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Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes are currently taught at campuses in Plymouth , Exeter , Exmouth . However the university's current policy is to centralise its campus activities in Plymouth. Many of the University's Faculty of Arts subjects (such as History, English, and Media Arts) have already moved to Plymouth. Subjects currently based at Exeter (such as Fine Art, Art History, Photography and 3-D Design) and Exmouth (such as Theatre & Performance) will be relocating to Plymouth in Autumn 2007. An exception to this trend is the university's extensive activities in education for the health professions; in addition many of its students are taught at Further Education Colleges throughout Devon , Cornwall and Somerset , such as Dartington College Of Arts . The University of Plymouth was previously known as Polytechnic South-West; before that, its constituent bodies were known as Plymouth Polytechnic , Rolle College , and Seale-Hayne College . Designated as a university in 1992 along with the other former Polytechnic s, Plymouth has a reputation as one of England's leading new universities. In part because of its coastal location and strong maritime history, it is particularly renowned for marine engineering and biology. It also scores well in law, psychology, geography, computer science and art history. The university offers a course in "MediaLab Arts" (which recently changed name to "Digital Art and Technology"), a unique new media and computer science hybrid course. Jointly with the University Of Exeter and the National Health Service in the region, the University runs the recently founded Peninsula Medical School . A new dental school has also been approved in 2006. A new £13 million building on the University of Plymouth's main campus provides teaching rooms, office space, a clinical skills laboratory and research facilities for the Plymouth-based activities of the School. The University has its own students union called UPSU . Staff include Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher , who have written extensively on Electoral System s, results and British Politics . The university is internationally renowned for its courses in shipping with maritime law and logistics. In October 2005, The Sun national newspaper voted The University of Plymouth of having the most bizarre degree in the country. The degree in question is BSc (Hons) Surf Science and Technology; commonly known as surfing! Another possibly unique addition to the course list is the BA in Business and Perfumery. Plymouth is an up and coming 'Modern University' that is currently undergoing a great deal of development, including, new buildings and restructuring. EXTERNAL LINKS
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