The University College of St.Mark & St.John, Plymouth

The College of St.Mark & St.John (known as Marjon) is situated in Plymouth, Devon. The college is highly rated in national league tables and has been ranked top ten in the National Student Survey for the past two years. Many people think that Marjon is part of Plymouth University, but it is actually affiliated to Exeter University and all degrees are awarded from there. Marjon and Plymouth Uni are completely separate, and there is a lot of rivalry ...
...around 5000 students; Plymouth on the other hand have around 30,000 students! So if you are looking for a much smaller university in the South West, then Marjon is the place to come! Believe it or not Marjon has a 160 year old history. The college first began in Chelsea as a teacher training college, however it moved from London to Plymouth in 1973. The college still specialises in teacher training, however nowadays Marjon is mainly known for the ...

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...student at Marjons coming towards the end of my first year. I am on a techer training course and specialise in PE. Although Marjons is mainly a teacher training college it provide many other courses to suit most people. I is situated about 5 miles outside of Plymouth City Centre, but at the same time it is just 5 miles from the edge of Dartmoor National Park. Marjon's is a compact campus, with halls of residence less than 1 minutes walk from the ...
...as the SUB (Student Union Bar), Dining Hall, Library, Launderette, The Cafe Rendesvous (spelling?), Student Services and the Presidents Lounge. It also has a large grassy area known as the Quad, where in the summer it is awash with students as it is right next to the SUB and Dining Hall. Two miutes walk from the halls in the other direction you will find the college Sports Centre and the Lion and Lamb bar. The Sports Centre has excellent facilities ...

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The college of St Mark and St John is a relatively small sports University. It is affiliated to the University of Exeter. Everyone who has ever been to the college of st Marks and St John calls it 'Marjons'. Originally Marjons was set in Chelsea London, in the 1970s, it moved to Plymouth due to the planned construction of a ring road around the centre of london, part of the road was going to go through the heart of the college. The ringroad was never ...
...2 minute walk away from the Notorious Derriford Hospital. Luckly I have only had to go there once, I was playing Pitch and Putt, a young kid Teed of and the ball hit me straight on the head. I was in Causality for over 6 hours!!! In the Mornings if you are living on campus, you get woken up around 6.30 by the sounds of propellors. Plymouth Airport is next Door, Happy Days!! There are 6 halls of residence. Coleridge was my hall. Each hall has three ...

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