University of Brighton
Overview
The careers-focused University of Brighton has superb facilities and great connections with employers. You’ll be joining a diverse community, and can enjoy the seaside city of Brighton, just a short train ride from London.
The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achieved university status in 1992.
The University focuses on professional education, with the majority of degrees awarded also recognised by professional organisations or leading to professional qualifications. Subjects include pharmacy, engineering, ecology, computing, mathematics, architecture, geology, nursing, teaching, sport science, journalism, criminology and business. It has 20,470 students and 2,700 staff.
The University of Brighton is a careers-focused university with excellent facilities and business connections. Brighton is a student-friendly city with famous beaches, where you’ll be part of a diverse global community.
Brighton Business School delivers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, part-time courses for professionals, and programmes for commercial organisations. Formerly part of Brighton Technical College, the school has been teaching business and management courses since the 1960s. It took its current name in 1986. The school is in Mithras House on the Moulsecoomb campus
Organisation and administration
The University has 13 academic schools.
- School of Applied Social Science
- School of Architecture and Design
- School of Art
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School – joint with University of Sussex
- Brighton Business School
- School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics
- School of Education
- School of Environment and Technology
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Humanities
- School of Media
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
- School of Sport and Service Management