Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Midwifery

at City, University of London United Kingdom

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.

On this degree you will develop highly valuable, transferable skills that open the door to a rewarding career in finance or economics.

You will study current economic theory and practice, financial economics, and the technical mathematics and statistics that underpin them. This supports your professional development, equipping you with the analytical abilities of a trained economist and specific knowledge of the economic aspects of financial markets.

• Develop sought-after quantitative skills required to analyse financial markets
• Show prospective employers your sound knowledge and understanding of the macroeconomic and microeconomic principles underlying various types of financial markets and instruments
• Learn the latest developments in all major fields of economics in a highly energised and supportive environment from lecturers recruited for their research excellence
• Stand out from the crowd with a professional placement year – past students have undertaken placements with organisations like PriceWaterhouseCoopers, HM Treasury, RBS, Goldman Sachs and the Financial Ombudsman Service
• Enjoy professional and social opportunities through the student-led Economics Society
• Follow in the footsteps of recent graduates who now work for major global corporations.

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.

Mathematics is the universal language of today’s global economy.

Whether you are managing an investment portfolio, encrypting financial transactions, building the next smart-phone or predicting the path of a hurricane, you will be doing it with Mathematics.

Mathematics opens doors to the widest range of careers, because virtually all industries need graduates with mathematical skills. The confidence and knowledge you gain at City will open doors to a rewarding and satisfying career.

• Understand the universal nature of mathematics as a discipline that knows no borders or language barriers
• Master a wide range of mathematical topics and techniques, such as calculus, probability, linear algebra and mathematical physics
• Learn to apply abstract and logical mathematical methods to real-world problems
• Boost your employability with an optional paid one-year work placement – past students have secured placements at organisations such as Axa, Barclays, Bloomberg, Disney, Microsoft, Toyota and Warner Music
• Take special career development modules to understand mathematics’ essential role across all industries and the opportunities available to you.

Explore your interests through a research project chosen from a wide variety of mathematical topics – past projects have included everything from life-saving mathematics in medical imaging, to wallpaper patterns.

Studying alongside our research-active academics, you’ll learn about crime, policing, victims, media representations of crime, youth crime and more. You’ll also understand how criminality, victimisation and crime control relate to social issues such as class, gender, ethnicity, politics and the economy.

Our London location puts you at the heart of UK justice, with access to key criminal justice institutions such as the Central Criminal Court (the ‘old Bailey’), three police forces and numerous prisons.

• Develop methodological expertise to analyse crime and justice data, and engage with key criminal justice policy debates
• Build your studies around your interests, with our wide choice of elective modules
• Learn from academics who are internationally acknowledged as leading researchers in their field
• Boost your employability with an optional work placement year
• Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to our strong links with City’s Q-Step Centre
• Opt onto a Q-Step quantitative methods pathway: benefit from a heightened focus on data skills, a workplace Data Placement in Year 2, and an optional international work placement.

The Business with Marketing pathway should appeal particularly to you if you see marketing as being central to an organisation’s strategy, and if you are interested in the broad range of activities that fit within the general category of marketing.

On the Business with Marketing course you’ll gain a broad understanding of business from a marketing perspective. You’ll learn about a wide range of marketing issues including the marketing mix, consumer behaviour, branding and advertising. The changing nature of marketing will be an important component of your studies.

You’ll see the breadth of the marketing function within an organisation and the extent to which it is central to strategy for many businesses. You will study the techniques and approaches used by businesses to build an understanding of their customers and to target their offerings appropriately.

This course prepares you for a career in the global aerospace industry. You’ll develop in-depth engineering knowledge each year, putting it into practice through cross-disciplinary design projects at every stage of your studies.

• Learn about the design, analysis and testing of aeronautical and aerospace vehicles and associated technology
• Study in industry-standard specialist facilities including our flight deck, motion simulators, wind tunnels, fuel injection systems, formula car simulator and flight test course
• Prepare for professional practice in your final year, with an in-depth individual design project based on industrial needs
• Boost your employability with an optional 12-month professional placement - past hosts include Airbus, DHL, British Airways, EDF Energy
• Future-proof your skills with our focus on design innovation and sustainability
• Progress to a high-tech career in the airline and aircraft industries
• Shine at interview with practical examples to showcase your expertise, thanks to real-world projects throughout your studies
• Benefit from our industry connections and outstanding reputation as the first UK university offering aeronautic engineering.

This degree provides the analytical skills, and theoretical and methodological tools that will help you address the key questions that are central to understanding politics today.

You will learn to look beyond borders to develop an international understanding of politics in today’s increasingly interconnected world, understanding the central issues and trends that characterise twenty-first century politics.

Why are some countries becoming democratic while democracy is failing in others? How is political power distributed in different societies around the world? How has globalisation reshaped state and market institutions in different countries?

• Develop strong analytical skills, learning how to compare political phenomena taking place in different countries to improve your knowledge of contemporary politics
• Broaden your regional and country-level expertise with a range of modules on the politics of emerging powers
• Secure a micro-placement and work on a research project of your interest at a politics related field such as an NGO, a think tank, the house of commons, a political risk consultancy, the civil service or public affairs lobbying
• Benefit from our location within a department with a strong international focus, and our exciting opportunities for work placement and studying abroad.

This degree encompasses the disciplines of material sciences, thermodynamics, solid and fluid mechanics and robotics. Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it is your quickest way to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

You’ll develop the skills and expertise to design and build advanced machines, such as:

• Driverless cars
• High-speed trains
• Robotic manufacturing systems
• Tidal power stations
• Solar-powered generators.

A fourth year at master’s level prepares you for professional practice through an in-depth individual design project and a focus on business and management.

• Apply your interest in science and mathematics to solve engineering challenges and develop innovative solutions
• Learn from academic staff from our active Research Centres, supported by specialist professionals from industry
• Study in specialist facilities including our flight deck, motion simulators, wind tunnels, optical compressors, formula car simulator and more
• Boost your employability with a work placement – past hosts have included TfL, Nissan, Interserve, AECOM and Network Rail
• Benefit from our industry connections and outstanding reputation from 120 years of engineering teaching.

Learn how to apply economic and quantitative analysis to policy and decision-making in developed and developing countries around the world. You will build an understanding of economic development issues while learning economic theory and statistical tools required to analyse policies.

By the time you complete this course you will be able to confidently demonstrate how modern economic theory applies to development economics.

You will benefit from a global perspective, an analytical& sensibility and a keen understanding of new research in fields such as behavioural and experimental economics, macroeconomics, and regulation and competition.

When seeking work, you will be confident in your new competencies. These will include the ability to develop microeconomic models and undertake empirical investigations employing quantitative methods.