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UK and EU students Fees and funding




                                                                                                                                      support (help for fees and
                                                                                                                                      living costs):

                                      UK and EU students                                                                              If you normally live in England:
                                                                                                                                      the Student Loans Company
                                                                                                                                      (through the Student Finance
                                                                                                                                      Service) will assess and pay your
                                      Fees and funding                                                                                support. At the time of going to
                                                                                                                                      press (January 2008) further
                                                                                                                                      details were unavailable. We
                                                                                                                                      recommend checking www.
                                                                                                                                      studentfinancedirect.co.uk
                                                                                                                                      from summer 2008 for further
                                                                                                                                      information.


                                      I t is essential to plan your financial arrangements before making
                                        a decision about your studies. Although there are academic fees
                                      and living costs to pay for, many students can offset their impact
                                                                                                                                      If you normally live in Northern
                                                                                                                                      Ireland: your Education and Library
                                                                                                                                      Board (ELB) will assess your
                                                                                                                                      application. For further details visit
                                                                                                                                      www.studentfinanceni.co.uk from
                                      thanks to the financial support schemes offered both by Sussex                                  summer 2008.
                                                                                                                                      If you normally live in Scotland:
                                      and the UK Government, as well as by undertaking limited part-                                  the Student Awards Agency for
                                      time work during their studies.                                                                 Scotland (SAAS) will assess your
                                                                                                                                      application. For further details, visit
                                                                                                                                      www.student-support-saas.gov.uk
                                                                                                                                      from summer 2008.
                                                                                                                                      If you normally live in Wales: your
                                                                                                                                      Local Authority (LA) will assess your
                                      Academic fees                                   Sussex financial support schemes                application. For further details, visit
                                      Academic fees for UK/EU full-time students,     We want to ensure that financial issues         www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
                                                                                                                                      from summer 2008.
                                      which are set by the UK Government, pay for     do not affect your decision about studying      If you are an EU national and
                                      your teaching costs (including both tuition     at Sussex. To help offset the impact of         normally live outside the UK but
                                      and exams). The standard academic fee           academic fees, we offer scholarship and         within the European Economic Area
                                      is £3,145 a year*. This applies to full-time    bursary schemes*** aimed especially at          (the EU plus Iceland, Norway and
                                                                                                                                      Liechtenstein) or Switzerland, you
                                      ‘home’ students. See pages 166-167 for          helping those from less well-off backgrounds.   can apply for a fee loan (but not
                                      further information on fees.                    At the time of going to press (January 2008)    generally any living costs support)
                                                                                      we expect to offer the following financial      from the Student Loans Company
                                      It is important to bear in mind that academic                                                   EU Customer Services Team.
                                      fees don’t pay for your accommodation,          support schemes (final arrangements             For further details, visit
                                      meals and other living expenses. We             will be published at www.sussex.ac.uk/          www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk

                                      estimate that, for the 2009/10 academic         scholarships_and_bursaries):
                                      year, you should budget at least £7,263 for     • Sussex Bursary: we will provide a bursary
                                      living costs. A more detailed cost breakdown      of £1,000 a year to all students whose
                                      is available on page 168.                         assessed family income is £25,000 or less.
                                      Although your studies may therefore require     • Chancellor’s Scholarship: if your family
                                      a significant financial commitment, it is         income is less than £28,500, you are
                                      important to consider the benefits enjoyed        eligible to apply for one of up to 200
                                      by many graduates during their careers. A         Chancellor’s Scholarships, worth £1,000
                                      degree not only broadens your horizons but,       a year. The selection criteria for this
                                      according to a 2007 survey for Universities       scheme are designed to favour applicants
                                      UK, also enables graduates to earn on             from disadvantaged backgrounds. Full
                                      average about 25 per cent more than young         details are given on our website.
                                      people who leave school after their A levels.   • Other Sussex scholarships and awards:
                                      How you pay                                       Sussex also offers a number of ‘high-flier’   * This is the fee for 2008/09. It
                                      You can choose to pay academic fees up            scholarships in certain science subjects,     will not rise by more than the rate
                                      front to the University during your period        based on academic promise and/or high         of inflation for 2009/10. Please
                                                                                                                                      note, however, that fees for UK/
                                      of study, or apply each year to take out a        entry grades. The amounts involved vary,      EU students who have already
                                      loan from the Student Loans Company and           but are typically £1,000 on entry. Details    completed a first degree are under
                                      defer payment until after you complete your       can be found on the relevant subject          review at the time of going to press
                                      studies. Which option you choose will depend      pages. We also offer scholarships funded      (January 2008) due to a change
                                                                                                                                      in Government policy. Students in
                                      on your preferences and circumstances.            by charitable donations or alumni – details   this position may become subject
                                      If you defer fee payment (by taking out a fee     are given on our website.                     to higher-than-standard fees.
                                                                                                                                      Clarification will be published on our
                                      loan from the Student Loans Company**),         Can you get support from more
                                                                                                                                      website during 2008. Visit
                                      the UK Government will pay us on your behalf    than one Sussex scheme?                         www.sussex.ac.uk/ugstudy
                                      and will convert that amount into a non-        Yes. If you meet the eligibility criteria and
                                                                                                                                      ** Financial support arrangements
                                      means-tested fee loan you repay after you       present yourself successfully within the        may vary depending on which
                                      have left and are earning more than £15,000     competitive schemes above, you could            country you normally live in (see
                                      a year. The interest rate for fee loans is      secure awards totalling £2,000 a year or        table above for more information
                                      well below commercial rates and is tied to      more.                                           about your financial support
                                                                                                                                      authority)
                                      inflation.
                                                                                                                                      *** The Sussex Bursary and
                                                                                                                                      Chancellor’s Scholarship are
                                                                                                                                      available to UK students only

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Assessing your family income                       In general, all eligible students are entitled




                                                                                                                                               UK and EU students Fees and funding
Eligibility for the Sussex Bursary and             to 75 per cent of the maximum loan for living
Chancellor’s Scholarship schemes will be           costs regardless of income. Whether you
based on a Government assessment of your           receive more is subject to means testing. The
family income. There are ‘ready reckoner’          amount of loan you receive will be reduced
tools for estimating assessment of family          if you are in receipt of a maintenance grant.
income by financial support authorities**. We      This is because the grant is intended to help
recommend that you check                           students from lower-income households
www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk                     with living costs and minimise their loan
                                                   requirements.
We will post our own guidance at
www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_                     You repay the loans in instalments after
and_bursaries                                      graduation, once your earnings reach
                                                   £15,000 per year. As the interest rate is
Applying for Sussex support schemes
                                                   tied to inflation, your debt does not escalate
You do not need to do anything to apply for
                                                   uncontrollably. The Government has stated
the Sussex Bursary scheme; we will base
                                                   that any student loan balances (except for
payments purely on information about family
                                                   arrears) that are unpaid after 25 years will
income passed to us by the financial support
                                                   be written off; students living in England are
authority during the autumn term. To apply for
                                                   eligible to take a ‘repayment holiday’ of up to
one of the other Sussex scholarship schemes,
                                                   five years. This will cover both loans for fees
visit www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_
                                                   and loans for maintenance.
and_bursaries
                                                   Part-time programmes: fees and support
Other support from Sussex
                                                   If you study on a part-time undergraduate
There is also a limited Access to Learning
                                                   degree programme, you may be eligible for a
Fund for UK students experiencing acute
                                                   Fee and Course Grant. The amount of grant
financial difficulties, with priority given to
                                                   available depends upon your family income
mature students, students from low-income
                                                   and additionally, for the Fee Grant, on how
families, care leavers, those with dependants
                                                   ‘intensive’ your degree programme is (ie how
and/or disabilities and those in their final year.
                                                   long it will take to complete compared to
Government support                                 an equivalent full-time degree). For further
Grants for living costs                            details, visit
UK students from lower-income backgrounds www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
may be eligible for a non-repayable
                                                   Other support and allowances
Government grant to help with living costs**.
                                                   Students with dependent children may
The amount of grant you receive depends
                                                   be able to claim Child Tax Credits. See
on your family income. For example, in
                                                   www.direct.gov.uk/taxcredits for further
2008/09 students from England with a
                                                   details.
family income of £25,000 or less are eligible
for a maintenance grant of £2,835 a year.          If you have a disability, dependants or have
Partial grants are also available for those        to travel as part of your degree programme
with a family income of between £25,001            (for example, to placements), you may be
and £60,000. For the most up-to-date               entitled to a range of additional grants.
information, visit                                 In addition, students who are ill or disabled,
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance                   of pensionable age, or who have children
                                                   and/or caring responsibilities may be entitled
Degrees in some subjects also attract
                                                   to welfare benefits. Contact your local
additional Government financial support.
                                                   Department for Work and Pensions, or Local
Details can be found on the relevant subject
                                                   Authority for Housing Benefit and Council Tax
pages.
                                                   Benefit, or seek advice from the University of
Fee loans and loans for living costs               Sussex Students’ Union Advice Centre.
UK and EU students (subject to certain
                                                   To find out more about what Government
residency requirements) can defer payment
                                                   support is on offer, visit
of tuition fees by taking out a non-means-
                                                   www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance or
tested fee loan from the UK Government.
                                                   www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk
UK (but not most other EU) students can also
take out loans for living costs. In 2008/09 the Part-time work
                                                                                                      Advice and information
maximum loan for living costs for UK students Working for a few hours each week (we                   If you are looking for independent
living in England was £4,625** for those           recommend no more than 15 hours) should            financial information, the University
living away from home outside London. You          not interfere with your studies and is quite       of Sussex Students’ Union provides
can apply for a fee loan regardless of your        normal for Sussex students. It helps to            an advice service. Visit
                                                                                                      www.ussu.info/advice
age; however, there are age restrictions on        reduce your reliance on loans and can look
the loan for living costs (eg UK students living good on your CV. Our Career Development              The information on this page is
in England must be under 60 at the start of        and Employment Centre (see pages 24-25)            intended as a general guide and was
the degree programme).                             can help you to find a job suited to your skills   correct at the time of going to press
                                                   and interests.                                     (January 2008). Details are liable to
                                                                                                      change, especially the rules governing
                                                                                                      student loans. You should check the
                                                                                                      details with relevant agencies.

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Fees and funding for international
International students (non-EU) Fees and funding




                                                   students (non-EU)
                                                   Fees and funding



                                                   W    e understand that studying in the UK is a significant financial
                                                        commitment for our international students. Find out how much
                                                   money you will need and how Sussex scholarships and part-time work
                                                   opportunities may help make things easier for you.




                                                   Cost of living                                      always put your studies first and avoid
                                                   Before you arrive in the UK, you need to make       working more than 15 hours per week during
                                                   sure you will have enough money to cover the        term time. Part-time work may help pay for
                                                   cost of living for the duration of your course.     travel, entertainment or savings, but you
                                                                                                       should not rely on this money to pay for fees
                                                   We estimate that, for the 2009/10 academic
                                                                                                       or basic living costs.
                                                   year, you should budget for at least £7,263
                                                   to cover your accommodation and other               You can find part-time work by looking in
                                                   living expenses. To find out more about living      local newspapers and asking in shops and
                                                   expenses in the UK, read our cost breakdown         restaurants. Our Career Development and
                                                   on page 168.                                        Employment Centre also promotes over
                                                                                                       3,000 temporary and part-time jobs each
                                                   Chancellor’s International Scholarships
                                                                                                       year. Find out more on pages 24-25.
                                                   Our Chancellor’s International Scholarships
                                                   support the best in global talent. We award
                                                   up to 40 scholarships to new international          Tuition fees for international students (non-EU) 2009/10
                                                   (non-EU) fee-paying students each year.
                                                   Chancellor’s International Scholarships are:             Medicine                                       £22,550 pa*

                                                   • worth £2,500 each year, for the duration of         Full-time
                                                     your study                                             Standard lower programme fee rate              £9,975 pa (variable fee)
                                                   • awarded on academic merit                                                                             £10,500 pa (fixed fee)

                                                   • available for all undergraduate degrees                Standard higher programme fee rate             £12,750 pa (variable fee)
                                                     (except those in the Brighton and Sussex                                                              £13,270 pa (fixed fee)
                                                     Medical School).                                    Part-time
                                                                                                         Students classed as ‘overseas’ for fees purposes but taking programmes part-time will pay
                                                   The closing date for applications is 1 May. To        half the overseas fee rate.
                                                   apply and to check the full eligibility criteria,     Joint degrees
                                                   visit www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_and               For joint degrees where the two subjects fall within different fee levels (for example
                                                   _bursaries                                            Art History and Anthropology), fees will be charged at the higher rate. For degrees with a
                                                                                                         minor component, such as Psychology with American Studies, fees will be set according
                                                   Part-time work                                        to the fee level of the major subject.
                                                   You can earn extra cash and gain valuable             Year abroad/sandwich years
                                                   work experience by working part-time. With a          Students classed as ‘overseas’ for fees purposes but spending a year of their programme
                                                                                                         either abroad or as a sandwich placement will pay half the overseas fee rate for that year.
                                                   thriving tourist industry, Brighton is a good         Students, who spend less than a full academic year abroad, are liable to pay the same
                                                   place to look for part-time work and students         tuition fee as if they were studying at Sussex.
                                                   often apply for jobs in shops, hotels, bars,          Foundation years
                                                   restaurants and offices, as well as on campus.           International Foundation Year                  £9,975 (to be confirmed)
                                                   The UK has a minimum wage and, as a guide,                                                              (based in the International Study
                                                                                                                                                           Centre, University of Sussex)
                                                   this was £5.52 per hour for adults aged 22
                                                                                                            Other on- and off-campus
                                                   and over and £4.60 per hour for those aged               foundation years                               £9,975 (to be confirmed)
                                                   18-21 on 1 October 2007.
                                                                                                         A full list of the programmes on offer in 2009/10 and the applicable fee band are on pages
                                                   If you are a non-EU student, you will normally        174-175. Note that all fees increase on an annual basis and are liable to review and change
                                                   be allowed to work for up to 20 hours per             without notice. For the most up-to-date fee information, visit www.sussex.ac.uk/ugstudy
                                                   week during term time and full-time during            * The fee quoted is for the academic year 2008/09, which is the latest figure available at the
                                                   vacations. However, we recommend you                  time of going to press (January 2008).


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Undergraduate prospectus section 6: Fees And Funding

  • 1. Fees and funding for To apply for student financial UK and EU students Fees and funding support (help for fees and living costs): UK and EU students If you normally live in England: the Student Loans Company (through the Student Finance Service) will assess and pay your Fees and funding support. At the time of going to press (January 2008) further details were unavailable. We recommend checking www. studentfinancedirect.co.uk from summer 2008 for further information. I t is essential to plan your financial arrangements before making a decision about your studies. Although there are academic fees and living costs to pay for, many students can offset their impact If you normally live in Northern Ireland: your Education and Library Board (ELB) will assess your application. For further details visit www.studentfinanceni.co.uk from thanks to the financial support schemes offered both by Sussex summer 2008. If you normally live in Scotland: and the UK Government, as well as by undertaking limited part- the Student Awards Agency for time work during their studies. Scotland (SAAS) will assess your application. For further details, visit www.student-support-saas.gov.uk from summer 2008. If you normally live in Wales: your Local Authority (LA) will assess your Academic fees Sussex financial support schemes application. For further details, visit Academic fees for UK/EU full-time students, We want to ensure that financial issues www.studentfinancewales.co.uk from summer 2008. which are set by the UK Government, pay for do not affect your decision about studying If you are an EU national and your teaching costs (including both tuition at Sussex. To help offset the impact of normally live outside the UK but and exams). The standard academic fee academic fees, we offer scholarship and within the European Economic Area is £3,145 a year*. This applies to full-time bursary schemes*** aimed especially at (the EU plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) or Switzerland, you ‘home’ students. See pages 166-167 for helping those from less well-off backgrounds. can apply for a fee loan (but not further information on fees. At the time of going to press (January 2008) generally any living costs support) we expect to offer the following financial from the Student Loans Company It is important to bear in mind that academic EU Customer Services Team. fees don’t pay for your accommodation, support schemes (final arrangements For further details, visit meals and other living expenses. We will be published at www.sussex.ac.uk/ www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk estimate that, for the 2009/10 academic scholarships_and_bursaries): year, you should budget at least £7,263 for • Sussex Bursary: we will provide a bursary living costs. A more detailed cost breakdown of £1,000 a year to all students whose is available on page 168. assessed family income is £25,000 or less. Although your studies may therefore require • Chancellor’s Scholarship: if your family a significant financial commitment, it is income is less than £28,500, you are important to consider the benefits enjoyed eligible to apply for one of up to 200 by many graduates during their careers. A Chancellor’s Scholarships, worth £1,000 degree not only broadens your horizons but, a year. The selection criteria for this according to a 2007 survey for Universities scheme are designed to favour applicants UK, also enables graduates to earn on from disadvantaged backgrounds. Full average about 25 per cent more than young details are given on our website. people who leave school after their A levels. • Other Sussex scholarships and awards: How you pay Sussex also offers a number of ‘high-flier’ * This is the fee for 2008/09. It You can choose to pay academic fees up scholarships in certain science subjects, will not rise by more than the rate front to the University during your period based on academic promise and/or high of inflation for 2009/10. Please note, however, that fees for UK/ of study, or apply each year to take out a entry grades. The amounts involved vary, EU students who have already loan from the Student Loans Company and but are typically £1,000 on entry. Details completed a first degree are under defer payment until after you complete your can be found on the relevant subject review at the time of going to press studies. Which option you choose will depend pages. We also offer scholarships funded (January 2008) due to a change in Government policy. Students in on your preferences and circumstances. by charitable donations or alumni – details this position may become subject If you defer fee payment (by taking out a fee are given on our website. to higher-than-standard fees. Clarification will be published on our loan from the Student Loans Company**), Can you get support from more website during 2008. Visit the UK Government will pay us on your behalf than one Sussex scheme? www.sussex.ac.uk/ugstudy and will convert that amount into a non- Yes. If you meet the eligibility criteria and ** Financial support arrangements means-tested fee loan you repay after you present yourself successfully within the may vary depending on which have left and are earning more than £15,000 competitive schemes above, you could country you normally live in (see a year. The interest rate for fee loans is secure awards totalling £2,000 a year or table above for more information well below commercial rates and is tied to more. about your financial support authority) inflation. *** The Sussex Bursary and Chancellor’s Scholarship are available to UK students only 34
  • 2. Assessing your family income In general, all eligible students are entitled UK and EU students Fees and funding Eligibility for the Sussex Bursary and to 75 per cent of the maximum loan for living Chancellor’s Scholarship schemes will be costs regardless of income. Whether you based on a Government assessment of your receive more is subject to means testing. The family income. There are ‘ready reckoner’ amount of loan you receive will be reduced tools for estimating assessment of family if you are in receipt of a maintenance grant. income by financial support authorities**. We This is because the grant is intended to help recommend that you check students from lower-income households www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk with living costs and minimise their loan requirements. We will post our own guidance at www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_ You repay the loans in instalments after and_bursaries graduation, once your earnings reach £15,000 per year. As the interest rate is Applying for Sussex support schemes tied to inflation, your debt does not escalate You do not need to do anything to apply for uncontrollably. The Government has stated the Sussex Bursary scheme; we will base that any student loan balances (except for payments purely on information about family arrears) that are unpaid after 25 years will income passed to us by the financial support be written off; students living in England are authority during the autumn term. To apply for eligible to take a ‘repayment holiday’ of up to one of the other Sussex scholarship schemes, five years. This will cover both loans for fees visit www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_ and loans for maintenance. and_bursaries Part-time programmes: fees and support Other support from Sussex If you study on a part-time undergraduate There is also a limited Access to Learning degree programme, you may be eligible for a Fund for UK students experiencing acute Fee and Course Grant. The amount of grant financial difficulties, with priority given to available depends upon your family income mature students, students from low-income and additionally, for the Fee Grant, on how families, care leavers, those with dependants ‘intensive’ your degree programme is (ie how and/or disabilities and those in their final year. long it will take to complete compared to Government support an equivalent full-time degree). For further Grants for living costs details, visit UK students from lower-income backgrounds www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance may be eligible for a non-repayable Other support and allowances Government grant to help with living costs**. Students with dependent children may The amount of grant you receive depends be able to claim Child Tax Credits. See on your family income. For example, in www.direct.gov.uk/taxcredits for further 2008/09 students from England with a details. family income of £25,000 or less are eligible for a maintenance grant of £2,835 a year. If you have a disability, dependants or have Partial grants are also available for those to travel as part of your degree programme with a family income of between £25,001 (for example, to placements), you may be and £60,000. For the most up-to-date entitled to a range of additional grants. information, visit In addition, students who are ill or disabled, www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance of pensionable age, or who have children and/or caring responsibilities may be entitled Degrees in some subjects also attract to welfare benefits. Contact your local additional Government financial support. Department for Work and Pensions, or Local Details can be found on the relevant subject Authority for Housing Benefit and Council Tax pages. Benefit, or seek advice from the University of Fee loans and loans for living costs Sussex Students’ Union Advice Centre. UK and EU students (subject to certain To find out more about what Government residency requirements) can defer payment support is on offer, visit of tuition fees by taking out a non-means- www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance or tested fee loan from the UK Government. www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk UK (but not most other EU) students can also take out loans for living costs. In 2008/09 the Part-time work Advice and information maximum loan for living costs for UK students Working for a few hours each week (we If you are looking for independent living in England was £4,625** for those recommend no more than 15 hours) should financial information, the University living away from home outside London. You not interfere with your studies and is quite of Sussex Students’ Union provides can apply for a fee loan regardless of your normal for Sussex students. It helps to an advice service. Visit www.ussu.info/advice age; however, there are age restrictions on reduce your reliance on loans and can look the loan for living costs (eg UK students living good on your CV. Our Career Development The information on this page is in England must be under 60 at the start of and Employment Centre (see pages 24-25) intended as a general guide and was the degree programme). can help you to find a job suited to your skills correct at the time of going to press and interests. (January 2008). Details are liable to change, especially the rules governing student loans. You should check the details with relevant agencies. 35
  • 3. Fees and funding for international International students (non-EU) Fees and funding students (non-EU) Fees and funding W e understand that studying in the UK is a significant financial commitment for our international students. Find out how much money you will need and how Sussex scholarships and part-time work opportunities may help make things easier for you. Cost of living always put your studies first and avoid Before you arrive in the UK, you need to make working more than 15 hours per week during sure you will have enough money to cover the term time. Part-time work may help pay for cost of living for the duration of your course. travel, entertainment or savings, but you should not rely on this money to pay for fees We estimate that, for the 2009/10 academic or basic living costs. year, you should budget for at least £7,263 to cover your accommodation and other You can find part-time work by looking in living expenses. To find out more about living local newspapers and asking in shops and expenses in the UK, read our cost breakdown restaurants. Our Career Development and on page 168. Employment Centre also promotes over 3,000 temporary and part-time jobs each Chancellor’s International Scholarships year. Find out more on pages 24-25. Our Chancellor’s International Scholarships support the best in global talent. We award up to 40 scholarships to new international Tuition fees for international students (non-EU) 2009/10 (non-EU) fee-paying students each year. Chancellor’s International Scholarships are: Medicine £22,550 pa* • worth £2,500 each year, for the duration of Full-time your study Standard lower programme fee rate £9,975 pa (variable fee) • awarded on academic merit £10,500 pa (fixed fee) • available for all undergraduate degrees Standard higher programme fee rate £12,750 pa (variable fee) (except those in the Brighton and Sussex £13,270 pa (fixed fee) Medical School). Part-time Students classed as ‘overseas’ for fees purposes but taking programmes part-time will pay The closing date for applications is 1 May. To half the overseas fee rate. apply and to check the full eligibility criteria, Joint degrees visit www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_and For joint degrees where the two subjects fall within different fee levels (for example _bursaries Art History and Anthropology), fees will be charged at the higher rate. For degrees with a minor component, such as Psychology with American Studies, fees will be set according Part-time work to the fee level of the major subject. You can earn extra cash and gain valuable Year abroad/sandwich years work experience by working part-time. With a Students classed as ‘overseas’ for fees purposes but spending a year of their programme either abroad or as a sandwich placement will pay half the overseas fee rate for that year. thriving tourist industry, Brighton is a good Students, who spend less than a full academic year abroad, are liable to pay the same place to look for part-time work and students tuition fee as if they were studying at Sussex. often apply for jobs in shops, hotels, bars, Foundation years restaurants and offices, as well as on campus. International Foundation Year £9,975 (to be confirmed) The UK has a minimum wage and, as a guide, (based in the International Study Centre, University of Sussex) this was £5.52 per hour for adults aged 22 Other on- and off-campus and over and £4.60 per hour for those aged foundation years £9,975 (to be confirmed) 18-21 on 1 October 2007. A full list of the programmes on offer in 2009/10 and the applicable fee band are on pages If you are a non-EU student, you will normally 174-175. Note that all fees increase on an annual basis and are liable to review and change be allowed to work for up to 20 hours per without notice. For the most up-to-date fee information, visit www.sussex.ac.uk/ugstudy week during term time and full-time during * The fee quoted is for the academic year 2008/09, which is the latest figure available at the vacations. However, we recommend you time of going to press (January 2008). 36