Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Management with Social Purpose with Placement Year

at City, University of London United Kingdom

Develop deep knowledge and extensive skills in a dynamic area of legal practice from a global centre of business and finance. Our specialist International Banking and Finance Law LLM from The City Law School will accelerate your career in commercial private practice.

Your studies will enable you to explore a range of subjects within international banking and finance law. This covers banking law, taxation, investments, money markets and money laundering.

Our modules at The City Law School are uniquely tailored to the constantly evolving world of financial regulation.

Fluid aspects of international financial regulation concerning both Brexit and the economic implications of coronavirus will be addressed, alongside issues such as money laundering and corrupt practices.

The Business with Finance pathway is right for you if you want to pursue a career in the finance sector and you’re keen to apply a range of general management skills. It is particularly relevant if you’re interested in a management role in banking or financial services.

On this course, you’ll gain a broad understanding of the various elements of running a business and managing an organisation with an emphasis on finance, accounting, and economics.

You’ll study a range of management theories and assess their application to finance. You’ll learn how to analyse financial markets and how financial institutions operate. You will also have the chance to learn about the financial aspects of subjects such as strategy and emerging markets.

Emerging technologies such as self-driving cars or reusable spacecraft or Drones are increasingly relying on the design and deployment of autonomous systems. This programme will prepare you to face the challenges of a global market with emphasis on autonomous vehicles and mobile robots operating in ground, air, and space.

You will gain in-depth knowledge of recent advances in the theory and practice of Robotics, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Human-Machine Teaming, Communication, and Control.

You will also develop valuable software and hardware skills via extensive lab work in programming and embedded systems design, through industrial design projects.

In addition to the technical part of the programme, you will be introduced to the legal and regulations framework of Autonomous Systems, and the ethical issues arising from their deployment.

Studying civil engineering is the first step in an exciting career. You’ll develop technical expertise as well as skills in strategic thinking, innovation and communication.

Your professional training includes structural, geotechnical and hydraulic engineering. We focus on innovation and sustainability, helping you develop environmentally sound solutions to infrastructure problems.

Our degrees are accredited, meaning your qualification will be recognised for its quality and relevance.

• Benefit from exceptional industry involvement in the degree programme, including projects set by industry and guest lectures from practising engineers
• Study in world leading test facilities, including our flagship Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility, where you conduct research and test your theories
• Get hands-on experience with concrete casting, soil testing equipment and centrifuges
• Take an optional placement year to boost your employability. Recent placements have included Balfour Beatty, AECOM, Arup, Interserve and Network Rail
• Enjoy easy access to leading civil and structural engineering contractors and consultants thanks to our central London location
• Apply to transfer to our integrated master’s MEng degree ;if you pass the second year of your BEng above 60%, fast-tracking your progress to Chartered Engineer status.

The Energy and Sustainability Engineering course equips you with the expertise to take a multidisciplinary approach in tackling the challenges faced in sustainable development and access to clean and affordable energy.

Over three years, you will develop the professional engineering skills required, with a focus on innovative and sustainable solutions to current and future problems in energy systems.

Individual and group engineering design projects demonstrate your expertise to future employers.

• Benefit from exceptional industry involvement in the degree programme, taking advantage of the London location of City, including undertaking projects set by industry and guest lectures from practising engineers
• Study in world leading research facilities where different engineering systems are designed, developed, and implemented for industry today
• Take an optional placement year or placement over two summer periods to boost your employability, building on the strengths in research and industrial collaborations across the Department of Engineering.

Build specialist legal knowledge and skills in international commercial law and regulation through our International Commercial Law LLM. Your learning will cover a dynamic global range of subjects from international trade law and shipping, to transnational law and business regulation.

• Your learning will cover a wide range of distinct but related subjects within the field of international commercial law.
• Our impressive selection of commercial modules span from international trade and shipping, to finance and banking, competition law and tax.
• You will be able to design your own learning by selecting modules to suit your interests and professional goals.
• We give you expert guidance and academic support throughout the degree, enabling you to clearly focus on your career ambitions.
• This course is internationally renowned and your knowledge and skills will be valued in legal practice, government and industry.

Gain vital quantitative and analytical competencies demanded for major decision-making roles in the healthcare sectors of developed and developing countries. Covering topics from economic evaluation and quantitative methods to welfare economics and epidemiology, this course enables you to pursue a rewarding career in health economics.

We help you develop new and existing skills, significantly enhance your knowledge of healthcare economics and prepare you for working life in the healthcare field.

Our department hosts the City Health Economics Centre (CHEC) and the London Health Economics Group (LHEG). Your studies will benefit from the expertise in both.

By graduation you will have a sharpened understanding of health economics and its theoretical foundations, as well as improved abilities in analysis and modelling.

You will be also be confident in applying economic evaluations and advanced quantitative methods to healthcare decision-making.

Data science is an in-demand discipline across a wide range of sectors, from energy and transport to the creative industries. This degree will equip you with the valuable combination of computing and data analysis skills needed for a career in this fast-growing area.

You will develop skills in computer science, such as algorithmic thinking and programming. You’ll also develop specialist data science skills needed for the extraction of actionable insights from data. These skills, combined with creative problem-solving, can answer challenging questions and bring new knowledge to light.

This skill set will be widely applicable within the computing industry and in various other sectors including retail and health, making our graduates highly employable.

• Acquire leading-edge knowledge, skills and techniques required by the data science profession
• Become proficient in a broad range of programming languages and software design techniques
• Work with and learn from active researchers in machine learning, high-performance computing and data visualization
• Apply your knowledge and skills to develop solutions in data-intensive sectors where insights can deliver commercial advantage or social benefit
• Access excellent work experience opportunities at nearby Tech City.

You will study the latest theoretical and clinical developments with academics who are carrying out world-class research in the field of maternal and child health.

Choosing from a mix of core and elective modules, you will be supported to build a stimulating and challenging programme of study that suits your particular learning needs and clinical interests.

You will gain a thorough grounding in research skills and applied data analysis to support your role as an evidence-based practitioner.

You will be encouraged to become a reflective practitioner and supported to develop lifelong learning practices.

This degree provides an exciting, global and interdisciplinary approach to the study of music, blending theory, practice and performance.

City’s wide range of ensembles - including classical, contemporary, jazz and world music - conduct regular concerts and a summer festival, providing you with opportunities to perform and discover world-class musicians.

• Learn in a highly energised department, with internationally recognised staff who share your devotion to music
• Study with leading music professionals and performers, many of whom also teach at the leading London conservatoires
• Enjoy up to 20 hours of 1-2-1 solo instrumental/vocal tuition each year, with tuition guaranteed throughout your course of study
• Train in facilities that include advanced recording and composition studios, and performance and practice spaces
• Prepare for a range of music-related careers through optional modules in sound recording, music business, music education and more
• Gain exciting new perspectives on music and its relationships with culture, technology and society through a close study of classical, popular and world music
• Follow in the footsteps of students who have undertaken a placement year with Les Miserables, London Philharmonic, and other organisations.