches to
Literature; Creative Writing.
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Study options: two years or three years?

By working for four terms each year, Buckingham allows you
to complete the equivalent of a three-year honours degree
in just two years. However, degree programmes in English
Literature can also be studied over a period of three years
(Q320). For details, please contact the Admissions Office.

also offered
BA (Hons) English Literature with French (Q3R1)
BA (Hons) English Literature with History (Q3V1)

BA (Hons) English Literature with Journalism (Q3P5)
BA (Hons) English Literature with Psychology (Q3C8)
BA (Hons) English Literature with Spanish (Q3R4)
Undergraduate
BA (Hons) English
Studies
BA (Hons) English
Studies for Teaching
(Q301/EFL, Q331)
(XQ13/EFL, QX31)
The English Studies programme covers both English

Language and English Literature. It is a rich and
thoughtful field in which to undertake a degree.
These programmes each aimed at students with

different English language skills are particularly
attractive to students who want to learn about the
latest methodology for teaching English.
You study both high-level issues of language grammar,

syntax, rhetoric and writing styles and also theoretical
and philosophical aspects of language how language
functions in relation to community and politics, issues of
language and power, and forms of English. You also study
core modules in English Literature, both introductory and
advanced, covering a range of literary periods and genres.
Finally, you have a range of options in the first year, and a
free choice or foreign language module in the second year.
The two forms of the programme are for native/second
language speakers of English (Q301) and for speakers of
English as a foreign language (Q331).
Each programme consists of a combination of modules in

English Language and Communication Studies, together
with Literature modules and specialist modules in Applied
Linguistics, TEFL Skills and Methods, Teaching Young
Learners, Teaching Literacy, Teaching and Testing Materials,
and Teaching Academic English. The difference between
the two programmes is that XQ13 is designed for native or
second language speakers of English who wish to teach
English in an English-speaking country or in a country where
English is a foreign language, whereas QX31 is designed for
speakers of English as a foreign language from overseas
who want to work as teachers of English as a foreign
language in their home countries.
Humanities
Undergraduate

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Nancy Zulu
Email: english-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820156
To teach in schools in the UK and many other countries,

students will have to progress to a qualifying programme
such as the PGCE.
also offered
BA (Hons) English Studies with Journalism (Q3PM)
BA (Hons) English Studies with Media Communications (Q3P3)
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English
The Buckingham MA does not aim to offer
systematic instruction in English Literature, nor
does it require written examinations on broad
areas of the subject; instead, the emphasis is on
independent research.
The Department is engaged in the pioneering
Dickens Journals Online project in which Charles
Dickens journalistic work is being digitised and
made available free at the point of delivery.
MA English Literature
During the first half of the programme, you will work
intensively on developing your research proposal and its
theoretical and methodological underpinnings, on building
a critically informed bibliography, and on a preliminary
essay or chapter to be submitted for appraisal and
feedback. In the second phase, you will complete, under
supervision, a substantial research dissertation (25,000
35,000 words) on a suitable subject in English literature
from 1550 to the present day. The English Department has
particular expertise in 19th and 20th-century literature,
but should you wish to research another area then your
proposal will be carefully considered.

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Nancy Zulu
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820156
I decided to continue my further education by completing an MA by research in English Literature

and at the time I was a little over-awed by the prospect of selecting a suitable topic. However, at
the same time I was teaching The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to a group of year 10s and
I noticed a discrepancy in one of the chapters. I showed this to my supervisor and we discussed the
possibility of this being the focus of my research. From there on my supervisor guided and advised
me on topics, theories, key texts and suitable avenues of exploration. At every step I felt guided and
supported. I can thoroughly recommend the MA by research to anyone thinking about progressing
their studies in English Literature. The English Department at Buckingham has played a key part in
my professional development and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Sally McLuckie, MA English Literature
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Undergraduate
Journalism informs, entertains, introduces debate,

publicises truth, and is an essential component
of a democratic society. It is practised across a
variety of media (print, broadcast, online) and
uses a number of technologies. At Buckingham
you are taught by practising journalists who are
passionate about teaching and sharing their
expertise and knowledge.
In addition to classroom training the Journalism
major has a strong practical element. You will
join the team that produces the Friday video news
bulletin, a 20-minute live programme presented
from our Sir Ray Tindle Studio. From the start you
will be offering story ideas at the weekly news
conference, then shooting, editing and presenting
them in the bulletin. You will be dealing with real
news and developing your craft to the standards
expected by the major media organisations.
Humanities
Undergraduate
Journalism and
Communication
BA (Hons) Journalism Combined Honours

The Journalism-major programmes give you access to the
professional-level equipment and software that you will
come to use when working in the industry. This, combined
with access to Buckinghams Sir Ray Tindle Studio and
student radio station, results in a thoroughly practical
experience, making our graduates among the most satisfied
and employable in the country.
Journalism with International Studies is aimed at

those who want to explore the wider world as a journalist.
It combines journalism with detailed study of international
politics and history, drawing on the close alliance between
politics, the communicative media, and the complex role
of the press and broadcasting in the mediation of politics
to the public.
Journalism with Communication Studies combines

the study of journalism with the study of the use of English
as the essential communicative medium, training you as
a journalist while developing your understanding of the
English language.
Journalism is offered in the following combinations
Journalism with English Literature is designed for

students who wish to pursue a career in journalism
(perhaps specifically in reviewing and criticism) and who
value good writing and critical skills. You will benefit
from a practical, hands-on major in Journalism, aimed at
developing first-class production skills in online, print and
broadcast media, with a minor in English Literature that
emphasises critical skill and scholarship.
BA (Hons) Journalism with Spanish (P5R4)
BA (Hons) Journalism with Communication Studies (P5P9)

BA (Hons) Journalism with English Literature (P5Q3)
BA (Hons) Journalism with French (P5R1)
BA (Hons) Journalism with International Studies (P5L2)
Journalism with French/Spanish is aimed at students

who wish to pursue a career in journalism with a view to
specialising or working abroad. French and Spanish are
available to study at all levels from beginners (September
entry only) to advanced. You dont need to worry about
choosing which stage you are at when you opt to study a
language we will assess your level of language and place
you into a group which is suitable for your abilities.
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Undergraduate
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons) Communication (EFL)
Communication, Media and Media Studies (Q3P0)
and Journalism (QP35)
This programme includes modules in Communication
and English Language Studies together with a range
of introductory and advanced modules in Media and
Journalism. The former aim to professionalise your English
language and writing abilities, while the latter cover the
more technological aspects of media and journalism.
Modules include
Online Media; News Management and PR; Advertising;
Photojournalism; and Film Making. The programme is
intended for those considering careers in these and
related fields.
This programme is for competent speakers of English as

a foreign language from overseas who want to work in the
media, journalism or communication industries. It offers
modules in Communication and English Language Studies
(EFL) together with a range of introductory and advanced
modules in Media and Journalism. The former aim to
improve your English language abilities to a high level, while
the latter allow you to get to grips with the increasingly
important technological aspects of the subject.
The programme is particularly attractive to students
who intend to pursue careers in areas where the English,
journalistic skills and media knowledge that they have
acquired on the programme will equip them for work in an
exciting international media environment.

Entry points
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Entry requirements
Fees
Nancy Zulu
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820156
Studying at the University of Buckingham offers an experience unparalleled by any other institution. The relatively small number of
students allows for a wonderful relationship with lecturers. The benefit of the smaller classes is underlined by the fact that lecturers
will know you by name, offering you a real sense of belonging to the University. Its been fantastic to have been a part of the Journalism
programme: every module is different, so the programme always has a fresh feel to it, with every aspect of journalism being explored,
be it television, media, or sports journalism.
Jay Sumanadasa, BA (Hons) Journalism with French
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Undergraduate
Art History provides a first-class rounded

education and excellent intellectual training.
While the primary focus is on the visual arts, the
subject also touches on many other traditional
humanities disciplines such as literature, history,
religion, languages, classics, psychology and
philosophy, with which it provides natural subject
combinations. You will acquire skills of critical
and historical analysis and the ability to evaluate
evidence and present arguments fluently, both
orally and in writing.
You will also study museums and the art market
and acquire business and management skills
through our unique combined honours with
Heritage Management. Thus you will gain a
pathway to careers in the international art world
and transferable skills applicable in other fields,
such as journalism and business.
Humanities
Undergraduate
Art History
BA (Hons) Art History and

Heritage Management (VD34)
Art History and Heritage Studies is a recently
established Department at the University. Small
classes enable students to develop ideas and
knowledge through interactive learning.

also offered
BA (Hons) Art History with English Literature (V3Q3)
BA (Hons) Art History with French (V3R1)
Whether you choose to study Art History and Heritage

Management, or Art History with another subject, you will
find our degree programmes an intellectually enriching
experience. The Department has a unique approach in
giving you the opportunity to develop a sound historical
understanding of the main periods, styles, and artists,
before progressing to more specialised studies, with
the opportunity to research your own dissertation.
Heritage Management modules cover the background,
contemporary issues and debates, and practices that affect
the business of conserving and managing our heritage.
Visits to museums, monuments, and collections are an
essential element of the programme, giving you
the important experience of learning first-hand from
works of art.
A unique feature of the programme is the opportunity to
start with an inspiring introductory term in Florence.
Taught in English, the Florence modules focus on original
works of art and buildings, including excursions to Pisa
and Siena, allowing you to see myriad works of art in their
original contexts.
Our BA programmes offer entry points in either September
or January. Uniquely, Buckingham has a 4-term year, so
degrees are completed in two years, making your third year
free to continue onto our MA in Decorative Arts and Historic
Interiors or to pursue your chosen career.
BA (Hons) Art History with History (V3V1)

BA (Hons) Art History with Journalism V3P5
BA (Hons) Art History with Spanish V3R4

Entry points
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Fees
Nancy Zulu
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820156
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Modern Foreign
Languages
We offer combined honours degrees featuring
French and Spanish. There is no doubt that a
qualification in a modern foreign language will
enhance your career prospects.
As well as allowing you to become proficient in
either French or Spanish, Buckinghams language
programmes develop your interpersonal and
presentation skills, which are demanded by
todays employers. They also have a very strong
intercultural component that enables you to
become familiar with the societies and cultures of
the countries where the languages are spoken
an invaluable attribute in the world of work.
At Buckingham, you can study either French or Spanish

as the minor component (a third of your study) of a
combined honours degree on these programmes
Accounting with French (N4R1)
Accounting with Spanish (N4R4)
Art History with French (V3R1)
Art History with Spanish (V3R4)
Business and Management with French (N1R1)
Business and Management with Spanish (N1R4)
Economics with French (L1R1)
Economics with Spanish (L1R4)
English Literature with French (Q3R1)
English Literature with Spanish (Q3R4)
International Studies with French (L9R1)
International Studies with Spanish (L9R4)
Journalism with French (P5R1)
Journalism with Spanish (P5R4)
Law with French (M1R1)
Law with Spanish (M1R4)
Marketing with French (N5R1)
Marketing with Spanish (N5R4)
Psychology with French (C8R1)
Psychology with Spanish (C8R4)
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The Department of Modern Foreign Languages

offers you
The support, encouragement and expertise of friendly,
highly qualified and experienced tutors
An outstanding staff:student ratio, which enables you
to make faster progress towards real understanding
and fluency in another language
A self-access centre for independent learning with
multimedia work stations and access to satellite
television programmes in other languages
Language laboratories and an audio library
Up-to-date teaching and topics to provide language
training that is both fun and challenging
Humanities

Entry points
Programmes listed have entry points in September,
January and July, with the exception of Accounting,
Business, Marketing and Psychology programmes, which
have entry points in September and January only.
Entry requirements
As well as satisfying the entry requirements for the
major component of your Combined Honours
programme, you will normally be expected to have an
A-level pass (or equivalent) in the appropriate language.
Those with a good GCSE pass (or equivalent) may also be
considered: please contact the Head of Department for
more information.
However, the Department offers foundation fast-track
modules in French and in Spanish to students who wish
to follow a minor programme in the language but have
little or no previous knowledge of the language chosen.
These modules are offered to students who join the
University in September.
Free choice and voluntary options
Six-month French and Spanish language modules
are offered at all levels from beginners to advanced
during each academic year, and are open to
undergraduate and postgraduate students. There are
entry points in January and July. If your undergraduate
degree programme allows you to choose a 30-unit

(two-term) Free Choice option, this is an ideal
opportunity to learn a language. However only
intermediate level modules at Part One, and advanced
level modules at Part Two, may contribute to your final
degree classification.
The Department also welcomes you if you wish to
learn a language on a voluntary basis in addition to
your degree programme. While as a voluntary student
you do not gain credits towards your degree, you will
nevertheless acquire a valuable and valued skill set that
will make you stand out to potential employers. The
syllabus is graded to match the linguistic competence
of each group and incorporates skills applicable to the
world of work. If you have had previous experience of
learning a language, you will be assessed to ensure that
you start at a level that is right for you.
Enquiries
Sarah Samways, Secretary to the Department
of Modern Foreign Languages
Email: mfl@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1280 820132
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Postgraduate
Education
A decade ago we had 12 students and one
programme; now we have over 500 on eight
programmes. This encourages us to think that
were doing something right and feedback from
our students consistently confirms that suspicion.
Further confirmation comes from the
following facts
Our PGCE provided the model for the new ITT
teachers standards
It also provided the model for the new School
Direct route for teacher training
Our MEd in Educational Leadership is the only
such programme formally endorsed by HMC,
GSA and IAPS. We have become, in effect, the
most significant provider of teacher training for
the independent sector
Gratifyingly, we are also being used by an
increasing number of state schools
If you are a serving teacher who is looking for
a programme in the areas within which we
operate we very much hope that youll consider
studying with us
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Independent PGCE
Certificate in
Education with QTS
(Qualified Teacher
Status)
The Buckingham Postgraduate Certificate in Education has

been developed in close conjunction with the Headmasters
and Headmistress Conference (HMC). It offers teachers in
the independent sector who have not undergone a period
of formal teacher training the opportunity to participate
in a year-long structured programme of professional
development. The PGCE is normally available to teachers
of all subjects and at all levels.
To join the programme you must be employed in the
independent sector and be put forward by your Head
Teacher. You will receive school-based training in your
own school, overseen and supported by a school mentor.
Once each term you will be visited by a subject specialist
mentor from Buckingham, who will observe you teach
and offer extra support and advice regarding your
professional development.
You will also come to Buckingham once each term for a
three-day residential meeting, where you will join other
members of the programme to reflect more systematically
on the subject you teach, the craft of the classroom and the
educational enterprise more generally.
The PGCE with QTS, which is fully accredited by

the Governments Teaching Agency, is offered to
primary and secondary school teachers in both
maintained and independent sectors.
The programme follows the pattern of the Independent
PGCE while at the same time training and assessing its
students against the Government's standards for qualified
teacher status. It gives successful students the right to
teach in state schools as well as in the independent sector.
Certificate in Middle Leadership
MEd in Educational
Leadership
This one-year programme is work-based with support from a University of Buckingham tutor.
Students complete an initial self-assessment followed by individual Skype interviews with
their tutor.
You will then attend a one-day tutorial meeting at the
University of Buckingham where the main topics of study
are outlined and the programmes supporting textbook
is issued. This book has two functions; it provides an
introduction to the theoretical background to the topics
of study, as well as providing a template of deeper analysis
into your individual characteristics, strengths, weaknesses,
and the departments for which you are responsible. This
analysis forms the basis of a 3,000 to 4,000-word essay
that, in effect, sets your provisional agenda. You will then
be required to attend a two-day residential held at the
University of Buckingham, where you and your tutor will
reach final agreement on the most important area for
development in your own school departments. This will
be the focus of the leadership-of-change project that you
will undertake and which will be the subject of your final
extended essay.
The programme carries 60 masters-level credits. These are
redeemable against the University of Buckingham Masters
in Educational Leadership, giving exemption from one
assessment and triggering a reduction in fees.
Programme content
Topics include: leadership theory and the development of
departmental culture; principles and practice of effective
performance management (including lesson observation,
feedback, coaching); handling of difficult conversations
(with colleagues and parents); promotion of high quality
teaching and learning; effective pupil assessment;
staff recruitment, induction and development;
effective administration and use of data; running
purposeful meetings; preparing for inspection.
Teaching methods
Self-study based upon the programme unit, supported
by a mixture of presentations, workshops, role-plays
and case studies when at Buckingham. Online support
is available throughout the programme.
Assessment
3,000 to 4,000-word essay, based on initial self-analysis.
7,000 to 8,000-word extended essay documenting the
leadership of change project.
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This programme aims to improve the quality of education

in the nations schools by developing the leadership
capacities of existing and potential heads and deputies.
Current participants praise its deep practical usefulness,
stimulating and challenging material, and inspirational
approach. Written assignments are rooted in live issues
in your own school, and term-time demands are sensitive
to the demands of your professional life. The MEd exists in
both secondary and prep / primary versions: the former has
been formally endorsed by HMC, the latter by IAPS.
Programme features
The programme has four units, (Leadership Theory;
Managing People; Teaching and Learning; Effective Use of
Resources) and four two or three-day residentials. Online
support is available throughout the programme.
Assessment
One 5,000-word essay on Leadership Theory (20% of total
marks); one 7,000-word essay on Teachers and Teaching
(30%); a 12,000-word research project (40%); plus oral
mark (10%) based on contributions at residentials.

Nikki Mugford / Sally Elvin
Email: education@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 820219 / 820222
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London-Based
Programmes
Buckingham is a thriving and challenging
academic community, dedicated to excellence.
It has one of the best staff:student ratios in the
world and its professors and lecturers show a
high degree of commitment to the success and
welfare of their students. The Universitys strength
in undergraduate and taught postgraduate
programmes is now complemented by a growing
number of research programmes based in London,
where students benefit from easy access to major
libraries, museums and galleries.
Postgraduate (London: Taught or Research)
Postgraduate (London: Taught)
MA Biography
MA Decorative Arts
and Historic Interiors
This cutting-edge programme is unique to

Buckingham. A programme with wide appeal,
it is aimed at anyone who has an interest in
biography or in researching and writing biography
for themselves.
The varied mix of backgrounds and interests that students
bring to the programme, along with the friendly closeknit setting and the experience and commitment of the
programme director, allow a rigorous exchange of ideas
that are lively, intellectual and enjoyable. Graduates have
gone on to publish their own books and to win prizes.
When it was founded in 1996, the Biography MA was the
first of its kind. Since then life writing has become part of
the postgraduate menu, but the Buckingham programme
has kept its distinctive edge. Unlike most life writing
degrees, it is not linked to creative writing, and there is a
strong emphasis on research and historical biography. The
programme is consistently rated excellent by external
examiners and inspectors.
Students have a choice between following the taught MA,
or opting for the MA by Research. The taught MA gives an
opportunity to produce written term papers on a variety
of topics as well as a dissertation of up to 20,000 words.
Students accepted for the MA by Research are required
to produce written work which includes an extended
dissertation of up to 40,000 words.
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This unique MA in French and British Decorative

Arts and Interiors is based at the University of
Buckinghams London teaching centre at the
European School of Economics in Grosvenor Place,
near the Victoria and Albert Museum. It also
involves spending time in the world-renowned
Wallace Collection.
The programme is led by Buckingham academics, though
outside experts from the Victoria and Albert Museum, the
National Trust and other institutions also participate in the
teaching. Drawing upon the Wallace Collections unrivalled
resources in French 18th-century art, the programme
focuses on first-hand study of the decorative arts within
the historic interior and provides a thorough practical and
academic training for careers in the art and heritage world.
Postgraduate (London: Research)

Humanities
MA History of Art:
Renaissance to Modernism
This groundbreaking programme is London-based and directed by the art historian Michael Prodger and
the critic and biographer Martin Gayford. The research programme is supplemented by a series of ten guest
seminars presented by an internationally distinguished group of art historians, artists, and gallerists.
The seminar programme offers a broadly chronological
survey of Western art from the late 15th to the late 20th
century, enabling you to place your own individual research
within the broader context of developments in art history
since the Renaissance. For those taking the programme
as associate students, this seminar programme may be
enjoyed as a self-contained survey.
Associate students
Associate students, who are not degree candidates but
wish to attend the talks and enjoy the ensuing discussion,
may attend the seminars as auditing students
(participating in the classes, but not as candidates for
the MA and without supervision).
If you are engaged in the Masters programme, however,

the seminar series is there to support your individual
research project; for at the heart of this MA is the close
working relationship between you and your supervisor.
While the final thesis topic is chosen by the student and
must be independent work, your supervisor can offer
advice as required on how to refine the topic, on primary
sources, on secondary reading, on research techniques
and on writing the final text (which should be no less
than 20,000 words). You and your supervisor will meet
frequently throughout the year (no less than twice a term)
and the supervisor will always be your primary contact for
academic advice and support.
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MA International
Affairs and Diplomacy
MA Military History
The MA in International Affairs and Diplomacy (by

research) gives students the opportunity of working
on a dissertation in any aspect of this broad field
under the guidance of an expert supervisor.
As with most London-based programmes, students
attend seminars followed by a dinner hosted by leading
academic authorities and practitioners in the field. Recent
speakers have included: Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign
Secretary and Defence Secretary; Sir Richard Dearlove,
former Head of the Secret Intelligence Service; and Bridget
Kendall, BBC Diplomatic Correspondent.
The programme is London-based and directed by Professor
David Armstrong, Professor of Global Politics at Buckingham
and author of major works on diplomacy and global affairs.
The programme includes thirteen research seminars three
on research techniques and ten by guest lecturers.
Associate students
Associate students, who are not degree candidates
but wish to attend the talks and enjoy the ensuing
discussion, may attend the seminars as auditing students
(participating in the classes, but not as candidates for the
MA and without supervision).
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Military History is one of the fastest-growing areas

of academic study, introduced by the University of
Buckingham in 2009.
This is a groundbreaking programme: the first oneyear Research MA in Military History, and the first with
an integral course of seminars by visiting lecturers of
international repute. The programme was enthusiastically
reviewed by The Financial Times, which noted that
intellectually curious professionals are signing up for a
new course that gives them the opportunity to exchange
thoughts on security, diplomacy and the armed forces over
dinner with stellar historians and military top brass.
The programme is London-based and directed by one
of the countrys finest military historians, Professor Saul
David. The lectures offered by the Programme Director are
supplemented by a series of ten guest seminars by some of
the most eminent scholars and authors in the field. These
have included: Professors N.A.M. Rodger, Hew Strachan,
Richard Overy, Tim Blanning and Gary Sheffield; Antony
Beevor; and Sir Max Hastings.
Associate students
Associate students, who are not degree candidates but
wish to attend the talks and enjoy the ensuing discussion,
may attend the seminars as auditing students
(participating in the classes, but not as candidates for
the MA and without supervision).

Humanities
MA Modern War Studies and

Contemporary Military History
With Britain having recently been more heavily involved in overseas wars than at any
point in the last half century, this Masters degree by research is especially relevant.
The programme commences with three research skills
seminars and, after a year of supervised independent
research, culminates with the students submission of a
dissertation. During the first six months candidates are
encouraged to attend a series of guest seminars and
dinners, at which some of the most eminent names in the
field present papers. This series of talks examines why and
how modern wars are fought, and the principal influences
that will affect the conduct of war and Britains role
in the future.
Associate students
discussion, may attend the seminars as auditing
students (participating in the classes, but not as
candidates for the MA and without supervision).
The outstanding features of the Modern War Studies programme are the excellent support you get as
a student and the impressive list of speakers on the programme. My tutor has been very instructive
in helping me narrow down my interest into a manageable title for a masters dissertation and is
always available by phone, email or in person for advice and guidance. The guest speakers and the
venue for the talks were both impressive. The RAF Club and the unique and intimate nature of the
forum engender some really insightful debates. I particularly like the way in which a lecture is followed
by a three-course dinner in the setting of the club with the opportunity to ask questions of the guest
speaker. Truly brilliant.
Captain Bjorn Rose, MA Modern War Studies
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MA Archaeology
The University of Buckingham has introduced as part of its London-based programmes a new research
MA in Archaeology: Stonehenge - a Landscape Through Time which offers a unique opportunity to study
the subject of archaeology and the celebrated site.
The World Heritage Site of Stonehenge has intrigued
scholars for centuries, with each succeeding generation
learning more about the site and its setting, amongst
the other henges and richly furnished burial barrows
located on Salisbury Plain. This groundbreaking Londonbased programme is led by David Jacques, director of
the internationally significant excavations at Vespasians
Camp, near Stonehenge, and supported by the latest
generation of archaeologists to work in the area. Located
just 1,500m from Stonehenge, and 500m from Blue
Stonehenge, the Vespasians Camp site is providing new
evidence for the first humans to occupy the Stonehenge
landscape during the Mesolithic period.
Tantalising new evidence from these excavations suggests

that this site may begin to explain why Stonehenge was
built where it was. There will be opportunities for students
to take part in field work at the site as well as to visit the
archaeological sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
The programme runs from October to September and will
consist of a series of ten research seminars, supplemented
by two optional three-day weekend field trips, each
of which combines visits to major archaeological sites
with first-hand fieldwork at Vespasians Camp, and two
dissertation workshops.
Associate students
discussion, may attend the seminars as auditing students
(participating in the classes, but not as candidates for the
MA and without supervision).

Claire Prendergast
Email: claire.prendergast@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1280 820204
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Humanities
Humanities Faculty
Professor Martin Ricketts, Dean
of Humanities and Bernard Sunley
Professor of Economic Organisation.
His publications include The Economics
of Energy with M.G. Webb (1980), The
Economics of Business Enterprise: An
Introduction to Economic Organisation
and the Theory of the Firm (3rd edition
2002; international student edition 2003)
and, as editor, The Economics of Modern
Business Enterprise (2008)
Julian Lovelock, Dean of Arts and
Languages. His publications include,
as editor, three volumes in Macmillans
Casebook series. With A.E. Dyson he
also edited Education and Democracy
(1975) and wrote Masterful Images (1976).
Most recently he edited The Head Speaks
(2008)
Professor John Adamson, Research
Professor in Modern History. His most
recent book, The Noble Revolt: the
Overthrow of Charles I (2007), won the
Samuel Pepys Award. His The Princely
Courts of Europe, 15001750 (1999)
was named a Book of the Year by The
Sunday Times
Professor Geoffrey Alderman,
Professor of Politics and Contemporary
History. His many publications include
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British Elections: Myth & Reality (1978),

The Jewish Community in British Politics
(1983), Modern Britain (1986), London
Jewry and London Politics (1989) and
Modern British Jewry (1998)
Professor John Clarke, Professor of
History. His publications include George
III (1972), The Price of Progress: Cobbett's
England 17801835 (1977), British
Diplomacy and Foreign Policy 17821865:
The National Interest (1989), and
(editor with S. Roy) Margaret Thatcher's
Revolution How it Happened and What
it Meant (2005)
Professor John M L Drew, Professor
in English Literature. His publications
include extensive work on the Oxford
Reader's Companion to Dickens, the
co-editing of Volume 4 of the Dent
Uniform Edition of Dickens' Journalism,
an acclaimed full-length study of Dickens
the Journalist (2003) and an edition of
Dickens' blacking poems (2005)
Professor Anthony Glees, Professor
of Politics, and a Director of the Centre
for Security and Intelligence Studies
(BUCSIS). His publications include articles
on terrorism and counter-terrorism
policy, and national security issues, and
books on intelligence-related security
issues including the Stasis UK operations,
intelligence and the Iraq War, and a study
of Communist subversion and British

Intelligence during World War II
Professor Stefan Hawlin, Professor in
English Literature. His publications
include, as editor, The Poetical Works of
Robert Browning, volumes 7, 8, 9 and 15,
and The Complete Critical Guide to
Robert Browning (2002)
Jeremy Howard, Head of the
Department of Art History. He is Head of
Research at the art dealers, Colnaghi, and
recently published a history of the gallery.
His research interests include British 18th,
19th and early 20th century patronage
and collecting, the Grand Tour and the
English country house, and the history of
the London art market
Gerry Loftus, Senior Lecturer and Head
of the English Department. His particular
academic interests are idiomatic English,
media discourse and early literacy
Michael McCrostie, Senior Lecturer and
Head of the Department of Economics
and International Studies. He is co-author
(with G.K. Shaw and D. Greenaway) of
Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy in the
UK (3rd edition 1997)
Professor Anthony O'Hear, Garfield
Weston Professor of Philosophy,
is Director of the Royal Institute of
Philosophy, editor of the journal

Philosophy and author of many books
on the subject
Malcolm Rees, Lecturer in Economics.
He was educated at Cambridge University
where he graduated with honours in
Economics and Politics, and at the London
School of Economics where he received an
MSc in Sociology. He also studied at the
University of York, working as a Research
Fellow at the Institute of Social and
Economic Research
Dr Julian Richards, Co-Director of
the Buckingham Centre for Security
and Intelligence Studies (BUCSIS). His
publications include The Art and Science
of Intelligence Analysis (2010)
Professor Jane Ridley, Professor of
History and Senior Tutor. Her publications
include The Architect and his Wife: A Life of
Edwin Lutyens (2002), The Young
Disraeli (1995), and the acclaimed
biography of Edward VII, Bertie (2011)
Carmen Rivera-Galicia, Senior Lecturer
in Spanish, Head of the Modern Foreign
Languages Department
Dr Pamela Robinson, Deputy Director of
the Centre for Education and Employment
Research, has published widely in the fields
of teacher provision, flows into science and
Humanities
technology, gender and education, higher

education and further education
Professor Alan Smithers, Director of the
Centre for Education and Employment
Research. He is Special Adviser to the
House of Commons Education and Skills
Committee and has served on a number of
national committees
Professor Len Shackleton, Professor of
Economics, editor of The Economic Affairs.
He has written over 100 publications and is
a frequent commentator on TV and radio
Professor Geoffrey Wood, Professor of
Monetary Economics. He has published
widely on financial regulation. Most
recently he has edited (with D. Mayes)
The Structure of Financial Regulation
(2007) and (with F. Capie) The Lender of
Last Resort (2007)
Professor Chris Woodhead, Sir Stanley
Kalms Professor of Education, was formerly
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools.
He is the author of Class Wars (2002)
Dr Raouf Tajvidi, a former architect,
changed his career to political science
in 1993. He has since been teaching
comparative politics, foreign policy
analysis, international relations and the
politics of the European Union at British as
well as overseas universities
Dr Juan Castaeda has experience

working and researching in monetary
policy and central banking. He has worked
with the European Parliaments Committee
of Economic and Monetary Affairs in the
so-called monetary dialogue with the
European Central Bank, and has also
submitted written evidence for a UK
Parliament report on the euro. He has
been a visiting researcher at Cass Business
School in London, and senior lecturer at
UNED University in Madrid
Dr Paul Graham is Senior Lecturer in
Politics and Director of Programmes in
International Studies. He previously taught
politics at Glasgow University (1995-2013).
He has written a book on John Rawls
(Rawls, Oneworld Publications, 2007),
jointly published a textbook on political
theory (Introduction to Political Theory,
Pearson, 2nd ed., 2009), and also has an
interest in the work of German literary
theorist and essayist Karl Heinz Bohrer
Dr Thomas Jones teaches several
modules on the history of modern Europe
from the mid-19th century to the end of
the Second World War. He also teaches
modules on industrialisation in Europe in
the period 1750-1914 and on the culture and
politics of Victorian Britain
Dr Valentina Kostadinova has an
academic background in International
Relations and European Studies. Her

research interests include (re)construction
of EU borders, the European Commission,
EUs external relations with the Middle
Eastern countries (especially Saudi Arabia),
and EU promotion of regionalism (with a
focus on the Arab Gulf)
Visiting Professors
Dr Ali Kabiri graduated from the LSE

and completed his PhD in Finance at Cass
Business School in 2009. He is a research
associate at the LSE Financial Markets
Group (FMG) and is currently working with
Cambridge University and Yale University.
His research focus is on asset bubbles and
asset pricing during the 1920s and 1930s
Professor Nicolaus Tideman, Economics
Setara Pracha is a former postgraduate

Ondaatje Scholar at Massey College,
University of Toronto, where she
specialised in postcolonial studies. Since
taking up her lectureship in the English
Department at Buckingham, she has taught
across a wide range of modules
Professors Emeritus
Professor Sir Alan Peacock
Professor Graham Keith Shaw
Dr Charles Henn, Consultant Professor

and Founding Director, Global Affairs
Professor Julian Morris, Director,
International Policy Network
Professor Roger Backhouse, Economics

Professor Colin Robinson, Economics
Dr Cornelia Navari, International Affairs
Professor Roger Scruton, Philosophy
Dr Atilla Yayla, Politics and Political
Economy
Professor Saul David, Professorial
Research Fellow, Military History
Professor Gary Sheffield, Professorial
Research Fellow, Military History
Professor David Paroissien, Professorial
Research Fellow, 19th Century Literature
Dr David Scott, Senior Research Fellow,
Stuart Political History
Dr Frances Wilson, Senior Research
Fellow, 19th Century Literary Biography
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Science
The School of Science has two Departments that offer undergraduate degrees Applied
Computing and Psychology. Both degrees have entry points in January, but its also possible
to start in September and settle in more gradually by taking three terms for your prelims
rather than two. We pride ourselves on having academic and administrative staff who put our
students first. You will become part of a family, and we will make sure that you leave with the
best possible career prospects.
Both Departments also offer postgraduate degrees, with scholarships available for students
who have been undergraduates at Buckingham. So in just three years you could have an MSc
under our two-plus-one system. Our lively postgraduate community is a thriving research
environment: student projects have led to publication of work in international journals. Being
active researchers, our staff are fully aware of the latest developments in their fields, which
enhances both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
In addition to Applied Computing and Psychology, the School of Science boasts the
Buckingham Institute for Translational Medicine. This Departments offers research (MSc
and DPhil) but not BSc degrees.
To get a further taste of our Departments, watch the videos on the relevant pages of the
University of Buckingham website. These will provide you with a broader perspective of
the School. If you are not sure whether we are right for you, talk to us; even better, visit us.
I promise you a warm welcome.
Professor Jon Arch, Dean of Science
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Science
Introduction
Buckingham's School of Science takes pride in its research.
Both undergraduate and postgraduate studies are delivered
by active researchers in a stimulating environment. Staff
and researchers are available to give guidance outside
formal classes.
Computing lies at the heart of modern society and is
constantly changing. The Applied Computing Department
responds rapidly to new developments. As well as
nurturing a solid understanding of the subject, including
the relevant mathematics, you will learn IT skills
currently demanded by industry. The Departments links
with local companies can provide you with mentoring,
work experience, internships and employment
opportunities. The Department offers postgraduate as
well as BSc programmes.
Psychology, the study of the human mind and behaviour,
extends from behavioural neuroscience, through clinical
psychology, to cross-cultural comparison of social
customs. The Buckingham programme recognises this
diversity in the range of options that it offers. All our
psychology degrees (single honours and major) are
accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
which will allow students to apply for the Graduate Basis
for Chartered membership of the BPS. This accreditation
is used as an entry requirement onto postgraduate
practitioner programmes that enable graduates to register
as a psychologist with the Health and Care professions
Council (HCPC).
validation of new molecular targets for drugs to treat

these diseases. It examines the therapeutic potential of
pioneering agents, including plant-derived therapies.
We also have research programmes that link computing
with life sciences and health. These are Bioinformatics,
a discipline which analyses the vast amount of biological
data that can be generated by modern technology, and
Bioimaging, a discipline that develops algorithms to analyse
images from scans and histological sections.
Also linking Computing and Life Science is
Chemoinformatics, in which in silico research uses
structure-based molecular design to define potentially
new therapeutic agents. Additionally, we have research
programmes looking at the impact of obesity and diabetes
on skin structure and on the aetiology of Langerhans cell
histiocytosis, which is a skin cancer.
The Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology is an honorary
research group affiliated to the School. The Centre aims to
combine the expertise of astronomers, biochemists and
microbiologists to generate cutting-edge science that will
eventually enable us to answer the age-old question: where
did we come from?
Diabetes and obesity have reached epidemic levels in the

developed and developing world. The Buckingham Institute
for Translational Medicine is an internationally recognised
centre of excellence for research into the discovery and
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Pre-degree
Computing
Buckingham offers pre-degree level study
specially designed for Applied Computing.
The overall aim is to equip students who have
not achieved the minimum entry requirements
for BSc (Hons) Computing with the fundamental
knowledge and essential skills required for the
intensive study of the BSc in Computing
at Buckingham.
Teaching and learning are enhanced by virtual
learning environments, online /stand-alone
computer-based teaching, learning packages
and software tools. The principle of progressive
disclosure is adopted for classroom-based
teaching. The opportunities for interaction
between staff and students include lectures,
small group tutorials and practical classes. Group
projects, student seminars and workshops may
be organised. Feedback from tutors provides
significant assistance in skill improvement.
Those who do not meet the requirements
for Access to Computing are referred to the
Foundation Pathway (page 20).
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Access to Computing
This programme is a pre-university access programme specially designed for Applied Computing.
The overall aim is to equip students who have not achieved
the minimum entry requirements for BSc (Hons) Computing
with the fundamental knowledge and essential skills
required for the intensive study of the BSc in Computing
at Buckingham.
The twelve-week programme consists of three modules
in Mathematical Methods, Evolution of Computing and
Introduction to Web Computing. Students must pass
all modules before being allowed on to the BSc degree
programme. Successful students will be awarded a
Certificate of Preliminary Studies for Computing.

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
180 UCAS points; GCSE Mathematics Grade C
Fees
Rosie Johnson
Email: science-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1280 828204
Undergraduate
Our undergraduate Computing programmes

address the skills and expertise needed by
the IT industry, thus ensuring that graduates
have many job opportunities and are
prepared for a successful career in this
ever-evolving sector.
Our unique undergraduate Computing
programmes provide you with
Practical knowledge and hands-on skills in the
latest IT systems, tools and methodologies
An in-depth understanding of techniques and
algorithms used in software development for
PCs, web and mobile devices
An in-depth understanding of technologies
and tools used in cloud computing, database
systems, information security, image processing
and computer graphics
Modules that are tailored to industry and the
British Computer Society requirements, to
ensure current and future relevance
Advanced study and research methods
designed to develop a diverse set of skills with
opportunities to be innovative and creative
Small group lectures and tutorials
Science
Undergraduate
Computing
BSc (Hons) Computing (G400)

Knowledge of the dynamic and continuously changing world
of Computing and IT is at the heart of this programme.
The aim is to make you a specialist in this field and ready
for work in the real world. The programme builds on the
Department's world-class research strengths in biometrics,
wireless communication technologies and data-mining,
and its use in e-commerce and e-business. Other areas
of particular interest include image processing, cloud
computing, cryptography and authentication, database,
mobile application development, and humancomputer
interaction. Computing teaching includes programming in
C++, C#, Java and MATLAB.
First-year modules include
Introduction to Computer Systems; Mathematics for
Computing; Introduction to Statistics; Introduction
to Operating Systems; Human Computer Interaction;
Principles of Database Systems; Structured Programming;
Principles of Computer Networks; Data Structures and
Algorithms; Software Engineering and Object-Oriented
Programming; Advanced Programming; and Mobile
Application Development.

also offered
BSc (Hons) Computing with Accounting and Finance (G4N4)
BSc (Hons) Computing with Business and Management (G4N1)
BSc (Hons) Computing with Communication Studies (G4Q3)
BSc (Hons) Computing with Economics (G4L1)

Entry points
finder on page 98
Second-year modules include

Multimedia Systems; Information Security; Internet and
World Wide Web; Image Processing; Embedded Systems;
Software Project Management; Interactive Computer
Graphics; Cloud Computing; Database Technologies and
Data-Mining; plus a final-year project tailored to suit
your interests.
Entry requirements
Assessment
Modules are assessed by a combination of
continuous assessment and written examination
(typically, 30% continuous assessment and 70%
written/practical examination).
Rosie Johnson
Tel: +44 (0)1280 828204
Fees
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Pre-Masters Programmes
Postgraduate
Computing
Our aim in postgraduate Computing is to provide
teaching, learning, research and scholarship in
the fields of computer science and information
systems within a tight-knit, international
environment. Departmental staff are actively
involved in cutting-edge research in a number of
specialisations. Across our research programmes
we have had over 20 refereed conference and
journal papers published during the last 12
months, and two of these papers have won best
paper awards.
Our academics have a strong background in
industry as well as in teaching the more complex
aspects of computer science. They work very hard
to reflect the new technologies and updates across
all taught programmes.
Graduate Certificate/ MSc in Applied

Diploma in Computing Computing
The aim of this programme is to develop a solid
understanding and gain a range of key practical
skills in Computing and IT.
This programme of study aims to turn first-degree

holders in computing-related areas into specialists
in selected areas of IT and computing.
The programme is intended primarily for graduates from

a non-computing background who want a career in IT.
Graduates will acquire real-world hands-on experience
in a wide range of areas such as web computing,
human-computer interaction, programming, databases,
algorithms, software engineering, network communication
systems, multimedia systems, information security, imaging
processing, project management and data mining.
Based on the current expertise in the Department, the

programme offers students opportunities for in-depth
study in secure mobile and wireless communication
systems, biometrics and authentication, data mining and
knowledge discovery, and software project management
techniques and applications. The programme is carefully
designed to suit the varied needs of students from
different backgrounds and with different career objectives
in the IT fields.
This programme is designed to be flexible, allowing

candidates to choose both the length of study (typically
nine or twelve months on a full-time basis, or twentyfour months on a part-time basis) and the focus project.
Graduates of this programme are qualified for direct entry
to the MSc in Innovative Computing.
On graduating from this programme, you

will be able to
Understand a range of modern computing technologies
Describe the roles that modern computing technologies
have in many areas of application
Demonstrate the value of state-of-the-art development in
one specific technology and its applications
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MSc Innovative
Computing
MSc/MPhil/DPhil Computing
This programme engages students in the practical

and dynamic aspects of innovations in computing.
Students are exposed to state-of-the-art development
of computing technologies, focusing on a range of
specialised areas such as security of mobile and wireless
communications, biometrics-based authentications,
data-mining and knowledge discovery, image and
multimedia processing, web technologies, bioinformatics,
and cloud computing. Specifically designed for holders
of a first degree in computing or a related discipline, the
programme is a blend of taught modules in the focus areas
and a substantial individual project. Close collaboration
with research groups within the Department and beyond
provides you with direct access to up-to-date research
results. Collaboration with local industry partners helps you
to develop real-life problem-solving skills.
Previous graduates of this programme have undertaken
a variety of careers in the IT industry, ranging from data
analyst to technical consultant, in areas such as security,
network planning and implementation, business, and
image processing. Graduates of this programme can also
undertake further research for MPhil / DPhil degrees at
Buckingham or elsewhere.
The Applied Computing Department offers

research programmes leading to the degrees
of MSc (one year), MPhil (two years) and DPhil
(three years) by thesis.
We support a range of research interests including
data-mining (and its use in e-commerce and e-business),
image processing applications, networking and network
applications, and cryptography and authentication. We
collaborate with the Buckingham Institute for Translational
Medicine (see page 86) on Bioimaging and Bioinformatics.
The Department has a history of involvement in EU
framework projects. More recently, we were partners in
two EU FP6 funded projects: SecurePhone and BroadWan.
We have been working and collaborating with many
European research institutions including The Technical
University Graz, CNUCE, Pisa, Thales, Thomson, TELENOR,
RAL, Salzburg, Telephonica Spain, Atos Origin, The
University of Saarbrucken Germany, INFORMA Italy,
and ENST France.
Science

Entry points
finder on page 98
Entry requirements
Fees
Rosie Johnson
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828204
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Psychology
We are unique in being able to provide you
with a fast track to success
Small-group tutorials of up to seven students,
generally conducted by programme lecturers,
cover all the areas of practising psychology
(as defined by the Health and Care Professions
Council) so that you are better prepared to select
a specialist area at postgraduate level Excellent
staff:student ratio so you are not simply another
face in the crowd
Accredited by the British Psychological Society
(BPS) for eligibility for Graduate Basis for
Chartered Membership (GBC) of the society.
This is the only accredited two-year psychology
degree in the UK
Two plus one opportunity to study for a
Masters by research in a third year of study
Two-year psychology degree programmes
BSc (Hons) Psychology (C800)

This programme assumes no prior study of
psychology. After the preliminary period you
will cover the core theoretical components of
a psychology degree as defined by the British
Psychological Society (BPS).
Science
Psychology (C800)
Psychology with Applied Computing (C8G5)
Psychology with Business and Management (C8N1)
In the latter part of the degree programme you can take

modules in some of the most popular areas of applied
and practising psychology such as clinical psychology,
counselling and forensic psychology. Modules covering
all seven areas of practising psychology are offered on
the degree. We offer a two plus one programme for
those students who wish to continue for an additional
year in order to obtain an MSc by research following the
completion of their undergraduate programme.
The BPS commended the Psychology degree at the
University of Buckingham for
The student-centred approach to teaching and learning,
especially the tutorial support that is afforded by the high
staff:student ratio
The range of modules devoted to Psychology
Assessment
Most modules are assessed by a combination of
continuous assessment and written examination
(typically 40% coursework, 60% examination).
Modules are assessed in six-month blocks, with degree
classification determined on the basis of modules taken
in the final 18 months of the programme.
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also offered
Psychology with English Literature (C8Q2)

Psychology with French/Spanish (C8R1/R4)
Psychology with Information Systems (C8G5)
Psychology with Marketing (C8N5)
Psychology with Media Communications (C8P3)

Entry points
finder on page 98
Fees
Rosie Johnson
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828204
We offer the opportunity for students to gain a

postgraduate degree by research at MSc, MPhil or
DPhil level. Study can be on either a full-time or a
part-time basis. The minimum periods of study for
achieving these research degrees are as follows:
MSc one year full-time or two years part-time
MPhil two years full-time or four years
part-time
DPhil three years full-time or six years
part-time
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Postgraduate
Psychology
MSc/MPhil/DPhil Psychology
The Psychology Department offers a one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) research
programme leading to an MSc degree, as well as MPhil/DPhil projects.
Areas of research interest include performance psychology,
educational psychology, health psychology, developmental
psychology, psychology of religion and cognitive
psychology. Please see our website to find out about the
research we are currently undertaking.
The Master of Science (MSc) is offered as a research
degree. You will undertake one year of supervised
research on a topic drawing upon previous studies, at
the end of which you will submit a thesis embodying the
results of your research. This research must demonstrate
familiarity with and an understanding of the subject, its
principal sources and authorities. It should display critical
discrimination and a sense of proportion in evaluating
evidence and the judgements of others. Candidates who
are awarded the degree of MSc will have demonstrated
their ability to conduct independent research using a
range of primary and/or secondary sources and to present
this in an organised, coherent and scholarly manner.
Candidates for the degree of MSc must already hold a good
honours degree or equivalent. Admission to the degree
is normally on a provisional basis while you, with the help
of the supervisor, refine the research proposal, including
developing a work plan and identifying the requirements for
support and resources and how these will be met.
The degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is awarded on

the basis of a thesis embodying the results of supervised
research. You will spend a period of two years full-time
or four years part-time undertaking supervised research
(three years full-time or six years part-time for the DPhil),
at the end of which you are required to submit a thesis
embodying the results of that research. This thesis must
demonstrate a competent familiarity and understanding of
the subject, along with its principal sources and authorities.
It should display critical discrimination, intellect, and
a sense of proportion in evaluating evidence and the
judgement of others. The subject should be dealt with in a
competent and scholarly manner.

Rosie Johnson
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828204
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Postgraduate
Life Science
This internationally recognised research group,
the Buckingham Institute for Translational
Medicine (BITM), is housed in the purpose-built
Clore Laboratory and has interests in molecular
genetics, biochemistry, pharmacology, nutrition,
the physiology of metabolic diseases (particularly
diabetes and obesity and some cancers),
the physiology of skin, and (in collaboration
with the Department of Applied Computing),
bioinformatics, biomedical imaging and
computer-aided drug design.
Current academic collaborating institutes include:
School of Biological Sciences, Southampton;
Molecular Medicine Centre, University of
Edinburgh; Department of Clinical Biochemistry,
University of Cambridge; Cardiovascular Medicine,
University of Oxford; The Institute of Cancer
Research, London; Department of Obesity and
Endocrinology, Liverpool University; School
of Biological Science, Aberdeen University;
Department Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy,
University of Southern Denmark; Institute of
Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of
Glasgow; Sanger Institute, Cambridge Department
of Dermatology, Queen Marys, London University;
Imperial College; Hammersmith Hospital, London;
Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Trust; Institute
of Biomolecular Chemistry, Pozzuoli; Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
Kumasi, Ghana; Institute of Pharmaceutical
Biology, University of Bonn; Department of Biology,
University of Copenhagen.
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Life Science Research

The Buckingham Institute for Translational Medicine has
strategic research alliances and collaborations with a
number of pharmaceutical companies. Members of the
research group have a proven record in drug discovery
and development, and a possibly unique understanding
of the requirements of industry. The Director welcomes
approaches for new strategic alliances and collaborations.
Research programmes leading to an MSc in Bioinformatics,
Bioimaging or Clinical Sciences (one year) and PhD/DPhil
(three years) in Bioinformatics, Bioimaging or Metabolic
Diseases are available.
Students benefit from the holistic nature of our research,
which allows laboratory studies at the molecular and
cellular level to be integrated with whole-body physiology.
Bioinformatics, Bioimaging and Computer-Aided Drug
Design Studies are fully integrated into the Diabetes,
Obesity and Metabolic Disease research programme
and benefit from the Applied Computing Departments
expertise in algorithm development, scripting language
and data-mining.
Supervision of postgraduate students is under the
control of the Director, with each student supervised
in the laboratory by an experienced researcher. Where
students cannot be resident in Buckingham, but have
full-time access to laboratory facilities, it may still be
possible to register for an MPhil/DPhil degree, subject to
the proposed research programme and the availability of
local supervision. For further details of the research group,
current research areas and recent news items, see the
BITMs website www.buckingham.ac.uk/bitm

Miriam Averna
Email: medicine-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828306
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Science Faculty
Professor Jon Arch, Dean of Science
and Deputy Director of Metabolic
Research, was formerly a Director at
SmithKline Beecham and GlaxoSmithKline
R&D, where he was involved in the
discovery of candidate drugs for the
treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and
asthma. He is the author of more than 130
peer-reviewed publications
Computing
Professor Sabah Jassim, Head of Applied
Computing, is researching group theory
and Riemann surfaces; wavelet-based
image processing, biometrics, image/video
compression and indexing; watermarking;
feature analysis in biomedical images;
internet and mobile security; imagequality based adaptive face recognition;
visual speech and word recognition; and
Biometric CryptoSystems
Dr Ihsan Lami is researching wireless
technologies and cloud computing.
The teams focus is on novel solutions
for Smartphones that hybridise GNSS
with WiFi and Bluetooth for seamless
localisation
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Professor Paul Finn was recently Chief

Executive Officer of Inhibox, where he
developed a suite of proprietary ultra-fast
virtual screening programmes
Hongbo Du is researching into databases,
in particular data-mining techniques
and discovery problems and solutions,
classification, association, and clustering
Dr Naseer Al-Jawad is researching
wavelet-based image/video analysis, face
and gait biometrics, feature detection and
recognition in still and video images, video
compression, and networking
Dr Harin Sellahewa is researching
biometric-based recognition for
constrained devices, biomedical imaging,
and mobile applications with a particular
focus on teaching-learning-assessment
and healthcare
Dr Stuart Hall is researching into Einstein
metrics and their generalisations. In
particular he is interested in using recently
invented numerical methods to give
concrete descriptions of these metrics and
solve outstanding problems (such as issues
of stability)
Psychology
Dr Alan Martin, Head of Psychology,
is researching a range of developmental
and educational psychology subjects
Dr Philip Fine is researching the
psychology of music, including sightreading and performance, and expert
problem solving
Dr Katherine Finlay is Admissions Tutor
for undergraduate Psychology, and is
researching psychological methods of
pain control in acute and chronic pain
conditions
Dr. Shelly Kemp currently delivers the
core module Biological Psychology, and
new option modules including Sport and
Exercise Psychology and Animal Behaviour
Linda Luckhurst specialises in counselling
psychology and the role of psychotherapy
Kirsty Lowe-Brown is the Psychology
technician and demonstrator. She
researches emotional development
in children
Margaret Tilley returned to join the

Psychology Department in 2012 as a
teaching assistant and now teaches the
Introduction to Psychology 1 module. Her
research is in the field of chronic pain
Emily Hill teaches the Introduction to
Psychology 2 module. Her research is into
body esteem
Research Departments
Professor Mike Cawthorne, Director of
the Buckingham institute for Translational
Medicine, was formerly Group Director
of diabetes and obesity research at
SmithKline Beecham and more recently
Dean of Science and Medicine for the
University. He is the author of more than
120 peer-reviewed publications and has
been awarded the Society of Medicines
Research Award for Drug Discovery for the
discovery and development of the insulin
sensitiser drug Avandia
Professor Paul Trayhurn FRSE, Dean of
Research Strategy, won the (international)
Andr Mayer prize in 1983 for outstanding
work in the field of obesity for an
investigator aged under 40, the prestigious
Friedrich Wasserman award in 2008 from
the European Association for the Study
of Obesity, and the Kaufmann Memorial
Science
Lecture Award from the International

Society for Fat Research in 2009. He is
currently Chairman of the Scientific and
Awards Committees of the International
Association for the study of Obesity and
was Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal
of Nutrition and a member of the BBSRC
Agri-Food Committee and the Medical
Research Council Population and Systems
Medicine Board. He is the author of over
300 peer reviewed publications
Professor John Clapham was formerly
head of cardiovascular and gastrointestinal
research at AstraZeneca. He has more than
70 peer-reviewed publications
Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe
is Director of the Buckingham Centre for
Astrobiology. In 1974, with Fred Hoyle,
he first proposed the theory that dust
in interstellar space and in comets was
largely organic, a theory that has now
been vindicated. With Fred Hoyle, he won
the International Dag Hammarskjold Gold
Medal for Science in 1986. In 1973 he was
awarded Cambridge Universitys highest
doctorate for Science, the ScD. He has
honorary Doctor of Science degrees from
the Universities of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and
Soka, Tokyo. He has published over 350
papers, including 75 in Nature. In 1992
he was decorated by the President of Sri
Lanka with the title Vidya Jyothi. He was

awarded the International Sahabdeen Prize
for Science in 1996. In 2005 he was named
in the first annual Asian Power 100, a list of
the most influential Asians living in the UK
Mrs Parvathy Harikumar is Investigating

the pathogenesis and mechanisms
underlying Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis,
using transcriptomic, bioinformatic and
molecular biology techniques
Dr. Kathryn Friedlander is a visiting

research fellow researching into expert
problem solvers. She is teaching the
new Psychology of Performance and
Expertise module
Dr Kenneth Langlands leads our

bioinformatics, skin ageing and skin
cancer research
Visiting faculty
Professor Vincenzo Di Marzo is a

Research Director at the Institute of
Biomolecular Chemistry of the National
Research Council in Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy,
and coordinator of the Endocannabinoid
Research Group in the Naples region
Dr Claire Stocker was the 2002 winner of

the International Association for the Study
of Obesity New Investigator Award for her
research on metabolic programming in
utero and early life to prevent obesity and
insulin resistance
Dr Jacqueline ODowd is searching for
new molecular targets in pancreatic
islet cells
Ed Wargent specialises in pre-clinical
evaluation of novel agents and in studies
on metabolic programming
Dr Mohamed Zaibi specialises in
pre-clinical evaluation of novel agents
Dr Joanne Selway is Investigating
mechanisms underlying Langerhans Cell
Histiocytosis and diabetic and ageing skin,
whilst also developing and implementing
novel bioimaging techniques
Professor David McLoughlin is a

chartered psychologist specialising in
education and occupational psychology.
He is founder of the Independent
Dyslexia Consultants
Dr Jeremy Martin is a visiting fellow, and
a software developer in chemoinformatics
in the pharmaceutical industry. Jeremy
undertook his DPhil at Buckingham
Dr Andrew Edmonds is a visiting fellow
who specialises in tools for data-mining
unstructured data in XML, including
problems in artificial intelligence
Dr Robert Ngala is at the University
of Kumasi in Ghana. He is a visiting
fellow undertaking studies in skeletal
muscle metabolism
Dr Valur Emilsson is honorary fellow
in bioinformatics. He is based at the
Icelandic Heart Association and the
University of Iceland
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After many years of planning, a four and a half-year undergraduate MBChB programme
will welcome its first students in January 2015. Building on our highly successful Clinical
MD taught at Ealing Hospital we are developing a Medical School that is unique in its teaching
philosophy and which focuses on the practice of medicine with patient-led care. It is my
pleasure to be the Founding Dean of such a School and to oversee its creation at a University
that believes in putting the teaching of students as its number one priority.
We have been working closely with our partner hospital, Milton Keynes NHS Foundation
Trust, to ensure that students will be involved with clinical training from the outset of their
studies and will be taught in small groups gaining a truly interactive learning experience.
Exposure to patients from the beginning will also build a set of skills critical to a successful
career as a Doctor. St. Andrews Healthcare Campus in Northampton will provide an in-depth
insight into psychiatric care and further placements will be provided by Bedford NHS
Foundation Trust. We have cemented a strong relationship with local GP practices and want
our graduates to make an informed decision as to which area of medicine they choose to
specialise in.
If you are an entrepreneurial and pioneering aspiring doctor, committed to making a
difference to a healthcare system either in the UK or overseas, who will strive to deliver
the best care tailored to your individual patients needs, then the University of Buckingham
Medical School can offer you the opportunity to launch yourself from an international
platform. Join us as we lay the foundation stones of our School and we will provide you
with the foundations of a life-changing career.
Professor Karol Sikora, Dean of Medicine
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Undergraduate
Medicine
Undergraduate Medicine: MBChB in Medicine (71A8)

Undergraduates joining the new Medical School
at Buckingham will benefit from the delivery of a
curriculum that has been refined for over twenty
years at Leicester Medical School. By adopting the
Universitys standard practice of reduced vacation
time students will complete the programme in four
and a half years, compared to the five or six years
at traditional schools.
All those graduating with the dual degree Bachelor of
Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery will reach the prescribed
Outcomes for Graduates laid out by the General Medical
Council (GMC) and be eligible to apply for Foundation Year
places at hospitals across the country. These outcomes
are divided into three groups to allow you to progress in a
competitive yet structured fashion.
Becoming a Buckingham Doctor

As a student of the University of Buckingham Medical
School you can expect to thrive in an organisation that
has developed and maintained an enviable reputation for
student satisfaction. We are committed to providing you
with lecturers and clinical staff dedicated to teaching over
research, and you will have a readily accessible personal
tutor to oversee your evolution from student to doctor. In
exchange, we expect you to become an honest, ethical
and compassionate practitioner who makes the patient
the priority.
University campus in Buckingham for the two year duration

of the course. After successfully completing the required
assessments you will progress onto Phase Two for your
remaining two and a half years, which consists of a series
of seven blocks each lasting 12 weeks. These blocks are
delivered in a clinical environment and will expose you to all
the aspects of medicine in hospitals and communities alike.
Continued overleaf
The programme is divided into two stages. Phase One will

build an understanding of biomedical science and offer you
clinical skills training in both our newly equipped simulation
suite and on hospital wards. You will be based on the main
Artists Impression of the New Medical School Building
Undergraduate
MBChB in Medicine (continued) (71A8)

The Curriculum
The aims and outcomes of the Buckingham medical

school curriculum are those prescribed by the GMC
in Tomorrows Doctors (2009). You will learn through
a variety of media including lectures, group problemsolving, practical exercises and independent study. We
are blending the most effective traditional and modern
teaching methods and subjects will be taught in a modular
format. Each of these will be supported with extensive
electronic resources and library facilities. A further
component is the requirement to build a professional
development portfolio in which you will demonstrate how
you have reflected on your approach and performance and
improved your communication skills and patient manner.
The curriculum is focused from the start on delivering
the necessary graduate outcomes, and all learning will
be set in the context of the practice of medicine. The
first two years of the four and a half-year programme
constitute Phase One, in which students will learn about
the systems of the body in health and disease. A state-ofthe-art simulation suite will be used to demonstrate the
effects of drugs on the disease state throughout the
entire programme.
Phase One is largely based in the University but
incorporates some clinical training. Students will spend
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around 16% of their time in direct clinical work, either

with simulated patients or volunteers, or with real
patients in their own homes, GP surgeries or in Milton
Keynes Hospital. By the end of Phase One students will
demonstrate competence in history taking, physical
examination, and a subset of the procedures described
in Tomorrows Doctors (2009). All theoretical learning is
contextualised by group work on problems directly related
to clinical practice.
In Phase Two, students will be based at Milton Keynes
Hospital and will work entirely in a clinical environment,
gaining experience of the basis of practice in different
specialities. Some of the clinical placements will take
place in other hospital trusts and primary care settings.
Students will learn in teams of around eight for the
majority of the programme, allowing the development of
coherent team structures. Grouping will be informed by
psychometric testing to match compatible individuals.
This will facilitate active learning and ensure the
development of the generic team-working skills critical
for effective safe practice in later professional life.
Towards the end of the programme, students will work
in smaller groups in a clinical environment over relatively
long periods. This will involve interaction with other
members of the clinical team so that a full range of
inter-professional team-working skills is acquired.
Curriculum goals
Each curriculum element is designed according to
guiding principles, providing learning opportunities for
students through
Exposure to ideas by direct experience, either in a
lecture or by other means
Encouragement to begin to construct
understanding through group discussion and
reflection based upon structured problems
Testing that understanding through its application
to problems in the clinical context
Refining that understanding through further group
discussion and private study
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Assessment
The Medical School has a responsibility to future patients
to ensure that all graduates are fit to practice medicine.
This means that they must have the appropriate knowledge
and skills tested through examination, and that their
attitudes, conduct and health will not put patients at risk.
Rigorous assessment throughout the course of study will
ensure safe, competent and confident doctors. In Phase
One there are termly assessments which must be passed,
and which include both written and clinical components.
In Phase Two there are two main assessments, one in the
penultimate and one in the final year. Both are designed to
test in an integrated way, and students must demonstrate
they are ready to practice medicine.
New graduates should have the clinical competence
to work as foundation doctors, combined with the
potential to develop along the continuum of medical
education into humane and rational doctors. In
accordance with the General Medical Council document
Good Medical Practice, graduates will make the care of
their patients their first concern, applying their knowledge
and skills in a competent and ethical manner and using
their ability to provide leadership and to analyse complex
and uncertain situations.
Applying to the Medical School

and the Selection Process
You can apply to the Medical School either through
UCAS or submit a direct application via our website
www.buckingham.ac.uk/apply. By virtue of the
Universitys independence, the Medical School is not
subject to the 7.5% cap on international student places
imposed by the government and welcomes applications
from qualified EU and overseas students equally.
Please ensure that you have any required supporting
documentation such as exam transcripts at the time of
submission as omission of these will result in delays to
your application being considered. As well as demanding
academic excellence, the University is committed to
selecting students who have the necessary personal
skills essential to becoming a good doctor. If you fulfil the
prescribed academic criteria you will be invited to take
part in an assessment day which will consist of a series
of activities designed to test your team-working abilities,
consultation style, communication skills, numeracy,
literacy and analytical skills. These are held at regular
intervals and participants are ranked and then selected
according to performance.
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Entry requirements
Three A-levels at AAA (or equivalent), including
Chemistry, and at least one other Science or Maths
subject (General Studies and Critical Thinking are not
acceptable A-levels.) These must be achieved in one
sitting. A fourth subject at AS level at least at grade B is
also required. This must be Biology if not achieved
at A-level.
or
Five Scottish Highers at AAABB, including Chemistry
and another science, achieved in the fifth year, plus
two advanced Highers at AA in Chemistry and one
other subject
or
International Baccalaureate, with an overall score of
36, including a score of six at higher level in Chemistry
and one of Maths, Biology or Physics, with either Maths
or Physics at least at standard level. Passes required at
standard level for Maths and English, if not taken at
higher level
European Baccalaureate, with an 85% overall score,
including 85% in each science option, to include
Chemistry and one other Science, or Maths
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Graduate applicants
A bachelors degree in a science subject achieved
with a 2.1 classification or above. This must be from
a UK or internationally recognized university.We will
not accept transfers from or award time credit to
students from other medical or science degrees
Applicants with international qualifications
Applicants who hold overseas qualifications
comparable to the above will be considered at
the discretion of the Selection Panel. More
information can be found on our website. If you
are unsure of the validity of your qualifications
please contact the Admissions Officer before
submitting your application.
English language requirements
Applicants who have not completed their secondary
education in English will usually be required to
submit evidence of a recent IELTS assessment with
an aggregate score of 7.5 and no less than 7.0 in
each category.
Stephen Maden
Email: stephen.maden@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828275
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Postgraduate Medicine:
Clinical MD in General Internal Medicine
Practitioners of medicine today face considerable
challenges. Ageing populations, innovative
technology and increased patient expectations are
changing the educational requirements for doctors
globally. At Buckingham we are creating novel
programmes to meet the demands of this new age,
giving our graduates a competitive edge.
It is difficult for international medical graduates to find
structured medical training in the UK, and the Buckingham
Clinical MD programme is designed to fulfil this need.
Clinical training is delivered at Ealing Hospital, London,
and in other UK NHS Trusts. Teaching is delivered in
wards, clinics and skills laboratories, complemented by
theory lectures.
The programme is divided into eight modules delivered
over two years. Students are taught in gastroenterology,
cardiology, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, acute
medicine, ITU, infectious diseases and other sub-group
specialities of General Internal Medicine.
Students may acquire GMC registration during the
programme in two ways. First, if they have an IELTS score
of 7.0 or more in all four components in a single sitting and
there has been no break in clinical practice in the two years
prior to joining the programme, they may be placed on a
fast-track sponsorship programme. Second, students may
sit the GMC PLAB (Part One and Part Two).

Entry points
June and November
Entry requirements
An MBBS or equivalent degree
Successfully completed one year of internship
at a hospital and must supply their Certificate
of Completion
An IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent unless all
previous training in medicine has been in
English. This must be confirmed in one of the
academic references
Graduated from an internationally recognised
medical school
Completed their undergraduate training and be
fully registered with the Medical Council in their
respective countries
Fees
Miriam Averna
Email: medicine-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1280 828306
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Medicine Faculty
Professor Karol Sikora, Dean of Medicine,
has been Clinical Director for Cancer
Services at the Hammersmith Hospital
for thirteen years and established a major
cancer research laboratory there funded
by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. He
is a director of MEI Healthcare. He was a
member of the UK Health Departments
Expert Advisory Group on Cancer and of
the Committee on Safety of Medicines, and
he remains an advisor to the World Health
Organization. He has published over 300
peer-reviewed papers, written or edited 20
books, and is the founding editor of Gene
Therapy and Cancer Strategy
Professor Stewart Petersen, Director
of Medical Education, was until recently
Director of Medical Education at Leicester
Medical School, where he led the medical
programme and oversaw a range of other
health and social care programmes
Professor Mike Cawthorne is Head of
School, alongside his role as Director of
the Buckingham Institute for Translational
Medicine. Previously he was Deputy ViceChancellor of the University
Dr Kenneth Langlands is Phase One lead
for the MBChB and is Admissions Tutor for
the Clinical MD programme
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Professor John Clapham is Chief

Operating Officer. He was previously
the senior director of a research group
at AstraZeneca
Medical Officer for SSAFA. Greg will run

the Consultation Skills Foundation Course,
teaching students to take histories and
examine patients
Professor Doug McWhinnie is Phase Two

lead for the MBChB. He is a Consultant
Vascular and General Surgeon at Milton
Keynes NHS Trust. Clinical interests
include venous and arterial disease,
in addition to ambulatory surgery and
minimal invasive surgery
David McLoughlin is a Chartered

Psychologist based in London. He has
many years experience as a practising
psychologist. He became Visiting Professor
in the Psychology Department in 2002. He
has been nominated and accepted as a
Member of the International Academy for
Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD).
IARLD is an elected group of premier
scientists, educators and clinicians in the
field of learning disabilities throughout
the world
Professor Jayantha Arnold,

Postgraduate Dean, Clinical Medicine,
is Joint Director of the Clinical MD
programme. He is a senior consultant in
gastroenterology at Ealing Hospital. He
trained in gastroenterology at King's
College Hospital, London, and in Cardiff
Professor Rajat Mathur, Postgraduate
Dean, Clinical Medicine, is Joint Director
of the Clinical MD programme. He is a
senior consultant physician in respiratory
medicine and Royal College tutor at Ealing
Hospital, London, with special interest in
training and experience in sleep disorders
Dr Greg Simons is GP Lead for the
Medical School and is a Senior GP Partner
at North End Surgery in the town of
Buckingham as well as an Associate GP
Dean at Oxford Deanery and an Honorary
Dr Joanne Selway completed her

PhD entitled GLP-1 and muscarinic
receptor mediated activation of ERK1/2
in pancreatic -cells in the department
of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology at
the University of Leicester, UK, in 2010. Dr
Selways experience in -cell signalling
allows her to contribute to the core
diabetes research within the Buckingham
Institute for Translational Medicine in
addition to her main research focuses
Dr Claire Stocker is the Deputy Chairman

for the School Ethics Committee and the
Research Officer for the Department of
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Research
(Clore Laboratory). In the undergraduate
Medical School she is the Student Support
Lead and Phase One Module lead for
Metabolism. Claires main research
focus is on the developmental origins of
metabolic disease and potential maternal
intervention strategies. Her current
interests are the identification of the
underlying molecular mechanisms in the
regulation of energy balance both centrally
and in adipose tissue
Medical
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UCAS Code
Jan
Accounting and Financial Management

Accounting with Communication Studies (EFL)
Accounting with French
Accounting with Spanish
Art History and Heritage Management
Art History with English Literature
Art History with French
Art History with History
Art History with Journalism
Art History with Spanish
Business Economics
Business Enterprise
Business and Management
Business and Management with Communication Studies (EFL)
Business and Management with French
Business and Management with Applied Computing
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Communication (EFL) and Media Studies
Communication, Media and Journalism
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Business
Business
Business
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Humanities
Humanities
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BSc (Econ)(Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
NN43
N4P9
N4R1
N4R4
VD34/VV37 (9 terms)
V3Q3/VQ33 (9 terms)
V3R1/V3RB (9 terms)
V3V1/V3VB (9 terms)
VP35
V3R4/V3RK (9 terms)
L112
N190
NN12
N1PX/N1P9 (EFL)
N1R1
N1G5
N1R4
Q3P0
QP35
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Computing
Computing with Accounting and Finance
Computing with Business and Management
Computing with Communication Studies
Computing with Economics
Economics
Economics, Business and Law
Economics with Applied Computing
Economics with English Language Studies (EFL)
Economics with French
Economics with History
Economics with Journalism
Economics with Politics
Economics with Spanish
English Literature
English Literature with English Language Studies (EFL)
English Literature with French
English Literature with History
English Literature with Journalism
English Literature with Psychology
English Literature with Spanish
English Studies (EFL)
English Studies for Teaching (EFL)
English Studies with Journalism
English Studies with Media Communications
History and Economics
History with Economics
History with English Literature
History and Politics
History with Politics
History with Journalism
International Studies
International Studies with EFL
International Studies with French
International Studies with Journalism
International Studies with Spanish
School
Science and Medicine
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Award
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Econ)(Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
UCAS Code
G400
G4N4
G4N1
G4Q3
G4L1
L100/L10A (3 year)
LM11
L1G5
L1QH/L1Q3 (EFL)
L1R1
L1V1
L1P5
L1L2
L1R4
Q300/Q320 (3 year)
Q390/Q3Q1 (EFL)
Q3R1
Q3V1
Q3P5
Q3C8
Q3R4
Q301/Q331 (EFL)
XQ13/QX31 (EFL)
Q3PM
Q3P3
VL21
V2L1
V2Q3
LV22
V2L2
V2P5
L900/L901 (3 year)
L9QH
L9R1
L9P5
L9R4
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60
60
60
60
60
61
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61
61
58
58
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58
54
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Entry Point
Journalism with Communication Studies
Journalism with English Literature
Journalism with French
Journalism with International Studies
Journalism with Spanish
Law
Law with Business Finance
Law with Economics
Law with English Language Studies (EFL)
Law with French
Law with Management Studies
Law with Politics
Law with Spanish
Law (part-time)
Marketing with French
Marketing with Media Communications
Marketing with Psychology
Marketing with Spanish
Medicine
Politics and Economics
Politics and History
Politics, Economics and Law
Psychology
Psychology with Applied Computing
Psychology with Business Management
Psychology with English Literature
Psychology with French
Psychology with Marketing
Psychology with Media Communications
Psychology with Spanish
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School
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Law
Law
Law
Law
Law
Law
Law
Law
Law
Business
Business
Business
Business
Medicine
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
Science
Award
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
LLB (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
MBChB
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BA (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons)
UCAS Code
P5P9
P5Q3
P5R1
P5L2
P5R4
M100
M1N3
M1L1
M1Q3/M1Q1 (EFL)
M1R1
M1N2
M1L2
M1R4
Direct Admission
N5R1
N5P3
N5C8
N5R4
71A8
LL21
LV22
L000
C800
C8G5
C8N1
C8Q2
C8R1
C8N5
C8P3
C8R4
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Entry Point
Postgraduate Programmes (Taught)
School
Award
Jan
Apr Jun
Accounting and Finance

Applied Computing
Biography* (full-time, part-time)
Computing
Computing (full-time, part-time)
Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors* (full-time, part-time)
Educational Leadership
Finance and Investment
Financial Service Management
General Internal Medicine
Global Affairs
Global Affairs and Diplomacy
Independent PGCE
International and Commercial Law
International and Commercial Law
Innovative Computing (full-time, part-time)
Lean Enterprise
Management in a Global Service Economy
Management in a Service Economy (full-time, part-time)
Master of Business Administration
Middle Leadership
Primary PGCE with Teachers Standards
Secondary PGCE with Teachers Standards
Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy
Security and Intelligence Studies
Business
Science
Humanities
Science
Science
Humanities
Humanities
Business
Business
Medicine
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Law
Law
Science
Business
Business
Business
Business
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
MSc/PG Diploma
MSc
MA
Certificate
Diploma
MA
MEd
MSc
MSc
Clinical MD
MA
MA
PGCE
LLM
PG Diploma
MSc
MSc
MSc
MSc
MBA
Certificate
PGCE
PGCE
MA
MA
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27
27
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38
39
40
37
69
68
68
56
56
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Entry Point
Postgraduate Programmes (Research)
School
Award
Archaeology: Stonehenge - a Landscape Through Time*

Biography* (full-time, part-time)
Bioinformatics
Business
Clinical Science
Computing
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Research
Economics
English Literature
History of Art: Renaissance to Modernism*
International Affairs and Diplomacy*
Law
Military History*
Modern War Studies and Contemporary Military History*
Psychology
Humanities
Humanities
Science
Business
Science
Science
Science
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Humanities
Law
Humanities
Humanities
Science
MA
MA
MSc
DPhil/MPhil
MSc
DPhil/MPhil/MSc
DPhil/MPhil
DPhil/MPhil
MA
MA
MA
DPhil/MPhil/LLM
MA
MA
DPhil/MPhil/MSc
Jan
Apr Jun
July Aug
Sep
Nov
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70
86
41
86
83
86
57
62
71
72
29
72
73
84
School
Award
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Digital Marketing (part-time)

Marketing (part-time)
Marketing Communications (part-time)
Business
Business
Business
Business
Business
Diploma
Introductory Certificate
Professional Certificate
Professional Diploma
Diploma
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* Taught in London.
The University will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver

programmes in accordance with the descriptions set
out in this prospectus. However, we reserve the right to
make variations to the contents or methods of delivery
of courses, to discontinue programmes and to merge
or combine programmes, if such action is reasonably
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considered to be necessary by the University. If the

University decides to discontinue any programme, it will use
its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative
programme. As a student you will be required to abide by
the Universitys extant rules, regulations and procedures, a
copy of which is available on request from the University.
Study
How to Apply
Undergraduate students
Through UCAS, our code is B90 (www.ucas.ac.uk)
Online via our website.
www.buckingham.ac.uk/admissions/applyonline
(A paper application form is available on request.)
Foundation and postgraduate students
Online via our website.
www.buckingham.ac.uk/admissions/applyonline
(A paper application form is available on request.)
Entry requirements
We aim to ensure that only those candidates who are best
equipped to study at Buckingham are admitted to degree
programmes. We assess all applications carefully and
individually and do not make decisions on the basis of any
single factor in an application.
We understand that sometimes wrong choices are made
and that for many of us our potential is greater than our
success so far. We want to work with your potential, not
your history. Wherever possible we encourage applicants
to attend an interview at the University. This is a twoway process, giving us the opportunity to explore your
motivation and commitment, and giving you the chance to
meet academic staff and see the facilities at Buckingham.
Individual Departments have their own minimum entry
requirements and you should check our website for the
most up-to-date information. We are happy to consider a
range of international qualifications.
English language
If English is not your mother tongue, you must be able
to demonstrate proficiency in English. The University

prefers the International English Language Testing Service
(IELTS) examination, where generally you require an
overall band score of 6.5 for direct admittance to one of
our undergraduate or postgraduate programmes. If your
score is below this, you can follow one of our Foundation
programmes (see page 18). The minimum entry level is 5.0.
If your score is slightly below 6.5 you can follow a one-term
pre-sessional programme before starting your studies.
Mature students
Buckingham welcomes mature students (one third of our
students are over 25). You may wish to include a detailed
curriculum vitae with your application form, since our
Admissions Tutors will be assessing on educational
background, employment and personal experience.
Open days
In addition to attending Open Days (details of which can be
found on our website) you are welcome to visit our campus.
To arrange a visit please call our Admissions Office.
We will be happy to give you a personal tour of the campus
and arrange for you to meet members of academic staff.
Just get in touch and well organise a tailored experience
to suit you.
Contact us
Admissions Office
Email: admissions@buckingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1280 820313
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Fees, Scholarships and Bursaries

UK and EU students
Because of its two-year degree structure a Buckingham
degree is cost-effective while maintaining a high level
of contact time and an outstanding student:staff ratio.
When living costs are included, students pay about
20% less at Buckingham than they would on a three-year
programme at a university charging 9,000pa for tuition.
Buckingham graduates can start earning a year earlier
than those taking a three-year programme elsewhere.
For current fees please see our website. Student Finance
England (SFE) will currently give eligible undergraduate
students a loan of 6,000pa towards their tuition
fees. Students or a financial sponsor are required to
finance the balance sum (this is typically paid in termly
instalments).
Buckingham students are eligible for the means-tested
maintenance loan and grant offered by SFE.
www.buckingham.ac.uk/fees
International students
The real financial cost of our two-year undergraduate
degree will usually be less than a three-year
programme elsewhere.
You will save a years living expenses
You can gain two qualifications in three years BA/MA,
BSc/MSc, LLB/LLM.
You can enter the job market or undertake postgraduate
study earlier.
Postgraduate students
For the most up-to-date information on fees please see:
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Bursaries and scholarships

Bursaries and scholarships can be a good way of financing
your studies and enabling you to achieve your potential.
If you are awarded a bursary or scholarship, you receive a
discount on your fees and, most importantly, a scholarship
on your CV will make you stand out to future employers.
For the most up-to-date information on bursaries and
scholarships see:
www.buckingham.ac.uk/scholarships
It is the Universitys policy to ensure that bursaries and
scholarships are awarded to those who might not otherwise
have the opportunity to benefit from a University education.
All awards are subject to your meeting the Universitys
entry requirements and abiding by the rules and
regulations. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship you will
need to accept any offer of a place at Buckingham and, in
the case of UCAS applications, select Buckingham as your
firm acceptance choice.
Four counties scholarships
An automatic scholarship, worth 2,500 per annum is
awarded to undergraduate students from the following
counties who satisfy our entrance requirements:
Buckinghamshire (including Milton Keynes)
Bedfordshire
Northamptonshire
Oxfordshire
Unlike other scholarships this award can be combined with
Buckinghams automatic bursary of 1,100 (awarded to
those in receipt of a maintenance grant).
No separate application is necessary. Suitably qualified

applicants who are resident in one of the four counties will
automatically receive this scholarship.
Maintenance bursary
Home students who are in receipt of a maintenance
grant from Student Finance qualify for a Buckingham
maintenance bursary of 1,100 for each academic year in
which they are in receipt of the grant.
Note
Home students awarded a scholarship or bursary will
not normally be eligible for the automatic 1,100 bursary
awarded to those in receipt of a maintenance grant.
Students may only accept one award.
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16 Our Two-Year Degree

18 Foundation and Academic Skills

12 Sport and Welfare

103 How to Apply

104 Fees, Scholarships and Bursaries

The University has just over two thousand students, about

Since our foundation,

Small Class Sizes

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Buckingham is a picturesque market town.

Our Hunter Street site, on the banks of the River Great

The University has two libraries, both of which have

We realise the importance of technology to support your

suitable for married couples, but we are unable to offer

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There are good transport links to Oxford and Cambridge,

Sport and Welfare

They work closely and confidentially with the Personal

Soon after graduating from my BA at Buckingham, I was

Dr Karl Stefan Eisermann

Chris de Lapuente graduated from

Dr Karl Stefan Eisermann left Buckingham

Blanche Kayveas graduated from

Michele Parnell was part of Buckinghams

Following a successful career in the

Setara is shown here at an alumni event

Our Two-Year Degree

students and their parents are assured of

The tutorial system is indicative

Buckingham has led the NSS since

Quality and Academic Standards

QAA Institutional Review report,

Typical Programme Breakdown

when compared to the

Foundation and Academic Skills

Foundation and Academic Skills

In the Buckingham Foundation and Academic Skills Department we offer a range

You will gain practice and training in the different kinds of

Furthermore, with our unique two-year degree programme,

Foundation and Academic Skills

Pre-Sessional English Language

The International Foundation Programme (IFP) prepares

The Pre-Sessional English Language Foundation

Foundation and Academic Skills

Skills modules you will study include

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The Law School, situated on the Universitys Verney Park

Our Law programmes will help you to acquire the skills

Whether you come from the UK or overseas, Buckingham

LLB (Hons) Law (Full-Time) (M100)

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LLB (Hons) Law (Part-Time)

give students the valuable opportunity of having direct

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LLM/Postgraduate Diploma in International

LLM/Postgraduate Diploma in International

taken. Should students wish to be awarded a Specialist

Anti-Money Laundering, Off Shore Banking

International Oil and Gas Law

Anti-Money Laundering, Off Shore Banking

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