University of Winchester

The University of Winchester is a public research university based in the city of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1840, but was established in 2005.

Winchester University is a member of The Cathedrals Group (officially the Council of Church Universities and Colleges or CCUC), an association of universities and university colleges in the United Kingdom.

Every year the University holds its graduation ceremonies in Winchester Cathedral.

Graduates of the University of Winchester may use the post-nominals Winton., from the Latin Wintoniensis meaning 'of Winchester'.

Faculties

Faculty of Arts

• American Studies
• Choreography and Dance
• Creative Writing
• Drama
• English Literature
• English Language Studies
• Film Production
• Linguistics
• Media and Communication
• Musical Theatre
• Performing Arts

Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies

• Accounting and Finance
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Law Studies
• Digital Technologies
• Winchester Business School

Faculty of Health and Wellbeing

• Education Studies
• Health and Community Studies
• Inter-Professional Studies
• Modern Liberal Arts
• Postgraduate Studies in Medical Education
• Social Work
• Undergraduate Initial Teacher Training

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Archaeology
• Classical Studies
• Criminology
• Forensic Studies
• Geography
• History
• Politics and Global Studies
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Theology, Religion and Philosophy

Degree apprenticeships

• Business Management for Information Technology
• Computer Aided Design
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems & Networks
• Cyber Security Technology
• Digital Technology Solutions & Data Analytics
• Information Security

Requirements

For undergraduate study (including courses with an integrated foundation year)

• Standard IELTS with a score of 5.5 overall including at least 5.5 in the writing element
• Non-standard (for example; Physiotherapy, Social Work, Journalism, Nursing) IELTS 7.0 or equivalent
• English language requirements for undergraduate programs vary from different programs

For postgraduate taught study

• Minimum IELTS with a score of 6.0 overall including at least 5.5 in the writing element
• Minimum TOEFL iBT with a score of 60 overall including at least 18 in the writing element
• English language requirement for postgraduate taught programs varies from different programs

Student life

Winchester Student Union is an organization run for and by the students of The University of Winchester. It runs many sports, student societies, bars, and a shop and helps support and represent students. The Student Union is based in the University Centre and has a 550 capacity venue that includes a cinema screen, three bars and a shop. BOP and Ctrl Alt Dlt are regular events held there during the semester.

All student media are the responsibility of the Student Union, except for the weekly internet bulletins released, produced, and created by "Winchester News Online" or WINOL, as part of the BA Journalism Course.

Halls of residence

University accommodation is available on campus and in the West Downs Student Village nearby. The halls of residence are:

• West Downs Student Village
• Alwyn Hall
• St Elizabeth's Hall
• Beech Glade
• Queens Road Student Village
• Burma Road Student Village

Rankings

National rankings

• Complete (2021)                                        106
• Guardian (2021)                                           92
• Times / Sunday Times (2021)                    98

British Government assessment

• Teaching Excellence Framework              Silver