Master of Science in Dietetics

at Leeds Beckett University - City Campus United Kingdom

Study the interaction between human societies, the natural processes of the earth and their impact on the global and local environment.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Complete a range of both human and physical geography modules, exploring topics such as natural hazard management, climate change, hydrology and environmental science
• Benefit from a personal tutorial programme, laboratory work and field trip opportunities
• Combine theory about the physical nature, characteristics and environment of the world and human interactions with practical experience

You’ll learn in an engaging environment designed to foster your analytical and methodological skills and support your development into an individual, autonomous and reflective learner.

Develop key marketing skills and learn to generate innovative solutions to complex challenges.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain a broad overview of marketing and understand how to use your knowledge to help steer business success in a global economy
• Study the principles of core marketing theory such as pricing, place, new product development, promotion, services marketing and competitive advantage
• Develop an understanding of the planning, implementation, and measurement of social media marketing campaigns
• Explore the psychological and sociological aspects of consumer behaviour
• Learn how to manage brands and how to plan and implement effective PR campaigns
• Specialise in a marketing area of your choice for your Postgraduate Marketing Research Project

You’ll have face-to-face meetings with a research methods tutor to help establish your chosen specialist topic for the Postgraduate Marketing Research Project.

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.

Documentary filmmaking is constantly evolving, thanks to the rise of internet and social media, there are now countless places for filmmakers to screen their work.

As part of this course you’ll:

• Understand how to find an audience for the idea or subject you are passionate about
• Develop the expertise to turn your vision into a bold and innovative film
• Have the opportunity to explore and communicate a subject you’re passionate about at the Northern Film School
• Join a strong and successful group of graduates, many of whom have won Oscars and BAFTAs for their work
• Be supported by experienced staff who will give you the support you need to explore your ideas and creativity, and make your passion a visual reality
• Have access to our industry-standard facilities

We support all types of filmmaking, including campaigning and issue-led films, observational and character pieces, experimental films and wildlife documentaries.

This is the only course in the UK to offer a combination of transpersonal, psychoanalytic and critical approaches to psychology. You will explore ways of understanding the self as an open, evolving project that develops through interaction. This reflects developments at the leading edge of psychology, drawing upon insights from the history of human exploration of the self.

On this largely theoretical course, you will explore the relationship between psychology and cultural studies, philosophy, theology and social science. You will develop your understanding of different research methods and explore the use of language and the construction of meaning in real-world situations.

Whether you are working as a counsellor, a social worker, a psychologist or in another related profession, you will gain a unique perspective on mind, self and society. Alternatively, you may simply have a personal interest and want to explore this fascinating subject and its insights into what makes us human.

Explore criminal behaviour, policing and criminal justice, and cultivate a deeper understanding of our current responses to crime on this qualifying law degree.

The course is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board as meeting the academic requirements of your legal training, and completion will enable you to undertake further study in order to become a solicitor or barrister.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Develop your understanding of case law and legislation
• Engage with key criminological theories and concepts relating to crime, victimisation, responses to crime and deviance
• Develop legal analysis skills
• Have access to a wide range of law textbooks online for free through Law Trove, a subscription-only service offered by Oxford University Press
• Have the opportunity to be mentored by an industry expert

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Learn how to perform effectively as a specialist learning and development practitioner across a diverse range of business environments and sectors
• Develop knowledge and understanding of strategic learning and development, people management, managerial and business practices
• Critically evaluate and apply theory and techniques to a range of complex issues, problems, and situations
• Gain a strategic perspective on learning and people development practice in external and internal business contexts
• Practise making ethical and informed quantitative and qualitative professional judgements
• Develop creativity and transferable skills to use in organisational and professional settings with awareness of inclusivity, sensitivity to equality, diversity, and culture

Prepare to enter the thriving music industry, part of the growing UK creative economy that employs millions nationwide.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Explore ways of turning your passion into a rewarding career
• Develop a deep-rooted knowledge of different facets of the industry
• Learn about key areas of the music industry, including marketing, developing online content, managing live music events, copyright and HR
• Taught by academic staff with a wealth of industry experience
• Get involved in real-world projects 

You could be a musician looking to complement your creativity and boost your employment prospects, an entrepreneur with ambitions to transfer your business acumen to the worlds of music and entertainment, or you may just love music.

Learn the essentials of business leadership, critical thinking and analytical skills, underpinned with a thorough grounding in the key principles of business management.

By specialising in human resources, you will gain an understanding of how to use an organisation's best resource - its workforce - to achieve its strategic goals and get the very best out of each individual and team. You will also study key perspectives on human behaviour, how these behaviours are affected by times of uncertainty and change and what you can do to mitigate these challenges.

This course is ideal for graduates of non-business related courses who want to boost their employability by adding fundamental business and management skills to their CV - with a particular leaning towards human resource management.

With a strong focus on practical learning, you will make use of our purpose-built business simulation suite, allowing you to devise rapid response strategies to address a range of business-critical challenges and crisis situations. Immediate feedback from a facilitator will help evaluate and improve your analytical and decision making skills.

You will be taught through lectures, seminars and tutorials, using both individual and group work. Your tutors are academic experts, many of whom are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy, and industry practitioners, qualified to professional chartered status in their respective fields.

Develop the technical and creative skills you’ll need to write music for the moving image.

As part of this course you’ll:

• Gain a solid grounding in the theories, techniques and practices essential for contemporary film and television music production
• Have access to a suite of high-quality, professional music studios approved by JAMES, the accrediting body of the Music Producers Guild and the Association of Professional Recording Services
• Develop your composition skills in a range of genres
• Have the chance to work with colleagues from other media courses to further develop your portfolio of work; for example, you could find yourself working alongside student filmmakers from our university's Northern Film School
• Have plenty of opportunities to sharpen your practical skills through our links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations

Our links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations will ensure you get the most from your course. We also provide regular visiting speakers from the music and film industries and you’ll be taught by a highly skilled and experienced teaching team.