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Why Edinburgh Napier? Even if a job doesn’t specifically ask for
additional qualifications, you will find
It is a modern, vibrant university, based in
that having a degree can help give you:
Scotland’s inspiring capital. We offer more
• Faster career promotion
than 125 degrees in three faculties:
• Greater responsibility
• The Business School
• Greater choice when it comes to future jobs
• Faculty of Engineering, Computing
• Greater earning potential!
& Creative Industries
• Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences 3) Social / Personal
Going to college and completing an HNC
Students that have come from college
or HND is a big accomplishment for anyone.
to study at Edinburgh Napier say it’s an
Maybe you’ll catch the bug and decide to take
excellent place to study – we are a very
your education further. Going to university
supportive, enthusiastic, forward-thinking
allows you to:
university that always puts its students first.
• Study a certain subject area in detail
Why go to University? • Make new friends
• Increase your confidence
You may not have considered going to
• Improve your employability
university until now but going to university
could open a number of doors for you. Flexibility of learning
Every student has their own reasons why At Edinburgh Napier we realise that no two
they have chosen to come to university students are the same and that everyone has
but these can be generally classified as: different study habits, family commitments and
1) Financial lifestyles. As such we have a range of different
2) Career development / enhancement study options to try and fit all, these include:
3) Social / Personal • Full-time
1) Financial • Part-time
Going to university could increase your • Distance learning
earning potential - recent studies have B
• lended learning (a combination of distance
shown that a university graduate is likely learning and coming to classes)
to earn £160,000 more over their lifetime
compared to a non graduate (The economic
Our links with colleges
benefits of a degree, 2007). Edinburgh Napier has excellent links with
colleges all across the country. We work closely
2) Career development / enhancement with these colleges to allow students with an
Flicking through any jobs paper, it is clear HNC or HND to gain advanced entry onto a
that more and more employers are asking number of courses. This usually means an HNC
candidates to have a degree. By building will give you entry into the second year of a
on your college qualifications you could degree at Edinburgh Napier while an HND will
be as little as two years away from having give you entry into the third year.
an honours degree.
Kris Forbes:
why I chose
Edinburgh Napier…
I decided to come to Edinburgh Napier
to study Mechanical Engineering after
completing an HNC in the same subject
at college and working for six years
offshore as a Mechanical Technician.
After my experience of working offshore
I realised if I wanted to progress in my
career it would be far more beneficial
for myself if I had a degree.
I didn’t want to give up working full-time
as I was used to earning money, so after
attending the Open Day and speaking to
the college recruitment officer I realised
that Edinburgh Napier was flexible enough
to allow me to study part-time in between Going to college gave me the grounding
my shifts offshore and I could even fast and base knowledge I needed for going
track into Year 2 thanks to my HNC. to University and although I have work
experience, college has provided me
The lecturers at Edinburgh Napier are with the academic skills I need to
really good at supporting me by placing progress through my degree.
all of the class notes onto Web CT, this
is a web-based learning centre that I can Kris Forbes, 25,
access at any time and from my work, BEng / BEng (Honours)
which has proven useful near exam time. Mechanical Engineering
College Edinburgh Napier Articulation
4th Year (Honours Degree) Recruitment from colleges is one of the
3rd Year (Ordinary Degree) distinguishing features of Edinburgh
HND 2nd Year Napier University. Articulation
HNC 1st Year arrangements are supported by formal
Access articulation agreements which are
Dependent on satisfying
individual entry requirements negotiated annually with partner colleges.
Funding Young Students Bursary
If you are a Scottish student and under the
Worried that you don’t know how much
age of 25 when you start your course you
going to university will cost you or how
can apply for a Young Students Bursary. This
you might pay for it all? Don’t be!
is also means tested and subject to personal
There are several sources of funding circumstances. The YSB is money that you are
available and if you find it confusing at awarded that you do not need to pay back.
this point, rest assured that Edinburgh Student loans and YSBs are paid directly in to
Napier has people on hand to help - even if your bank account in monthly instalments.
you haven’t registered on your course yet! www.saas.gov.uk
Tuition Fees Nursing and Midwifery courses
If you are thinking of applying for a nursing
Full-time Undergraduate:
or midwifery course you can apply for a
If you are a Scottish student coming to
non-means-tested bursary. You will need
Edinburgh Napier and you haven’t done a
to apply for this bursary annually but once
degree before then you don’t have to pay
you graduate you will not need to pay it
tuition fees. The Students Awards Agency
back. Applications are made through SAAS:
for Scotland (SAAS) will pay these for you:
www.saas.gov.uk
www.saas.gov.uk
Additional funding
Part-time / distance learning courses:
As well as loans and bursary funding,
If you are studying the equivalent of 50%
there is a wide range of other financial
of a full-time course and your income
support available to you including:
meets the requirements then you can apply
• Tax credits
for £500 towards any tuition fees.
• Travel expenses
To apply for this funding or to find out
• Disabled students’ allowance
further information, please contact
• Scholarships
ILA Scotland on 0808 100 1090 or
www.ilascotland.org.uk Childcare
As at college, there is help and support
Sources of Funding available to provide formal, registered
Student Loan childcare for parents who want to study.
As well as getting any fees paid for you, This help and support is available through:
you may also be eligible to apply for a student • The Higher Education Childcare Fund
loan. The student loan is means tested and E
• dinburgh Napier University Childcare Fund
dependent on your personal circumstances. (not accessible to students in receipt of
You only start paying back your student loan a non-means-tested bursary)
after you graduate and you’ll pay back just L
• one parents can also apply for extra
9% of any salary you earn over £15,000. For support from SAAS to the value of £1,130
example, if you earn £17,000, you will pay
For more detailed information about funding
back just £15 per month.
please visit: www.napier.ac.uk/studentfunding
www.slc.co.uk
or call Edinburgh Napier on 08452 60 60 40.
Support
At Edinburgh Napier, we believe every Pastoral Support
student is an individual with their own Not everyone coming to Edinburgh Napier is
needs. As such, there is substantial support looking for academic support but it is good
provision on offer - we will help and support to know it is there in case you ever have to
you from your initial application, while use it. Many students also like the fact that
you are a student here and after you Edinburgh Napier offers a range of non-
graduate. Our support is available academic support.
to you in a number of different ways.
Napier Students’ Association
Academic support NSA is run by current Edinburgh Napier
Coming to university can be a challenging students and is there to support students in
time so Edinburgh Napier has created a number of ways, including arranging fun,
a number of academic support systems social activities, such as Freshers’ Week,
designed to ease you into your studies. and running the sports clubs and societies.
These include: NSA also offers advice and representation
• Study Skills sessions to students when things don’t go to plan.
W
• orkshops on referencing,
essay writing etc. Student advice and sports services
• ridging courses – these are mainly
B As at college, you’ll find Edinburgh Napier
two-day courses that run prior to the has a range of student support services
university starting and provide you with that can provide help and advice to you
an opportunity to use Edinburgh Napier’s on a range of topics, including:
library and computing facilities; provide • Money matters
helpful guidance on essay/report writing • Accommodation
and, most importantly, allow you to make • Counselling
friends with others before the hustle • Special needs and disabilities
and bustle of classes begins.
No matter what you need help with,
T
• op up courses - if you have not studied a
we may be able to give you some advice
particular subject area for some time or if
or at least point you in the right direction.
you feel your skills in a certain area are not
All you need to do is ask!
up to scratch, then a top-up course could be
for you. This is a course that you carry out
over the summer in your own time, usually
by distance learning, to help you brush up
on key skills, eg Maths.
How to find out more…
Edinburgh Napier also runs a number
Visit Edinburgh Napier of subject specific information sessions.
If you’re interested in coming to study For more information including dates
at Edinburgh Napier we would always of our upcoming information sessions
encourage you to visit us. Each year and Open Days please log on to
the University arranges Open Days for www.napier.ac.uk/opendays
potential students. You’ll be able to:
• et information about all our courses
G For further information, please contact
• ee the excellent facilities that
S the Edinburgh Napier Information Office:
Edinburgh Napier has to offer Call: 08452 60 60 40
• Speak to current students and staff +44 (0) 131 455 2801
• our our Student Accommodation
T Email: info@napier.ac.uk
and much, much more Web: www.napier.ac.uk
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Full-time Part-time, distance learning
or blended learning
How do I UCAS is the centralised application For all of the above types of
apply? service for all full-time undergraduate courses you apply direct to
degrees. Edinburgh Napier.
Where do I get To fill out the UCAS online application Please go to our website and
an application form please go to: www.ucas.com fill out an online application
form? form:
www.napier.ac.uk
Does it cost If you are choosing just one course No fee applies.
anything to to apply to, UCAS will charge you £9.
apply? The charge is £19 to apply for up to
five courses.
Need to know When choosing more than one
information course there is no need to put your
application in any particular order.
This publication is also available in an electronic format:
please call 08452 60 60 40,
visit www.napier.ac.uk/collegestudents
or email info@napier.ac.uk
