Master of Science in Management and Marketing

at Leeds Beckett University - City Campus United Kingdom

Develop the entrepreneurial flair to kick-start, manage and grow your own business or help an existing enterprise to expand.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Gain a broad understanding of how businesses operate
• Learn the behaviours, techniques and principles to succeed in today's economic climate
• Develop your individual promise by studying modules that will help shape you into a budding and innovative entrepreneur

If you take a paid work placement in your third year, you’ll develop and enhance your employability skills.

As well as having the option to gain experience on a placement, you’ll take part in workshops and work on a consultancy project within a start-up business.

Our guest lecture series will help give you access to the enterprise expertise present in Leeds, the northern powerhouse of the region's businesses and economy. 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.

This professionally accredited course will develop the skills you’ll need for a rewarding career in this dynamic, growing sector.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Gain newsgathering skills and experience in modern journalism
• Understand the practice and principles of contemporary journalism including fairness and accuracy
• Create multimedia news content for print, digital and broadcast platforms
• Have access to purpose-built facilities including computer suites, TV and radio studios, and a dedicated newsroom

You'll have the opportunity to use our facilities to create multimedia news content for print, digital and broadcast platforms by combining the best of the past with an eye on the future.

Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession which involves working with people to improve their own health and wellbeing. Learn to use physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical function on this Chartered Society of Physiotherapy approved programme.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Develop collaborative working skills, putting them into practice working with patients, their carers and other health professionals
• Be encouraged to reflect on practice to aid your professional development
• Experience placements within a variety of health and social care settings. These could include sports clubs, schools and private clinics in specialist areas such as cardio vascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, neurology and paediatrics

You’ll have the chance to get involved with many volunteering activities, and we have partnerships with local and international charities. Plus, guest speakers from a range of clinical specialities will support your lectures and practical sessions. You'll join a research-led academic community in the subject area of therapeutic and rehabilitation sciences.

Explore design in the intersection between art, gaming and technology.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Apply the fundamentals of design theory to game art and related visual media
• Develop practical 2D/3D visualisation and compositional skills
• Establish your practice in the form of a personal portfolio
• Understand the application of critical studies in relation to game art and what is required when working on the production of digital assets within game engine and visualisation technologies
• Undertake personal, detailed academic and practical research in relation to your specialised subject area
• Validate your creative process through your dissertation and portfolio of work

You’ll engage with a series of stimulating summer projects before your course starts, designed to prepare you for first year of study.

Informed by an intellectually stimulating and challenging academic environment and developed in consultation with industry, including game studio and Rockstar Leeds, you’ll build a strong practical skillset focused on developing your creative practice.

Your learning will be results-driven, taught by staff with a wealth of experience in the principles, theory and application of design.  Our strong links with industry will give you opportunities to start building your professional network whilst you study.

Your attendance at annual events such Games Republic, London’s Vertex 2D/3D art conference and guest lectures by leading practitioners such as Disney Animator Aaron Blaise will give access to the world's best creatives.  

Specialist facilities:-
Within specialist facilities, software such as ZBrush, 3ds Max, Maya, Substance Painter, Adobe Creative Suite and HD screen-based drawing tablets, will provide you with the opportunity to reach your creative potential.

Discover how advances in biomedical sciences have helped in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of illness on this industry accredited course.

This course is aligned to the criteria required to join the NHS Scientist Training Programme. The programme is a common route to becoming a clinical or healthcare scientist, so you’ll be prepared to pursue this option when you graduate.

Royal Society of Biology accreditation
Our BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science courses are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), so you can be sure you'll graduate with the expert capabilities demanded by employers. When you graduate, you'll also receive one year's free RSB membership, offering valuable networking opportunities as you enter the world of work.

Institute of Biomedical Science accreditation
To work as a biomedical scientist in the UK, you must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Our IBMS degree accreditation ensures our degree courses have a curriculum that will prepare you to meet the HCPC standards of proficiency for biomedical scientists. This accreditation means you’ll receive a wide-ranging, research-informed scientific education. In addition, you’ll develop practical skills and experience that employers value.

Develop your critical, analytical and interpretive skills and forge a deeper understanding of the world around you.

As part of this course you’ll:

• Examine social theory, class, gender, culture, the media, globalisation, and urban sociology
• Learn about changes and tensions in society and come to recognise how and why they develop
• Complete a range of innovative and creative assessments and research-based assignments
• Pick from a variety of modules to shape your course to your career interests

Our careers advisors will be on hand to offer guidance on your future career and to help you recognise and sharpen your employability skills. This course will develop your transferable skills in team working, time management, and written and oral communications.

Our graduates have established rewarding careers in a variety of fields, including marketing, advertising, social work, teaching and with charity, voluntary and community groups.

Whether you’re a recent graduate in a related subject, or a professional working in the field, this innovative, accredited course will allow you to investigate the latest issues and developments in housing, regeneration and urban management and join the path to becoming a Chartered Town Planner.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Develop expertise in leadership and management, community engagement and spatial planning
• Learn to appraise and implement policy while keeping a critical eye on the contemporary housing and regeneration field
• Be entitled to free student membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Chartered Institute of Housing

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

Develop key marketing skills and learn to generate innovative solutions to complex challenges within an international setting.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain a detailed insight of marketing in an international context and understand how to use your knowledge to help steer business success in a global economy
• Explore risk, nuances and complexities of operating in a global environment
• Examine the role that culture plays in decision making across a range of international settings
• Learn how to manage international brands and how to plan and implement effective PR campaigns in a global context
• Develop the tools and knowledge to make a valuable contribution to any organisation that operates in, or plans to develop, non-domestic markets
• Choose a topic with an international or global emphasis for your Postgraduate Marketing Research Project

This course will equip you with a deep understanding of accounting and finance and their importance for organisations and businesses.

As part of your course you’ll:

• Tailor your studies by choosing your modules to suit your interests or future career direction
• Specialise in accountancy or gain a wider perspective on business
• Have access to industry links and guest lectures

Our guest lecture series will help support your development. 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.