Product Description

This is the definitive guide to higher education entry. Written by Brian Heap, the guru of higher education, it contains all the information and advice applicants need in order to draw up a shortlist of courses and win a place at the university of their choice. This best-selling guide leads applicants through the maze of degree courses currently on offer in the UK, giving invaluable guidance in a highly competitive and often confusing area. As well course listings and standard entry offers, the book provides a wealth of subject specific information such as course variations, common misconceptions, graduate destinations and employment, valuable advice on costs and admissions tests and interviews. It is also the only publication that lists courses in descending UCAS tariff points order. This 39th edition includes an extensive course index and has been fully updated for students applying for university entry in 2009. Also new for this edition is a full chapter detailing the benefits of Sandwich degree courses and professional placements - including advice direct from university staff. Detailed information has been sourced from six universities (Aston, Bath, Brunel, Cardiff (UWIC), Kingston and Loughborough), outlining the employment and financial benefits to be gained by students undertaking Sandwich courses and placements.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194859 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 704 pages

Review
The course-listings bible --The Guardian

About the Author
Brian Heap is regarded as the UK's leading Higher Education expert. He has had extensive experience in guidance work in the fields of careers, degree courses and entry into higher education and was a Founder Member of the National Association of Careers and Guidance Teachers. He has an international reputation as an authority on British universities and their courses; his research commencing in 1969 when he revealed information, in the first edition of Degree Course Offers, on the practice of universities setting entry levels by way of A level grades. Since then he has written over 50 books on careers and university courses.