University of Chichester
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| Motto: | Docendo discimus (We learn by teaching) |
| Established: | 2005 (predecessor 1839) |
| Type: | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Dr Robin Baker |
| Staff: | 600 |
| Students: | 4,930[1] |
| Undergraduates: | 3,715[1] |
| Postgraduates: | 1,215[1] |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex, UK |
| Campus: | Semi-urban. |
| Website: | www.chiuni.ac.uk |
The University of Chichester is a university based in West Sussex, England. Campuses are based in the city of Chichester and the nearby seaside resort of Bognor Regis. The university also has sites on the Isle of Wight and the Central Sussex Centre in Horsham. The university is one of the newest in the United Kingdom, receiving privy council permission to adapt its status in October 2005.
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[edit] History
The university has a history dating back to 1839, when a School for training 'Masters' was set up at what is now the Chichester campus, known as the Bishop Otter college. In 1873, the campus became a training institute for women teachers. Men were later admitted to the college in the 1950s. The second campus, at Bognor Regis, was opened as an emergency teacher training institute immediately after the Second World War in 1946.
In 1977, the two colleges were merged to form the West Sussex Institute of Higher Education(WSIHE), with degrees being awarded by CNAA and later the University of Southampton. Between 1995 and 1999, it was known as Chichester Institute of Higher Education. It gained degree-awarding powers in 1999, becoming known as University College Chichester, and became recognised as a full university in October 2005.
[edit] Campuses
The main campus at College Lane, Chichester is known as the Bishop Otter campus, named for the former Bishop of Chichester, William Otter. The 38-acre campus is based around a number of buildings, including a new Learning Resources Centre, ArtOne, and a Sports Activity and Research Centre.
The campus at Bognor Regis, is based around 3 Georgian buildings - St Michael's, Mordington House and The Dome, combined with a number of more modern buildings.
The university also offers a limited selection of courses through smaller centres at Arun House, in Horsham and also a base on the Isle of Wight. Students at the Horsham base are often required to attend one of the main campuses on a regular basis.
[edit] Organisation
Courses operated by the university are offered by one of the 7 Academic Schools operated across two campuses:
- Cultural Studies
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences
- Teacher Education
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Business and Management - Including Tourism
The Teacher Education departments operate, in the main, from the Bognor Regis campus, with nearly all other courses being run in Chichester (Tourism and Business and Management being the exceptions). Around 20% of the university's students are training in the department of Teacher Education on undergraduate and post-graduate courses of Initial Teacher Education.
[edit] Gallery
 The Learning Resource on the Chichester Campus |
 Path leading to Bazely Court on the Chichester Campus |
 The Chapel on the Chichester Campus |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
