Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Literature

at University of the West of England - Bristol - Frenchay Campus United Kingdom

This applied and future-focused course balances knowledge and skills in accounting with applied understanding of finance, giving access to a wide range of financial careers. You will also gain some exemptions from professional accounting examinations.

Why study accounting and finance?

• Sound financial decisions are at the core of every successful business, so demand for financially skilled and knowledgeable graduates is always high.
• This BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance will provide you with the key knowledge and skills to access a wide range of career opportunities, as well as a variety of specialist options.

Why UWE Bristol?

• Your learning will be driven by real-world practice and current market innovations, giving you an excellent foundation for your future career. You'll develop technical skills in key aspects of accounting and finance, and practice applying these in authentic contexts.You'll gain core professional skills in sessions led by employers drawn from our strong business partnerships.
• Based in our Bristol Business School, you'll benefit from purpose-built facilities, including interactive learning rooms and spaces for individual and group study. The Academic Success Centre will support your academic skills development at every stage of your course.
• In our Bloomberg Trading Suite, you will explore and apply real-time financial data, and can gain the industry-recognised Bloomberg Certificate.
• You can develop your entrepreneurial skills though the University enterprise competitions and Grand Challenge projects. Join a Business Clinic team and gain experience of providing pro-bono advice to small businesses and voluntary organisations.
• This course shares a first year with our BSc(Hons) Accounting and BA(Hons) Accounting and Management, with full transferability between courses at the end of the first year.

Where can it take me?

• As a graduate with skills in accounting and broader areas of finance, you could pursue professional qualification or enter a wide range of careers in areas such as financial management, investment and business development.
• You could choose to become an investment analyst, broker, portfolio manager, financial consultant or credit manager.
• Or you may take the entrepreneurial route, and use your skills to develop financial innovations or digital technologies. The opportunities are many and varied.

Study towards Chartered Surveyor status on a course with close employer links that gives you the flexibility to go into a wide range of careers.

Why study real estate?

• The world of real estate is exciting, fast-paced and rewarding.
• There will always be a market for property, so a role in the development, valuation or management of the built environment entails job security as well as earning potential. Most large organisations today have property management teams, while residential properties have increasingly diverse managerial arrangements.
• If the idea of a traditional desk-based job doesn't appeal, a career in real estate could offer you the variety and independence you're looking for.

Why UWE Bristol?

• BSc(Hons) Real Estate is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
• Learn about buying and selling, valuations, resolving landlord and tenant disputes, negotiating compensation and day-to-day management.
• Address sustainability issues and develop a site with students from different degrees in a way that reflects industry.
• Examine legal and economic forces and their impact on planning practice. Value property for different purposes and learn about property law. Explore commercial agency and the international environment for property management.
• Bristol is a sought-after location for new businesses, making it home to a thriving property market and a close-knit network of property professionals. We'll help you tap into that potential through our connections with real estate partner employers, including BNP Paribas, Capita Symonds and Savills. They'll share their insider knowledge and recruitment advice, and provide valuable work experience opportunities.
• Find out about different careers and approaches on site and field trips. Recent trips have involved reviewing the property market in Budapest, Prague and Germany, and exploring property investment in Dublin. You'll also have the opportunity to hone your skills on a placement, which may count as part of the professional development you need to achieve Chartered status. Graduate ready to begin an exciting career in the real estate industry.

What can I do with a real estate degree?

• After graduating, you can go into a range of careers across the public, private, residential and commercial sectors.
• Job opportunities are varied and include roles in property management, valuation, development, taxation, purchase, sales and disposal.

This course provides an excellent foundation for careers with children, or for further study.

Why study early childhood?

• Recent research has established the importance and quality of learning from birth.
• Now is a really important time to consider how children explore their world.
• This degree in early childhood considers ideas that are central for children's lives and their education, as well as the wider business world. This means graduates in early childhood are sought after for a wide range of employment opportunities.

Why UWE Bristol?

• BA (Hons) Early Childhood is an intellectually demanding and enjoyable course.
• You'll examine issues around children's place in society, education, special educational needs, children's learning and development, language and reasoning and environments for children.
• Exploring issues affecting children between birth and eight years old, you'll link theory to practice, and understand social, psychological and philosophical factors in children's lives, learning and development.
• Undertaking work-related experience is a central aspect of the degree. You'll spend time in early years settings in each year of the course.
• Develop key communication, interpersonal and critical thinking skills, including learning to work effectively with others, organise information and ideas, and present your ideas clearly and confidently. Develop research skills. Learn to reflect on your own and others' practice.
• By the end of the course, you'll be qualified to work at level 3 in an early years setting, or level 6 if you opt for the Early Years Teacher Status route.

Where can it take me?

• Focusing on the areas that most interest you, through your modules and assessments, you'll graduate in a confident position for your career.
• You'll be equipped to work at managerial level in childcare and educational settings, children's services and family support.
• Many students study for an early years or primary postgraduate teaching qualification, or for a master's degree in social work, psychology, play therapy or speech and language therapy.

This course will give you solid grounding in business and law, with the opportunity to specialise in either at the end of your first year.

Why study business and law?
In a competitive global economy, knowledge of legal systems in business gives managers an edge. Understanding business functions and practice also benefits law professionals operating in demanding business environments.

Combining these two disciplines gives you greater career choice, with routes to roles in management, law, finance, the public sector and beyond.

Why UWE Bristol?

BA(Hons) Business and Law equips you with a strong foundation in business and law with the opportunity to specialise in either subject at the end of your first year.

Contemporary modules in commercial, company, international trade and employment law run alongside core business modules spanning marketing, strategic management and managing people.

You'll be taught by experts from the reputable Law and Business Schools and be part of an active community of students and staff. 

If you decide to specialise in law by studying our Law with Business you can work towards a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD). This gives you the professional qualifications needed to progress to our LLM in Advanced Legal Practice (LPC LLM) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) to train as a solicitor or barrister.

Gain valuable real-world skills and experience through study trips and business-related work placements. Mock trials, law simulations and Pro Bono work will ensure you graduate with a practical understanding of law and familiarity with the industry.

Where can it take me?
Employers value the broad skillset, commercial awareness and employability of our students.

Career prospects are diverse and exciting. Depending on your specialism, you could start a career in business, law, HR, finance or the public sector. Our graduates have secured roles at Rolls Royce, HP, IBM, NHS, Hayes, Microsoft, Maclaren F1 and Lidl.

You may want to train as a barrister or solicitor through the LPC or BPTC, or undertake a business related postgraduate degree.

Make a difference in the world. Learn about environmental systems, the human impacts on them and how to manage those interactions sustainably - and gain a strong grounding for an environmentally-focused career

Why study environmental management?

• Environmental challenges, such as climate change and plastic waste, are big on the global agenda.
• What's more, the urgency surrounding these issues means that there is now a growing need for competent, qualified environmental managers.
• As government bodies, organisations and communities place an increased focus on sustainability, your skills will stand you in good stead for many environmentally-focused careers.

Where can it take me?

• With skills well suited to environmental consultancy, you could also go onto work with charities, NGOs or local government, or pursue sustainability or energy management-type positions.
• For those keen to take their studies further, postgraduate study is another option, such as our MSc Environmental Management or MSc Sustainable Development in Practice.

Top up your existing qualifications to an honours degree. This one year top-up degree is equivalent to the final year of undergraduate study, and is aimed at students who have previously completed a relevant qualification, such as a Higher National Diploma, in the subject area.

Why study business management and economics?

• In an ever-changing global economy, combining business knowledge and skills with an understanding of economics is becoming increasingly significant.
• Studying these two areas together will broaden your knowledge, open up career paths and provide context when applying theory and practice to real-world businesses.

Why UWE Bristol?

• Our BA(Hons) Business Management and Economics top-up course teaches a balanced mix of economics alongside a vocational knowledge of business. On successful completion of the course you will be awarded a full BA(Hons) degree.
• If you're interested in a future in business and intrigued by economics, this is the perfect next step for you.
• The course will help you develop the practical skills you need for a future in the public or private sector. Learn excellent managerial and business strategy skills whilst developing your expertise in economic analysis and addressing the challenging issues of business sustainability. Choose options from a broad choice including leadership, global marketing, finance, international trade and behavioral economics, and study a topic of your choice in depth through an extended Business Project.
• Regular guest speakers and applied case studies will provide relevant and challenging context to broaden your understanding of contemporary business trends and issues.

Where can it take me?

• With our emphasis on employability, you'll graduate with the skills and experience that you need to succeed.
• Our graduates go on to careers in business, finance and economic analysis, management, marketing and strategic business planning in both private and public sector organisations.
• If you choose further study, you'll be ready for a Master's degree in areas such as financial management, economics, human resource management and marketing.

Explore the complexities of the building envelope and push the boundaries of design with this unique award, the only UK course to specialise in façade engineering. This industry-led masters works closely with the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT) to bridge the skills gap in the UK.

Façade engineering is a discipline in its own right. Most large-scale commercial, industrial, educational and even residential buildings are now constructed using a frame and an envelope and many engineering firms have their own façade engineering departments. Our graduates are highly sought-after.

This is a unique course, working closely with CWCT and designed specifically for the industry - overcoming a severe skills shortage and making it easier for companies to find the staff they need.
You will learn why façades are one of the most complex, technically challenging and trans-disciplinary parts of a building, how to design and develop façades that perform technically and develop an architectural expression.

Applying theory to practice, you'll cover key topics including façade materials and components, thermal performance and analysis, weathertightness, fire performance, structural analysis and procurement.

Explore human biology, ecology and molecular biology and tailor your degree to your own areas of interest.

Why study biological sciences?

• Exploring the diversity and complexity of living organisms and living systems helps us to understand life in all its forms.
• Biological scientists can make an important contribution to the welfare of people and the environment.
• It's a discipline that builds strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills providing a good springboard into many careers.

Why UWE Bristol?

• BSc(Hons) Biological Sciences is about the application of biological science to the real world.
• With a hands-on, practical approach to learning, you'll have lots of opportunities to build your skills in real-world situations.
• Study in our microbiology or genetics labs. Go on an expedition to Madagascar or a Cuban island. Learn about primate ecology at Bristol Zoo.
• Learn modern methods and technology, and explore life from the molecular level to the scale of ecosystems.
• With many opportunities to build essential practical experience, the course offers the chance to undertake placements, internships, fieldwork and residential trips in the UK and abroad.
• If you choose the sandwich course option, you can spend your third year on placement with a major employer in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or research sector in this country, Europe or further afield.
• You'll apply your academic knowledge to contemporary issues, delve into the areas that most interest you, and expand your career horizons.

Where can it take me?

• Once qualified, you'll be in a strong position to work in graduate-level jobs in biological sciences.
• You could work in research and development for companies in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or agrochemical sectors.
• You could also go into sales, marketing or education, or study for a postgraduate qualification.

Graduate from this rewarding honours degree with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Why study primary education?

• Prepare to enter the classroom as a transformational professional, ready to make a real difference to the lives of the children you teach.

Why UWE Bristol?

• BA(Hons) Primary Education covers all National Curriculum subjects and allows you to choose a specialism from Literacies and Language, Maths and Sciences, Arts, or Humanities.
• You'll develop your skills in teaching five to eleven-year-olds, across key stages 1 and 2, to professional standards.
• Deepen your knowledge and understanding through self-directed study, with an inquiry-based approach to your learning.
• Read, discuss and question current policy and practice and make links between educational theory and practice. This course prepares you for a career as a teacher and leads to recommendations for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Approach this course as if it were a job. You'll work nine to five for most of your course working in diverse schools and settings with children from a range of cultural backgrounds, and across the spectrum of needs. Become an expert communicator, creating a positive, safe environment and a first-class educational experience for the children you work with.

Where can it take me?

• You'll graduate with excellent prospects for employment.
• Completing the course demonstrates that you have all the personal and professional attributes you need to become a successful teacher.

Developing your leadership and influencing capabilities, you'll build the confidence to shape and enhance community nursing practice, and gain the skills to inspire and lead large nursing teams. You can choose to complete the course to PG Dip or MSc level.

Why study district nursing?

• Working in the community, district nurses lead nursing teams to provide care and support for patients with a variety of acute and long-term health conditions.
• Many employers require nurses in team leadership roles to hold the district nurse qualification.
• An opportunity to take your career to the next level, it's also a chance to build your leadership skills and play a more strategic role in how care is delivered in the community.

Why UWE Bristol?

• MSc/PG Dip Specialist Practice (District Nursing) is a professional practice programme for registered adult nurses working in the community and aspiring to move into team leader grade roles.
• Once you have completed the programme to PG Dip level, you will be eligible to claim the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) specialist practitioner qualification in District Nursing.  
• You can then continue to full master's level if you wish, to continue your development and take your learning that step further.
• With outstanding onsite facilities, and a 50/50 split between theory and practice-based learning, you'll gain the strong academic and practical grounding you need to practise competently and confidently as a district nurse.
• Learn from a highly experienced team of community nurses at UWE Bristol, with a depth of knowledge across many areas, including advanced clinical practice, research and education.
• Develop the higher level critical thinking skills that come with master's level study, as well as strong skills in decision-making and leadership.
• You'll be equipped to lead, plan and evaluate care in complex and unpredictable contexts, and to lead teams effectively and confidently.
• Highly relevant to the changing landscape of community nursing, the course will deepen your understanding of current issues, and help you take a more strategic and political view of the care you and your teams provide drawing on policies, literature and evidence that influence your care delivery. 
• We place a strong focus on nurturing positive relationships with team members and other colleagues, disciplines and agencies, and working in partnership with service users and carers to develop user and family-centred holistic care.
• You'll evaluate knowledge relating to change and service improvement, and put forward your own ideas for initiating and leading service developments.
• Completing the course full or part-time alongside your work, and studying at a pace that suits you and your organisation, you'll put what you learn into practice in your work, supported by your own mentor.
• You'll graduate as an independent and self-critical practitioner, able to question and challenge practice, and well equipped to lead and manage teams of nurses to provide effective evidence-based care.

Where can it take me?

• NHS employers increasingly require band 6 community nurses to hold the NMC recordable specialist practice qualification (SPQ) in district nursing. You'll achieve this by completing the course to PG Dip level.
• You can then continue to master's level to take your learning and career further, carrying out your own research on an area of practice that interests you.