Master of Arts in Global Creative Industries

at City, University of London United Kingdom

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.

This three-year degree focuses on sociology and complements the subject with modules in psychology. You’ll learn about how the social relations between people emerge and change, and explore structural inequalities that define our lives. You’ll also study cognition, development and behaviour.

You’ll develop critical thinking studying topics including:

• Gender
• Class
• Race
• Migration
• Family life
• Work and popular culture.

You’ll also develop the methodological expertise to analyse social and psychological data.

• Develop highly sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills, thanks to our strong links with City’s Q-Step Centre
• Become a critical thinker with an in-depth understanding of the complex interplay of local and global forces
• 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
• Boost your employability with an optional placement year
• Take advantage of excellent internship opportunities thanks to our central London location, including access to organisations in media and, crime and justice, human rights, and mental health.

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.

This degree offers a broad understanding of these two complementary subjects, with a special focus on how the local and the global relate to each other.

You’ll study topics such as culture, identity, class, international political theory, and the global political economy.

You’ll learn about how specific actors and institutions emerge, how ideas shape global politics, and how social dynamics affect us all. You’ll explore the organisation of contemporary societies and the structures that define our everyday lives.

• Develop transferable skills in the analysis, interpretation and production of social data, including sought-after data literacy and quantitative skills
• Gain knowledge and expertise for a future career in politics, policy making, the civil service or government
• Become a critical thinker with an in-depth understanding of the complex interplay of local and global forces
• Benefit from our central location in a global city, close to national political institutions and organisations, and with access to a wide range of internship opportunities
• Boost your employability with an optional placement year.

This programme builds on our international reputation in creative writing, journalism and publishing.

You will study the written word across time and space, from Shakespeare to social media, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to comic books.

By the end of the degree you will have produced your own creative and professional writing.

You will also have developed critical and analytical skills needed to understand how the written word shapes, and is shaped by, the world we live in.

• Immerse yourself in world literature and engage with current debates in literary scholarship
• Write creatively, professionally and analytically in a range of different forms, via a range of different media
• Learn from a team of expert lecturers who are passionate about engaging with the written word in all its forms
• Develop employability skills with a placement module in a relevant business, like publishing, teaching, journalism and the arts
• Or spend a full year on work placement – there are amazing opportunities on your doorstep in London’s exciting Knowledge Quarter
• Access awe inspiring library collections – including the Senate House Library, with millions of books and beautiful study spaces, and nearby British Library.

This course covers structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, and sustainability applied to civil and infrastructure engineering. Over three years, you will develop professional engineering skills, with a focus on innovative and sustainable solutions to infrastructure problems. Individual and group engineering design projects demonstrate your expertise to future employers.

• Benefit from exceptional industry involvement in the degree programme, including projects set by industry and guest lectures from practising engineers
• Access world leading laboratories, including our flagship Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility, where you conduct research and test your theories
• Get hands-on experience with concrete, soil and other materials testing equipment
• Take an optional placement year or placement over two summer periods 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

Affordable and clean energy is key to meeting the challenges of climate change and sustainable development. On this MSc you’ll gain an understanding of technologies for energy production, and the knowledge and vision required to deliver a sustainable future. This programme will open-up real-world career opportunities across the sector.

This course will teach you a wide range of industrial, commercial and research aspects of the energy sector.

Students on this programme come from a range of backgrounds including engineering, environmental studies, finance, economics and law, as well as professionals already working in the sector.

Explore the events, forces, and ideas that have shaped modern and international history with this fascinating three-year degree.

You will develop a strong understanding of major political, cultural, social and economic forces that have shaped the world, and will learn about a wide array of societies and cultures.

• Study topics ranging from Conflict in world history to the United States in the twentieth century, and Digital storytelling to Women in popular music
• Gain experience in the tools and techniques of historical research and engage in independent research projects of your own choosing
• Learn from research-active academic experts in British, European, Asian, American, Russian, transnational and global history
• Broaden your expertise with elective modules from City’s respected courses in international politics, sociology, English, journalism, psychology, and creative and cultural industries
• Prepare you for a wide range of postgraduate study and career options in areas such as publishing, the cultural sector, museums and heritage, consultancy, and public policy
• Develop vital skills such as independent research, teamwork, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, leadership, time-management, and written and oral communication.

Train to become a reporter, correspondent or editor for global news organizations with our stimulating and modern Newspaper Journalism MA program. You will develop a range of practical skills and media knowledge needed to make an impact in a hugely competitive industry.

You will build a combination of vital professional skills. These include research, reporting, interviewing, writing, editing and newspaper production in print and online.

We give you a concern for professional standards, covering both critical and ethical reflection.

During your degree, you will be encouraged to undertake optional work placements, with support from your tutors in finding these at appropriate organizations.

You should consider the BSc (Hons) in Business Management course if you want to gain a broad understanding of the way organisations work. Not just considering individual business functions as “silos” but seeing they are interdependent. It is perfect if you’re thinking about a career as a consultant or corporate troubleshooter.

You’ll gain a thorough understanding of the academic theory that exists around management. But that’s just the start. You will also learn to apply the theory to the actual business of running an organisation.

Prepare for a four-dimensional journey through the world of business management. You’ll approach the subject from practical, vocational, creative and entrepreneurial directions, giving you a fully rounded exposure to the disciplines inherent in contemporary business.

As a student on this course, you’ll gain from the latest Bayes research in areas such as finance, marketing, innovation, and responsible management. Beyond the course materials, we’ll encourage you to pursue your own interests in business. Thinking about starting your own business? Going into a family firm? Forging a corporate career? All those paths start here.