Summary of additional costs that may be incurred as part of your study at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business.
Tuition fees do not cover normal costs of study such as:
Placements
If/when you are on placement there may be additional costs incurred for subsistence and travel.
Specific costs are detailed below.
Summary of additional costs that may be incurred undertaking a Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies degree or a Police and Criminal Justice Studies degree:
General costs of study
Tuition fees do not cover normal costs of study such as: books, stationary, printing and photocopying.
Placements and work-based learning
If students go on a placement year or undertake the work-based learning module there may be additional costs incurred for subsistence and travel.
Study Abroad
Students have the opportunity to study part of their programme at a university abroad for one or two semesters at stage 2. This will incur additional costs to be covered by the student (flights, visa costs, medical insurance, etc.). Student Finance England offer means-tested travel grants as well as a reduction in tuition fees for those going for a full year of study.
Fieldtrips
There may also be costs related to fieldtrips – usually subsistence costs as travel costs will be covered.
General costs of study
Tuition fees do not cover normal costs of study such as:
Additional courses
We offer a programme of non-compulsory professional development opportunities ranging from Makaton to sports coaching. These are offered at cost to trainee teachers wishing to develop specific areas of their practice.
There are no compulsory additional costs. Field trips are fully covered, mandatory readings are made available online.
We operate a zero cost for our students at Plymouth Conservatoire – we gift them books when they start their degree and pay for any additional expenses out of our own budget.
There are costs associated with maintaining a personal instrument. There are no other additional costs.
Anticipated cost per year (correct at time of publication).
MArch 1
Books: £50
Printing - studio projects: £35
Printing - coursework: £35
Software - Adobe Creative Cloud: £153
Site visits: £20
Study trips (travel and accommodation only): £250
Total costs per year: £543
MArch 2
Books: £50
Printing - studio projects: £35
Printing - coursework: £35
Software - Adobe Creative Cloud: £153
Site visits: £20
Study trips (travel and accommodation only): £200
Total costs per year: £493
While the cost of your tuition covers lots of things, it doesn’t cover everything. For instance this course doesn’t cover the cost of any stationery, printing, books or re-assessments which you might need. However, most of the recommended reading lists are available from the University Library and the majority of the coursework is submitted electronically using the learning portal, not incurring any printing or bounding costs.
We supply Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for fieldwork and lab work.
Specialist software required for the course is available in all university computers, some of them accessible 24 hours. Free educational licenses are available for personal use.
The course provides an extensive range of equipment, software and facilities. Students will be expected to meet the usual study costs of books, printing and stationery. Additional costs will include field trips (approx. £350 for an international field trip in stage 2), file storage, SD cards, headphones etc.
Production costs will depend upon the students choice of medium and the subjects they choose to focus upon during their project work. For example, if a student wishes to make a documentary about a subject that requires travelling to conduct interviews, then the student would be expected to meet these costs. If a student is working in photography then they may incur printing and possibly framing costs. These costs are dependent on the students own project planning and are therefore optional.
Students are expected to meet their normal study costs (books, stationery, printing art materials, etc.) however, we do supply dedicated fine art studio spaces. There may also be costs relating to residential fieldwork. These vary in cost according to the location and the length of the field trip.
Laptop
Students are recommended to have their own game-capable laptop (£700) or desktop PC.
Software
Students are recommended to purchase their own student subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud (£17-£26 per month). All other major software packages we use offer free licenses to students.
Placements
If/when you are on placement there may be additional costs incurred for subsistence and travel - although you may also be paid for your work.
There will be additional student costs for the following:
Approximate costs:
Year 1
Books - £0
Printing - £20
Art supplies/materials - £70
Field trips/fieldwork - £330-500 Two trips: London (£30) and Overseas (depending upon destination - changes each year)
Placement - NA
Year 2
Books - £40
Printing - £50
Art supplies/materials - £60
Field trips/fieldwork - NA
Placement - NA
Year 3
Books - £50
Printing - £70
Art supplies/materials - £60
Field trips/fieldwork - NA
Placement - £300-400 (optional London show)
Tuition fees do not cover normal costs of study such as:
Fieldtrips
Travel and subsistence costs on Fieldtrips organised by the course will be your responsibility.
Placements
If/when you are on placement there may be additional costs incurred for subsistence and travel.
Tuition fees do not cover normal costs of study such as:
Repeat study
If you are required to repeat a study year you will be charged a full year’s fee.
Tuition fees do not cover normal costs of study such as:
Field trips
Travel and subsistence costs on field trips organised by the course will be your responsibility.
Placements
You may incur additional costs for subsistence and travel on work experience placements.
Student ticket: free of change
Adult guest tickets: £30
Children 7-12: £15
Children 0-6: free of charge
Graduates must wear academic dress. Exact cost dependent on award. Costs on average: £45
Our decision to use Plymouth Hoe as a Graduation venue was undertaken in consultation with staff and students. It affords our graduates the opportunity to celebrate their success in a spectacular setting with the opportunity to bring a higher number of guests than previous venues would permit. As with many graduation venues, there is of course an associated cost. To help offset these, we charge guests to attend. This is consistent with many other universities, however unlike many other institutions, we do not charge graduates for their attendance. The post-event feedback we receive is that our ceremonies are thoroughly enjoyed and are good value for money. All University of Plymouth tickets include; attendance at the ceremony; full colour souvenir programme; entrance to the Post-Ceremony Reception; sparkling wine/soft drink and buffet. It's important to stress that the University makes no money whatsoever from graduation. The revenue we receive from guest ticket sales only goes part way towards offsetting the costs of the event.