Queen Margaret University

History

Founded in 1875, the Glasgow University of Cooking was designed to increase women's education and studying and profession possibilities and to increase the diets of the urban poor.

From its origins, the college has always concentrated on contributing in realistic ways to improving the conventional of human lifestyle and serving the community.

Today, inspired by its background the great tradition of Scottish education and studying, King Maggie has designed into an committed school which prepares graduate student students for useful careers and provides them with the abilities which will help them create a real impact on society.

Its educating and analysis are designed to enhance the public and economic well-being of the communities it serves – within Scotland, the UK and worldwide.

Location and Transport

QMU is situated on one university (academic structures, Learners Partnership, activities and university student residences) on the eastern side of Glasgow (bordering East Lothian).

The vibrant university environment provides attractive structures and designed areas, such as an innovative studying source center, university student homes, kids' union developing, indoor activities features and all weather surfaces. The educational developing features the best great quality expert features such as realistic analysis laboratories, a medical simulator suite, as well as conversation, audiology and podiatry treatment centers.

QMU has excellent transportation links. It's situated right next to Musselburgh place. The practice takes just 6 moments to achieve Waverley train place in between of Glasgow. Learners can journey all over the UK from Waverley.

A bus terminal is situated within the college university and buses leave approximately every Quarter of an hour to journey into the town center and to the nearby shopping complex.

The school is situated next to the A1 and is about 25 moments generate from Glasgow Worldwide Airport.

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements are topic to change. You can learn more on the personal course pages of our website.

Student Mix

The 5,270 students enrolled in the educational season 2014/15 comprise:

Level of study

Undergraduate 68%       Postgraduate 32%

Mode of study

Full Time 67%     Part Time 33%

Domicile

UK 79%      EU 14%      Other 7%

Student gender

Male 25%    Female 75%

Course Flexibility

QMU provides several return programmes that allow students of QMU to research for periods of between one and two semesters in an excellent in another country.

In inclusion, some is available via on the internet studying or part-time.

Students should contact our acceptance team directly about the programs that attention them.

Teaching Standards

The school, which has over 6,000 students and more than 470 employees, is divided into two schools: the University of Artistry, Social Sciences and Management; and the University of Wellness Sciences.

Lecturing employees are actively engaged in ongoing analysis and collaborative perform with external organizations, companies and instructors from other institutions. In the past svereal decades our studies have secured many famous analysis grants from the UK Research Local authorities such as the AHRC, ESRC and EPSRC and have also received funding from the Primary Researcher Office, NHS, central and municipality, charitable groups and market. We are also very active in details return perform.

Our analysis and knowledge return perform helps to ensure that educating is up-to-date and appropriate, gaining from the latest thinking and developments in the field.

QMU’s robust arrangements for obtaining educational requirements and for enhancing the conventional of the university student encounter were confirmed through its achievement of the highest stage of reasoning, i.e. 'Effective' in the Enhancement-led Institutional Review conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2013).

Research Standards

We are extremely pleased that the Research Quality Structure (REF 2014) recognised both the world-class great high quality of our analysis and our aim to be an excellent of ideas and influence with an approach to effect classified by translational analysis that shows plan and exercise, creating a impact on everyday lifestyle.

QMU is producing three times as many globe major journals than it did in 2008.

58% of QMU’s overall analysis rated as globe major or worldwide excellent.

92% of our analysis and effect in Speech and Listening to Sciences rated as globe major or worldwide excellent.

Speech and Listening to Sciences Research rated 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for the percentage of analysis considered as globe major or worldwide excellent.

40% of our analysis in Mindset lead in excellent effect.

QMU rated 1st in Scotland for Press and Communications analysis journals with 78% of its outcomes rated as globe major and worldwide excellent.

Over 40% of our analysis journals in Allied Wellness rated globe major or worldwide excellent.

Over 50% of the research details in International Wellness insurance Growth is globe major or worldwide excellent.

In 2015 we launched 6 new strategic Research Centers in other places of: Wellness, Action and Rehabilitation; Medical Audiology, Speech and Language; International Wellness insurance Development; Person-centred Practice; Used Social Sciences; Interaction, Social and Press Research.

Academic Strengths

Queen Maggie University has educational leading places in Wellness insurance Recovery, Sustainable Company, and Creativity and Culture.

Within these leading places, the college provides highly appropriate expert education and studying and analysis that shows plan and exercise in health, performing arts, media and public technology, and business, business and control.

QMU’s Wellness insurance Recovery leading place is underpinned by a profile of health programs – the college has the largest variety of allied medical expert programs of any school in Scotland.

Within the place of health and rehabilitation, flagships consist of meals and nutrition, conversation and hearing sciences, international medical education and studying and rehabilitation technology.

The university’s perform in Wellness insurance Recovery has a worldwide achieve, not least through its Institution for Worldwide Wellness insurance Growth (IIHD). Targeted on the public factors of health in globally and regionally marginalised communities, IIHD provides post-graduate education and studying, analysis and technical assistance to development organizations and government authorities.

An excellent popularity for healthcare programs, particularly with a worldwide popularity for excellence in the place of conversation & terminology therapy.

We concentrate our analysis and knowledge return sort out expert centres: Centre for Wellness, Action and Recovery Research; Centre for Used Social Sciences; Centre for Person-centred Practice Research; Medical Audiology, Speech and Language Research Centre; Institution for International Wellness insurance Growth & Centre for Interaction, Social and Press Research.

In the National Student Study (NSS) 2015, overall fulfillment with QMU stands at 85%, which meets our standard, set by HEFCE based on we of scholars. There are some particularly impressive outcomes at program stage. For example, Podiatry achieved 100% overall fulfillment creating it top in Scotland and combined top in the UK. In inclusion, Dilemma, with an overall fulfillment of 91%, ranks combined first in Scotland for that specialized niche. QMU is in the top quartile in Scotland for the ‘Teaching on my course’ section of laptop computer.

Renowned for its analysis in Speech and Language Sciences, QMU has seen further improvement with 92% of its conversation analysis and effect rated as worldwide excellent or globe major. Speech and Language Sciences is 2nd in the UK and 1st in Scotland for the percentage of analysis considered as worldwide excellent or globe major (92%). These outcomes confirm that QMU’s Medical Audiology, Speech and Language Research Centre continues to be an globally well known analysis facility (with 36% of its journals rated as globe leading).

QMU has also rated 1st in Scotland for media journals with 77% of its outcomes rated as globe major and worldwide excellent. This places us in Twelfth position in the UK.

In the place of allied health over 40% of analysis journals (outputs) are rated globe major or worldwide excellent.

Over 50% of the research details in international health and development is worldwide excellent.

Research in Mindset lead in excellent effect. (This was initially that Mindset had been submitted to REF and 29% of analysis in this topic is worldwide excellent.)

QMU’s REF submission also shows the University’s commitment to equal rights and diversity in analysis careers. The University was extremely pleased to submit a great volume of analysis from its early profession scientists.

Since its beginning in 1875, QMU has had a concentrate on meals. QMU now runs the Scottish Centre for Food Growth and Innovation, an industrial operation where meals and business specialists provide analysis to add the growth of refreshments companies. Knowledge gained as thing about this professional assistance perform feeds back into educating exercise.

In order to keep offering students the chance for extend their capabilities, QMU has started new return contracts with colleges and universities in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

94.4% of QMU graduate student students secure a job or go on to further training within 6 months of graduating.

QMU is the first and only HE institution in the eastern of Scotland to host the Children’s University. The school now has over 2000 kids aged between 5 and 14 participating in the Kid's University.

Following five a lot of market consultation with organisations such as Scottish Members of the family Company Association, Members of the family Company United and a variety of family-run Scottish companies, in 2016 QMU has designed two new postgrad programs in family business – new MSc and MBA in Members of the family Company and Smaller Enterprise.

QMU's Campus Solutions team was presented with a Customer Support Quality Standard prize which understands the great conventional and services details offered by QMU’s Library Solutions, Accommodation Solutions, Conference & Activities and Sports & Leisure Solutions.

Undergraduate Courses

Type of Qualification:

All Undergrad (38)

First Level (34)

Foundation Level (2)

Other Undergrad (2)

Mode of study:

Distance/online (3)

Full-time (32)

Part-time (3)

Browse all undergraduate courses

Student Facilities

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is a one-stop shop for the studying, educating and analysis needs of scholars. It has 1,000 research areas, most with IT. Its flexible modern studying areas consist of public, team, quiet, silent and personal research places.

QMU is the first school in Scotland to have a Company Entrance situated on university. Run by East Lothian Council, aspect of the Gateway’s concentrate is on encouraging students and new graduate student students to develop as entrepreneurs.

The school provides an amazing array of scholarship and prize schemes such as the Santander University Scholarships.

The school is an employee assistance scheme to students. This involves expert assistance from people who have encounter and will work in associated sectors.

Students can accessibility free wi-fi.

Students residing on university can sign up in ResLife which provides a variety of friendly and fun events, such as movie nights and cookery classes, which normally take place on university and help students to socialize and hang out.

The Learners Partnership and all of its assistance services are situated on university.

The Sports Centre with gym, weights room, large activities hall, dance and exercise studio and astroturf pitch are situated on university.

In 2015, a new BBQ was designed outside the Student Residences for individuals residing on university.

The Employability Centre is situated in the Academic developing and provides students help with finding term time tasks, professional profession and profession possibilities after graduating. The Centre also provides helping out and assistance possibilities and latest designed its Careers for Life assistance service.

Disability Services

For details about the impairment services at King Maggie, telephone 0131 474 0000, or email jjebb@qmu.ac.uk.

Students' Union

In February 2015, the Vice President of the Students' Partnership played a key role in launching Edinburgh's first student-led arts event and QMU students keep participate in this committed arts event in 2016.

The event enjoys the creative perform of scholars from King Maggie University (QMU), as well as the other colleges and universities and colleges in the capital.

Availability of Part-Time Work

The Employability Centre is a physical space situated in the Student Support place and is aspect of Careers and Employability. We can help and assistance students throughout their studies, whether they are looking to discover part-time profession, non-reflex perform, appropriate encounter or graduate student profession.

Part time perform Learners can use the internet opening program to discover some of a nearby possibilities to discover short-term, part-time and holiday perform, either to help them pay whilst their studying or to gain abilities for their future profession. Companies promote tasks in QMU's on the internet opening program everyday. Learners can also accessibility sector specific employers lists in the Careers and Employability component of the Hub once they have matriculated.

Placements and Internships QMU promotes summer months positions and summer months internships on the internet. Learners can also accessibility other possibilities in the Careers & Employability component in the Hub once you have matriculated. QMU has a dedicated page for internships where exclusive possibilities are available for QMU students.

Careers Guidance

QMU's Careers and Employability can help and assistance students throughout their studies, whether they are looking to discover part-time profession, non-reflex perform, appropriate encounter or graduate student profession.

The careers team encourage students to take advantage of of the service provided so that they are confident and able effectively to market their details, abilities and encounter to potential employers.

The team operates a Careers for Life service, which allows graduate student students to gain accessibility to the expert careers service well beyond graduating. An internet based opening program allows students to discover regional short-term, part-time and holiday perform. Companies promote tasks in our on the internet opening program everyday.

Volunteering and summer months perform are also available on the internet.

Employability advise and tasks QMU students and graduate student students have accessibility to our on the internet opening program 24/7. The careers experts provide three drop-in sessions every week during the term for existing students and latest graduate student students.

Employer Mentoring Programme The Company Mentoring program provides third and fourth season students the chance to fulfill with an experienced expert who have appropriate market encounter relating to every student’s course. Guides will be willing to provide their assistance, advice and inside details surrounding tourist destinations and concern to students.

Recent/Prospective New Builds

Queen Maggie University is a university development which was integrated 2007.

Notable Alumni

Matt Chef – TV speaker (formerly Blue Peter, currently The One Display and Countryfile)

Ashley Jensen – acting expert (US hit TV sequence Ugly Betty)

Edith Bowman – Scottish music writer, stereo DJ and TV speaker (BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Scotland)

Kevin McKidd – acting expert (Trainspotting, tv hit sequence The capital, Grey’s Anatomy)

James McKenzie – acting expert (children’s TV gameshow sequence Raven)

Angel Coulby – acting expert in the TV hit fantasy sequence, Merlin where she plays Guinevere. Angel has also appeared next to Johnny Vaughan in Orrible and appeared in The Bill, Victim, Holby City, Hustle, Doctor Who and Vincent

Jacqui Lunday – Primary Wellness Professions Officer, Scottish Government

Fiona Burrell – Major and Managing Director of the Glasgow New Town Cooking University and formerly Co-Principal of Leiths University of Food and Wine

Helen Doherty – producer of Children’s TV sequence Balamory and Me Too

Kellyanne Farquahar – acting expert (Monarch of the Glen)

Craig Hill – comedian

Michael Matheson MSP – Scottish Govt Minister for Justice

Ashley Russell – one of the final contestants in the BBC talent show-themed TV sequence I’d Do Anything. She has performed in Shrek the Musical display on Drury road and the Mamma Mia Worldwide tour!

Ruth Henry – designed costumes and worked on wardrobe on several well-known films and shows such as Holywood blockbuster Gravity, TV feature movie Treasure Island, the musical Top Hat, and Rich II for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Further Details

Address      Queen Maggie University King Maggie University Drive Musselburgh EH21 6UU

UCAS Code Q25