Aston University

Overview
Aston University is ranked 18th out of all 113 UK Universities in the Guardian Good University Guide 2009, above many of the 20 Russell Group Universities, and is a high quality choice for postgraduate study. Our Masters in Management Programmes (Aston Business School) are ranked 3rd in the UK and 18th in the World in the 2008 Financial Times Masters rankings (September 2008). Aston is also consistently ranked amongst the UK?s top Universities for Graduate Level Employment, for postgraduates and undergraduates. We have over 1,500 postgraduate students from more than 80 countries (8,500 students in total) located on a self contained green campus in the center of Birmingham, the UK's second largest city. The Aston University campus has extensive study, research, social, student support and accommodation facilities with a campus accommodation guarantee scheme for first year postgraduate students. Aston offers a wide range of MSc, MA, MBA and PhD research programmes in the following areas. Aston Business School Engineering and Applied Science Life and Health Sciences Languages and Social Sciences Part Time as well as Full Time study is available for most programmes with Distance Learning also available for selected subjects including the Aston MBA and TESOL/TESP programmes. Facilities

• The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports center
• Recreation center
• Hire Prices
• Block Bookings

• Aston Business School
• Aston Medical School
• School of Engineering & Applied Science
• School of Life & Health Sciences
• School of Languages & Social Sciences

Scholarships
Undergraduate Scholarships
We encourage, incentive and reward excellence with scholarships for the very best undergraduate students with the Aston Excellence Scholarship. Aston supports and encourages students who are care leavers through our Care Leavers Scholarship. Placement years are an integral part of the Aston Experience. To ensure that all students have an opportunity to undertake the placement that will benefit them the most, we offer an Aston Placement Scholarship. The award is available to students who qualify for the Excellence or Aspire Scholarships, or who take an unpaid or international placement.

• Excellence Scholarships
• Care leavers
• Placement Scholarships