Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Quantity Surveying with Placement Year

at Leeds Beckett University - City Campus United Kingdom

Be part of a lively popular-music research community that embraces a wide variety of popular music and work alongside performers, composers and studio producers.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Join peers with backgrounds in music, cultural studies, music journalism, sociology, live music promotion and the creative arts
• Explore today’s local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry
• Discover the interconnectedness of popular music and cultures worldwide
• Engage with the multiple modes of popular music such as audio, video and still images
• Use ethnographic and analytical methods to gain an understanding of popular music styles and cultures
• Discuss the ways in which popular music is produced, mediated, celebrated and sold to audiences through the use of cultural codes, symbols and signs
• Take a closer look at popular music history, how it's curated, constructed and circulated
• Investigate how popular music heritage has been represented, mobilized and interpreted

Discover how marketing can have a major impact on the popularity and reputation of fashion brands the world over, from high-street labels to those dominating the catwalks of London, Paris and New York.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Learn to predict and identify trends, and understand why these trends are important to the industry
• Discover the techniques behind ensuring your brand gets the attention of influential bloggers and how to get your clothing into the headlines
• Study fashion history and the effect of political changes and social movements on fashion
• Have the opportunity to impress the public and industry by exhibiting your work at the end of your final year.

Your studies will be informed and delivered by people from all areas of the fashion industry, and you’ll work on live briefs set by real clients. You could also choose a placement year and experience a range of careers first-hand. Our placements will allow you build your experience and contacts, as well as helping you decide what you want to achieve when you graduate.

Whether you want to focus on the theory of marketing, learn more about fashion writing or discover graphic design and branding, you will be able to tailor your course to suit your career ambitions.

From global events such as credit crunches to the closure of our favourite high street stores, explore the impact finance and the economy have on the world around you.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Develop valuable analytical skills in finance and economics that will prepare you for the workplace
• Discover how financial decisions made by individuals and businesses affect consumers, workers, industry, commerce and government
• Gain a thorough understanding of financial markets and the structure of business organisations

This course is driven by the increasingly global nature of the financial services industry and the continued expansion of international trade.

You could be a management professional involved in exporting, importing and other commercial activities overseas. You might want to extend your knowledge of international trade agreements, or you could be looking to secure employment for a company with a global reach. Whatever your aspirations, this course will give you the expertise needed to unlock management opportunities with international organisations across a range of sectors.

To meet international demand for this course, we have a collaborative arrangement for delivery at a university in Hangzhou, China. If you are studying in China, you will have the option to study one semester in Leeds as part of your course.

Develop the skills to become an independent, innovative creative thinker and practitioner. You’ll enhance your portfolio and prepare for practice in the expanded field of the contemporary arts.

Our MA Fine Art will provide opportunities for you to build advanced technical and theoretical problem-solving strategies as well as advanced interpretative abilities.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Develop your motivations, ambitions and abilities as an artist
• Explore a number of practices including painting, sculpture, print, installation, video, sound, virtual / augmented reality, performance and curating
• Work on collective projects and events that will foster your team-working skills, adaptability and resourcefulness

Take your passion for audio to the next level with this JAMES accredited course.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Understand the physical nature and behaviour of sound and use this to benefit audio production and performance
• Analyse how audio systems work
• Study a blend of engineering, acoustics, programming and electronics
• Apply your skills and knowledge to acoustic issues and technical requirements you’ll face in industry
• Learn to record live sound, digital broadcasts, studio and location sound and audio-visual applications
• Work across a variety of environments including live music events, studio sound and sound reproduction systems

You’ll practise using your knowledge to find solutions to audio engineering problems. For example, you’ll learn how to predict and reduce the acoustic impact of rail lines on nearby homes, and how to design a public address system to deliver a speech to thousands of listeners.

Gain a comprehensive range of knowledge and skills relevant to business and management. This degree will help you excel in a wide range of jobs once you graduate.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Learn how to manage dynamic and complex organisations
• Develop an expert understanding of how businesses operate and build the skills needed to become a strategic and successful manager
• Gain the practical experience needed to impress potential employers
• Learn to understand business and management issues at both a national and global level and across a wide array of industries and sectors
• Put your knowledge into practice through in-class case study work, internships, study abroad and volunteering
• Enhance your entrepreneurial skills through active participation in national student competitions, such as the IBM University Business Challenge

 You’ll also engage with real businesses through live projects, chair discussions and guest lectures. Past speakers include the CEO of the London Stock Exchange, the Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association and the Chief Economist of Yorkshire Bank.

Develop the marketing expertise to make strategic business decisions, manage digital campaigns and understand buyer behaviour.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Gain specific knowledge of marketing ethics, corporate social responsibility and of the ethical and cultural differences between national markets, maximising your employability both in the UK and overseas
• Learn how to understand the thought processes behind every consumer purchase
• Develop the acumen for business management so you can oversee finance, economics, accounting and people 

What would you do if a rival company launched a cheaper product to compete with yours, or the demand for your product shrank in one part of the world? This course will give you the chance to gain real-life business and marketing expertise. You'll test your marketing skills against simulated challenges in our business simulation suite and attend workshops and networking events.

You’ll learn from expert teaching staff with a wealth of professional experience and close working links with the business community.

Discover how marketing can have a major impact on the popularity and reputation of fashion brands the world over, from high-street labels to those dominating the catwalks of London, Paris and New York.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Learn to predict and identify trends, and understand why these trends are important to the industry
• Discover the techniques behind ensuring your brand gets the attention of influential bloggers and how to get your clothing into the headlines
• Study fashion history and the effect of political changes and social movements on fashion
• Have the opportunity to impress the public and industry by exhibiting your work at the end of your final year.

Your studies will be informed and delivered by people from all areas of the fashion industry, and you’ll work on live briefs set by real clients. You could also choose a placement year and experience a range of careers first-hand. Our placements will allow you build your experience and contacts, as well as helping you decide what you want to achieve when you graduate.

Whether you want to focus on the theory of marketing, learn more about fashion writing or discover graphic design and branding, you will be able to tailor your course to suit your career ambitions.

In an increasingly interconnected global economy, all businesses have to compete within complex supply networks in order to survive and prosper. The effective management of supply chains and logistics is recognised as key to sustaining a company?s competitive advantage, and this accredited course will enable you to successfully negotiate the uncertain economic environment now facing businesses across the world.

Tutored by industry specialists, you will develop your understanding of core business topics such as corporate strategy and the improvement of business processes, and you will become a skilled and knowledgeable procurement expert. Using established management tools and techniques, you will then be able to apply your knowledge of supply chain management and logistics to complex regional, national and international issues in a variety of settings.

If you are already a member of either of the accrediting bodies for this course, you could apply for accreditation of prior learning to gain exemptions from some modules.