Why Coventry?

1. Unique career-focused programmes and outstanding employer links

• Coventry is the only UK university that offers credit-bearing career modules in each year of the undergraduate programme. The Add+vantage Scheme is taken alongside the main degree programme to help make students an attractive candidate for future employment opportunities.
• All Business Master’s degrees have an optional internship module available instead of the dissertation.
• Internships and Work Experience – most undergraduate degrees have a year’s internship available in Year 3 as part of a 4-year sandwich degree course.
• International Experience and Mobility Service (IEMS) - sources and promotes opportunities for students to participate in a wide range of international activities, and subsistence and travel grants are available.

2. Excellence in Teaching (QAA) with nine subject areas scoring 22/24 or higher

3. World-wide accreditation and recognition of degree programmes by professional and public bodies

This ensures that its students receive all the relevant teaching, knowledge and skills to prepare them for their chosen career.

Accreditations include:

• Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
• BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
• The Law Society
• National Health Service

4. World-leading Research

7 out of 16 areas receiving the highest rating in overall quality profile in the RAE 2008:

• Allied Health and Professional Studies
• Art and Design
• Computer Science and Informatics
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Library and Information Management
• Politics and International Studies
• Social Work
• Social Policy Administration

5. Ideal study location for international students

• 4th safest university city in the UK
• University campus integrated with the city
• 20 minutes to Birmingham, UK’s 2nd city
• 1 hour to central London