Masterclass Terms and Conditions

The following subject groupings reflect the related programmes to each set of masterclasses. As such, some groupings may appear to be more generous with the reduction of offers. Queries relating to these subject groupings should be directed to outreach@cumbria.ac.uk. 

The reduction does not apply to Integrated Foundation Years, Apprenticeships or Closed Cohort applications, or postgraduate study for the below programmes.

SUBJECT GROUPING	RELATED PROGRAMMES
Art & Design	BA (Hons) Fine Art BA (Hons) Illustration BA (Hons) Graphic Design BA (Hons) Photography
Advanced Manufacturing	BEng (Hons) Advanced Manufacturing
Computer Science	BSc (Hons) Computer Science
Business	BA (Hons) Business Management (all pathways) BA (Hons) International Business Management
Conservation	BSc (Hons) Animal Conservation Science BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Conservation BSc (Hons) Zoology
Environmental Studies	BSc (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons) Forest Management FdSc Forestry BSc (Hons) Woodland Ecology and Conservation BSc (Hons) Environmental Science
Health & Social Care	BSc (Hons) Children and Young Peoples' Health and Wellbeing BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care BA (Hons) Social Work
Law	LLB Law
Media Arts	BA (Hons) Animation BA (Hons) Film and Television BA (Hons) Games Design BA (Hons) Games Development BA (Hons) Wildlife Media
Outdoors	BSc (Hons) Outdoor Adventure & Environmental studies BA (Hons) Outdoor Leadership
Policing, Criminology and Psychology	BSc (Hons) Criminology (all pathways) BSc (Hons) Professional Policing BSc (Hons) Psychology BSc (Hons) Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) Security, Intelligence and Investigative Practice
Sport & Rehabilitative Sciences	BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy BA (Hons) Sport, Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation BA (Hons) Sport Conditioning and Performance Analysis
STEM	BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) Forensic Science

• For Masterclasses delivered in the year 2020/1, all registrants must give details of their year of intended study. The reduction will only be available on applications to begin in September of the stated year. (Accepted applications years: 2022, 2023). Any applications already made for September 2022 start cannot be retrospectively amended.

 

• Applicants wishing to make applications for 2024 onwards should look to attend another masterclass or similar event in the future, closer to their application date.

 

• For Face to Face Masterclasses attended in the 2021/2 academic year the offer reduction will equate to 16 UCAS points.

 

• To account for the differences in engagement and delivery, for Virtual Masterclasses attended in the 2021/2 academic year the offer reduction will equate to 8 UCAS points.

 

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to University of Cumbria courses linked to the masterclass attended. Please see the table below for clarification.

 

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to level 4 undergraduate programmes at the University of Cumbria. This excludes any Integrated Foundation Years, Top Up programmes, CPD modules and programmes, or post-graduate study. 

 

• The UCAS points reduction will only be applied if the masterclass is attended prior to submitting an application for the degree programme through UCAS (allowing time for administrative processing of the attendance). Points cannot be redeemed retrospectively if you have already applied for one of the eligible courses at the University.

 

• UCAS points will automatically be deducted from the top of the range upon application.

For example: University of Cumbria entry requirements for BSc (Hons) Psychology are 104-128 UCAS points. The standard offer would be at the top of the range, 128 UCAS points. Following attendance at a relevant Face to Face masterclass, an applicant would be made a reduced conditional offer of 112 UCAS points.

 

• To receive the reduction in points, it is imperative that the applicant accurately completes all personal details requested at the end of the masterclass, or on registration for the event if being delivered virtually. If incorrect details are provided, the University of Cumbria will not make efforts to contact the attendee for corrected data, and the applicant may be ineligible to receive the reduced offer.

 

• Attendees at Virtual Masterclasses must attend and engage with the session fully. Those who leave midway through or join significantly late will not be eligible to receive the reduced offer. The only exceptions to this are circumstances where an attendee has poor internet connection and drops out, this will not count against, as long as they return for the remaninder of the session.

 

• The UCAS points reduction cannot be redeemed at a different institution or against courses that are not listed in the terms and conditions.

 

• Only one UCAS points deduction offer can be redeemed per course upon application - attending multiple masterclasses for the same degree programme will not result in the accumulation of points. If multiple events are attended the University will deduct the relevant points from any relevant course applied for. This UCAS points reduction cannot be applied in conjunction with any future Summer University offers for the same degree programme.

 

• Applicants can only have reductions attached to their profile for a maximum of 2 Masterclass subject groupings

For example: A student attends a "Home-based Injury Prevention for Runners" Masterclass (Sport & Rehabilitative Sciences) in September 2021, then attends a "Observational Sketching" Masterclass (Art & Design suite) in November 2021. They will be eligible to receive the reduced points for either set of courses.

Scenario 1: If they go on to attend a "Group Leading" Masterclass (Working with Children and Families) in January 2022, this will over-ride the first one attended and they will no longer be eligible to receive a reduced offer for applications to Sport and Rehabilitative Sciences courses.

Scenario 2: Alternatively, if they attended "Youth Crime Prevention through Sports" Masterclass (Sports and Rehabilitative Sciences suite) in January 2022, this would NOT override the first event, as the subject groups do not conflict.

 

• For events in 2021/2 and onwards, UCAS points reductions can only be applied to applications made in the year specified on registration for the event. If a registrant selects an option further than 2 years in the future (2024 or onwards), the reduction cannot be applied.

 

• Where an applicant has attended both a virtual and a face to face Masterclass for the same subject grouping the higher points reduction will be applied.

 

• For applicants not domiciled in the UK, attendance at a Masterclass will be used as contextual information and considered as part of an application.

The following subject groupings reflect the related programmes to each set of masterclasses. As such, some groupings may appear to be more generous with the reduction of offers. Queries relating to these subject groupings should be directed to outreach@cumbria.ac.uk. 

The reduction does not apply to Integrated Foundation Years or postgraduate study for the below programmes.

SUBJECT GROUPING	RELATED PROGRAMMES
Art & Design	BA (Hons) Fine Art BA (Hons) Illustration BA (Hons) Graphic Design BA (Hons) Photography
Business	BA (Hons) Business Management (all pathways) BA (Hons) International Business Management BSc (Hons) Project Management
Conservation	BSc (Hons) Animal Conservation Science BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Conservation BSc (Hons) Zoology
Education	BA (Hons) Education Studies BA (Hons) Primary Education (3-11) with QTS BA (Hons) Primary Education (5-11): Inclusion with SEND with QTS BA (Hons) Teaching and Learning
English	BA (Hons) English Literature BA (Hons) Creative Writing
Environmental Studies	BSc (Hons) Geography BSc (Hons) Outdoor Adventure & Environmental studies BSc (Hons) Forest Management FdSc Forestry BSc (Hons) Woodland Ecology and Conservation
Health & Social Care	BA (Hons) Children and Young Peoples' Health and Wellbeing BSc (Hons) Digital Youth Work BA (Hons) Health and Social Care
Law	LLB Law
Media Arts	BA (Hons) Film and Television BA (Hons) Games Design BA (Hons) Wildlife Media
Outdoors	BA (Hons) Adventure Tourism BA (Hons) Outdoor Education BA (Hons) Outdoor Leadership
Policing, Criminology and Psychology	BSc (Hons) Criminology (all pathways) BSc (Hons) Professional Policing BSc (Hons) Psychology BSc (Hons) Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy BSc (Hons) Security, Intelligence and Investigative Practice
Sport & Rehabilitative Sciences	BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy BA (Hons) Sport, Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation
STEM	BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Microbiology
Theatre and Performance	BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance

• For virtual Masterclasses delivered in the year 2020/1, all registrants must give details of their year of intended study. The reduction will only be available on applications to begin in September of the stated year. (Accepted applications years: 2021, 2022). Any applications already made for September 2021 start cannot be retrospectively amended.

 

• Applicants wishing to make applications for 2023 onwards should look to attend another masterclass or similar event in the future, closer to their application date.

 

• Due to limitations with online delivery, for Virtual Masterclasses attended in the 2019/0 academic year the reduction in points will only be applicable to applications made for related courses for September 2021 starts. Any attendees who made an application for subsequent years will not receive the reduced offer for related courses. Any application for September 2020 start cannot be retrospectively amended.

 

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to University of Cumbria courses linked to the masterclass attended. Please see the table below for clarification.

 

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to level 4 undergraduate programmes at the University of Cumbria. This excludes any Integrated Foundation Years, Top Up programmes, CPD modules and programmes, or post-graduate study. 

 

• The UCAS points reduction will only be applied if the masterclass is attended prior to submitting an application for the degree programme through UCAS (allowing time for administrative processing of the attendance). Points cannot be redeemed retrospectively if you have already applied for one of the eligible courses at the University.

 

• UCAS points will automatically be deducted from the top of the range upon application.

 

For example: University of Cumbria entry requirements for BSc Hons Applied Psychology are 104-120 UCAS points. The standard offer would be at the top of the range, 120 UCAS points. Following attendance at a relevant masterclass, an applicant would be made a reduced conditional offer of 104 UCAS points.

 

• The standard reduction is 16 UCAS points. A specified number of masterclasses delivered in the year 2019/0 (shown in the table below) were eligible for an optional 24 UCAS point deduction. To receive the additional points, the applicant must have completed a reflective piece equivalent to approximately 1000 words after the masterclass and submit it to an academic for marking. Further details of this was provided at the affected masterclasses. This is not applicable to 2020/1 Masterclasses, whether virtual or in person.

 

• To receive the reduction in points, it is imperative that the applicant accurately completes all personal details requested at the end of the masterclass, or on registration for the event if being delivered virtually. If incorrect details are provided, the University of Cumbria will not make efforts to contact the attendee for corrected data, and the applicant may be ineligible to receive the reduced offer.

 

• Attendees at Virtual Masterclasses must attend and engage with the session fully. Those who leave midway through or join significantly late will not be eligible to receive the reduced offer. The only exceptions to this are circumstances where an attendee has poor internet conenction and drops out, this will not count against, as long as they return for the remaninder of the session.

 

• The UCAS points reduction cannot be redeemed at a different institution or against courses that are not listed in the terms and conditions.

 

• Only one UCAS points deduction offer can be redeemed per course upon application - attending multiple masterclasses for the same degree programme will not result in the accumulation of points. If multiple events are attended the University will deduct the relevant points from any relevant course applied for. This UCAS points reduction cannot be applied in conjunction with the Summer University offer for the same degree programme. If an applicant attends the Y12/13 Summer University in addition to a masterclass, the applicant would receive an offer based on the greatest reduction in points for the applicant.

 

• Applicants can only have reductions attached to their profile for a maximum of 2 Masterclass subject groupings

For example: A student attends a "Home-based Injury Prevention for Runners" Masterclass (Sport & Rehabilitative Sciences) in September 2020, then attends a "Observational Sketching" Masterclass (Art & Design suite) in November 2020. They will be eligible to receive the reduced points for either set of courses.

Scenario 1: If they go on to attend a "Group Leading" Masterclass (Working with Children and Families) in January 2021, this will over-ride the first one attended and they will no longer be eligible to receive a reduced offer for applications to Sport and Rehabilitative Sciences courses.

Scenario 2: Alternatively, if they attended "Youth Crime Prevention through Sports" Masterclass (Sports and Rehabilitative Sciences suite) in January 2021, this would NOT override the first event, as the subject groups do not conflict.

 

• For events in 2020/1 and onwards, UCAS points reductions can only be applied to applications made in the year specified on registration for the event. If a registrant selects an option further than 2 years in the future (2023 or onwards), the reduction cannot be applied.

 

• For applicants not domiciled in the UK, attendance at a Masterclass will be used as contextual information and considered as part of an application.

 

Subject Groupings	Masterclass Titles
Art & Design BA (Hons) Fine Art BA (Hons) Illustration BA (Hons) Graphic Design BA (Hons) Photography	Observational Sketching The New Portrait What's Your Type? Single Point Lighting Photography
Business BA (Hons) Business Management (all pathways, with and without sandwich year) BA (Hons) Business, Accounting and Finance (with and without sandwich year) BA (Hons) International Business Management (with and without sandwich year) BSc (Hons) Project Management	Superhero Leadership: The power to change me and then the world Was Machiavelli really saying evil is necessary for good?: Using and abusing power today, a leadership discussion
Conservation & Zoology BSc (Hons) Animal Conservation Science (with and without sandwich year) BSc (Hons) Marine and Freshwater Conservation (with and without sandwich year) BSc (Hons) Zoology (with and without sandwich year)	Every Species Matters: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience Insects in a Changing Climate Battle of the Beasts: Vertebrates vs Invertebrates
Education BA (Hons) Education Studies BA (Hons) Primary Education (3-11) with QTS BA (Hons) Primary Education (5-11): Inclusion with SEND with QTS BA (Hons) Teaching and Learning	Role of Working Memory in Classroom Learning of Children Fieldtrips in Teaching What should contemporary primary education aim for? A philosophical exploration
English BA (Hons) English Literature BA (Hons) Creative Writing	Exploring the Social, Geographical and Cultural Contexts of Wuthering Heights The Final Frontier: Truth and Nature in Death of a Salesman
Environmental Studies BSc Geography BSc Outdoor Adventure & Environmental studies BSc Forest Management (with and without sandwich year) FdSc Forestry BSc Woodland Ecology and Conservation (with and without sandwich year)	Dealing with the 'Wicked' Problem of Climate Change Storytelling for Environmental Justice
Health & Social Care BSc (Hons) Health & Social Care	Ethics, Values and Principles in Health and Social Care
Law LLB Law	Media, Manipulation and Misrepresentation of the Law Criminal Examination
Media Arts BA (Hons) Film and Television BA (Hons) Games Design BA (Hons) Wildlife Media	An Introduction to Wildlife Photography An Introductions to Wildlife Documentary Filmmaking How to Pitch a Television Programme from Idea to Broadcast An Introductions to Documentary Filmmaking Using a Classic Shot List Wildlife Tracking, Identification and Recording Games Asset Pipeline Multi Camera in Film, Television and Live Events
Outdoor BA (Hons) Adventure Tourism BA (Hons) Outdoor Education BA (Hons) Outdoor Leadership	Controversial Issues in Outdoor Studies Tumblehome – Some stories and lessons learnt from a journey home
Policing, Criminological and Psychological Studies BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology BSc (Hons) Criminology (all pathways) BSc (Hons) Professional Policing BSc (Hons) Psychology BSc (Hons) Security, Intelligence and Investigative Practice	The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality Understanding Behaviour that Challenges When Working with Children In Cold Blood? An Exploration of the Psychology of Violent Behaviour Technology and Child Development: Friend or Foe? The Teenage Brain How can we encourage good mental health and wellbeing at university? The Psychology of Studying: Exploring Evidence-Based Study Techniques Gangs and Violence: From the Peaky Blinders to The Krays and Beyond Covid, Communities and Criminology Lockdown and Domestic Abuse: exploring the impact of extended periods of enforced lockdowns on domestic abuse/violence victims. Combatting Terrorism Investigating serious crime Digital Investigations Spinning the Wheel - Police Decision Making An Expert Witness - Police Officer witness statements
Sport and Rehabilitative Sciences BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching and Physical Education BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation	Home-based Injury Prevention for Runners Youth Crime Prevention Through Sports Sport and Health - An Obvious Alliance Where's Yoda When You Need Him? A Quick Guide to the Role and Value of Mentoring from a Community Coaching Perspective Developing Young People in Sport: What do we need to know? Offender Rehabilitation - Occupational Therapy in Prison Settings Doing, Being and Becoming an Occupational Therapist
STEM BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) Forensic Science BSc (Hons) Microbiology	Microbiology - Why Microbes Matter The Application of Spectrophotometry to Forensic and Biomedical Sciences Secrets in the Blood - Diagnosing Disease
Theatre & Performance BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance	Using Vocal Technique and Text Delivery to support Acting Through Song for Musical Theatre and Classical Art Song
Working with Children & Families BA (Hons) Working with Children and Families	Group Leading with Children, Young People and Families Do you want to change the world? You can! Let's go on a Bear Hunt! Have I Got News For You Round The Clock: Day In The Life

• For Masterclasses delivered in the year 2022/3, all registrants must give details of their year of intended study. The reduction will only be available on applications to begin in September of the stated year. (Accepted applications years: 2023, 2024). Any applications already made for September 2023 start cannot be retrospectively amended.

• For events in 2022/3 and onwards, UCAS points reductions can only be applied to applications made in the year specified on registration for the event. If a registrant selects an option further than 2 years in the future (2025 or onwards), the reduction cannot be applied.

• Applicants wishing to make applications for 2025 onwards should look to attend another masterclass or similar event in the future, closer to their application date.

• For Face to Face Masterclasses attended in the 2022/3 academic year the offer reduction will equate to 16 UCAS points.

• To account for the differences in engagement and delivery, for Virtual Masterclasses attended in the 2022/3 academic year the offer reduction will equate to 8 UCAS points.

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to University of Cumbria courses linked to the masterclass attended. Please see the table below for clarification.

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to level 4 undergraduate programmes at the University of Cumbria. This excludes any Integrated Foundation Years, Apprenticeships or Closed Cohort applications, Top Up programmes, CPD modules and programmes, or postgraduate study. 

• The UCAS points reduction will only be applied if the masterclass is attended prior to submitting an application for the degree programme through UCAS (allowing time for administrative processing of the attendance). Points cannot be redeemed retrospectively if you have already applied for one of the eligible courses at the University.

• UCAS points will automatically be deducted from the top of the range upon application.

For example: University of Cumbria entry requirements for BSc (Hons) Psychology are 104-128 UCAS points. The standard offer would be at the top of the range, 128 UCAS points. Following attendance at a relevant Face to Face masterclass, an applicant would be made a reduced conditional offer of 112 UCAS points.

• To receive the reduction in points, it is imperative that the applicant accurately completes all personal details requested at the end of the masterclass, or on registration for the event if being delivered virtually. If incorrect details are provided, the University of Cumbria will not make efforts to contact the attendee for corrected data, and the applicant may be ineligible to receive the reduced offer.

• Attendees at Virtual Masterclasses must attend and engage with the session fully. Those who leave midway through or join significantly late will not be eligible to receive the reduced offer. The only exceptions to this are circumstances where an attendee has poor internet connection and drops out, this will not count against, as long as they return for the remainder of the session.

• The UCAS points reduction cannot be redeemed at a different institution or against courses that are not listed in the terms and conditions.

• Only one UCAS points deduction offer can be redeemed per course upon application - attending multiple masterclasses for the same degree programme will not result in the accumulation of points. If multiple events are attended the University will deduct the relevant points from any relevant course applied for. This UCAS points reduction cannot be applied in conjunction with any future Summer University offers for the same degree programme.

• Applicants can only have reductions attached to their profile for a maximum of 2 Masterclass subject groupings

For example: A student attends a "Home-based Injury Prevention for Runners" Masterclass (Sport & Rehabilitative Sciences) in September 2021, then attends a "Secrets in the Blood" Masterclass (STEM suite) in November 2022. They will be eligible to receive the reduced points for either set of courses.

Scenario 1: If they go on to attend a "Group Leading" Masterclass (Health & Social Care suite) in January 2023, this will over-ride the first one attended and they will no longer be eligible to receive a reduced offer for applications to Sport and Rehabilitative Sciences courses.

Scenario 2: Alternatively, if they attended "Youth Crime Prevention through Sports" Masterclass (Sports and Rehabilitative Sciences) in January 2023, this would NOT override the first event, as the subject groups do not conflict.

• Where an applicant has attended both a virtual and a face to face Masterclass for the same subject grouping the higher points reduction will be applied.

• For applicants not domiciled in the UK, attendance at a Masterclass will be used as contextual information and considered as part of an application.

• For Masterclasses delivered in the year 2023/4, all registrants must give details of their year of intended study. The reduction will only be available on applications to begin in September of the stated year. (Accepted applications years: 2024, 2025). Any applications already made for September 2024 start cannot be retrospectively amended.

• For events in 2023/4 and onwards, UCAS points reductions can only be applied to applications made in the year specified on registration for the event. If a registrant selects an option further than 2 years in the future (2025 or onwards), the reduction cannot be applied.

• Applicants wishing to make applications for 2026 onwards should look to attend another masterclass or similar event in the future, closer to their application date.

• For Face to Face Masterclasses attended in the 2023/4 academic year the offer reduction will equate to 16 UCAS points.

• To account for the differences in engagement and delivery, for Virtual Masterclasses attended in the 2022/3 academic year the offer reduction will equate to 8 UCAS points.

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to University of Cumbria courses linked to the masterclass attended. Please see the table below for clarification.

• The reduced UCAS points offer can only be applied to level 4 undergraduate programmes at the University of Cumbria. This excludes any Integrated Foundation Years, Apprenticeships or Closed Cohort applications, Top Up programmes, CPD modules and programmes, or postgraduate study. 

• The UCAS points reduction will only be applied if the masterclass is attended prior to submitting an application for the degree programme through UCAS (allowing time for administrative processing of the attendance). Points cannot be redeemed retrospectively if you have already applied for one of the eligible courses at the University.

• UCAS points will automatically be deducted from the top of the range upon application.

For example: University of Cumbria entry requirements for BSc (Hons) Psychology are 104-128 UCAS points. The standard offer would be at the top of the range, 128 UCAS points. Following attendance at a relevant Face to Face masterclass, an applicant would be made a reduced conditional offer of 112 UCAS points.

• To receive the reduction in points, it is imperative that the applicant accurately completes all personal details requested at the end of the masterclass, or on registration for the event if being delivered virtually. If incorrect details are provided, the University of Cumbria will not make efforts to contact the attendee for corrected data, and the applicant may be ineligible to receive the reduced offer.

• Attendees at Virtual Masterclasses must attend and engage with the session fully. Those who leave midway through or join significantly late will not be eligible to receive the reduced offer. The only exceptions to this are circumstances where an attendee has poor internet connection and drops out, this will not count against, as long as they return for the remainder of the session.

• The UCAS points reduction cannot be redeemed at a different institution or against courses that are not listed in the terms and conditions.

• Only one UCAS points deduction offer can be redeemed per course upon application - attending multiple masterclasses for the same degree programme will not result in the accumulation of points. If multiple events are attended the University will deduct the relevant points from any relevant course applied for. This UCAS points reduction cannot be applied in conjunction with any future Summer University offers for the same degree programme.

• Applicants can only have reductions attached to their profile for a maximum of 2 Masterclass subject groupings

For example: A student attends a "Home-based Injury Prevention for Runners" Masterclass (Sport & Rehabilitative Sciences) in September 2023, then attends a "Secrets in the Blood" Masterclass (STEM suite) in November 2023. They will be eligible to receive the reduced points for either set of courses.

Scenario 1: If they go on to attend a "Group Leading" Masterclass (Health & Social Care suite) in January 2023, this will over-ride the first one attended and they will no longer be eligible to receive a reduced offer for applications to Sport and Rehabilitative Sciences courses.

Scenario 2: Alternatively, if they attended "Youth Crime Prevention through Sports" Masterclass (Sports and Rehabilitative Sciences) in January 2024, this would NOT override the first event, as the subject groups do not conflict.

• Where an applicant has attended both a virtual and a face to face Masterclass for the same subject grouping the higher points reduction will be applied.

• For applicants not domiciled in the UK, attendance at a Masterclass will be used as contextual information and considered as part of an application.