Newbold College

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Newbold College of Higher Education
Established 1901[1]
Type Private
Religious affiliation Seventh-day Adventist[2]
Principal Dr Philip R Brown[3]
Academic staff 23
Admin. staff 30
Location Binfield, England
Website www.newbold.ac.uk

Newbold College of Higher Education is a member of the worldwide network of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities and attracts students from over 60 countries of the world. The main campus is located in Binfield, Berkshire, England; 40 miles west of London. The College offers courses in Theology, Business Management and Humanities for students pursuing a combination of studies in Business Studies, English Literature, History, Media Studies, Fine Arts, Psychology and/or Religion. A range of one year programmes are available, including Gap Year, University Year in England, and a British Heritage suite of modules as part of the Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) programme. The College offers a popular English programme for speakers of other Languages (ESOL).

The College is an international member of the Council of Independent Colleges[4] and an international affiliate of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.[5][6]

History

Salisbury Hall, the main administrative building at Newbold College of Higher Education

Newbold College of Higher Education was founded in 1901 as Duncombe Hall College in Holloway, North London to train church workers and ministers. It has undergone a number of name changes since. The Newbold name was taken from its Newbold Revel location to the east of Rugby, Warwickshire, during the War. Another wartime Warwickshire location was Packwood House, between Solihull and Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. In 1945 the College purchased Moor Close, the first acquisition of what would become the present-day campus. One factor for this choice was its proximity to Oxford and London. The existing campus is also within close proximity to Heathrow Airport.

Campus

The campus facilities include Salisbury Hall, Murdoch Hall, Roy Graham Library and Egremont which comprise the main academic and administration buildings. Moor Close, Keough House and Schuil House are the residence halls for student accommodation with family housing located to the north of the campus consisting of Ashgrove, Beechwood and Ceder Close. Sports facilities include a gym equipped for sports such as basketball, volleyball, floorball, football and badminton and a football pitch. Newbold Church Centre and Newbold School are also located within the campus on the south side adjacent to Moor Close Gardens. The campus is one of five sites in Bracknell Forest included on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[7]

The College hosts a local research centre of the Ellen G. White Estate, opened in 1974, and is contained in the Library. It collects and makes available material relating to the life and work of Ellen White and the theology, history and development of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a worldwide, international organisation.[8]

Academics

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Newbold College of Higher Education has official agreements with several universities in the United States including Andrews University, Southern Adventist University[9] and Washington Adventist University and also Friedensau Adventist University in Germany.[10] Newbold is part of the worldwide network of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities and attracts many students who choose to purse their studies at Newbold as well as another Adventist college or university in another country.

Students without the necessary entrance requirements may take foundation courses at the nearby Bracknell and Wokingham College. The College offers a summer English programme for speakers of other languages as well as short courses throughout the academic year for EFL students.[11]

Undergraduate degrees are offered in Business Studies[12] and Theology/Divinity.[13] Students may also choose to do a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree offered by Andrews University and Washington Adventist University.[14][15][16]

Certificates,[17] Postgraduate certificates and Master's degrees are offered in Theology, Ministry and Church History.[13]

In autumn 2005, Newbold was accredited to offer PhD research degrees in specialised areas of theology, and the first successful candidate graduated in 2012.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ College#Search. Accessed 30 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Newbold Board Appoints New Principal" (1513). Adventist Review. 2011. 
  4. ↑ "CIC International and Associate Members". cic.org. 
  5. ↑ "CCCU Members & Affiliates". cccu.org. 
  6. ↑ "Newbold College joins two international associations". ted-adventist.org. 13 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ Life is for living Two Cultural Strategy 2008 – 2012. http://democratic.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/Published/C00000102/M00001566/AI00008338/$LifeisforLiving.doc.pdf, Retrieved 2012-10-15, p. 12.
  8. ↑ E.G. White Centre
  9. ↑ "Newbold College International Business Studies Programme Expanding". ted-adventist.org. 11 December 2011. 
  10. ↑ "New Boost to Anglo-German relations". ted-adventist.org. 22 February 2012. 
  11. ↑ School of English
  12. ↑ Business Studies
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Department of Theological Studies
  14. ↑ AU BS degree
  15. ↑ AU BA degree
  16. ↑ WAU BS degree
  17. ↑ Introductory Certificate/Undergraduate Certificate in Religious and Pastoral Studies

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