Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics

at University of Strathclyde United Kingdom

Blending a rigorous understanding of fundamental theory with evidence about real world problems you’ll analyse recent innovations in theory, policy and practice.

Drawing on a range of disciplinary approaches, the course will enable you to develop a rational and just response to crime.

The LLM/MSc in Criminal Justice & Penal Change is unique in both its approach and its flexibility.

Key features

• Our focus is on pressing contemporary national and international issues of policy and practice
• Choose to graduate with either an LLM or MSc
• Study full-time or part-time
• Learn from a world-class teaching team
• Students are from a range of nationalities and disciplinary backgrounds
• Benefit from the work of the Centre for Law, Crime and Justice

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• Draw on a range of disciplinary approaches, to develop a rational and just response to crime
• Full-time, part-time and evening study options
• Learn from world experts in the fields of policy and practice
• Examine a range of legal, political and social responses across the world to what is widely known as the 'penal crisis'

The MSc Advanced Drug Delivery will provide you with specialist research training and skills. The global drug delivery sector is expected to grow significantly over the next five years, driven by new technologies and improved product features. On this course you'll gain the transferable skills to meet this market need.

The course is for graduates seeking practical experience in the design and development of drug delivery systems.

By the end of this course you'll be able to:

• Carry out independent work of a publishable standard
• Gain skills suitable for a career in the pharmaceutical industry
• Continue your research career into a PhD programme

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• Develop an understanding of the biology of specific targets for drug-based intervention 
• Learn about and apply the principles of design and formulation of drug dosage systems
• Gain specialist research skills and practical experience

Biochemistry is the study of the composition, metabolism and function of biological systems at a molecular level. Biochemistry and the related field of molecular biology provide important advances in understanding the molecular basis of life and its role in the disease process.

Pharmacology is the study of how drugs and other chemicals affect the body in health and disease. This area explores the development of new and improved medicines and the treatment of disease.

The opportunity to choose specific degree combinations will allow you to go into specialist biomedical science areas such as neuroscience, cardiovascular research, immunopharmacology, industrial immunology, drug research, biochemistry, microbiology and bacteriology.

Study with us

• Our Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) is a leading centre for research focused on new medicines, better medicines and better use of medicines
• Study how drugs and other chemicals affect the functions of the body and underpins the development of new or improved medicines and the treatment of disease
• Develop understanding of the molecular basis of life, and how alteration of these molecular pathways leads to disease processes
• This joint Honours degree course combines biochemistry and pharmacology and is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology
• We're ranked Top 10 in the UK for Pharmacology & Pharmacy and Biological Sciences in the Complete University Guide 2021

Psychology degree courses at the University of Strathclyde are a popular choice with our undergraduates. Studying with us, you'll look at conditions of human behaviour – how we learn, remember, coordinate our actions and interact with others – and the reasons for differences between individuals, such as personality or intelligence.

As well as careers as a professional psychologist, psychology graduates have a lot of options open to them. Many go on to further study or to careers in teaching, human resource management, social work, as well as many other areas.

Due to the popularity of this undergraduate course and performance criteria for entry into Honours (Year 4) the numbers admitted to Years 2 and 3 of the course are limited.

Study with us

• Study the science of behaviour and the reasons for differences between individuals, across the lifespan
• Acquire skills in communication, numeracy and critical thinking
• Single Honours graduates in Psychology are eligible for Chartered Membership with the British Psychological Society, the first step to becoming a Chartered Psychologist
• Opportunity to undertake a summer research placement with an international researcher
• Work within our purpose-built experimental research labs

This course addresses the issues associated with a rapidly changing market and the demands for better, cheaper and personalised products, developed within the shortest possible time.

Ecological and ‘green’ constraints weigh significantly on engineering designers already and these pressures are likely to increase very significantly during the careers of today’s students. We consider the need for significant change in the design philosophy employed in industrialised manufacture and product development as well as responses to those pressures including legislation and standards, alternative processes and materials and design for resource economy at small and large scale.

Design engineers are problem-solvers who bridge the gap between traditional engineering and design. It's a discipline that draws on knowledge of product development, technical design, manufacturing techniques and rapid prototyping to bring new innovations to market. It also focuses on improving existing products and the processes used for making them.

Some of the greatest human achievements have come from creative design engineering, enabling the realisation of some truly remarkable change in our world. Design engineering has helped to transform the environment, create incredible super-structures on land and sea, and even helped people travel into the solar system.

Design engineering has also developed many of the most important systems and services, from individual right up to global and universal scales. These systems have supported radical scaling up of human activity in a huge range of areas.

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• Combine design thinking with engineering knowledge and practice in this highly creative Masters degree
• Address the issues associated with a rapidly changing market and the demands for better, cheaper and personalised products, developed within the shortest possible time
• Focus on improving existing products and the processes used for making them

Following the recent global economic crisis, economics is more important and relevant than ever. Decisions on money, banking, interest rates, taxation and government spending affect us all, with global consequences.

Economics aims to understand the activities of the different agents in the economy – consumers, producers and the government – and how they all fit together.

Our degree will give you the ability to explain complex data in simple terms to different audiences. You’ll also develop excellent mathematical, statistical and problem-solving skills. Mathematics and Statistics make up at least half of the course.

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• Use key economics concepts and models to better understand real-world problems
• Develop excellent analytical and problem-solving skills that are highly valued by employers
• Understand how mathematics is applied to solve practical problems
• Economists with training in the use of mathematical models and techniques are in demand.

Marine vehicles have developed dramatically in recent years. Lighter, faster, stronger, greener and safer vehicles are being designed and built using advanced materials and technology combined with creative design engineering.

This course creates designers with all the core skills of ship design, construction, operation and maintenance. They also have a particular specialisation in the creative design and engineering of high performance leisure and commercial vehicles, including sailing and power yachts, fast ferries, hydrofoils, hovercraft, fishing boats and the concept designs of the future.

All our courses offer you the chance to take classes in specialist subjects such as high performance marine Vehicles, marine engineering or ocean engineering.

For BEng students with the appropriate level of academic performance the opportunity to transfer on MEng programme is available.

Study with us

• Learn to design, build and operate marine vehicles
• Access facilities including towing/wave tank
• Our students can train to use the department’s 33- foot racing yacht
• International work placement opportunities

Business Enterprise is about the creation of wealth, creativity and resourcefulness and exploiting change.

This course is designed for students who want to start a new enterprise, those who want to take over the management of an existing business and those who are aiming for leadership positions.

The Finance aspect of this degree will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management, and insurance as well as a wide range of business organisations. It will also be invaluable in helping you make personal financial decisions.

This programme will allow you to develop an awareness of academic and practitioner perspectives and apply them in real-life settings. It will also give you the real-world skills that are highly valued in a competitive employment market.

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• Develop the skills and expertise required to set up your own business and the entrepreneurship required by organisations
• 2nd in Accounting & Finance and top 10 in Business & Management Studies (Complete University Guide 2021)
• Gain valuable industry experience in Years 3 and 4, working with placement companies
• Learn from the experiences of our guest lecturers who include industrial contacts and alumni
• Gain real-world skills, which are valued by employers, through taking part in student competitions in which you will plan and develop a business idea

Product design is an exciting industry that continually evolves alongside technology, product advancements, the demand for quicker turnaround times, unique and personalised products and environmentally friendly supply chains and production.

Product design is about understanding people and their emotional connections with products, questioning existing ways of doing things and seeing opportunities to change things for the better.

Product design and innovation encompasses a variety of skills including an engineering theoretical understanding with marketing, branding, user experience, entrepreneurship and provides our graduates with all of the skills to successfully benefit both their own ventures or to become innovators within other businesses.

This is integrated with manufacturing processes, CAD, rapid prototyping and digital prototyping technologies, software and practical skills to turn the design into reality which is fundamental to global market success and requires not only customer appeal, aesthetics and brand awareness but also consistent and correct functionality, superior quality and fitness for purposes all at a competitive price.

Study with us

• Learn how to develop new and innovative technology products for the global marketplace
• Work with cutting-edge design and making technologies including 3D digital design and 3D printing
• Gain skills and knowledge in design, making, creativity, innovation, technical analysis and communication
• Undertake summer placements in industry. Study abroad options include Australia and Singapore
• Professional accreditation by the Institution of Engineering Designers and Institution of Engineering and Technology

Accreditation

• Our BSc Product Design and Innovation has been awarded academic accreditation from two institutes. This demonstrates the degree meets the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) as outlined by the Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP).
• This accreditation is achieved through a panel of trained and expert accreditors looking closely at our programme’s content and delivery, including its relevance, coherence, challenge, assessment, staffing, quality assurance and resources.
• The accreditors also monitor that the programme is continually improving and in line with the latest best practice, providing assurance to our students that they are getting a relevant and quality degree.

With more than 500 million native speakers, Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the world. Speaking Spanish will help you conduct business more confidently in countries that are becoming increasingly important in world markets. 

Studying with us will give you the chance to become a fluent linguist and, with our year abroad programme, an opportunity to experience living, working and/or studying in another country.

Human Resource Management (HRM) is about the relationship between employers and employees and the ways in which people are managed in the workplace. 

This covers areas such as recruitment and selection, training and developing and managing conflict at work. These are an important part of the management process in all organisations.

Study with us

• Focus on contemporary language and culture
• Learn about recruitment and selection, training and developing, rewards, diversity and managing conflict at work
• Opportunity to study Spanish as a beginner
• Join our HRM Society and share knowledge and practice, awareness of careers and build relationships with alumni and employers
• Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are initially broad-based. In Year 1 you will study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s)