What's included in your 2012 course fees
In the Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology we offer a range of courses that fall into the three fee categories:
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Classroom based: £6,995 per year
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Resource Intensive: £7,495 per year
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Specialist: £7,995 per year
There are also some extra costs inherent in studying on certain courses.
For instance, some technology courses require you to have safety equipment or specialist software, some humanities courses require you to purchase course texts and pay for non-compulsory fieldtrips, and some art and design courses require you to have specific technical or creative equipment.
Please click on your course title below, for more information about what is and what isn't included in your course fees.
The details provided show approximate costs, and additional costs may also arise throughout your course.
» BA (Hons) American Studies
| What's included in the fee? |
- A maximum of two compulsory UK study visits
- Guest speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Books
- Non-compulsory study visits
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| Additional costs |
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» FdSc Architectural Studies
| What's included in the fee? |
- Industry and professional institution speakers
- Essential site visits
- Appropriate safety equipment
- Use of specialised architectural and visualisation software
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Additional materials
- Students' licence for specialised software
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| Additional costs |
- Field Trips £100
- Site Visits £50
- Books and scientific calculator £200
- Safety Footware/clothing £50
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost ~ £100.
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» FdEng Civil Engineering, BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons) Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised software
- Industry and professional institution speakers
- Essential site visits
- Appropriate safety equipment
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
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| Additional costs |
- Field Trips £100
- Site Visits £50
- Books and scientific calculator £200
- Safety Footware/clothing £50
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» BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology and Practice, BSc (Hons) Architectural Venue Design
| What's included in the fee? |
- Industry and professional institution speakers
- Essential site visits
- Appropriate safety equipment
- Use of specialised architectural and visualisation software
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Additional materials
- Students' licence for specialised software
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| Additional costs |
- Field Trips and Site Visits £60
- Trade Exhibitions £35
- Printing for Submissions £340
- Purchase of drawing and printing £110
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost ~ £100
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» FdSc Construction,BSc (Hons) Construction
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised project planning software
- Industry and professional institution speakers
- Essential site visits
- Appropriate safety equipment
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
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| Additional costs |
- Field trips £100
- Site Visits £50
- Books and scientific calculator £200
- Safety Footware/clothing £50
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» BA (Hons) Creative Writing
| What's included in the fee? |
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
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| Additional costs |
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» FdEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised software
- Basic electronics equipment to construct prototypes
- Industry speakers
- Components to construct Derbots (BEng students)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
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| Additional costs |
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost ~ £100
- Small tool kit £5.00
- Books and scientific calculator £200
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» BA (Hons) English
| What's included in the fee? |
- Maximum of two compulsory UK study visits
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Books
- Non compulsory study visits
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| Additional costs |
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» BA (Hons) Fashion Studies
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (e.g. bobbins, spool and spool case, quick unpick, thread snips, pattern cutting paper tape measure, tracing wheel and calico)
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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» BA (Hons) Film and Video Production
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (e.g. 3 Mini DV tapes, 100ft of film stock)
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Firewire hard drive £75
- Memory card £10
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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» BA (Hons) Film Studies, BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies
| What's included in the fee? |
- Handouts
- Key texts available in the library
- Industry speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Books
- Non compulsory study visits
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| Additional costs |
- Books costing approximately £200
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» BA (Hons) Fine Art
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (e.g. cartridge paper, charcoal, plaster, clay, printmaking consumables)
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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» BA (Hons) History
| What's included in the fee? |
- A maximum of four compulsory study visits in the UK during the three years of the degree (depending on option choices)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Books
- Non compulsory study visits
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| Additional costs |
- Books costing approximately £200 over the duration of the programme
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» BSc (Hons) Interactive Media Production, BSc (Hons) Music Technology and Production, BSc (Hons) Popular Music with Music Technology
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised auditoria for live events
- Music and media software
- Basic electronics equipment to construct prototypes
- Extra-curricular activities
- Studio time
- Basic starter kit
- Professional speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
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| Additional costs |
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost ~ £100
- Small tool kit £5.00 (Not BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production)
- Books and scientific calculator £200
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» BA (Hons) Journalism
| What's included in the fee? |
- Key texts available from library
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Books
- Non compulsory study visits
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| Additional costs |
- NUJ student membership £25
- Firewire 400 or 800 hard drive £75
- Costs of NC|TU shorthand exams £13
- Per year costs: Printing, consumables £50
- Travel costs for UK study trips £40
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» BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised design and visualisation and materials software
- Industry and professional institution speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
- Additional costs
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| Additional costs |
- Equipment for final year project £30 - £200
- Workshop materials £100
- Printing £120
- Educational Software £110
- Industry visits £30
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» FdSc Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, BEng (Hons) Manufacturing and Production Engineering
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised design and visualisation and materials software
- Industry and professional institution speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
- Additional costs
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| Additional costs |
- Safety Boots £20
- Printing £100
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost ~ £100
- Books and scientific calculator £200
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» BA (Hons) Media Production, BA (Hons) Media Studies
| What's included in the fee? |
- Key texts available from library
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Consumables for Production Modules
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| Additional costs |
- Consumables for Production modules £5-10 per module
- Firewire hard drive £75
- Additional costs £120
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» FdEng Motorcycle Engineering, BEng (Hons) Motorcycle Engineering
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised design and visualisation and materials software
- Industry and professional institution speakers
- Motorsport Team shirts
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
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| Additional costs |
- Safety Boots £20
- Printing £120
- Workshop Materials £120
- Industry Visits £30
- Educational Software £110
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» FdEng Motorsport Engineering, BEng (Hons) Motorsport Engineering
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised design and visualisation and materials software
- Industry and professional institution speakers
- Motorsport Team shirts
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
- Additional costs
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| Additional costs |
- Safety Boots £20
- Printing £120
- Workshop Materials £120
- Industry Visits £30
- Educational Software £110
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» FdA Applied Photography, BA (Hons) Commercial Photography, BA (Hons) Photography
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (e.g. 1 roll of black and white film, 10 sheets of 10x8 resin coated paper)
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Developing tank and spiral £25
- Firewire hard drive £75
- Memory card £10
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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» BA (Hons) Product Design, BSc (Hons) Product Design
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specialised design and visualisation software
- Essential fieldtrips
- Participation in competitions and live projects
- Basic materials
- Industry and professional institution speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
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| Additional costs |
- Equipment £120
- Workshop Materials £400
- Printing £425
- Drawing Materials/media £125
- Industry Visits (2 over the course) £60
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost £100
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» BSc (Hons) Sound, Light and Live Event Technology
| What's included in the fee? |
- Use of specially equipped auditoria for at-height work and stage setting
- Use of Derby Theatre for real production and set activities
- Opportunities for extra curricular activities in a number of sound, light and live event settings
- Specialised software
- Basic electronics equipment to construct prototypes
- Professional speakers
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Student licence for specialised software
- Additional materials
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| Additional costs |
- Specialised student edition software available at reduced cost ~ £100
- Small tool kit £5.00
- Books and scientific calculator £200
- Safety equipment £120
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» BA (Hons) Textile Design
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (eg. cartridge paper,yarn, fabric, dyes
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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» BA (Hons) Theatre Arts
| What's included in the fee? |
- Visiting companies & speakers
- Opportunities for work experience in the theatre
- Appearance in at least one main house production
- Appearance in at least one studio production
- Opportunities for extra-curricular performances
- Theatre visit to National Theatre in Year 3
- Opportunities to support the work of visiting professionals
- Opportunity of working with our graduate theatre company
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Books
- Other theatre visits
- Specialist clothing (Eg. blacks)
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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» BA (Hons) Illustration/Animation/Graphic Design
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (e.g. sketchbooks, paper, pencils, memory stick)
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
- Printing inks
- Associate Membership of D&AD (Graphic Design)
- Associate membership of Association of Illustrators (Illustration and Animation)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
- Firewire hard drive £75 (Animation)
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» MDes Illustration/Animation/Graphic Design
| What's included in the fee? |
- Starter pack of basic materials (e.g. sketchbooks, paper, pencils, memory stick)
- Industry speakers
- Two mandatory study visits in UK (one in year 1 and one in year 2)
- Printing inks
- Associate Membership of D&AD (Graphic Design)
- Associate membership of Association of Illustrators (Illustration and Animation)
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Non-compulsory field trips
- Books
- Portfolios
- Exhibition production
- Framing or printing
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
- Firewire hard drive £75 (Animation)
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» Year Zero Art and Design
| What's included in the fee? |
- Invitations to Specialist Programme trips
- Two visits to local galleries
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| What isn't included in the fee? |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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| Additional costs |
- Additional materials depending on individual practice
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