牛津布鲁克斯大学简介(Oxford Brooks University)
大学简介
成立于1865年的牛津布鲁克斯大学以其授课和课程的不断创新和高质量而享有国际声誉。其在25年前倡导的模块学位课程现已陆续被新老大学所采用。大学以其雄厚的实力为骄傲,在科目教授上,侧重实际应用。
课程与科目
大学提供以下领域的从预科到本科再到研究生的课程:
建筑、艺术、生物和分子学、商业、计算机和数学科学、结构和地球科学、教育、工程、健康护理、饭店管理、人文学、语言、法律、音乐、策划、出版印刷、房地产管理、社会科学。
现有学生总数15,000多人,和来自100多个国家近2,000人的访问学者。
地理位置
大学的主校园位于可俯瞰牛津市的山上,由此驱车到美丽的乡村和牛津郡的历史名镇只需几分钟时间。因为大学距离伦敦中心及其国际机场只有一小时,学生们去欧洲各地旅行都十分方便。
住宿和福利
海外新生若在八月份结束之前申请住宿的话,大学将保证为其提供第一年的住宿,包括全膳食的和自助式的宿舍,以及部分有宗教信仰的公寓。
学校发给学生们行前指南以帮助海外学生为英国学习作好充分的准备;在学生抵达后,国际学生指导员们又针对有关移民、雇佣、文化、财政和个人等问题给学生们提供建议。
每学期开课之前,学校都开办指导活动,帮助学生处理实际问题,比如学生注册,开立银行帐户。校区内设有医疗和牙科诊所,保证学生们的健康。学生放假回家时,学校还为其安排与行程相关的事项。
学生会经营大量的社交和文化性团体。许多国际社团在文化方面的交流和庆祝开展的尤其火热。
学校设施
学生可方便使用计算机设备传发电子邮件和浏览国际互联网。有些机房全年开放,全天24小时可用。图书馆有书330,000多册,期刊400多份。每学年都为海外学生设有英语语言课;从7月到9月还有英语暑期班。
体育设施包括配备齐全的运动馆,树脂球场和全天候运动场。在伊希斯河还配有划船和驶独木舟的设备。除了校区内的餐厅,商店和银行,牛津市区有不错的商店、剧院、饭店和娱乐场所。这座城市还保存有可追溯到多个世纪前的建筑遗产。
关于学费
学费每年浮动,请参看学校网站。学校执行灵活的付费方式,学费可按学期交付。
入学条件
英语语言的基本要求:
本科学习:
托福笔试:550分
托福机考:207分
雅思:6.0分
研究生学习:
托福笔试:550-600分
托福机考:207-260分
雅思:6.0-7.0分
灵活的入学时间:一些本科课程可以一月份入学。
Introduction to the Oxford Brooks University
Oxford Brookes history goes back to the 19th century when an art school was founded in the city. When science and technology courses were added, it became Oxford Technical College and then, in 1970, Oxford Polytechnic. It gained university status in 1992.
It is based at sites on the outskirts of Oxford - Headington is about a mile and a half from the city centre and Wheatley is five miles away.
Oxford Brookes is one of Britain's leading new universities in terms of the courses that it offers. Modular degrees were pioneered here and the university encourages students to study subjects outside their main area of interest. This enables the vocational courses (hotel management, for example) to be mixed with the more purely academic (such as history of art).
The quality of teaching is impressive and employment rates among graduates are high. However, there is a relatively low proportion of state school students here: in 1997/98, only 67% of undergraduates came from the state sector (for comparison, it was 62% at Durham).
Most first years live in university accommodation. The university takes sport seriously, especially rowing, basketball, climbing, hockey and rugby - former England rugby union international Tim Rodber studied here.
The students' union hosts events at the 1,200-capacity Helena Kennedy Student Centre - Faithless and Travis recently played here - as well as club and film nights to keep students entertained.
As well as Tim Rodber, MP, Debra Shipley studied here.