Study at the Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) was founded by the Church of England as a college for teaching training in 1962. It achieved public university status in 2005 but remains affiliated to the Anglican faith. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church, is the institution’s vice-chancellor University has one campus in Canterbury, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and others spread out across the English county of Kent in Broadstairs, Folkestone, Medway and Tunbridge Wells. There remains a strong focus on vocational training at CCCU, with courses for teachers, nurses, emergency service practitioners as well as those working in social care. However, it also offers a range of academic programmes across the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, science and engineering.
The university is currently being updated as part of a £150 million investment programme. A new art building was completed in September 2016, which will be followed in 2020 by a new home for courses in science, engineering, technology and health. In 2014, the university acquired Canterbury’s 19th-century prison, which is in the process of being renovated to extend the city’s campus by five acres
Quick Summary
- Established: 2005
- Students: 11,131 (2021)
- Intl. Student Ratio: 13%
- Location: North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent
- Campus: Three (Canterbury Campus, Medway Campus, Salomons Institute)
- TEF Ranking: Silver
- THE Ranking: 95th in the UK (1000+ the World)
University Details
Subjects Offered
The Canterbury Christ Church University covers a broad range of subjects at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level. Find out more about what they offer and why it’s great to study at Canterbury Christ Church University.
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Adult Continuing Education
- Aerospace Engineering
- American Studies
- Applied Medical Sciences
- Audiology
- Biochemistry and Medical Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Business
- Cardiac Physiology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Engineering
- Finance
- Genetics and Medical Genetics
- Geo-Informatics
- Geography
- Health and Social Care
- Healthcare Science
- History
- Law
- Marketing
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media and Communication Studies
- Medical Engineering
- Medicine
- Neurophysiology
- Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy
- Paramedic Science
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics and International Relations
- Social Policy
- Social Sciences
- Social Work
- Tourism
- Translation and Interpreting
- Zoology
University Ranking (Worldwide)
According to Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021, Canterbury Christ Church University is ranking at 1000+ in the world.
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University Campuses
The university has developed rapidly since its inception in 1962 and now has around 15,000 students based at locations across Kent in Canterbury, Medway (as part of the Universities at Medway partnership) and Tunbridge Wells. As well as being Kent’s largest centre of higher education for the public services – notably teacher training, health and social care and the emergency services – the university also offers academic and professional programmes, including doctorates and research degrees in the arts, humanities and social and applied sciences. The university is also developing its portfolio of STEM courses, including engineering and medicine. The university is working with industry and businesses in the south-east to develop its STEM courses and is working in partnership with the University of Kent on the development of the medical school.
- Canterbury Campus North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU
- Medway Campus 30 Pembroke Court, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4UF
- Salomons Institute 1 Meadow Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2YG