Degree Course Offers 2009 entry

This is the definitive guide to higher education entry. Written by Brian Heap, the guru of higher education, it contains all the information and advice applicants need in order to draw up a shortlist of courses and win a place at the university of their choice. This best-selling guide leads applicants through the maze of degree courses currently on offer in the UK, giving invaluable guidance in a highly competitive and often confusing area.

As well course listings and standard entry offers, the book provides a wealth of subject specific information such as course variations, common misconceptions, graduate destinations and employment, valuable advice on costs and admissions tests and interviews. It is also the only publication that lists courses in descending UCAS tariff points order. This 39th edition includes an extensive course index and has been fully updated for students applying for university entry in 2009.

Also new for this edition is a full chapter detailing the benefits of Sandwich degree courses and professional placements - including advice direct from university staff. Detailed information has been sourced from six universities (Aston, Bath, Brunel Cardiff (UWIC), Kingston, and Loughborough), outlining the employment and financial benefits to be gained by students undertaking Sandwich courses and placements.  Useful statistics are included on:

• The number of companies contacted by individual universities
• The number of students placed each year
• The percentage of students finding their own companies
• The organisations taking the most students
• The duration of placements
• Employer's stipulations
• The number of students interviewed before placement
• The number of students visiting firms before placement
• The number of students placed overseas
• Reports received from the employers on the students progress
• The percentage of students receiving payment
• The levels of payment made by firms
• The advantages of placements to students.

‘This guide contains useful, practical information for all university applicants and those advising them. I heartily recommend it.'

Dr John Dunford, General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders

‘An invaluable guide to helping students and their advisers find their way through the maze of degree courses currently on offer.'  Kath Wright, President ACEG