Mature students
Next year you'll wish you had started today!
Thinking about returning to learning?
We know there's no such thing as a typical student.
Our students come from a range of backgrounds - some are studying for a career change after an established first career, some are studying whilst working or while juggling family commitments.
SRUC's campus learning communities provide a supportive environment in which to learn, with an excellent staff to student ratio that ensures that help is always available.
Please contact our recruitment team if you need any advice, or better still - come along to one of our open days to meet the teaching staff and learn more about SRUC.
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Returning to Learning guide
Returning to education after a break from being in a learning environment can be a little daunting. However, SRUC is a unique institution offering courses at all levels from access through college and university level study, to postgraduate taught courses and research opportunities. We’re a small and friendly place where you won’t be a lost face in a crowd and that has a supportive and flexible approach to learning.
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Change Your Path bursary
Who can apply? Prospective offer-holding students who are aged 25 or over and are career-changing.
Bursary award: Up to £1,000 to help with your studies.
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Student Life
Explore what life is like at SRUC from before your arrival all the way through to graduation. Find campus and accommodation information, tips, checklists and helpful information on getting started at SRUC, student support services before, during, and after you arrive, term dates and timetables, Moodle, and more.
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