Birmingham Newman University
Newman University is a different kind of university; we’re driven by the belief that higher education should enable us to develop new ways of understanding the world, and help make a positive impact within it. Our students become independent thinkers with ambition, empathy, and a lifelong love for learning.
We’re a friendly community of staff and students, and our small class sizes mean that academic staff can give personal care and attention to each student.
Reports frequently highlight the positive experience of students and individual attention offered by Newman’s staff.
Newman was founded in 1968 as a teacher training college and since then has developed to not only have a fantastic reputation for training teachers, having trained over 14,000 teachers to date, but has also expanded our offering to include various subjects within the Faculty of Arts, Society and Professional Studies at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Newman’s mission is to make high quality education accessible to all who are able to benefit from it, something which is shown by the introduction of Foundation Year courses to provide a stepping stone to those who may not have thought they were able to go to university.
Newman University consistently produces high levels of graduate employment rates, this is testament to the work placement opportunities students have access to whilst studying their undergraduate degree.
Newman believes in developing the whole person and therefore places equal importance on high academic achievement and personal wellbeing; many Newman students will tell you about the support they received across the University and how it helped them to achieve.
Current Undergraduate tuition (fees per annum)
Our fee levels have been set to ensure that we can continue to invest in the best resources and teaching staff to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
£9,250 full time Honours degrees, Foundation degrees and all full-time Top-Up awards.
£9,250 undergraduate and postgraduate Initial Teacher Education degrees.
£5,130 part-time Honours degrees (4.5 years).
£4,560 part-time Foundation degrees.
£9,250 part-time Top-Up award.
£6,840 part-time Top-Up award for those completing a Newman Foundation degree (total course fee)
£7,500 first year of full-time Honours degree with Foundation Year (4 year course), subsequent 3 years, currently £9,250 per year.
Fees displayed are for the 2019/20 academic year. The University will review tuition fees and increase fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government, if permitted by law or government policy, on enrolment and in subsequent years of your course. It is anticipated that such increases would be linked to RPI (Retail Price Index excluding mortgage index payments).
For the most up-to date information on fees, including postgraduate fees, please refer to the Newman University course pages on the Newman University website.
No upfront fees
Tuition fees don’t have to be paid upfront and only begin to be repaid once you start earning over £25,000 per year.
Loans
Financial support for full and part-time UK undergraduate students is currently available in two forms:
• Repayable tuition fee loans
• Repayable maintenance (living expenses) loans
Applying for financial support
Maintenance loans are from the Government and available for full-time UK students to help fund living expenses. For further information and to apply for a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan head to www.gov.uk/student-finance or check your UCAS application if you’re studying full-time.
A 21st Century library for 21st Century learning. Our outstanding library is the focal point of the university. Spread over three floors, this open, light and contemporary learning environment offers over 100,000 items including thousands of journals, bringing you the latest research in your subject area.
For many students, living in Halls of Residence is an essential part of the University experience. It often marks students’ first experience of independence and allows for the development of lifelong friendships. Living in our halls of residence will put you at the heart of university life.
At our Open Days, you, your family and friends have the opportunity to meet staff and students to get a feel for university life here at Newman. You can take a campus tour and check out a range of accommodation options and you will also have the opportunity to attend presentations on and interactive activities for various courses.
