Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pharmacology with Placement

at University of West London United Kingdom

Be an agent of change in computer technology and make your mark in the exciting world of websites, apps, games and mobile devices with this course.

You will be able to accurately select and use relevant digital and non-digital tools and techniques for the design, development and testing of digital solutions.  

Understand the role of the user in the design, development and consumption of computer technology across a wide range of areas.  

Our goal is to help you become a competent, confident and adaptable professional who can apply established and innovative techniques using contemporary programming methods in a fast-changing environment.

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.

Are you passionate about food and drink? Whether you want to manage a restaurant, become a private chef or develop new food products, on this course you will learn the technical and professional skills you need for a career in culinary arts management.

While studying, you will benefit from valuable hands-on experience, working with leading industry professionals. You will learn a range of kitchen and patisserie techniques as well as studying areas such as food microbiology, diet, nutrition and gastronomy.

In addition, we will help you to develop the business and people skills needed to become a successful manager within the food industry.

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.

This course in accounting and finance at the University of West London will help you gain both knowledge and practical experience. You will learn from professional accountants who will support your academic and career goals, equipping you to compete in the financial jobs market.

The course is designed to maximise exemptions from the exams set by professional accountancy bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). This means you will sit fewer ACCA exams and you could shorten the length of time it takes you to gain your professional qualification.

With the IT sector expanding rapidly around the world, there has never been a better time to take a software engineering course. We will help you develop the knowledge and practical skills you need to further your career or research activities.

This course will introduce you to the latest industrial standard technologies and provide the opportunity to specialise in topics ranging from software architecture to implementation techniques, building on necessary skills to tackle modern software systems in an industrial context.

Furthermore, you will become familiar with a broad range of current scholarship work in software engineering and learn how to research and review published work.

With these new skills you will be prepared for a professional career in software systems and lead to rewarding work in the software industry such as software architect, solution architect, project manager, senior software developer etc.

This Masters in human resources is designed to meet the career development needs of human resource (HR) managers, advisers and administrators.

You will benefit from the support of our highly qualified teaching staff, whose HR expertise includes logistics, finance, tourism, IT, manufacturing and leadership. Their knowledge is extensive, current and, most importantly, is transferred to you throughout the course.   To facilitate your professional development, the course closely follows the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) postgraduate syllabus structure and meets the Advanced Level knowledge requirements for entry into their professional membership grade.

This exciting new course, commencing September 2021, has been developed collaboratively with social workers, educators, academics, practice professionals, experts by experience, and students, to make certain that it is innovative, dynamic, progressive, and contemporary; a course that meets the standards of our professional body, Social Work England.

Throughout your time with us, you will learn how to use your knowledge, skills, and behaviour to deliver effective, evidence-based, and person-centred social work interventions to children, young people, families, and adults. You will also develop academic, analytic, and intellectual skills, that will underpin your critical thinking on a wide spectrum of important issues in social work.

You will engage in activities that will support your exploration of your own strengths, help you build on them, and take responsibility for your own education and professional development as well as providing the scaffolding for you to develop into a robust colleague, scholar, and leader.

We recognise social work both as an art and a social science, requiring an understanding of political, legal, psychological, and social perspectives that are integrated within the course, alongside the development of communication and interpersonal skills, resilience, and emotional intelligence, and the need to facilitate the development of trusting relationships.

This course is aimed at students and professionals working towards the ACCA professional qualification, or those who have already completed this professional qualification. Relevant exemptions would be granted to ACCA Affiliates and Members in good standing, with the possibility of completing this course in the shortest span of time.

As the course content is 100% aligned to the ACCA Strategic Professional Level, it would prepare you for the ACCA Strategic Professional Level exams, whilst studying towards this Masters qualification.

This course is designed to develop a more advanced understanding of the theories and techniques of strategic financial management. It would also enable you to develop the specialist skills, behaviours and qualities required by professional accountants in order to successfully meet the future demands of the profession and make a more meaningful contribution to the organisations they work for.

Have you ever dreamed of writing an award-winning screenplay or radio documentary? On this English and creative writing degree you will feed your interest in literature while helping you develop the flexibility to write for different genres and media.

The course helps you to develop the creative, analytical and professional skills you need to work across a wide variety of media platforms, including radio, television and the web.

As you work towards your degree, you will build a diverse portfolio showcasing your abilities in a variety of genres. And you will develop entrepreneurial and self-management skills – essential ingredients for a successful writing career.

We aim to give you as much real-world experience as possible while you study. Thanks to our west London location, at the heart of the UK’s creative industries, and our strong links with media organisations, you will have access to valuable work placement opportunities.

The initiative to digitise health and genomics information has created a strong demand for medical informatics professionals. This course will provide you with the broad grounding you need for a range of careers as a health informatics or bioinformatics practitioner in the public and private sectors, within the UK or overseas.

We have designed this degree for graduates with analytical and inquisitive minds who want to work in professional roles that encompass computing and biology, medicine or healthcare. Your studies will help you to develop the Information Communications Technology (ICT) skills and knowledge required to support and improve health and healthcare delivery.

This exciting course focuses upon key elements involved in the Criminal Justice System – Criminology, Policing and Forensic Investigation. The interdisciplinary field of criminology explores topics such as the study of offenders, victims and the motivations for crime.

You will have the opportunity to study policing modules that explore the powers of the police, how crimes are investigated, the role of police in society and contemporary issues that are associated with the role and actions of law enforcement agencies. The scientific investigation of crime explores the role of science in the investigative process, its accomplishments, complexities and issues affecting justice.

This degree embeds academic, professional and transferrable skills that will equip you for your future career with dedicated support and opportunities to gain valuable work experience in the wider criminal justice field.  

The course utilises both theoretical and practical methods to provide authentic learning experiences such as the investigation of crime scenes, police interviewing and giving evidence in Court.  

These key elements provide a valuable and insightful overview of the workings of the justice system and assist in preparing you for the future as well as providing global perspectives and networking opportunities to enable you to experience criminal justice across the globe.