University of Hull: Scarborough Campus
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2000 |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Location | , 54°15′52″N 0°23′47″W / 54.264430°N 0.39650°W |
| Campus | Urban area |
| Student Union | Hullstudent Scarborough |
| Colours | Turquoise blue |
| Website | www.hull.ac.uk/scarborough |
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University of Hull: Scarborough Campus is a higher education institution in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
History
The University building started out as Orleton Boys' School and included facilities such as a swimming pool and a gym. The main building also had dorm rooms for the boys. Cayley Halls was built when demand for office space meant that students could no longer live in the building, and is still being used as accommodation nowadays.
The institution was founded as a teacher training college called North Riding College in 1947. A downturn in numbers of trainee teachers in the early 1990s led it to expand into undergraduate degrees and it became known as University College Scarborough, and began offering BSc and BA degree level courses in an effort to avert closure in the early 1990s. The institution came to be known as the "University of Hull: Scarborough Campus" when it became a satellite campus of the University of Hull in August 2000.
Present day
Beside the sea, on a hill overlooking the beautiful town of Scarborough, with the moors to the north and rugged coastline to the east, the Scarborough Campus of the University of Hull provides an inspirational environment for learning.
The degrees span a range of disciplines in the arts, humanities, education, business, science and technology. With over 1800 students, the Scarborough Campus is distinguished by an exceptional supportive learning culture, combining the University's traditional academic values with an intimate educational experience that is rarely possible in the modern university sector. Staff get to know students quickly, and students soon build their own support networks in their subject areas and beyond.
Scarborough Campus provides an exciting intimate study environment, bringing together 20th and 21st century architecture with all the resources you would expect from a larger campus. The campus has a wide variety of teaching spaces, ranging from rooms which can accept 100+ students to rooms for much smaller groups.
The campus has recently expanded and modernised comprehensive library, open access IT areas, onsite accommodation, a dining hall, a café bar and students' union. The campus also have state of the art digital media labs, and recording studios, along with science labs, performance studios and a theatre workshop.
This campus is fully wireless.
Teaching and research at the Scarborough Campus is based around five academic units:
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Sciences (Coastal Marine Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science)
- School of Arts & New Media (Theatre, Digital Art, Creative Music Technology, Digtial Meda, Web Design, English)
- School of Education (Primary Education, PGCE, Education Studies, Early Years)
- Management Centre (Tourism & Leisure Management, Business Studies, International Business)
- Centre Employability and Professional Skills(a range of continuing education and professional development courses)
Notable alumni
- Koop Arponen - musician
- Steph Carter - musician, member of Gallows
- Sinéad Quinn - appeared on Fame Academy