MYT Higher Education Magazine Summer 2012

Private university expands into health sectorBy Sean Coughlan, BBC News education correspondent. To AAB or not to ABB that is the question Student Finance arrangements 2013-14 Private university expands into the health sector What HE provision is available... More

Private university expands into health sectorBy Sean Coughlan, BBC News education correspondent. To AAB or not to ABB that is the question Student Finance arrangements 2013-14 Private university expands into the health sector What HE provision is available at Mid Kent College? Who is more likely to achieve a First at Oxford — those from State or Independent schools? Promising prospects for physics graduates BPP University College says it wants to expand further in the future. A private university college is set to offer degrees to the health sector - the first such courses from a for-profit provider in the UK. BPP University College is launching its School of Health, starting this autumn with courses in psychology and nursing. A three-year psychology degree will cost £15,000, at a time when many universities are set to charge fees of £9,000 per year. "The education landscape is changing," says principal Carl Lygo. This announcement marks the breaking of new ground for profitmakin Less