The University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland is a public research university located in Sunderland in the North East of England. Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901. It gained university status in 1992. It now has campuses in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong, and has about 20,000 students.

The University of Sunderland London Campus is a branch of the University of Sunderland in London, which was founded in 2012 and specializes in postgraduate education. The university has about 2,000 students from 84 countries. The campus is located in the world famous business district of London, Canary Wharf.

Courses

• Master of Business Management (MBA)
• Business, Management and Finance
• Tourism, Hospitality and Events
• Engineering
• Nursing and Health
• Postgraduate Research

Requirements

• IELTS minimum score of 6.0, with at least 5.5 or higher in each component.

Accommodation

There are loads of accommodation types to choose from in London. Whether you get furnished or unfurnished, shared or private will depend entirely on your needs.

Typical accommodation types for students include private student housing, flat and house shares and even hostels. You also need to think about the cost of bills, including gas, electricity, internet and phone line.

Some accommodation will include all bills in the cost of the rent, others will require you to set them up and pay for them yourself. Depending on which accommodation you choose, you might be able to share your bills with your flatmates.

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                                         108
• Guardian (2021)                                           100
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)                   103

British Government assessment

• Teaching Excellence Framework               Silver