UOS forms a part of a number of original so-called feeder colleges, established over five centuries ago, for what was then known as Cardinal College.
Feeder colleges are said to be colleges that are designed such that students from specific secondary schools would naturally find their way to specific colleges that their secondary schools would have prepared them for.
UOS is a part of the legacy of Cardinal College. Originally known as University Campus Suffolk in 2007, the university became the independently functional University of Suffolk that it is known as today as recently as 2016. UOS has prided itself on creating a space in which high-quality education and welcoming and inclusive social environments are at its forefront.
UOS also offers scholarship programmes, and extensive research efforts are upheld by the university. Active and independent learning is a major area of focus. Students are made to experience a number of in-person learning activities that will provide them with the necessary tools to initiate and enact their own independent and innovative thoughts, emphasising inclusive learning and study focuses.
The university offers courses in the following subjects:
- Architecture, Art and Design
- Business and Marketing
- Childhood and Family
- Computer Games
- Computing and Information Systems
- Construction and Engineering
- Counselling
- Dance
- Economics and Accounting
- Education
- English
- Events and Tourism
- Film and Photography
- Health
- History
- Law and Criminology
- Management
- Music
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Politics and Social Science
- Psychology
- Science
- Social Work
- Sport Science
Subjects are available for study as apprenticeships, undergraduate courses, postgraduate courses, and short courses at either a full-time or part-time rate. It must be noted that not every subject will be available for study at each qualification level.
Studies are divided between four schools of study: School of Health and Sports and Sciences, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology, and Suffolk Business School.
The university also offers both contact and distance learning options for certain courses. For more information about the courses offered at the university, visit their official page as can be found here.
