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Our BSc Sports Management degree is co-taught by the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (currently ranked 1st in the world for sports-related subjects) and the School of Business and Economics (one of the UK's leading business schools) to equip you with vital skills in marketing, organisational management, and accounting.
With a strong focus on employability throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to work with Loughborough Sport and our partners on real-world business issues, take advantage of our strong partnerships across sport to secure an optional year-long placement, and put theory into practice alongside elite athletes on campus via our Coach and Volunteer Academy (CVA).
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Our Architecture undergraduate degree is an innovative course founded on Loughborough's 100 years of 'theory and practice' culture to foster learning in both the University and the workplace. The Architecture degree will allow you to study with allied courses in the School and wider University to mimic real-life work scenarios. More specifically, the Architecture degree exploits our internationally-renowned expertise across the built environment disciplines, including construction, engineering, and building energy. A significant part of the Architecture degree is studio-based, supported by a dedicated team of architectural practitioners.
The course will exempt you from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Part I exam. Transfer onto our extended MArch programme may be possible upon completion of this degree to take a step towards becoming a Chartered Architect.
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Choosing to enrol on our International Relations degree will give you the opportunity to study politics in regional and global contexts, examine challenges to foreign policy decision making and consider problems of security, conflict, international development and international politics of dynamic regions.
Our International Relations degree will develop your understanding of conflicts between states and their ability, or inability, to cooperate. If you are interested in going beyond the headlines on international affairs, this is the course for you.
The BA (Hons) International Relations degree blends concepts with case studies to equip you with specific methods of analysis in international relations – the kind of analytical skills that employers value.
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In our Aeronautical Engineering course, you will be able to specialise in subjects that will be vital to the future of aviation, which go far beyond traditional passenger transport aircraft. There are many exciting challenges facing the sector, from finding environmentally sustainable methods of propulsion to increasing automation that allows unmanned aircraft to complete an ever-increasing range of tasks. This course will prepare you for a career tackling the challenges facing aviation today, and well into the future.
As part of the course, you will gain experience in testing and flight procedures by undertaking a flight test course. This includes up to four flights in an aircraft equipped with a flying laboratory. Our course contains modules on Aircraft and Gas Turbine Design too. These allow you to put the theory you have learned into practice as you learn how to produce detailed engineering designs to fulfil specific design briefs. In your final year, you will work as part of a team to design an aircraft of the future and work on your own original research project, working to solve a real-world engineering challenge.
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Our Design BA (Hons) degree is a multi-disciplinary course focused on the design of products, experiences, and environments.
By choosing this course students have the flexibility to engage in a range of activities across industrial design, experience design and environments design, before finally choosing one to specialise in.
The Design BA is highly creative and intellectually stimulating, encouraging students to experiment with independent design judgement and creative risk taking. It is a great option for students who are more open-minded about their career trajectory in design and would like to explore the design of products, experiences, and environments before choosing one area to specialise in.
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Our exciting BSc Media and Communication degree takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of media and communication and is essential for making sense of how power and influence work in today’s complex, turbulent world.
You will acquire a thorough understanding of both historical and contemporary developments across a number of key media sectors including the press, broadcasting, film, advertising and digital media. Key themes covered include political communication, misinformation, persuasion, social inequality, gender, race, and sexuality, to name but a few.
You will benefit from our unique connections with the communication and media sector and our reputation for socially relevant, evidence-based, research that has real impact on public knowledge.
Loughborough University is one of the UK’s leading universities.
Located in the heart of the UK, Loughborough University has a vibrant and diverse global community. Our 523-acre single-site campus is home to around 18,000 students from over 130 countries and offers a safe, green and welcoming place to study. Ranked 2nd in the UK for student experience (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022), you’ll be getting a life-changing experience studying with us.
Loughborough University offers sector-leading undergraduate degree courses in a variety of subject areas, including:
• Business & economics – top 10 UK business school
• Engineering – top 10 in UK for General Engineering (Guardian University Guide 2024)
• Design – 5th in the UK for Product Design (The Guardian University Guide 2024)
• Creative arts – 2nd in the UK for Art and Design (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)
All our courses allow you to incorporate a placement year into your degree, which is a fantastic way to gain invaluable experience in a real workplace and maximise your employability potential. Leading employers consistently look to Loughborough graduates to join their workforce and we are one of the few UK universities to host in-person careers fairs with over 100 leading employers.
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Entry Requirements
For students studying in the USA, typical offers for entry onto undergraduate level courses are based on obtaining 3.2/4.0 GPA in the High School Graduation Diploma, in addition to a combination of any three of the following:
- Advanced Placement (AP) Exam
- IB Higher Levels
- College level class credit (should normally be taken in Grade 12 for one semester, and be equivalent to 3 credits/units in an academic subject)
- Honors classes (should be taken for a full academic year in either Grade 11 or Grade 12)
Where courses have a specific A Level subject requirement this must be achieved in the relevant AP exam or IB Higher Level. Where AP is used to meet an A Level Maths subject requirement, AP Calculus BC would be required.
A Level to AP Exam and College Class Grade Equivalency
| A Level Grade | AP Exam | Honors or College Class |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 5 | A+ |
| A | 5 | A / A- |
| B | 4 | B+ / B |
| C | 3 | B- |
For programmes that require achievement in GCSE Maths, we would normally look for a score of ‘570’ or higher in SAT I Math or ACT with a minimum score of 27 overall and 26 in each component.
To satisfy English language requirements we consider a range of qualifications. Please see the Approved Qualifications table on the English Language page for further details.
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