Leeds Trinity University College
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Higher education
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institution which offers foundation and undergraduate degrees, as well as postgraduate qualifications. Previously Leeds Trinity & All Saints, the institution became a university college
University college
The term "university college" is used in a number of countries to denote college institutions that provide tertiary education but do not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university...
in 2009 after gaining the right to award its own degrees, thereby signalling the end of a long standing affiliation with the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
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History
Leeds Trinity opened in 1966 as two Roman Catholic teacher training colleges for YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
- Trinity College for women and All Saints College for men. The two colleges merged in 1980 to form Trinity and All Saints College.
During the 1970s new academic divisions were introduced including humanities, languages, Mathematics and Sciences and Social and Environmental Sciences, enabling students to specialise in another subject in addition to their teacher training. The Postgraduate Certificate in Education was introduced for prospective secondary school teachers.
After the college merger in 1980, the degrees became more modular in design enabling students to undertake wide-ranging professional studies and explore different occupational routes, with the BEd being phased out by the end of the decade, and postgraduate teacher training offered at primary and secondary level.
During the 1990s postgraduate provision was extended beyond Education to Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, Victorian Studies and research degree opportunities and a number of single honours academic programmes were launched.
In 1991 Leeds Trinity was designated a College of the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, and established a formal accreditation agreement with the University in 2001. In 2009 Leeds Trinity gained taught degree awarding powers from the Privy Council
Privy council
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, and became a University College with the right to award its own degrees.
Campus and facilities
Horsforth
Horsforth is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, lying to the north west of Leeds. It has a population of 18,928....
, 6 miles (10 km) from Leeds city centre
Leeds City Centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
. It is set in 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of landscaped grounds.
In 2009-10 the campus underwent major developments and refurbishment, most notable being the new student accommodation block All Saints Court, with 198 bedrooms.
In 2007 the sports centre was refurbished and extended, reopening as a facility open to the public as well as staff and students.
The Andrew Kean Learning Centre opened in 2003, has a broadband internet link and a 24-hour access computing suite. The building also houses a library stock of over 130,000 items including print and electronic books and journals, multimedia materials and databases.
Moodle
Moodle is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment...
Virtual Learning Platform, initially for Secondary Education students on school-centred programmes and now for students and tutors in all areas.
Organisation and structure
Leeds Trinity is an independent Roman Catholic foundation, and until earning the right to award its own degrees in 2009 was accredited by the University of Leeds.Overall responsibility for the activities of Leeds Trinity University College rests with its Board of Governors
Board of governors
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. The ex-officio Chair of the Board is the Rt Rev Arthur Roche
Arthur Roche
Arthur Roche is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Bishop of Leeds.-Early life and ministry:...
, Bishop of Leeds
Bishop of Leeds
The Bishop of Leeds is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds in the Province of Liverpool, England.The Vicariate Apostolic of the Yorkshire District was elevated to diocese status as the Diocese of Beverley on 29 September 1850, which was suppressed on 20 December 1878 and its area...
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The Board delegate the day-to-day management of Leeds Trinity to the Principal and Chief Executive, Professor Freda Bridge, who is advised by the Executive Team. In addition the Board of Governors delegates oversight of the academic function of the College to the Academic Board. The Principal is an ex-officio member of the Board of Governors and the Chairperson of the Academic Board.
Academic profile
Almost all of the college's 2,500 undergraduates are full-time, as are two-thirds of its 500 postgraduate students. However, recent developments have included part-time postgraduate provision, including an MA in Education course and a postgraduate diploma and MA in Public Communication for public sector communications professionals. Some two-thirds of its students are female.Undergraduate studies (including foundation degrees) are offered in media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
, business
Business studies
Business studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
, marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, journalism, education, humanities, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, forensic psychology and sport. All the undergraduate programmes include practical experience and career-focused learning, through links the college maintains with local business, industry and schools.
Postgraduate courses include journalism, secondary teacher training, education, humanities, business studies, and public communication. Leeds Trinity is increasingly working with school to offer professional development opportunities.
Foundation degrees have been developed in consultation with employers to provide those in employment with a route to a higher education qualification that complements their work.
The Centre for Journalism offers postgraduate degrees and diplomas in print, magazine, radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
. The media centre at Leeds Trinity has TV and radio studios, including an ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
Integrated Services Digital Network is a set of communications standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network...
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Student life
Leeds Trinity Union (LTU) is the students' union for Leeds Trinity University College. It is the representative body for students at the university college, and runs a bar, sports clubs and student societies. The LTU president sits on the Academic Board and on the Board of Governors.LTU aims to build a multi-faith and multi-cultural social community in which any student can receive the support and advice needed to benefit from all non-academic aspects of the higher education environment, whilst also fulfilling their academic potential.
Notable alumni
- Gervase PhinnGervase PhinnGervase Phinn is an English author and educator. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector and, latterly, Visiting Professor of Education at the University of Teesside....
, writer and broadcaster - Baroness (Nicky) ChapmanNicola Chapman, Baroness ChapmanNicola Jane Chapman, Baroness Chapman was a British peer and disability rights activist.She was appointed to the House of Lords in 2004 as Baroness Chapman, of Leeds in the County of West Yorkshire and was the first person with a congenital disability – Osteogenesis imperfecta – to be...
- Natalie SawyerNatalie SawyerNatalie Sawyer is a presenter on Sky Sports News.-Early life:Sawyer was born to an English father, and a mother of Bulgarian descent. She graduated from Leeds Trinity University College with a degree in History and Media. This also included a work placement at Sky Sports, during which time she...
– Sky Sports NewsSky Sports NewsSky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
presenter - Kimberley WalshKimberley WalshKimberley Jane Walsh is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, television presenter and actress. She is best known for being a member of girl group Girls Aloud, formed through ITV's reality television programme Popstars: The Rivals...
– Girls Aloud singer - Nick HodgsonNick HodgsonNicholas James David Hodgson is the drummer, backing vocalist and principal song-writer of English indie band Kaiser Chiefs....
- Kaiser ChiefsKaiser ChiefsKaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
member - Dorothy KoomsonDorothy KoomsonDorothy Koomson is a contemporary English novelist.Koomson has two degrees in Psychology and Journalism when she graduated from Leeds University. She has written for a number of women's magazines and newspapers, not to mention writing 7 successful novels being published in the UK and US...
- novelist - Shaun KeavenyShaun KeavenyShaun William Keaveny is a British broadcaster, who presents the breakfast show on digital radio station BBC 6 Music.- Career :He played guitar for John Ariss in the student band Mosque between 1987 and 1993....
- Radio Presenter - Mary Davis - Irish presidential candidate