Top degrees at Sunderland

Sunderland is one of the UK's leading modern universities.

• The No.1 New University in England for the quality and range of research (RAE 2008)
• The No.1 Student Experience (The Times Higher Education Awards 2010)
• 'World Leading' research in 10 out of 16 areas (RAE 2008)
• Ranked a top 5 campus in the UK (The Commission for the Built Environment)

With FoundationCampus, successful international students enjoy guaranteed progression to a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in all of Sunderland's leading subject areas:

Business

Ranked 14th in the UK (Guardian 2011) with 4 year programmes also available on many Business and Management degrees that include an industrial placement year.

Industrial placements include Nissan, IBM, British Telecom and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Law

The best New University in the country for studying Law (The Guardian 2008):

• No.1 for student satisfaction
• No.1 for teaching
• No.1 for organisation, management and support
• No.1 for feedback and assessment (National Student Survey 2009).

Communication & Media Studies

Rated 'excellent' for research with a Media Centre allowing students to experience real-life work situations whilst following a range of journalism, public relations and new media degrees.

Pharmacy & Bioscience

Rated ‘Excellent’ in 6 areas of Health Science, Sunderland is an ideal choice for students interested in Pharmacy or Bioscience.

Tourism

The University's School of Tourism is ranked No.2 in the UK (Guardian 2011), reflecting their international links with industry and focus on skills development.

Computing

Courses have been designed and some taught in partnership with companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Yahoo! and British Airways to ensure you gain the skills that employers actually want.

Psychology

No.1 in the UK for personal development and 2nd for assessment and feedback (National Student Survey 2009).

Automotive Design

Sunderland's Institute for Automotive and Manufacturing Advanced Practice has a team of 40 researchers and consultants working with local businesses,while nearby Nissan played an important role in designing its course in automotive product development.