Bath Spa University is an extremely popular choice among students. Applications to undergraduate courses have increased significantly in recent years, and each year more and more students from both this country and abroad, want to study here.
We have a wide range of courses, many leading to careers in the creative and cultural industries. Our specialities include art and design, music and performing arts, teacher training and education studies, humanities, along with social and applied sciences.
Bath Spa’s mission is to be one of the best ‘teaching-led’ universities in the country.
This means that at Bath Spa we place the highest possible emphasis on teaching quality, and we put the student at the very centre of our activities. Our staff are passionate about their subjects, and their aim is to deliver excellent teaching to enthusiastic students who are committed to achieving their academic potential. Considerable emphasis is placed on developing innovative methods of teaching and assessment, and you will find the academic environment supportive and accessible. Levels of student support are high and Bath Spa consistently scores well in the National Student Survey.
Bath Spa staff are actively engaged in research and scholarship that directly informs their teaching, to that as a student you will benefit front professional and academic expertise that is current and often cutting edge. Research activity at Bath Spa is of comparable quality to that of the best of the post-1992 universities. Our commitment to you is that the research will be relevant and applied, and used to inform what, and how you are taught.
The 6,000 or so students at Baths Spa form a richly diverse student body: one third male and two thirds are female; around one third are over the age of 25. We are part of an international community, with international students from some 40 different countries studying with us each year, as well as international student exchanges and research links.
When our students are asked what they like about Bath Spa University they frequently comment that it’s ‘small and friendly’.