Nottingham Trent University
Program Snapshot
Nottingham Trent University is based in the popular student city of Nottingham, which hosts around 60,000 students from across the globe, over 10,000 of whom are international and approximately 8,500 are from the European Union. NTU currently has 28,000 students (latest HESA report 2011/12).
Nottingham is a compact city; students will get to know it quickly. Students enjoy the cultural benefits one would expect from a major city complete with the intimacy and inexpensive lifestyle associated with a small city. In addition, the beautiful Peak District, ideal for walking and relaxing, is only a 50-minute drive away.
Fast Facts
Nottingham, United Kingdom (pop. 1,090,6000)
Student Enrollment: 28,000
Language of instruction: English
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/
Location
Nottingham is ideally situated in the centre of the UK, easily accessible by road rail and air. The closest airport is the East Midlands Airport. It only takes two hours by train to/from London.
Nottingham has the youngest population of any major UK city and its night-time venues reflect this — there is a range of nightclubs, music, comedy, and cinema venues. It is cultural city housing one of the UK's largest contemporary arts centres, Nottingham Contemporary. Nottingham is also Britain's culinary capital with more cafes, restaurants and bars per square mile than anywhere in the UK. And don't forget about the famous inhabitants who include the novelist D.H. Lawrence, the poet Lord Byron…and of course Robin Hood!
Program Type
Academic year or semester exchanges
ISEP-Direct academic year or semester programs
ISEP Exchange ImageISEP-Exchange for US students.
ISEP Direct ImageISEP-Direct site for students from all member institutions.
Program Dates
Academic year: early September 29 to June 5; Semester 1: September 29 to December 5; Semester 2: January 5-June 5
Programs
CITY SITE School of
Art & Design: Fashion Accessory Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Knitwear Design and Knitted Textiles, Textile Design, Fashion Communication and Promotion, Fashion Management, Fashion Marketing and Branding, Furniture and Product Design, Decorative Arts, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Costume Design and Making, Design for Film and Television, Theatre Design; School of
Architecture and the Built Environment: Architecture, Architectural Technology, Interior Architecture and Design, Civil Engineering, Planning and Development, Property Finance and Investment, Real Estate, Building Surveying;
Nottingham Business School: Business Management, Management and Leadership, Accounting and Finance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Marketing, Finance and Banking, Marketing Management, International Business;
Nottingham Law School: Law, International Law, Business Law, Law and Legal Practice; School of Social Sciences: Psychology, Politics, International Relations, Politics and International Relations; School of
Arts and Humanities: Broadcasting and Journalism.
CLIFTON CAMPUS School of
Arts and Humanities: Print Journalism, Media, English, English with Creative Writing, History, Communication and Society, Film and TV, European Studies, Global Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics and History, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); School of
Science and Technology: Physics, Mathematics, Biosciences, Chemistry, Forensic Science, Sports Science, Computing and Technology.
BRACKENHURST CAMPUS College of
Animal, Rural and Environmental Science: Animal Biology, Zoo Biology, Environment Design and Management, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Science, Equine Sports Science, Equestrian Psychology and Sports Science, Geography (Physical), Geography, Wildlife Conservation.
Housing and Meals
CITY SITE: Students at the City site have a range of student housing to choose from across the city offered by our University accommodation service and other private providers. NTU will assist you in finding suitable accommodation near to the University. Cooking facilities are usually available in each residence hall. Exchange students will receive a stipend to cover expenses for groceries and/or meals at cafeterias and restaurants. The stipend does not apply to ISEP Direct students.
CLIFTON CAMPUS: NTU will assist you in finding suitable accommodation on or near to the Clifton campus. Many of our students choose to live in the city and commute to Clifton. Cooking facilities are usually available in each residence hall. Exchange students will receive a stipend to cover expenses for groceries and/or meals at cafeterias and restaurants. The stipend does not apply to ISEP Direct students. Students will also find it easy to get out and about from Clifton campus.
BRACKENHURST CAMPUS: NTU will assist you in finding suitable accommodation on or near to the Brackenhurst campus. Cooking facilities are usually available in each residence hall. Exchange students will receive a stipend to cover expenses for groceries and/or meals at cafeterias and restaurants. The stipend does not apply to ISEP Direct students.
Student Activities
CITY SITE:Students living and/or studying in Nottingham city centre have a wealth of activities available to them. Nottingham has a wide range of night-time venues serving our large student population. Nottingham's top music haunts include Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Rock City, The Bodega, Stealth and The Rescue Rooms. In June 2013, the city was awarded a Purple Flag again — the national indicator of 'where to go for a good night out' due to the number of events and festivals, including: art exhibitions and music events at the £20m Nottingham Contemporary Art Centre opened in 2012, Pride held in the picturesque Arboretum Park, Waterfront live music festival in the canal area during the summertime, Splendour Music Festival held in Wollaton Hall and Deer Park.
Nottingham has achieved the Purple Flag due to our huge range of pubs, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, theatres, cinemas and comedy clubs. The Broadway cinema offers independent films, world cinema, documentaries and mainstream films. It's also a favorite venue of Quentin Tarantino, who chose to host the UK premiere of Reservoir Dogs here. Opposite Broadway, students can find the Screen 22 Cinema, which is officially the smallest cinema in the world with 22 seats.
Nottingham is a cultural city housing one of the UK's largest contemporary arts centres, Nottingham Contemporary. The city is also Britain's culinary capital with more cafes, restaurants and bars per square mile than anywhere in the UK. Mansfield Road is a popular student haunt, finding lots of reasonably priced global restaurants.
ISEP students are automatically a member of NTU's Students' Union (NTSU) when they enrol at NTU. NTU's new Students' Union building provides 5,500 square metres of social, leisure and well-being facilities, including a sports centre. The new sports centre facilities include: a two-story gym with over 100 stations, 30 foot climbing wall, new dance studio fully equipped to host a variety of fitness classes and club sessions, sports hall with space for badminton, dodgeball, trampolining and more!, sports therapy suite offering physiotherapy, sports massage and other services.
NTSU offers a wide array of services and activities covering everything from socialising and personal development to representation, support and advice. At the City site, there are many university clubs students can get involved with, which include sports, philanthropic, faith, artistic and international societies.
The City site also offers the following services for ISEP students: The International Exchange Office offers advice and assistance to all exchange students, The Global Lounge at City (part of the International Exchange Office) provides a social space for all students interested in being part of an international community and participating in cultural and other global events.
CLIFTON CAMPUS: The Clifton campus has benefited from recent investment including the new Lee Westwood Sports Centre and new accommodation. Students at Clifton have their own Students' Union bar, gym, shop, cafés and library. The Lee Westwood Sports Centre houses numerous facilities including: Main Sports Hall - multi-purpose double sports hall with viewing gallery - suitable for a variety of sports including badminton, volleyball and five-a-side football, Gym - 65 station gym with a variety of equipment, Astro-turf Pitch - fully floodlit sand based all-weather pitch, suitable for football and hockey, New 3G Pitch - coming soon, expected to be completed by the end of January 2014, Squash Courts - three brand new glass backed squash courts suitable for all standards of play from beginner to elite competition, Exercise Studio - exercise studio to cater for all your exercise class needs, Sports Hall Two - enormous open space suitable for a variety of activities including cheerleading, fencing and a variety of martial arts disciplines, Grass Pitches - there is a combination of grass pitches for football, rugby and cricket (in the summer). Clifton is a self-contained, greenfield site which hosts many of NTU's sports societies. NTU's sports clubs cater for everything from mainstream sports such as football, rugby and hockey to belly dancing, ultimate Frisbee and surfing. The majority of sports compete on a Wednesday afternoon, which the University keeps free from lectures, but some of our clubs also have teams representing the University in local leagues on Saturdays. As well as the actual sporting side of joining a club, the social activity is also very important. Many students find themselves making lifelong friends through joining a sports team, and there are the legendary Wednesday Sports & Societies nights. Click here for more information on the NTU sports clubs.
The Clifton campus also offers the following services for ISEP students: The Global Education Office offers advice and assistance to all exchange students, The Global Lounge at Clifton (part of the Global Education Office) provides a social space for all students interested in being part of an international community and participating in cultural and other global events.
BRACKENHURST CAMPUS: The Brackenhurst campus (or Brack as we call it) is a unique countryside campus with a tightly knit student community. Our rural setting, specialist courses and friendly, dedicated staff create an atmosphere which generations of students have appreciated. Brack is comprised of landscaped gardens, a farm, woodland and streams. Students at Brack have their own access library, careers service, computing resources, student bar, shop and café. The Clifton Global Education Office services all exchange students located at Brack. The campus is located near Southwell, a market town just outside Nottingham with good public transport links to Nottingham's busy and vibrant city centre.
Additionally, there are Brack-based sports clubs to get involved with on campus. For those studying at Brack, you are welcome to take out a Sport and Fitness membership and use the facilities at either our City site or Clifton campus. Alternatively, there are great value student membership deals available at the nearby Southwell Leisure Centre. The Brackenhurst Equestrian Centre holds a variety of events throughout the year, including unaffiliated and affiliated dressage competitions, and unaffiliated show jumping. The centre can also be hired out and includes an indoor and outdoor school. The campus is also home to a football pitch, a cricket square and nets. Local teams from the local village of Southwell use both of these.
Profile
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is one of the largest universities in the UK. 91% of our students say they would recommend NTU. NTU is committed to giving students the best possible student experience so have just put the finishing touches to a number of brand new facilities, including the new Students' Union building at the City site. As well as being the new home for the Students' Union, it's a great place to meet people, get advice, have a work out or just relax. While NTU's roots go back to 1843 and we cherish our long history, the university also has an eye on the future of their students. The People & Planet Green League rank us in the top 10 of 133 UK universities. NTU's Students' Union has also been awarded the Green Impact Students' Unions' Gold Standard Excellence Award. The university offers a variety of subjects for study from Art & Design to Business to Equine Sport Science. The International Exchange Office provides excellent support for all exchange and international students, and the new Global Lounges provides students with a social space to make new friends from around the world.
