Education in Great Britain. Бояринцева Е.И - 27 стр.

       University programmes at all levels are delivered variously in       ing and consultancy, overseas work placements, international research,
full-time, part-time; distance learning and in-company modes, as well       joint awards and franchised programmes, distance learning.
as short courses and tailor-made programmes.                                       The total number of students in 1994–95 amounted to 21 384
       The University is a major provider of training, consultancy, test-   and that of the staff – to 1 961 including both academic and administra-
ing, technology transfer and contract research for a wide range of cli-     tive, professional, technical, clerical, and manual personnel.
ents from all aspects of industry and commerce. The University has                 The University Library stocks nearly 400 000 books and over
excellent links with industry, commerce and the professions which are       3 500 periodicals and has over 1 400 study places. At all the campus
coordinated by a recently-expanded Corporate Enterprise Centre. The         libraries there are networked computer suites providing access to na-
Careers and Graduate Employment Service has a professional team of          tional and international facilities, as well as many other resources for
advisers. They offer extensive advice and help on career and employ-        learning.
ment opportunities for all the students and graduates throughout                   A doctor is available on campus on a weekly basis for any stu-
courses providing them with a wide range of professional services to        dent to consult about health-related matters.
help maximize their career potential:                                              One can take a course in any of 11 Wolverhampton’s Schools
       * extensive information on occupations, regional and national        колледж = such as a School of Applied Sciences; Art and Design;
employers and further study regular vacancy bulletins with details of       Computing & Information Technology; Construction; Engineering &
jobs and postgraduate study                                                 Technology; Education; Health Sciences; Humanities & Social Sci-
       * careers education workshops on such topics as interview tech-      ences; Legal Studies; Nursing & Midwifery and Business School as
nique and effective applications                                            well as apply for Combined Awards Scheme.
       * psychometric testing of personality and aptitude                          The most popular subjects / courses are Business, English, Geog-
       * computer guidance systems                                          raphy, Law, Media and Communications, Sociology.
       * individual guidance interviews to assess the careers implica-
tions of choice of options within courses, and clarify career directions.         Notes
       The University Student Employment Bureau is designed to help
                                                                                  Access Courses – подготовительное отделение
students find suitable part-time and vacation work that will not conflict
                                                                                  School – зд.: школа = колледж = факультет
with study and provide useful work experience.
       Access Courses are usually one year full-time or two years part-
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time and are offered in Further Education colleges throughout the re-
gion.                                                                                            The University of London
       Located in picturesque surroundings the University has several
sites across the West Midlands and Shropshire within easy rich of Bir-             In 1836 the University of London was created to conduct the ex-
mingham. You can find the University's campuses not only in Wolver-         aminations and to grant degrees upon the students from any institution
hampton but also in Dudley, Walsall and Telford. The University has         situated anywhere in the British Empire.
about 2 338 rooms in its Halls of Residence, over 900 en-suite student             Up until 1900 the University of London was only an examining
rooms being offered in newly built Halls of Residence in Shropshire         and degree-awarding body, but in that year an Act of Parliament per-
and Wolverhampton.                                                          mitted to provide lecture rooms, museums, laboratories, workshops,
       The University of Wolverhampton carries on extensive interna-        etc. for both teaching and research. Today the University of London is
tional activities which include academic partnerships, in-country train-    a federation of colleges, each largely independent. There are four facul-

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