Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Fashion: Design and Accessories

at University of West London United Kingdom

Would you like to expand the range of your music technology capabilities and explore new techniques? This Masters in music technology will equip you with a broad range of skills – not only in music technology, but also in related media like video, electronic composition and performance, and software design. Your technical mastery of the latest hardware and software will make you attractive to a wide range of potential employers.

The University of West London is home to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe, enabling you to learn on some of the best equipment in the industry.   

With the help of our highly experienced staff, who are actively engaged in the music industry, you will cover everything from digital audio interface design to multi-track recording and mixing for surround sound.

This psychology with counselling theory course will help you to appreciate the processes that influence how people think, behave, feel and interact, and to examine the valuable role of counsellors. It places a strong focus on the complexities of substance misuse and addiction.

You will have the chance to gain insight and advice on careers in psychology and related areas from practising psychologists. In addition, you will undertake essential work experience. You will be able to apply your theoretical knowledge in real-world settings.

Our psychology research facilities include state-of-the-art brain imaging electroencephalogram (EEG), eye tracking equipment and a range of experiment and research software. We provide access and a high standard of support for use of these facilities.

Our civil and environmental engineering degree will develop your technical skills alongside your knowledge of contemporary issues. The course is professionally accredited and informed by the expertise of leading industry consultants and businesses.

You will gain a full understanding of the key civil and environmental engineering disciplines, including structures, water engineering, highway engineering and geotechnics.

At the end of the course, you will complete a work-based project to gain experience of applying your knowledge in a professional environment.

This course is aimed at students and professionals working towards the ACCA professional qualification, or those who have already completed this professional qualification. Relevant exemptions would be granted to ACCA Affiliates and Members in good standing, with the possibility of completing this course in the shortest span of time.

As the course content is 100% aligned to the ACCA Strategic Professional Level, it would prepare you for the ACCA Strategic Professional Level exams, whilst studying towards this Masters qualification.

This course is designed to develop a more advanced understanding of the theories and techniques of strategic financial management. It would also enable you to develop the specialist skills, behaviours and qualities required by professional accountants in order to successfully meet the future demands of the profession and make a more meaningful contribution to the organisations they work for.

Gain strategic digital insight and leadership qualities that are invaluable for business with this career-building masters degree in digital marketing.

Our MSc Digital Marketing course is designed by academic practitioners with professional experience in developing digital strategies for major international brands. Each module is designed and delivered as part of a process that enables you to become confident digital marketing strategists and communications planners.

The course is structured to develop your ability to:

• Create actionable and accountable digital strategies
• Use digital channels to build sustainable and ethical brands
• Surface critical insights into consumer behaviour and preferences
• Improve channel selection and optimisation processes
• Use digital channels to expand into new markets
• Create and develop disruptive digital business concepts
• Conduct individual research that identifies and solves complex marketing problems

The course will help you become a confident digital marketing strategist and planner and improve your career prospects.

You can choose to study this course part-time and in the evenings to help you balance your studies with other commitments.

MA International Fashion Brand Management: Fashion Insight & Strategy the UK’s first postgraduate course focusing on fashion consumer trends analysis and innovation. This exciting course is part of our MA International Fashion Brand Management (MA IFBM) suite which offers six innovative programmes:

• MA International Fashion Brand Management: Fashion Insight & Strategy
• MA International Fashion Brand Management: Phygital Luxury Fashion
• MA International Fashion Brand Management: Circular Fashion
• MA International Fashion Brand Management: Fashion Buying & Merchandising
• MA International Fashion Brand Management: Fashion Visual Merchandising
• MA International Fashion Brand Management: Fashion PR & Communication

This course will teach you how to develop a greater awareness of the current practice and new technologies within fashion consumer insight and market intelligence disciplines, and how to apply findings to existing practices. You will analyse the role of fashion consumer insight and market intelligence and its relationship to strategic fashion brand management and brand identity by deconstructing findings into components.

You will underpin each component with historical and contemporary examples of fashion consumer and market intelligence strategies and innovation models. This pathway puts emphasis on digital developments and sustainable strategies for fashion insight.

The BSc (Hons) Finance and Management has been designed to combine the essential and practical skills of finance, accounting and management needed in the modern business world.

The purpose of the course is to open the doors for you to explore both finance and management paths. The course is ideally suited to those who want a career in business management, but also want some financial knowledge.

The foundation year course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to continue onto your Honours degree. You will study a range of subjects that will underpin your future study and also gain valuable experience of university life, with full access to campus facilities. Successful completion of the year allows you to progress straight onto Level 4 of this course.

Are you interested in a career in the music industry? The BMus (Hons) Performance and Music Management is the perfect course if you want to take control of managing your career while gaining enough studio knowledge to perform basic recordings. As such, this degree has a heavy focus on learning how the industry works and how you can empower yourself as pragmatic, well informed creative business entrepreneurs. The degree recognises that modern performing artists are no longer just performing artists. They require a solid – industry focussed – managerial foundation, a high level of performing ability, a knowledge of musical concepts, and a strong creative drive.

The degree establishes how and why the music business operates and builds on this knowledge with a strong focus on new and creative marketing concepts. This management foundation pairs with a comprehensive performance course designed to foster new modes of content creation and live music performance skills. The course celebrates the following attributes necessary to thrive in the current performing and recording environment:

• The exploration of management, and industry knowledge as both an artform, and an employable skill;
• and the evaluation of musical practice in the context of history, culture and the contemporary marketplace;
• The acquisition of musical technique;
• The understanding that musical acts are accomplished content creators and experienced music industry figures;
• The recognition that artists curate unique careers, and they require the business skills to design their own future.
• The course’s philosophy takes a strategic approach focussed on investigation, evaluation, and creation. At Level 4, you will begin with a range of subjects designed to develop early knowledge of core management and legal concepts as well as performance, and introductory recording skills.

This course in accounting and finance at the University of West London will help you gain both knowledge and practical experience.

You will learn from professional accountants who will support your academic and career goals, equipping you to compete in the financial jobs market.

The course is designed to maximise exemptions from the exams set by professional accountancy bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). This means you will sit fewer ACCA exams and you could shorten the length of time it takes you to gain your professional qualification.

Media and Communications is a dynamic and constantly evolving course that will suit anyone interested in being part of the creative industries. You can choose from a broad range of subjects, and cater to your particular interests – and whatever you focus on, we’ll give you practical industry-standard skills, underpinned by critical knowledge and creativity.

Come and study with us on a course that allows you to choose your own specialisation from a diverse range of options, all taught by experts in their fields. Develop your thinking and making skills and graduate with an incredibly versatile set of attributes - ready for a wide range of jobs in the media.

On this course you will cover areas such as:

• Video & audio production, advanced production
• Ethical and philosophical media debates
• Advertising, documentaries, social media
• Audio visual essays and writing/presenting
• Screenwriting and multimedia content
• Live radio and TV production
• Media theories of AI, fake news, technology
• Experimental sound and graphics
• Creative entrepreneurship and industry placements

If you’re interested in making, thinking about, producing, analysing, adapting, writing, watching and discussing media then this course is for you! Come to an open day to see our modern facilities and chat with our course team of specialist researchers and experienced practitioners.

The foundation year course is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to continue onto your Honours degree. You will study a range of subjects that will underpin your future study and also gain valuable experience of university life, with full access to campus facilities. Successful completion of the year allows you to progress straight onto Level 4 of this course.