Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Sports Journalism

at Leeds Beckett University - City Campus United Kingdom

As the UK's cities and towns continue to expand, there is an increased demand for experts in property and real estate management.

This RICS accredited course reflects the real-world workings of the property and construction industries, preparing you for a career in property investment and development, property management or real estate management.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Develop a combination of technical knowledge and professional skills
• Study the planning, building, maintenance and day-to-day management of properties from domestic dwellings to full-scale industrial and commercial units
• Cover key topics including estate and property management; portfolio management; valuation for mortgages; negotiation for sale, purchase, leasing or auction; and the financial aspects of real estate, including the financing of real estate projects
• Explore the impact of urban and regional planning policies on property management
• Gain the skills to work with planners to enhance commercial development proposals within a given timescale and budget

Working closely with other built environment students, you’ll take part in projects that mirror the professional relationships you’ll experience in industry. This will develop your sense of identity as a property manager and provide you with an understanding of the role played by bankers, accountants, developers, surveyors and investors in the real estate industry.

The role of acoustics in the built environment and the impact of sound and noise on society is a growing area of research and practice.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Understand acoustic design and practice as a vital component in environments where creative industries function
• Recognise the intrinsic relationship between audio systems and the environments in which they operate
• Develop a broad understanding of the behaviour of sound in all scenarios
• Build technical and practical skills in the measurement, evaluation and design of audio systems and acoustic environments
• Explore the areas of interfacing, interactivity and spatial audio
• Practise listening to audio systems and acoustic environments and develop your ability to complete their set up and evaluation independently

As part of this course you’ll:

• Gain the skills to work with children and young people who are experiencing mental health related issues
• Develop a critical and in-depth understanding of mental health and its relationship to children, young people and families within a changing and fluid society
• Explore medical and psychological models of practice and look at child and adolescent mental health from the position of social intervention
• Learn to draw on key interventions such as social pedagogy, relationship-based practice, playwork and community work as methodologies
• Use the social model of mental health and children and family practice to contribute to and co-produce knowledge in a collaborative, practical and participatory learning environment

Train to be a qualified social worker and gain a thorough grasp of the knowledge, skills and values that sit at the core of this rewarding career. Recognising the powerful links between personal and political issues, the course will assert the need to challenge inequality and safeguard vulnerable people.

In your first year, you will study the legal frameworks, policies and theories - in particular psychosocial perspectives - that underpin social work. A practice placement will offer you the chance to hone your communication skills as you start to apply your knowledge in the field.

In your second year, you will continue to extend and refine your understanding of the law. You'll also undertake a second practice placement and complete a dissertation. This course remains approved by Social Work England. This means that people qualifying from this course can apply to become a registered social worker.

Informed by research and led by practice, this course will see you explore contemporary three-dimensional design practice and gain a human insight into diverse design issues.

As part of your course, you'll:

• Engage in a reflective and iterative process of design development and learning through doing
• Communicate design ideas through compelling outcomes
• Develop transferable skills to work effectively as a designer in real-world settings

Innovative research methods will allow you to gain insights into user needs, economic, environmental and ethical considerations, and industry capabilities to inform your design outcomes. The importance of iterative modelling processes (making, testing and improving) will enable you to question, challenge, refine and propose appropriate design solutions that will make a positive contribution to the world around us.

This course recognises the breadth of professional and research-led opportunities within the subject area of 3D Design and supports a culture of discursive enquiry and debate. It aims to foster and nurture independent creative thinkers and will equip you with the necessary attributes to respond to the contemporary challenges undertaken by designers and researchers in the field.

With the next generation of games consoles upon us, the demand for 'Hollywood' quality soundtracks to match the increasingly impressive visuals in games has never been greater. If you are a sound designer or composer, this course gives you the opportunity to explore the issues and opportunities that interactivity presents.

Your course has been designed by a teaching team who have professional experience and links to the games industry, ensuring the latest developments in games audio are reflected in your study. You will gain up-to-date skills in sound design and interactive composition, and explore the importance of music and sound in other media.

You will have access to a suite of high-quality professional music studios, and you will develop your expertise using real-world game engines, middleware and prototyping tools to implement sound and music into games.

Our close links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge and skills in a variety of practical settings.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Develop the skills and knowledge to help and safeguard vulnerable people, families and communities
• Mix academic study with practice to better understand and guide those in crisis
• Hone your communication and therapeutic skills through simulated counselling sessions
• Explore and analyse child development, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and mental health issues
• Learn about the different policies and frameworks behind community development, criminal justice, health services, social work and education
• Discover related theories and topics, including attachment, bereavement and different sociological perspectives
• Refine your understanding of how adults develop
• Examine contemporary issues that frequently make headline news, such as female genital mutilation, addiction and mental health problems
• Study intervention and safeguarding procedures and policies to help manage risk in these areas

Developed in consultation with several welfare agencies, this degree has been created in response to the increasing diversification of community and social work services.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Examine literatures past and present, and from around the world
• Be taught by award-winning writers
• Have the chance to work on an extended creative writing project as you collaborate with your peers to produce an anthology and plan a related launch event
• Explore a range of literary and writing contexts to develop the ability to respond creatively to the world around you
• Join a vibrant creative community of students and lecturers with connections to literary festivals and events in the region
• Get the chance to work with our range of industry professionals in the city and beyond 

We’ll nurture your passion by developing your creative and critical thinking. You’ll benefit from:

• Inspired teaching and intellectual debate
• Interaction with award-winning authors and playwrights
• A rolling programme of media industry professionals, published lecturers and world-renowned researchers

Leeds is the Northern heart of culture and the arts. Your campus sits in the very centre of the city, surrounded by museums, art galleries, theatres, film production companies and recording studios. We work directly with Leeds museums and galleries and many regional events, including Leeds Lit Fest, poetry performance events and the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

Develop your creative practice within the fields of contemporary graphic and communication design. This master’s will encourage you to challenge the established conventions of the creative, communicative disciplines to enhance your own ideas and concepts.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Examine this field of study by integrating theory and practice
• Explore research-led practice at an advanced level
• Focus on your area of specialism, helping you to develop your problem-solving skills
• Investigate a range of concerns through a variety of practices, methodologies and media
• Explore the relationship between traditional forms of communication and the emerging, evolving digital practices employed by contemporary practitioners

As part of your course you’ll:

• Study in a truly interdisciplinary way as you explore how history and media intersect
• Join the vibrant, research-led academic community in the School of Cultural Studies & Humanities
• Be taught by active researchers who can help guide your studies
• Have the opportunity to choose practical, career-focused option modules to boost your CV and improve your employability upon graduation 

Course structure
You’ll study a balance of history and media modules in your first year, helping you develop a strong skillset and knowledge of methodologies in each discipline. Things like source analysis and media interpretation.

In your second year, you’ll bring your skillset together by completing your first interdisciplinary module. You’ll also begin driving your studies in the direction you want through a wide range of module options.

Your third year culminates in the completion of your dissertation, which explores and celebrates the interconnections between history and media. Employability is embedded throughout your course.