Bolton is one of the largest towns in the UK, with excellent motorway and rail links to major cities: Liverpool and Manchester are within half an hour by train; Manchester airport is close by with a direct train service to Bolton.
The region is particularly good for watching live sport, with the excellent Reebok Stadium, home to the Bolton Wanderers football team. Bolton Arena is the Regional Tennis Centre and hosts national tennis events. International cricket is in nearby Manchester, while for rugby league supporters, Wigan is just up the road.
Bolton has excellent motorway and rail links to major cities. The Lake District, West Pennine Moors and the Yorkshire Dales are within easy reach, and the bright lights of Blackpool are just an hour away.
Entry Standards
The UCAS tariffs for our 3 year honours degrees range from 220–300 points. The exact qualifications and grades needed vary between courses.
Visit our website for more details on entry requirements for each course.
Course Flexibility
We offer a wide and flexible range of courses aimed at preparing and enriching our students’ career choices and opportunities.
From Pre-degree, access courses, foundation years and semesters to undergraduate, research and taught postgraduate, CPD and PhD degrees; we boast an impressive variety of pathways to, and in higher education.
Most of the on-campus 3 year degree courses can be studied on a part-time basis, with some courses available by distance learning.
Teaching Standards
All of our staff are highly qualified and experienced, many are still active in research and have books and papers published regularly.
They are key to a successful career, and help their students build a base of industry contacts, preparing them for graduation.
Recently, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) awarded a judgement of 'confidence' in academic standards and quality of learning opportunities at the University of Bolton.
Research Standards
The University of Bolton is an enterprising and professional university that is recognised for its long standing research tradition and pioneering links with business and industry. We enjoy an excellent reputation locally, nationally and internationally for the quality of our research activities.
Research and innovation underpin the university's teaching and ensures the quality of our courses. This ensures that our student body benefits from outstanding teaching, in an environment which is conducive to discovery and new ways of thinking.
Our relationships with public and private sector organisations are strong; whether working with a regional SME to improve their competitive edge or collaborating in international, multi-million pound research programmes.
The university is a recognised world-leader in smart materials research and development, current research projects include:
Pioneering research into the potential biomedical applications of Auxetic materials;
Researching and developing composite materials for use in a variety of applications from engineering to safety equipment;
Development and continued progression of a photovoltaic-piezoelectric fibre – a fibre that can generate electricity from movement, wind, wave and solar power.
Student Facilities
Our Student Services department has been Matrix Standard accredited since 2005. The department provides information, advice and guidance on a wide range of issues, including accommodation, counselling, support for disabled students, student health and wellbeing, immigration, student finance and university procedures.
There is one central, two floor university library on campus, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The library has held the Government Standard Customer Service Excellence for 10 years, offering full printing and photocopying facilities along with a range of self-service facilities.
For less formal methods of study and group work, or to just catch up with friends there is the Social Learning Zone (SLZ) which includes the new Tech Zone. The new Tech Zone includes eight iMacs and 26 Dell touch-screen PCs which can be used for study or recreation, staff on the IT Support, library and subject help desks can assist with any queries.
Regional and national schemes allow the University of Bolton students and staff to join other university libraries in the UK via various access agreement schemes.
The region is particularly good for watching live sport, with the excellent Reebok Stadium, home to the Bolton Wanderers football team. Bolton Arena is the Regional Tennis Centre and hosts national tennis events. International cricket is in nearby Manchester, while for rugby league supporters, Wigan is just up the road.
Bolton has excellent motorway and rail links to major cities. The Lake District, West Pennine Moors and the Yorkshire Dales are within easy reach, and the bright lights of Blackpool are just an hour away.
Entry Standards
The UCAS tariffs for our 3 year honours degrees range from 220–300 points. The exact qualifications and grades needed vary between courses.
Visit our website for more details on entry requirements for each course.
Course Flexibility
We offer a wide and flexible range of courses aimed at preparing and enriching our students’ career choices and opportunities.
From Pre-degree, access courses, foundation years and semesters to undergraduate, research and taught postgraduate, CPD and PhD degrees; we boast an impressive variety of pathways to, and in higher education.
Most of the on-campus 3 year degree courses can be studied on a part-time basis, with some courses available by distance learning.
Teaching Standards
All of our staff are highly qualified and experienced, many are still active in research and have books and papers published regularly.
They are key to a successful career, and help their students build a base of industry contacts, preparing them for graduation.
Recently, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) awarded a judgement of 'confidence' in academic standards and quality of learning opportunities at the University of Bolton.
Research Standards
The University of Bolton is an enterprising and professional university that is recognised for its long standing research tradition and pioneering links with business and industry. We enjoy an excellent reputation locally, nationally and internationally for the quality of our research activities.
Research and innovation underpin the university's teaching and ensures the quality of our courses. This ensures that our student body benefits from outstanding teaching, in an environment which is conducive to discovery and new ways of thinking.
Our relationships with public and private sector organisations are strong; whether working with a regional SME to improve their competitive edge or collaborating in international, multi-million pound research programmes.
The university is a recognised world-leader in smart materials research and development, current research projects include:
Pioneering research into the potential biomedical applications of Auxetic materials;
Researching and developing composite materials for use in a variety of applications from engineering to safety equipment;
Development and continued progression of a photovoltaic-piezoelectric fibre – a fibre that can generate electricity from movement, wind, wave and solar power.
Student Facilities
Our Student Services department has been Matrix Standard accredited since 2005. The department provides information, advice and guidance on a wide range of issues, including accommodation, counselling, support for disabled students, student health and wellbeing, immigration, student finance and university procedures.
There is one central, two floor university library on campus, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The library has held the Government Standard Customer Service Excellence for 10 years, offering full printing and photocopying facilities along with a range of self-service facilities.
For less formal methods of study and group work, or to just catch up with friends there is the Social Learning Zone (SLZ) which includes the new Tech Zone. The new Tech Zone includes eight iMacs and 26 Dell touch-screen PCs which can be used for study or recreation, staff on the IT Support, library and subject help desks can assist with any queries.
Regional and national schemes allow the University of Bolton students and staff to join other university libraries in the UK via various access agreement schemes.