Academic Partnerships
Academic Partnerships are formal arrangements in which two providers or organisations work together to provide teaching, supervision, support and/or facilities for students as a formal element of a degree or programme or other qualification.
We have a range of Academic Partnerships with many public and private institutions in the UK and globally. You can find a full list of our partners and the programmes they offer below.
We are proud of the relationships we have with our academic partners. Below, you can see there are lots of ways we might join forces with someone else to enhance your learning.
Accreditation
This is when a programme leads to the award of university credit. It will be designed and delivered by our partner but quality assured by us here at the University.
Articulation
This is an agreement between us and our partner that we recognise the award they make, and that it counts towards the qualification you are hoping to achieve.
Co-delivery
This is when a programme leads to you gaining a university credit or award, and is delivered by our partner but quality assured by us.
Distance learning with partner support
This is a distance learning programme that leads to you gaining a credit or recognised award. It is designed and quality assured by us, and you have some local tutorial support from our partner.
Franchise
This is when our partner delivers a programme leading to you gaining a credit or award. The programme is designed and quality assured by us.
Joint / dual degrees
Sometimes we join forces with other degree-awarding bodies to offer joint or dual programmes. How they work and how they’re structured can vary widely.
Off-site delivery
This is when you study towards a qualification from us, and part or all of your studies take place at the premises of a partner organisation.
Professional
These are degrees with internal professional training. They lead to a recognised award and are designed and delivered by us but include professional content provided by a partner, for instance flight training.
Validation
This is when a programme leads to you gaining a qualification from the University. It will be designed and delivered by our partner but quality assured by us.
If you’d like to know more about our Academic Partnerships, you can call +44 (0)1494 522 141 and ask for the Partnerships Team or email us at partnerships@bucks.ac.uk
Our Partner Colleges
At Bucks, we have a range of partner colleges offering a diverse set of courses. You can explore the full list of our partner colleges below which are laid out in alphabetical order and includes a link to the partners website.
Nelson and Colne College (Accrington and Rossendale College) www.accross.ac.uk
- BA (Hons) Health & Applied Social Studies
- BSc (Hons) Sports Science & Coaching
- BA (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy Studies (Top-Up)
AFUM www.afum.de
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- International Master of Business Administration
- MA Leadership & Management
Amsterdam Fashion Academy www.amsterdamfashionacademy.com
- BA (Hons) Fashion Business
- BA (Hons) Fashion with Textile Design
Aviation Management College www.aviation.edu.my
- BA (Hons) Airline & Airport Management
Buckinghamshire College Group www.buckscollegegroup.ac.uk
- FdA Business Management
- FdSc Computing
- FdA Early Years
- Teacher training - Award, Certificate & Diploma in Education & Training
- Certificate in Education (incorporating the Diploma in Education and Training)
Burnley College www.burnley.ac.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Integrated Health & Social Care
- BA (Hons) Music Production & Performance
- BA (Hons) Music Production & Performance with Foundation year
- BA (Hons) Professional Practice (WCYP)
- BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science
- BSc (Hons) Behavioural Science with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Business Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Business Psychology with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- BSc (Hons) Computing with Foundation year
- BSc (Hons) Games Development
- BSc (Hons) Games Development with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Health & Social Science
- BSc (Hons) Health & Social Science with Foundation year
- BSc (Hons) Police Studies with Criminal Investigation
- BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science
- BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Sport Development & Coaching
- BSc (Hons) Sport Development & Coaching with Foundation Year
- BSc (Hons) Sports Psychology
- Degree Apprenticeship Chartered Manager
- Degree Apprenticeship Digital Technology Solutions
Centre for Health Communication www.chcr.org.uk/
- PG Cert Health Communications
Court Theatre Training Company www.courttheatretraining.org.uk
- BA (Hons) Acting
Cromwell UK International Education www.cromwelleducation.co.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- International Master of Business Administration (Top-Up)
Dancebox Studios and Theatre Works / Milton Keynes www.danceboxcollege.co.uk
- BA (Hons) Professional Dance and Musical Theatre
David Game College www.dghe.ac.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- BA (Hons) Integrated Health & Social Care (Top-Up)
- BSc (Hons) Health and Social Science
- BSc (Hons) Health and Social Science with Foundation Year
European School of Osteopathy (ESO) www.eso.ac.uk
- MOst Osteopathy
IDM Nations Campus www.idmedu.lk
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- International Master of Business Administration (Top-Up)
- LLB (Hons) Law (Top-Up)
- LLM Master of Law (Top-Up)
International Academy of Osteopathy (IAO Ghent) www.osteopathie.eu
- BSc (Hons) Osteopathic Studies
- MSc Osteopathy
Istituto Superiore di Osteopatia (ISO Milan) www.isoi.it
- BSc (Hons) Osteopathic Principles
- PG Dip Advanced Osteopathic Practice
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice (Education)
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice (Obstetrics)
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice (Paediatrics)
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice (Pain Management)
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice (Sports Medicine)
- PG Cert Advanced Osteopathic Practice (Voice Disorders)
- MSc Advanced Osteopathic Practice
- MSc Osteopathy
Leading Edge Aviation Limited www.leadingedgeaviation.com
- BSc Air Transport Management with Airline Pilot Training
London College of Contemporary Arts (LCCA) www.lcca.org.uk
- BA (Hons) Fashion Design
- BA (Hons) Graphic Design
London School of Commerce & IT (LSCI) www.lsci.org.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top Up)
- BSc (Hons) Health and Social Science with Foundation Year
London School of Science & Technology (LSST) www.lsst.ac
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- BSc (Hons) Business & Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- BSc (Hons) Health & Social Science
- BSc (Hons) Health & Social Science with Foundation Year
- FdA Health & Social Care
- LLB (Hons) Business Law
Magna Carta College www.magnacartacollege.ac.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- International Master of Business Administration (Top-Up)
Mont Rose College www.mrcollege.ac.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-up)
- BA (Hons) Integrated Health & Social Care (Top-Up)
- BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management (Top-Up)
- BSc (Hons) Computing
- International Master of Business Administration
Newbury College www.newbury-college.ac.uk in partnership with University Centre Newbury www.UCN.ac.uk
- BEng (Hons) Engineering Design
Oxford Business College www.oxfordbusinesscollege.ac.uk
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- International Master of Business Administration
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/
- Graduate Certificate Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions
Patria Pilot Finland
- BSc Air Transport Management with Airline Pilot Training
Pentecost University (Ghana) www.pentvars.edu.gh
- MSc International Accounting & Finance
Regent College www.regentcollegelondon.com
- BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Business Management (Top-Up)
- BSc (Hons) Health & Social Science
- BSc (Hons) Health & Social Science with Foundation Year
- BA (Hons) Marketing
- BA (Hons) Marketing with Foundation Year
Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) www.rbwm.gov.uk
- Post Graduate Certificate in Educational Practice
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust www.rbht.nhs.uk
- MSc Cardiorespiratory Nursing
West London Mental Health Trust (WLMHT) www.westlondon.nhs.uk
- MSc Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Mental
Windsor Forest Colleges Group (Langley College) www.windsor-forest.ac.uk
- FdA Business Management
- FdA Early Years Practice
- FdA Health & Social Care
- FdA Primary Education
Bucks Regional Centre (BRC)
Bucks Regional Centre is the regional representative and extended arm of Buckinghamshire New University, established in the United Arab Emirates. If you’d like to know more about BRC, you can visit the website for more information.
If you’d like to know more about our Partner Colleges, you can call +44 (0)1494 522 141 and ask for the Partnerships Team or email us at partnerships@bucks.ac.uk
