Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Visual Effects with Foundation Year

at University of West London United Kingdom

Do you want to learn how the global economy affects a business’s chances of success? This course in business economics will help you to understand the repercussions the wider economy can have on day-to-day business operations, and to help business owners prepare for the impact.

Designed to give you a solid basis in theory, the course will also equip you with skills that will give you an edge in business.

This is a gateway course, which can launch your career in business economics without the need for a degree in a heavily mathematical subject. You do not need prior knowledge of business or economics to apply.

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.

Ever taken an aspirin for a headache, or been given an anaesthetic for a filling and wondered how drugs are developed?

If you want to be involved in the areas of drug research, testing and development then pharmacology could be the course for you.

Pharmacology is the study of how drugs act on the human body and vice versa. It is the science of drugs, as well as their physical and chemical properties.

The course will cover the drugs that affect major systems of the body including the central nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory and endocrine systems.

Topics include pharmacological techniques, toxicology and anticancer drugs.

Through this course you will gain an in-depth knowledge of a wide range of drug classes, safety and efficacy and drug action. It will also give you a sound understanding of the drug development process.

Do you dream of running your own business in the hospitality industry? This specialist hospitality entrepreneurship degree has been designed to develop your entrepreneurial and corporate skills so that you can thrive in the fast-paced hospitality sector.

This innovative course was developed in response to the growing number of restaurant start-ups and other small businesses opening in the hospitality industry.

Your studies will focus on starting a new business and will take you from innovation through to implementation. If you already have a business idea, this course will give you the tools to develop your concept and write a business plan that helps bring it to fruition.

Our courses offer opportunities to discuss issues arising from the Covid crisis and examine solutions from a sector perspective. Our course content is developed with support from a wide network of sector professionals to include changes in the industry.

The Covid pandemic is creating challenges for the industry but is also driving innovation and change across the sector. Join this career-focused course and graduate in a strong position to be a part of the industry’s transformation.

Would you like to increase your versatility as a recording artist? Are you a musician who wants to become a music producer?

This course has been developed in response to current demands from the music industry. It aims to develop your skills as a performer and writer, along with your technical knowledge and to give you essential industry know-how that can help you to build your music career. During your studies you will have access to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe, which includes nearly 20 professionally equipped music studios, acoustically designed recording studios and multi-performance production studios.

Are you interested in how buildings are designed? As an architectural technologist and designer you will have the expertise to advise planners, property developers and constructors on their building projects.;

This undergraduate course focuses on practical, in-demand skills so that you can make sure that buildings function as they are intended to. You will develop the valuable ability to plan and design buildings that suit the needs of a client, the surrounding community and, importantly, the environment.

On this course you will examine important topical issues, including environmental concerns and the technologies that are being used to address them. Through visits to materials manufacturers and construction sites, as well as opportunities to work on team projects, you will learn how to apply your technical knowledge to real-world design problems.

Do you want to become a professional civil engineer? On our civil engineering degree, you will gain the key analytical, technical and practical skills required for a civil engineer to design complex civil engineering structures, effectively manage/lead construction projects and communicate effectively with other areas of expertise to successfully accomplish large projects.

The expertise of our academic staff, and that of industry partners and relevant professional bodies will feed directly into your degree training.

Civil engineers design, build, supervise and maintain infrastructure projects and systems. These include buildings, roads, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, waterways, drinking water supply and sewage systems.

You will study a broad discipline in civil engineering that qualifies you to professionally work and provide a better life for many people and protect natural environment. All this is achieved through your abilities, skills and knowledge to conceive, design, build and maintain the infrastructure that our towns and cities rely on.

The MMus Performance course focuses on developing your musical performance in classical, jazz and popular styles at an advanced level. As a performer, you will benefit from one-to-one tuition with our team of internationally acclaimed professional performers, playing and learning with other students in workshops and masterclasses, and taking part in London College of Music’s lively musical environment.

Developing your individual approach to performance, you will hone your critical thinking and listening skills through practical workshops and classes exploring research skills, performance practices and the psychology of performance. Our range of option modules allow you to focus on areas of interest relevant to your career choices.

Throughout the course there are opportunities to work with students form the wider LCM community, enhancing your learning experience and widening your network of like-minded industry professionals.

BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Marketing can teach you important industry skills on how to create effective branding and marketing strategies with a strong emphasis on sustainability and digitalisation in the context of the global fashion, luxury and lifestyle industry, as well as how brands communicate with consumers through innovative ideas, strategic delivery and visual strategies.

On this course, you will learn how to search for consumer insight and future trends, and how to use your findings to determine potential gaps in the market. You will explore how fashion and luxury brands, from high street retailers to luxury, become distinctive and desirable by discovering how they identify their unique selling points to position themselves in the market. This course will give you 360-degree preparation for a career in fashion branding, marketing or its associated business functions or postgraduate study.

You will explore recently updated curriculum that emphasises on contemporary topics such as:

• Sustainable luxury fashion
• Digital luxury
• Diversity in fashion industry
• Omni-channel customer experience
• Social media marketing
• Ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

You will also benefit from a range of teaching methods:

• Design thinking for fashion business
• Live projects-workshops with industry partners
• Industry case studies
• Work-based learning
• Studio teaching/practice
• Flexible flipped/blended learning, LinkedIn learning
• Lectures, seminars, presentations
• Group and individual tutorials and feedback
• Peer and self-evaluation

If you would like to experience a career in the global fashion industry, while working on the business side rather than a design position as it requires a critical ability to mix creative flair with strategic business thinking, then this is the course for you!

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.

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.