Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Human Resource Management

at University of West London United Kingdom

This course in information technology management for business combines IT knowledge and technical ability with developing business and professional skills. This combination addresses the skills gap reported by employers, and aims to make graduates of this course highly employable.

Throughout the course, you will work on this balance of technical and soft skills, preparing for a rewarding career in management or consultancy roles within the IT industry. Business networking events, live projects and employer-led workshops all contribute to the career focus of this course,

Commercial success and a sustained career within the music industry increasingly depend on having the skills and ability to manage and develop career opportunties; either for yourself or for an act you represent.

On this music management Masters course you will study key concepts in managing and developing a music career and a broad range of entrepreneurial and transferable skills suitable for a variety of music industry jobs.

You will learn about setting up and managing an independent label, develop the skills and knowledge to facilitate live events as well as gaining a more general understanding of the music business.

This course provides excellent teaching in all of key areas of biological sciences including biostatistics, programming in R and data modelling, helping you learn how to design biological research, analyse and model data, and present your results, preparing you for a career where your skills can be applied.

You will do a year-long project as part of a team in the second year, and another year-long project individually, in your third and final year, as well as present your research at the course research conference.

This Biological Sciences degree offers you the flexibility to choose certain modules in your second and third years depending on your interest, allowing you to specialise - from the second year - by taking one of four specialist pathways:

• Developmental biology
• Genomics and computational biology
• Ecology and conservation
• Animal behaviour and artificial intelligence.

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.

Whether you want to kick-start a brand new career, boost your existing experience or change career direction, our MSc International Business Management can provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to flourish.

This degree is one of the most popular Masters courses we offer. It offers you the opportunity to develop professionally and academically as well as gain practical business management experience.

With a focus on current business needs in a multicultural, global environment, this course will help you to develop as a confident professional. This course has accreditation from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

As demand for cyber security professionals in the UK and worldwide continues to surge, this course will prepare you for the challenge of keeping IT environments safe and secure in a world where data is constantly under attack.  

This course will give you a broad understanding of the latest practice and techniques for cyber security systems development and operations.

You will be able to analyse the legal, social, ethical and professional issues involved in the human aspects of cyber security and be guided by the adoption of appropriate professional, ethical and legal practices.

The course is particularly designed to tackle industry needs and job market challenges, and produces informed graduates who are suitably equipped to thrive.

On graduation from this course you will have the critical skills and techniques essential for security-related jobs/roles in a rapidly evolving and diverse environment to appropriately solve typical cyber security problems.

You will also develop the necessary research competencies and build a solid foundation for applied research in cyber security, which will create pathways to further study such as PhD.

On our MA Global Black Studies course, we will situate Black studies, culture, and identity in a global context.  The master’s degree aims to unite global perspectives, through course modules you will investigate the underlying historical, cultural, and contemporary patterns of social change. We will look at social change in broad terms but also through specific case studies.

Throughout your studies you will have the chance to learn more about particular social groups and their interventions and contributions in global regions and local communities, such as:

• The legacy of African Chattel Enslavement
• The African and Caribbean diaspora
• The rise of indentured workers.
• The Windrush generations
• Black social activism.

The MA degree will also consider contemporary debates such as:

Black Lives Matter (BLM)

• Issues in education
• White privilege
• Policing
• The social justice system.

The course will also engage with a range of positive contributions made by the black diaspora in literature, music, film, theatre and the arts, science, business, grassroots activism, and campaigns for social justice.

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.

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.

This course enables you to discover how political and social systems in the UK, Europe and beyond are organised, how governments function and how individuals and regimes get and employ power.

You will uncover how political structures emerge out of interactions between people and their values, ideas and institutions.

You will study history and theory to help you understand the present. The course has an emphasis on contemporary global problems with the aim of developing and applying:

• Critical reading
• Writing
• Debating skills.

You will graduate with many indispensable and transferrable skills, including effective communication, negotiation skills, a critical mindset and a solid grasp of the way the world works on the local, national as well as the global stage.

Electrical and electronic engineering touches on almost every aspect of modern life, from communications to electrical power distribution and health care. If you want to maintain and develop new technologies for our ever-changing world, this course will prepare you to do so.

Demand for engineers is high, and this course combines academic studies with practical applications of engineering design to give you the technical and personal skills you will need to succeed as a professional engineer.

This three-year course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) with Partial Chartered Engineering status (Partial CEng).  However, please bear in mind that our 1-year top-up course is not accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.