Bachelor of Arts (Joint Hons) in English and Law

at University of Strathclyde United Kingdom

The MPhys teaches physics in greater depth than the BSc Honours degree. It’s for those of you who want to pursue a professional career in physics, with classes designed to meet the needs of the professional physicist.

You’ll focus your studies on a specific area, such as theoretical and computational physics, plasma physics or laser physics. You’ll also undertake a project, supervised by a member of staff in their research labs.

There is a strong emphasis on laboratory work, which will help you develop a sound understanding of experimental physics and instrumentation.

You’ll complete your laboratory work training with a research project carried out in an up-to-date research lab, attached to one of the department’s research groups. This allows you to benefit from our lively and diverse research environment.

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• Develop skills that will enable you to become a successful physicist and maximise your career options
• Computational physics is embedded in the first three years of the degree. Learn from academics at the forefront of their research field
• Complete your training in laboratory work with a research project in one of the department’s research labs
• Opportunity to undertake a summer industrial placement

Accreditation

• Accredited by the Institute of Physics for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered Physicist.

Understanding the development and functioning of environmental law across different levels of environmental governance is an important issue of our time. This requires moving beyond the traditional approach to teaching international, regional, EU and national environmental law in isolation from one other.

There's also a growing need to understand the relevance for environmental governance of the legal practices of indigenous peoples and local communities, business entities, local administrations, and transnational environmental practitioners.

Studying this course, you'll be equipped with a wide range of expertise in environmental law, in areas such as:

• Biodiversity
• Land
• Food and agriculture
• Climate change and energy
• Corporate accountability
• Environmental justice
• Water and oceans
• Human rights
• Sustainable development

You'll focus on the global dynamics of environmental law. In particular, you'll look at the mutual influences and interactions among different regulatory levels.

The programme draws both on cutting-edge academic research on global environmental law and on first-hand professional experience in environmental law and governance at different levels.

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• Learn to critically appraise and creatively contribute to environmental regulation and governance 
• Develop the skills and expertise to pursue a career in areas of transnational environmental law
• Specialise in thematic areas in environmental law
• Graduates of this programme will be able to critically appraise and creatively contribute to environmental regulation and governance at the international, transnational, national and local levels

The course provides specialised knowledge of the analytical techniques used to detect, identify and quantitatively determine drugs and related substances. You'll be introduced to techniques for evaluating analytical data and validating analytical methods and examine strategies for analytical research and development.

You’ll gain practical experience in a wide range of modern instrumentation and techniques.

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• Gain skills in the analytical techniques used to detect, identify and quantify drugs and related substances
• Examine strategies for analytical research and development
• Gain experience in instrumentation and techniques
• Gain specialised knowledge of the analytical techniques used to detect, identify and quantitatively determine drugs and related substances.

Mechanical engineers are recognised for their knowledge and skills in conceiving, designing, implementing and operating devices, machines, engines and energy systems.

You'll learn how to design aircraft engines, control systems, landing gear and about the many complex parts which sustain flight.

Many of the aero-related topics, such as aerodynamics and lightweight structures, are of special interest and value to a wide variety of engineering activities outside the field of aeronautics.

Graduates from the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering - which is consistently rated in the top 10 such departments in the UK -  are part of a new breed of engineer who can take on challenges ranging from traditional industries to areas such as new materials, sustainable development and aerospace.

Study abroad is an option for all Mechanical Engineering courses. 

Accreditation

• Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
• Accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

The MSc in Software Development course is specifically designed for graduates without a computing science background.

A skills shortage, particularly around web and mobile applications means graduates are in high demand. This course will provide you with a pathway into one of the world's most in-demand and fastest-growing professional job sectors.

The course has a particular focus on programming skills for in-demand mobile and web applications as well as software engineering and computer security.

You'll gain transferable skills to prepare you for a professional career in software development in the IT sector, as well as many other sectors including:

• Education
• Engineering
• Health
• Finance
• Government
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Transport

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• Provides a pathway into one of the most in-demand professional job sectors for graduates without a computing science background
• Focus on programming skills for software engineering, mobile and web applications, and computer security
• Initial partial accreditation by the British Computer Society
• Specifically designed for graduates without a computing science background.

This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and provides a route for you to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

It has been developed to provide high-calibre mechanical engineering graduates with an in-depth technical understanding of advanced mechanical engineering topics together with generic skills that will allow them to contribute effectively post-graduation.

The course helps you to become a specialist in the area of aerospace. You'll also have the opportunity to take modules in general skills such as project management and risk analysis. These are necessary skills for any professional aerospace engineer.

Accreditation

• This course is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and provides a route for you to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

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• Accreditation by the Institution of Mechanical Engineering
• Develop in-depth technical understanding of advanced mechanical topics
• Gain skills in project management and risk analysis
• Choice of specialist pathways to widen career options

Our finance degree is unique in Scotland in terms of the range and depth of issues covered.

Subjects include the principles of investment and value, business finance and decision-making and the analysis of securities such as bonds and shares.

Employers tell us that they particularly value the range of subject combinations available at Strathclyde, ensuring that our students have in-depth understanding of a second subject to complement their finance studies.

A degree in finance will give you the skills for a career in financial services such as banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance.

In business law, you’ll study commercial law and business legal regulations. These include company law, competition law and human rights law.

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• Ranked 2nd in the UK for Accounting & Finance and top 10 for Law (Complete University Guide 2021)
• Graduates with an awareness of law and legal implications of business operations are sought-after
• Gain skills for a career in banking, investment management, pension fund management and insurance
• Strathclyde Business School has a strong reputation for effective working with business, industry and the public sector

Studying history – the story of humanity through the ages – develops your knowledge of the past and gives you a better understanding of the present. Our classes cover some of the most important and interesting historical periods at home and abroad, including Scotland’s ‘Highland Problem’ in the 16th century, Slavery in World History and Cold War Europe, 1945-1991.

Throughout your studies, you'll receive excellent training in areas such as problem-solving, communication, research methods and interpretation.

Social Policy examines the ways in which societies distribute resources and develop services to meet individual and social needs. Key social policy issues examined include poverty; economic, race, age and gender inequality; social justice health; education; criminal justice and housing.

It utilises a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to improve our understanding of how societies organise their resources to meet individual and social needs and how they measure progress in these areas.

This programme gives you the opportunity to learn more about the social and economic challenges facing Scottish society and place these in a broader international perspective. It draws on disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, psychology, social anthropology and politics.

Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are initially broad-based. In Year 1, you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).

Electrical energy is vital in today’s society. It powers manufacturing and transport, provides heat and light and is part of all modern life.
One of the biggest challenges facing society is the need for reliable energy supplies with minimum impact on the environment. This degree responds to that need. It produces engineers with the technical expertise and skills to tackle this challenge and all complex issues surrounding the applications of electrical power.

The search for, and integration of, renewable and carbon-neutral energy sources into the existing power network requires innovative engineering solutions involving fuel cells, solar, wind, wave and tidal technologies. Examples of such innovation include our energy project in The Gambia and opportunities exist for you to be part of the annual expedition there to install solar technologies into rural communities.

Accreditation
The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) - this programme is CEng accredited and fulfils the educational requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

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• Learn about electrical, renewable and carbonneutral energy sources, and the applications of electrical power
• Take part in our solar energy international development projects in Africa
• Access to IET Power Academy & Scholarship programme with paid work placements
• Gain international experience through studying abroad
• Professional accreditation by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

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.

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• 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